2023–24 San Jose Sharks season

2023–24 San Jose Sharks
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
Team information
General manager	Mike Grier
Coach	David Quinn
Captain	Logan Couture
Alternate captains	Mario Ferraro; Tomas Hertl (Oct. 12 – Mar. 8); Rotating (Mar. 8 – pres.)
Arena	SAP Center
Average attendance	13,559
Minor league affiliate(s)	San Jose Barracuda (AHL); Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Fabian Zetterlund (24)
Assists	Mikael Granlund (48)
Points	Mikael Granlund (60)
Penalty minutes	Luke Kunin (83)
Plus/minus	Logan Couture; Shakir Mukhamadullin; Scott Sabourin (0)
Wins	Mackenzie Blackwood (10)
Goals against average	Georgi Romanov (1.01)
	← 2022–23

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

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.^[2]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 v t e	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^[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; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	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^[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

Roster

Updated April 20, 2024^[5]^[6]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
33	Calen Addison	D	R	24	2023	Brandon, Manitoba
90	Justin Bailey	RW	R	28	2023	Buffalo, New York
94	Alexander Barabanov	LW	L	29	2021	Saint Petersburg, Russia
5	Matt Benning	D	R	29	2022	St. Albert, Alberta
29	Mackenzie Blackwood	G	L	27	2023	Thunder Bay, Ontario
17	Thomas Bordeleau	C	L	22	2020	Houston, Texas
4	Kyle Burroughs	D	R	28	2023	Vancouver, British Columbia
22	Ryan Carpenter	C	R	33	2023	Oviedo, Florida
1	Devin Cooley	G	L	26	2024	Los Gatos, California
39	Logan Couture (C)	C	L	35	2007	Guelph, Ontario
72	William Eklund	LW	L	21	2021	Haninge, Sweden
6	Ty Emberson	D	R	23	2023	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
38	Mario Ferraro (A)	D	L	25	2017	King City, Ontario
51	Collin Graf	RW	R	21	2024	Lincoln, Massachusetts
64	Mikael Granlund	C	L	32	2023	Oulu, Finland
68	Mike Hoffman	LW	L	34	2023	Kitchener, Ontario
10	Klim Kostin	C	L	24	2024	Penza, Russia
11	Luke Kunin	C	R	26	2022	Chesterfield, Missouri
62	Kevin Labanc	RW	R	28	2014	Staten Island, New York
9	Jacob MacDonald	D	L	31	2023	Portland, Oregon
84	Jan Rutta	D	R	33	2023	Písek, Czechoslovakia
54	Givani Smith	RW	L	26	2023	Toronto, Ontario
16	Jack Studnicka	C	R	25	2023	Tecumseh, Ontario
7	Nico Sturm	C	L	28	2022	Augsburg, Germany
3	Henry Thrun	D	L	23	2023	Southborough, Massachusetts
41	Vitek Vanecek	G	L	28	2024	Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
44	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	D	L	37	2005	Montreal, Quebec
18	Filip Zadina	RW	L	24	2023	Pardubice, Czech Republic
20	Fabian Zetterlund	LW	R	24	2023	Karlstad, Sweden

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on June 27, 2023.^[7]

Preseason game log

2023 preseason game log: 2–2–2 (home: 1–1–1; away: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 24	Vegas	2–5	San Jose		Kahkonen	9,785	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 26	Anaheim	4–2	San Jose		Blackwood	7,448	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 27	San Jose	2–4	Anaheim		Romanov	10,486	1–2–0	Recap
4	September 30	Los Angeles	2–1	San Jose	OT	Chrona	9,728	1–2–1	Recap
5	October 3	San Jose	2–0	Vegas		Kahkonen	17,406	2–2–1	Recap
6	October 5^A ^a	San Jose	3–4	Los Angeles	OT	Kahkonen	8,550	2–2–2	Recap

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.^[7]

