Lajoie and Marshall Rifai will sit on Thursday as Morgan Rielly and William Lagesson will draw back into the Leafs' lineup. Lajoie has no goals and one assist in seven games this season.
Ryan Reaves will take the place of Gregor as the Leafs opt to get fresh legs in their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Gregor has five goals and six assists in 53 games this season.
Reaves will take the place of Noah Gregor as the Leafs opt to get fresh legs in their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Reaves has two goals and no assists in 28 games this season.
Lagesson hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury in Saturday's game against the Ducks. He's expected to skate alongside Morgan Rielly as he's set to return from his five-game suspension.
Shattenkirk will take the place of Matt Grzelcyk, who is out with an upper-body injury. Shattenkirk has five goals and nine assists in 45 games this season.
Brazeau impressed in his first two NHL games, scoring a goal and registering eight shots on goal, but he will be the odd-man out on Thursday. Jakub Lauko (upper-body) draws back into the lineup in Brazeau's place.
Lauko had been unavailable the previous two games after suffering an upper-body injury in Saturday's game against the Kings. Justin Brazeau will sit in his place.
Grzelcyk was limited to only 35 seconds on the ice, exiting the game with a lower-body injury after receiving a slash to his leg from Ryan McLeod of the Edmonton Oilers in his first shift. The 30-year-old defenseman has zero points in his last 12 games.
Nylander was never able to secure a full-time role with the Penguins, making just 14 appearances for the team over the last two seasons. The former eighth-overall pick has played primarily with the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, scoring 17 goals and adding 15 assists in 43 games.
A fourth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Bemstrom scored 31 goals and 38 assists in 204 games across parts of five seasons in Columbus, playing predominantly in the team's bottom-six. It's unclear where the Penguins plan to deploy the 24-year-old Swede in their lineup.
Olofsson will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Kurtis MacDermid draws into the lineup in his place. Olofsson has three goals and six assists in 55 games this season.
MacDermid will get a chance to play in place of Fredrik Olofsson, who is listed as a scratch for Thursday's game in Detroit. MacDermid has two goals and no assists in 28 games this season.
Cernak was a surprise scratch for Thursday's game, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Calvin de Haan will play in Cernak's place.
Miller will be the odd-man out on Thursday as John Marino is set to return from an illness. Miller has two goals and four assists in 35 games this season.
Annunen has struggled in limited action for the Avalanche this season but will start for the second time in the last four games on Thursday night. In three games this season (1-2-0), Annunen has a disastrous 4.08 GAA and .888 SV%. That said, the high-scoring Avalanche are still -127 road favourites against a Detroit Red Wings club that has outscored their opposition 9-3 in their last two games (2-0-0).
Cogliano is battling an illness, making his status for Thursday's contest against the Detroit Red Wings uncertain. The veteran forward has four points (0G / 4A), five hits, and nine shots in his last 10 games.
Marino missed the Devils' previous game due to illness and was a game-time decision on Thursday vs. New York. The 26-year-old shutdown defenseman has enjoyed yet another strong defensive season as he has four goals, 19 points, 45 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 54 games played before his injury.
Panarin played 19:55 time-on-ice in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars but was unavailable for practice on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Panarin has seven points (1G / 6A) in his last three games. He already has tied a career-high in goals this season (32) and is pacing for his first 100-point season.
Vesey played 14:05 in the Rangers' 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday but was not available for practice on Wednesday due to a lower-body injury. Vesey has 18 points (12G / 6A) in 54 games this season.
Mitchell hasn't made an appearance for the Bruins since December 23rd. He has no goals and two assists in 13 games this season.
