# 2016–17 San Jose Sharks season

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.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 43 | 223 | 200 | +23 | 105 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 43 | 247 | 212 | +35 | 103 |
| 3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 44 | 221 | 201 | +20 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 41 | 226 | 221 | +5 | 94 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 201 | 205 | −4 | 86 |
| 6 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 30 | 42 | 10 | 24 | 197 | 260 | −63 | 70 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 26 | 182 | 243 | −61 | 69 |

## Schedule
### Pre-season

The preseason schedule was announced on June 16, 2016.

### Regular season

The schedule was announced on June 21, 2016.
Game log 46–29–7 (Home: 26–11–4; Road: 20–18–3) :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### 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.
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Brent Burns | 82 | 29 | 47 | 76 | +19 | 40 |
| Joe Pavelski | 81 | 29 | 39 | 68 | +11 | 34 |
| Logan Couture | 73 | 25 | 27 | 52 | +11 | 12 |
| Joe Thornton | 79 | 7 | 43 | 50 | +7 | 51 |
| Patrick Marleau | 82 | 27 | 19 | 46 | +4 | 28 |
| Joel Ward | 78 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −2 | 30 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 75 | 6 | 22 | 28 | +4 | 35 |
| Mikkel Boedker | 81 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| Paul Martin | 81 | 4 | 22 | 26 | +10 | 20 |
| Chris Tierney | 80 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| Melker Karlsson | 67 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +7 | 22 |
| Tomas Hertl | 49 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −8 | 14 |
| Kevin Labanc | 55 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +9 | 22 |
| David Schlemko | 62 | 2 | 16 | 18 | +4 | 14 |
| Joonas Donskoi | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −5 | 10 |
| Justin Braun | 81 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +1 | 28 |
| Micheal Haley | 58 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +6 | 128 |
| Brenden Dillon | 81 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 60 |
| Tommy Wingels$^‡$ | 37 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −2 | 15 |
| Dylan DeMelo | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 14 |
| Jannik Hansen$^†$ | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Timo Meier | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 10 |
| Ryan Carpenter | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
| Marcus Sörensen | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Mirco Müller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 |
| Matt Nieto$^‡$ | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| Daniel O'Regan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Heed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolay Goldobin$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Patrick Marleau | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| Joe Pavelski | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| Joel Ward | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Logan Couture | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| David Schlemko | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Brent Burns | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| Mikkel Boedker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Sörensen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 |
| Joonas Donskoi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Thornton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Paul Martin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Melker Karlsson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Brenden Dillon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Jannik Hansen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Braun | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Chris Tierney | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Martin Jones | 65 | 65 | 3800:21 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 152 | 2.40 | 1725 | .912 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Dell | 20 | 17 | 1110:33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 2.00 | 533 | .931 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Martin Jones | 6 | 6 | 377:01 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1.75 | 168 | .935 | 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 | Details | Details | Ref |
| January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) | To Ottawa Senators Tommy Wingels | To San Jose Sharks Buddy Robinson Zack Stortini 7th-round pick in 2017 | |
| February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) | To Vancouver Canucks Nikolay Goldobin conditional 4th-round pick in 2017 | To San Jose Sharks Jannik Hansen | |

### Lost via waivers

| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers |
| Matt Nieto | Colorado Avalanche | January 5, 2017 |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) | Tomas Hertl | 2 years, $6 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Micheal Haley | 1 year, $625,000 |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Aaron Dell | 2 years, $1.25 million |
| July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) | Dylan DeMelo | 2 years, $1.3 million |
| July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) | Ryan Carpenter | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) | Matt Nieto | 1 year, $735,000 |
| November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) | Brent Burns | 8 years, $64 million contract extension |
| March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23) | Noah Rod | 3 years, $2.43 million entry-level |
| May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09) | Manuel Wiederer | 3 years, $2.21 million entry-level |
| May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) | Joonas Donskoi | 2 years, $3.8 million contract extension |
| May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) | Melker Karlsson | 3 years, $6 million contract extension |
| June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) | Troy Grosenick | 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension |
| June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) | Joakim Ryan | 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension |
| June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) | Ryan Carpenter | 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension |
| June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) | Tim Heed | 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension |

## 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 | United States | Denver Pioneers (NCHC) |
| 4 | 111 | Noah Gregor | C | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 5 | 150 | Manuel Wiederer | C | Germany | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 180 | Mark Shoemaker | D | Canada | North Bay Battalion (OHL) |
| 7 | 210 | Joachim Blichfeld | W | Denmark | Malmö Redhawks (SHL) |

## Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Brent Burns | NHL Third Star of the Week All-Star NHL Third Star of the Month | November 28, 2016 January 1, 2017 February 1, 2017 |
| Martin Jones | NHL Third Star of the Week All-Star | December 5, 2016 January 1, 2017 |
| Patrick Marleau | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 30, 2017 |
| Joe Pavelski | All-Star NHL First Star of the Week | January 1, 2017 March 13, 2017 |