NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, May 22, 2023
1 game on May 22, 2023 produced 16 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (1 up, 1 down), 5 line moves (0 promotions, 5 demotions), 8 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Aleksander Barkov played only 3:51 (−23:32 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Aleksander Barkov played only 3:51 (−23:32 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
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Aleksander Barkov dropped to L4 from L1 with Duclair and Verhaeghe (2 straight games).
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Anthony Duclair dropped to L3 from L1 with Verhaeghe and Luostarinen (2 straight games).
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Brent Burns dropped to D2 from D1 with Slavin (2 straight games).
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Carter Verhaeghe dropped to L3 from L1 with Duclair and Luostarinen (2 straight games).
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Changes by team
Aleksander Barkov played only 3:51 (−23:32 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
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Aleksander Barkov dropped to L4 from L1 with Duclair and Verhaeghe (2 straight games).
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Anthony Duclair dropped to L3 from L1 with Verhaeghe and Luostarinen (2 straight games).
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Carter Verhaeghe dropped to L3 from L1 with Duclair and Luostarinen (2 straight games).
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Carter Verhaeghe moved onto the top power-play unit with Reinhart, Bennett and Montour, +3:48 of PP time.
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Anthony Duclair played only 10:54 (−10:19 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Brandon Montour played only 25:27 (−9:15 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Aleksander Barkov dropped off PP1.
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Gustav Forsling played only 22:36 (−8:21 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Marc Staal played only 18:24 (−8:13 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
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Brent Burns dropped to D2 from D1 with Slavin (2 straight games).
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Jaccob Slavin dropped to D2 from D1 with Burns (2 straight games).
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Jaccob Slavin played only 20:10 (−7:49 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Seth Jarvis played only 15:48 (−7:44 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Brent Burns played only 24:02 (−6:11 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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How Line Watch works
- •Deployment is rebuilt from the official shift charts: the forward trio and defense pair a player shared the most 5-on-5 time with, and the power-play unit he spent most of the man advantage on.
- •Each game is compared with the player's previous five games (at least three), so a change means a change from his own recent role.
- •Changes that last only one game, come out of blowouts or move by a few seconds are filtered out. What remains is ranked by fantasy impact: first-unit power play and top-line moves first.
28 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 passed.
FAQ
What is Line Watch?
Line Watch flags fantasy-relevant role changes from the NHL shift charts: players moving onto or off the first power-play unit, forwards and defensemen moving up or down the lineup, new defense partners, and big swings in ice time. Each night gets its own dated digest.
How is a line change detected?
After every game we rebuild each team's lines, pairs and power-play units from who was on the ice together, then compare every player with his own previous five games. A change only counts once the team has three games of history to compare against.
Why are some line changes left out?
Coaches shuffle lines constantly, so a one-game move is usually noise. Power-play and line moves must hold for at least two straight games (three after a blowout decided by 4+ goals). Ice-time swings must be at least three minutes, not come from a blowout, and either repeat or reach five minutes.
Where do goalie and injury alerts come from?
Goalie flips come from our starting-goalie snapshots, taken every 15 minutes: a different goalie listed, or a confirmed starter going back to expected. Injury notes come from the public injury report, matched to NHL players and limited to regular-lineup players.
Can I get these alerts by email?
Yes. Create a free account and follow as many players as you like from their player pages; you get one morning email with their changes. If you connect Yahoo, your roster's changes are included too. Every email links back to these free pages and has an unsubscribe link.