NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Mar 30, 2024
15 games on Mar 30, 2024 produced 23 notable changes: 12 power-play changes (7 up, 5 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 7 big games. The biggest: Casey Mittelstadt moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Rantanen, +3:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Casey Mittelstadt moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Rantanen, +3:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Conor Timmins moved onto the top power-play unit with Tavares, Bertuzzi and Nylander, +2:52 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · TORPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Darren Raddysh moved up to D1 with Hedman (2 straight games).
Line promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Victor Hedman moved up to D1 with Raddysh (2 straight games).
Line promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Alexis Lafrenière scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trick · NYRGame report
Changes by team
Casey Mittelstadt moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Rantanen, +3:57 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nathan MacKinnon had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Conor Timmins moved onto the top power-play unit with Tavares, Bertuzzi and Nylander, +2:52 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ilya Samsonov stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Darren Raddysh moved up to D1 with Hedman (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Victor Hedman moved up to D1 with Raddysh (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alexis Lafrenière scored a hat trick (3 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Artemi Panarin had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Alexander Romanov moved onto the top power-play unit with Clutterbuck, Bortuzzo and Martin, +0:52 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cal Clutterbuck moved onto the top power-play unit with Bortuzzo, Martin and Romanov, +0:48 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kyle MacLean moved onto the top power-play unit with Clutterbuck, Bortuzzo and Martin, +0:51 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Matt Martin moved onto the top power-play unit with Clutterbuck, Bortuzzo and Romanov, +0:55 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Robert Bortuzzo moved onto the top power-play unit with Clutterbuck, Martin and Romanov, +0:52 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Bo Horvat dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brock Nelson dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kyle Palmieri dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dmitri Voronkov played 19:49 (+6:49 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dmitri Voronkov moved up to L3 with Gaudreau and Nylander (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped all 35 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Jake Oettinger stopped all 17 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.
215 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 16 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.