2023–24 San Jose Sharks season

The 2023–24 San Jose Sharks season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.
On March 12, 2024, the Sharks were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive season with their 3–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and a 5–4 overtime win by the Vegas Golden Knights over the Seattle Kraken.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Roster==
==Schedule==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was announced on June 27, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 24 	Vegas 	2–5 	San Jose 	 	Kahkonen 	9,785 	1–0–0 	 	
2 	September 26 	Anaheim 	4–2 	San Jose 	 	Blackwood 	7,448 	1–1–0 	 	
3 	September 27 	San Jose 	2–4 	Anaheim 	 	Romanov 	10,486 	1–2–0 	 	
4 	September 30 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	San Jose 	OT 	Chrona 	9,728 	1–2–1 	 	
5 	October 3 	San Jose 	2–0 	Vegas 	 	Kahkonen 	17,406 	2–2–1 	 	
6 	October 5 	San Jose 	3–4 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Kahkonen 	8,550 	2–2–2 	 	
===Regular season===
The schedule was announced on June 27, 2023.
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October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0) 	October: 0–8–1 (home: 0–3–1; away: 0–5–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	October 12 	Vegas 	4–1 	San Jose 	 	Kahkonen 	17,435 	0–1–0 	0 	 	
2 	October 14 	Colorado 	2–1 	San Jose 	SO 	Blackwood 	17,435 	0–1–1 	1 	 	
3 	October 17 	Carolina 	6–3 	San Jose 	 	Blackwood 	10,378 	0–2–1 	1 	 	
4 	October 19 	Boston 	3–1 	San Jose 	 	Kahkonen 	12,501 	0–3–1 	1 	 	
5 	October 21 	San Jose 	1–5 	Nashville 	 	Blackwood 	17,222 	0–4–1 	1 	 	
6 	October 24 	San Jose 	1–3 	Florida 	 	Blackwood 	16,142 	0–5–1 	1 	 	
7 	October 26 	San Jose 	0–6 	Tampa Bay 	 	Blackwood 	19,092 	0–6–1 	1 	 	
8 	October 27 	San Jose 	0–3 	Carolina 	 	Kahkonen 	18,700 	0–7–1 	1 	 	
9 	October 29 	San Jose 	1–3 	Washington 	 	Blackwood 	15,856 	0–8–1 	1 	 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	69	12	48	60	−23	32
 	80	16	29	45	−45	30
 	82	24	20	44	−34	33
‡ 	48	15	19	34	−26	22
‡ 	56	16	11	27	−12	28
 	72	13	10	23	−44	18
 	66	10	13	23	−21	20
 	78	3 	18	21	−38	36
 	69	5 	14	19	−21	38
 	77	11	7 	18	−30	83
 	59	5 	9 	14	−15	6
 	63	5 	8 	13	−25	12
 	46	4 	9 	13	−24	12
 	57	6 	6 	12	−27	26
 	62	5 	7 	12	−16	6
† 	60	1 	11	12	−35	66
 	27	6 	5 	11	−18	18
 	51	3 	8 	11	−22	16
† 	19	5 	5 	10	−10	15
 	30	1 	9 	10	−4 	6
 	34	7 	2 	9 	−14	23
 	46	2 	7 	9 	−27	16
 	73	2 	6 	8 	−42	71
‡ 	43	1 	7 	8 	−22	44
 	36	1 	3 	4 	−13	40
 	4 	1 	1 	2 	−2 	0
 	7 	0 	2 	2 	−4 	0
 	14	0 	2 	2 	−5 	14
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	10	0 	1 	1 	−6 	6
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	9
† 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	2
† 	17	0 	0 	0 	−14	6
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	44	41	2,437	10	25	4	140	3.45	1,383	.899	2	0	0	2
‡ 	31	27	1,651	6 	20	3	105	3.81	996 	.895	0	0	1	4
 	6 	6 	301 	2 	3 	1	25 	4.98	192 	.870	0	0	0	0
 	9 	8 	471 	1 	6 	1	37 	4.71	262 	.859	0	0	0	0
 	2 	0 	59 	0 	0 	0	1 	1.01	30 	.967	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.
