NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022
13 games on Apr 26, 2022 produced 22 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (2 up, 1 down), 8 line moves (7 promotions, 1 demotions), 6 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: William Karlsson moved up to L1 with Marchessault and Roy (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
William Karlsson moved up to L1 with Marchessault and Roy (3 straight games).
Line promotion · VGKPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Goligoski moved onto the top power-play unit with Hartman, Fiala and Eriksson Ek, +5:25 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MINGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Hartman moved onto the top power-play unit with Goligoski, Fiala and Eriksson Ek, +4:41 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MINPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Brannstrom dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Cal Foote moved up to D1 with McDonagh.
Line promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
William Karlsson moved up to L1 with Marchessault and Roy (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jack Eichel played 24:14 (+4:54 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Alex Goligoski moved onto the top power-play unit with Hartman, Fiala and Eriksson Ek, +5:25 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Hartman moved onto the top power-play unit with Goligoski, Fiala and Eriksson Ek, +4:41 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Erik Brannstrom dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Adam Gaudette moved up to L2 with Formenton and Stützle.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tim Stützle had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Dominik Simon moved up to L1 with Henrique and Terry.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Radek Faksa moved up to L2 with Glendening and Raffl (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Robert Thomas moved up to L1 with Tarasenko and Buchnevich.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Pavel Buchnevich played 24:33 (+7:34 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Robert Thomas played 23:31 (+6:04 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Cal Foote moved up to D1 with McDonagh.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mikhail Sergachev moved up to D2 with Bogosian.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nikita Kucherov had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Steven Stamkos had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Artemi Panarin dropped to L4 from L1 with Strome and Copp.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Chris Kreider played 23:08 (+4:45 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Mika Zibanejad played 23:57 (+5:00 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal played 24:05 (+6:02 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Connor McDavid had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jack Campbell stopped all 20 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.
191 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 17 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.