NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Mar 5, 2024
9 games on Mar 5, 2024 produced 18 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (4 up, 1 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Calen Addison moved onto the top power-play unit with Granlund, Duclair and Zetterlund, +1:20 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Calen Addison moved onto the top power-play unit with Granlund, Duclair and Zetterlund, +1:20 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Zacha moved up to L1 with Pastrnak and Heinen (2 straight games).
Line promotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Wyatt Johnston scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trick · DALGame report
Barrett Hayton moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +3:08 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn moved onto the top power-play unit with Pavelski, Hintz and Robertson.
PP1 promotion · DALPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Calen Addison moved onto the top power-play unit with Granlund, Duclair and Zetterlund, +1:20 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Justin Bailey moved up to L2 with Sturm and Barabanov.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Anthony Duclair had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Calen Addison played 17:17 (+5:13 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Zacha moved up to L1 with Pastrnak and Heinen (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Wyatt Johnston scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Jamie Benn moved onto the top power-play unit with Pavelski, Hintz and Robertson.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Matt Duchene dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Logan Stankoven had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Miro Heiskanen had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Barrett Hayton moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +3:08 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Oliver Bjorkstrand moved onto the top power-play unit with Schwartz, Burakovsky and McCann.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brian Dumoulin moved up to D1 with Larsson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson moved up to D1 with Pelech.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Sidney Crosby moved up to L1 with Eller and Rakell.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Lars Eller played 24:03 (+7:22 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Torey Krug moved up to D1 with Faulk.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
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.
84 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.