The Sharks had little time to relish their big win over New Jersey on Sunday night as a date with the Philadelphia Flyers was on Monday's schedule as the Sharks continue with their 4-game road trip. San Jose was late out of the gate, allowing the Flyers to establish a 3-0 lead. They found their legs and battled back to get the game to overtime, but they missed on a golden opportunity to win in the extra period when the Flyers took a penalty at the end of regulation. The Sharks didn't score and Philadelphia won it in the shootout 4-3.

The first shot of the game found its way past Vitek Vanecek before the Philadelphia faithful had an opportunity to get settled into their seats. Erik Johnson carried the puck up the right wing with speed before snapping a shot that sailed over Vanecek's right shoulder. It was Johnson's 1st goal of the season.

Givani Smith tried to wake his teammates up by dropping the gloves with Johnson at the puck drop. The two didn't trade many punches, but the message was clear.

Things got dicey on the very next shift when the Flyers raced up 2-on-1 before Vanecek gloved a shot from the left side.

San Jose was called for two questionable penalties in the opening period, including a holding the stick infraction against Mikael Granlund. That penalty setup the Flyers second goal of the period when Travis Konecky one-timed a Matvei Michkov feed past Vanecek from the inside of the right circle.

Philadelphia made it a 3-0 game 5 minutes into the 2nd period after Will Smith coughed the puck up in the offensive zone. After gathering the turnover, Ryan Poehling saw Michkov slip past the Sharks defense, so an 80-foot lead pass setup a breakaway that ended up in the Sharks net.

Barclay Goodrow tried to ignite something in his team by dropping the gloves with Nick Seller 12 minutes into the period.

San Jose finally solved goaltender Samuel Ersson with 4:31 remaining in the period when a William Eklund pass deflected off Jack Thompson's skate and into the goal. Eklund was setup along near the bottom of the left circle and hit the pressing Thompson who pinched from his role on the blueline.

Mikael Granlund made it a 1-goal deficit by sending a shot that found a seem from the right side with 1:27 left in the period.

A Bobby Brink tripping penalty at 9:22 of the 3rd setup a second Sharks power play. San Jose generated several quality chances by Macklin Celebrini's nose for the net. Ersson had other ideas, denying the Sharks power play.

Barclay Goodrow was Johnny on the spot with 2:34 remaining in regulation. Henry Thru sent a puck that may have been destined for the front of the net but it deflected off a Flyer in the slot. The puck directed right to Goodrow who swept a shot past Ersson from the bottom of the right circle with Johnson draped all over him.

Michkov took an undisciplined roughing penalty right at the period horn sounded to put the Sharks on a 4-on-3 power play to start overtime.

The Sharks may want to reference the ensuing moment in time later on in their development, because they would not capitalize on the chance. Granted the overtime moves to 4-on-3 when there is a minor penalty, but the Sharks failed to utilize the open ice on the man advantage and it cost them a point in the end.

In the shootout, Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky leaned on his two rookie forwards in Celebrini and Smith, but neither would convert. The Flyers threw their rookie in Mickov out there and he did convert. Konecny ended it with a goal of his own to take the skills competition.

Game Notes:

* The game marked the oldest NHL head coach in the John Tortorella (66 years-old) versus the youngest in Ryan Warsofsky (37).

* Jack Thompson became the first Sharks rookie to score in Philadelphia in 33 years. Link Gaetz was the only other rookie from San Jose to do it back in the Sharks inaugural season in October of 1991.

* Will Smith continues to struggle. He was a -2 to drop to -8 for the season. His turnover in the 2nd period resulted in the Flyers 3rd goal.

* Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini combined for 10 of the Sharks 30 shots. Celebrini added 4 hits and was 9-for-16 (56%) from the faceoff circle.

* Celebrini's biggest play of the night may have been what he didn't do. With the clock winding down in the 3rd period, Matvei Michkov went after the Sharks rookie, taking an undisciplined roughing penalty to give the Sharks a full 2 minute power play to start overtime. The Sharks squandered the chance, but Celebrini's restraint setup a great chance for this team.