NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Dec 12, 2024
14 games on Dec 12, 2024 produced 20 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (4 up, 2 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions) and 8 big games. The biggest: Victor Olofsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Hertl and Theodore, +1:51 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Victor Olofsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Hertl and Theodore, +1:51 of PP time (2 straight games).
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Alex DeBrincat moved up to L1 with Larkin and Raymond (2 straight games).
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Jonathan Marchessault moved up to L1 with Stamkos and Forsberg (2 straight games).
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Nico Hischier moved up to L1 with Meier and Mercer (2 straight games).
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Sean Monahan moved up to L1 with van Riemsdyk and Johnson (2 straight games).
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Changes by team
Victor Olofsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Hertl and Theodore, +1:51 of PP time (2 straight games).
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Sean Monahan moved up to L1 with van Riemsdyk and Johnson (2 straight games).
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Thomas Harley moved up to D1 with Heiskanen (2 straight games).
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Alex DeBrincat moved up to L1 with Larkin and Raymond (2 straight games).
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Michael Rasmussen dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
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Nico Hischier moved up to L1 with Meier and Mercer (2 straight games).
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Jonathan Marchessault moved up to L1 with Stamkos and Forsberg (2 straight games).
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Adam Wilsby moved up to D1 with Gravel.
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Neal Pionk moved onto the top power-play unit with Niederreiter, Namestnikov and Morrissey.
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Nino Niederreiter moved onto the top power-play unit with Namestnikov, Morrissey and Pionk.
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Vladislav Namestnikov moved onto the top power-play unit with Niederreiter, Morrissey and Pionk.
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Scott Laughton scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 9 SOG).
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Bryan Rust scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 6 SOG).
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Rickard Rakell had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
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Nikita Kucherov had 6 points (1 G, 5 A, 1 SOG).
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Jake Guentzel scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
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Brayden Point had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
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Alex Killorn dropped off PP1.
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Kevin Lankinen stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
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Leon Draisaitl had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 5 SOG).
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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.
150 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.