NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Dec 11, 2022
6 games on Dec 11, 2022 produced 14 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (1 up, 1 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Sean Walker moved onto the top power-play unit with Kopitar, Fiala and Kempe, +2:44 of PP time.
Biggest changes
Sean Walker moved onto the top power-play unit with Kopitar, Fiala and Kempe, +2:44 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Christian Fischer moved up to L1 with O'Brien and McBain.
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Gustav Nyquist moved up to L1 with Gaudreau and Jenner.
Line promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Morgan Frost moved up to L2 with van Riemsdyk and Tippett (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vladislav Gavrikov moved up to D2 with Bjork (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sean Walker moved onto the top power-play unit with Kopitar, Fiala and Kempe, +2:44 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Christian Fischer moved up to L1 with O'Brien and McBain.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Gustav Nyquist moved up to L1 with Gaudreau and Jenner.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vladislav Gavrikov moved up to D2 with Bjork (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kirill Marchenko dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Marcus Bjork moved up to D2 with Gavrikov.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Roslovic had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Andrew Peeke played only 14:19 (−6:46 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Morgan Frost moved up to L2 with van Riemsdyk and Tippett (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
James van Riemsdyk had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Morgan Frost had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Morgan Frost played 20:14 (+4:49 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame 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.
91 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 9 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.