NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 16, 2023
9 games on Nov 16, 2023 produced 11 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (3 up, 2 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Claude Giroux moved onto the top power-play unit with Chychrun, Batherson and Tkachuk, +3:38 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Claude Giroux moved onto the top power-play unit with Chychrun, Batherson and Tkachuk, +3:38 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · OTTPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Noah Hanifin moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Lindholm and Ruzicka (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Holtz moved up to L1 with Palat and Mercer (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NJDPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Pettersson moved up to D1 with Karlsson (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PITPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Noah Hanifin moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Lindholm and Ruzicka (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Claude Giroux moved onto the top power-play unit with Chychrun, Batherson and Tkachuk, +3:38 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Holtz moved up to L1 with Palat and Mercer (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Haula moved onto the top power-play unit with Toffoli, Palat and Bratt.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Holtz played 18:39 (+6:36 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Pettersson moved up to D1 with Karlsson (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nick Foligno dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Travis Boyd played 14:46 (+6:28 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Elias Pettersson moved up to L2 with Garland and Mikheyev.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Shea Theodore had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 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.
118 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.