By Pearl Allison Lo

AP photo SJ Sharks Martin Jones shutting out Philadelphia

~ San Jose took part in a markedly different game than Tuesday’s, as they waited until overtime to score, in a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Thursday’s game had many different parallels.

The Sharks’ fourth win in a row matched their season-high win streak from the beginning of the season.

San Jose’s Martin Jones’s last shutout was also part of that winning streak. It was the Sharks’ third game of the season, October 13 against the Washington Capitals.

The deciding period as well, ended up being a familiar scene for both teams. It was the Flyers’ third straight game going at least as far as overtime. On Saturday, the game before last, both teams won their games in overtime.

That same game for San Jose, halted an eight-game losing streak against the Buffalo Sabres. This game was the Sharks’ eighth straight win against Philadelphia.

A quiet first period led to the game’s highest shot period in the second. The Flyers outshot San Jose 15 to 5. Neither team saw any action in the box in the game, either, until 7:41.

The Sharks’ third of four power plays came at 10:40 of the third. Nick Schulz was called for closing his hand on the puck.  The power play was cut short though when Joe Thornton was called for tripping.

San Jose received their fourth power play with 18.9 seconds left, leading to 4-on-3 overtime.  

The game-winning play started in the Sharks’ end with Paul Martin passing to Joonas Donskoi. Michael Del Zotto tried to dive and put out his stick in a blocking attempt, but Donskoi waited and used a saucer pass to reach Melker Karlsson. Karlsson was quick to release and the puck passed goalie Steve Mason with 1:15 left. It was Karlsson’s second goal in as many games.

Game notes: Jones’s 34 shots faced and saved was a season-high. San Jose’s Brent Burns had a game-high eight shots on goal, the Sharks’ Justin Braun had a game-high seven blocked shots and Philadelphia’s Radko Gudas had a game-high six hits. San Jose’s Marc-Edouard Vlasic saw the most ice time with 28:39. The Sharks will go for a season-high five game win streak when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins at 4pm Saturday.