2021–22 San Jose Sharks season

The 2021–22 San Jose Sharks season is the 31st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[1]

2021–22 San Jose Sharks
Division  Pacific
Conference  Western
2021–22 record15–12–1
Home record7–5–1
Road record8–7–0
Goals for75
Goals against77
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainLogan Couture
Alternate captainsBrent Burns
Mario Ferraro
Tomas Hertl
Erik Karlsson
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance12,341
Minor league affiliate(s)San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Hertl (14)
AssistsTimo Meier (17)
PointsTimo Meier (28)
Penalty minutesJacob Middleton (39)
Plus/minusTimo Meier (+10)
WinsJames Reimer (9)
Goals against averageJames Reimer (2.03)

Standings

Divisional standings
Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Anaheim Ducks 30 16 9 5 10 94 82 +12 37
2 Calgary Flames 28 15 7 6 12 87 62 +25 36
3 Vegas Golden Knights 28 17 11 0 15 99 86 +13 34
4 Edmonton Oilers 27 16 11 0 13 91 85 +6 32
5 San Jose Sharks 29 15 13 1 12 76 80 −4 31
6 Los Angeles Kings 27 12 10 5 9 72 71 +1 29
7 Vancouver Canucks 30 13 15 2 9 76 88 −12 28
8 Seattle Kraken 28 10 15 3 10 80 99 −19 23
Updated to game(s) played on December 14, 2021. 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)

Conference standings
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Nashville Predators 28 17 10 1 13 81 75 +6 35
2 PA Edmonton Oilers 27 16 11 0 13 91 85 +6 32
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 28 13 10 5 11 84 80 +4 31
4 PA San Jose Sharks 29 15 13 1 12 76 80 −4 31
5 PA Los Angeles Kings 27 12 10 5 9 72 71 +1 29
6 CE Dallas Stars 26 13 11 2 9 70 74 −4 28
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 30 13 15 2 9 76 88 −12 28
8 PA Seattle Kraken 28 10 15 3 10 80 99 −19 23
9 CE Chicago Blackhawks 27 10 15 2 5 62 86 −24 22
10 CE Arizona Coyotes 27 5 20 2 3 48 101 −53 12
Updated to game(s) played on December 14, 2021. 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)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The schedule was announced on August 4, 2021.[4]

Regular season

The schedule was announced on July 22, 2021,[5] and was tentative pending on whether the league and the International Olympic Committee reach a deal to send players to the 2022 Winter Olympics. If no deal would have been reached, then an alternative schedule without an Olympics break would have been released and up to 16 of the team's home dates would have been rescheduled.[6] An agreement was made on September 3, 2021.[7]

2021–22 game log: 15–13–1 (Home: 7–6–1; Road: 8–7–0)
December: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
23December 2@ NY Islanders2–1OTHillUBS Arena17,25513–9–127Recap
24December 3@ NY Rangers0–1HillMadison Square Garden16,72613–10–127Recap
25December 5@ Columbus4–6HillNationwide Arena16,82413–11–127Recap
26December 7Calgary5–3HillSAP Center10,53414–11–129Recap
27December 9Minnesota2–5HillSAP Center10,78214–12–129Recap
28December 11Dallas2–1ReimerSAP Center14,14515–12–131Recap
29December 14Seattle1–3ReimerSAP Center12,40315–13–131Recap
30December 16VancouverSAP CenterRecap
31December 21VancouverSAP CenterRecap
32December 23EdmontonSAP CenterRecap
33December 27@ AnaheimHonda CenterRecap
34December 28ArizonaSAP CenterRecap
35December 30PhiladelphiaSAP CenterRecap

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

Player statistics

(as of November 14, 2021)

Skaters
Regular season[8]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Logan Couture136612+54
Timo Meier95712+30
Brent Burns1411112−310
Tomas Hertl146410−64
Jonathan Dahlen13628+10
Erik Karlsson825702
Alexander Barabanov9246−30
Mario Ferraro14156−16
Rudolfs Balcers14235−34
Andrew Cogliano13224+36
Kevin Labanc9224−24
Jasper Weatherby14224−610
William Eklund9044−32
Nick Merkley7123−30
Marc-Edouard Vlasic8022−30
Ryan Merkley610102
Matt Nieto7011−10
Jacob Middleton8011+414
Nicolas Meloche6011−30
Jonah Gadjovich7011−324
Santeri Hatakka5011−12
Nick Bonino14000−312
Jaycob Megna6000+34
Lane Pederson11000−76
Radim Simek8000−32
John Leonard5000−10
Artemi Kniazev1000−20

Goaltenders
Regular season[9]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Adin Hill88443:41440233.11217.8941020
James Reimer76396:16321121.82200.9400000

†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.

