# 2018–19 San Jose Sharks season

The 2018–19 San Jose Sharks season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990. The Sharks clinched a playoff spot on March 19, 2019, when the Minnesota Wild lost to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Sharks advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues in six games.
As of 2025, this represents the most recent season making the playoffs for the Sharks.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Calgary Flames | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 50 | 289 | 227 | +62 | 107 |
| 2 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 46 | 289 | 261 | +28 | 101 |
| 3 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 40 | 249 | 230 | +19 | 93 |
| 4 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 213 | 223 | −10 | 86 |
| 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 29 | 225 | 254 | −29 | 81 |
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 199 | 251 | −52 | 80 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 32 | 232 | 274 | −42 | 79 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 28 | 202 | 263 | −61 | 71 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2018.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released in June 2018.
2018–19 game log 46–27–9 (Home: 25–11–5; Road: 21–16–4) :
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 and faced the third seed of the same division, the Vegas Golden Knights, defeating them in seven games.
In the Second Round, the Sharks faced the Colorado Avalanche, defeating them in seven games.
In the Conference Finals, the Sharks faced the St. Louis Blues, and lost in six games.
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Brent Burns | 82 | 16 | 67 | 83 | +13 | 34 |
| Tomas Hertl | 77 | 35 | 39 | 74 | +5 | 18 |
| Logan Couture | 81 | 27 | 43 | 70 | −6 | 22 |
| Timo Meier | 78 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +9 | 55 |
| Joe Pavelski | 75 | 38 | 26 | 64 | −4 | 22 |
| Evander Kane | 75 | 30 | 26 | 56 | −4 | 153 |
| Kevin Labanc | 82 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −1 | 36 |
| Joe Thornton | 73 | 16 | 35 | 51 | +8 | 20 |
| Erik Karlsson | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 | +6 | 22 |
| Joonas Donskoi | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | +10 | 10 |
| Marcus Sorensen | 80 | 17 | 13 | 30 | +10 | 23 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 72 | 3 | 22 | 25 | −6 | 10 |
| Brenden Dillon | 82 | 1 | 21 | 22 | +19 | 61 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 82 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +4 | 76 |
| Melker Karlsson | 79 | 12 | 4 | 16 | −1 | 26 |
| Justin Braun | 78 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −14 | 35 |
| Tim Heed | 37 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Lukas Radil | 36 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Gustav Nyquist$^†$ | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +1 | 4 |
| Radim Simek | 41 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Antti Suomela | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Joakim Ryan | 44 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −1 | 15 |
| Micheal Haley$^†$ | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Rourke Chartier | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 2 |
| Jacob Middleton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Dylan Gambrell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Logan Couture | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20 | +3 | 6 |
| Brent Burns | 20 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 6 |
| Erik Karlsson | 19 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −3 | 8 |
| Tomas Hertl | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | +2 | 4 |
| Timo Meier | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +3 | 34 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 20 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +1 | 0 |
| Joe Thornton | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −6 | 6 |
| Joe Pavelski | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
| Kevin Labanc | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −7 | 14 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| Evander Kane | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −4 | 61 |
| Marcus Sorensen | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Joonas Donskoi | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 22 |
| Melker Karlsson | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| Brenden Dillon | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 24 |
| Dylan Gambrell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Joakim Ryan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Justin Braun | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 8 |
| Tim Heed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Radil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Micheal Haley | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 18 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Martin Jones | 62 | 62 | 3,598 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 176 | 2.94 | 1699 | .896 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Dell | 25 | 20 | 1,324 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 3.17 | 613 | .886 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Martin Jones | 20 | 20 | 1154 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 3.02 | 567 | .898 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Dell | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.35 | 36 | .861 | 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. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-6-23) | To Arizona Coyotes4th-round pick in 2018 5th-round pick in 2018 | To San Jose SharksTOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-6-23) | To Montreal CanadiensVGK's 4th-round pick in 2018 FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018 | To San Jose SharksEDM's 4th-round pick in 2018 |
| September 13, 2018 (2018-9-13) | To Ottawa SenatorsRudols Balcers Dylan DeMelo Josh Norris Chris Tierney 2nd-round pick in 2019 1st-round pick in 2020 | To San Jose SharksErik Karlsson Francis Perron |
| February 22, 2019 (2019-2-22) | To Florida PanthersVincent Praplan | To San Jose SharksFuture considerations |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-2-25) | To Detroit Red WingsConditional 2nd-round pick in 2019 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020 | To San Jose SharksGustav Nyquist |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-2-25) | To Vancouver CanucksLinus Karlsson | To San Jose SharksJonathan Dahlen |
| June 18, 2019 (2019-6-18) | To Philadelphia FlyersJustin Braun | To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2019 3rd-round pick in 2020 |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-7-1) | Eric Fehr | to Minnesota Wild | 1-year |
| July 6, 2018 (2018-7-6) | Vladislav Kotkov | from Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QJMHL) | 3-year |
| July 18, 2018 (2018-7-18) | Alexander True | from San Jose Barracuda (AHL) | 3-year |
| August 2, 2018 (2018-8-2) | Jannik Hansen | to CSKA Moscow (KHL) | 1-year |
| April 3, 2019 (2019-4-3) | Andrew Shortridge | from Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey) | 1-year |
| April 25, 2019 (2019-4-25) | Joel Kellman | from Brynäs IF (SHL) | 1-year |
| April 25, 2019 (2019-4-25) | Danil Yurtaikin | from Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) | 2-year |
| May 9, 2019 (2019-5-9) | Tony Sund | from Vaasan Sport (Liiga) | 1-year |
| May 28, 2019 (2019-5-28) | Lean Bergmann | from Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | 1-year |
| May 29, 2019 (2019-5-29) | Jeffrey Viel | from San Jose Barracuda (AHL) | 2-year |

