NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 1, 2018
13 games on Nov 1, 2018 produced 21 notable changes: 12 power-play changes (4 up, 8 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Dale Weise moved up to L1 with Simmonds and Weal (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Dale Weise moved up to L1 with Simmonds and Weal (3 straight games).
Line promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Andre Burakovsky moved up to L1 with Oshie and Backstrom (2 straight games).
Line promotion · WSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anthony Mantha moved onto the top power-play unit with Green, Abdelkader and Frk, +2:21 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Boone Jenner moved onto the top power-play unit with Murray, Anderson and Bjorkstrand.
PP1 promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Abdelkader moved onto the top power-play unit with Green, Frk and Mantha, +2:53 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Dale Weise moved up to L1 with Simmonds and Weal (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nolan Patrick moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, Couturier and Gostisbehere.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jordan Weal moved up to L1 with Simmonds and Weise.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Wayne Simmonds dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Andre Burakovsky moved up to L1 with Oshie and Backstrom (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Boone Jenner moved onto the top power-play unit with Murray, Anderson and Bjorkstrand.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Artemi Panarin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nick Foligno dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Seth Jones dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anthony Mantha moved onto the top power-play unit with Green, Abdelkader and Frk, +2:21 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Justin Abdelkader moved onto the top power-play unit with Green, Frk and Mantha, +2:53 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Colton Sissons moved up to L1 with Johansen and Forsberg.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mikko Koskinen stopped all 40 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Erik Karlsson dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Patrick Maroon dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Patrik Laine scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Pontus Aberg played 19:38 (+5:50 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Dominik Simon played 17:12 (+5:55 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Mark Giordano had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
178 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 18 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.