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2023–24 San Jose Sharks
Division 8th Pacific
Conference 16th Western
2023–24 record 19–54–9
Home record 11–25–5
Road record 8–29–4
Goals for 181
Goals against 331
General Manager Mike Grier
Coach David Quinn
Captain Logan Couture
Alternate captains Mario Ferraro
Tomas Hertl (Oct. 12 – Mar. 8)
Rotating (Mar. 8 – Apr. 18)
Arena SAP Center
Average attendance 13,559[1]
Minor League Affiliate(s)
Team leaders
Goals Fabian Zetterlund (24)
Assists Mikael Granlund (48)
Points Mikael Granlund (60)
Penalties in minutes Luke Kunin (83)
Wins Mackenzie Blackwood (10)
Goals against average Georgi Romanov (1.01)

The 2023–24 San Jose Sharks season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[2]

On March 12, 2024, the Sharks were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive season with their 3–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and a 5–4 overtime win by the Vegas Golden Knights over the Seattle Kraken.[3] The Sharks finished with a total of 47 points, the lowest ever total for an 82-game season with one point awarded for an overtime or shootout loss.

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 50 23 9 44 279 223 +56 109
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 82 49 27 6 39 294 237 +57 104
3 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 44 27 11 37 256 215 +41 99
4 x – Vegas Golden Knights 82 45 29 8 34 267 245 +22 98
5 e – Calgary Flames 82 38 39 5 32 253 271 −18 81
6 e – Seattle Kraken 82 34 35 13 28 217 236 −19 81
7 e – Anaheim Ducks 82 27 50 5 21 204 295 −91 59
8 e – San Jose Sharks 82 19 54 9 14 181 331 −150 47
Source: National Hockey League[4]
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; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings[]

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 47 30 5 38 269 248 +21 99
2 PA x – Vegas Golden Knights 82 45 29 8 34 267 245 +22 98
3 CE e – St. Louis Blues 82 43 33 6 31 239 250 −11 92
4 CE e – Minnesota Wild 82 39 34 9 32 251 263 −12 87
5 PA e – Calgary Flames 82 38 39 5 32 253 271 −18 81
6 PA e – Seattle Kraken 82 34 35 13 28 217 236 −19 81
7 CE e – Arizona Coyotes 82 36 41 5 28 256 274 −18 77
8 PA e – Anaheim Ducks 82 27 50 5 21 204 295 −91 59
9 CE e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 23 53 6 17 179 290 −111 52
10 PA e – San Jose Sharks 82 19 54 9 14 181 331 −150 47
Source: National Hockey League[5]
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; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

The preseason schedule was announced on June 27, 2023.[6]

Preseason game log

Legend:       Win       Loss       Overtime/shootout loss
A  – Frozen Fury
a  Played at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

Regular season[]

The schedule was announced on June 27, 2023.[6]

2023–24 game log: 19–54–9 (home: 11–25–5; away: 8–29–4)

