NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022
10 games on Apr 5, 2022 produced 16 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (1 up, 6 down), 3 line moves (2 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Andre Burakovsky moved up to L1 with MacKinnon and Rantanen (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Andre Burakovsky moved up to L1 with MacKinnon and Rantanen (2 straight games).
Line promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek dropped to L2 from L1 with Roslovic and Laine (2 straight games).
Line demotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Kailer Yamamoto moved onto the top power-play unit with Barrie, Hyman and Nugent-Hopkins, +2:11 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · EDMPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anders Lee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Andrew Copp dropped off PP1.
Off PP1 · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Andre Burakovsky moved up to L1 with MacKinnon and Rantanen (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek dropped to L2 from L1 with Roslovic and Laine (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Emil Bemstrom moved up to L3 with Nyquist and Sillinger (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Patrik Laine played only 14:22 (−6:55 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek played only 13:13 (−6:16 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Kailer Yamamoto moved onto the top power-play unit with Barrie, Hyman and Nugent-Hopkins, +2:11 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anders Lee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brock Nelson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jean-Gabriel Pageau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Andrew Copp dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau had 5 points (2 G, 3 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Aleksander Barkov had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Ryan Johansen scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Mitch Marner had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 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.
148 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 12 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.