Flyers are shark bit in an overtime loss. Felix Sandstrom made his NHL debut and, it was memorable. Filling in for Carter Hart, the youngster turned aside 43 of the 46 shots the Sharks fired at him. Tomas Hertl was able to slam home a rebound with just :31 to play in the extra time to boost the Sharks to their second straight win and a 17-14-1 record. Philadelphia has now picked up points in their last 8 games and go to 13-12-6 on the campaign.
To The Action
San Jose dominated most of the opening stanza but fell behind when Morgan Frost connected for his second of the season with Travis Konecny and Oskar Lindblom picking up his first of two assists at the 15:23 mark and that’s how the period would end.
The Middle Segment
Fortunes and the flow of the game would change in a matter of just two minutes started at 5:20 with Logan Couture getting his 11th shorthanded with help from Jacob Middleton (2 assists) and Andrew Cogliano to knot it up. At 7:20, Middleton and Hertl were playmakers for the third of the season from Brent Burns to give the Sharks a lead at 2-1.
To the Third
Both teams went back and forth with no result until the 15:57 mark when Joel Farabee hit the net for the ninth time with Lindblom and Keith Yandle supplying helpers. That would be all the scoring in regulation and for the second straight game, each team found themselves playing Overtime. Hertl (1goal, 1 assist) turned the lights off when he buried a rebound behind Sandstrom. Erik Karlsson and Noah Gregor supplied the helpers. “I think we played way better,” Hertl said. “We were way better in details and the D-zone, and we even got more chances than last game. It was a good game.”
News and Notes
Flyers Head Coach, Mike Yeo decided against using Martin Jones against his former team. An overtime game the night before and the Flyers not arriving at their hotel until 4:30 were the deciding factor for the Coach. “I thought he was outstanding,” interim coach Mike Yeo said concerning the 24-year-old Sandstrom.
“He looked calm and he looked confident in the net. That’s what we’ve seen from him in practice. That is sort of his demeanor, that’s my impression of him as a coach. That’s what you like about a goalie, that he doesn’t get rattled.” Philadelphia moves on to Los Angeles to do battle with the Kings on Saturday evening. Sean Couturier has been placed in the Injured Reserve with an upper-body injury and is listed as “week to week”. Flyers are shark bit in an overtime loss.
Kevin has followed and promoted the game of lacrosse since May 19, 1974.
The same day the Philadelphia Flyers won the Cup, the Philadelphia Wings were introduced to Neibauer and Philadelphia.
Kevin has covered many sports, including baseball, football, basketball, and.. lacrosse. A former licensed football referee and baseball umpire, Kevin brings a unique insight to his game coverage.
A published writer in JustHockey Magazine, Kevin covered the American Hockey League as well as a monthly story on a pugilist where Kevin used the pen name, The Rink Rat. Neibauer turned his attentions to lacrosse for a few years and does his part, whether podcasting or writing to grow the game. Kevin branched out to his roots and currently provides insight for all Philadelphia teams for Edge of Philly as well as his full-time duties with LaxPhilly.
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