NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Dec 4, 2018
10 games on Dec 4, 2018 produced 12 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (0 up, 2 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions) and 6 big games. The biggest: J.T. Compher moved up to L2 with Wilson and Jost (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
J.T. Compher moved up to L2 with Wilson and Jost (2 straight games).
Line promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sami Niku moved up to D1 with Trouba.
Line promotion · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Patric Hornqvist scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 8 SOG).
Hat trick · PITGame report
Brock Nelson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Okposo dropped off PP1.
Off PP1 · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
J.T. Compher moved up to L2 with Wilson and Jost (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Patric Hornqvist scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 8 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Sami Niku moved up to D1 with Trouba.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Okposo dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brock Nelson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nick Foligno dropped to L4 from L1 with Jenner and Anderson.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Frans Nielsen scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Jacob de la Rose moved up to L2 with Glendening and Rasmussen.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Roberto Luongo stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Johnny Gaudreau had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Sean Monahan had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame 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.
156 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 6 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.