2017–18 San Jose Sharks season

2017–18 San Jose Sharks
2017–18 San Jose Sharks
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	6th Western
2017–18 record	45–27–10
Home record	25–13–3
Road record	20–14–7
Goals for	252
Goals against	229
Team information
General manager	Doug Wilson
Coach	Peter DeBoer
Captain	Joe Pavelski
Alternate captains	Logan Couture; Joe Thornton
Arena	SAP Center
Average attendance	17,365
Minor league affiliate(s)	San Jose Barracuda (AHL); Allen Americans (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Logan Couture (34)
Assists	Brent Burns (55)
Points	Brent Burns (67)
Penalty minutes	Brenden Dillon (60)
Plus/minus	Joakim Ryan (+13)
Wins	Martin Jones (30)
Goals against average	Martin Jones (2.55)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 San Jose Sharks season was the 27th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.^[1]

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	24	7	47	272	228	+44	109
2	x – Anaheim Ducks	82	44	25	13	40	235	216	+19	101
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	45	27	10	40	252	229	+23	100
4	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
5	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
8	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on June 15, 2017.^[2]

Preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 19	Anaheim	0–5	San Jose		Dell	15,032	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 21	Vegas	2–5	San Jose		Jones	15,071	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 23	San Jose	5–4	Arizona	SO	Grosenick	6,703	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 28	San Jose	0–3	Anaheim		Jones	15,439	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 30	Arizona	4–0	San Jose		Jones	16,761	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 1	San Jose	5–3	Vegas		Grosenick	16,479	4–2–0	Recap

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on June 22, 2017.^[3]

Game log: 45–27–10 (Home: 25–13–3 ; Road: 20–14–7)

October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 4	Philadelphia	5–3	San Jose		Jones	17,562	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 7	Los Angeles	4–1	San Jose		Jones	17,562	0–2–0	0	Recap
3	October 12	Buffalo	2–3	San Jose		Jones	17,402	1–2–0	2	Recap
4	October 14	NY Islanders	3–1	San Jose		Dell	17,562	1–3–0	2	Recap
5	October 17	Montreal	2–5	San Jose		Jones	17,377	2–3–0	4	Recap
6	October 20	San Jose	3–0	New Jersey		Jones	14,381	3–3–0	6	Recap
7	October 21	San Jose	3–5	NY Islanders		Dell	11,877	3–4–0	6	Recap
8	October 23	San Jose	4–1	NY Rangers		Jones	18,006	4–4–0	8	Recap
9	October 26	San Jose	1–2	Boston		Jones	17,565	4–5–0	8	Recap
10	October 28	San Jose	3–2	Buffalo		Dell	18,892	5–5–0	10	Recap
11	October 30	Toronto	2–3	San Jose		Jones	17,562	6–5–0	12	Recap

November: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1	Nashville	1–4	San Jose		Jones	16,543	7–5–0	14	Recap
13	November 4	Anaheim	1–2	San Jose	SO	Jones	17,562	8–5–0	16	Recap
14	November 8	Tampa Bay	5–1	San Jose		Jones	17,044	8–6–0	16	Recap
15	November 11	Vancouver	0–5	San Jose		Dell	17,562	9–6–0	18	Recap
16	November 12	San Jose	2–1	Los Angeles		Jones	18,230	10–6–0	20	Recap
17	November 16	Florida	2–0	San Jose		Jones	16,411	10–7–0	20	Recap
18	November 18	Boston	3–1	San Jose		Dell	17,442	10–8–0	20	Recap
19	November 20	Anaheim	3–2	San Jose	SO	Jones	17,257	10–8–1	21	Recap
20	November 22	San Jose	3–1	Arizona		Jones	11,214	11–8–1	23	Recap
21	November 24	San Jose	4–5	Vegas	OT	Dell	18,094	11–8–2	24	Recap
22	November 25	Winnipeg	0–4	San Jose		Jones	17,189	12–8–2	26	Recap
23	November 28	San Jose	3–1	Philadelphia		Dell	18,935	13–8–2	28	Recap

