Entering the game with an 8-1-2 record in games following a loss, the Flyers looked to continue a positive trend. While the Sharks opened the scoring, it never felt like the game was out of the Flyers’ control. On Matvei Michkov’s birthday — and Ty Murchison’s NHL debut — the Flyers were able to improve that record to 9-1-2 and skate away with a 4-1 victory over the Sharks.
The basics
First period: 11:33 – Collin Graf (John Klingberg, Will Smith), 18:39 – Christian Dvorak (Trevor Zegras, Travis Konecny)
Second period: 3:20 – Carl Grundstrom (Nick Seeler, Travis Sanheim), 19:48 – Noah Cates (Bobby Brink, Jamie Drysdale)
Third period: 18:16 – Travis Konecny (Christian Dvorak) (EN)
SOG: 18 (SJS) – 30 (PHI)
Strong first period
We’ve grown accustomed to the Flyers starting slow, but that was not the case in this one.