==Transactions==
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
===Key===
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details 	Ref
June 29, 2023 	To Carolina HurricanesCAR 3rd-round pick in 20234th-round pick in 2023 	To San Jose SharksPHI 3rd-round pick in 2023 	
June 29, 2023 	To Washington Capitals7th-round pick in 2023 	To San Jose Sharks7th-round pick in 2025 	
July 1, 2023 	To Florida PanthersSteven Lorentz5th-round pick in 2025 	To San Jose SharksAnthony Duclair 	
July 2, 2023 	To Winnipeg JetsArtemi Kniazev 	To San Jose SharksLeon Gawanke 	
August 6, 2023 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsDillon HamaliukErik Karlsson*3rd-round pick in 2026 	To San Jose SharksMikael GranlundMike HoffmanJan Ruttaconditional 1st-round pick in 2024 or     1st-round pick in 2025	
November 8, 2023 	To Minnesota WildAdam Raska5th-round pick in 2026 	To San Jose SharksCalen Addison 	
December 15, 2023	To Vancouver CanucksNick Cicek6th-round pick in 2024 	To San Jose SharksJack Studnicka 	
March 8, 2024 	To Tampa Bay LightningAnthony Duclair 	To San Jose SharksJack Thompson3rd-round pick in 2024 	
March 8, 2024 	To Detroit Red WingsRadim Simek7th-round pick in 2024 	To San Jose SharksKlim Kostin 	
March 8, 2024 	To Calgary FlamesNikita Okhotiuk 	To San Jose Sharks5th-round pick in 2024 	
March 8, 2024 	To Buffalo Sabres7th-round pick in 2024 	To San Jose SharksDevin Cooley 	
March 8, 2024 	To New Jersey DevilsKaapo Kahkonen 	To San Jose SharksVítek Vanecek7th-round pick in 2025 	
March 8, 2024 	To Vegas Golden KnightsTomas Hertl (17% retained)3rd-round pick in 20253rd-round pick in 2027	To San Jose SharksDavid Edstrom1st-round pick in 2025 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Kyle Burroughs	Vancouver Canucks 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Ryan Carpenter	New York Rangers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Scott Sabourin	Ottawa Senators 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Givani Smith 	Florida Panthers 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Nathan Todd 	Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	
 	Filip Zadina 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ty Emberson 	New York Rangers 	 	Waivers 	
 	Justin Bailey 	Edmonton Oilers 	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Kyle Criscuolo 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	James Reimer 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Jeffrey Viel 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Jonah Gadjovich 	Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Strauss Mann 	Laval Rocket (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Derrick Pouliot 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Martin Kaut 	HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH)	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Andreas Johnsson 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Andrej Sustr 	Kölner Haie (DEL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	C. J. Suess 	Manitoba Moose (AHL) 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Evgeny Svechnikov	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Noah Gregor 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Leon Gawanke 	 	 	Contract termination	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Eetu Makiniemi 	1-year	
 	Jacob Peterson 	1-year	
 	Mackenzie Blackwood	2-year	
 	Fabian Zetterlund 	2-year	
 	Leon Gawanke 	1-year	
 	Kasper Halttunen 	3-year	
 	Quentin Musty 	3-year	
 	Jake Furlong 	3-year	
 	Collin Graf 	3-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club (League)
1 	4 	Will Smith 	C 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
1 	26 	Quentin Musty 	LW 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 	36 	Kasper Halttunen 	RW 	 	HIFK (Liiga)
3 	71 	Brandon Svoboda 	C 	 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
4 	123	Luca Cagnoni 	D 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 	130	Axel Landen 	D 	 	HV71 (J20 Nationell)
5 	132	Eric Pohlkamp 	D 	 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7 	196	David Klee 	C 	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 	203	Yegor Rimashevskiy	RW 	 	MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
Notes
==Awards==
Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded
Tomas Hertl	Second star of the weekAll-Star	December 11, 2023January 4, 2024
==References==
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