NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025
14 games on Feb 8, 2025 produced 26 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (0 up, 7 down), 11 line moves (9 promotions, 2 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Brandon Montour dropped to D3 from D1 with Oleksiak (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brandon Montour dropped to D3 from D1 with Oleksiak (3 straight games).
Line demotion · SEAGame reportTeam lines
Kent Johnson moved up to L1 with Voronkov and Fantilli (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Montour played only 4:49 (−18:45 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · SEAGame reportTeam lines
Declan Chisholm played only 4:25 (−13:17 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · MINGame reportTeam lines
Adam Larsson moved up to D1 with Dunn.
Line promotion · SEAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Kent Johnson moved up to L1 with Voronkov and Fantilli (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mathieu Olivier moved up to L2 with Danforth and Aston-Reese (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Danforth moved up to L2 with Olivier and Aston-Reese.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Montour dropped to D3 from D1 with Oleksiak (3 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Montour played only 4:49 (−18:45 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Adam Larsson moved up to D1 with Dunn.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Mahura moved up to D2 with Oleksiak.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Declan Chisholm played only 4:25 (−13:17 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Marat Khusnutdinov moved up to L3 with Foligno and Trenin.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan McLeod moved up to L1 with Zucker and Tuch.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Scott Perunovich moved up to D1 with Pelech.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Matvei Michkov moved up to L1 with Couturier and Abols.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Bobby Brink dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kevin Fiala played 26:14 (+8:26 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Jackson LaCombe dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
MacKenzie Weegar dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nazem Kadri dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Elias Pettersson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jake DeBrusk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jake Allen stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Reilly Smith dropped to L4 from L2 with Carrick and Rempe (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Seth Jarvis had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jonathan Marchessault had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Ryan O'Reilly had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Brandon Hagel had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 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.
207 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 21 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.