NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Nov 28, 2022
6 games on Nov 28, 2022 produced 15 notable changes: 10 power-play changes (4 up, 6 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions) and 1 big ice-time swing. The biggest: Brayden Schenn moved onto the top power-play unit with Tarasenko, Krug and Buchnevich (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brayden Schenn moved onto the top power-play unit with Tarasenko, Krug and Buchnevich (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · STLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dawson Mercer moved onto the top power-play unit with Hamilton, Bratt and Hischier, +3:56 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NJDPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vladimir Tarasenko moved onto the top power-play unit with Schenn, Krug and Buchnevich (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · STLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ivan Barbashev dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · STLGame reportTeam lines
Shea Theodore moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Marchessault and Stephenson, +5:10 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Dawson Mercer moved onto the top power-play unit with Hamilton, Bratt and Hischier, +3:56 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Schenn moved onto the top power-play unit with Tarasenko, Krug and Buchnevich (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vladimir Tarasenko moved onto the top power-play unit with Schenn, Krug and Buchnevich (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ivan Barbashev dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan O'Reilly moved up to L2 with Leivo and Saad (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Saad moved up to L2 with O'Reilly and Leivo.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Shea Theodore moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Marchessault and Stephenson, +5:10 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Zemgus Girgensons played 17:38 (+6:51 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Zemgus Girgensons moved up to L2 with Okposo and Jost (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Suter moved up to D1 with Heiskanen.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jason Robertson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joe Pavelski dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Miro Heiskanen dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roope Hintz dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game 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.
75 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 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.