NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Nov 21, 2022
10 games on Nov 21, 2022 produced 14 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 8 line moves (7 promotions, 1 demotions) and 2 big ice-time swings. The biggest: Sam Gagner moved up to L1 with Scheifele and Connor (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Sam Gagner moved up to L1 with Scheifele and Connor (3 straight games).
Line promotion · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Seguin moved onto the top power-play unit with Suter, Marchment and Lundkvist (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · DALPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Carlo moved up to D1 with Lindholm (2 straight games).
Line promotion · BOSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ivan Barbashev moved up to L1 with Schenn and Acciari (2 straight games).
Line promotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Jack Eichel moved onto the top power-play unit with Pietrangelo, Stone and Marchessault.
PP1 promotion · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sam Gagner moved up to L1 with Scheifele and Connor (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brenden Dillon moved up to D1 with Schmidt.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Seguin moved onto the top power-play unit with Suter, Marchment and Lundkvist (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Miro Heiskanen dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brandon Carlo moved up to D1 with Lindholm (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ivan Barbashev moved up to L1 with Schenn and Acciari (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Eichel moved onto the top power-play unit with Pietrangelo, Stone and Marchessault.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brett Leason moved up to L2 with Jones and McTavish (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mason McTavish moved up to L2 with Jones and Leason (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Max Jones moved up to L2 with Leason and McTavish (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brett Leason played 15:39 (+6:57 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.J. Moser dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Morgan Rielly dropped to D2 from D1 with Benn.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Morgan Rielly played only 16:38 (−6:40 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame 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.
130 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 14 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.