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 | |
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Western Conference champions | |
Division | 3rd Pacific |
Conference | 6th Western |
2015–16 record | 46–30–6 |
Home record | 18–20–3 |
Road record | 28–10–3 |
Goals for | 241 |
Goals against | 210 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Wilson |
Coach | Peter DeBoer |
Captain | Joe Pavelski |
Alternate captains | Logan Couture Joe Thornton |
Arena | SAP Center |
Average attendance | 16,746[1] |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Pavelski (38) |
Assists | Joe Thornton (63) |
Points | Joe Thornton (82) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Brown Tommy Wingels (63) |
Plus/minus | Joe Pavelski (+25) Joe Thornton (+25) |
Wins | Martin Jones (37) |
Goals against average | James Reimer (1.62) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)[3] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[a] | September 21 | San Jose | 0–1 | Vancouver | OT | Dell | 2,800 (approx.) | 0–0–1 | [5] |
2 | September 22 | San Jose | 4–0 | Vancouver | Jones | –– | 1–0–1 | [6] | |
3 | September 25 | Arizona | 1–4 | San Jose | Stalock | 14,048 | 2–0–1 | [7] | |
4 | September 26 | Anaheim | 2–1 | San Jose | Jones | 14,722 | 2–1–1 | [8] | |
5 | September 29 | Vancouver | 1–2 | San Jose | Jones | 14,165 | 3–1–1 | [9] | |
6 | October 2 | San Jose | 3–0 | Arizona | Jones | 9,530 | 4–1–1 | [10] | |
7 | October 3 | San Jose | 1–5 | Anaheim | Stalock | 17,174 | 4–2–1 | [11] | |
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Regular season
Game Log 46–30–6 (Home: 18–20–3 ; Road: 28–10–3)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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Legend Win Loss |
Player statistics
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Martin Jones | 65 | 65 | 3785:52 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 143 | 2.27 | 1734 | .918 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Reimer | 8 | 8 | 481:26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1.62 | 208 | .938 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Stalock‡ | 13 | 9 | 674:08 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 2.94 | 285 | .884 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Martin Jones | 24 | 24 | 1473:18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 2.16 | 684 | .923 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Reimer | 1 | 0 | 29:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.06 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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
Player | Award | Awarded |
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M. Jones | NHL First Star of the Week[121] | November 23, 2015 |
B. Burns | NHL All-Star game selection[122] | January 6, 2016 |
J. Pavelski | NHL All-Star game selection[122] | January 6, 2016 |
Milestones
Player | Milestone | Reached |
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J. Donskoi | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 7, 2015 |
P. Martin | 700th career NHL game | October 13, 2015 |
N. Goldobin | 1st career NHL game | October 16, 2015 |
N. Goldobin | 1st career NHL goal 1st Career NHL point | October 17, 2015 |
J. Ward | 100th Career NHL goal | October 24, 2015 |
T. Wingels | 100th Career NHL point | October 31, 2015 |
J. Braun | 300th career NHL game | November 5, 2015 |
N. Goldobin | 1st career NHL assist | November 5, 2015 |
J. Thornton | 1,300th career NHL game | November 10, 2015 |
J. Pavelski | 500th career NHL point | November 14, 2015 |
M. Jones | 10th career NHL shutout | November 19, 2015 |
P. Marleau | 1,000th career NHL point | November 21, 2015 |
Suspensions and fines
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Raffi Torres | Illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg | 41 games | $440,860.29 | October 5, 2015[123] |
Transactions
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
Trades
Date | Details |
Ref | |
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June 27, 2015 | To Dallas Stars Antti Niemi (rights) |
To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2015 |
[124] |
June 27, 2015 | To Vancouver Canucks TBL's 7th-round pick in 2015 |
To San Jose Sharks Patrick McNally |
[125] |
June 27, 2015 | 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 | To St. Louis Blues Konrad Abeltshauser |
To San Jose Sharks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016 |
[127] |
June 29, 2015 | To Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly 1st-round pick in 2016 |
To San Jose Sharks Martin Jones |
[128] |
February 22, 2016 | 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 | 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 | To Detroit Red Wings Dylan Sadowy |
To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2017 |
[131] |
June 20, 2016 | 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] |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Lost via waivers
Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers |
Mike Brown[143] | Montreal Canadiens | February 29, 2016 |
Player signings
Draft picksBelow are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
References
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