NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Feb 2, 2026
10 games on Feb 2, 2026 produced 15 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (5 up, 1 down), 2 line moves (2 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Artturi Lehkonen moved onto the top power-play unit with Nelson, MacKinnon and Nichushkin, +1:59 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Artturi Lehkonen moved onto the top power-play unit with Nelson, MacKinnon and Nichushkin, +1:59 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Carter Verhaeghe moved onto the top power-play unit with Reinhart, Rodrigues and Tkachuk, +3:58 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Valeri Nichushkin moved onto the top power-play unit with Nelson, Lehkonen and MacKinnon, +1:52 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLGame reportTeam lines
Evan Rodrigues moved onto the top power-play unit with Verhaeghe, Reinhart and Tkachuk, +4:27 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · FLAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Weegar and Coronato.
PP1 promotion · CGYPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Artturi Lehkonen moved onto the top power-play unit with Nelson, MacKinnon and Nichushkin, +1:59 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Valeri Nichushkin moved onto the top power-play unit with Nelson, Lehkonen and MacKinnon, +1:52 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Valeri Nichushkin moved up to L1 with Lehkonen and MacKinnon.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Valeri Nichushkin played 24:02 (+6:30 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Artturi Lehkonen played 22:01 (+5:03 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Carter Verhaeghe moved onto the top power-play unit with Reinhart, Rodrigues and Tkachuk, +3:58 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Evan Rodrigues moved onto the top power-play unit with Verhaeghe, Reinhart and Tkachuk, +4:27 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sam Bennett dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Weegar and Coronato.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Peyton Krebs moved up to L1 with Tuch and Thompson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nick Schmaltz scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Ilya Mikheyev had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Ryan Donato had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Roman Josi had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightGame report
John Gibson stopped all 21 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.
122 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.