2021–22 San Jose Sharks season

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2021–22 San Jose Sharks
Division  Pacific
Conference  Western
2021–22 record15–14–1
Home record7–7–1
Road record8–7–0
Goals for78
Goals against85
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainLogan Couture
Alternate captainsBrent Burns
Mario Ferraro
Tomas Hertl
Erik Karlsson
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance12,212
Minor league affiliate(s)San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Hertl (14)
AssistsTimo Meier (17)
PointsTimo Meier (29)
Penalty minutesJacob Middleton (39)
Plus/minusTimo Meier (+10)
WinsJames Reimer (9)
Goals against averageJames Reimer (1.99)
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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]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Pacific Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 32 20 12 0 16 114 98 +16 40
2 Anaheim Ducks 32 17 9 6 11 103 89 +14 40
3 Calgary Flames 28 15 7 6 12 87 62 +25 36
4 Edmonton Oilers 29 18 11 0 15 101 90 +11 36
5 Los Angeles Kings 30 14 11 5 11 80 79 +1 33
6 San Jose Sharks 30 15 14 1 12 78 85 −7 31
7 Vancouver Canucks 31 14 15 2 10 81 90 −9 30
8 Seattle Kraken 30 10 17 3 10 84 108 −24 23
Updated to game(s) played on December 21, 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 Colorado Avalanche 27 17 8 2 16 115 91 +24 36
2 PA Edmonton Oilers 29 18 11 0 15 101 90 +11 36
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 30 14 11 5 12 90 87 +3 33
4 PA Los Angeles Kings 30 14 11 5 11 80 79 +1 33
5 CE Dallas Stars 29 15 12 2 10 82 85 −3 32
6 PA San Jose Sharks 30 15 14 1 12 78 85 −7 31
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 31 14 15 2 10 81 90 −9 30
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 30 11 15 4 5 72 97 −25 26
9 PA Seattle Kraken 30 10 17 3 10 84 108 −24 23
10 CE Arizona Coyotes 29 6 21 2 3 56 109 −53 14
Updated to game(s) played on December 20, 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] However, on December 22, 2021, the NHL decided to skip the Olympics due to a rise of COVID-19 cases. In place of missing the Olympics, the NHL will use that time to reschedule postponed regular season games.[8]

2021–22 game log: 15–14–1 (Home: 7–7–1; Road: 8–7–0)
December: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 1–2–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
23 December 2 @ NY Islanders 2–1 OT Hill UBS Arena 17,255 13–9–1 27 Recap
24 December 3 @ NY Rangers 0–1 Hill Madison Square Garden 16,726 13–10–1 27 Recap
25 December 5 @ Columbus 4–6 Hill Nationwide Arena 16,824 13–11–1 27 Recap
26 December 7 Calgary 5–3 Hill SAP Center 10,534 14–11–1 29 Recap
27 December 9 Minnesota 2–5 Hill SAP Center 10,782 14–12–1 29 Recap
28 December 11 Dallas 2–1 Reimer SAP Center 14,145 15–12–1 31 Recap
29 December 14 Seattle 1–3 Reimer SAP Center 12,403 15–13–1 31 Recap
30 December 16 Vancouver 2–5 Hill SAP Center 10,340 15–14–1 31 Recap
– December 21 Vancouver Postponed.[note 1]
– December 23 Edmonton Postponed.[note 2]
– December 27 @ Anaheim Postponed.[note 3]
31 December 28 Arizona Reimer SAP Center Recap
32 December 30 Philadelphia SAP Center Recap

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

Player statistics[]

(as of December 21, 2021)

Skaters[]