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

October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 12	Vegas	4–1	San Jose		Kahkonen	17,435	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 14	Colorado	2–1	San Jose	SO	Blackwood	17,435	0–1–1	1	Recap
3	October 17	Carolina	6–3	San Jose		Blackwood	10,378	0–2–1	1	Recap
4	October 19	Boston	3–1	San Jose		Kahkonen	12,501	0–3–1	1	Recap
5	October 21	San Jose	1–5	Nashville		Blackwood	17,222	0–4–1	1	Recap
6	October 24	San Jose	1–3	Florida		Blackwood	16,142	0–5–1	1	Recap
7	October 26	San Jose	0–6	Tampa Bay		Blackwood	19,092	0–6–1	1	Recap
8	October 27	San Jose	0–3	Carolina		Kahkonen	18,700	0–7–1	1	Recap
9	October 29	San Jose	1–3	Washington		Blackwood	15,856	0–8–1	1	Recap

November: 5–8–1 (home: 5–3–1; away: 0–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 2	Vancouver	10–1	San Jose		Kahkonen	10,719	0–9–1	1	Recap
11	November 4	Pittsburgh	10–2	San Jose		Blackwood	17,435	0–10–1	1	Recap
12	November 7	Philadelphia	1–2	San Jose		Blackwood	10,074	1–10–1	3	Recap
13	November 9	Edmonton	2–3	San Jose		Blackwood	12,206	2–10–1	5	Recap
14	November 10	San Jose	0–5	Vegas		Kahkonen	18,423	2–11–1	5	Recap
15	November 12	San Jose	1–4	Anaheim		Blackwood	16,471	2–12–1	5	Recap
16	November 14	Florida	5–3	San Jose		Blackwood	10,108	2–13–1	5	Recap
17	November 16	St. Louis	1–5	San Jose		Kahkonen	10,452	3–13–1	7	Recap
18	November 20	San Jose	1–3	Vancouver		Blackwood	18,718	3–14–1	7	Recap
19	November 22	San Jose	1–7	Seattle		Kahkonen	17,151	3–15–1	7	Recap
20	November 24	Montreal	3–2	San Jose	SO	Blackwood	16,897	3–15–2	8	Recap
21	November 25	Vancouver	3–4	San Jose		Kahkonen	15,538	4–15–2	10	Recap
22	November 27	Washington	1–2	San Jose		Blackwood	10,759	5–15–2	12	Recap
23	November 30	San Jose	0–3	Boston		Blackwood	17,850	5–16–2	12	Recap

December: 4–9–1 (home: 1–3–0; away: 3–6–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	San Jose	6–3	New Jersey		Kahkonen	16,528	6–16–2	14	Recap
25	December 3	San Jose	5–6	NY Rangers		Blackwood	18,006	6–17–2	14	Recap
26	December 5	San Jose	5–4	NY Islanders	OT	Kahkonen	14,244	7–17–2	16	Recap
27	December 7	San Jose	6–5	Detroit	OT	Kahkonen	19,515	8–17–2	18	Recap
28	December 10	San Jose	4–5	Vegas	SO	Kahkonen	17,849	8–17–3	19	Recap
29	December 12	Winnipeg	1–2	San Jose		Blackwood	17,849	9–17–3	21	Recap
30	December 15	San Jose	0–1	Arizona		Kahkonen	4,600	9–18–3	21	Recap
31	December 17	San Jose	2–6	Colorado		Blackwood	18,093	9–19–3	21	Recap
32	December 19	Los Angeles	4–1	San Jose		Blackwood	11,593	9–20–3	21	Recap
33	December 21	Arizona	5–2	San Jose		Blackwood	17,435	9–21–3	21	Recap
34	December 23	San Jose	4–7	Vancouver		Blackwood	18,875	9–22–3	21	Recap
35	December 27	San Jose	1–5	Los Angeles		Kahkonen	18,145	9–23–3	21	Recap
36	December 28	Edmonton	5–0	San Jose		Chrona	17,435	9–24–3	21	Recap
37	December 31	San Jose	1–3	Colorado		Kahkonen	18,140	9–25–3	21	Recap

