NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Nov 27, 2018
10 games on Nov 27, 2018 produced 19 notable changes: 11 power-play changes (3 up, 8 down), 6 line moves (4 promotions, 2 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 1 big game. The biggest: Kyle Okposo moved onto the top power-play unit with Skinner, Ristolainen and Reinhart (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Kyle Okposo moved onto the top power-play unit with Skinner, Ristolainen and Reinhart (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Okposo, Skinner and Reinhart (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BUFPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Warren Foegele moved up to L1 with Williams and Staal (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CARPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dale Weise moved up to L2 with Voracek and Patrick (3 straight games).
Line promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Jordie Benn dropped to D3 from D1 with Mete (2 straight games).
Line demotion · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Kyle Okposo moved onto the top power-play unit with Skinner, Ristolainen and Reinhart (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Okposo, Skinner and Reinhart (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Evan Rodrigues dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Warren Foegele moved up to L1 with Williams and Staal (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jordie Benn dropped to D3 from D1 with Mete (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jordie Benn played only 13:47 (−8:26 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Dale Weise moved up to L2 with Voracek and Patrick (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Suter moved onto the top power-play unit with Staal, Zucker and Coyle.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jared Spurgeon dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Dumba dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mikko Koivu dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nino Niederreiter dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Zach Parise dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Christian Jaros moved up to D1 with Harpur.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Derek Stepan dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Richard Panik dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Pontus Aberg dropped to L4 from L2 with Gibbons and Rowney (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mikko Koskinen stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Mathieu Perreault moved up to L3 with Lowry and Tanev (2 straight games).
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.
144 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.