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2020–21 San Jose Sharks
Division7th West
2020–21 record3–5–0
Home record0–0–0
Road record3–5–0
Goals for22
Goals against31
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainLogan Couture
Alternate captainsBrent Burns
Tomas Hertl
Erik Karlsson
Patrick Marleau
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance0
Minor league affiliate(s)San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsLogan Couture
Ryan Donato
Tomas Hertl (3)
AssistsTomas Hertl
Kevin Labanc
Timo Meier (4)
PointsTomas Hertl (7)
Penalty minutesEvander Kane (20)
Plus/minusNicolas Meloche (+1)
WinsMartin Jones (3)
Goals against averageDevan Dubnyk (3.23)

The 2020–21 San Jose Sharks season is the 30th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[1]

On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Sharks will play this season in the West Division and will play games against only the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.[2]

Due to Santa Clara County banning all contact sports in response to a local rise of COVID-19 cases, the Sharks began the season on an extended road trip.[3] Their first two home games on February 1 and 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights were to have been held at Gila River Arena, the home of division rival Arizona Coyotes,[4] but ended up being postponed due to a COVID outbreak among the Golden Knights.[5] On January 25, Santa Clara County health officials announced that they were lifting the ban,[6] and the Sharks stated that they will return to SAP Center on February 13.[7]

Draft picks

See also: List of San Jose Sharks draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26 and 27, 2020, at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, to October 6 and 7, 2020. It was instead held virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 31 Ozzy Wiesblatt[8] RW  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 381 Thomas Bordeleau C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 56 Tristen Robins RW  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4 762 Danil Gushchin LW  Russia Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
4 98 Brandon Coe RW  Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7 196 Alex Young C  Canada Colgate (ECAC)
7 201 Adam Raska RW  Czech Republic Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
7 206 Linus Oberg C  Sweden Örebro HK (SHL)
7 210 Timofey Spitserov RW  Russia Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

Notes:

  1. The Buffalo Sabres traded their 38th and 100th selection in this years' draft for the 34th pick from the Sharks.
  2. The Sharks traded their 100th and 126th selection in this years' draft for the 76th pick to the Edmonton Oilers.

Current roster

Updated December 18, 2024[9][10]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
30 Russia Yaroslav Askarov G R 22 2024 Omsk, Russia
4 Canada Cody Ceci D R 31 2024 Ottawa, Ontario
71 Canada Macklin Celebrini C L 18 2024 North Vancouver, British Columbia
39 Canada Logan Couture (C) Injured Reserve C L 35 2007 Guelph, Ontario
53 Canada Ty Dellandrea C R 24 2024 Port Perry, Ontario
72 Sweden William Eklund LW L 22 2021 Haninge, Sweden
38 Canada Mario Ferraro (A) D L 26 2017 King City, Ontario
40 Russia Alexandar Georgiev G L 28 2024 Ruse, Bulgaria
23 Canada Barclay Goodrow (A) RW L 31 2024 Toronto, Ontario
64 Finland Mikael Granlund (A) C L 32 2023 Oulu, Finland
91 Sweden Carl Grundstrom LW L 27 2024 Umeå, Sweden
10 Russia Klim Kostin C L 25 2024 Penza, Russia
15 Russia Nikolai Kovalenko RW L 25 2024 Raleigh, North Carolina
11 United States Luke Kunin (A) C R 27 2022 Chesterfield, Missouri
37 Sweden Timothy Liljegren D R 25 2024 Kristianstad, Sweden
85 Russia Shakir Mukhamadullin D L 22 2023 Ufa, Russia
84 Czech Republic Jan Rutta D R 34 2023 Písek, Czechoslovakia
2 United States Will Smith C R 19 2023 Lexington, Massachusetts
7 Germany Nico Sturm C L 29 2022 Augsburg, Germany
3 United States Henry Thrun D L 23 2023 Southborough, Massachusetts
73 Canada Tyler Toffoli (A) RW R 32 2024 Scarborough, Ontario
41 Czech Republic Vitek Vanecek Injured Reserve G L 28 2024 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
44 Canada Marc-Edouard Vlasic Injured Reserve D L 37 2005 Montreal, Quebec
96 Canada Jake Walman D L 28 2024 Toronto, Ontario
21 Sweden Alexander Wennberg C L 30 2024 Nacka, Sweden
20 Sweden Fabian Zetterlund LW R 25 2023 Karlstad, Sweden


Standings

Divisional standings

West Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche 56 39 13 4 35 197 133 +64 82
2 x – Vegas Golden Knights 56 40 14 2 30 191 124 +67 82
3 x – Minnesota Wild 56 35 16 5 27 181 160 +21 75
4 x – St. Louis Blues 56 27 20 9 19 169 170 −1 63
5 e – Arizona Coyotes 56 24 26 6 19 153 176 −23 54
6 e – Los Angeles Kings 56 21 28 7 19 143 170 −27 49
7 e – San Jose Sharks 56 21 28 7 15 151 199 −48 49
8 e – Anaheim Ducks 56 17 30 9 11 126 179 −53 43
Source: National Hockey League[11]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

The schedule was announced on December 23, 2020.[12]

