# 2013–14 San Jose Sharks season

The 2013–14 San Jose Sharks season was the club's 23rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the tenth consecutive season, but lost in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in seven games after being up 3–0 in the series.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 51 | 266 | 209 | +57 | 116 |
| 2 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 41 | 249 | 200 | +49 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 38 | 206 | 174 | +32 | 100 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 216 | 231 | −15 | 89 |
| 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 196 | 223 | −27 | 83 |
| 6 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 209 | 241 | −32 | 77 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 203 | 270 | −67 | 67 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log 51–22–9 (Home: 30–7–5; Road: 21–15–4) :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's second seed. They faced the Los Angeles Kings in the first round. With a 5–1 Game 7 loss, the Sharks became the fourth team in NHL history to lose a series when initially holding a 3–0 series lead.
2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final stats.

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Joe Pavelski | 82 | 41 | 38 | 79 | +23 | 32 |
| Joe Thornton | 82 | 11 | 65 | 76 | +20 | 32 |
| Patrick Marleau | 82 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 0 | 18 |
| Logan Couture | 65 | 23 | 31 | 54 | +21 | 20 |
| Brent Burns | 69 | 22 | 26 | 48 | +26 | 34 |
| Tommy Wingels | 77 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +11 | 35 |
| Dan Boyle | 75 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −8 | 32 |
| Jason Demers | 75 | 5 | 29 | 34 | +14 | 30 |
| Tomas Hertl | 37 | 15 | 10 | 25 | +11 | 4 |
| Matthew Nieto | 66 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −4 | 16 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | +31 | 38 |
| Martin Havlat | 48 | 12 | 10 | 22 | +14 | 10 |
| James Sheppard | 67 | 4 | 16 | 20 | +3 | 35 |
| Matt Irwin | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +5 | 35 |
| Justin Braun | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +19 | 20 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 67 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −10 | 34 |
| Andrew Desjardins | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −8 | 86 |
| Scott Hannan | 56 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +1 | 55 |
| Brad Stuart | 61 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +4 | 35 |
| Bracken Kearns | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 6 |
| Raffi Torres | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 7 |
| Mike Brown$^†$ | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −10 | 75 |
| John McCarthy | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −11 | 4 |
| Matt Pelech | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 22 |
| Eriah Hayes | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Adam Burish | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 |
| Freddie Hamilton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Patrick Marleau | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Pavelski | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| James Sheppard | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
| Matthew Nieto | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Dan Boyle | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 8 |
| Joe Thornton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 8 |
| Raffi Torres | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 18 |
| Brent Burns | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 23 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Couture | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Tommy Wingels | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| Mike Brown | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 26 |
| Justin Braun | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| Scott Hannan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 |
| Andrew Desjardins | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Matt Irwin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Jason Demers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 12 |
| Brad Stuart | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Martin Havlat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Antti Niemi | 64 | 64 | 3740:17 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 149 | 2.39 | 1705 | .913 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Stalock | 24 | 18 | 1251:43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 1.87 | 571 | .932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Antti Niemi | 6 | 6 | 304:44 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3.74 | 164 | .884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Stalock | 3 | 1 | 117:02 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.05 | 56 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 30, 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins2nd-round pick in 2013 | To San Jose SharksTyler Kennedy |
| June 30, 2013 | To Detroit Red Wings1st-round pick (20th overall) in 2013 PIT's 2nd-round pick in 2013 | To San Jose Sharks1st-round pick (18th overall) in 2013 |
| June 30, 2013 | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-round pick (111th overall) in 2013 5th-round pick in 2014 | To San Jose SharksANA's 4th-round pick (117th overall) in 2013 5th-round pick in 2013 |
| June 30, 2013 | To Calgary FlamesTJ Galiardi | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2015 |
| July 6, 2013 | To Edmonton OilersLee Moffie | To San Jose SharksKyle Bigos |
| October 21, 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers4th-round pick in 2014 | To San Jose SharksMike Brown |
| February 5, 2014 | To Minnesota WildCurt Gogol | To San Jose SharksChad Rau |
| March 5, 2014 | To Los Angeles Kings James Livingston | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016 |
| June 5, 2014 | To New York Islanders Dan Boyle | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 5th-round pick in 2015 |

### Players' signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Troy Grosenick | July 2, 2013 | 2 years, $1.25 million |
| Harri Sateri | July 2, 2013 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Logan Couture | July 5, 2013 | 5 years, $30 million contract extension |
| Tyler Kennedy | July 5, 2013 | 2 years, $4.7 million |
| Scott Hannan | July 5, 2013 | 1 year, $1 million |
| Alex Stalock | July 10, 2013 | 1 year, $625,000 |
| Matt Pelech | July 10, 2013 | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Joe Pavelski | July 30, 2013 | 5 years, $30 million contract extension |
| Marek Viedensky | August 2, 2013 | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Bracken Kearns | August 2, 2013 | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Nick Petrecki | September 11, 2013 | 1 year, $715,000 |
| Mirco Mueller | September 22, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Patrick Marleau | January 24, 2014 | 3 years, $19.98 million contract extension |
| Joe Thornton | January 24, 2014 | 3 years, $20.25 million contract extension |
| Alex Stalock | June 17, 2014 | 2 years, $3.2 million contract extension |
| Mike Brown | June 17, 2014 | 2 years, $2.4 million contract extension |

## Draft picks

San Jose Sharks' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 18 | Mirco Mueller | Defence | Switzerland | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| 2 | 49 | Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau | Left Wing | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 117 | Fredrik Bergvik | Goaltender | Sweden | Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit) |
| 5 | 141 | Michael Brodzinski | Defence | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
| 5 | 151 | Gage Ausmus | Defence | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 7 | 201 | Jake Jackson | Centre | United States | Tartan High School (Minn.) |
| 7 | 207 | Emil Galimov | Left Wing | Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent the Sharks 2013 first-round pick and a 2013 second-round pick (originally acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Douglas Murray) to the Red Wings.
* $^b$ The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of an April 2, 2013, trade that sent Ryane Clowe to the Rangers in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent Tyler Kennedy to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of an August 7, 2011, trade that sent James Sheppard to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* $^c$ The Chicago Blackhawks' fourth-round pick (originally from the Anaheim Ducks) and a fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick (previously re-acquired from Chicago in exchange for Michal Handzus) and a 2014 fifth-round pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Scott Hannan to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* $^d$ The Colorado Avalanche seventh-round pick (originally from the Anaheim Ducks) went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a February 27, 2012, trade that sent Jamie McGinn, Mike Connolly and Michael Sgarbossa to the Avalanche in exchange for Daniel Winnik, TJ Galiardi and this pick.