2008–09 San Jose Sharks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2008–09
Year:	2008
Team:	San Jose Sharks
Conferencerank:	1st
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	53–18–11
Homerecord:	32–5–4
Roadrecord:	21–13–7
Goalsfor:	257
Goalsagainst:	204
Attendance:	17,488 (100%)
Goalsleader:	Patrick Marleau (38)
Assistsleader:	Joe Thornton (61)
Pointsleader:	Joe Thornton (86)
Plusminusleader:	Devin Setoguchi Patrick Marleau Joe Thornton (+16)
Pimleader:	Jody Shelley (116)
Winsleader:	Evgeni Nabokov (41)
Gaaleader:	Brian Boucher (2.18)
Divisionwin:	Yes
Presidentstrophy:	Yes

The 2008–09 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Season events

See also: 2008–09 NHL season.

Pre-season

On June 12, the San Jose Sharks named Todd McLellan their new head coach.

The Sharks traded for defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich from the Tampa Bay Lightning and signed Rob Blake.

Former Shark Jeff Friesen tried out for a spot on the team, but the team released him before the season opener.

Kyle McLaren was placed on waivers, just before the regular season began. He was not claimed by any NHL team and was thus sent down to the Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, to receive more playing time and so that the Sharks could play under the salary cap.

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2008–09 Game Log
October: 9–2–0 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 1 – 4 San Jose 17,496 1–0–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020008 2 October 11 1 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 2–0–0 4 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020028 3 October 12 San Jose 1 – 0 18,118 3–0–0 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020031 4 October 14 2 – 5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 4–0–0 8 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020043 5 October 17 San Jose 0 – 4 Nabokov 17,174 4–1–0 8 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020061 6 October 18 4 – 5 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 5–1–0 10 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020075 7 October 22 San Jose 7 – 6 SO Nabokov 19,072 6–1–0 12 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020089 8 October 24 San Jose 3 – 4 Nabokov 15,232 6–2–0 12 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020102 9 October 25 San Jose 3 – 0 Boucher 16,831 7–2–0 14 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020111 10 October 28 1 – 2 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 8–2–0 16 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020132 11 October 30 2 – 4 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 9–2–0 18 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020147
November: 11–1–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 5–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 San Jose 5 – 3 Nabokov 15,452 10–2–0 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020165 13 November 4 1 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 17,183 11–2–0 22 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020177 14 November 6 4 – 5 San Jose SO Nabokov 17,496 12–2–0 24 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020191 15 November 8 1 – 2 San Jose Boucher 17,496 13–2–0 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020206 16 November 9 San Jose 2 – 4 Boucher 15,056 13–3–0 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020211 17 November 11 4 – 3 San Jose OT Boucher 17,496 13–3–1 27 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020220 18 November 13 1 – 6 San Jose Boucher 17,496 14–3–1 29 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020235 19 November 16 San Jose 6 – 5 Boucher 21,181 15–3–1 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020255 20 November 17 San Jose 4 – 1 Boucher 13,312 16–3–1 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020261 21 November 22 2 – 7 San Jose Boucher 17,496 17–3–1 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020296 22 November 26 2 – 3 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 18–3–1 37 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020320 23 November 28 San Jose 6 – 2 Nabokov 18,532 19–3–1 39 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020333 24 November 29 San Jose 3 – 2 Nabokov 14,007 20–3–1 41 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020344
December: 8–1–4 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 2 – 5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 21–3–1 43 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020360 26 December 4 2 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 22–3–1 45 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020375 27 December 6 3 – 2 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 22–3–2 46 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020390 28 December 11 0 – 2 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 23–3–2 48 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020421 29 December 13 4 – 5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 24–3–2 50 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020440 30 December 15 San Jose 3 – 2 SO Boucher 16,005 25–3–2 52 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020445 31 December 17 San Jose 1 – 2 OT Nabokov 13,884 25–3–3 53 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020456 32 December 18 San Jose 0 – 6 Nabokov 19,507 25–4–3 53 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020466 33 December 20 2 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 26–4–3 55 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020485 34 December 23 0 – 5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 27–4–3 57 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020506 35 December 27 San Jose 2 – 3 SO Nabokov 19,150 27-4-4 58 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020523 36 December 29 San Jose 3 – 1 Nabokov 18,532 28-4-4 60 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020535 37 December 31 San Jose 2 – 3 OT Nabokov 18,568 28-4-5 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020548
January: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 3 – 5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 29-4-5 63 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020575 39 January 6 San Jose 2 – 5 Nabokov 18,289 29-5-5 63 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020593 40 January 9 San Jose 4 – 1 Nabokov 16,839 30-5-5 65 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020611 41 January 10 San Jose 4 – 2 Boucher 18,360 31-5-5 67 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020624 42 January 13 1 – 7 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 32-5-5 69 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020641 43 January 15 3 – 2 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 32-6-5 69 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020655 44 January 17 5 – 6 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 33-6-5 71 ^[1] 45 January 20 1 – 2 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 34-6-5 73 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020691 46 January 27 San Jose 3 – 0 Nabokov 14,592 35-6-5 75 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020709 47 January 29 0 – 2 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 36-6-5 77 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020724 48 January 31 4 – 2 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 36-7-5 77 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020741
February: 6–3–4 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 5 4 – 3 San Jose SO Nabokov 17,496 36-7-6 78 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020771 50 February 7 San Jose 2 – 3 OT Nabokov 18,144 36-7-7 79 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020784 51 February 10 San Jose 5 – 2 Nabokov 17,565 37-7-7 81 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020795 52 February 11 San Jose 1 – 2 SO Boucher 17,034 37-7-8 82 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020806 53 February 13 San Jose 5 – 6 SO Nabokov 18,690 37-7-9 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020820 54 February 15 San Jose 5 – 6 Nabokov 17,625 37-8-9 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020834 55 February 17 2 – 4 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 38-8-9 85 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020853 56 February 19 2 – 4 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 39-8-9 87 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870 57 February 21 1 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 40-8-9 89 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870 58 February 23 San Jose 1 – 0 Nabokov 17,988 41-8-9 91 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870 59 February 25 San Jose 1 – 4 Nabokov 20,066 41-9-9 91 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020907 60 February 26 San Jose 2 – 1 Boucher 17,791 42-9-9 93 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020914 61 February 28 San Jose 3 – 2 Boucher 21,273 42-10-9 93 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020914
March: 8–5–2 (Home: 5-1-1 ; Road: 3–4–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 3 4 – 1 San Jose Boucher 17,496 42-11-9 93 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020952 63 March 5 4 – 3 San Jose OT Boucher 17,496 42-11-10 94 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020963 64 March 7 San Jose 1 – 3 Boucher 18,630 42-12-10 94 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020978 65 March 10 San Jose 5 – 4 OT Boucher 18,568 43-12-10 96 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020997 66 March 12 San Jose 1 – 3 Boucher 19,150 43-13-10 96 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021012 67 March 14 1 – 2 San Jose SO Nabokov 17,496 44-13-10 98 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021030 68 March 15 San Jose 1 – 0 Nabokov 17,511 45-13-10 100 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021036 Clinch Playoff spot 69 March 17 San Jose 3 – 4 Boucher 15,563 45-14-10 100 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021050 Clinch Pacific Division 70 March 19 2 – 3 San Jose SO Nabokov 17,496 46-14-10 102 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021062 71 March 21 2 – 5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 47-14-10 104 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021070 72 March 22 1 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 48-14-10 106 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021084 73 March 25 San Jose 5 – 6 SO Nabokov 21,812 48-14-11 107 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021100 74 March 26 San Jose 2 – 3 Nabokov 16,568 48-15-11 107 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021106 75 March 28 2 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 49-15-11 109 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021126 76 March 30 San Jose 2 – 1 Nabokov 19,289 50-15-11 111 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021135
April: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 San Jose 2 – 1 Nabokov 16,839 51-15-11 113 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021155 78 April 4 5 – 2 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 51-16-11 113 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021173 79 April 5 San Jose 3 – 2 Boucher 17,398 52-16-11 115 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021179 80 April 7 0 – 1 San Jose SO Nabokov 17,496 53-16-11 117 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021196 Clinch President's Trophy 81 April 9 4 – 1 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 53-17-11 117 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021209 82 April 11 San Jose 3 – 4 Nabokov 18,118 53–18–11 117 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021219