2020–21 game log 3–5–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–5–0)
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
– February 1 Vegas Postponed due to COVID-19.[note 1]
– February 3 Vegas Postponed due to COVID-19.[note 2]
9 February 5 @ Anaheim Honda Center Recap
10 February 6 @ Anaheim Honda Center Recap
11 February 9 @ Los Angeles Staples Center Recap
12 February 11 @ Los Angeles Staples Center Recap
13 February 13[note 1] Vegas SAP Center Recap
14 February 15 Anaheim SAP Center Recap
15 February 18 @ St. Louis Enterprise Center Recap
16 February 20 @ St. Louis Enterprise Center Recap
17 February 25[note 2] Vegas SAP Center Recap
18 February 27 St. Louis SAP Center Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Postponement

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2020 		To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2020
4th-round pick in 2020 		[14]
To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick in 2020
5th-round pick in 2020 		To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2020 		[15]
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2021 		To San Jose Sharks
4th-round pick in 2020 		[16]
To New York Rangers
5th-round pick in 2020 		To San Jose Sharks
Two 7th-round picks in 2020 		[17]
January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27) To Anaheim Ducks
Trevor Carrick 		To San Jose Sharks
Jack Kopacka 		[18]
To Ottawa Senators
Jack Kopacka 		To San Jose Sharks
Christian Jaros 		[18]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Anthony Greco to New York Rangers 2-year [19]
Brandon Davidson to Buffalo Sabres 1-year [20]
Jonny Brodzinski to New York Rangers 1-year [21]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) Patrick Marleau from Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year [22]
Matt Nieto from Colorado Avalanche 1-year [23]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) Aaron Dell to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [24]
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16) Joe Thornton to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [25]
November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02) Kurtis Gabriel from Minnesota Wild 1-year [26]
January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01) Tristen Robins from Saskatoon Blades 1-year [27]
January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) Fredrik Claesson from New Jersey Devils 1-year [28]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) Rudolfs Balcers from Ottawa Senators [29]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06) Jayden Halbgewachs 2-year [30]
Nicolas Meloche 1-year [31]
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) Antti Suomela 1-year [32]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Stefan Noesen 1-year [33]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) Kevin Labanc 4-year [34]

Contract terminations

Date Player Via Ref
December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25) Danil Yurtaikin Waived [35]

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ^ "NHL season to start Jan. 13, play 56 games in agreement with NHLPA". NHL.com. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sharks to open February at home, but will they be able to play in San Jose?". sfchronicle.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sharks to play first two 'home' games of 2021 season in Arizona". NBC Sports. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Golden Knights-Sharks games next week postponed because of COVID-19". NHL.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "COVID Restrictions: Santa Clara County Lifts Ban On Team Sports; Sharks To Return To SAP Center". KPIX/CBS San Francisco. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sharks Will Return to San Jose for Home Games on February 13 and 15". nhl.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sharks Sign Center Ozzy Wiesblatt". National Hockey League. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "San Jose Sharks Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "San Jose Sharks Hockey Transations". The Sports Network. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
  12. ^ "2020–21 NHL schedule announced". National Hockey League. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d "NHL Announces Changes to Sharks 2020-21 Schedule". NHL.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  14. ^ @BuffaloSabres (October 7, 2020). "We have acquired the 34th pick from the @SanJoseSharks in exchange for the 38th pick and the 100th pick in the 2020 #NHLDraft" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @SanJoseSharks (October 7, 2020). "We swapped the 100th and 126th picks with the Oilers for the 76th pick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @CanadiensMTL (October 7, 2020). "The Canadiens have traded the 98th-overall pick (4th round) in 2020 to San Jose for Washington's 3rd-round pick (previously acquired) in 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @NYRangers (October 7, 2020). "Trade" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ a b "Sharks Acquire Defenseman Christian Jaros". nhl.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "Rangers Announce Six Free Agent Signings". New York Rangers. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Sabres sign Davidson to one-year deal". Buffalo Sabres. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "Rangers announce six free agent signings". New York Rangers. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Patrick Marleau". National Hockey League. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  23. ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Matt Nieto". National Hockey League. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  24. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Goaltender Aaron Dell". National Hockey League. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  25. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Joe Thornton". National Hockey League. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  26. ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Kurtis Gabriel". National Hockey League. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  27. ^ "Sharks Sign Center Tristen Robins". National Hockey League. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  28. ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Fredrik Claesson". National Hockey League. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  29. ^ "Sharks Claim Forward Rudolfs Balcers off Waivers". nhl.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  30. ^ "Sharks Re-sign Forward Jayden Halbgewachs". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  31. ^ "Sharks Re-sign Defenseman Nicolas Meloche". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  32. ^ "Sharks Issue Qualifying Offers, Sign Two Players". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  33. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Stefan Noesen". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  34. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Kevin Labanc". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  35. ^ "Danil Yurtaikin: Waived unconditionally". cbssports.com. December 25, 2020.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The game originally scheduled for February 1 was postponed to February 13 due to COVID-19.[5][13]
  2. ^ a b The game originally scheduled for February 3 was postponed to February 25 due to COVID-19.[5][13]
  3. ^ The game, originally scheduled for February 26, was postponed due to schedule adjustments.[13]
  4. ^ The game, originally scheduled for February 13, was postponed due to schedule adjustments.[13]
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