Game 32 Preview: Flyers @ Sharks
Interim head coach Mike Yeo's Philadelphia Flyers (13-12-5) will take on Bob Boughner's San Jose Sharks (16-14-1) on Thursday evening. Game time at the SAP Center is 10:30 p.m. ET (NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR).
The Flyers bring a six-game point streak into this game (5-0-1). They are coming off a 3-2 overtime win in Seattle on Wednesday night. San Jose was idle on Wednesday night. On Tuesday, the Sharks prevailed in a wild game against the Arizona Coyotes that ultimately went to a shootout, 8-7 (2-0). Seven different Sharks players scored in regulation. Logan Couture notched the shootout winner.
For an in-depth preview of Thursday's game, see the Five Things feature on this game on the Flyers' official website. It should be available ca. 10 a.m. ET on Thursday.
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Wrap: Flyers Beat Kraken in OT, 3-2
The Flyers defeated the Seattle Kraken in overtime, 3-2, at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday night. Ivan Provorov (3rd goal of the season) netted the game-winner at 1:32 of sudden death.
The Flyers were outplayed for most of the game but strong goaltending and a couple of good passes that were turned into goals moments later provided one point for a regulation tie and then a second point for an OT win.
James van Riemsdyk (PPG, 6th) and Yanni Gourde (PPG, 7th) traded off power play goals as the game went to the first intermission tied at 1-1. Flyers captain Claude Giroux achieved two career milestones: career point No. 884 (passing Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Bill Barber for sole possession of 2nd place in the Flyers' all-time franchise scoring leaderboard) and career assist No. 600.
The Flyers were significantly outplayed through the majority of the first period and the lion's share of the second stanza as well, but the score remained knotted at 1-1 heading into the second intermission.
A would-be go-ahead goal for Seattle's Jaden Schwartz at 5:57 of the third period was overturned on a goalie interference challenge by the Flyers. With 5:28 left, a shift in the Philadelphia zone ended with Jeremy Lauzon (1st) firing a shot past Jones. But a mere 15 seconds later, JVR's second goal of the game (7th of the season) re-tied the score at 2-2 and sent the game to OT before Provorov took a stretch pass from Kevin Hayes and scored to end the game.
Martin Jones was outstanding in net for the Flyers, stopping 34 of 36 shots including four in overtime to earn the win. Philipp Grubauer took the loss with 20 saves on 22 shots.
For analysis, highlights and stats from this game, see
Postgame 5: Prov-ertime Winner in Seattle, 3-2 on the Flyers official website.
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