NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Dec 1, 2018
12 games on Dec 1, 2018 produced 19 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (2 up, 4 down), 7 line moves (5 promotions, 2 demotions), 5 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Josh Morrissey moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Josh Morrissey moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Josh Bailey dropped to L3 from L1 with Barzal and Beauvillier (3 straight games).
Line demotion · NYIGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Miller dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, van Riemsdyk and Couturier, +2:18 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Zach Werenski played 28:57 (+7:26 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spike · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Josh Morrissey moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Josh Morrissey played 29:02 (+6:53 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Myers moved up to D2 with Chiarot.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Bailey dropped to L3 from L1 with Barzal and Beauvillier (3 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Miller dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Zach Werenski played 28:57 (+7:26 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, van Riemsdyk and Couturier, +2:18 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Scott Laughton moved up to L1 with Voracek and Raffl.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Gustafsson moved up to D1 with Forsling.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Gustav Forsling played 28:49 (+7:55 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Gustafsson played 27:02 (+5:48 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Miikka Salomaki moved up to L1 with Watson and Sissons.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Lias Andersson moved up to L2 with Strome and Howden (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Evgeni Malkin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kris Letang dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Phil Kessel dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Oscar Klefbom dropped to D2 from D1 with Larsson.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mikkel Boedker had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jeff Petry played only 19:38 (−7:11 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame 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.
153 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.