NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Mar 9, 2024
13 games on Mar 9, 2024 produced 15 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (1 up, 3 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Timo Meier moved onto the top power-play unit with Bratt, Hischier and Hughes, +3:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Timo Meier moved onto the top power-play unit with Bratt, Hischier and Hughes, +3:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NJDGame reportTeam lines
Moritz Seider moved up to D1 with Chiarot (2 straight games).
Line promotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Claude Giroux dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Jeff Skinner dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Michael Amadio dropped to L4 from L1 with Karlsson and Brisson (2 straight games).
Line demotion · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Timo Meier moved onto the top power-play unit with Bratt, Hischier and Hughes, +3:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Moritz Seider moved up to D1 with Chiarot (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jeff Skinner dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jacob Bryson dropped to D3 from D2 with Clifton (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex Tuch played 26:53 (+8:29 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Claude Giroux dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Michael Amadio dropped to L4 from L1 with Karlsson and Brisson (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Chandler Stephenson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Marchessault scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 9 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
David Kampf moved up to L2 with McMann and Knies (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Darren Raddysh had 5 points (0 G, 5 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 25 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Igor Shesterkin stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Egor Chinakhov played 19:40 (+6:45 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Burroughs played 25:06 (+5:54 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup 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.
154 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.