NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Nov 30, 2019
13 games on Nov 30, 2019 produced 21 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (2 up, 1 down), 8 line moves (8 promotions, 0 demotions), 4 big ice-time swings and 6 big games. The biggest: Jakub Vrana moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Oshie and Carlson, +1:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jakub Vrana moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Oshie and Carlson, +1:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Vladislav Gavrikov moved up to D1 with Jones (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Zach Werenski played only 1:28 (−21:03 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Nick Cousins moved up to L2 with Armia and Kotkaniemi (4 straight games).
Line promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nick Cousins moved onto the top power-play unit with Weber, Weal and Armia, +2:17 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jakub Vrana moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Oshie and Carlson, +1:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Vladislav Gavrikov moved up to D1 with Jones (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Zach Werenski played only 1:28 (−21:03 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Sonny Milano played 17:19 (+7:29 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Vladislav Gavrikov played 23:52 (+9:37 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nick Cousins moved up to L2 with Armia and Kotkaniemi (4 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nick Cousins moved onto the top power-play unit with Weber, Weal and Armia, +2:17 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jeff Petry moved up to D1 with Chiarot.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nick Cousins played 17:59 (+5:06 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Armia moved up to L2 with Cousins and Kotkaniemi.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Amadio moved up to L2 with Carter and Toffoli (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Bailey moved up to L1 with Lee and Barzal.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Luca Sbisa moved up to D2 with Pionk (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Erik Karlsson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Chris Driedger stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Joonas Donskoi had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Mikko Rantanen had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Marcus Pettersson moved up to D2 with Letang.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tanner Pearson had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame 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.
195 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 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.