NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Nov 9, 2024
12 games on Nov 9, 2024 produced 15 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (3 up, 5 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Brendan Gallagher moved onto the top power-play unit with Armia, Newhook and Heineman (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brendan Gallagher moved onto the top power-play unit with Armia, Newhook and Heineman (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Emil Heineman moved onto the top power-play unit with Gallagher, Armia and Newhook, +1:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Lane Hutson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gallagher, Armia and Newhook (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson moved up to D1 with George (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Tim Stützle moved up to L1 with Giroux and Batherson (2 straight games).
Line promotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Brendan Gallagher moved onto the top power-play unit with Armia, Newhook and Heineman (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Emil Heineman moved onto the top power-play unit with Gallagher, Armia and Newhook, +1:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Lane Hutson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gallagher, Armia and Newhook (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cole Caufield dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kirby Dach dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nick Suzuki dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brendan Gallagher moved up to L1 with Anderson and Dvorak.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Christian Dvorak moved up to L1 with Gallagher and Anderson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson moved up to D1 with George (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tim Stützle moved up to L1 with Giroux and Batherson (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Quick stopped all 37 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Charlie Coyle dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Juuse Saros stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Nathan MacKinnon had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 7 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.
117 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.