NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 29, 2018
8 games on Nov 29, 2018 produced 16 notable changes: 1 power-play change (0 up, 1 down), 8 line moves (5 promotions, 3 demotions), 4 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Zach Werenski moved up to D1 with Jones (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Zach Werenski moved up to D1 with Jones (3 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Jake McCabe dropped to D3 from D1 with Ristolainen (3 straight games).
Line demotion · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Tom Pyatt moved up to L1 with Smith and Paajarvi (2 straight games).
Line promotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Ryan McDonagh played only 4:59 (−15:31 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Jake McCabe played only 7:29 (−12:39 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Zach Werenski moved up to D1 with Jones (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
David Savard dropped to D3 from D2 with Harrington (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake McCabe dropped to D3 from D1 with Ristolainen (3 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake McCabe played only 7:29 (−12:39 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Tom Pyatt moved up to L1 with Smith and Paajarvi (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Magnus Paajarvi moved up to L1 with Pyatt and Smith.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Matt Duchene dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Craig Anderson stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Ryan McDonagh played only 4:59 (−15:31 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Josh Bailey dropped to L4 from L1 with Barzal and Beauvillier (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mathieu Perreault moved up to L2 with Lowry and Tanev (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nikolaj Ehlers scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Josh Morrissey played 28:59 (+8:40 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Adin Hill stopped all 29 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Alex Chiasson played 21:25 (+5:54 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Lias Andersson moved up to L3 with Fast and Howden.
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.
112 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 13 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.