December: 7–4–2 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	San Jose	2–1	Florida		Dell	12,323	14–8–2	30	Recap
25	December 2	San Jose	2–5	Tampa Bay		Jones	19,092	14–9–2	30	Recap
26	December 4	San Jose	1–4	Washington		Jones	18,506	14–10–2	30	Recap
27	December 7	Carolina	4–5	San Jose	OT	Jones	16,947	15–10–2	32	Recap
28	December 9	Ottawa	0–5	San Jose		Dell	17,562	16–10–2	34	Recap
29	December 10	Minnesota	4–3	San Jose	OT	Jones	17,205	16–10–3	35	Recap
30	December 14	San Jose	3–2	Calgary		Dell	18,730	17–10–3	37	Recap
31	December 15	San Jose	3–4	Vancouver	OT	Jones	17,278	17–10–4	38	Recap
32	December 18	San Jose	3–5	Edmonton		Jones	18,347	17–11–4	38	Recap
33	December 21	Vancouver	4–5	San Jose	OT	Dell	17,562	18–11–4	40	Recap
34	December 23	Los Angeles	0–2	San Jose		Jones	17,562	19–11–4	42	Recap
35	December 28	Calgary	2–3	San Jose	SO	Jones	17,562	20–11–4	44	Recap
36	December 31	San Jose	0–6	Dallas		Jones	18,532	20–12–4	44	Recap

January: 6–4–4 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 4–3–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
37	January 2	San Jose	4–1	Montreal		Dell	21,302	21–12–4	46	Recap
38	January 4	San Jose	2–3	Toronto	SO	Jones	19,132	21–12–5	47	Recap
39	January 5	San Jose	5–6	Ottawa	OT	Dell	16,061	21–12–6	48	Recap
40	January 7	San Jose	1–4	Winnipeg		Jones	15,321	21–13–6	48	Recap
41	January 13	Arizona	5–6	San Jose	OT	Dell	17,562	22–13–6	50	Recap
42	January 15	San Jose	4–1	Los Angeles		Jones	18,230	23–13–6	52	Recap
43	January 16	San Jose	3–2	Arizona	SO	Dell	11,961	24–13–6	54	Recap
44	January 18	San Jose	3–5	Colorado		Jones	14,349	24–14–6	54	Recap
45	January 20	Pittsburgh	1–2	San Jose		Dell	17,562	25–14–6	56	Recap
46	January 21	San Jose	6–2	Anaheim		Dell	17,347	26–14–6	58	Recap
47	January 23	Winnipeg	5–4	San Jose	OT	Dell	17,237	26–14–7	59	Recap
48	January 25	NY Rangers	6–5	San Jose		Dell	17,477	26–15–7	59	Recap
49	January 30	San Jose	2–5	Pittsburgh		Jones	18,469	26–16–7	59	Recap
50	January 31	San Jose	1–2	Detroit	SO	Jones	19,515	26–16–8	60	Recap

February: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 2	San Jose	3–1	Columbus		Jones	16,867	27–16–8	62	Recap
52	February 4	San Jose	3–1	Carolina		Dell	11,614	28–16–8	64	Recap
53	February 6	San Jose	1–3	Colorado		Jones	13,349	28–17–8	64	Recap
54	February 8	Vegas	5–3	San Jose		Jones	17,562	28–18–8	64	Recap
55	February 10	Edmonton	4–6	San Jose		Dell	17,562	29–18–8	66	Recap
56	February 11	San Jose	3–2	Anaheim	SO	Jones	17,435	30–18–8	68	Recap
57	February 13	Arizona	2–1	San Jose		Jones	17,125	30–19–8	68	Recap
58	February 15	Vancouver	1–4	San Jose		Jones	17,274	31–19–8	70	Recap
59	February 18	Dallas	2–5	San Jose		Jones	17,562	32–19–8	72	Recap
60	February 20	San Jose	3–2	St. Louis		Jones	17,297	33–19–8	74	Recap
61	February 22	San Jose	1–7	Nashville		Dell	17,354	33–20–8	74	Recap
62	February 23	San Jose	1–3	Chicago		Jones	21,906	33–21–8	74	Recap
63	February 25	San Jose	2–3	Minnesota	OT	Jones	19,105	33–21–9	75	Recap
64	February 27	Edmonton	2–5	San Jose		Jones	17,327	34–21–9	77	Recap

