NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Apr 9, 2024
13 games on Apr 9, 2024 produced 16 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (1 up, 6 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions) and 5 big games. The biggest: Artturi Lehkonen moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Nichushkin, +3:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Artturi Lehkonen moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Nichushkin, +3:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLGame reportTeam lines
Hendrix Lapierre dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · DALGame reportTeam lines
Jason Robertson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · DALGame reportTeam lines
Joe Pavelski dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · DALGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Artturi Lehkonen moved onto the top power-play unit with MacKinnon, Drouin and Nichushkin, +3:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nathan MacKinnon scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 10 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Jamie Benn dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jason Robertson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joe Pavelski dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roope Hintz dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Hendrix Lapierre dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anze Kopitar dropped to L3 from L1 with Kempe and Byfield (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Quinton Byfield dropped to L3 from L1 with Kopitar and Kempe (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Steven Stamkos scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Philipp Grubauer stopped all 39 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Brad Marchand dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Juraj Slafkovský scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Anthony Stolarz stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Ben Meyers moved up to L3 with Johnston and Leason.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Robby Fabbri moved up to L3 with Copp and Fischer.
Line promotionGame 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.
161 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.