PHILADELPHIA – A miserable first period gave way to better play by the Sharks in the second and third periods, but they still couldn’t find a way to beat the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon in a 2-1 overtime loss. Here are our three takeaways, as the losing skid hits four…
1 – Hertl line effective
Probably the Sharks’ best line of the evening at even strength was Tomas Hertl centering Timo Meier and Joel Ward. A long shift in the offensive end by that line eventually led to Brandon Manning holding Joel Ward, and Patrick Marleau’s game-tying power play goal soon followed.