Legend:       Win       Loss       Overtime/shootout loss

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund 69 12 48 60 −23 32
Eklund, WilliamWilliam Eklund 80 16 29 45 −45 30
Zetterlund, FabianFabian Zetterlund 82 24 20 44 −34 33
Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl 48 15 19 34 −26 22
Duclair, AnthonyAnthony Duclair 56 16 11 27 −12 28
Zadina, FilipFilip Zadina 72 13 10 23 −44 18
Hoffman, MikeMike Hoffman 66 10 13 23 −21 20
Ferraro, MarioMario Ferraro 78 3 18 21 −38 36
Rutta, JanJan Rutta 69 5 14 19 −21 38
Kunin, LukeLuke Kunin 77 11 7 18 −30 83
Bailey, JustinJustin Bailey 59 5 9 14 −15 6
Sturm, NicoNico Sturm 63 5 8 13 −25 12
Barabanov, AlexanderAlexander Barabanov 46 4 9 13 −24 12
Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic 57 6 6 12 −27 26
Carpenter, RyanRyan Carpenter 62 5 7 12 −16 6
Addison, CalenCalen Addison 60 1 11 12 −35 66
Bordeleau, ThomasThomas Bordeleau 27 6 5 11 −18 18
Thrun, HenryHenry Thrun 51 3 8 11 −22 16
Kostin, KlimKlim Kostin 19 5 5 10 −10 15
Emberson, TyTy Emberson 30 1 9 10 −4 6
MacDonald, JacobJacob MacDonald 34 7 2 9 −14 23
Labanc, KevinKevin Labanc 46 2 7 9 −27 16
Burroughs, KyleKyle Burroughs 73 2 6 8 −42 71
Okhotiuk, NikitaNikita Okhotiuk 43 1 7 8 −22 44
Smith, GivaniGivani Smith 36 1 3 4 −13 40
Gushchin, DanilDanil Gushchin 4 1 1 2 −2 0
Graf, CollinCollin Graf 7 0 2 2 −4 0
Benning, MattMatt Benning 14 0 2 2 −5 14
Couture, LoganLogan Couture 6 0 1 1 0 4
Mukhamadullin, ShakirShakir Mukhamadullin 3 0 1 1 0 4
Knyzhov, NikolaiNikolai Knyzhov 10 0 1 1 −6 6
Lindblom, OskarOskar Lindblom 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Sabourin, ScottScott Sabourin 3 0 0 0 0 9
Thompson, JackJack Thompson 2 0 0 0 −2 0
Peterson, JacobJacob Peterson 6 0 0 0 −3 2
Studnicka, JackJack Studnicka 17 0 0 0 −14 6

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Blackwood, MackenzieMackenzie Blackwood 44 41 2,437 10 25 4 140 3.45 1,383 .899 2 0 0 2
Kahkonen, KaapoKaapo Kahkonen 31 27 1,651 6 20 3 105 3.81 996 .895 0 0 1 4
Cooley, DevinDevin Cooley 6 6 301 2 3 1 25 4.98 192 .870 0 0 0 0
Chrona, MagnusMagnus Chrona 9 8 471 1 6 1 37 4.71 262 .859 0 0 0 0
Romanov, GeorgiGeorgi Romanov 2 0 59 0 0 0 1 1.01 30 .967 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.

Transactions[]

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key[]

 dagger  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2023 To Carolina Hurricanes
CAR 3rd-round pick in 2023
4th-round pick in 2023
To San Jose Sharks
PHI 3rd-round pick in 2023
[8]
June 29, 2023 To Washington Capitals
7th-round pick in 2023
To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2025
[8]
July 1, 2023 To Florida Panthers
Steven Lorentz
5th-round pick in 2025
To San Jose Sharks
Anthony Duclair
[9]
July 2, 2023 To Winnipeg Jets
Artemi Kniazev
To San Jose Sharks
Leon Gawanke
[10]
August 6, 2023 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dillon Hamaliuk
Erik Karlsson*
3rd-round pick in 2026
To San Jose Sharks
Mikael Granlund
Mike Hoffman
Jan Rutta
conditional 1st-round pick in 2024 or
     1st-round pick in 2025
[11]
November 8, 2023 To Minnesota Wild
Adam Raska
5th-round pick in 2026
To San Jose Sharks
Calen Addison
[12]
December 15, 2023 To Vancouver Canucks
Nick Cicek
6th-round pick in 2024
To San Jose Sharks
Jack Studnicka
[13]
March 8, 2024 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anthony Duclair
To San Jose Sharks
Jack Thompson
3rd-round pick in 2024
[14]
March 8, 2024 To Detroit Red Wings
Radim Simek
7th-round pick in 2024
To San Jose Sharks
Klim Kostin
[15]
March 8, 2024 To Calgary Flames
Nikita Okhotiuk
To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2024
[16]
March 8, 2024 To Buffalo Sabres
7th-round pick in 2024
To San Jose Sharks
Devin Cooley
[17]
March 8, 2024 To New Jersey Devils
Kaapo Kahkonen
To San Jose Sharks
Vítek Vanecek
7th-round pick in 2025
[18]
March 8, 2024 To Vegas Golden Knights
Tomas Hertl (17% retained)
3rd-round pick in 2025
3rd-round pick in 2027
To San Jose Sharks
David Edstrom
1st-round pick in 2025
[19]
June 19, 2024 To Dallas Stars
4th-round pick in 2025
To San Jose Sharks
Ty Dellandrea
[20]
June 23, 2024 To Nashville Predators
Ozzy Wiesblatt
To San Jose Sharks
Egor Afanasyev
[21]
June 25, 2024 To Detroit Red Wings
Future considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Jake Walman
TBL 2nd-round pick in 2024
[22]
June 27, 2024 To Buffalo Sabres
1st-round pick in 2024
2nd-round pick in 2024
To San Jose Sharks
1st-round pick in 2024
[23]
June 27, 2024 To Los Angeles Kings
Kyle Burroughs
To San Jose Sharks
Carl Grundstrom
[24]

Players acquired[]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Kyle Burroughs Vancouver Canucks 3-year Free agency [25]
Ryan Carpenter New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [26]
Scott Sabourin Ottawa Senators 2-year Free agency [27]
Givani Smith Florida Panthers 2-year Free agency [28]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) Nathan Todd Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 2-year Free agency [29]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) Filip Zadina Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [30]
September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30) Ty Emberson New York Rangers Waivers [31]
November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27) Justin Bailey Edmonton Oilers 1-year Free agency [32]
June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) Barclay Goodrow New York Rangers Waivers [33]

Players lost[]

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Kyle Criscuolo New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [34]
James Reimer Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [35]
Jeffrey Viel Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [36]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) Jonah Gadjovich Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 1-year Free agency [37]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) Strauss Mann Laval Rocket (AHL) 1-year Free agency [38]
July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) Derrick Pouliot Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [39]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) Martin Kaut HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH) 2-year Free agency [40]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) Andreas Johnsson Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [41]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) Andrej Sustr Kölner Haie (DEL) 1-year Free agency [42]
C. J. Suess Manitoba Moose (AHL) 2-year Free agency [43]
August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11) Evgeny Svechnikov Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 2-year Free agency [44]
October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10) Noah Gregor Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [45]
February 8, 2024 (2024-02-08) Leon Gawanke Contract termination [46]
May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08) Noah Gregor Brynäs IF (SHL) 2-year Free agency [47]

Signings[]

Date Player Term Ref
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) Eetu Makiniemi 1-year [48]
Jacob Peterson 1-year [49]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Mackenzie Blackwood 2-year [50]
Fabian Zetterlund 2-year [51]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) Leon Gawanke 1-year [52]
July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) Kasper Halttunen 3-yeardagger [53]
October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04) Quentin Musty 3-yeardagger [54]
October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05) Jake Furlong 3-yeardagger [55]
April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04) Collin Graf 3-year [56]
May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22) Luca Cagnoni 3-yeardagger [57]
May 28, 2024 (2024-05-28) Will Smith 3-yeardagger [58]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of San Jose Sharks draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 4 Will Smith C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
1 26[upper-alpha 1] Quentin Musty LW  United States Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 36 Kasper Halttunen RW  Finland HIFK (Liiga)
3 71[upper-alpha 2] Brandon Svoboda C  United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
4 123[upper-alpha 3] Luca Cagnoni D  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 130[upper-alpha 4] Axel Landen D  Sweden HV71 (J20 Nationell)
5 132 Eric Pohlkamp D  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7 196 David Klee C  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 203[upper-alpha 5] Yegor Rimashevskiy RW  Belarus MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)

Notes

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  2. National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 117. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3. 
  3. Sharks eliminated, unable to overcome slow start, injuries to Hertl, Couture (March 13, 2024).
  4. NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.
  5. NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.
  6. 6.0 6.1 San Jose Sharks 2023-24 Regular Season, Preseason Schedules Announced. San Jose Sharks.
  7. 7.0 7.1 2023–24 Regular season − San Jose Sharks Stats − Skaters. National Hockey League. Retrieved on March 27, 2024.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Sharks Select Seven Players on Day Two of the 2023 NHL Draft. San Jose Sharks (June 29, 2023).
  9. Sharks Acquire Forward Anthony Duclair from Florida. San Jose Sharks (July 1, 2023).
  10. Jets acquire defenceman Artemi Kniazev from the San Jose Sharks. Winnipeg Jets (July 2, 2023).
  11. Karlsson goes to Penguins in 3-team trade with Sharks, Canadiens (6 August 2023).
  12. Sharks Acquire Defenseman Calen Addison From the Wild in Exchange for Forward Adam Raška and a 2026 Fifth Round Pick. San Jose Sharks (November 8, 2023).
  13. Sharks Acquire Jack Studnicka From the Vancouver Canucks in Exchange for Defenseman Nick Cicek and a 2024 Sixth-Round Draft Selection. San Jose Sharks (December 16, 2023).
  14. Sharks acquire 2024 third-round selection and Jack Thompson from the Tampa Bay Lightning. San Jose Sharks (March 8, 2024).
  15. San Jose Sharks acquire forward Klim Kostin from Detroit Red Wings. San Jose Sharks (March 8, 2024).
  16. Sharks acquire 2024 fifth-round selection from the Flames. San Jose Sharks (March 8, 2024).
  17. Sharks acquire goaltender Devin Cooley from Buffalo. San Jose Sharks (March 8, 2024).
  18. San Jose Sharks acquire goaltender Vitek Vanecek, 2025 seventh-round pick from New Jersey Devils. San Jose Sharks (March 8, 2024).
  19. Sharks acquire a 2025 first-round selection and center David Edstrom from the Vegas Golden Knights. San Jose Sharks (March 8, 2024).
  20. San Jose Sharks acquire Ty Dellandrea. San Jose Sharks (June 19, 2024).
  21. Predators Acquire Ozzy Wiesblatt From San Jose. Nashville Predators (June 23, 2024).
  22. Sharks acquire defenseman Jake Walman and a second round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Red Wings in exchange for future considerations. San Jose Sharks (June 25, 2024).
  23. Sharks acquire 11th-overall selection from Buffalo Sabres. San Jose Sharks (June 27, 2024).
  24. Sharks acquire Carl Grundstrom from Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Kyle Burroughs. San Jose Sharks (June 27, 2024).
  25. Sharks Sign Defenseman Kyle Burroughs. San Jose Sharks (July 1, 2023).
  26. Sharks Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter. San Jose Sharks (July 1, 2023).
  27. Sharks Sign Forward Scott Sabourin. San Jose Sharks (July 1, 2023).
  28. Sharks Sign Forward Givani Smith. San Jose Sharks (July 1, 2023).
  29. Sharks Sign Forward Nathan Todd. San Jose Sharks (July 3, 2023).
  30. San Jose Sharks Sign Forward Filip Zadina. San Jose Sharks (July 10, 2023).
  31. San Jose Sharks Claim Defenseman Ty Emberson. San Jose Sharks (September 30, 2023).
  32. Sharks Sign Forward Justin Bailey. San Jose Sharks (November 27, 2023).
  33. San Jose Sharks claim forward Barclay Goodrow. San Jose Sharks (June 19, 2024).
