NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Friday, Nov 24, 2023
15 games on Nov 24, 2023 produced 18 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (0 up, 2 down), 8 line moves (7 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 6 big games. The biggest: Sebastian Aho played only 1:28 (−13:50 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Sebastian Aho played only 1:28 (−13:50 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI drop · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau dropped to L2 from L1 with Backlund and Coleman (2 straight games).
Line demotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trick · TBLGame report
Brendan Gallagher moved up to L2 with Suzuki and Newhook (2 straight games).
Line promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Radko Gudas moved up to D1 with Vaakanainen.
Line promotion · ANAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sebastian Aho played only 1:28 (−13:50 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Scott Mayfield moved up to D2 with Dobson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cal Clutterbuck moved up to L3 with Cizikas and Fasching.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau dropped to L2 from L1 with Backlund and Coleman (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Nikita Kucherov had 6 points (2 G, 4 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Radko Gudas moved up to D1 with Vaakanainen.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brendan Gallagher moved up to L2 with Suzuki and Newhook (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Gustav Lindstrom played 20:23 (+8:08 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Gustav Lindstrom moved up to D2 with Guhle.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Carter Verhaeghe dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Oliver Ekman-Larsson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jason Dickinson scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Stuart Skinner stopped all 25 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Connor McDavid had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Erik Brannstrom moved up to D2 with Hamonic.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Vinnie Hinostroza moved up to L3 with Eller and Zohorna (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame 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.
211 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.