NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Oct 19, 2026
4 games on Oct 19, 2026 produced 29 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (2 up, 3 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions), 6 goalie flips and 10 injury notes. The biggest: Anthony Stolarz is now listed as the Toronto Maple Leafs starter (Expected), replacing Sergei Bobrovsky.
Biggest changes
Anthony Stolarz is now listed as the Toronto Maple Leafs starter (Expected), replacing Sergei Bobrovsky.
Goalie change · TORStarting goalies
Joseph Woll is now listed as the Philadelphia Flyers starter (Expected), replacing Daniel Vladar.
Goalie change · PHIStarting goalies
Mackenzie Blackwood is now listed as the Colorado Avalanche starter (Expected), replacing Scott Wedgewood.
Goalie change · COLStarting goalies
Sebastian Cossa is now listed as the Utah Mammoth starter (Confirmed), replacing Karel Vejmelka.
Goalie change · UTAStarting goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky is now listed as the Toronto Maple Leafs starter (Confirmed), replacing Anthony Stolarz.
Goalie change · TORStarting goalies
Changes by team
Ville Husso is now listed as the Anaheim Ducks starter (Confirmed), replacing Lukas Dostal.
Goalie changeStarting goalies
Tyson Hinds moved up to D1 with Luneau.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mackenzie Blackwood is now listed as the Colorado Avalanche starter (Expected), replacing Scott Wedgewood.
Goalie changeStarting goalies
Martin Necas dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joseph Woll is now listed as the Philadelphia Flyers starter (Expected), replacing Daniel Vladar.
Goalie changeStarting goalies
Noel Acciari moved up to L1 with Dvorak and Zegras.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Owen Tippett is on injured reserve: Upper Body: Tippett (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
InjuryWho benefits
Anthony Stolarz is now listed as the Toronto Maple Leafs starter (Expected), replacing Sergei Bobrovsky.
Goalie changeStarting goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky is now listed as the Toronto Maple Leafs starter (Confirmed), replacing Anthony Stolarz.
Goalie changeStarting goalies
Sebastian Cossa is now listed as the Utah Mammoth starter (Confirmed), replacing Karel Vejmelka.
Goalie changeStarting goalies
Mikhail Sergachev moved up to D1 with Weegar (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Bryan Rust moved onto the top power-play unit with Crosby, Karlsson and Rakell (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tommy Novak moved onto the top power-play unit with Crosby, Karlsson and Rust (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ben Kindel moved up to L1 with Rakell and Kuzmenko (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Karlsson moved up to D1 with Stastney.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ben Kindel dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Evgeni Malkin dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alexander Romanov is on injured reserve: Knee: ir.
InjuryWho benefits
Calum Ritchie is out: Lower Body: Ritchie (lower body) will be out of action for 4-6 weeks, the team announced Monday.
InjuryWho benefits
Matias Maccelli is out: Lower Body: Maccelli (lower body) will miss the next 2-4 weeks, the team announced Monday.
InjuryWho benefits
Thomas Chabot is out: Upper Body: out.
InjuryWho benefits
Jake Sanderson projects onto D1 with Thomas Chabot out; he took that spot when Thomas Chabot sat before.
Projected fill-inRisers
Jordan Spence projects onto D1 with Thomas Chabot out; he took that spot when Thomas Chabot sat before.
Projected fill-inPickup alertRisers
Nikolas Matinpalo projects onto D1 with Thomas Chabot out; he took that spot when Thomas Chabot sat before.
Projected fill-inPickup alertRisers
Josh Morrissey is on injured reserve: Wrist: Morrissey (wrist) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
InjuryWho benefits
Jason Zucker is on injured reserve: Abdomen: Zucker (abdomen) practiced on the third line Monday and is on track to make his regular-season debut Wednesday against the Flyers.
InjuryWho benefits
Rasmus Dahlin is day-to-day: Upper Body: Dahlin (upper body) told reporters he "thinks he'll be ready" for Wednesday's clash with Philadelphia.
InjuryWho benefits
Taylor Hall is on injured reserve: Upper Body: ir.
InjuryWho benefits
Samuel Honzek is on injured reserve: Lower Body: ir.
InjuryWho benefits
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.
43 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?
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