NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Oct 17, 2024
11 games on Oct 17, 2024 produced 17 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (2 up, 6 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Uvis Balinskis played only 3:53 (−9:43 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Uvis Balinskis played only 3:53 (−9:43 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI drop · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Timo Meier dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · NJDGame reportTeam lines
Anton Lundell moved onto the top power-play unit with Verhaeghe, Reinhart and Bennett.
PP1 promotion · FLAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Dorofeyev moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Hertl and Theodore, +4:17 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Carter Verhaeghe moved up to L1 with Bennett and Rodrigues.
Line promotion · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Uvis Balinskis played only 3:53 (−9:43 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Anton Lundell moved onto the top power-play unit with Verhaeghe, Reinhart and Bennett.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Carter Verhaeghe moved up to L1 with Bennett and Rodrigues.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Dmitry Kulikov moved up to D1 with Mikkola.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Timo Meier dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Pavel Dorofeyev moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Hertl and Theodore, +4:17 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Lane Hutson played 30:05 (+8:58 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Artemi Panarin scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Vincent Trocheck had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Ryan Suter moved up to D1 with Parayko.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Joel Hofer stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Adrian Kempe dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex Laferriere dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anze Kopitar dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brandt Clarke dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kevin Fiala dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex Turcotte moved up to L3 with Foegele and Laferriere (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame 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.
136 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 14 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.