March: 10–4–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 1	Chicago	2–7	San Jose		Jones	17,086	35–21–9	79	Recap
66	March 4	Columbus	4–2	San Jose		Jones	17,211	35–22–9	79	Recap
67	March 8	St. Louis	0–2	San Jose		Jones	17,400	36–22–9	81	Recap
68	March 10	Washington	2–0	San Jose		Jones	17,562	36–23–9	81	Recap
69	March 12	Detroit	3–5	San Jose		Jones	17,199	37–23–9	83	Recap
70	March 14	San Jose	4–3	Edmonton	OT	Jones	18,347	38–23–9	85	Recap
71	March 16	San Jose	7–4	Calgary		Jones	19,196	39–23–9	87	Recap
72	March 17	San Jose	5–3	Vancouver		Dell	18,332	40–23–9	89	Recap
73	March 20	New Jersey	2–6	San Jose		Jones	17,209	41–23–9	91	Recap
74	March 22	Vegas	1–2	San Jose	OT	Jones	17,562	42–23–9	93	Recap
75	March 24	Calgary	1–5	San Jose		Jones	17,562	43–23–9	95	Recap
76	March 26	San Jose	4–3	Chicago	SO	Jones	21,712	44–23–9	97	Recap
77	March 27	San Jose	2–3	St. Louis	OT	Dell	18,947	44–23–10	98	Recap
78	March 29	San Jose	3–5	Nashville		Jones	17,543	44–24–10	98	Recap
79	March 31	San Jose	2–3	Vegas		Jones	18,458	44–25–10	98	Recap

April: 1–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 3	Dallas	4–2	San Jose		Jones	17,451	44–26–10	98	Recap
81	April 5	Colorado	2–4	San Jose		Jones	17,497	45–26–10	100	Recap
82	April 7	Minnesota	6–3	San Jose		Jones	17,562	45–27–10	100	Recap

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

Playoffs

The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and faced the second seed of the same division, the Anaheim Ducks. The Sharks swept the Ducks and were then defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights in six games in the conference semifinals.

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (P2) Anaheim Ducks: San Jose won 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 12	San Jose	3–0	Anaheim		Jones	17,174	1–0	Recap
2	April 14	San Jose	3–2	Anaheim		Jones	17,430	2–0	Recap
3	April 16	Anaheim	1–8	San Jose		Jones	17,562	3–0	Recap
4	April 18	Anaheim	1–2	San Jose		Jones	17,562	4–0	Recap

Western Conference Second Round vs. (P1) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 26	San Jose	0–7	Vegas		Jones	18,444	0–1	Recap
2	April 28	San Jose	4–3	Vegas	2OT	Jones	18,641	1–1	Recap
3	April 30	Vegas	4–3	San Jose	OT	Jones	17,562	1–2	Recap
4	May 2	Vegas	0–4	San Jose		Jones	17,562	2–2	Recap
5	May 4	San Jose	3–5	Vegas		Jones	18,693	2–3	Recap
6	May 6	Vegas	3–0	San Jose		Jones	17,562	2–4	Recap

