NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Friday, Nov 26, 2021
13 games on Nov 26, 2021 produced 16 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (2 up, 6 down), 1 line move (1 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Adam Boqvist moved onto the top power-play unit with Jenner, Bjorkstrand and Domi (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Adam Boqvist moved onto the top power-play unit with Jenner, Bjorkstrand and Domi (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cole Sillinger dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Jordan Kyrou moved onto the top power-play unit with O'Reilly, Schenn and Tarasenko.
PP1 promotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Evan Rodrigues moved up to L1 with Crosby and Guentzel.
Line promotion · PITPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Saad dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · STLGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Adam Boqvist moved onto the top power-play unit with Jenner, Bjorkstrand and Domi (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cole Sillinger dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jordan Kyrou moved onto the top power-play unit with O'Reilly, Schenn and Tarasenko.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Saad dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
David Perron dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Evan Rodrigues moved up to L1 with Crosby and Guentzel.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tristan Jarry stopped all 25 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Jeff Skinner dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joonas Donskoi dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anthony Stolarz stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Kirill Kaprizov had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 17 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Jimmy Vesey played 18:07 (+5:19 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Seth Jones played 28:19 (+5:11 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame 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.
157 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.