NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Apr 7, 2024
9 games on Apr 7, 2024 produced 17 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (2 up, 3 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Henry Thrun moved onto the top power-play unit with Granlund, Zetterlund and Bordeleau, +3:23 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Henry Thrun moved onto the top power-play unit with Granlund, Zetterlund and Bordeleau, +3:23 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · SJSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Isac Lundeström moved onto the top power-play unit with Terry, Zegras and Zellweger, +2:29 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · ANAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam Fowler moved up to D1 with Zellweger (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ANAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan McDonagh moved up to D1 with Josi (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Compher dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · DETGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Isac Lundeström moved onto the top power-play unit with Terry, Zegras and Zellweger, +2:29 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cam Fowler moved up to D1 with Zellweger (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Olen Zellweger moved up to D1 with Fowler.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Olen Zellweger played 24:46 (+6:23 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Henry Thrun moved onto the top power-play unit with Granlund, Zetterlund and Bordeleau, +3:23 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan McDonagh moved up to D1 with Josi (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Compher dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Robby Fabbri dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Scott Perunovich moved up to D1 with Parayko.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Schenn moved up to L2 with Thomas and Bolduc.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Robert Thomas had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jacob Trouba played 22:30 (+7:32 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Artemi Panarin had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Casey Mittelstadt dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Frederik Andersen stopped all 23 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Jesper Wallstedt stopped all 24 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Jayden Struble moved up to D2 with Barron.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
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.
121 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 13 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.