NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Apr 27, 2024
4 games on Apr 27, 2024 produced 13 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (2 up, 0 down), 8 line moves (8 promotions, 0 demotions) and 3 big ice-time swings. The biggest: Charlie McAvoy moved onto the top power-play unit with Marchand, Coyle and DeBrusk, +2:03 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Charlie McAvoy moved onto the top power-play unit with Marchand, Coyle and DeBrusk, +2:03 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Hagel moved onto the top power-play unit with Stamkos, Hedman and Kucherov, +2:21 of PP time.
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Jean-Gabriel Pageau played 22:14 (+9:40 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Brayden McNabb moved up to D1 with Theodore.
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Shea Theodore moved up to D1 with McNabb.
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Changes by team
Charlie McAvoy moved onto the top power-play unit with Marchand, Coyle and DeBrusk, +2:03 of PP time (2 straight games).
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Brandon Hagel moved onto the top power-play unit with Stamkos, Hedman and Kucherov, +2:21 of PP time.
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Jean-Gabriel Pageau played 22:14 (+9:40 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Pierre Engvall played 24:23 (+10:37 vs his recent average).
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Wyatt Johnston moved up to L1 with Hintz and Robertson.
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Jamie Benn moved up to L2 with Duchene and Stankoven.
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Logan Stankoven moved up to L2 with Benn and Duchene.
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Brayden McNabb moved up to D1 with Theodore.
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Shea Theodore moved up to D1 with McNabb.
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Andrei Svechnikov played 25:51 (+9:17 vs his recent average).
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Jesperi Kotkaniemi moved up to L2 with Teravainen and Necas.
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Martin Necas moved up to L2 with Teravainen and Kotkaniemi.
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Teuvo Teravainen moved up to L2 with Necas and Kotkaniemi.
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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.
98 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.