NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Apr 15, 2021
9 games on Apr 15, 2021 produced 5 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (2 up, 0 down), 1 line move (0 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 1 big game. The biggest: Alex Galchenyuk moved onto the top power-play unit with Tavares, Hyman and Rielly, +3:44 of PP time.
Biggest changes
Alex Galchenyuk moved onto the top power-play unit with Tavares, Hyman and Rielly, +3:44 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · TORGame reportTeam lines
Matt Irwin played 16:00 (+7:21 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spike · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Michael Del Zotto moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Matteau and Grigorenko, +1:01 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Calle Jarnkrok dropped to L3 from L1 with Granlund and Kunin.
Line demotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Igor Shesterkin stopped all 16 shots for a shutout.
Shutout · NYRGame report
Changes by team
Matt Irwin played 16:00 (+7:21 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Michael Del Zotto moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Matteau and Grigorenko, +1:01 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex Galchenyuk moved onto the top power-play unit with Tavares, Hyman and Rielly, +3:44 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Calle Jarnkrok dropped to L3 from L1 with Granlund and Kunin.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Igor Shesterkin stopped all 16 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.
107 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 4 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.