NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 17, 2022
13 games on Nov 17, 2022 produced 15 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 5 line moves (4 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Ian Cole moved up to D1 with Hedman (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Ian Cole moved up to D1 with Hedman (3 straight games).
Line promotion · TBLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Noah Cates moved onto the top power-play unit with Hayes, DeAngelo and Tippett, +2:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Robert Thomas dropped to L2 from L1 with Tarasenko and Buchnevich (2 straight games).
Line demotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Vladislav Gavrikov moved onto the top power-play unit with Nyquist, Roslovic and Chinakhov, +1:03 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Gudbranson played 25:57 (+9:17 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spike · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Ian Cole moved up to D1 with Hedman (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Noah Cates moved onto the top power-play unit with Hayes, DeAngelo and Tippett, +2:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Robert Thomas dropped to L2 from L1 with Tarasenko and Buchnevich (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Vladislav Gavrikov moved onto the top power-play unit with Nyquist, Roslovic and Chinakhov, +1:03 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Gudbranson played 25:57 (+9:17 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sam Gagner moved up to L1 with Scheifele and Connor.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Connor scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Sam Gagner played 19:39 (+5:44 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
John Carlson moved up to D1 with Gustafsson.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Matt Boldy dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roman Josi had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Eeli Tolvanen moved up to L3 with Jankowski and Jeannot.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sidney Crosby had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Erik Karlsson 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.
148 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.