NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 4, 2021
9 games on Nov 4, 2021 produced 12 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 4 big games. The biggest: Alex Barré-Boulet moved onto the top power-play unit with Killorn, Stamkos and Hedman (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Alex Barré-Boulet moved onto the top power-play unit with Killorn, Stamkos and Hedman (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · TBLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Buchnevich moved onto the top power-play unit with Perron, Schenn and Tarasenko, +3:34 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · STLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Corey Perry dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Brock Nelson scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trick · NYIGame report
Patrice Bergeron scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trick · BOSGame report
Changes by team
Pavel Buchnevich moved onto the top power-play unit with Perron, Schenn and Tarasenko, +3:34 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Barré-Boulet moved onto the top power-play unit with Killorn, Stamkos and Hedman (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Corey Perry dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex Barré-Boulet moved up to L2 with Stamkos and Palat.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Patrice Bergeron scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Brad Marchand had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Brock Nelson scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
John Marino dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jordan Eberle scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Brandon Montour moved up to D2 with Forsling.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tom Wilson played 25:24 (+5:32 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Conor Sheary moved up to L3 with Eller and Sprong.
Line promotionPickup 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.
130 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.