NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Apr 13, 2026
10 games on Apr 13, 2026 produced 10 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (4 up, 2 down), 1 line move (0 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 2 big games. The biggest: Charle-Edouard D'Astous moved onto the top power-play unit with Kucherov, Guentzel and Point, +1:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Charle-Edouard D'Astous moved onto the top power-play unit with Kucherov, Guentzel and Point, +1:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · TBLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vladimir Tarasenko moved onto the top power-play unit with Spurgeon, Johansson and Brink, +5:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MINPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vince Dunn dropped to D3 from D1 with Larsson (2 straight games).
Line demotion · SEAGame reportTeam lines
Cole Schwindt moved onto the top power-play unit with Hinostroza, Forsling and Greer, +0:52 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · FLAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Johansson moved onto the top power-play unit with Spurgeon, Tarasenko and Brink, +5:25 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · MINPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Vladimir Tarasenko moved onto the top power-play unit with Spurgeon, Johansson and Brink, +5:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Johansson moved onto the top power-play unit with Spurgeon, Tarasenko and Brink, +5:25 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Charle-Edouard D'Astous moved onto the top power-play unit with Kucherov, Guentzel and Point, +1:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vince Dunn dropped to D3 from D1 with Larsson (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Cole Schwindt moved onto the top power-play unit with Hinostroza, Forsling and Greer, +0:52 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mackie Samoskevich dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mavrik Bourque scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Dmitry Orlov dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Oliver Ekman-Larsson played 22:30 (+6:21 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jack Eichel had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
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.
133 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 8 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.