NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024
10 games on Dec 3, 2024 produced 10 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (0 up, 3 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Mark Kastelic moved up to L2 with Coyle and Frederic (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Mark Kastelic moved up to L2 with Coyle and Frederic (2 straight games).
Line promotion · BOSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Casey Mittelstadt dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · COLGame reportTeam lines
Kirby Dach dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Andrew Peeke dropped to D3 from D2 with Lohrei (2 straight games).
Line demotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Mark Kastelic moved up to L2 with Coyle and Frederic (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Andrew Peeke dropped to D3 from D2 with Lohrei (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Casey Mittelstadt dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kirby Dach dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Adin Hill stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Matthew Tkachuk had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Matthew Kessel moved up to D2 with Suter.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nils Hoglander moved up to L3 with Blueger and Sherwood (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dan Vladar stopped all 16 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame 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.
97 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 7 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.