NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Nov 4, 2023
15 games on Nov 4, 2023 produced 25 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (3 up, 3 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 13 big games. The biggest: Erik Gustafsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Kreider, Trocheck and Zibanejad (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Erik Gustafsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Kreider, Trocheck and Zibanejad (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NYRPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Shattenkirk moved onto the top power-play unit with Marchand, van Riemsdyk and Pastrnak, +3:08 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Evan Bouchard moved up to D1 with Ekholm (2 straight games).
Line promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Marco Rossi moved onto the top power-play unit with Johansson, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov, +4:03 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · MINGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trick · TBLGame report
Changes by team
Kevin Shattenkirk moved onto the top power-play unit with Marchand, van Riemsdyk and Pastrnak, +3:08 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Erik Gustafsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Kreider, Trocheck and Zibanejad (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Evan Bouchard moved up to D1 with Ekholm (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Vincent Desharnais moved up to D2 with Kulak.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Marco Rossi moved onto the top power-play unit with Johansson, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov, +4:03 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Marco Rossi played 22:44 (+5:56 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Ryan O'Reilly scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Brayden Point scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Nikita Kucherov had 5 points (1 G, 4 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Adin Hill stopped all 41 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Mark Stone had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Evan Rodrigues dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex Iafallo dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mark Scheifele dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nino Niederreiter scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Auston Matthews scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Mitch Marner had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jonathan Huberdeau played 21:34 (+5:08 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Thatcher Demko stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Cam Talbot stopped all 24 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Arber Xhekaj moved up to D2 with Kovacevic.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Bryan Rust had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jake Guentzel had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Reilly Smith had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Robert Thomas played only 14:36 (−6:43 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.
216 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 12 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.