The Flyers defeated the Sharks 4-0 on a combined Sam Ersson and Aleksei Kolosov shutout on New Year’s Eve in San Jose. The win came at a price though as Ersson left after the second period due to injury.
The Basics
First period: 5:59- Nick Seeler (Jamie Drysdale)
Second period: 12:09- Ryan Poehling (Egor Zamula, Bobby Brink), 13:44- Travis Konecny (Owen Tippett, Jamie Drysdale) (PPG)
Third period: 2:30- Egor Zamula (Bobby Brink, Noah Cates)
SOG: 34 (PHI) – 22 (SJS)
Some Takeaways
Calder contest
The second head-to-head meeting between San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini and Philadelphia’s Matvei Michkov began with Celebrini beating Sam Ersson clean early in the first period.