Current roster

Updated December 11, 2021[10][11]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
92 Rudolfs Balcers  RW L 24 2021 Liepāja, Latvia
94 Alexander Barabanov RW L 27 2021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
13 Nick Bonino C L 33 2021 Hartford, Connecticut
88 Brent Burns (A) D R 36 2011 Barrie, Ontario
11 Andrew Cogliano LW L 34 2021 Toronto, Ontario
39 Logan Couture (C) C L 32 2007 Guelph, Ontario
76 Jonathan Dahlen LW L 23 2019 Östersund, Sweden
38 Mario Ferraro (A) D L 23 2017 King City, Ontario
42 Jonah Gadjovich LW L 23 2021 Whitby, Ontario
73 Noah Gregor C L 23 2016 Beaumont, Alberta
48 Tomas Hertl (A) LW/C L 28 2012 Prague, Czech Republic
33 Adin Hill G L 25 2021 Comox, British Columbia
65 Erik Karlsson (A) D R 31 2018 Landsbro, Sweden
71 Nikolai Knyzhov  D L 23 2019 Kemerovo, Russia
62 Kevin Labanc RW R 26 2014 Staten Island, New York
28 Timo Meier LW L 25 2015 Herisau, Switzerland
53 Nicolas Meloche D R 24 2019 LaSalle, Quebec
21 Jake Middleton D L 29 2016 Stratford, Ontario
83 Matt Nieto LW L 29 2020 Long Beach, California
18 Lane Pederson C R 24 2021 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
47 James Reimer G L 33 2021 Morweena, Manitoba
51 Radim Simek D L 29 2017 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic D L 34 2005 Montreal, Quebec
26 Jasper Weatherby C L 23 2018 Portland, Oregon

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To Arizona Coyotes
Josef Korenar
2nd-round pick in 2022		 To San Jose Sharks
Adin Hill
7th-round pick in 2022		 [12]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) To New Jersey Devils
Christian Jaros		 To San Jose Sharks
Nick Merkley		 [13]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Arizona Coyotes
4th-round pick in 2024		 To San Jose Sharks
Lane Pederson		 [14]
October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) To Ottawa Senators
Dylan Gambrell		 To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2022		 [15]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Nick BoninoMinnesota Wild2-yearFree agency[16]
Andrew CoglianoDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[17]
James ReimerCarolina Hurricanes2-yearFree agency[18]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Jaycob MegnaSan Jose Barracuda (AHL)1-yearFree agency[19]
October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)Jonah GadjovichVancouver CanucksWaivers[20]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)Alexander TrueSeattle KrakenExpansion draft[21]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)Lean BergmannMutual termination[22]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)Lean BergmannAdler Mannheim (DEL)2-yearFree agency[23]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)Martin JonesBuy-out[24]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Kurtis GabrielToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[25]
Martin JonesPhiladelphia Flyers1-yearFree agency[26]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Greg PaterynAnaheim Ducks1-yearFree agency[27]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)Maxim LetunovCarolina Hurricanes1-yearFree agency[28]
August 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)Ivan ChekhovichMutual termination[29]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)Ivan ChekhovichTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)UnknownFree agency[30]
September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)Marcus SorensenDjurgardens IF (SHL)4-yearFree agency[31]
September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)Vladislav KotkovMutual termination[32]
September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)Ryan DonatoSeattle Kraken1-yearFree agency[33]
September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)Vladislav KotkovCSKA Moscow (KHL)2-yearFree agency[34]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)Rudolfs Balcers2-yearRe-signing[35]
Joachim Blichfeld1-yearRe-signing[36]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Nick Merkley1-yearRe-signing[37]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)Adin Hill2-yearRe-signing[38]
August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)William Eklund3-yearEntry-level[39]
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)Jasper Weatherby2-yearEntry-level[40]
September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)Noah Gregor1-yearRe-signing[41]
December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)Brandon Coe3-yearEntry-level[42]

Draft picks
See also: List of San Jose Sharks draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It will be held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 7 William Eklund LW  Sweden Djurgardens IF (SHL)
3 812 Benjamin Gaudreau G  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
4 103 Gannon Laroque D  Canada Victoria Royals (WHL)
4 1213 Ethan Cardwell C  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
5 135 Artem Guryev D  Russia Lindsay Muskies (OJHL)
5 1564 Max Mccue C  Canada London Knights (OJL)
6 167 Liam Gilmartin LW  United States London Knights (OJL)
6 1772 Theo Jacobsson C  Sweden Modo Jr. (SWE)
7 199 Evgenii Kashnikov D  Russia Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)

Notes:

  1. The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018, that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional second-round pick in 2019, a conditional l first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[43] The condition – Ottawa will receive a second-round pick in 2021 if Karlsson re-signs with the Sharks for the 2019–20 NHL season and the Sharks do not make the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals[43] – was converted on June 17, 2019, when Karlsson re-signed with San Jose for the 2019–20 NHL season.[44]
  2. The St. Louis Blues' third and sixth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent the Sharks' third-round pick to the Blues.[45]
  3. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Nick Foligno to Toronto.[46]
  4. The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a trade on April 10, 2021, that sent Devan Dubnyk to Colorado in exchange for Greg Pateryn.[47]

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