NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 30, 2023
14 games on Nov 30, 2023 produced 15 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (1 up, 2 down), 5 line moves (3 promotions, 2 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 6 big games. The biggest: Noah Hanifin moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Huberdeau and Lindholm, +2:17 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Noah Hanifin moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Huberdeau and Lindholm, +2:17 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Martin Pospisil dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Evander Kane moved up to L1 with Brown and Draisaitl.
Line promotion · EDMPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Bunting moved up to L2 with Aho and Jarvis (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CARPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Noah Hanifin moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Huberdeau and Lindholm, +2:17 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Martin Pospisil dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Yegor Sharangovich played 21:24 (+4:42 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Bunting moved up to L2 with Aho and Jarvis (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Evander Kane moved up to L1 with Brown and Draisaitl.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Connor Dewar scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Mitch Marner scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Tom Wilson scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Oliver Wahlstrom dropped to L4 from L3 with Pageau and Holmstrom (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jeremy Swayman stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Adin Hill stopped all 16 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Alexey Toropchenko dropped to L4 from L2 with Blais and Alexandrov.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Matt Nieto moved up to L3 with Carter and Acciari.
Line promotionGame 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.
199 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.