NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Jan 27, 2024
14 games on Jan 27, 2024 produced 16 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (0 up, 4 down), 8 line moves (8 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 3 big games. The biggest: Max Pacioretty dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Max Pacioretty dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Joshua Brown played 18:09 (+6:55 vs his recent average) (4 straight games).
TOI spike · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Bryan Rust moved up to L1 with Crosby and Guentzel.
Line promotion · PITGame reportTeam lines
J.J. Moser moved up to D1 with Durzi.
Line promotion · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Anderson moved up to L1 with Suzuki and Caufield.
Line promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Max Pacioretty dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joshua Brown played 18:09 (+6:55 vs his recent average) (4 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.J. Moser moved up to D1 with Durzi.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Durzi moved up to D1 with Moser.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Bunting moved up to L2 with Necas and Drury (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sebastian Aho moved up to L1 with Teravainen and Martinook.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Teuvo Teravainen moved up to L1 with Martinook and Aho.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Anderson moved up to L1 with Suzuki and Caufield.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Bryan Rust moved up to L1 with Crosby and Guentzel.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Evgeni Malkin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brock Boeser scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Paul Cotter moved up to L1 with Stone and Stephenson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Dahlin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jacob Markstrom stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Connor McDavid had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 5 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.
190 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 13 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.