Victor Hedman took warmups with the team but was a last minute scratch, so Santini is a surprise addition to the lineup. It's Santini's first NHL game since playing four games with the Blues in the 2022-23 season.
Atkinson will take a seat on Thursday to make way for the return of Anthony Cirelli (upper-body). Atkinson has three goals and two assists in 17 games this season.
Korczak will take a seat on Thursday to make room for the return of Zach Whitecloud (upper-body). Korczak has zero goals and three assists in 17 games this season.
Svechkov will take a seat on Thursday as Ryan O'Reilly and Gustav Nyquist make their returns to the lineup. Svechkov has two goals and zero assists in nine games this season.
Struble will slot in for David Savard, who was a surprise scratch due to an upper-body injury. Struble has two goals and three assists in 21 games this season.
Nieto will fill in for Kevin Hayes, who is listed as a healthy scratch on Thursday. Nieto is yet to register a point in nine games this season.
Hayes was a surprise scratch on Thursday with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. Matt Nieto will slide into the lineup in his place.
Harris will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Jack Johnson draws back into the lineup. Harris has zero goals and just one assist in 19 games this season.
Johnson will make his first appearance since November 21st as Jordan Harris is the odd man out on Thursday. Johnson has zero goals and just one assist in 15 games this season.
Johnston will take a seat on Thursday in order to make room for Robby Fabbri's return from a knee injury. Johnston has one goal and three assists in 21 games this season.
Lacombe will immediately re-enter Anaheim's lineup after sitting out Wednesday night's game in Ottawa. Olen Zellweger will somewhat surprisingly be healthy scratched in Lacombe's place.
Zellweger was a surprise absence on Thursday and was not announced as a scratch prior to warmups. Jackson Lacombe will draw into the lineup in his place while Pavel Mintyukov will likely fill Zellweger's spot on Anaheim's first power-play unit.
MacDermid will slot in for Tomas Tatar, who was a late scratch due to an undisclosed injury. MacDermid is yet to register a point in 12 games this season.
Craig Smith (undisclosed) will draw back into Chicago's lineup on Thursday against the New York Islanders, sending Anderson to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Anderson is averaging 14:16 time-on-ice and has one points (0G / 1A) in 13 games this season.
With Robert Bortuzzo (lower body) out indefinitely, Kolyachonok will re-enter the lineup. The 23-year-old Kolyachonok is averaging 13:05 time-on-ice, recording four points (1G / 3A), and a -4 plus/minus in 13 games this season.
Parker Wotherspoon will draw back into the lineup for the Bruins on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, resulting in Lohrei being a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Lohrei has consistently been in the lineup this season, averaging 17:45 time-on-ice and scoring 12 points (1G / 11A) in 26 games.
Tyler Johnson will return from a five-game absence on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, making McLaughlin the odd-man out as a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old McLaughlin has played six straight for the Bruins, averaging 9:46 time-on-ice and scoring zero points.
Mason Lohrei will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, allowing Wotherspoon re-enter the lineup for the first time since November 29th. The 27-year-old Wotherspoon is averaging 15:51 time-on-ice and has zero points, 17 blocks, and 19 hits in 15 games this season.
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.
