2016–17 San Jose Sharks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2016–17
Year:	2016
Team:	San Jose Sharks
Division:	Pacific
Divisionrank:	3rd
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	6th
Record:	46–29–7
Homerecord:	26–11–4
Roadrecord:	20–18–3
Goalsfor:	221
Goalsagainst:	201
Generalmanager:	Doug Wilson
Coach:	Peter DeBoer
Captain:	Joe Pavelski
Altcaptain:	Logan Couture Joe Thornton
Arena:	SAP Center
Attendance:	17,506^[1]
Goalsleader:	Brent Burns Joe Pavelski (29)
Minorleague:	San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Allen Americans (ECHL)
Assistsleader:	Brent Burns (47)
Pointsleader:	Brent Burns (76)
Plusminusleader:	Brent Burns (+19)
Pimleader:	Micheal Haley (128)
Winsleader:	Martin Jones (35)
Gaaleader:	Aaron Dell (2.00)

The 2016–17 San Jose Sharks season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990. The Sharks failed to repeat their success of winning the Western Conference in 2016 after losing to Edmonton in the first round in six games.^[2]

Schedule

Pre-season

The preseason schedule was announced on June 16, 2016.^[3]

Pre-season game log: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 27		2–3	San Jose	OT		14,865	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 30		2–3	San Jose	OT		15,985	2–0–0	Recap
3	October 2	San Jose	3–2	Vancouver	OT		17,301	3–0–0	Recap
4	October 5		2–0	San Jose		Jones	16,207	3–1–0	Recap
5	October 7	San Jose	1–3	Arizona		Jones	7,235	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 9	San Jose	2–3	Anaheim	OT	Dell	16,444	3–2–1	Recap

Regular season

The schedule was announced on June 21, 2016.^[4]

