NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 11, 2021
11 games on Nov 11, 2021 produced 15 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (4 up, 0 down), 5 line moves (4 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Artem Zub played only 5:29 (−16:24 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Artem Zub played only 5:29 (−16:24 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI drop · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Joonas Donskoi moved onto the top power-play unit with Giordano, Johansson and Oleksiak (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · SEAGame reportTeam lines
Artem Zub dropped to D3 from D1 with Brannstrom (3 straight games).
Line demotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Matt Benning moved up to D2 with Ekholm (3 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Nate Schmidt moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor, +2:31 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · WPGPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Artem Zub played only 5:29 (−16:24 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Artem Zub dropped to D3 from D1 with Brannstrom (3 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Joonas Donskoi moved onto the top power-play unit with Giordano, Johansson and Oleksiak (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Oleksiak moved up to D1 with Giordano.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Matt Benning moved up to D2 with Ekholm (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mikael Granlund had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Sam Carrick moved onto the top power-play unit with Getzlaf, Zegras and Drysdale.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Trevor Zegras moved onto the top power-play unit with Getzlaf, Carrick and Drysdale.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam Fowler moved up to D1 with Manson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nate Schmidt moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor, +2:31 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Faulk moved up to D1 with Rosen.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped all 42 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Jonathan Quick stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Erik Haula played only 9:16 (−6:56 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Zach Fucale stopped all 21 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame 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.
121 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.