Flyers fall to Sharks to finish trip

The Flyers could not quite finish the task of a 3-0 California road swing, as they lost to the Sharks late Saturday night 6-1. They trailed 2-0 before getting on the board, as Geoff Sanderson scored his 7th goal of the season to make it 2-1. Philadelphia then went on the power play moments later, but a loose puck took a bad bounce off the wall and Mike Grier capitalized on a shorthanded breakaway score to make it 3-1 as the Sharks did not look back.

Alexandre Picard left the game early in the 2nd period after receiving a crushing hit from Mark Bell. Picard's face appeared to have hit the ledge along the boards, and he was forced to leave the game. His condition is still unknown, and he should be evaluated sometime soon here in Philadelphia.

Robert Esche stopped just 12 of the 18 shots he faced, and was pulled in the 2nd period in favor of Antero Niittymaki did not allow a goal on the 7 shots he faced. Vesa Toskala stopped 17 of 18 shots for the Sharks, and the Flyers had an uneventful ending to a promising road trip.