NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Apr 21, 2019
2 games on Apr 21, 2019 produced 18 notable changes: 1 power-play change (0 up, 1 down), 8 line moves (8 promotions, 0 demotions) and 9 big ice-time swings. The biggest: Jake DeBrusk dropped off PP1 (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jake DeBrusk dropped off PP1 (3 straight games).
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Brayden McNabb moved up to D1 with Theodore (2 straight games).
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Brent Burns moved up to D1 with Vlasic (2 straight games).
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Joe Pavelski moved up to L1 with Couture and Meier (2 straight games).
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Logan Couture moved up to L1 with Pavelski and Meier (2 straight games).
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Changes by team
Jake DeBrusk dropped off PP1 (3 straight games).
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Brent Burns moved up to D1 with Vlasic (2 straight games).
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Joe Pavelski moved up to L1 with Couture and Meier (2 straight games).
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Logan Couture moved up to L1 with Pavelski and Meier (2 straight games).
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Marc-Edouard Vlasic moved up to D1 with Burns (2 straight games).
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Joe Pavelski played 31:29 (+14:30 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Evander Kane moved up to L2 with Donskoi and Hertl (2 straight games).
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Tomas Hertl moved up to L2 with Kane and Donskoi (2 straight games).
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Brent Burns played 42:04 (+17:30 vs his recent average).
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Logan Couture played 29:27 (+12:24 vs his recent average).
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Tomas Hertl played 30:06 (+11:46 vs his recent average).
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Brayden McNabb moved up to D1 with Theodore (2 straight games).
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Shea Theodore played 33:04 (+13:34 vs his recent average).
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Mark Stone played 29:28 (+12:08 vs his recent average).
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Max Pacioretty played 27:21 (+10:41 vs his recent average).
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Alex Tuch played 23:58 (+9:07 vs his recent average).
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Paul Stastny played 26:46 (+8:49 vs his recent average).
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Tomas Nosek moved up to L3 with Eakin and Tuch.
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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.
51 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 18 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.