Legend Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Brent Burns	82	12	55	67	−16	46
Joe Pavelski	82	22	44	66	0	41
Logan Couture	78	34	27	61	−2	18
Tomas Hertl	79	22	24	46	−2	41
Chris Tierney	82	17	23	40	0	8
Kevin Labanc	77	11	29	40	−6	32
Mikkel Boedker	74	15	22	37	0	12
Timo Meier	81	21	15	36	+2	51
Joe Thornton	47	13	23	36	−9	38
Justin Braun	81	5	28	33	+7	28
Joonas Donskoi	66	14	18	32	+10	26
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	81	11	21	32	+9	34
Brenden Dillon	81	5	17	22	−7	60
Dylan DeMelo	63	0	20	20	−1	34
Melker Karlsson	71	8	11	19	−5	26
Evander Kane^†	17	9	5	14	+5	25
Barclay Goodrow	47	7	7	14	+1	28
Jannik Hansen	46	2	12	14	+2	15
Joel Ward	52	5	7	12	−2	20
Joakim Ryan	62	3	9	12	+13	8
Tim Heed	29	3	8	11	0	8
Marcus Sorensen	32	5	2	7	−5	5
Eric Fehr^†	14	3	1	4	+7	0
Danny O'Regan^‡	19	0	4	4	0	2
Paul Martin	14	0	2	2	+3	2
Ryan Carpenter^‡	16	0	1	1	+1	2
Dylan Gambrell	3	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs^[5]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Logan Couture	10	4	8	12	0	4
Tomas Hertl	10	6	3	9	+2	8
Joe Pavelski	10	2	6	8	−3	8
Brent Burns	10	3	4	7	−4	6
Mikkel Boedker	10	1	5	6	+1	6
Marcus Sorensen	10	4	1	5	+5	2
Evander Kane	9	4	1	5	−5	23
Timo Meier	10	2	3	5	−1	10
Kevin Labanc	10	1	4	5	−1	2
Joonas Donskoi	9	2	2	4	−1	0
Brenden Dillon	10	0	4	4	+4	32
Melker Karlsson	10	0	3	3	+2	2
Eric Fehr	10	1	1	2	+3	6
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	10	0	2	2	0	6
Chris Tierney	10	0	2	2	−2	2
Justin Braun	10	0	1	1	+1	4
Dylan DeMelo	10	0	1	1	+5	4
Barclay Goodrow	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joakim Ryan	3	0	0	0	−2	0
Paul Martin	7	0	0	0	−2	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[4]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Martin Jones	60	60	3,416	30	22	6	145	2.55	1,699	.915	4	0	0	0
Aaron Dell	29	22	1,522	15	5	4	67	2.64	775	.914	2	0	1	0

Playoffs^[5]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Martin Jones	10	10	585	6	4	22	2.26	304	.928	2	0	0	0
Aaron Dell	2	0	47	0	0	2	2.55	28	.929	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
^‡Traded/Waived mid-season

Transactions

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)	To Toronto Maple Leafs 7th-round pick in 2020	To San Jose Sharks Eric Fehr	^[6]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To Nashville Predators Brandon Bollig Troy Grosenick	To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2018	^[7]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Buffalo Sabres Danny O'Regan Conditional 1st-round pick in 2019 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020	To San Jose Sharks Evander Kane	^[8]
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	To Arizona Coyotes Adam Helewka	To San Jose Sharks Kyle Wood	^[9]
June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)	To Ottawa Senators Mikkel Boedker Julius Bergman 6th-round pick in 2020	To San Jose Sharks Mike Hoffman Cody Donaghey 5th-round pick in 2020	^[10]
June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)	To Florida Panthers Mike Hoffman 7th-round pick in 2018	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2019 4th-round pick in 2018 5th-round pick in 2018	^[11]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Antoine Bibeau	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year, $650,000	^[12]
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)	Brandon Bollig	Calgary Flames	1-year, $650,000	^[13]
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)	Josef Korenar	Lincoln Stars	3-year, $2.18 million entry-level contract	^[14]
September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)	Jacob Middleton	San Jose Barracuda	3-year, $2.205 million entry-level contract	^[15]
September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)	Brandon Mashinter	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year, $650,000	^[16]
December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)	Jayden Halbgewachs	Medicine Hat Tigers	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[17]
March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)	Vincent Praplan	EHC Kloten	1-year, $1.35 million entry-level contract	^[18]
April 3, 2018 (2018-04-03)	Lukas Radil	Spartak Moscow	1-year, $750,000 entry-level contract	^[19]
June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)	Antti Suomela	JYP	1-year, $1.35 million entry-level contract	^[20]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Micheal Haley	Florida Panthers	2-year, $1.65 million	^[21]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Buddy Robinson	Winnipeg Jets	1-year, $650,000	^[22]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)	Patrick Marleau	Toronto Maple Leafs	3-year, $18.75 million	^[23]
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)	Nikita Jevpalovs	Dinamo Riga	Unknown
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)	Zack Stortini	Charlotte Checkers	Unknown	^[24]
September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)	Patrick McNally	Worcester Railers	1-year	^[25]
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)	Mantas Armalis	Dinamo Riga	Unknown

