# 2009–10 San Jose Sharks season

The 2009–10 San Jose Sharks season was the team's 19th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Off-season

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Sharks picked William Wrenn in the second round with their first choice. The Sharks had traded their first-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the trade to acquire defenseman Dan Boyle.
Forward Patrick Marleau was replaced as team captain by defenseman Rob Blake.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 |
| 2 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 |
| 2 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
| 3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 |
| 7 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
| 8 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 |
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| 9 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
| 10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 |
| 11 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 |
| 12 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 |
| 13 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and 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).
2009–10 Game Log :

## Playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Updated September 18, 2010.
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Joe Thornton | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 17 | 54 |
| Patrick Marleau | 82 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 21 | 22 |
| Dany Heatley | 82 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 14 | 54 |
| Dan Boyle | 76 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 6 | 70 |
| Ryane Clowe | 82 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 0 | 131 |
| Joe Pavelski | 67 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 1 | 26 |
| Devin Setoguchi | 70 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 19 |
| Manny Malhotra | 71 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 41 |
| Rob Blake | 70 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 60 |
| Kent Huskins | 82 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 47 |
| Jason Demers | 51 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 21 |
| Scott Nichol | 79 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 72 |
| Jed Ortmeyer | 76 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| Douglas Murray | 79 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 66 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 64 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 33 |
| Jamie McGinn | 59 | 10 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 38 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 56 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| Logan Couture | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Frazer McLaren | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 54 |
| Brad Staubitz | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 110 |
| Ryan Vesce | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Benn Ferriero | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Derek Joslin | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Jody Shelley$^‡$ | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 78 |
| Niclas Wallin$^†$ | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Jay Leach$^†$ | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Joe Callahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Helminen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Steven Zalewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Joe Pavelski | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
| Dan Boyle | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 8 |
| Patrick Marleau | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
| Dany Heatley | 14 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| Joe Thornton | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| Ryane Clowe | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| Devin Setoguchi | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Douglas Murray | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| Jason Demers | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Logan Couture | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Blake | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott Nichol | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 17 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Manny Malhotra | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Dwight Helminen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jed Ortmeyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Kent Huskins | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 |
| Niclas Wallin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jamie McGinn | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 71 | 4194 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 170 | 2.43 | 2168 | .922 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Thomas Greiss | 16 | 782 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 2.69 | 399 | .912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 15 | 890 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 2.56 | 407 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Greiss | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 28 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Dany Heatley | NHL First Star of the Week | October 12, 2009 |
| Patrick Marleau | NHL Third Star of the Week | October 26, 2009 |
| Evgeni Nabokov | NHL Third Star of the Week | November 2, 2009 |
| Evgeni Nabokov | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 9, 2009 |
| Joe Thornton | NHL First Star of the Week | November 23, 2009 |
| Joe Thornton | NHL Second Star of the Month | November 2009 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |

## Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 27, 2009 | To Dallas Stars 6th-round pick in 2010 | To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick (189th overall) in 2009 |
| August 28, 2009 | To Vancouver Canucks Christian Ehrhoff Brad Lukowich | To San Jose Sharks Patrick White Daniel Rahimi |
| September 12, 2009 | To Ottawa Senators Jonathan Cheechoo Milan Michalek 2nd-round pick in 2010 | To San Jose Sharks Dany Heatley 5th-round pick in 2010 |
| February 7, 2010 | To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2010 | To San Jose Sharks Niclas Wallin 5th-round pick in 2010 |
| February 12, 2010 | To New York Rangers Jody Shelley | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 6th-round pick in 2011 |
Lost via retirement
Player
Claude Lemieux
Jeremy Roenick
Players re-signed
PlayerContract terms
Rob Blake1 year, $3.5 million
Kent Huskins2 years, $3.4 million
Ryane Clowe4 years, $14 million
Ryan Vesce1 year
Thomas Greiss2 years
Torrey Mitchell3 years, $4.1 million
Brad Staubitz1 year, $500,000
Tony Luciaentry-level contract
Justin Braunentry-level contract :

### Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 43 (from Buffalo) | William Wrenn | (D) | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 2 | 57 | Taylor Doherty | (D) | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 5 | 147 | Phil Varone | (C) | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 7 | 189 (from Dallas) | Marek Viedensky | (C) | Slovakia | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 7 | 207 | Dominik Bielke | (D) | Germany | Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) |

## Farm teams

The Sharks' affiliate in the American Hockey League is the Worcester Sharks.