NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024
13 games on Dec 31, 2024 produced 12 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (0 up, 3 down), 5 line moves (3 promotions, 2 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Zachary L'Heureux played only 1:54 (−13:51 vs his recent average), an early exit.
Biggest changes
Zachary L'Heureux played only 1:54 (−13:51 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Martin Fehérváry dropped to D3 from D1 with Roy (2 straight games).
Line demotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Zach Hyman dropped to L4 from L1 with Brown and McDavid (2 straight games).
Line demotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Alex Iafallo moved up to L2 with Niederreiter and Lowry (2 straight games).
Line promotion · WPGPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Matt Duchene moved up to L1 with Benn and Johnston.
Line promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Zachary L'Heureux played only 1:54 (−13:51 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Roman Josi played 32:30 (+8:48 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Zach Hyman dropped to L4 from L1 with Brown and McDavid (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Martin Fehérváry dropped to D3 from D1 with Roy (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Matt Duchene moved up to L1 with Benn and Johnston.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex Iafallo moved up to L2 with Niederreiter and Lowry (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Connor Zary dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
MacKenzie Weegar dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ross Colton dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Victor Olofsson played 20:27 (+4:46 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nicolas Hague moved up to D2 with Whitecloud.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Samuel Ersson stopped all 15 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame 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.
148 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.