NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Apr 11, 2026
15 games on Apr 11, 2026 produced 14 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (2 up, 1 down), 8 line moves (6 promotions, 2 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Thomas Harley moved onto the top power-play unit with Duchene, Rantanen and Robertson, +4:39 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Thomas Harley moved onto the top power-play unit with Duchene, Rantanen and Robertson, +4:39 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Matt Savoie dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Matthew Schaefer dropped to D3 from D1 with Pulock (2 straight games).
Line demotion · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Charle-Edouard D'Astous moved onto the top power-play unit with Kucherov, Guentzel and Bjorkstrand, +1:28 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · TBLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ben Chiarot moved up to D1 with Faulk.
Line promotion · DETPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Thomas Harley moved onto the top power-play unit with Duchene, Rantanen and Robertson, +4:39 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake Oettinger stopped all 22 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Matt Savoie dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matthew Schaefer dropped to D3 from D1 with Pulock (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Charle-Edouard D'Astous moved onto the top power-play unit with Kucherov, Guentzel and Bjorkstrand, +1:28 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ben Chiarot moved up to D1 with Faulk.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Carter Mazur moved up to L3 with Perron and Compher (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brenden Dillon moved up to D2 with Nemec (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Simon Nemec moved up to D2 with Dillon (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Connor Clifton moved up to D1 with Shea.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Shea moved up to D1 with Clifton.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anton Forsberg stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Linus Ullmark stopped all 23 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Frank Nazar dropped to L4 from L3 with Burakovsky and Donato.
Line demotionGame 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.
168 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.