January: 5–7–2 (home: 3–4–0; away: 2–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2	Detroit	5–3	San Jose		Kahkonen	12,195	9–26–3	21	Recap
39	January 4	Winnipeg	2–1	San Jose		Blackwood	10,521	9–27–3	21	Recap
40	January 6	Toronto	4–1	San Jose		Blackwood	17,435	9–28–3	21	Recap
41	January 9	San Jose	1–7	Toronto		Kahkonen	18,364	9–29–3	21	Recap
42	January 11	San Jose	3–2	Montreal		Blackwood	21,105	10–29–3	23	Recap
43	January 13	San Jose	4–5	Ottawa		Blackwood	18,764	10–30–3	23	Recap
44	January 15	San Jose	0–3	Buffalo		Kahkonen	16,186	10–31–3	23	Recap
45	January 16	San Jose	1–2	Chicago	SO	Blackwood	16,401	10–31–4	24	Recap
46	January 20	Anaheim	3–5	San Jose		Blackwood	17,435	11–31–4	26	Recap
47	January 22	San Jose	4–3	Los Angeles	SO	Kahkonen	18,145	12–31–4	28	Recap
48	January 23	NY Rangers	2–3	San Jose	OT	Blackwood	12,892	13–31–4	30	Recap
49	January 27	Buffalo	5–2	San Jose		Kahkonen	17,435	13–32–4	30	Recap
50	January 30	Seattle	0–2	San Jose		Blackwood	10,988	14–32–4	32	Recap
51	January 31	San Jose	2–3	Anaheim	OT	Kahkonen	15,654	14–32–5	33	Recap

February: 1–6–0 (home: 0–5–0; away: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 14	San Jose	0–1	Winnipeg		Kahkonen	13,786	14–33–5	33	Recap
53	February 15	San Jose	6–3	Calgary		Blackwood	16,852	15–33–5	35	Recap
54	February 17	Columbus	4–3	San Jose		Kahkonen	17,435	15–34–5	35	Recap
55	February 19	Vegas	4–0	San Jose		Blackwood	17,435	15–35–5	35	Recap
56	February 24	Nashville	4–2	San Jose		Kahkonen	15,919	15–36–5	35	Recap
57	February 27	New Jersey	7–2	San Jose		Kahkonen	10,982	15–37–5	35	Recap
58	February 29	Anaheim	6–4	San Jose		Kahkonen	10,537	15–38–5	35	Recap

March: 2–10–3 (home: 1–3–2; away: 1–7–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
59	March 2	San Jose	2–3	Dallas	SO	Chrona	18,532	15–38–6	36	Recap
60	March 3	San Jose	3–4	Minnesota		Kahkonen	18,879	15–39–6	36	Recap
61	March 5	Dallas	7–6	San Jose	OT	Kahkonen	10,070	15–39–7	37	Recap
62	March 7	NY Islanders	7–2	San Jose		Chrona	10,077	15–40–7	37	Recap
63	March 9	Ottawa	1–2	San Jose		Chrona	17,008	16–40–7	39	Recap
64	March 12	San Jose	2–3	Philadelphia		Chrona	18,289	16–41–7	39	Recap
65	March 14	San Jose	3–6	Pittsburgh		Chrona	17,027	16–42–7	39	Recap
66	March 16	San Jose	2–4	Columbus		Chrona	16,967	16–43–7	39	Recap
67	March 17	San Jose	2–5	Chicago		Cooley	18,426	16–44–7	39	Recap
68	March 19	San Jose	2–8	Nashville		Chrona	17,159	16–45–7	39	Recap
69	March 21	Tampa Bay	4–1	San Jose		Blackwood	10,315	16–46–7	39	Recap
70	March 23	Chicago	5–4	San Jose	OT	Cooley	17,435	16–46–8	40	Recap
71	March 26	Dallas	6–3	San Jose		Blackwood	12,208	16–47–8	40	Recap
72	March 28	San Jose	1–3	Minnesota		Blackwood	18,589	16–48–8	40	Recap
73	March 30	San Jose	4–0	St. Louis		Blackwood	18,096	17–48–8	42	Recap

April: 2–6–1 (home: 1–4–1; away: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
74	April 1	Seattle	4–2	San Jose		Blackwood	11,559	17–49–8	42	Recap
75	April 4	Los Angeles	2–1	San Jose		Blackwood	12,266	17–50–8	42	Recap
76	April 6	St. Louis	2–3	San Jose	OT	Cooley	15,603	18–50–8	44	Recap
77	April 7	Arizona	5–2	San Jose		Blackwood	11,938	18–51–8	44	Recap
78	April 9	Calgary	3–2	San Jose	OT	Blackwood	11,031	18–51–9	45	Recap
79	April 11	San Jose	3–1	Seattle		Cooley	17,151	19–51–9	47	Recap
80	April 13	Minnesota	6–2	San Jose		Blackwood	17,435	19–52–9	47	Recap
81	April 15	San Jose	2–9	Edmonton		Cooley	18,347	19–53–9	47	Recap
82	April 18	San Jose	1–5	Calgary		Cooley	17,946	19–54–9	47	Recap

