NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Nov 6, 2021
12 games on Nov 6, 2021 produced 23 notable changes: 12 power-play changes (6 up, 6 down), 2 line moves (1 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 7 big games. The biggest: Christian Dvorak moved onto the top power-play unit with Hoffman, Wideman and Toffoli, +3:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Christian Dvorak moved onto the top power-play unit with Hoffman, Wideman and Toffoli, +3:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Hoffman moved onto the top power-play unit with Wideman, Toffoli and Dvorak, +3:53 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Toffoli moved onto the top power-play unit with Hoffman, Wideman and Dvorak, +3:38 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Martin Fehérváry moved up to D1 with Carlson (2 straight games).
Line promotion · WSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Marino dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · PITGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Christian Dvorak moved onto the top power-play unit with Hoffman, Wideman and Toffoli, +3:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Hoffman moved onto the top power-play unit with Wideman, Toffoli and Dvorak, +3:53 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Toffoli moved onto the top power-play unit with Hoffman, Wideman and Dvorak, +3:38 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Hoffman played 21:52 (+5:35 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Toffoli played 20:52 (+4:57 vs his recent average).
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Martin Fehérváry moved up to D1 with Carlson (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Marino dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kasperi Kapanen scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Alex Pietrangelo dropped to D3 from D1 with Hague (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Lawson Crouse moved onto the top power-play unit with Gostisbehere, Mayo and Keller.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jakob Chychrun dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Bertuzzi moved onto the top power-play unit with Gagner, Zadina and Seider.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Bertuzzi had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Blake Wheeler moved onto the top power-play unit with Copp, Ehlers and Connor.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Anders Lee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anthony Beauvillier dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ilya Sorokin stopped all 24 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Matthew Tkachuk had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jacob Markstrom stopped all 22 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Anthony Duclair had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Mitch Marner had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
171 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 16 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.