# 2022–23 San Jose Sharks season

The 2022–23 San Jose Sharks season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.
Bob Boughner was fired on July 1, 2022, and replaced by David Quinn. Mike Grier also joined as general manager, replacing Doug Wilson.
On March 14, 2023, the Sharks were missed the playoffs after an overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 38 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 111 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 325 | 260 | +65 | 109 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 37 | 280 | 257 | +23 | 104 |
| 4 | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 5 | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 6 | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 7 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 8 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 6, 2022.
Preseason game log :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss
  Overtime/shootout loss :
$^A$ – Split squad game
$^B$ – International game :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on July 6, 2022, and began with two games against the Nashville Predators at O2 Arena in Prague for the NHL Global Series.
2022–23 game log: 22–44–16 (home: 8–22–11; away: 14–22–5) :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Erik Karlsson | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | −26 | 36 |
| Logan Couture | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | −30 | 19 |
| Tomas Hertl | 79 | 22 | 41 | 63 | −36 | 42 |
| Timo Meier$^‡$ | 57 | 31 | 21 | 52 | −19 | 25 |
| Alexander Barabanov | 68 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −30 | 20 |
| Kevin Labanc | 72 | 15 | 18 | 33 | −17 | 36 |
| Nico Sturm | 74 | 14 | 12 | 26 | −13 | 23 |
| Matt Benning | 77 | 1 | 23 | 24 | −18 | 26 |
| Nick Bonino$^‡$ | 59 | 10 | 9 | 19 | −6 | 28 |
| Steven Lorentz | 80 | 10 | 9 | 19 | −18 | 16 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 78 | 1 | 17 | 18 | −14 | 16 |
| Noah Gregor | 57 | 10 | 7 | 17 | −9 | 32 |
| Matt Nieto$^‡$ | 45 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −22 | 8 |
| Oskar Lindblom | 73 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −16 | 18 |
| Evgeny Svechnikov | 59 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −6 | 26 |
| Luke Kunin | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −9 | 42 |
| Jaycob Megna$^‡$ | 48 | 1 | 11 | 12 | +6 | 21 |
| Mario Ferraro | 72 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −31 | 24 |
| Mikey Eyssimont$^{†‡}$ | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 34 |
| Jacob Peterson$^†$ | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −10 | 4 |
| Jonah Gadjovich | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 57 |
| Scott Harrington$^‡$ | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −7 | 8 |
| Jacob MacDonald$^†$ | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −11 | 12 |
| Martin Kaut$^†$ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
| Nick Cicek | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 15 |
| William Eklund | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 6 |
| Andrew Agozzino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| Radim Simek | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −13 | 29 |
| Andreas Johnsson$^†$ | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 6 |
| Fabian Zetterlund$^†$ | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −10 | 8 |
| Danil Gushchin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Derrick Pouliot | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| Thomas Bordeleau | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Henry Thrun | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Kyle Criscuolo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolai Knyzhov | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −13 | 8 |
| Adam Raska | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Viel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tristen Robins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| C. J. Suess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| James Reimer | 43 | 41 | 2,358:00 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 147 | 3.48 | 1,335 | .890 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kaapo Kahkonen | 37 | 37 | 2,106:15 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 135 | 3.85 | 1,149 | .883 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eetu Makiniemi | 2 | 1 | 84:20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.13 | 32 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Dell | 4 | 3 | 199:17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2.71 | 103 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$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.

## Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) | To Arizona Coyotes1st-round pick in 2022 | To San Jose SharksCAR 1st-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2022 NYI 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Nashville PredatorsJohn Leonard 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To San Jose SharksLuke Kunin |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Columbus Blue JacketsBUF 5th-round pick in 2022 | To San Jose Sharks5th-round pick in 2023 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Arizona Coyotes7th-round pick in 2022 | To San Jose SharksVAN 7th-round pick in 2023 |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | To Carolina HurricanesBrent Burns$^1$ Lane Pederson | To San Jose SharksSteven Lorentz Eetu Makiniemi Conditional$^2$ 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
| August 29, 2022 (2022-08-29) | To Vegas Golden KnightsAdin Hill | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2024 |
| January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) | To Detroit Red WingsJasper Weatherby | To San Jose SharksKyle Criscuolo |
| January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25) | To Colorado AvalancheRyan Merkley Matt Nieto | To San Jose SharksMartin Kaut Jacob MacDonald |
| February 5, 2023 (2023-02-05) | To Seattle KrakenJaycob Megna | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2023 |
| February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | To New Jersey DevilsZachary Emond Scott Harrington Santeri Hatakka Timur Ibragimov Timo Meier$^3$ 5th-round pick in 2024 | To San Jose SharksAndreas Johnsson Shakir Mukhamadullin Nikita Okhotiuk Fabian Zetterlund 1st-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2024 7th-round pick in 2024 |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To Anaheim Ducks3rd-round pick in 2024 | To San Jose SharksHenry Thrun |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | To Tampa Bay LightningMikey Eyssimont | To San Jose SharksVladislav Namestnikov$^3$ |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsNick Bonino | To San Jose SharksArvid Henriksson Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024 PIT 7th-round pick in 2023 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Montreal CanadiensTony Sund SJS 5th-round pick in 2024 | |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Winnipeg JetsVladislav Namestnikov | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2025 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Dallas StarsScott Reedy | To San Jose SharksJacob Peterson |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | To Anaheim DucksAndrew Agozzino | To San Jose SharksAndrej Sustr |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | To New Jersey Devils6th-round pick in 2023 | To San Jose SharksMackenzie Blackwood |
Notes:
* San Jose retains 34% of Burns' remaining contract.
* San Jose will receive the lower of either Carolina's or Philadelphia's 3rd-round pick in 2023.
* San Jose retains 50% of Meier's remaining contract in 2023.
* Tampa Bay retains 50% of Namestnikov's remaining contract in 2023.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Andrew Agozzino | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Matt Benning | Nashville Predators | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Aaron Dell | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Oskar Lindblom | Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Markus Nutivaara | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nico Sturm | Colorado Avalanche | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | C. J. Suess | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) | Evgeny Svechnikov | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) | Scott Harrington | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06) | Mikey Eyssimont | Winnipeg Jets | | Waivers |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | Derrick Pouliot | San Jose Barracuda (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03) | Valtteri Pulli | TPS (Liiga) | 2-year†‡ | Free agency |
| May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03) | Georgi Romanov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) | 2-year†‡ | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Anthony Bitetto | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nicolas Meloche | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Alex Stalock | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Rudolfs Balcers | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Zach Sawchenko | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25) | Ryan Dzingel | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) | Sasha Chmelevski | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) | Antoine Morand | Augsburger Panther (DEL) | N/A | Free agency |
| August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) | Jonathan Dahlen | Timrå IK (SHL) | 5-year | Free agency |
| September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06) | Jayden Halbgewachs | Växjö Lakers (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) | Jake McGrew | AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18) | Max Veronneau | Leksands IF (SHL) | 1-year‡ | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Kaapo Kahkonen | 2-year |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Luke Kunin | 2-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Steven Lorentz | 2-year |
| August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) | Mario Ferraro | 4-year |
| August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22) | Noah Gregor | 1-year |
| August 29, 2022 (2022-08-29) | Jonah Gadjovich | 1-year |
| March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) | Henry Thrun | 2-year† |
| March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29) | Nikolai Knyzhov | 2-year‡ |
| April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10) | Magnus Chrona | 2-year†‡ |
| April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14) | Ethan Cardwell | 3-year†‡ |
| April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14) | Artem Guryev | 3-year†‡ |
| June 12, 2023 (2023-06-12) | Filip Bystedt | 3-year†‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club (League) |
| 1 | 27$^2$ | Filip Bystedt | C | Sweden | Linköping HC (J20 Nationell) |
| 2 | 34$^3$ | Cameron Lund | C | USA | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 2 | 45$^5$ | Mattias Havelid | D | Sweden | Linköping HC (J20 Nationell) |
| 3 | 76 | Michael Fisher | D | USA | St. Mark's School (USHS-Prep) |
| 4 | 108 | Mason Beaupit | G | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 5 | 140$^2$ | Jake Furlong | D | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 172 | Joey Muldowney | RW | USA | Nichols School (USHS-Prep) |
| 7 | 195$^7$ | Eli Barnett | D | Canada | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) |
| 7 | 217$^9$ | Reese Laubach | C | USA | Northstar Christian Academy (U18 AAA) |
Notes:
* The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Carolina's first-round-pick in 2022 (27th overall), a second-round pick in 2022 (34th overall) and the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent a first-round pick in 2022 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 (34th overall), the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent a first-round pick in 2022 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Carolina's first-round pick in 2022 (27th overall), the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Adin Hill and a seventh-round pick in 2022 to San Jose in exchange for Josef Korenar and this pick.
* The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent a first-round pick in 2022 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Carolina's first-round pick in 2022 (27th overall), a second-round pick in 2022 (34th overall) and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Jake Middleton to Minnesota in exchange for Kaapo Kahkonen and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Josef Korenar and a second-round pick in 2022 to Arizona in exchange for Adin Hill and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent Vancouver's seventh-round pick in 2023 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on October 5, 2020, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2022 to Minnesota in exchange for Devan Dubnyk and this pick.

## Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Erik Karlsson | Third star of the week Second star of the week All-Star Second star of the week James Norris Memorial Trophy NHL All-Star team | November 1–7, 2022 December 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023 January 5, 2023 February 6–12, 2023 June 26, 2023 June 26, 2023 |