NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Friday, Nov 23, 2018
15 games on Nov 23, 2018 produced 20 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (1 up, 2 down), 10 line moves (6 promotions, 4 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Brian Dumoulin moved up to D1 with Letang (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brian Dumoulin moved up to D1 with Letang (3 straight games).
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Kris Letang moved up to D1 with Dumoulin (3 straight games).
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William Karlsson moved up to L1 with Smith and Marchessault (2 straight games).
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J.T. Miller dropped to L3 from L1 with Stamkos and Gourde (2 straight games).
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Steven Stamkos dropped to L3 from L1 with Miller and Gourde (2 straight games).
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Changes by team
Brian Dumoulin moved up to D1 with Letang (3 straight games).
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Kris Letang moved up to D1 with Dumoulin (3 straight games).
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Patric Hornqvist dropped off PP1.
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Zachary Aston-Reese moved up to L2 with Brassard and Simon.
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William Karlsson moved up to L1 with Smith and Marchessault (2 straight games).
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Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 29 shots for a shutout.
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J.T. Miller dropped to L3 from L1 with Stamkos and Gourde (2 straight games).
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Steven Stamkos dropped to L3 from L1 with Miller and Gourde (2 straight games).
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Alex Chiasson moved onto the top power-play unit with Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom and Draisaitl, +2:44 of PP time.
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Ty Rattie dropped off PP1.
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Ondrej Kase moved up to L1 with Getzlaf and Rakell.
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Anthony Beauvillier played 20:20 (+8:26 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Brock Nelson played 22:36 (+5:13 vs his recent average).
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Jordan Martinook scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
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Brent Seabrook dropped to D3 from D1 with Manning.
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Calvin Pickard stopped all 31 shots for a shutout.
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Christian Jaros dropped to D3 from D2 with Lajoie (2 straight games).
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David Krejci moved up to L2 with Heinen and DeBrusk.
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Aaron Dell stopped all 19 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Mitch Marner played 23:35 (+5:06 vs his recent average).
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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.
191 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 16 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.