NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Nov 19, 2019
13 games on Nov 19, 2019 produced 18 notable changes: 11 power-play changes (4 up, 7 down), 5 line moves (4 promotions, 1 demotions) and 2 big ice-time swings. The biggest: Mark Pysyk moved up to D1 with Stralman (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Mark Pysyk moved up to D1 with Stralman (2 straight games).
Line promotion · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Milan Lucic moved up to L1 with Ryan and Dube (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Michael Stone played 23:34 (+9:22 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spike · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson dropped to D3 from D1 with Brown (2 straight games).
Line demotion · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Anderson, Jones and Wennberg.
PP1 promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Milan Lucic moved up to L1 with Ryan and Dube (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Michael Stone played 23:34 (+9:22 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Michael Stone moved up to D2 with Hanifin.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mark Pysyk moved up to D1 with Stralman (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson dropped to D3 from D1 with Brown (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mark Pysyk played 20:01 (+8:01 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Anderson, Jones and Wennberg.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Seth Jones moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Anderson and Wennberg.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Oliver Bjorkstrand dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Pierre-Luc Dubois dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Zach Werenski dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Reilly Smith moved onto the top power-play unit with Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
William Karlsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Marchessault and Theodore.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cody Glass dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mark Stone dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Max Pacioretty dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Paul Stastny dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Justin Holl moved up to D2 with Muzzin (2 straight games).
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.
146 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.