NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Feb 19, 2024
10 games on Feb 19, 2024 produced 22 notable changes: 12 power-play changes (7 up, 5 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions) and 7 big games. The biggest: Barrett Hayton moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +1:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Barrett Hayton moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +1:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mitchell Chaffee moved up to L1 with Paul and Eyssimont (2 straight games).
Line promotion · TBLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Eriksson Ek scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trick · MINGame report
Kirill Kaprizov scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trick · MINGame report
Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Kane, Fabbri and Sprong.
PP1 promotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Barrett Hayton moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +1:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dylan Guenther moved up to L1 with Keller and Cooley.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Joel Eriksson Ek scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Kirill Kaprizov scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Mats Zuccarello had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Matt Boldy had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Mitchell Chaffee moved up to L1 with Paul and Eyssimont (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Mintyukov moved onto the top power-play unit with Fowler, Vatrano and Terry.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Kane, Fabbri and Sprong.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Daniel Sprong moved onto the top power-play unit with Kane, Fabbri and DeBrincat.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Moritz Seider moved onto the top power-play unit with Kane, Fabbri and Sprong.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Patrick Kane moved onto the top power-play unit with Fabbri, Sprong and DeBrincat.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Robby Fabbri moved onto the top power-play unit with Kane, Sprong and DeBrincat.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Joseph Veleno moved up to L2 with Perron and Copp (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
David Perron dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dylan Larkin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
J.T. Compher dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Shayne Gostisbehere dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
J.T. Miller scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Noah Hanifin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sean Monahan scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Logan Thompson stopped all 29 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame 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.
126 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.