NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025
10 games on Nov 13, 2025 produced 12 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (2 up, 5 down), 2 line moves (2 promotions, 0 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Adam Henrique moved onto the top power-play unit with Draisaitl, McDavid and Roslovic, +1:40 of PP time.
Biggest changes
Adam Henrique moved onto the top power-play unit with Draisaitl, McDavid and Roslovic, +1:40 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · EDMPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Noah Ostlund moved onto the top power-play unit with Thompson, Byram and Quinn, +4:29 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · BUFPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares moved up to L1 with Nylander and Knies.
Line promotion · TORGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · TORGame reportTeam lines
Kent Johnson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Noah Ostlund moved onto the top power-play unit with Thompson, Byram and Quinn, +4:29 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Adam Henrique moved onto the top power-play unit with Draisaitl, McDavid and Roslovic, +1:40 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares moved up to L1 with Nylander and Knies.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matthew Knies dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Oliver Ekman-Larsson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
William Nylander dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kent Johnson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Martin Necas had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Casey DeSmith stopped all 24 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Tye Kartye moved up to L3 with Winterton and Meyers (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dustin Wolf stopped all 17 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.
122 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.