San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers

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San Jose Sharks

5-9-3

Final
3 - 4

Philadelphia Flyers

6-8-2

Matvei Michkov helps the Flyers beat the Sharks 4-3 in shootout

Matvei Michkov, Travis Konecny seal shootout win for Philly

Michkov returned to the lineup after he was a healthy scratch for two consecutive games.

Travis Konecny and Erik Johnson also scored for the Flyers, who had lost three of four.

Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist for the Sharks. William Eklund and Barclay Goodrow also scored in regulation for San Jose.

After both teams missed their first shots in the tiebreaker, Michkov deked from his backhand to his forehand to beat Vitek Vanecek. Konecny then clinched it with a shot high over Vanecek.

Only Nashville (11 points) and Montreal (10) entered with fewer points than San Jose and Philadelphia, with each beginning play with 12 points.

Michkov was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2023 draft from Russia. The 19-year-old forward was scratched on Philadelphia’s recent road trip to Florida by coach John Tortorella, who apparently wasn’t pleased with the rookie’s play away from the puck in recent games.

Samuel Ersson made 28 saves for the Flyers. Vanecek had 40 stops.

Takeaways Sharks: San Jose has been outscored this season 59-40.

Flyers: Philadelphia is clearly a better offensive team with Michkov in the lineup.

Key moment After Johnson opened the scoring, Givani Smith got physical with Michkov after a faceoff. Johnson quickly stepped in and defended the rookie, dropping the gloves with Smith. The Flyers rallied behind the fight, scoring the next two goals to take a 3-0 lead.

Key stat Michkov has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 14 games.

Up next The Sharks continue a four-game eastern road trip at the Rangers on Thursday. Philadelphia plays at Ottawa on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 1:40	Erik Johnson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Richard (1)
Goal	1st Period 15:56	Travis Konecny Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (7), Emil Andrae (2)
Goal	2nd Period 5:09	Matvei Michkov Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (6), Egor Zamula (3)
Goal	2nd Period 15:29	Jack Thompson Goal (2) Deflected, assists: William Eklund (8), Mikael Granlund (11)
Goal	2nd Period 18:33	Mikael Granlund Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (9), Fabian Zetterlund (5)
Goal	3rd Period 17:36	Barclay Goodrow Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Henry Thrun (5), Cody Ceci (3)
Goal	5 0:00	Matvei Michkov Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Travis Konecny Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

SJ		PHI
19	Blocked Shots	10
21	Hits	23
2	Takeaways	12
31	Shots	43
0	Power Play Goals	1
3	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
31	Faceoffs Won	31
50.0	Faceoff Win Percent	50.0
15	Giveaways	14
5	Total Penalties	5
16	Penalty Minutes	16

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Nikita Grebenkin, RW	Out	Mar 26
Ty Murchison, D	Out	Feb 3
Rodrigo Abols, C	Injured Reserve	Jan 21

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
John Klingberg, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 26
Yaroslav Askarov, G	Day-To-Day	Mar 26
Ryan Reaves, RW	Out	Mar 23
Ty Dellandrea, C	Injured Reserve	Mar 13
Logan Couture, C	Injured Reserve	Sep 30