NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Apr 13, 2024
13 games on Apr 13, 2024 produced 21 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (3 up, 5 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions), 6 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Bobby McMann played only 4:10 (−8:43 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Bobby McMann played only 4:10 (−8:43 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI drop · TORGame reportTeam lines
Shane Pinto moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, Batherson and Tkachuk, +5:14 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · OTTPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tommy Novak moved onto the top power-play unit with Josi, Zucker and Jankowski (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mark Jankowski moved up to L1 with Zucker and Glass (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Alexeyev moved up to D2 with van Riemsdyk (3 straight games).
Line promotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Bobby McMann played only 4:10 (−8:43 vs his recent average), an early exit (3 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Tommy Novak moved onto the top power-play unit with Josi, Zucker and Jankowski (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mark Jankowski moved up to L1 with Zucker and Glass (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mark Jankowski moved onto the top power-play unit with Josi, Zucker and Novak, +0:55 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Filip Forsberg dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Gustav Nyquist dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Luke Evangelista dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan O'Reilly dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roman Josi played only 19:35 (−5:46 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Roman Josi had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Shane Pinto moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, Batherson and Tkachuk, +5:14 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Robby Fabbri moved up to L2 with Fischer and Veleno (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Joseph Veleno moved up to L2 with Fabbri and Fischer (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joseph Veleno played 16:18 (+8:05 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Alexeyev moved up to D2 with van Riemsdyk (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Alexeyev played 21:42 (+7:30 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
John Marino played 22:19 (+6:39 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Samuel Ersson stopped all 20 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Evander Kane played 19:54 (+5:08 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup 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.
144 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 18 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.