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Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks

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Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1 to complete a three-game West Coast sweep

Noah Cates scores goal vs. Sharks

Owen Tippett scored in the second period and defenseman Travis Sanheim and Noah Cates added empty-net goals in the final two minutes as the Flyers won their third straight and for the fifth time in six games. Philly was coming off a 3-2 overtime win over Anaheim on Wednesday and 4-3 shootout victory over Los Angeles on Thursday. The Flyers completed a California sweep for the second time in franchise history and extended their road winning streak to seven games.

Dmitry Orlov scored for San Jose, which lost its fourth in a row and for the seventh time in nine games. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 of 26 shots.

After a scoreless first period, Tippett got the Flyers on the board with his 24th of the season 2:26 into the second. Tippett took a pass from Trevor Zegras, got past the Sharks' Nick Leddy and beat Nedeljkovic with a shot to the glove side.

Orlov evened the score with his third of the season on a power play at 13:12 with a shot from the slot off a feed from William Eklund. Macklin Celebrini also assisted.

Dvorak put the Flyers ahead 1:47 into the third, scoring on the power play after San Jose's Mario Ferraro was sent off for roughing. The assists went to Travis Konecny and Matvei Michkov, who picked up the 100th point of his NHL career.

The Sharks pulled Nedeljkovic late and the Flyers capitalized. Sanheim scored his eighth of the season and Cates netted his 15th, matching his career high of 38 points set in 2022-23 when he had 13 goals and 25 assists.

Up next Flyers: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

Sharks: At the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

PHI wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 2:26 Owen Tippett Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (33), Noah Juulsen (9)
Goal 2nd Period 13:12 Dmitry Orlov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (30), Macklin Celebrini (61)
Goal 3rd Period 1:47 Christian Dvorak Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (35), Matvei Michkov (21)
Goal 3rd Period 18:48 Travis Sanheim Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 19:24 Noah Cates Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (27)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 10
23 Hits 19
6 Takeaways 4
28 Shots 25
1 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 4
20.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 31
46.6 Faceoff Win Percent 53.4
11 Giveaways 14
6 Total Penalties 7
18 Penalty Minutes 20
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ryan Reaves, RW Out Apr 10
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Sep 30
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikita Grebenkin, RW Out Apr 16
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 39 26 95 17
Edmonton 41 30 93 11
Anaheim 43 33 92 6
Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
San Jose 39 35 86 8
Seattle 34 37 79 11
Calgary 34 39 77 9
Vancouver 25 49 58 8
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