NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 7, 2024
12 games on Nov 7, 2024 produced 13 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (1 up, 3 down), 6 line moves (3 promotions, 3 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Jamie Drysdale moved up to D1 with Sanheim (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jamie Drysdale moved up to D1 with Sanheim (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Pius Suter moved onto the top power-play unit with Miller, Garland and Pettersson, +3:45 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · VANPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jake Guentzel moved up to L1 with Kucherov and Cirelli.
Line promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Nick Perbix moved up to D1 with Hedman.
Line promotion · TBLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Bo Horvat dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jamie Drysdale moved up to D1 with Sanheim (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Pius Suter moved onto the top power-play unit with Miller, Garland and Pettersson, +3:45 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jake Guentzel moved up to L1 with Kucherov and Cirelli.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nick Perbix moved up to D1 with Hedman.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Bo Horvat dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Oliver Wahlstrom dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 35 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Jordan Kyrou dropped to L3 from L1 with Schenn and Saad.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Scott Perunovich played 17:22 (+6:26 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller dropped to L2 from L1 with Schmaltz and Hayton.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
David Pastrnak played 23:32 (+5:09 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Emil Heineman dropped to L4 from L3 with Armia and Condotta (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame 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.
209 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.