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Ryan Carpenter^[26]	Vegas Golden Knights	December 13, 2017

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Martin Jones	6-year, $34.5 million contract extension	^[27]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	8-year, $56 million contract extension	^[28]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Joe Thornton	1-year, $8 million	^[29]
July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)	Chris Tierney	1-year, $735,000	^[30]
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)	Rudolfs Balcers	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[31]
July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	Marcus Sorensen	2-year, $1.4 million	^[32]
August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07)	Barclay Goodrow	1-year, $650,000	^[33]
December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)	Joachim Blichfeld	3-year, $2.4 million entry-level contract	^[34]
February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)	Aaron Dell	2-year, $3.8 million contract extension	^[35]
March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)	Antoine Bibeau	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension	^[36]
March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)	Maxim Letunov	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[37]
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)	Dylan Gambrell	2-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract	^[38]
April 3, 2018 (2018-04-03)	Alexander Chmelevski	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[39]
April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)	Noah Gregor	3-year, $2.55 million entry-level contract	^[40]
April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)	Ivan Chekhovich	3-year, $2.7 million entry-level contract	^[41]
April 28, 2018 (2018-04-28)	Radim Simek	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension	^[42]
May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24)	Evander Kane	7-year, $49 million contract extension	^[43]

Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	19	Josh Norris	C	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2	49¹	Mario Ferraro	D	Canada	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
4	102²	Scott Reedy	C	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6	159³	Jacob McGrew	RW	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	185⁴	Alexander Chmelevski	C	United States	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7	212⁵	Ivan Chekhovich	LW	Russia	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)

Notes:

The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017 that sent Mirco Mueller and a fifth-round pick in 2017 to New Jersey in exchange for Nashville's fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.^[44]
The Florida Panthers' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Nashville's fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2017 (123rd and 174th overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for this pick.^[45]
The Arizona Coyotes' sixth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2016 and Detroit's third-round pick in 2017 to Arizona in exchange for Maxim Letunov and this pick.^[46]
The Nashville Predators' sixth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose and Ottawa's seventh-round picks in 2017 (205th and 214th overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.^[47]
The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Andrew Desjardins to Chicago in exchange for Ben Smith and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[48] The condition – San Jose will receive a seventh-round pick in 2017 if Chicago wins the Stanley Cup in 2015 – was converted on June 15, 2015.^[49]

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Brent Burns	All-Star^[50]	January 10, 2018
Logan Couture	Third Star of the Week^[51]	October 23, 2017
Martin Jones	Third Star of the Week^[52]	November 6, 2017

