# 2008–09 San Jose Sharks season

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

## Season events
### 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
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 257 | 204 | 117 |
| 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 245 | 238 | 91 |
| 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 230 | 257 | 83 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 208 | 252 | 79 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 207 | 234 | 79 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 257 | 204 | 117 |
| 2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 295 | 244 | 112 |
| 3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 246 | 220 | 100 |
| 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 264 | 216 | 104 |
| 5 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 254 | 248 | 98 |
| 6 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 233 | 233 | 92 |
| 7 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 226 | 230 | 92 |
| 8 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 245 | 238 | 91 |
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| 9 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 219 | 200 | 89 |
| 10 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 213 | 233 | 88 |
| 11 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 234 | 248 | 85 |
| 12 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 230 | 257 | 83 |
| 13 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 208 | 252 | 79 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 207 | 234 | 79 |
| 15 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 199 | 257 | 69 |
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

## 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 :

## Playoffs

2009 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Joe Thornton | 82 | 25 | 61 | 86 | +16 | 56 |
| Patrick Marleau | 76 | 38 | 33 | 71 | +16 | 18 |
| Devin Setoguchi | 81 | 31 | 34 | 65 | +16 | 25 |
| Joe Pavelski | 80 | 25 | 34 | 59 | +5 | 46 |
| Dan Boyle | 77 | 16 | 41 | 57 | +6 | 52 |
| Milan Michalek | 77 | 23 | 34 | 57 | +11 | 52 |
| Ryane Clowe | 71 | 22 | 30 | 52 | +8 | 51 |
| Rob Blake | 73 | 10 | 35 | 45 | +15 | 110 |
| Christian Ehrhoff | 77 | 8 | 34 | 42 | -12 | 63 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 82 | 6 | 30 | 36 | +15 | 42 |
| Jonathan Cheechoo | 66 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -3 | 59 |
| Mike Grier | 62 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +8 | 25 |
| Jeremy Roenick | 42 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| Tomas Plihal | 64 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| Marcel Goc | 55 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| Brad Lukowich | 58 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +5 | 12 |
| Alexei Semenov | 47 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +3 | 57 |
| Douglas Murray | 75 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +6 | 38 |
| Jamie McGinn | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| Travis Moen$^†$ | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| Jody Shelley | 70 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 116 |
| Lukas Kaspar | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 76 |
| Brad Staubitz | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 76 |
| Tom Cavanagh | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Claude Lemieux | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 21 |
| Riley Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ryan Vesce | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Derek Joslin | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Joe Thornton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| Rob Blake | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| Dan Boyle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| Patrick Marleau | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Devin Setoguchi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Jonathan Cheechoo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Ryane Clowe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 8 |
| Jeremy Roenick | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| Milan Michalek | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Joe Pavelski | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 9 |
| Mike Grier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Claude Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Lukowich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Jody Shelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Goc | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Christian Ehrhoff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Travis Moen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Douglas Murray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV | Sv% | SO |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 62 | 3686 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 150 | 2.44 | 1663 | 1513 | .910 | 7 |
| Brian Boucher | 22 | 1291 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 2.18 | 563 | 516 | .917 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV | Sv% | SO |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 6 | 361 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.82 | 155 | 138 | .890 | 0 |
$^†$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

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |

## 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 |
| Rob Blake | Los Angeles Kings | 1 year, US$5 million |
| Brendan Buckley | Iserlohn Roosters | 1 year, US$500,000, two-way contract |
| Player | New team | Contract Terms |
| Brian Campbell | Chicago Blackhawks | 8 years, US$56.8 million |

### Claimed from waivers

| Player | Former team | Date claimed off 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) | United States | Kent School (USHS-CT) |
| 4 | 92 | Samuel Groulx (D) | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 106 | Harri Sateri (G) | Finland | Tappara (Finland Jr.) |
| 5 | 146 | Julien Demers (D) | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 6 | 177 | Tommy Wingels (C) | United States | Miami University (CCHA) |
| 7 | 186 | Jason Demers (D) | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 194 | Drew Daniels (RW) | United States | 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. Worcester's leading scorer was Mike Iggulden with 29 goals and 66 points.