NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Friday, Dec 29, 2023
9 games on Dec 29, 2023 produced 12 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (0 up, 2 down), 6 line moves (4 promotions, 2 demotions) and 4 big games. The biggest: Alexandre Texier moved up to L1 with Gaunce and Roslovic.
Biggest changes
Alexandre Texier moved up to L1 with Gaunce and Roslovic.
Line promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Bobby Brink moved up to L1 with Poehling and Farabee.
Line promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
David Perron moved up to L1 with Larkin and Raymond.
Line promotion · DETPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Compher dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · DETGame reportTeam lines
Taylor Raddysh dropped off PP1.
Off PP1 · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Alexandre Texier moved up to L1 with Gaunce and Roslovic.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
David Perron moved up to L1 with Larkin and Raymond.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Compher dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Bobby Brink moved up to L1 with Poehling and Farabee.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier dropped to L2 from L1 with Konecny and Tippett.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Taylor Raddysh dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sean Durzi dropped to D3 from D1 with Kesselring.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Connor Ingram stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Roope Hintz scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Wyatt Johnston moved up to L2 with Benn and Dadonov.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jesper Bratt had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jean-Gabriel Pageau had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame 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.
120 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 8 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.