Legend: Win Loss Overtime/shootout loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[8]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mikael Granlund	69	12	48	60	−23	32
William Eklund	80	16	29	45	−45	30
Fabian Zetterlund	82	24	20	44	−34	33
Tomas Hertl^‡	48	15	19	34	−26	22
Anthony Duclair^‡	56	16	11	27	−12	28
Filip Zadina	72	13	10	23	−44	18
Mike Hoffman	66	10	13	23	−21	20
Mario Ferraro	78	3	18	21	−38	36
Jan Rutta	69	5	14	19	−21	38
Luke Kunin	77	11	7	18	−30	83
Justin Bailey	59	5	9	14	−15	6
Nico Sturm	63	5	8	13	−25	12
Alexander Barabanov	46	4	9	13	−24	12
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	57	6	6	12	−27	26
Ryan Carpenter	62	5	7	12	−16	6
Calen Addison^†	60	1	11	12	−35	66
Thomas Bordeleau	27	6	5	11	−18	18
Henry Thrun	51	3	8	11	−22	16
Klim Kostin^†	19	5	5	10	−10	15
Ty Emberson	30	1	9	10	−4	6
Jacob MacDonald	34	7	2	9	−14	23
Kevin Labanc	46	2	7	9	−27	16
Kyle Burroughs	73	2	6	8	−42	71
Nikita Okhotiuk^‡	43	1	7	8	−22	44
Givani Smith	36	1	3	4	−13	40
Danil Gushchin	4	1	1	2	−2	0
Collin Graf	7	0	2	2	−4	0
Matt Benning	14	0	2	2	−5	14
Logan Couture	6	0	1	1	0	4
Shakir Mukhamadullin	3	0	1	1	0	4
Nikolai Knyzhov	10	0	1	1	−6	6
Oskar Lindblom	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Scott Sabourin	3	0	0	0	0	9
Jack Thompson^†	2	0	0	0	−2	0
Jacob Peterson	6	0	0	0	−3	2
Jack Studnicka^†	17	0	0	0	−14	6

