NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Wednesday, Nov 27, 2019
13 games on Nov 27, 2019 produced 15 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (3 up, 0 down), 5 line moves (3 promotions, 2 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Ron Hainsey moved up to D1 with Chabot (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Ron Hainsey moved up to D1 with Chabot (3 straight games).
Line promotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Jack Johnson moved up to D1 with Marino (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PITGame reportTeam lines
Andrew Mangiapane moved onto the top power-play unit with Lucic, Backlund and Hanifin, +1:39 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · CGYPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Chris Tierney moved onto the top power-play unit with Hainsey, Ennis and White, +2:00 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Zack Kassian moved onto the top power-play unit with Neal, Klefbom and Draisaitl, +1:21 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Ron Hainsey moved up to D1 with Chabot (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Chris Tierney moved onto the top power-play unit with Hainsey, Ennis and White, +2:00 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Johnson moved up to D1 with Marino (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Evgeni Malkin had 5 points (2 G, 3 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Marcus Pettersson dropped to D3 from D2 with Ruhwedel (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Bryan Rust had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jake Guentzel had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Marcus Pettersson played only 13:01 (−6:52 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Andrew Mangiapane moved onto the top power-play unit with Lucic, Backlund and Hanifin, +1:39 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Stone dropped to D3 from D2 with Kylington (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Zack Kassian moved onto the top power-play unit with Neal, Klefbom and Draisaitl, +1:21 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Troy Stecher moved up to D1 with Edler.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nikita Kucherov played 22:53 (+6:32 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Frederik Andersen stopped all 25 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Boone Jenner played 23:51 (+6:16 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame 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.
175 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.