2024–25 San Jose Sharks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	San Jose Sharks
Division:	Pacific
Conference:	Western
Record:	10–13–5
Homerecord:	6–6–1
Roadrecord:	4–7–4
Goalsfor:	80
Goalsagainst:	97
Generalmanager:	Mike Grier
Coach:	Ryan Warsofsky
Captain:	Logan Couture
Altcaptain:	Mario Ferraro Barclay Goodrow Mikael Granlund Luke Kunin Tyler Toffoli
Arena:	SAP Center
Attendance:	13,304
Minorleague:	San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Goalsleader:	Mikael Granlund Tyler Toffoli (10)
Assistsleader:	Mikael Granlund (19)
Pointsleader:	Mikael Granlund (29)
Plusminusleader:	Jake Walman Fabian Zetterlund (+9)
Pimleader:	Barclay Goodrow Luke Kunin (23)
Winsleader:	Mackenzie Blackwood (6)
Gaaleader:	Yaroslav Askarov (1.96)

The 2024–25 San Jose Sharks season is the 34th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.^[1] Ryan Warsofsky is the new head coach, starting with this season.^[2]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on June 20, 2024.^[3]

Preseason game log
2024 preseason game log: 2–3–1 (home: 0–2–1; away: 2–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 22 4–2 San Jose 9,049 0–1–0 2 September 24 4–3 San Jose 9,462 0–2–0 3 September 26 San Jose 3–2 Anaheim OT Romanov 10,683 1–2–0 4 October 1 3–1 San Jose 8,562 1–3–0 5 October 4 Anaheim 3–2 San Jose SO 9,552 1–3–1 6 October 5 San Jose 6–5 Vegas Blackwood 17,590 2–3–1
Legend:

Regular season

The schedule was announced on July 2, 2024.^[4]

2024–25 game log: 10–13–5 (home: 6–5–2; away: 4–7–4)
October: 3–7–2 (home: 2–2–1; away: 1–5–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 5–4 San Jose OT 17,435 0–0–1 1 2 October 12 2–0 San Jose 17,016 0–1–1 1 3 October 15 San Jose 2–3 SO Blackwood 18,532 0–1–2 2 4 October 17 San Jose 2–4 Vanecek 19,056 0–2–2 2 5 October 18 San Jose 3–8 Blackwood 13,422 0–3–2 2 6 October 20 4–1 San Jose Vanecek 14,125 0–4–2 2 7 October 22 San Jose 1–3 Anaheim Blackwood 17,174 0–5–2 2 8 October 24 San Jose 2–3 Blackwood 18,146 0–6–2 2 9 October 26 San Jose 3–7 Vanecek 17,686 0–7–2 2 10 October 28 San Jose 5–4 OT Blackwood 11,131 1–7–2 4 11 October 29 Los Angeles 2–4 San Jose Vanecek 10,818 2–7–2 6 12 October 31 Chicago 2–3 San Jose Blackwood 10,315 3–7–2 8 November: 6–6–3 (home: 4–4–0; away: 2–2–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 3–2 San Jose 17,435 3–8–2 8 14 November 5 1–2 San Jose OT 10,376 4–8–2 10 15 November 7 5–2 San Jose Vanecek 10,526 4–9–2 10 16 November 10 San Jose 1–0 Blackwood 16,514 5–9–2 12 17 November 11 San Jose 3–4 SO Vanecek 18,706 5–9–3 13 18 November 14 San Jose 2–3 Blackwood 18,006 5–10–3 13 19 November 16 San Jose 3–4 SO Blackwood 18,194 5–10–4 14 20 November 18 4–5 San Jose OT Blackwood 11,180 6–10–4 16 21 November 20 San Jose 2–5 Blackwood 18,532 6–11–4 16 22 November 21 San Jose 2–3 SO 17,273 6–11–5 17 23 November 23 4–2 San Jose Blackwood 17,435 6–12–5 17 24 November 25 2–7 San Jose Askarov 10,713 7–12–5 19 25 November 27 4–3 San Jose Blackwood 10,778 7–13–5 19 26 November 29 5–8 San Jose Vanecek 14,795 8–13–5 21 27 November 30 San Jose 4–2 Seattle Blackwood 17,151 9–13–5 23 December : 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; away: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 San Jose 2–1 OT 17,859 10–13–5 25 29 December 5 San Jose 30 December 7 San Jose 31 December 10 San Jose 32 December 12 San Jose 33 December 14 San Jose 34 December 17 San Jose 35 December 19 San Jose 36 December 21 San Jose 37 December 23 San Jose 38 December 27 San Jose 39 December 28 San Jose 40 December 31 San Jose January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; away: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 San Jose 42 January 4 San Jose 43 January 7 San Jose 44 January 10 San Jose 45 January 11 San Jose 46 January 14 San Jose 47 January 16 San Jose 48 January 18 San Jose 49 January 20 San Jose 50 January 21 San Jose 51 January 23 Nashville San Jose 52 January 25 San Jose 53 January 27 San Jose 54 January 30 San Jose February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; away: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 4 San Jose 56 February 6 San Jose 57 February 8 San Jose 58 February 23 San Jose 59 February 24 San Jose 60 February 27 San Jose Montreal March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; away: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 San Jose 62 March 3 San Jose 63 March 4 San Jose 64 March 6 San Jose 65 March 8 San Jose 66 March 11 San Jose 67 March 13 San Jose 68 March 15 San Jose 69 March 20 San Jose 70 March 22 San Jose 71 March 27 Toronto San Jose 72 March 29 San Jose 73 March 30 San Jose April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; away: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 74 April 1 San Jose 75 April 3 San Jose 76 April 5 San Jose 77 April 7 San Jose 78 April 9 San Jose 79 April 11 San Jose Edmonton 80 April 13 San Jose Calgary 81 April 14 San Jose 81 April 16 Edmonton San Jose
Legend:

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 29, 2024	To New Jersey Devils TBL 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#85 overall) 6th-round pick in 2025	To San Jose Sharks WSH 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#82 overall)	^[5]
August 18, 2024	To Edmonton Oilers Ty Emberson	To San Jose Sharks Cody Ceci EDM 3rd-round pick in 2025	^[6]
August 23, 2024	To Nashville Predators Magnus Chrona David Edstrom VGK 1st-round pick in 2025	To San Jose Sharks Yaroslav Askarov Nolan Burke COL 3rd-round pick in 2025	^[7]
	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Benning conditional 3rd-round pick in 2025 6th-round pick in 2026		^[8]

Notes

• Toronto will receive the earliest of two picks that San Jose owns.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[9]
			4-year	Free agency	^[10]
			2-year	Free agency	^[11]
			1-year	Free agency	^[12]
			2-year	Free agency	^[13]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[14]
			2-year	Free agency	^[15]
			2-year	Free agency	^[16]
		San Diego Gulls (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[17]
		Rögle BK (SHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[18]
		CSKA Moscow (KHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[19]
		Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[20]
		HC Davos (NL)	2-year	Free agency	^[21]
			1-year	Free agency	^[22]
			1-year	Free agency	^[23]
		Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[24]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		1-year	^[25]
		1-year	^[26]
		2-year	^[27]
		2-year	^[28]
		3-year	^[29]
		3-year	^[30]
		1-year	^[31]
		1-year	^[32]
		2-year	^[33]
		2-year	^[34]
		3-year	^[35]
		2-year	^[36]

Draft picks

See also: List of San Jose Sharks draft picks. Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, in Paradise, Nevada.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club (League)
1	1	Macklin Celebrini	C		Boston University Terriers (HE)
11	Sam Dickinson	D		London Knights (OHL)
2	33	Igor Chernyshov	LW		Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
53	Leo Sahlin Wallenius	D		Växjö U20 (J20 Nationell)
3	82	Carson Wetsch	RW		Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4	116	Christian Kirsch	G		EV Zug Jr. (Swiss Jr.)
5	131	Colton Roberts	D		Vancouver Giants (WHL)
143	Nate Misskey	D		Victoria Royals (WHL)
7	194	Yaroslav Korostelyov	G		Saint Petersburg Jr. (Russia Jr.)

