NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024
16 games on Oct 22, 2024 produced 11 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (1 up, 1 down), 3 line moves (2 promotions, 1 demotions) and 6 big games. The biggest: Ryan Suter moved up to D1 with Parayko (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Ryan Suter moved up to D1 with Parayko (3 straight games).
Line promotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Hagel moved onto the top power-play unit with Hedman, Kucherov and Guentzel (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Josh Morrissey dropped to D2 from D1 with DeMelo (2 straight games).
Line demotion · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Hagel scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trick · TBLGame report
Jake Walman dropped off PP1.
Off PP1 · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Ryan Suter moved up to D1 with Parayko (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Hagel moved onto the top power-play unit with Hedman, Kucherov and Guentzel (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Hagel scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Anthony Cirelli had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Josh Morrissey dropped to D2 from D1 with DeMelo (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake Walman dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Juuse Saros stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Anton Forsberg stopped all 31 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Alex Lyon stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Ryker Evans moved up to D2 with Larsson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tomas Hertl 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.
184 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 5 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.