NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Oct 24, 2017
11 games on Oct 24, 2017 produced 18 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (0 up, 5 down), 8 line moves (7 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 4 big games. The biggest: Blake Comeau moved up to L1 with Soderberg and Nieto (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Blake Comeau moved up to L1 with Soderberg and Nieto (2 straight games).
Line promotion · COLGame reportTeam lines
Chris Tanev moved up to D1 with Hutton (2 straight games).
Line promotion · VANPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Gabriel Landeskog dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · COLGame reportTeam lines
Tyson Barrie dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · COLGame reportTeam lines
Alec Martinez moved up to D1 with Muzzin.
Line promotion · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Blake Comeau moved up to L1 with Soderberg and Nieto (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Gabriel Landeskog dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyson Barrie dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matt Nieto scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Chris Tanev moved up to D1 with Hutton (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brock Boeser dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sven Baertschi dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Erik Gudbranson played 20:25 (+6:18 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anders Nilsson stopped all 29 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Benoit Pouliot moved up to L2 with Pominville and O'Reilly (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Robin Lehner stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Johan Larsson dropped to L4 from L3 with Moulson and Griffith.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Alec Martinez moved up to D1 with Muzzin.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Mike Hoffman moved up to L1 with Pyatt and Pageau.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Erik Karlsson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mark Letestu moved up to L2 with Maroon and McDavid.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Chad Ruhwedel moved up to D2 with Cole.
Line promotionGame 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.
166 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 14 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.