NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Apr 3, 2018
9 games on Apr 3, 2018 produced 18 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (1 up, 3 down), 9 line moves (9 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Jonathan Huberdeau dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jonathan Huberdeau dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Jason Spezza moved onto the top power-play unit with Radulov, Benn and Seguin.
PP1 promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Chris Kreider moved up to L1 with Zibanejad and Namestnikov.
Line promotion · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Connauton moved up to D2 with Murphy (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Nikolaj Ehlers moved up to L1 with Stastny and Laine.
Line promotion · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jonathan Huberdeau dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jason Spezza moved onto the top power-play unit with Radulov, Benn and Seguin.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Remi Elie moved up to L3 with Ritchie and Shore.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Connauton moved up to D2 with Murphy (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Roman Josi moved up to D1 with Ellis.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Ellis moved up to D1 with Josi.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Hartman moved up to L2 with Turris and Fiala (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Chris Kreider moved up to L1 with Zibanejad and Namestnikov.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Vladislav Namestnikov moved up to L1 with Kreider and Zibanejad.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nikolaj Ehlers moved up to L1 with Stastny and Laine.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Troy Brouwer dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Wayne Simmonds dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Alexander Wennberg played 22:55 (+5:19 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Artemi Panarin played 24:20 (+5:19 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Brian Boyle moved up to L3 with Grabner and Gibbons (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Taylor Hall had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightPickup 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.
132 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 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.