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Burns scores winner in SO to lift Sharks past Flyers, 3-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Matt Irwin and Joe Pavelski scored in regulation, and Brent Burns got the winning goal in the shootout to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

Michael Raffl and Claude Giroux scored and Jakub Voracek had a pair of assists for the Flyers, who fell to 3-10 in shootouts this season. Voracek upped his total to 76 points - falling two points behind league-leading Sidney Crosby, who had three points in Pittsburgh's win.

The game pitted two perennial postseason teams who likely will be out of the playoffs this season. Philadelphia began Saturday 11th in the East, nine back of a wild-card spot, while the Sharks were eight points out of a berth in the West. San Jose hasn't missed the postseason since 2003, and the Flyers and Sharks last missed the postseason in the same year in the 1992-93 season.

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