References

^ 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.
^ "Sharks Announce 2017 Preseason Schedule". sharks.nhl.com. June 15, 2016.
^ "2017-18 NHL schedule released". nhl.com. June 22, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "San Jose Sharks Stats - 2017-2018". NHL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2018 Playoffs Stats – Points – San Jose Sharks – Statistics". nhl.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ "Sharks Acquire Forward Eric Fehr from Maple Leafs". NHL.com. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
^ "Sharks Acquire Sixth Round Draft Pick in Trade With Predators". NHL.com. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ "Sharks Acquire Evander Kane from Sabres". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^ "Coyotes Acquire Helewka from San Jose in Exchange for Wood". NHL.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Senators acquire Boedker, Bergman and a 6th-round pick from San Jose". NHL.com. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ "Hoffman traded to Panthers by Sharks after being acquired from Senators". NHL.com. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Antoine Bibeau". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sharks sign forward Brandon Bollig". nhl.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Josef Korenar to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Jacob Middleton". nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Brandon Mashinter". nhl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Jayden Halbgewachs". nhl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Vincent Praplan". NHL.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Lukas Radil". NHL.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ "Sharks sign Finnish centre Antti Suomela to 1-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^ "Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Micheal Haley". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Jets sign Buddy Robinson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ "Marleau: Right Fit for the Leafs, Adds Depth to Young Roster". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Checkers Sign Stortini, Schilkey and Ouellette to AHL Contracts". gocheckers.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ "Worcester Railers HC sign former San Jose Barracuda defenseman Patrick McNally". railershc.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
^ "Ryan Carpenter Claimed Off Waivers From San Jose Sharks". NHL.com. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Jones to a Six-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Vlasic to an Eight-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Joe Thornton to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Chris Tierney". nhl.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Rudolfs Balcers to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Marcus Sorensen". nhl.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ "Sharks Re-Sign Goodrow". nhl.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Joachim Blichfeld". nhl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Aaron Dell to a Two-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Antoine Bibeau". NHL.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Maxim Letunov". NHL.com. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Dylan Gambrell". NHL.com. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Alexander Chmelevski". NHL.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Noah Gregor". NHL.com. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Ivan Chekhovich". NHL.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Radim Simek". NHL.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "Sharks Re-Sign Kane to 7-Year Contract". NHL.com. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ "Devils acquire D Mirco Mueller and pick No. 143 from San Jose". June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "Rangers Make Seven Selections in 2017 NHL Entry Draft". June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
^ "Coyotes Acquire Sharks' 2016 4th Round Draft Choice & 2017 3rd Round Draft Choice in Exchange for Letunov & 2017 6th Round Draft Choice". June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "2017 NHL Draft: Devils quiet on trade front, add 10 more picks on Day 2". June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
^ "Sharks trade Andrew Desjardins to Blackhawks for Ben Smith in swap of 4th liners". NHL.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
^ "Chicago Blackhawks defeat Lightning to win Stanley Cup". CBC.ca. June 15, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
^ "Sharks Defenseman Brent Burns Named to 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game". nhl.com. January 10, 2018.
^ "Stamkos leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
^ "Crawford leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[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] "Sharks Announce 2017 Preseason Schedule". sharks.nhl.com. June 15, 2016.

[3] "2017-18 NHL schedule released". nhl.com. June 22, 2016.

[regstats-4] "San Jose Sharks Stats - 2017-2018". NHL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

[playoffstats-5] "2018 Playoffs Stats – Points – San Jose Sharks – Statistics". nhl.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[6] "Sharks Acquire Forward Eric Fehr from Maple Leafs". NHL.com. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[7] "Sharks Acquire Sixth Round Draft Pick in Trade With Predators". NHL.com. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[8] "Sharks Acquire Evander Kane from Sabres". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[9] "Coyotes Acquire Helewka from San Jose in Exchange for Wood". NHL.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[10] "Senators acquire Boedker, Bergman and a 6th-round pick from San Jose". NHL.com. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[11] "Hoffman traded to Panthers by Sharks after being acquired from Senators". NHL.com. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[12] "Sharks Sign Goaltender Antoine Bibeau". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[13] "Sharks sign forward Brandon Bollig". nhl.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[14] "Sharks Sign Goaltender Josef Korenar to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

