Sam Gagner is playing like he doesn't want to come out of the Flyers' lineup.
Alternating between wing and center, Gagner has been used as an injury replacement for R.J. Umberger and Sean Couturier. He entered Tuesday with two goals and two assists) in five games, along with a plus-3 rating and a key shootout goal in a win over the Rangers.
Couturier has missed the last two-plus games because of a concussion, suffered when he was leveled by Boston's Zac Rinaldo last Wednesday. Gagner has filled in admirably as the second-line center. He played his first three games mostly at right wing.