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Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1 to complete a three-game West Coast sweep

Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1 to complete a three-game West Coast sweep | iNFOnews.ca
San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) defends against a shot by Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett (74) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Dvorak scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period and added an assist, Dan Vladar made 24 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Saturday to complete a three-game West Coast sweep.

Owen Tippett scored in the second period and defenseman Travis Sanheim and Noah Cates added empty-net goals in the final two minutes as the Flyers won their third straight and for the fifth time in six games. Philly was coming off a 3-2 overtime win over Anaheim on Wednesday and 4-3 shootout victory over Los Angeles on Thursday. The Flyers completed a California sweep for the second time in franchise history and extended their road winning streak to seven games.

Dmitry Orlov scored for San Jose, which lost its fourth in a row and for the seventh time in nine games. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 of 26 shots.

After a scoreless first period, Tippett got the Flyers on the board with his 24th of the season 2:26 into the second. Tippett took a pass from Trevor Zegras, got past the Sharks’ Nick Leddy and beat Nedeljkovic with a shot to the glove side.

Orlov evened the score with his third of the season on a power play at 13:12 with a shot from the slot off a feed from William Eklund. Macklin Celebrini also assisted.

Dvorak put the Flyers ahead 1:47 into the third, scoring on the power play after San Jose’s Mario Ferraro was sent off for roughing. The assists went to Travis Konecny and Matvei Michkov, who picked up the 100th point of his NHL career.

The Sharks pulled Nedeljkovic late and the Flyers capitalized. Sanheim scored his eighth of the season and Cates netted his 15th, matching his career high of 38 points set in 2022-23 when he had 13 goals and 25 assists.

Up next

Flyers: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

Sharks: At the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

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Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1 to complete a three-game West Coast sweep | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (55) skates with the puck against San Jose Sharks defenseman John Klingberg (3) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1 to complete a three-game West Coast sweep | iNFOnews.ca
San Jose Sharks right wing Collin Graf (51) skates with the puck against Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim (6) and goaltender Dan Vladar (80) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1 to complete a three-game West Coast sweep | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett, right, scores a goal next to San Jose Sharks defenseman Nick Leddy (4) and defenseman Sam Dickinson (6) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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