### Contract terminations

| Date | Player | Via |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-6-23) | Paul Martin | Buyout |
| July 18, 2018 (2018-7-18) | Noah Rod | Mutual termination |
| November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) | Filip Sandberg | Mutual termination |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
| February 20, 2019 (2019-2-20) | Micheal Haley | from Florida Panthers | |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-7-1) | Logan Couture | 8-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-7-2) | Tomas Hertl | 4-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-7-2) | Joe Thornton | 1-year |
| July 7, 2018 (2018-7-7) | Dylan DeMelo | 2-year |
| July 18, 2018 (2018-7-18) | Ryan Merkley | 3-year |
| July 18, 2018 (2018-7-18) | Chris Tierney | 2-year |
| September 23, 2018 (2018-9-23) | Jake McGrew | 3-year |
| October 4, 2018 (2018-10-4) | Barclay Goodrow | 2-year |
| January 6, 2019 (2019-1-6) | Lukas Radil | 1-year |
| January 15, 2019 (2019-1-15) | Marcus Sorensen | 2-year |
| April 29, 2019 (2019-4-29) | Mario Ferraro | 3-year |
| May 31, 2019 (2019-5-31) | Zachary Emond | 3-year |
| June 17, 2019 (2019-6-17) | Erik Karlsson | 8-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 21 | Ryan Merkley | D | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 3 | 87$^1$ | Linus Karlsson | C | Sweden | Karlskrona HK J20 (SuperElit) |
| 4 | 102$^2$ | Jasper Weatherby | C | United States | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) |
| 6 | 176 | Zachary Emond | G | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 182$^3$ | John Leonard | LW | United States | UMass Amherst (Hockey East) |
Notes:
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a fourth and fifth-round pick both in 2018 (114th and 145th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Vegas' fourth-round pick and Florida's fifth-round pick both in 2018 (123rd and 139th overall) to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
* The Nashville Predators' sixth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 25, 2018, that sent Brandon Bollig and Troy Grosenick to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

## Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Brent Burns | All-Star Second Star of the Week | January 2, 2019 January 7, 2019 |
| Erik Karlsson | All-Star | January 2, 2019 |
| Joe Pavelski | Third Star of the Week All-Star Second Star of the Week | November 19, 2018 January 2, 2019 January 28, 2019 |