NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Dec 7, 2023
13 games on Dec 7, 2023 produced 15 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Dylan Strome moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Carlson and Wilson, +2:06 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Dylan Strome moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Carlson and Wilson, +2:06 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Ross Colton moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Rantanen, +4:24 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Brannstrom moved up to D1 with Zub (2 straight games).
Line promotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Drouin moved up to L1 with MacKinnon and Rantanen (2 straight games).
Line promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Filip Hronek dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · VANGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Ross Colton moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Rantanen, +4:24 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Drouin moved up to L1 with MacKinnon and Rantanen (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Drouin played 25:22 (+8:33 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ross Colton played 20:40 (+5:37 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dylan Strome moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Carlson and Wilson, +2:06 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Erik Brannstrom moved up to D1 with Zub (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tim Stützle moved up to L1 with Tarasenko and Batherson.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rourke Chartier played only 5:30 (−8:06 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Rourke Chartier dropped to L4 from L3 with MacEwen and Kelly.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Lucas Raymond dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Filip Hronek dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Casey DeSmith stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Petr Mrazek stopped all 37 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Cam Talbot stopped all 24 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Mathew Barzal had 4 points (2 G, 2 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.
196 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.