Goaltenders

Regular season^[8]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Mackenzie Blackwood	44	41	2,437	10	25	4	140	3.45	1,383	.899	2	0	2
Kaapo Kahkonen^‡	31	27	1,651	6	20	3	105	3.81	996	.895	0	1	4
Devin Cooley	6	6	301	2	3	1	25	4.98	192	.870	0	0	0
Magnus Chrona	9	8	471	1	6	1	37	4.71	262	.859	0	0	0
Georgi Romanov	2	0	59	0	0	0	1	1.01	30	.967	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	To 2023 4th-round pick in 2023	To San Jose Sharks PHI 3rd-round pick in 2023	^[9]
June 29, 2023	To Washington Capitals 7th-round pick in 2023	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2025	^[9]
July 1, 2023	To Florida Panthers Steven Lorentz 5th-round pick in 2025	To San Jose Sharks Anthony Duclair	^[10]
July 2, 2023	To Winnipeg Jets Artemi Kniazev	To San Jose Sharks Leon Gawanke	^[11]
August 6, 2023	To 2026	To San Jose Sharks 2025	^[12]
November 8, 2023	To Minnesota Wild Adam Raska 5th-round pick in 2026	To San Jose Sharks Calen Addison	^[13]
December 15, 2023	To Vancouver Canucks Nick Cicek 6th-round pick in 2024	To San Jose Sharks Jack Studnicka	^[14]
March 8, 2024	To Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Duclair	To San Jose Sharks Jack Thompson 3rd-round pick in 2024	^[15]
March 8, 2024	To Detroit Red Wings Radim Simek 7th-round pick in 2024	To San Jose Sharks Klim Kostin	^[16]
March 8, 2024	To Calgary Flames Nikita Okhotiuk	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2024	^[17]
March 8, 2024	To Buffalo Sabres 7th-round pick in 2024	To San Jose Sharks Devin Cooley	^[18]
March 8, 2024	To New Jersey Devils Kaapo Kahkonen	To San Jose Sharks Vítek Vanecek 7th-round pick in 2025	^[19]
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	^[20]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Kyle Burroughs	Vancouver Canucks	3-year	Free agency	^[21]
	Ryan Carpenter	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	^[22]
	Scott Sabourin	Ottawa Senators	2-year	Free agency	^[23]
	Givani Smith	Florida Panthers	2-year	Free agency	^[24]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)	Nathan Todd	Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[25]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)	Filip Zadina	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	^[26]
September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30)	Ty Emberson	New York Rangers		Waivers	^[27]
November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27)	Justin Bailey	Edmonton Oilers	1-year	Free agency	^[28]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Kyle Criscuolo	New Jersey Devils	1-year	Free agency	^[29]
	James Reimer	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	^[30]
	Jeffrey Viel	Winnipeg Jets	1-year	Free agency	^[31]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)	Jonah Gadjovich	Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[32]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)	Strauss Mann	Laval Rocket (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[33]
July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)	Derrick Pouliot	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[34]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)	Martin Kaut	HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH)	2-year	Free agency	^[35]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)	Andreas Johnsson	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	^[36]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)	Andrej Sustr	Kölner Haie (DEL)	1-year	Free agency	^[37]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)	C. J. Suess	Manitoba Moose (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[38]
August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)	Evgeny Svechnikov	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[39]
October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)	Noah Gregor	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	^[40]
February 8, 2024 (2024-02-08)	Leon Gawanke			Contract termination	^[41]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)	Eetu Makiniemi	1-year	^[42]
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)	Jacob Peterson	1-year	^[43]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Mackenzie Blackwood	2-year	^[44]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Fabian Zetterlund	2-year	^[45]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)	Leon Gawanke	1-year	^[46]
July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12)	Kasper Halttunen	3-year†	^[47]
October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04)	Quentin Musty	3-year†	^[48]
October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)	Jake Furlong	3-year†	^[49]
April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)	Collin Graf	3-year	^[50]

Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the

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

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).^[51] 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^[51] – was converted when the Devils qualified for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 25, 2023.^[52]

^ The Sharks traded their 94th and 100th selection to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 71st pick.^[53]

^ 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.^[54] The condition – San Jose will receive either the Avalanche's or Kraken's fourth-round pick in 2023, at Seattle’s choice^[54] – the date of conversion is unknown.

2022 to Columbus in exchange for this pick.^[55]

2022 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.^[56]

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded

Tomas Hertl Second star of the week^[57]
All-Star^[58] December 11, 2023
January 4, 2024

References

ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3
.

^ Morreale, Mike G. (March 13, 2024). "Sharks eliminated, unable to overcome slow start, injuries to Hertl, Couture". NHL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

^ "San Jose Sharks Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

^ "San Jose Sharks Hockey Transations". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

^ ^a ^b "San Jose Sharks 2023-24 Regular Season, Preseason Schedules Announced". San Jose Sharks. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

^ ^a ^b "2023–24 Regular season − San Jose Sharks Stats − Skaters". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

^ ^a ^b "Sharks Select Seven Players on Day Two of the 2023 NHL Draft". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

^ "Sharks Acquire Forward Anthony Duclair from Florida". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

^ "Jets acquire defenceman Artemi Kniazev from the San Jose Sharks". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

^ Satriano, David (August 6, 2023). "Karlsson goes to Penguins in 3-team trade with Sharks, Canadiens". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

^ "Sharks Acquire Defenseman Calen Addison From the Wild in Exchange for Forward Adam Raška and a 2026 Fifth Round Pick". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

^ "Sharks Acquire Jack Studnicka From the Vancouver Canucks in Exchange for Defenseman Nick Cicek and a 2024 Sixth-Round Draft Selection". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

^ "Sharks acquire 2024 third-round selection and Jack Thompson from the Tampa Bay Lightning". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

^ "San Jose Sharks acquire forward Klim Kostin from Detroit Red Wings". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

^ "Sharks acquire 2024 fifth-round selection from the Flames". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

