NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Friday, Dec 15, 2023
6 games on Dec 15, 2023 produced 13 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 7 line moves (6 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 1 big game. The biggest: J.J. Moser moved onto the top power-play unit with Kerfoot, Schmaltz and Keller, +4:35 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
J.J. Moser moved onto the top power-play unit with Kerfoot, Schmaltz and Keller, +4:35 of PP time (2 straight games).
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Nicolas Hague moved up to D1 with Whitecloud (2 straight games).
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Zach Whitecloud moved up to D1 with Hague (2 straight games).
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Dylan Cozens dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
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Mike Reilly moved up to D2 with Aho (3 straight games).
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Changes by team
J.J. Moser moved onto the top power-play unit with Kerfoot, Schmaltz and Keller, +4:35 of PP time (2 straight games).
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J.J. Moser played 25:23 (+5:25 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Connor Ingram stopped all 21 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Nicolas Hague moved up to D1 with Whitecloud (2 straight games).
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Zach Whitecloud moved up to D1 with Hague (2 straight games).
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Dylan Cozens dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
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Casey Mittelstadt dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Mike Reilly moved up to D2 with Aho (3 straight games).
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Morgan Geekie moved onto the top power-play unit with Marchand, Shattenkirk and Pastrnak, +2:41 of PP time.
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Jordan Martinook moved up to L1 with Staal and Fast.
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Kevin Labanc dropped to L4 from L3 with Smith and Zadina (2 straight games).
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Dominik Kubalik moved up to L2 with Giroux and Norris.
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Parker Kelly moved up to L3 with MacEwen and Greig.
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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.
74 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.