NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
15 games on Nov 19, 2022 produced 15 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (2 up, 5 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions) and 4 big games. The biggest: Sam Gagner moved up to L1 with Scheifele and Connor (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Sam Gagner moved up to L1 with Scheifele and Connor (2 straight games).
Line promotion · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Stefan Noesen dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · CARGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Edler moved onto the top power-play unit with Kopitar, Fiala and Arvidsson.
PP1 promotion · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Morgan Frost moved onto the top power-play unit with Hayes, DeAngelo and Tippett, +3:52 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Fiala moved up to L2 with Kopitar and Kempe (2 straight games).
Line promotion · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sam Gagner moved up to L1 with Scheifele and Connor (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Stefan Noesen dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alexander Edler moved onto the top power-play unit with Kopitar, Fiala and Arvidsson.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Fiala moved up to L2 with Kopitar and Kempe (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Morgan Frost moved onto the top power-play unit with Hayes, DeAngelo and Tippett, +3:52 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Auston Matthews dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
John Tavares dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mitch Marner dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Morgan Rielly dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Tristan Jarry stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Brian Dumoulin dropped to D3 from D2 with Rutta (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Charlie McAvoy had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Justin Schultz moved up to D2 with Soucy.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Buchnevich had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame 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.
200 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.