^ "Sharks acquire goaltender Devin Cooley from Buffalo". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

^ "San Jose Sharks acquire goaltender Vitek Vanecek, 2025 seventh-round pick from New Jersey Devils". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

^ "Sharks acquire a 2025 first-round selection and center David Edstrom from the Vegas Golden Knights". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Kyle Burroughs". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Forward Scott Sabourin". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Forward Givani Smith". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Forward Nathan Todd". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

^ "San Jose Sharks Sign Forward Filip Zadina". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ "San Jose Sharks Claim Defenseman Ty Emberson". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Forward Justin Bailey". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. November 27, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

^ "Criscuolo, Dowling Join Devils on Two-Way Contracts – Release". New Jersey Devils. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.

^ "Red Wings sign goaltender James Reimer to one-year contract". Detroit Red Wings. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.

^ "Jets sign forward Jeffrey Viel to a one-year, one-way contract". Winnipeg Jets. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.

^ "Checkers Add Cam Morrison And Jonah Gadjovich On AHL Deals". Charlotte Checkers. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

^ "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. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

^ "Stars sign defenseman Derrick Pouliot to a one-year contract". Dallas Stars. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via NHL.com.

^ "Return from the NHL! Dynamo will be strengthened by Martin Kaut" (in Czech). HC Dynamo Pardubice. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

^ "Penguins Sign Forward Andreas Johnsson to a One-Year Contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via NHL.com.

^ "Kölner Haie strengthened by Andrej Šustr" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ "Suess returning to Moose". American Hockey League. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ "Евгений Свечников – в "Ак Барсе"". AK Bars Kazan. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

^ "Maple Leafs Sign Forward Noah Gregor To A One-year Contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via NHL.com.

^ "Sharks place defenceman Leon Gawanke on waivers to terminate contract". Sportsnet. February 8, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Eetu Makiniemi". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Forward Jacob Peterson". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Forward Fabian Zetterlund". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Leon Gawanke". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

^ "San Jose Sharks sign forward Kasper Halttunen to entry-level contract". San Jose Sharks. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

^ "San Jose Sharks Sign Forward Quentin Musty". San Jose Sharks. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

^ "San Jose Sharks Sign Defenseman Jake Furlong". San Jose Sharks. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

^ "Sharks sign forward Collin Graf". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

^ ^a ^b "Meier, Prospects, Pick Acquired by Devils in Trade with Sharks". February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

^ "Devils clinch playoff spot after Panthers lose to Rangers". March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

^ @SanJoseSharksPR (June 29, 2023). "The #SJSharks have acquired the 71st pick from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 94th and 100th selections" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

^ ^a ^b "Sharks Acquire Fourth-Round Pick for Megna". February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

^ "CBJ select five players on Day Two of 2022 NHL Draft". July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

^ Brown, Patrick (July 8, 2022). "Coyotes Go Big, Select Seven Players on 2nd Day of Draft". nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

^ "Kucherov leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

^ "NHL All-Star Game rosters unveiled; Matthews to represent host Maple Leafs". NHL.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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[53] 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).^[51] 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^[51] – was converted when the Devils qualified for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 25, 2023.^[52]

[55] The Sharks traded their 94th and 100th selection to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 71st pick.^[53]

[57] 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.^[54] The condition – San Jose will receive either the Avalanche's or Kraken's fourth-round pick in 2023, at Seattle’s choice^[54] – the date of conversion is unknown.

[59] 2022 to Columbus in exchange for this pick.^[55]

[61] 2022 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.^[56]

[1] ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3
.

[2] Morreale, Mike G. (March 13, 2024). "Sharks eliminated, unable to overcome slow start, injuries to Hertl, Couture". NHL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

