NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023
10 games on Dec 12, 2023 produced 15 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (7 up, 1 down), 3 line moves (1 promotions, 2 demotions) and 4 big games. The biggest: Bobby Brink moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Laughton and Ristolainen, +2:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Bobby Brink moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Laughton and Ristolainen, +2:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Laughton, Ristolainen and Tippett, +2:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Owen Tippett moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Laughton and Ristolainen, +2:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Laughton and Tippett, +3:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Scott Laughton moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Ristolainen and Tippett, +2:54 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Bobby Brink moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Laughton and Ristolainen, +2:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved onto the top power-play unit with Laughton, Ristolainen and Tippett, +2:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Owen Tippett moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Laughton and Ristolainen, +2:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Laughton and Tippett, +3:50 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Scott Laughton moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Ristolainen and Tippett, +2:54 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ben Hutton dropped to D3 from D1 with Pachal (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mark Stone had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
J.J. Moser moved onto the top power-play unit with Kerfoot, Schmaltz and Keller, +5:31 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anthony Duclair moved onto the top power-play unit with Granlund, Hertl and Zetterlund, +2:51 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brent Burns dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Josh Norris dropped to L3 from L1 with Giroux and Tkachuk.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Brock Boeser scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Joey Daccord stopped all 24 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Calvin de Haan moved up to D2 with Raddysh.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Auston Matthews had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 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.
124 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.