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2023–24 San Jose Sharks
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2023–24 record8–17–3
Home record5–6–2
Road record3–11–1
Goals for62
Goals against116
Team information
General managerMike Grier
CoachDavid Quinn
CaptainLogan Couture
Alternate captainsMario Ferraro
Tomas Hertl
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance13,226
Minor league affiliate(s)San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Hertl (9)
AssistsTomas Hertl (15)
PointsTomas Hertl (24)
Penalty minutesKyle Burroughs (34)
Plus/minusJustin Bailey (+3)
WinsKaapo Kahkonen (5)
Goals against averageMackenzie Blackwood (3.83)

The 2023–24 San Jose Sharks season is the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[1]

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[2]
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[3]
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

Roster

Updated November 27, 2024[4][5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
29 Canada Mackenzie Blackwood G L 27 2023 Thunder Bay, Ontario
4 Canada Cody Ceci D R 30 2024 Ottawa, Ontario
71 Canada Macklin Celebrini C L 18 2024 North Vancouver, British Columbia
39 Canada Logan Couture (CInjured 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
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 26 2024 Umeå, Sweden
10 Russia Klim Kostin C L 25 2024 Penza, Russia
11 United States Luke Kunin (A) C R 26 2022 Chesterfield, Missouri
37 Sweden Timothy Liljegren D R 25 2024 Kristianstad, Sweden
84 Czech Republic Jan Rutta D R 34 2023 Písek, Czechoslovakia
54 Canada Givani Smith RW L 26 2023 Toronto, Ontario
2 United States Will Smith C R 19 2023 Lexington, Massachusetts
7 Germany Nico Sturm C L 29 2022 Augsburg, Germany
26 Canada Jack Thompson D R 22 2024 Courtice, Ontario
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 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


Schedule

Preseason

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

Preseason game log

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss
AFrozen 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: 8–17–3 (home: 5–6–2; away: 3–11–1)
December : 3–1–1 (home: 0–0–0; away: 3–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
24 December 1 San Jose 6–3 New Jersey Kahkonen 16,528 6–16–2 Recap
25 December 3 San Jose 5–6 NY Rangers Blackwood 18,006 6–17–2 Recap
26 December 5 San Jose 5–4 NY Islanders OT Kahkonen 14,244 7–17–2 Recap
27 December 7 San Jose 6–5 Detroit OT Kahkonen 19,515 8–17–2 Recap
28 December 10 San Jose 4–5 Vegas SO Kahkonen 17,849 8–17–3 Recap
29 December 12 Winnipeg San Jose Recap
30 December 15 San Jose Arizona Recap
31 December 17 San Jose Colorado Recap
32 December 19 Los Angeles San Jose Recap
33 December 21 Arizona San Jose Recap
34 December 23 San Jose Vancouver Recap
35 December 27 San Jose Los Angeles Recap
36 December 28 Edmonton San Jose Recap
37 December 31 San Jose Colorado Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Player statistics

As of December 5, 2023

Skaters

Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Tomas Hertl 26 9 14 23 −14 10
William Eklund 27 6 7 13 −8 12
Fabian Zetterlund 27 8 4 12 −7 13
Mike Hoffman 26 6 3 9 −9 12
Luke Kunin 23 5 2 7 −11 27
Filip Zadina 22 3 2 5 −20 6
Anthony Duclair 24 6 4 10 −7 20
Nikita Okhotiuk 17 0 6 6 −7 20
Mikael Granlund 20 3 13 16 0 6
Givani Smith 23 1 2 3 −5 29
Ryan Carpenter 18 1 4 5 0 2
Thomas Bordeleau 6 1 1 2 −5 4
Jacob MacDonald 12 4 1 5 −9 4
Henry Thrun 2 0 2 2 −1 0
Nico Sturm 24 2 2 4 −11 8
Calen Addison 15 0 5 5 −8 10
Mario Ferraro 27 0 4 4 −17 16
Kevin Labanc 19 1 4 5 −10 6
Danil Gushchin 2 0 1 1 0 0
Nikolai Knyzhov 10 0 1 1 −6 6
Ty Emberson 16 1 3 4 −3 0
Jan Rutta 22 0 4 4 −10 8
Kyle Burroughs 26 0 3 3 −11 32
Matt Benning 14 0 2 2 −5 14
Alexander Barabanov 9 1 2 3 −1 2
Jacob Peterson 6 0 0 0 −3 2
Oskar Lindblom 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 16 0 1 1 −10 6

Goaltenders

Regular season[8]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Mackenzie Blackwood 19 17 1001:50 3 11 2 64 3.83 612 .895 0 0 0 2
Kaapo Kahkonen 12 10 585:40 5 6 0 38 3.89 368 .897 0 0 0 0
Magnus Chrona 1 0 30:30 0 0 0 4 7.87 17 .765 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:

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

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To Carolina Hurricanes
CAR 3rd-round pick in 2023
4th-round pick in 2023
To San Jose Sharks
PHI 3rd-round pick in 2023
[9]
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To Washington Capitals
7th-round pick in 2023
To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2025
[9]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) To Florida Panthers
Steven Lorentz
5th-round pick in 2025
To San Jose Sharks
Anthony Duclair
[10]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) To Winnipeg Jets
Artemi Kniazev
To San Jose Sharks
Leon Gawanke
[11]
August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06) To Montreal Canadiens
Casey DeSmith
Nathan Legare
Jeff Petry (25% retained)
PIT 2nd-round pick in 2025
To San Jose Sharks
Mikael Granlund
Mike Hoffman
Jan Rutta
Conditional PIT 1st-round pick in 2024
[12]
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dillon Hamaliuk
Erik Karlsson (13% retained)
Rem Pitlick
SJ 3rd-round pick in 2026
November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08) To Minnesota Wild
Adam Raška
5th-round pick in 2026
To San Jose Sharks
Calen Addison
[13]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Kyle Burroughs Vancouver Canucks 3-year Free agency [14]
Ryan Carpenter New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [15]
Scott Sabourin Ottawa Senators 2-year Free agency [16]
Givani Smith Florida Panthers 2-year Free agency [17]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) Nathan Todd Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 2-year Free agency [18]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) Filip Zadina Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [19]
September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30) Ty Emberson New York Rangers Waiver [20]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Kyle Criscuolo New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [21]
James Reimer Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [22]
Jeffrey Viel Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [23]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) Jonah Gadjovich Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 1-year Free agency [24]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) Strauss Mann Laval Rocket (AHL) 1-year Free agency [25]
July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) Derrick Pouliot Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [26]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) Martin Kaut HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH) 2-year Free agency [27]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) Andreas Johnsson Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [28]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) Andrej Sustr Kölner Haie (DEL) 1-year Free agency [29]
C. J. Suess Manitoba Moose (AHL) 2-year Free agency [30]
August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11) Evgeny Svechnikov Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 2-year Free agency [31]
October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10) Noah Gregor Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [32]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) Eetu Makiniemi 1-year [33]
Jacob Peterson 1-year [34]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Mackenzie Blackwood 2-year [35]
Fabian Zetterlund 2-year [36]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) Leon Gawanke 1-year [37]
July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) Kasper Halttunen 3-year† [38]
October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04) Quentin Musty 3-year† [39]
October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05) Jake Furlong 3-year† [40]

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[A] Quentin Musty LW  United States Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 36 Kasper Halttunen RW  Finland HIFK (Liiga)
3 71[B] Brandon Svoboda C  United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
4 123[C] Luca Cagnoni D  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 130[D] 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[E] Yegor Rimashevskiy RW  Belarus MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)

Notes

  1. ^ The New Jersey Devils first-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as a result of the trade on February 26, 2023, that sent Timo Meier, Timur Ibragimov, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond and Colorado's fifth-round pick in 2024 to New Jersey in exchange for Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Okhotiuk, Andreas Johnsson, Fabian Zetterlund, a conditional second-round pick in 2024, a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41] The condition – San Jose will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if New Jersey's first-round pick in 2023 is outside of the top two selections[41] – was converted when the Devils qualified for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 25, 2023.[42]
  2. ^ The Sharks traded their 94th and 100th selection to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 71st pick.[43]
  3. ^ The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 5, 2023, that sent Jaycob Megna to Seattle in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade.[44] The condition – San Jose will receive either the Avalanche's or Kraken's fourth-round pick in 2023, at Seattle’s choice[44] – the date of conversion is unknown.
  4. ^ The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent Buffalo's fifth-round pick in 2022 to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[45]
  5. ^ The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2022 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[46]

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