[nhl-div-3] "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

[nhl-wc-4] "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

[5] "San Jose Sharks Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[6] "San Jose Sharks Hockey Transations". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[Schedule-7] "San Jose Sharks 2023-24 Regular Season, Preseason Schedules Announced". San Jose Sharks. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[Stats-8] "2023–24 Regular season − San Jose Sharks Stats − Skaters". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[DraftDay2-9] "Sharks Select Seven Players on Day Two of the 2023 NHL Draft". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[10] "Sharks Acquire Forward Anthony Duclair from Florida". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[11] "Jets acquire defenceman Artemi Kniazev from the San Jose Sharks". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[12] Satriano, David (August 6, 2023). "Karlsson goes to Penguins in 3-team trade with Sharks, Canadiens". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[13] "Sharks Acquire Defenseman Calen Addison From the Wild in Exchange for Forward Adam Raška and a 2026 Fifth Round Pick". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[14] "Sharks Acquire Jack Studnicka From the Vancouver Canucks in Exchange for Defenseman Nick Cicek and a 2024 Sixth-Round Draft Selection". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[15] "Sharks acquire 2024 third-round selection and Jack Thompson from the Tampa Bay Lightning". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[16] "San Jose Sharks acquire forward Klim Kostin from Detroit Red Wings". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[17] "Sharks acquire 2024 fifth-round selection from the Flames". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[18] "Sharks acquire goaltender Devin Cooley from Buffalo". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[19] "San Jose Sharks acquire goaltender Vitek Vanecek, 2025 seventh-round pick from New Jersey Devils". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[20] "Sharks acquire a 2025 first-round selection and center David Edstrom from the Vegas Golden Knights". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[21] "Sharks Sign Defenseman Kyle Burroughs". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[22] "Sharks Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[23] "Sharks Sign Forward Scott Sabourin". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[24] "Sharks Sign Forward Givani Smith". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[25] "Sharks Sign Forward Nathan Todd". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[26] "San Jose Sharks Sign Forward Filip Zadina". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[27] "San Jose Sharks Claim Defenseman Ty Emberson". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

[28] "Sharks Sign Forward Justin Bailey". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. November 27, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[29] "Criscuolo, Dowling Join Devils on Two-Way Contracts – Release". New Jersey Devils. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.

[30] "Red Wings sign goaltender James Reimer to one-year contract". Detroit Red Wings. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.

[31] "Jets sign forward Jeffrey Viel to a one-year, one-way contract". Winnipeg Jets. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.

[32] "Checkers Add Cam Morrison And Jonah Gadjovich On AHL Deals". Charlotte Checkers. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[33] "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. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[34] "Stars sign defenseman Derrick Pouliot to a one-year contract". Dallas Stars. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via NHL.com.

[35] "Return from the NHL! Dynamo will be strengthened by Martin Kaut" (in Czech). HC Dynamo Pardubice. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[36] "Penguins Sign Forward Andreas Johnsson to a One-Year Contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via NHL.com.

[37] "Kölner Haie strengthened by Andrej Šustr" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[38] "Suess returning to Moose". American Hockey League. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[39] "Евгений Свечников – в "Ак Барсе"". AK Bars Kazan. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[40] "Maple Leafs Sign Forward Noah Gregor To A One-year Contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via NHL.com.

[41] "Sharks place defenceman Leon Gawanke on waivers to terminate contract". Sportsnet. February 8, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

[42] "Sharks Sign Goaltender Eetu Makiniemi". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[43] "Sharks Sign Forward Jacob Peterson". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[44] "Sharks Sign Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[45] "Sharks Sign Forward Fabian Zetterlund". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[46] "Sharks Sign Defenseman Leon Gawanke". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

[47] "San Jose Sharks sign forward Kasper Halttunen to entry-level contract". San Jose Sharks. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[48] "San Jose Sharks Sign Forward Quentin Musty". San Jose Sharks. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[49] "San Jose Sharks Sign Defenseman Jake Furlong". San Jose Sharks. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[50] "Sharks sign forward Collin Graf". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[MeierBlockbuster-51] "Meier, Prospects, Pick Acquired by Devils in Trade with Sharks". February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[52] "Devils clinch playoff spot after Panthers lose to Rangers". March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[54] @SanJoseSharksPR (June 29, 2023). "The #SJSharks have acquired the 71st pick from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 94th and 100th selections" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[KrakenMegna-56] "Sharks Acquire Fourth-Round Pick for Megna". February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

[58] "CBJ select five players on Day Two of 2022 NHL Draft". July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[60] Brown, Patrick (July 8, 2022). "Coyotes Go Big, Select Seven Players on 2nd Day of Draft". nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[62] "Kucherov leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[63] "NHL All-Star Game rosters unveiled; Matthews to represent host Maple Leafs". NHL.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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