The San Jose Sharks fought all the best way again to tie their sport with the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday after falling behind by three objectives early within the second interval.
The one factor the Sharks have been lacking was a of completion.
Barclay Goodrow tied the sport with a aim on the 17:36 mark of the third interval, however the Sharks couldn’t rating in additional time 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 a degree with the comeback and now personal a 5-2-1 document 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 objectives 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 cross from Henry Thrun from contained in the blue line was redirected proper to Goodrow, who fought off a verify and scored from beside the Flyers’ web.
After additional time, 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 simply couldn’t get into the sport,” Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky stated. “We had some pushes at occasions, we did some good issues at occasions, however simply couldn’t play with that very same vitality and competitiveness as (Sunday) night time.”
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 objectives 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 wish to dig your self a gap like that to start with,” Goodrow stated. “However as soon as we have been there, I assumed we fought laborious to get it again. Clearly, we might have appreciated that additional level, however no, I feel we did an excellent job of moving into additional time.”
Thompson’s aim got here on the 15:29 mark of the second interval, as he joined the frenzy and redirected a centering cross 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 web earlier than passing to Granlund, who fired it excessive quick aspect previous Ersson to chop the result in 3-2.
“You take a look at (Eklund), he’s actually getting in on the forecheck and being the primary man down low,” Granlund stated. “He’s on prime of his skating proper now.”
It wasn’t publicly identified till near sport time whether or not Celebrini would play in opposition to the Flyers.
Monday morning, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky wouldn’t decide to enjoying 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 ‘growth days’ by at the least 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 damage 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’ unique 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 up to now this 12 months. He, Celebrini, and Smith are thought of 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 12 months, three spots after the Sharks drafted Smith.
WALMAN STILL OUT: Defenseman Jake Walman missed his fourth straight sport Monday and stays day-to-day with an upper-body damage he sustained within the Sharks’ Nov. 2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Walman didn’t play within the Sharks’ sport on Nov. 5 in opposition to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was sat out for not coming in to get remedy on a day without work, violating a group rule. Formally, he has missed the final three video games due to the damage.
WHAT’S NEXT: The Sharks end the street journey with video games in opposition to the New York Rangers on Thursday and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
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