NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Mar 30, 2023
11 games on Mar 30, 2023 produced 18 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (2 up, 5 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions), 4 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Hayes, DeAngelo and Tippett (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Hayes, DeAngelo and Tippett (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anze Kopitar moved up to L1 with Kempe and Byfield (2 straight games).
Line promotion · LAKPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam York dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Carter Verhaeghe dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Quinton Byfield moved onto the top power-play unit with Kopitar, Doughty and Kempe, +2:47 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Hayes, DeAngelo and Tippett (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam York dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anze Kopitar moved up to L1 with Kempe and Byfield (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Quinton Byfield moved onto the top power-play unit with Kopitar, Doughty and Kempe, +2:47 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Adrian Kempe played 23:13 (+5:07 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Carter Verhaeghe dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Stuart Skinner stopped all 43 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Martin Kaut moved up to L1 with Hertl and Peterson.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Martin Kaut played 18:53 (+6:19 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Erik Brannstrom played 22:58 (+8:15 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Patrick Brown played 16:10 (+6:55 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Derick Brassard dropped to L4 from L3 with Joseph and Gambrell (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Patrick Brown moved up to L3 with Watson and Gambrell (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nick Suzuki dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Rafael Harvey-Pinard dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tristan Jarry stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame 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.
122 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 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.