NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Apr 21, 2022
11 games on Apr 21, 2022 produced 14 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (4 up, 0 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Evgeny Svechnikov played only 3:59 (−6:51 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Evgeny Svechnikov played only 3:59 (−6:51 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI drop · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Palmieri moved onto the top power-play unit with Lee, Nelson and Barzal (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NYIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vasily Podkolzin moved onto the top power-play unit with Chiasson, Miller and Pettersson (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · VANGame reportTeam lines
Jacob Peterson moved onto the top power-play unit with Suter, Benn and Seguin, +2:06 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Joseph Veleno moved onto the top power-play unit with Bertuzzi, Hronek and Seider, +1:36 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · DETPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Kyle Palmieri moved onto the top power-play unit with Lee, Nelson and Barzal (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Bailey moved up to L1 with Lee and Nelson.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ross Johnston moved up to L3 with Martin and Cizikas.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vasily Podkolzin moved onto the top power-play unit with Chiasson, Miller and Pettersson (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Quinn Hughes moved up to D1 with Schenn.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Evgeny Svechnikov played only 3:59 (−6:51 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Jacob Peterson moved onto the top power-play unit with Suter, Benn and Seguin, +2:06 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Joseph Veleno moved onto the top power-play unit with Bertuzzi, Hronek and Seider, +1:36 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Okposo moved up to L1 with Asplund and Cozens.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Casey DeSmith stopped all 52 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Jake Guentzel scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Andrew Copp scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Artemi Panarin had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 0 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Teuvo Teravainen played 19:59 (+4:41 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame 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.
122 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.