Player statistics

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Pacific Division Champions
President's Trophy

Records

• Most points by one team in Pacific Division history (117)

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Sharks acquired defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich for defenseman Matt Carle, defensive prospect Ty Wishart, a first-round-pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth-round-pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Traded defenseman Craig Rivet to Buffalo Sabres for a second-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and a second-round-pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms 1 year, US$5 million 1 year, US$500,000, two-way contract

Player New team Contract Terms 8 years, US$56.8 million

Claimed from waivers

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
3	62	Justin Daniels (C)		Kent School (USHS-CT)
4	92	Samuel Groulx (D)		Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4	106	Harri Sateri (G)		Tappara (Finland Jr.)
5	146	Julien Demers (D)		Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6	177	Tommy Wingels (C)		Miami University (CCHA)
7	186	Jason Demers (D)		Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7	194	Drew Daniels (RW)		Kent School (USHS-CT)

Farm teams

The Sharks affiliate in the American Hockey League was the Worcester Sharks. The Worcester club finished in fourth place in the AHL's Atlantic Division with 42 wins and 35 losses.^[2] Worcester's leading scorer was Mike Iggulden with 29 goals and 66 points.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL.com - Recap: Red Wings @ Sharks - 17 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216082813/http://nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020672 . 16 February 2009 . live . 2009-07-13 .
2. Web site: theahl.com : Stats . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071005005724/http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=standings . 2007-10-05 . dead .
3. Web site: theahl.com : Stats . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080210061307/http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=28&season_id=12&&leagueId=4&lastActive=&singleSeason= . 2008-02-10 . dead .