NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Nov 25, 2024
11 games on Nov 25, 2024 produced 15 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (3 up, 5 down), 2 line moves (1 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Dennis Cholowski moved onto the top power-play unit with Palmieri, Nelson and Holmstrom, +2:37 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Dennis Cholowski moved onto the top power-play unit with Palmieri, Nelson and Holmstrom, +2:37 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NYIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sam Bennett moved onto the top power-play unit with Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart, +3:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier moved onto the top power-play unit with Konecny, Frost and Andrae, +2:21 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Oliver Bjorkstrand dropped to L4 from L1 with Tolvanen and Wright (3 straight games).
Line demotion · SEAGame reportTeam lines
Haydn Fleury moved up to D2 with Pionk (2 straight games).
Line promotion · WPGPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sam Bennett moved onto the top power-play unit with Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart, +3:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Dennis Cholowski moved onto the top power-play unit with Palmieri, Nelson and Holmstrom, +2:37 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier moved onto the top power-play unit with Konecny, Frost and Andrae, +2:21 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Oliver Bjorkstrand dropped to L4 from L1 with Tolvanen and Wright (3 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Haydn Fleury moved up to D2 with Pionk (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Eriksson Ek played 22:52 (+4:48 vs his recent average) (4 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Leo Carlsson dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jackson Blake dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sebastian Aho had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
MacKenzie Weegar dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matt Coronato dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Yegor Sharangovich dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nico Hischier scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Brandon Hagel had 5 points (0 G, 5 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Shea Theodore played 27:39 (+4:59 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame 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.
160 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.