Marc McLaughlin will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, allowing Johnson to return from a five-game absence. The 34-year-old Johnson is averaging 13:07 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) in eight games this season.
Miller returned to practice on Tuesday and will return from an 11-game absence on Thursday against the Florida Panthers. Before his absence, the 31-year-old Miller had been centering the top line and top powerplay unit in Vancouver and scored 16 points (6G / 10A) in 17 games, leading all forwards on the team.
Radek Faksa will not play on Thursday due to a lower-body injury, allowing Joseph to re-enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Joseph is averaging 12:25 time-on-ice and has four points (2G / 2A) in 17 games this season. He has been held off the scoresheet in eight straight.
A former first-round pick in 2020, Mukhamadullin is yet to play an NHL game this season. The 22-year-old defenceman has zero goals and six assists in 14 AHL games this season.
With Yanni Gourde battling an undisclosed injury, Sprong will likely draw back into Seattle's lineup on Thursday against the Boston Bruins. The 27-year-old Sprong is averaging 12:50 time-on-ice and has one point (1G / 0A) in six games with Seattle.
Pelletier was the 26th overall pick of the Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has played 41 career NHL games, including scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 19 points (3G / 16A) in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers.
Lomberg has not played the last two games due to personal reasons but will likely draw back into the lineup on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 30-year-old Lomberg is averaging 9:07 time-on-ice, recording three points (0G / 3A), 22 penalty minutes, and 49 hits in 27 games this season.
David Gustafsson (concussion protocol) will exit the Jets' lineup on Thursday, allowing Kupari to draw back in. The 24-year-old Kupari has been a lineup regular for the Jets this season, averaging 9:40 time-on-ice and scoring three points (2G / 1A) in 28 contests.
Albert Johansson will draw back into the Red Wings' lineup on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers, sending Holl to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 32-year-old Holl is averaging a career-low 14:47 time-on-ice, recording three points (1G / 2A), 28 blocks, and 11 hits in 21 games this season.
Justin Holl will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers, allowing Johansson to re-enter the lineup. The 23-year-old Johansson is in his first NHL season and is averaging 13:08 time-on-ice, recording one points (0G / 1A), 20 blocks, and 12 hits in 14 games.
With Christian Fischer returning to the Red Wings' lineup on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers, Motte will be the odd-man out as a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Motte is averaging 12:08 time-on-ice, recording one point (1G / 0A) and 18 hits in 16 games this season.
Tyler Motte will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers, allowing Fischer to re-enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Fischer is averaging 11:31 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 25 games this season.
Bichsel was the 18th overall pick of the Stars in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old defenseman is highly regarded in the Dallas system and will make his NHL debut with Matt Dumba battling an upper-body injury. Bichsel has nine points (3G / 6A) in 21 games with the Texas Stars (AHL) this season.
Barzal has not played since suffering an upper-body injury at the end of October but has be actively skating on his own the past few weeks. He returned to practice for the first time on Thursday and has been upgraded to day-to-day. After a stellar 2023-24 season, scoring 80 points (23G / 57A) in 80 games, Barzal started the 2024-25 campaign slowly, with only five points (2G / 3A) in 10 games.
Pyyhtia has not played the past two games for the Blue Jackets but will draw back into the lineup on Thursday against the Washington Capitals. The 22-year-old is averaging 13:46 time-on-ice and has two points (1G / 1A) in 18 games this season.
Egor Zamula will draw into the Flyers' lineup on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, resulting in Andrae being a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Andrae is averaging 19:26 time-on-ice, recording a +3 plus/minus, and five points (1G / 4A) in 19 games this season.
Emil Andrae will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, allowing Zamula draw back into the lineup. The 24-year-old Zamula is averaging 15:52 time-on-ice and has six points (1G / 5A) in 19 games this season.
Colangelo will take a seat on Wednesday to make way for Leo Carlsson's return from an upper-body injury. Colangelo is yet to register a point in eight games this season.
Lacombe will take a seat on Wednesday as Pavel Mintyukov draws back into the lineup. Lacombe has four goals and two assists in 20 games this season.
Kulich will re-enter Buffalo's lineup after sitting out Monday's game against the Red Wings. Kulich has just three goals and zero assists in 18 games this season.
