NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Mar 14, 2024
12 games on Mar 14, 2024 produced 13 notable changes: 1 power-play change (1 up, 0 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Alexander Kerfoot moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +1:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Alexander Kerfoot moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +1:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trick · TBLGame report
Radko Gudas played only 5:01 (−15:25 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · ANAGame reportTeam lines
Nikita Kucherov dropped to L4 from L1 with Duclair and Point (2 straight games).
Line demotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Calen Addison moved up to D1 with Ferraro.
Line promotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Alexander Kerfoot moved onto the top power-play unit with Schmaltz, Keller and Durzi, +1:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Nikita Kucherov dropped to L4 from L1 with Duclair and Point (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Nikita Kucherov had 5 points (1 G, 4 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Nikita Kucherov played only 16:44 (−5:21 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Radko Gudas played only 5:01 (−15:25 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Erik Gudbranson moved up to D1 with Bean.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Calen Addison moved up to D1 with Ferraro.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Calen Addison played 24:20 (+6:56 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Valtteri Puustinen dropped to L3 from L2 with Eller and Smith (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped all 21 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Frederik Andersen stopped all 21 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Marc-Andre Fleury 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.
140 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 8 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.