Wotherspoon has played the last three games but will be a healthy scratch on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 26-year-old Wotherspoon has eight points (0G / 8A) in 39 games this season.
Pat Maroon is making his return, and Bruins debut, from back surgery on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, making van Riemsdyk the odd man out of the lineup. The 34-year-old van Riemsdyk has struggled offensively lately with zero points in his last 12 games.
Torey Krug is battling an upper-body injury and will likely be replaced in the Blues' lineup by Scandella. The 34-year-old Scandella has eight points (2G / 6A), 64 hits, and 45 blocks in 62 games this season.
Okhotiuk had an assist in 16:45 TOI in San Jose on Tuesday but will come back out of the lineup in Los Angeles with Oliver Kylington returning to the lineup. Okhotiuk has one assist in seven games since being traded to Calgary.
McCann missed Tuesday's game vs. the Coyotes with a lower-body injury, but will play Thursday vs. the Sharks. With McCann back, Logan Morrisson will take a seat. McCann comes into play with 14 points (3G / 11A) in his last 17 games.
Zohorna will make his first appearance since January 15th when the Penguins host the Red Wings on Thursday in a matchup chock-full of playoff implications. Zohorna has four goals and three assists in 31 games this season.
Puljujarvi will take a seat on Thursday as Radim Zohorna draws into the Penguins' lineup. Puljujarvi has three goals and one assist in 21 games this season.
Staal somehow managed an even plus/minus in Philadelphia's 9-3 loss to Montreal on Tuesday but will be the odd man out of the lineup on Thursday as Egor Zamula returns. The 37-year-old veteran defenseman has had a season to forget in his first year in Philadelphia, with a goal and five points, 14 PIMs, 20 SOG and a +2 plus/minus in 35 games played.
Zamula has been a healthy scratch for the Flyers' previous three games but will draw back in on Thursday vs. the Rangers as he takes the spot of Marc Staal. The 24-year-old has enjoyed a solid breakout season in 2023-24, with five goals, 20 points, 58 SOG, 32 PIMs and his +1 plus/minus through 63 games played.
Atkinson was a healthy scratch for Philadelphia's previous game but will draw back in on Thursday as Olle Lycksell is a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old is having his least productive season since 2012-13, with his 13 goals, 15 assists, 174 SOG, 25 PIMs and -22 plus/minus through 67 games played this year.
Ohgren will make his NHL debut on Friday in Vegas after appearing in three games for Iowa (AHL) after a full season in the Swedish Elite League with Farjestad BK. The 20-year-old left-winger is Minnesota's 2022 first-round pick (20th overall) and had an impressive 12 goals and 19 points in 26 games with Farjestad BK before being sent to North America.
Duehr has not played since April 4th, missing the last two games, but will re-enter the lineup on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken. The 26-year-old Duehr has seven points (2G / 5A) in 37 games this season.
Morrison played his first game since March 30th on Tuesday but will return to the press box as a healthy scratch on Thursday. The 21-year-old Morrison has spent most of the season in the AHL, scoring 40 points (15G / 25A) in 60 games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
Ryan Carpenter will replace Hoffman in the Sharks' lineup on Thursday. The 34-year-old Hoffman made his return to the lineup from a two-game absence on Tuesday, recording an assist to snap a five-game pointless skid.
Mike Hoffman will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Carpenter to re-enter the lineup. Carpenter has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 58 games this season.
David Gustafsson will replace Perfetti in the Jets' lineup on Thursday. The 22-year-old Perfetti has been a regular for the Jets this season, scoring 36 points (17G / 19A) in 70 games.
Cole Perfetti will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Gustafsson to return to the lineup. Gustafsson last played on March 28th and has four points (2G / 2A) in 36 games this season.
Tomas Nosek will not play on Thursday due to an undisclosed injury, allowing Clarke to re-enter the lineup. The 22-year-old Clarke recently made his NHL debut but has spent most of the season in the AHL, scoring 47 points (23G / 24A) in 64 games with the Utica Comets.
Lycksell has played the last three games, recording two points (1G / 1A), but will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the New York Rangers. The 24-year-old Lycksell has five points (1G / 4A) in 18 games this season.
Fix-Wolansky has been among the league leaders in the AHL for the past two seasons but has been unable to translate that success to the NHL level, scoring only four points (2G / 2A) in 25 career games with the Blue Jackets. The 24-year-old has 58 points (24G / 34A) in 55 games with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) this season.
