The Philadelphia Flyers lost in overtime to the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. Philadelphia saw a two-goal lead slip away in the third period.
The game was scoreless through two periods. James van Riemsdyk (8th goal of the season) got the Flyers on the board 66 seconds into the third period. JVR then scored again on the power play (9th). But, in a period overwhelmingly played in the Flyers end, Tomas Hertl scored twice (18th and 19th goals of the season) to tie the game. Hertl then completed his hat trick in the opening half-minute of overtime (20th) to end the game.
Martin Jones deserved a better fate, stopping 44 of 47 shots in a losing cause. Adin Hill earned the win, making 29 saves on 31 shots.
The Flyers went 1-for-2 on the power play. They were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
For analysis, highlights and a full synopsis, see the Postgame 5 on the Flyers official website.