NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 2, 2017
12 games on Nov 2, 2017 produced 13 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (1 up, 1 down), 9 line moves (9 promotions, 0 demotions) and 2 big games. The biggest: Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Marchand and Krug, +0:51 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Marchand and Krug, +0:51 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BOSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Luca Sbisa moved up to D1 with Schmidt (2 straight games).
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Nate Schmidt moved up to D1 with Sbisa (2 straight games).
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Dan Girardi moved up to D2 with Coburn (2 straight games).
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Dougie Hamilton moved up to D1 with Giordano.
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Changes by team
Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Marchand and Krug, +0:51 of PP time (2 straight games).
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Luca Sbisa moved up to D1 with Schmidt (2 straight games).
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Nate Schmidt moved up to D1 with Sbisa (2 straight games).
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Luke Schenn moved up to D2 with Connauton (2 straight games).
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Max Domi dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Dougie Hamilton moved up to D1 with Giordano.
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Mathew Dumba moved up to D1 with Brodin.
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Dan Girardi moved up to D2 with Coburn (2 straight games).
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Jacob Trouba moved up to D1 with Morrissey.
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Mark Scheifele scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Michal Neuvirth stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Tom Kuhnhackl moved up to L3 with Malkin and Rust (3 straight games).
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Seth Griffith moved up to L2 with Girgensons and Reinhart.
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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.
129 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.