NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023
16 games on Oct 24, 2023 produced 20 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (3 up, 2 down), 9 line moves (9 promotions, 0 demotions) and 6 big games. The biggest: Kent Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gaudreau, Jenner and Werenski, +5:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Kent Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gaudreau, Jenner and Werenski, +5:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Burroughs moved onto the top power-play unit with Hoffman, Hertl and Duclair, +1:22 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · SJSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Hartman scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trick · MINPickup alertGame report
Travis Sanheim moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Couturier and Konecny.
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Bobby Brink moved up to L1 with Cates and Farabee.
Line promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Kent Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gaudreau, Jenner and Werenski, +5:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Burroughs moved onto the top power-play unit with Hoffman, Hertl and Duclair, +1:22 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Hartman scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Travis Sanheim moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Couturier and Konecny.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Bobby Brink moved up to L1 with Cates and Farabee.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Farabee moved up to L1 with Cates and Brink.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Noah Cates moved up to L1 with Farabee and Brink.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Walker moved up to D2 with Zamula (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam York dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dmitry Orlov moved up to D1 with Skjei.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Stenlund moved up to L2 with Cousins and Lomberg (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Lomberg moved up to L2 with Cousins and Stenlund (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Luke Evangelista moved up to L1 with Novak and Sherwood.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake Sanderson moved up to D1 with Chabot.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Donato dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Toffoli scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Jack Hughes had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jonas Johansson stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Jeremy Swayman stopped all 23 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Mikko Rantanen had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 5 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.
188 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.