NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019
9 games on Nov 12, 2019 produced 11 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (1 up, 1 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Jacob Larsson moved up to D1 with Fowler (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jacob Larsson moved up to D1 with Fowler (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ANAGame reportTeam lines
Roman Josi moved up to D1 with Ellis (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Ellis moved up to D1 with Josi (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Matt Grzelcyk moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak, +3:31 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · BOSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dennis Cholowski moved up to D1 with Green.
Line promotion · DETPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jacob Larsson moved up to D1 with Fowler (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam Fowler dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roman Josi moved up to D1 with Ellis (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Ellis moved up to D1 with Josi (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Matt Grzelcyk moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak, +3:31 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dennis Cholowski moved up to D1 with Green.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Keith Yandle moved up to D2 with Ekblad (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Keith Yandle played 25:48 (+6:06 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Sean Walker moved up to D1 with Doughty.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nathan MacKinnon had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Bo Horvat played 27:06 (+8:33 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame 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.
98 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.