Kevin Hayes will play against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, BSOH, ESPN+, SN NOW) after the Flyers forward was scratched in a 6-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Hayes also was benched for the third period of a 2-1 win at the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
"He's the coach, I'm the player," Hayes said Monday. "He makes the lineup. He wants the best team on the ice to win, and that's what he went with."
Hayes leads Philadelphia with 29 points (nine goals, 20 assists) in 31 games. He also has a minus-10 even-strength goal differential.
"I have to make decisions on people," Flyers coach John Tortorella said. "These are standards that are held for everybody in this organization, no matter what draft pick, no matter what stature, no matter what you're thought about in the area here. I have to hold a standard for everybody, and that's how it's going to be."
Forward Wade Allison, who has missed 18 games because of a hip pointer and oblique muscle injury, will play Tuesday. He has four points (three goals, one assist) in 14 games. -- Adam Kimelman