PHILADELPHIA – For the first time this season, the Sharks have lost four games in a row. On Saturday at Wells Fargo Center, Wayne Simmonds’ breakaway score pushed a desperate Flyers team over San Jose, 2-1.
But because this is the NHL, that losing streak doesn’t feel quite as miserable to them as it could. Three of the four losses have come past regulation, so the Sharks have managed to collect three loser points out of eight available. Only Thursday’s defeat in Boston was a convincing one.
“We’ve lost three games in overtime or shootouts. Those are coin flips,” Pete DeBoer said.