NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Dec 8, 2018
10 games on Dec 8, 2018 produced 17 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (2 up, 4 down), 7 line moves (6 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 3 big games. The biggest: Filip Chytil moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Vesey and DeAngelo (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Filip Chytil moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Vesey and DeAngelo (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NYRPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tony DeAngelo moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Vesey and Howden (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NYRPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Galchenyuk moved up to L1 with Schmaltz and Keller.
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller moved up to L1 with Galchenyuk and Schmaltz.
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Juho Lammikko moved up to L2 with Hunt and Vatrano (2 straight games).
Line promotion · FLAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Filip Chytil moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Vesey and DeAngelo (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tony DeAngelo moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Vesey and Howden (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Galchenyuk moved up to L1 with Schmaltz and Keller.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller moved up to L1 with Galchenyuk and Schmaltz.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Richard Panik moved up to L2 with Richardson and Cousins (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson moved up to D1 with Brodie.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Elias Lindholm dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sean Monahan dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Garnet Hathaway moved up to L3 with Ryan and Tkachuk.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Juho Lammikko moved up to L2 with Hunt and Vatrano (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau played 24:44 (+5:36 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Troy Brouwer dropped to L4 from L2 with Sceviour and Haley (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Erik Karlsson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Braden Holtby stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Claude Giroux had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Steven Stamkos had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
174 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 14 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.