Notes

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 117. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. Web site: Sharks make assistant Ryan Warsofsky new head coach. ESPN. Clark, Ryan S.. June 13, 2024. June 15, 2024.
3. Web site: Sharks announce 2024 preseason schedule. . June 20, 2024.
4. Web site: Sharks announce 2024-25 regular season schedule presented by Southwest Airlines. . July 2, 2024.
5. Web site: Sharks swap picks with Devils . Sportsnet.ca . June 29, 2024. October 23, 2024.
6. Web site: Sharks acquire defenseman Cody Ceci and a 2025 third round draft selection in exchange for Ty Emberson. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. August 18, 2024. August 18, 2024.
7. Web site: Sharks acquire goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from Nashville. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. August 23, 2024. August 23, 2024.
8. Web site: Sharks acquire defenseman Timothy Liljegren from Toronto in exchange for Matt Benning and two draft selections . NHL.com . San Jose Sharks . October 30, 2024 . October 31, 2024.
9. Web site: San Jose Sharks sign Lucas Carlsson to two-year, two-way deal . sportsnet.ca . July 2, 2024. October 23, 2024.
10. Web site: Sharks sign forward Tyler Toffoli. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
11. Web site: Sharks sign forward Alexander Wennberg. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
12. Web site: San Jose Sharks sign Jimmy Schuldt to one-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . July 2, 2024. October 23, 2024.
13. Web site: San Jose Sharks sign Andrew Poturalski to two-year, two-way deal . sportsnet.ca . July 4, 2024. October 23, 2024.
14. Web site: July 1, 2024. Flames Sign Devin Cooley. July 2, 2024. nhl.com.
15. Web site: July 1, 2024 . Avalanche Signs Jacob MacDonald, T.J. Tynan. July 1, 2024. nhl.com.
16. Web site: July 2, 2024. LA Kings Sign Five Players To NHL Contracts. July 2, 2024. nhl.com.
17. Web site: Gulls ink four to AHL contracts. American Hockey League. July 2, 2024. July 2, 2024.
18. Web site: Rögle BK sign NHL experienced center Jacob Peterson. Rögle BK. 14 July 2024. 14 July 2024. Swedish.
19. Web site: Ak bars strengthened by Barabanov, Gusev returns to Dynamo. Kontinental Hockey League. 1 August 2024. 1 August 2024. Russian.
20. Web site: Ak bars strengthened by Barabanov, Gusev returns to Dynamo. Kontinental Hockey League. 1 August 2024. 1 August 2024. Russian.
21. Web site: NHL-Stürmer Filip Zadina kommt zum HCD. hcd.ch. 2 September 2024. 2 September 2024.
22. Web site: Flyers Sign Goaltender Eetu Makiniemi. Philadelphia Flyers. September 24, 2024. October 23, 2024.
23. Web site: Blue Jackets sign RW Kevin Labanc to one-year contract. Columbus Blue Jackets. October 5, 2024. October 5, 2024.
24. Web site: Downey . Ciara . Silver Knights sign defenseman Calen Addison . Henderson Silver Knights . October 24, 2024 . October 25, 2024.
25. Web site: Sharks re-sign forward Justin Bailey. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 30, 2024. June 30, 2024.
26. Web site: Sharks re-sign forward Luke Kunin. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 30, 2024. June 30, 2024.
27. Web site: Sharks sign forward Ty Dellandrea. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 4, 2024. July 4, 2024.
28. Web site: Sharks sign Carl Grundström to two-year contract. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 4, 2024. July 4, 2024.
29. Web site: Sharks sign 2024 first-overall selection Macklin Celebrini. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 6, 2024. July 6, 2024.
30. Web site: Sharks sign defenseman Sam Dickinson to entry-level contract. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 10, 2024. July 11, 2024.
31. Web site: Sharks re-sign defenseman Ty Emberson. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 11, 2024. July 11, 2024.
32. Web site: Sharks re-sign forward Brandon Coe. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 15, 2024. July 15, 2024.
33. Web site: Sharks re-sign defenseman Henry Thrun. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 24, 2024. July 24, 2024.
34. Web site: Sharks re-sign forward Thomas Bordeleau. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. July 26, 2024. July 27, 2024.
35. Web site: Sharks sign Igor Chernyshov. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. August 1, 2024. August 1, 2024.
36. Web site: Askarov traded to Sharks by Predators. NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. August 24, 2024. August 24, 2024.