The Philadelphia Flyers' 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks on New Year's Eve came with an unsettling development: Sam Ersson, the team's No. 1 goaltender, exited the game after two periods following a lower-body injury,

Samuel Ersson made 15 saves before leaving after the second period with an undisclosed injury. Aleksei Kolosov stopped all seven shots he faced in the third to preserve the shutout. Egor Zamula had a goal and an assist, and Jamie Drysdale and Bobby Brink each had two assists for the Flyers (17-17-4), who had lost two of three.

But also with an injury at the most important position in the game. Samuel Ersson had to leave after two periods Tuesday night with an undisclosed injury as the Flyers went on to blank the Sharks, 4-0,

The Philadelphia Flyers improved to 17-17-4 as they shut out the San Jose Sharks (11-23-6) in their last game of 2024. Nick Seeler, Ryan Poehling, Travis Konecny, and Egor Zamula all scored the Flyers.

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