2015–16 San Jose Sharks season

The 2015–16 San Jose Sharks season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[2] The team began its regular season on October 7, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings.[3] The Sharks reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, ultimately losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

2015–16 San Jose Sharks
Western Conference champions
Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2015–16 record46–30–6
Home record18–20–3
Road record28–10–3
Goals for241
Goals against210
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachPeter DeBoer
CaptainJoe Pavelski
Alternate captainsLogan Couture
Joe Thornton
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance16,746[1]
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Pavelski (38)
AssistsJoe Thornton (63)
PointsJoe Thornton (82)
Penalty minutesMike Brown
Tommy Wingels (63)
Plus/minusJoe Pavelski (+25)
Joe Thornton (+25)
WinsMartin Jones (37)
Goals against averageJames Reimer (1.62)

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Anaheim Ducks 82 46 25 11 43 218 192 +26 103
2 x Los Angeles Kings 82 48 28 6 46 225 195 +30 102
3 x San Jose Sharks 82 46 30 6 42 241 210 +31 98
4 Arizona Coyotes 82 35 39 8 34 209 245 36 78
5 Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 33 231 260 29 77
6 Vancouver Canucks 82 31 38 13 26 191 243 52 75
7 Edmonton Oilers 82 31 43 8 27 203 245 42 70
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Game Log 46–30–6 (Home: 18–20–3 ; Road: 28–10–3)[3]

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 Los Angeles Kings, winning 4–1. In the second round they faced the Nashville Predators and advanced in seven games. In the Conference Finals, the Sharks met the St. Louis Blues, winning the series 4–2 and advancing to their first Stanley Cup Finals in history, where they lost in six games against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[94]

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Jones65653785:52372341432.271734.9186000
James Reimer88481:26620131.62208.9383000
Alex Stalock139674:08352332.94285.8840010
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Jones24241473:181464532.16684.9233000
James Reimer1029:0500012.067.8570000

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

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
M. JonesNHL First Star of the Week[121]November 23, 2015
B. BurnsNHL All-Star game selection[122]January 6, 2016
J. PavelskiNHL All-Star game selection[122]January 6, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
J. Donskoi1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
October 7, 2015
P. Martin700th career NHL gameOctober 13, 2015
N. Goldobin1st career NHL gameOctober 16, 2015
N. Goldobin1st career NHL goal
1st Career NHL point
October 17, 2015
J. Ward100th Career NHL goalOctober 24, 2015
T. Wingels100th Career NHL pointOctober 31, 2015
J. Braun300th career NHL gameNovember 5, 2015
N. Goldobin1st career NHL assistNovember 5, 2015
J. Thornton1,300th career NHL gameNovember 10, 2015
J. Pavelski500th career NHL pointNovember 14, 2015
M. Jones10th career NHL shutoutNovember 19, 2015
P. Marleau1,000th career NHL pointNovember 21, 2015

Suspensions and fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Raffi TorresIllegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg41 games$440,860.29October 5, 2015[123]

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Dallas Stars
Antti Niemi (rights)
To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2015
[124]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Vancouver Canucks
TBL's 7th-round pick in 2015
To San Jose Sharks
Patrick McNally
[125]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Colorado Avalanche
2nd-round pick in 2015
COL's 2nd-round pick in 2016
6th-round pick in 2017
To San Jose Sharks
BUF's 2nd-round pick in 2015
[126]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) To St. Louis Blues
Konrad Abeltshauser
To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016
[127]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) To Boston Bruins
Sean Kuraly
1st-round pick in 2016
To San Jose Sharks
Martin Jones
[128]
February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Raffi Torres
2nd-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2018
To San Jose Sharks
Roman Polak
Nick Spaling
[129]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Alex Stalock
Ben Smith
conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
To San Jose Sharks
James Reimer
Jeremy Morin
[130]
May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26) To Detroit Red Wings
Dylan Sadowy
To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2017
[131]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) To Arizona Coyotes
4th-round pick in 2016
DET's 3rd-round pick in 2017
To San Jose Sharks
Maxim Letunov
6th-round pick in 2017
[132]

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Mike Brown[143]Montreal CanadiensFebruary 29, 2016
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