NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Apr 2, 2019
10 games on Apr 2, 2019 produced 11 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (7 up, 0 down), 2 line moves (2 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 1 big game. The biggest: Richard Panik moved onto the top power-play unit with Stepan, Ekman-Larsson and Hinostroza, +3:44 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Richard Panik moved onto the top power-play unit with Stepan, Ekman-Larsson and Hinostroza, +3:44 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Vinnie Hinostroza moved onto the top power-play unit with Stepan, Ekman-Larsson and Panik, +4:13 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Connor Brown moved up to L1 with Marleau and Kadri (2 straight games).
Line promotion · TORPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Andrei Svechnikov moved onto the top power-play unit with Staal, Ferland and Hamilton.
PP1 promotion · CARGame reportTeam lines
Dougie Hamilton moved onto the top power-play unit with Staal, Ferland and Slavin.
PP1 promotion · CARGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Richard Panik moved onto the top power-play unit with Stepan, Ekman-Larsson and Hinostroza, +3:44 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Vinnie Hinostroza moved onto the top power-play unit with Stepan, Ekman-Larsson and Panik, +4:13 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Connor Brown moved up to L1 with Marleau and Kadri (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Andrei Svechnikov moved onto the top power-play unit with Staal, Ferland and Hamilton.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Dougie Hamilton moved onto the top power-play unit with Staal, Ferland and Slavin.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jaccob Slavin moved onto the top power-play unit with Staal, Ferland and Hamilton.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jordan Staal moved onto the top power-play unit with Ferland, Hamilton and Slavin.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Micheal Ferland moved onto the top power-play unit with Staal, Hamilton and Slavin.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mikhail Sergachev moved up to D1 with Stralman.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Yanni Gourde played 18:09 (+6:15 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Radulov had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
100 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.