NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Nov 24, 2019
3 games on Nov 24, 2019 produced 9 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (5 up, 0 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions) and 1 big game. The biggest: Brendan Perlini moved onto the top power-play unit with Filppula, Hronek and Zadina (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brendan Perlini moved onto the top power-play unit with Filppula, Hronek and Zadina (2 straight games).
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Filip Hronek moved onto the top power-play unit with Filppula, Perlini and Zadina (2 straight games).
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Valtteri Filppula moved onto the top power-play unit with Perlini, Hronek and Zadina (2 straight games).
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Alex Chiasson moved onto the top power-play unit with Neal, Klefbom and Draisaitl.
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Taro Hirose moved onto the top power-play unit with Filppula, Perlini and Hronek.
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Changes by team
Brendan Perlini moved onto the top power-play unit with Filppula, Hronek and Zadina (2 straight games).
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Filip Hronek moved onto the top power-play unit with Filppula, Perlini and Zadina (2 straight games).
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Valtteri Filppula moved onto the top power-play unit with Perlini, Hronek and Zadina (2 straight games).
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Taro Hirose moved onto the top power-play unit with Filppula, Perlini and Hronek.
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Alex Chiasson moved onto the top power-play unit with Neal, Klefbom and Draisaitl.
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Vinnie Hinostroza moved up to L1 with Stepan and Dvorak.
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Brock McGinn moved up to L3 with Staal and Foegele (3 straight games).
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James Reimer stopped all 19 shots for a shutout.
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Casey Mittelstadt moved up to L2 with Skinner and Sheary.
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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.
40 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 8 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.