Regular season[11]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Timo Meier 25 12 17 29 +10 0
Logan Couture 29 9 16 25 +5 6
Tomas Hertl 30 14 8 22 −6 6
Erik Karlsson 24 8 11 19 +3 12
Brent Burns 30 2 15 17 −6 18
Alexander Barabanov 25 3 12 15 −4 2
Jonathan Dahlen 26 8 6 14 +2 2
Rudolfs Balcers 24 2 8 10 −8 4
Mario Ferraro 30 2 8 10 −6 6
Andrew Cogliano 26 3 4 7 +1 6
Kevin Labanc 21 3 3 6 −4 6
Jasper Weatherby 29 2 4 6 −11 16
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 24 0 5 5 −5 8
Nick Bonino 30 4 0 4 −3 12
Jacob Middleton 24 2 2 4 +8 39
Matt Nieto 23 1 3 4 −2 4
William Eklund 9 0 4 4 −3 2
Nick Merkley 7 1 2 3 −3 0
Noah Gregor 14 1 2 3 0 8
Ryan Merkley 6 1 0 1 0 2
Nicolas Meloche 9 0 1 1 −3 2
Lane Pederson 17 0 1 1 −11 6
Jonah Gadjovich 17 0 1 1 −8 31
Radim Simek 19 0 1 1 −5 2
Santeri Hatakka 7 0 1 1 −3 2
Jaycob Megna 6 0 0 0 +3 4
Scott Reedy 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jayden Halbgewachs 1 0 0 0 0 2
John Leonard 5 0 0 0 −1 0
Artemi Kniazev 1 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[12]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
James Reimer 16 15 906:25 9 5 1 30 1.99 471 .936 1 0 0 0
Adin Hill 16 15 889:12 6 9 0 43 2.90 431 .900 1 0 2 2

†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[]

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Updated December 11, 2021[13][14]

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


Transactions[]

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

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
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 		[15]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) To New Jersey Devils
Christian Jaros 		To San Jose Sharks
Nick Merkley 		[16]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Arizona Coyotes
4th-round pick in 		To San Jose Sharks
Lane Pederson 		[17]
October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) To Ottawa Senators
Dylan Gambrell 		To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2022 		[18]

Players acquired[]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Nick Bonino Minnesota Wild 2-year Free agency [19]
Andrew Cogliano Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [20]
James Reimer Carolina Hurricanes 2-year Free agency [21]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Jaycob Megna San Jose Barracuda (AHL) 1-year Free agency [22]
October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) Jonah Gadjovich Vancouver Canucks Waivers [23]

Players lost[]

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) Alexander True Seattle Kraken Expansion draft [24]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) Lean Bergmann Mutual termination [25]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) Lean Bergmann Adler Mannheim (DEL) 2-year Free agency [26]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Martin Jones Buy-out [27]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Kurtis Gabriel Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [28]
Martin Jones Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency [29]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Greg Pateryn Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [30]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) Maxim Letunov Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency [31]
August 30, 2021 (2021-08-30) Ivan Chekhovich Mutual termination [32]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) Ivan Chekhovich Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) Unknown Free agency [33]
September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05) Marcus Sorensen Djurgardens IF (SHL) 4-year Free agency [34]
September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12) Mutual termination [35]
September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) Ryan Donato Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [36]
September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) Vladislav Kotkov CSKA Moscow (KHL) 2-year Free agency [37]

Signings[]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22) Rudolfs Balcers 2-year Re-signing [38]
Joachim Blichfeld 1-year Re-signing [39]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Nick Merkley 1-year Re-signing [40]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) Adin Hill 2-year Re-signing [41]
August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16) William Eklund 3-year Entry-level [42]
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) Jasper Weatherby 2-year Entry-level [43]
September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) Noah Gregor 1-year Re-signing [44]
December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06) 3-year Entry-level [45]

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 G  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
4 103 D  Canada Victoria Royals (WHL)
4 1213 C  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
5 135 D  Russia Lindsay Muskies (OJHL)
5 1564 C  Canada London Knights (OJL)
6 167 LW  United States London Knights (OJL)
6 1772 C  Sweden Modo Jr. (SWE)
7 199 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).[46] 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[46] – was converted on June 17, 2019, when Karlsson re-signed with San Jose for the 2019–20 NHL season.[47]
  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.[48]
  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.[49]
  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.[50]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The game originally scheduled for December 21 was postponed due to federal travel restrictions surrounding COVID-19.[9]
  2. ^ The game originally scheduled for December 23 was postponed due to federal travel restrictions surrounding COVID-19.[9]
  3. ^ The game originally scheduled for December 27 was postponed to allow more time for COVID-19 testing throughout the league.[10]

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