[15] "Sharks Sign Defenseman Jacob Middleton". nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

[16] "Sharks Sign Forward Brandon Mashinter". nhl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

[17] "Sharks Sign Forward Jayden Halbgewachs". nhl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

[18] "Sharks Sign Forward Vincent Praplan". NHL.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[19] "Sharks Sign Forward Lukas Radil". NHL.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

[20] "Sharks sign Finnish centre Antti Suomela to 1-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

[21] "Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Micheal Haley". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[22] "Jets sign Buddy Robinson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[23] "Marleau: Right Fit for the Leafs, Adds Depth to Young Roster". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[24] "Checkers Sign Stortini, Schilkey and Ouellette to AHL Contracts". gocheckers.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[25] "Worcester Railers HC sign former San Jose Barracuda defenseman Patrick McNally". railershc.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

[26] "Ryan Carpenter Claimed Off Waivers From San Jose Sharks". NHL.com. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

[27] "Sharks Sign Jones to a Six-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[28] "Sharks Sign Vlasic to an Eight-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[29] "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Joe Thornton to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[30] "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Chris Tierney". nhl.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

[31] "Sharks Sign Forward Rudolfs Balcers to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

[32] "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Marcus Sorensen". nhl.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[33] "Sharks Re-Sign Goodrow". nhl.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

[34] "Sharks Sign Forward Joachim Blichfeld". nhl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

[35] "Sharks Sign Goaltender Aaron Dell to a Two-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[36] "Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Antoine Bibeau". NHL.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[37] "Sharks Sign Forward Maxim Letunov". NHL.com. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[38] "Sharks Sign Forward Dylan Gambrell". NHL.com. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.

[39] "Sharks Sign Forward Alexander Chmelevski". NHL.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[40] "Sharks Sign Forward Noah Gregor". NHL.com. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[41] "Sharks Sign Forward Ivan Chekhovich". NHL.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

[42] "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Radim Simek". NHL.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[43] "Sharks Re-Sign Kane to 7-Year Contract". NHL.com. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[DevilMuller-44] "Devils acquire D Mirco Mueller and pick No. 143 from San Jose". June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[NYRSJSdeal-45] "Rangers Make Seven Selections in 2017 NHL Entry Draft". June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

[46] "Coyotes Acquire Sharks' 2016 4th Round Draft Choice & 2017 3rd Round Draft Choice in Exchange for Letunov & 2017 6th Round Draft Choice". June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

[NJDSJSdeal-47] "2017 NHL Draft: Devils quiet on trade front, add 10 more picks on Day 2". June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

[48] "Sharks trade Andrew Desjardins to Blackhawks for Ben Smith in swap of 4th liners". NHL.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[49] "Chicago Blackhawks defeat Lightning to win Stanley Cup". CBC.ca. June 15, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[50] "Sharks Defenseman Brent Burns Named to 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game". nhl.com. January 10, 2018.

[51] "Stamkos leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[52] "Crawford leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

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v t e San Jose Sharks
Founded in 1991 Based in San Jose, California
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises (Hasso Plattner, governor) General manager Mike Grier Head coach Ryan Warsofsky Team captain Logan Couture Current roster
Arenas	Cow Palace SAP Center
Rivalries	Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings
Affiliates	AHL San Jose Barracuda ECHL Wichita Thunder
Media	TV NBC Sports California Radio Sharks Audio Network
Culture/Lore	S. J. Sharkie 2015 Stadium Series "Seek and Destroy" (Metallica song) Solar4America Ice
Category

v t e San Jose Sharks seasons
1990s	1990–91 . 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e 2017–18 NHL season
Pacific	Anaheim Arizona Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Vegas
Central	Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg
Atlantic	Boston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay Toronto
Metropolitan	Carolina Columbus New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Entry draft Expansion draft 100 Classic Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines