NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Nov 23, 2024
15 games on Nov 23, 2024 produced 10 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (4 up, 2 down), 1 line move (0 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Aaron Ekblad moved onto the top power-play unit with Barkov, Reinhart and Bennett, +2:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Aaron Ekblad moved onto the top power-play unit with Barkov, Reinhart and Bennett, +2:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · FLAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jake DeBrusk moved onto the top power-play unit with Garland, Hronek and Pettersson, +4:15 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · VANPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Eriksson Ek played 25:57 (+9:53 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spike · MINGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Zacha dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Oliver Bjorkstrand dropped to L3 from L1 with Gourde and Tolvanen (2 straight games).
Line demotion · SEAGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Aaron Ekblad moved onto the top power-play unit with Barkov, Reinhart and Bennett, +2:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jake DeBrusk moved onto the top power-play unit with Garland, Hronek and Pettersson, +4:15 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Eriksson Ek played 25:57 (+9:53 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Zacha dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Elias Lindholm dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Oliver Bjorkstrand dropped to L3 from L1 with Gourde and Tolvanen (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Drouin moved onto the top power-play unit with Manson, Mittelstadt and Makar.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sam Malinski moved onto the top power-play unit with Manson, Drouin and Mittelstadt.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mikko Rantanen had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Mikko Rantanen played only 15:46 (−5:34 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame 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.
177 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 9 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.