NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Mar 28, 2021
6 games on Mar 28, 2021 produced 10 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (1 up, 3 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions) and 1 big game. The biggest: David Krejci moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Grzelcyk and Ritchie, +3:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
David Krejci moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Grzelcyk and Ritchie, +3:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Jon Merrill moved up to D1 with Staal (2 straight games).
Line promotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Justin Faulk moved up to D1 with Krug (2 straight games).
Line promotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Marc Staal moved up to D1 with Merrill (2 straight games).
Line promotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Torey Krug moved up to D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
Line promotion · STLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
David Krejci moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Grzelcyk and Ritchie, +3:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jon Merrill moved up to D1 with Staal (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Marc Staal moved up to D1 with Merrill (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Christian Djoos dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Justin Faulk moved up to D1 with Krug (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Torey Krug moved up to D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
David Perron moved up to L1 with Schenn and Thomas.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Patrik Laine dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jack Roslovic dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped all 40 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.
26 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.