Game log 46–29–7 (Home: 26–11–4 ; Road: 20–18–3)
October: 6–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 1–2 San Jose 17,562 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 San Jose 3–2 Jones 16,546 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 17 San Jose 4–7 Jones 18,200 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 18 San Jose 3–2 10,772 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 20 San Jose 2–3 Jones 18,511 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 22 San Jose 0–3 Jones 20,027 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 25 1–2 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 27 Columbus 1–3 San Jose Jones 17,229 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 29 1–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 6–3–0 12 Recap
November: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 4–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 San Jose 2–3 11,046 6–4–0 12 Recap 11 November 3 3–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 6–5–0 12 Recap 12 November 5 Pittsburgh 5–0 San Jose Jones 17,562 6–6–0 12 Recap 13 November 8 San Jose 3–0 Jones 18,506 7–6–0 14 Recap 14 November 10 San Jose 4–2 Jones 11,703 8–6–0 16 Recap 15 November 12 San Jose 3–1 Jones 19,092 9–6–0 18 Recap 16 November 15 San Jose 0–1 8,932 9–7–0 18 Recap 17 November 17 San Jose 2–3 Jones 17,618 9–8–0 18 Recap 18 November 19 San Jose 2–3 Arizona OT Jones 13,148 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 21 0–4 San Jose Jones 17,286 10–8–1 21 Recap 20 November 23 1–2 San Jose Jones 17,501 11–8–1 23 Recap 21 November 25 NY Islanders 2–3 San Jose Dell 17,562 12–8–1 25 Recap 22 November 26 Anaheim 3–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 12–9–1 25 Recap 23 November 29 Arizona 1–2 San Jose OT Jones 17,377 13–9–1 27 Recap 24 November 30 San Jose 4–1 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 14–9–1 29 Recap
December: 9–4–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 1–2 San Jose 17,562 15–9–1 31 Recap 26 December 7 4–2 San Jose Jones 17,349 15–10–1 31 Recap 27 December 9 San Jose 2–3 Anaheim Jones 17,174 15–11–1 31 Recap 28 December 10 Carolina 3–4 San Jose 17,562 16–11–1 33 Recap 29 December 13 San Jose 3–2 SO Jones 19,380 17–11–1 35 Recap 30 December 14 San Jose 4–3 Ottawa SO Jones 17,273 18–11–1 37 Recap 31 December 16 San Jose 4–2 Montreal Jones 21,288 19–11–1 39 Recap 32 December 18 San Jose 1–4 Chicago Jones 22,027 19–12–1 39 Recap 33 December 20 Calgary 1–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 20–12–1 41 Recap 34 December 23 2–3 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 21–12–1 43 Recap 35 December 27 San Jose 3–2 Anaheim OT Jones 17,403 22–12–1 45 Recap 36 December 30 0–2 San Jose Dell 17,562 23–12–1 47 Recap 37 December 31 San Jose 2–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 23–13–1 47 Recap
January: 9–4–1 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose 17,562 23–13–2 48 Recap 39 January 5 5–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 23–14–2 48 Recap 40 January 7 Detroit 3–6 San Jose Jones 17,562 24–14–2 50 Recap 41 January 10 San Jose 5–3 Edmonton Jones 18,347 25–14–2 52 Recap 42 January 11 San Jose 2–3 Calgary 18,912 25–15–2 52 Recap 43 January 14 St. Louis 4–0 San Jose Jones 17,562 25–16–2 52 Recap 44 January 16 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,479 26–16–2 54 Recap 45 January 18 San Jose 3–2 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 27–16–2 56 Recap 46 January 19 Tampa Bay 1–2 San Jose Dell 17,387 28–16–2 58 Recap 47 January 21 2–3 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 29–16–2 60 Recap 48 January 23 San Jose 5–2 Colorado Jones 13,803 30–16–2 62 Recap 49 January 24 San Jose 4–3 Winnipeg Dell 15,294 31–16–2 64 Recap 50 January 26 Edmonton 4–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 31–17–2 64 Recap 51 January 31 Chicago 1–3 San Jose Jones 17,424 32–17–2 66 Recap
February: 5–1–5 (Home: 1–0–3 ; Road: 4–1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 San Jose 4–1 18,865 33–17–2 68 Recap 53 February 4 Arizona 3–2 San Jose SO Jones 17,562 33–17–3 69 Recap 54 February 7 San Jose 4–5 OT Jones 18,462 33–17–4 70 Recap 55 February 9 San Jose 3–6 17,565 33–18–4 70 Recap 56 February 11 San Jose 1–2 Philadelphia OT Dell 19,910 33–18–5 71 Recap 57 February 12 San Jose 4–1 New Jersey Jones 16,514 34–18–5 73 Recap 58 February 15 Florida 6–5 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 34–18–6 74 Recap 59 February 18 San Jose 4–1 Arizona Dell 17,446 35–18–6 76 Recap 60 February 19 Boston 2–1 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 35–18–7 77 Recap 61 February 25 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Jones 18,139 36–18–7 79 Recap 62 February 28 Toronto 1–3 San Jose Jones 17,515 37–18–7 81 Recap
March: 6–10–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 1–7–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 2 Vancouver 1–3 San Jose 17,488 38–18–7 83 Recap 64 March 5 San Jose 1–3 Minnesota 19,168 38–19–7 83 Recap 65 March 6 San Jose 3–2 Winnipeg Dell 15,294 39–19–7 85 Recap 66 March 9 Washington 2–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 40–19–7 87 Recap 67 March 11 Nashville 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,497 40–20–7 87 Recap 68 March 12 1–5 San Jose Dell 17,442 41–20–7 89 Recap 69 March 14 Buffalo 1–4 San Jose Jones 17,386 42–20–7 91 Recap 70 March 16 St. Louis 4–1 San Jose Dell 17,402 42–21–7 91 Recap 71 March 18 Anaheim 2–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 42–22–7 91 Recap 72 March 20 San Jose 0–1 Dallas Dell 17,687 42–23–7 91 Recap 73 March 21 San Jose 2–3 Minnesota Jones 19,104 42–24–7 91 Recap 74 March 24 San Jose 1–6 Dallas Dell 17,265 42–25–7 91 Recap 75 March 25 San Jose 2–7 Nashville Jones 17,282 42–26–7 91 Recap 76 March 28 NY Rangers 4–5 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 43–26–7 93 Recap 77 March 30 San Jose 2–3 Edmonton Jones 18,347 43–27–7 93 Recap 78 March 31 San Jose 2–5 Calgary Jones 19,289 43–28–7 93 Recap
April: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 San Jose 3–1 Vancouver 18,295 44–28–7 95 Recap 80 April 4 Vancouver 1–3 San Jose Jones 17,459 45–28–7 97 Recap 81 April 6 Edmonton 4–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 45–29–7 97 Recap 82 April 8 Calgary 1–3 San Jose 17,562 46–29–7 99 Recap
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and will face the second seed of the same division, the Edmonton Oilers.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[5]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	29	47	76	+19	40
	81	29	39	68	+11	34
	73	25	27	52	+11	12
	79	7	43	50	+7	51
	82	27	19	46	+4	28
	78	10	19	29	−2	30
	75	6	22	28	+4	35
	81	10	16	26	0	10
	81	4	22	26	+10	20
	80	11	12	23	0	6
	67	11	11	22	+7	22
	49	10	12	22	−8	14
	55	8	12	20	+9	22
	62	2	16	18	+4	14
	61	6	11	17	−5	10
	81	4	9	13	+1	28
	58	2	10	12	+6	128
	81	2	8	10	−2	60
^‡	37	5	3	8	−2	15
	25	1	7	8	+2	14
^†	15	2	5	7	0	7
	34	3	3	6	+1	10
	11	2	2	4	+5	4
	19	1	3	4	−1	4
	4	1	1	2	+2	0
^‡	16	0	2	2	−3	4
	3	1	0	1	−2	0
	3	0	1	1	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
^‡	2	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs^[6]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	6	3	1	4	−1	0
	6	2	2	4	−1	0
	6	1	3	4	0	4
	6	2	1	3	−1	0
	6	2	1	3	+2	2
	6	0	3	3	−1	2
	6	0	3	3	−1	6
	4	1	1	2	0	2
	6	1	1	2	+1	0
	5	0	2	2	−3	0
	6	0	2	2	0	2
	4	0	2	2	−1	0
	6	1	0	1	−1	4
	6	1	0	1	0	6
	6	0	1	1	+1	4
	6	0	1	1	0	0
	6	0	1	1	−1	0
	6	0	1	1	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[7]

