NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Jan 13, 2024
16 games on Jan 13, 2024 produced 17 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (3 up, 4 down), 5 line moves (4 promotions, 1 demotions) and 5 big games. The biggest: Colton Parayko moved onto the top power-play unit with Buchnevich, Kyrou and Thomas, +1:34 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Colton Parayko moved onto the top power-play unit with Buchnevich, Kyrou and Thomas, +1:34 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · STLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dylan Strome moved up to L1 with Oshie and Pacioretty (2 straight games).
Line promotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Drew O'Connor moved up to L2 with Malkin and Rust (3 straight games).
Line promotion · PITPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Sanheim, Frost and York, +2:01 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Max Pacioretty moved onto the top power-play unit with Oshie, Carlson and Wilson, +2:55 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Colton Parayko moved onto the top power-play unit with Buchnevich, Kyrou and Thomas, +1:34 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dylan Strome moved up to L1 with Oshie and Pacioretty (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Max Pacioretty moved onto the top power-play unit with Oshie, Carlson and Wilson, +2:55 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Drew O'Connor moved up to L2 with Malkin and Rust (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Sanheim, Frost and York, +2:01 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Scott Laughton moved up to L1 with Hathaway and Foerster.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Samuel Ersson stopped all 35 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Connor Ingram stopped all 38 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Nick Bjugstad scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Connor Zary dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Cole Guttman dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Marchessault dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mark Stone dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Justin Danforth dropped to L4 from L1 with Gaunce and Bemstrom.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Thatcher Demko stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Joel Kiviranta moved up to L2 with Colton and O'Connor.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tim Stützle had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightGame report
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.
209 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 12 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.