NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Feb 6, 2024
8 games on Feb 6, 2024 produced 18 notable changes: 11 power-play changes (2 up, 9 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Adam Lowry dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Adam Lowry dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Sam Bennett dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Brad Marchand dropped to L3 from L1 with Coyle and DeBrusk (2 straight games).
Line demotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Sanheim, Frost and Drysdale.
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Drysdale moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Sanheim and Frost.
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sam Bennett dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sam Reinhart moved up to L1 with Barkov and Rodrigues.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Adam Lowry dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Gabriel Vilardi dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brenden Dillon played only 9:16 (−6:55 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Adam Lowry played only 13:17 (−7:24 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Brenden Dillon dropped to D3 from D2 with Pionk.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Brad Marchand dropped to L3 from L1 with Coyle and DeBrusk (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Sanheim, Frost and Drysdale.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Drysdale moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Sanheim and Frost.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam York dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Egor Zamula dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joel Farabee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Travis Konecny dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ilya Mikheyev moved up to L1 with Lindholm and Pettersson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Pius Suter dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tristan Jarry stopped all 23 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame 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.
118 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 17 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.