Player
	65	65	3800:21	35	23	6	152	2.40	1725	.912	2	0	0	0
	20	17	1110:33	11	6	1	37	2.00	533	.931	1	0	0	0

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

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

Date			Ref
	To Ottawa Senators Tommy Wingels	To San Jose Sharks Buddy Robinson Zack Stortini 7th-round pick in 2017	^[9]
	To Vancouver Canucks Nikolay Goldobin conditional 4th-round pick in 2017	To San Jose Sharks Jannik Hansen	^[10]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			4 years, $8.4 million	^[11]
			4 years, $16 million	^[12]
			1 year, $575,000	^[13]
			2 years, $1,300,000	^[14]
			2 years, $1,850,000	^[15]
			1 year, $830,000	^[16]
			2 years, $1.5 million	^[17]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			5 years, $17 million	^[18]
			1 year, $2.25 million	^[19]
			1 year, $675,000	^[20]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		2 years, $6 million	^[22]
		1 year, $625,000	^[23]
		2 years, $1.25 million	^[24]
		2 years, $1.3 million	^[25]
		1 year, $600,000	^[26]
		1 year, $735,000	^[27]
		8 years, $64 million contract extension	^[28]
		3 years, $2.43 million entry-level	^[29]
		3 years, $2.21 million entry-level	^[30]
		2 years, $3.8 million contract extension	^[31]
		3 years, $6 million contract extension	^[32]
		2 years, $1.3 million contract extension	^[33]
		2 years, $1.3 million contract extension	^[34]
		2 years, $1.3 million contract extension	^[35]
		2 years, $1.3 million contract extension	^[36]

Draft picks

See also: List of San Jose Sharks draft picks. Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24 and 25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	60	Dylan Gambrell	C		Denver Pioneers (NCHC)
4	111	Noah Gregor	C		Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	150	Manuel Wiederer	C		Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6	180	Mark Shoemaker	D		North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7	210	Joachim Blichfeld	W		Malmö Redhawks (SHL)

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL Third Star of the Week^[37] All-Star^[38] NHL Third Star of the Month^[39]	November 28, 2016 January 1, 2017 February 1, 2017
		December 5, 2016 January 1, 2017
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[41]	January 30, 2017
	All-Star NHL First Star of the Week^[42]	January 1, 2017 March 13, 2017

Notes and References

1. https://www.espn.com/nhl/ Attendance
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 117. 978-1-894801-26-3.
3. Web site: Sharks Announce 2016 Preseason Schedule. June 16, 2016. sharks.nhl.com.
4. Web site: Sharks Announce 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule. June 21, 2016. sharks.nhl.com.
5. Web site: 2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Points – San Jose Sharks – Statistics. sharks.nhl.com. October 12, 2016.
6. Web site: 2016–2017 Playoffs Stats – Points – San Jose Sharks – Statistics. sharks.nhl.com. April 12, 2017.
7. Web site: 2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Goaltenders – San Jose Sharks – Statistics. sharks.nhl.com. October 12, 2016.
8. Web site: 2016–2017 Playoffs Stats – Goaltenders – San Jose Sharks – Statistics. sharks.nhl.com. April 12, 2017.
9. Web site: Sharks Acquire Two Forwards in Trade with Senators. sharks.nhl.com. January 24, 2017.
10. Web site: Sharks Acquire Jannik Hansen from Canucks. sharks.nhl.com. March 1, 2017.
11. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman David Schlemko. Sharks.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
12. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Mikkel Boedker. Sharks.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
13. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman Dan Kelly. Sharks.nhl.com. July 12, 2016.
14. Web site: Sharks Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Tim Clifton. nhl.com/sharks. May 27, 2017.
15. Web site: Sharks Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Nick DeSimone. nhl.com/sharks. May 27, 2017.
16. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman Radim Simek. nhl.com/sharks. May 23, 2017.
17. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Filip Sandberg. nhl.com/sharks. May 23, 2017.
18. Web site: Florida Panthers Sign Goaltender James Reimer to Five-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
19. Web site: Leafs sign defenceman Roman Polak to 1-year deal. Rogers Digital Media. Sportsnet.ca. July 3, 2016.
20. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Matt Tennyson. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
21. Web site: Avalanche claim Nieto, who's 'definitely an NHL player'. NBC Sports. January 5, 2017.
22. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Tomas Hertl. Sharks.nhl.com. June 30, 2016.
23. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Micheal Haley. Sharks.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
24. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Aaron Dell. Sharks.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
25. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Dylan DeMelo. Sharks.nhl.com. July 12, 2016.
26. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter. Sharks.nhl.com. May 29, 2017.
27. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Matt Nieto. Sharks.nhl.com. July 22, 2016.
28. Web site: Sharks Sign Burns to Eight-Year Contract Extension. Sharks.nhl.com. May 29, 2017.
29. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Noah Rod to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com/sharks. May 27, 2017.
30. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Manuel Wiederer to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com/sharks. May 9, 2017.
31. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Joonas Donskoi. Sharks.nhl.com. May 12, 2017.
32. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Melker Karlsson. Sharks.nhl.com. May 12, 2017.
33. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick. Sharks.nhl.com. June 6, 2017.
34. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Joakim Ryan. Sharks.nhl.com. June 19, 2017.
35. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter. Sharks.nhl.com. June 19, 2017.
36. Web site: Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Tim Heed. Sharks.nhl.com. June 19, 2017.
37. Web site: Burns Named Third Star of the Week. nhl.com. November 28, 2016.
38. Web site: Pavelski, Burns, Jones, and DeBoer Named All-Stars. nhl.com. January 1, 2017.
39. Web site: Burns Named NHL Third Star of Month for January. nhl.com. February 1, 2017.
40. Web site: Jones Named Third Star of the Week. nhl.com. December 5, 2016.
41. Web site: Marleau Named NHL Second Star of the Week. nhl.com. January 30, 2017.
42. Web site: Pavelski Named NHL First Star of the Week. nhl.com. March 13, 2017.