  34. Criscuolo, Dowling Join Devils on Two-Way Contracts – Release. New Jersey Devils (July 1, 2023).
  35. Red Wings sign goaltender James Reimer to one-year contract. Detroit Red Wings (July 1, 2023).
  36. Jets sign forward Jeffrey Viel to a one-year, one-way contract. Winnipeg Jets (July 1, 2023).
  37. Checkers Add Cam Morrison And Jonah Gadjovich On AHL Deals. Charlotte Checkers (July 2, 2023).
  38. Rocket agree to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract with defenseman Tobie Paquette-Bisson, forwards Jared Davidson and Jakov Novak and goaltender Strauss Mann. Laval Rocket (July 4, 2023).
  39. Stars sign defenseman Derrick Pouliot to a one-year contract. Dallas Stars (July 4, 2023).
  40. Return from the NHL! Dynamo will be strengthened by Martin Kaut (Czech). HC Dynamo Pardubice (July 6, 2023).
  41. Penguins Sign Forward Andreas Johnsson to a One-Year Contract. Pittsburgh Penguins (July 7, 2023).
  42. Kölner Haie strengthened by Andrej Šustr (German). Kölner Haie (July 10, 2023).
  43. Suess returning to Moose. American Hockey League (July 10, 2023).
  44. Евгений Свечников – в "Ак Барсе". AK Bars Kazan (August 11, 2023).
  45. Maple Leafs Sign Forward Noah Gregor To A One-year Contract. Toronto Maple Leafs (October 10, 2023).
  46. Sharks place defenceman Leon Gawanke on waivers to terminate contract. Sportsnet (February 8, 2024).
  47. "Välkommen hem Oskar Lindblom" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF (8 May 2024). Retrieved on 8 May 2024.
  48. Sharks Sign Goaltender Eetu Makiniemi. San Jose Sharks (June 30, 2023).
  49. Sharks Sign Forward Jacob Peterson. San Jose Sharks (June 30, 2023).
  50. Sharks Sign Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood. San Jose Sharks (July 1, 2023).
  51. Sharks Sign Forward Fabian Zetterlund. San Jose Sharks (July 1, 2023).
  52. Sharks Sign Defenseman Leon Gawanke. San Jose Sharks (July 5, 2023).
  53. San Jose Sharks sign forward Kasper Halttunen to entry-level contract. San Jose Sharks (July 12, 2023). Retrieved on July 12, 2023.
  54. San Jose Sharks Sign Forward Quentin Musty. San Jose Sharks (October 4, 2023). Retrieved on October 4, 2023.
  55. San Jose Sharks Sign Defenseman Jake Furlong. San Jose Sharks (October 5, 2023). Retrieved on October 5, 2023.
  56. Sharks sign forward Collin Graf. San Jose Sharks (April 4, 2024).
  57. Sharks sign defenseman Luca Cagnoni to entry-level contract. San Jose Sharks (May 22, 2024).
  58. San Jose Sharks Sign Center Will Smith. San Jose Sharks (May 28, 2024).
  59. 59.0 59.1 Meier, Prospects, Pick Acquired by Devils in Trade with Sharks (February 26, 2023). Retrieved on February 26, 2023.
  60. Devils clinch playoff spot after Panthers lose to Rangers (March 25, 2023). Retrieved on March 25, 2023.
  61. @SanJoseSharksPR. The #SJSharks have acquired the 71st pick from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 94th and 100th selections.. Missing or empty |date= (help)
  62. 62.0 62.1 Sharks Acquire Fourth-Round Pick for Megna (February 5, 2023). Retrieved on February 5, 2023.
  63. CBJ select five players on Day Two of 2022 NHL Draft (July 8, 2022). Retrieved on July 8, 2022.
  64. Brown, Patrick (July 8, 2022). Coyotes Go Big, Select Seven Players on 2nd Day of Draft. Retrieved on July 8, 2022.

Awards[]

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Tomas Hertl Second star of the week[1]
All-Star[2]
December 11, 2023
January 4, 2024

References[]

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