There’s a healthy crowd at forward

NEW YORK — The Blue Jackets activated center Lukas Sedlak from injured reserve on Thursday and made him a healthy scratch later that night against the Florida Panthers.

Left wing Lauri Korpikoski also was a healthy scratch, the first time he has been out of the lineup since the Blue Jackets acquired him at the trade deadline March 1. As long as the Blue Jackets remain healthy at forward — they just emerged from a rash of minor injuries and illnesses — coach John Tortorella faces difficult decisions.

“I’ll continue to make my call during the game as far as who’s going and who’s not,” Tortorella said. “That will determine ice time. And then from game to game we will make a determination as to who will play. I don’t know what else to say about it, except it’s a good problem to have when you starting getting your players back healthy.”

Earlier in the season, the Blue Jackets’ lineup barely fluctuated from game to game. On many nights, they didn’t carry an extra forward on the roster.

But Oliver Bjorkstrand has played his way into a regular role, and Korpikoski came aboard from Dallas.

That leaves two extra forwards as long as the Blue Jackets remain healthy. They play today at the New York Islanders.

Tortorella said he hasn’t even considered resting players down the stretch, with 13 games to go in the regular season, meaning the decisions, for now, will be performance-based.

A similar situation on defense was cleared up last week when Ryan Murray suffered a broken hand while blocking a shot in a game against Buffalo. Now Kyle Quincey figures to be a permanent fixture on the third pairing along with rookie Markus Nutivaara.

Yes, he Cam

Right wing Cam Atkinson has scored 118 goals for the Blue Jackets, leaving him two short of tying R.J. Umberger (120) for second on the franchise’s all-time list.

The No. 1 spot is safe for now. Rick Nash scored 289 goals for the team.

Slap shots

Right wing Josh Anderson has scored three of his 15 goals this season in three games against the Islanders. … No word yet on a starting goaltender for the Blue Jackets, but Joonas Korpisalo had a 29- save shutout — the first of his NHL career — in a 7- 0 win over the Islanders on Feb. 25.