NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Apr 6, 2024
11 games on Apr 6, 2024 produced 11 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (5 up, 0 down), 3 line moves (2 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 2 big games. The biggest: Brock Faber moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov, +2:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brock Faber moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov, +2:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MINGame reportTeam lines
Declan Chisholm moved up to D1 with Brodin (2 straight games).
Line promotion · MINPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Steven Stamkos dropped to L3 from L1 with Paul and Hagel (2 straight games).
Line demotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Brock Nelson moved onto the top power-play unit with Palmieri, Lee and Reilly.
PP1 promotion · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Palmieri moved onto the top power-play unit with Lee, Nelson and Reilly.
PP1 promotion · NYIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Brock Faber moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov, +2:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Declan Chisholm moved up to D1 with Brodin (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Steven Stamkos dropped to L3 from L1 with Paul and Hagel (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Nick Paul played 21:54 (+4:46 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brock Nelson moved onto the top power-play unit with Palmieri, Lee and Reilly.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Palmieri moved onto the top power-play unit with Lee, Nelson and Reilly.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Reilly moved onto the top power-play unit with Palmieri, Lee and Nelson.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Pulock moved onto the top power-play unit with Palmieri, Lee and Nelson.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Semyon Varlamov stopped all 42 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Ridly Greig moved up to L1 with Giroux and Joseph.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
William Eklund scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame 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.
125 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 9 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.