The San Jose Sharks fought all the way in which again to tie their recreation with the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday after falling behind by three targets early within the second interval.
The one factor the Sharks have been lacking was a crowning glory.
Barclay Goodrow tied the sport with a aim on the 17:36 mark of the third interval, however the Sharks couldn’t rating in time beyond regulation regardless of having an influence play. Additionally they couldn’t beat goalie Samuel Ersson within the shootout in a 4-3 loss to the Flyers at Wells Fargo Heart.
Defenseman Jack Thompson and middle Mikael Granlund additionally scored for the Sharks, who salvaged some extent with the comeback and now personal a 5-2-1 file since a 0-7-2 begin to the season.
The Sharks trailed 3-0 early earlier than William Eklund spearheaded a comeback, aiding on the targets by Thompson and Granlund with lower than 5 minutes to go within the second interval.
Goodrow then tied the sport late within the third. A move from Henry Thrun from contained in the blue line was redirected proper to Goodrow, who fought off a test and scored from beside the Flyers’ web.
After time beyond regulation, the Sharks couldn’t rating within the shootout, as Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith didn’t convert their alternatives. Matvei Michkov and Travis Konecny every beat Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek with their shootout probabilities.
Goodrow’s struggle in opposition to Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler on the 12:09 mark of the second interval appeared to spark the Sharks, who additionally performed Sunday in New Jersey and didn’t look as engaged as they wanted to be by the primary half of the sport.
“We just couldn’t get into the game,” Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky stated. “We had some pushes at times, we did some good things at times, but just couldn’t play with that same energy and competitiveness as (Sunday) night.”
Nonetheless, the Sharks trailed solely 3-2 earlier than the third interval, because of some impressed play from Eklund and his line.
The Sharks gave up targets to Erik Johnson and Konecny within the first interval and a breakaway aim to Michkov on the 5:09 mark of the second interval to fall behind 3-0.
On the third aim, Smith turned the puck over alongside the boards contained in the Flyers’ zone, and two passes later, Michkov, who had break up the Sharks’ protection, was in alone on Vanecek earlier than he scored his fifth of the season.
“You don’t want to dig yourself a hole like that to begin with,” Goodrow stated. “But once we were there, I thought we fought hard to get it back. Obviously, we would have liked that extra point, but no, I think we did a good job of getting into overtime.”
Thompson’s aim got here on the 15:29 mark of the second interval, as he joined the frenzy and redirected a centering move from Eklund previous Ersson to chop the deficit to 3-1.
About three minutes later, Eklund stored shifting his ft and carried the puck behind the online earlier than passing to Granlund, who fired it excessive quick aspect previous Ersson to chop the result in 3-2.
“You look at (Eklund), he’s really getting in on the forecheck and being the first guy down low,” Granlund stated. “He’s on top of his skating right now.”
It wasn’t publicly identified till near recreation time whether or not Celebrini would play in opposition to the Flyers.
Monday morning, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky wouldn’t decide to taking part in Celebrini, saying on the time that the lineup for the sport was nonetheless being finalized.
Warsofsky stated the Sharks have separate plans for Celebrini and fellow teenage rookie Smith. Initially, it appeared each would get occasional ‘development days’ by a minimum of the primary half of the season. Maybe Celebrini will get much less of these days now than the 19-year-old Smith.
Smith has had 4 such days this season, together with Sunday night time when the Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 behind goalie Mackenzie Blackwood’s 44-save efficiency.
Celebrini missed 12 video games from Oct. 12 to Nov. 2 with a hip harm however has 4 factors within the 4 video games he has appeared on this season.
The Sharks are actually 2-2-1 with Celebrini within the lineup and 3-7-2 with out him. Requested if Celebrini’s prolonged absence affected the Sharks’ authentic plan for him, Warsofsky didn’t want to elaborate.
Michkov returned to Philadelphia’s lineup after being a scratch the final two video games.
Michkov had two factors Monday and now has 12 factors in 14 video games for the Flyers to date this yr. He, Celebrini, and Smith are thought-about three of the main candidates to win the Calder Trophy because the NHL’s prime rookie this season. Michkov was chosen seventh general by the Flyers final yr, three spots after the Sharks drafted Smith.
WALMAN STILL OUT: Defenseman Jake Walman missed his fourth straight recreation Monday and stays day-to-day with an upper-body harm he sustained within the Sharks’ Nov. 2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Walman didn’t play within the Sharks’ recreation on Nov. 5 in opposition to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was sat out for not coming in to get therapy on a break day, violating a crew rule. Formally, he has missed the final three video games due to the harm.
WHAT’S NEXT: The Sharks end the highway journey with video games in opposition to the New York Rangers on Thursday and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Initially Printed: November 11, 2024 at 7:06 PM PST
