Lining Up

Lining Up: NHL Line Combinations and Deployment Analysis
Welcome to Lining Up, DobberHockey’s dedicated column for analyzing NHL line combinations and their fantasy impact. In fantasy hockey, talent is only half the battle—deployment is the other. This category provides expert analysis on shifting line chemistry, defensive pairings, and power-play units to help you identify which players are gaining the most valuable ice time.

Track the Chemistry That Wins Leagues
A promotion to the top line or the first power-play unit (PP1) can instantly transform a waiver-wire find into a seasonal centerpiece. Our “Lining Up” reports focus on:

Line Shuffles & Auditions: Analysis of mid-game changes and practice line rushes that signal upcoming breakout performances.

Power Play Stacks: Identifying the four-forward and five-man units that maximize scoring potential.

Even-Strength Correlation: Tracking which duos are most effective together to help you “stack” your fantasy roster.

Deployment Shifts: Monitoring offensive zone start percentages (oZS%) and ice time trends for rising stars.

Interactive Line Tools
While our columns provide the “Why,” our data tools provide the “What.” For real-time, interactive data, utilize our industry-leading Frozen Tools:

NHL Line Combination Tool: See seasonal and game-by-game line trends for every NHL team.

Last Game Lines: Get the exact lineup data from the most recent games to stay ahead of the daily news cycle.

Lucas Main pens this weekly article on the hottest, coldest and newest line combinations in the NHL over the past week. Check it out every Tuesday!

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Lining Up: Road tripping hot and cold lines around the league

By Aaron Boyle|2020-02-18T09:43:59-05:00February 18th, 2020|Lining Up|

Good day to the readers. Aaron here with this week’s ‘Lining Up’. If you read my goalie ramblings article this week then you would know that I am on a little vacation in Orlando, Florida. It was a long road trip coming from Ontario so I thought I would look at the top line for [...]

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Lining Up: Struggling Sabres and Sharks replacements

By Aaron Boyle|2020-02-04T10:39:04-05:00February 4th, 2020|Lining Up|

Good day to all the readers. Aaron here with this week’s ‘Lining Up’. I am going to look at a couple of lines that have been cold over the last 10 games. I have compiled a list of the top lines but put them backwards to show the lines performing poorly. I will also [...]

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Lining Up: Drouin, Gallagher, Strome, the Oilers, and the Panthers

By Aaron Boyle|2020-01-28T09:58:51-05:00January 28th, 2020|Lining Up|

Good day everyone. I hope you were able to take in some of the all-star festivities this past weekend. I was able to watch all the games on Saturday and even though it was the all-star game, three-on-three sure is a lot of fun to watch when there are a bunch of high caliber [...]

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Lining Up – Top lines this season

By Aaron Boyle|2020-01-21T09:51:03-05:00January 21st, 2020|Lining Up|

Good day to all the readers. Being that it is the all-star game this weekend I thought I would put together a list of the top scoring lines at even strength to this point of the season. I am also going to use Dobber’s new player vs. opponent tool to have a look at [...]

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Lining Up: Hyman’s takeaways, Nashville’s new lines, Vancouver’s top line, and more

By Aaron Boyle|2020-01-14T10:12:07-05:00January 14th, 2020|Lining Up|

Good morning fantasy hockey land. I am here with this week’s “Lining Up”. I have compiled a list of the top lines at even strength over the last ten games. I will look over the top lines over that ten-game span. I will also look at the new deployment in Nashville and look into [...]

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Lining Up: Minnesota and Ottawa streaking in opposite directions

By Aaron Boyle|2020-01-07T09:52:25-05:00January 7th, 2020|Lining Up|

Looking for a way to catch up to your competition? Trying to figure out who the next breakout star will be? Head over to the Dobber Shop and pre-order the Midseason Guide. The expected release date is January 10th so don’t miss out. Now that the advertising is over, My name is Aaron [...]

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Lining Up: Hot lines and returning players

By Aaron Boyle|2019-12-31T10:17:45-05:00December 31st, 2019|Lining Up|

Good day to all the readers and a Happy New Year’s Eve. Aaron is back after a nice Christmas break. In this week’s installment I have compiled a list of the top lines over the last 10 games at even strength. I will also look at a few injuries and a returning player. Rank [...]

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Lining Up: Taylor Hall and streaking lines

By Aaron Boyle|2019-12-17T10:11:46-05:00December 17th, 2019|Lining Up|

Good day to you all. Aaron here with this week's ‘Lining Up’. I am going to have a look at the Taylor Hall trade and see where he may line up. I will also look at the hottest lines of the also week. I have compiled a list of the top lines for each [...]

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Lining Up: Surprise lines to this point of the season

By Aaron Boyle|2019-12-10T10:11:41-05:00December 10th, 2019|Lining Up|

Good day to all the readers. We are now through a little over a third of the season so I thought I would compile a list of the top lines at even strength. I am going to look at a few of the surprise lines to date. Rank Team Line Points 1 EDM DRAISAITL,LEON [...]

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Lining Up: Hot Western teams and cold Eastern teams

By Aaron Boyle|2019-12-03T09:29:48-05:00December 3rd, 2019|Lining Up|

Good day to all here in fantasy hockey land. This week I have compiled a list of the top lines for each team over the last ten games at even strength. I am going to look at a couple of hot lines in the Western Conference and a couple of cold players in the [...]