NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Mar 29, 2021
7 games on Mar 29, 2021 produced 8 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (0 up, 2 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions) and 1 big ice-time swing. The biggest: Dylan Cozens played only 3:11 (−12:49 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Dylan Cozens played only 3:11 (−12:49 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI drop · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Frederick Gaudreau moved up to L2 with Lafferty and Aston-Reese (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PITPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Leonard moved up to L2 with Donato and Gambrell (2 straight games).
Line promotion · SJSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Timo Meier moved up to L1 with Hertl and Balcers.
Line promotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Tomas Hertl moved up to L1 with Meier and Balcers.
Line promotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Dylan Cozens played only 3:11 (−12:49 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Frederick Gaudreau moved up to L2 with Lafferty and Aston-Reese (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Leonard moved up to L2 with Donato and Gambrell (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Timo Meier moved up to L1 with Hertl and Balcers.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tomas Hertl moved up to L1 with Meier and Balcers.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mitch Marner dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Wayne Simmonds dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jujhar Khaira moved up to L3 with Archibald and Shore.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
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.
112 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 8 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.