Joakim Lindstrom will be a healthy scratch Thursday against the Canadiens, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Lindstrom will be a healthy scratch Thursday against the Canadiens, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Analysis:

It will be the first time Lindstrom has been scratched for non-injury or illness reasons, as Magnus Paajarvi gets the call to the lineup in his stead. Lindstrom hasn't done much to generate fantasy excitement yet, producing three goals and no assists over his 17 games.