2022–23 San Jose Sharks season

The 2022–23 San Jose Sharks season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.
Bob Boughner was fired on July 1, 2022, and replaced by David Quinn.
On March 14, 2023, the Sharks were eliminated from playoff contention after a 6–5 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Current roster==
==Schedule==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was announced on July 6, 2022.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 25 	Los Angeles 	2–3 	San Jose 	OT 	Kahkonen 	9,042 	1–0–0 	 	
2 	September 27 	Anaheim 	4–5 	San Jose 	 	Reimer 	8,030 	2–0–0 	 	
3 	September 28 	San Jose 	3–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Dell 	 	3–0–0 	 	
4 	September 30 	San Jose 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Kahkonen 	13,616 	3–1–0 	 	
5 	September 30 	San Jose 	7–3 	Las Vegas 	 	Reimer 	17,446 	4–1–0 	 	
6 	October 4 	San Jose 	3–1 	Eisbären Berlin 	 	Reimer 	12,013 	5–1–0 	 	
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was announced on July 6, 2022, and began with two games against the Nashville Predators in Prague for the NHL Global Series.
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October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0) 	October: 3–8–0 (home: 1–5–0; away: 2–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 7 	San Jose 	1–4 	Nashville 	 	Reimer 	16,648 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 8 	Nashville 	3–2 	San Jose 	 	Kahkonen 	17,023 	0–2–0 	0 	
3 	October 14 	Carolina 	2–1 	San Jose 	 	Reimer 	17,562 	0–3–0 	0 	
4 	October 15 	Chicago 	5–2 	San Jose 	 	Kahkonen 	15,219 	0–4–0 	0 	
5 	October 18 	San Jose 	2–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Reimer 	13,892 	0–5–0 	0 	
6 	October 20 	San Jose 	3–2 	NY Rangers 	OT 	Reimer 	17,083 	1–5–0 	2 	
7 	October 22 	San Jose 	1–2 	New Jersey 	 	Kahkonen 	11,037 	1–6–0 	2 	
8 	October 23 	San Jose 	3–0 	Philadelphia 	 	Reimer 	14,512 	2–6–0 	4 	
9 	October 25 	Vegas 	4–2 	San Jose 	 	Reimer 	12,003 	2–7–0 	4 	
10 	October 27 	Toronto 	3–4 	San Jose 	OT 	Kahkonen 	12,507 	3–7–0 	6 	
11 	October 29 	Tampa Bay 	4–3 	San Jose 	 	Reimer 	15,122 	3–8–0 	6 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	25	76	101	−26	36
 	82	27	40	67 	−30	19
 	79	22	41	63 	−36	42
‡ 	57	31	21	52 	−19	25
 	68	15	32	47 	−30	20
 	72	15	18	33 	−17	36
 	74	14	12	26 	−13	23
 	77	1 	23	24 	−18	26
‡ 	59	10	9 	19 	−6 	28
 	80	10	9 	19 	−18	16
 	78	1 	17	18 	−14	16
 	57	10	7 	17 	−9 	32
‡ 	45	8 	7 	15 	−22	8
 	73	6 	9 	15 	−16	18
 	59	8 	6 	14 	−6 	26
 	31	5 	8 	13 	−9 	42
‡ 	48	1 	11	12 	+6 	21
 	72	4 	7 	11 	−31	24
†‡ 	20	3 	5 	8 	+1 	34
† 	11	2 	6 	8 	−10	4
 	35	3 	4 	7 	−3 	57
‡ 	28	1 	6 	7 	−7 	8
† 	25	1 	5 	6 	−11	12
† 	9 	3 	2 	5 	−2 	0
 	16	0 	4 	4 	−7 	15
 	8 	2 	1 	3 	−5 	6
 	4 	1 	2 	3 	−1 	0
 	44	1 	2 	3 	−13	29
† 	11	0 	3 	3 	−6 	6
† 	22	0 	3 	3 	−10	8
 	2 	1 	1 	2 	−1 	0
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	−1 	6
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	−3 	0
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	−3 	0
 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	12	1 	0 	1 	−13	8
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	43	41	2,358:00	12	21	8	147	3.48	1,335	.890	3	0	0	2
 	37	37	2,106:15	9 	20	7	135	3.85	1,149	.883	1	0	0	0
 	2 	1 	84:20 	1 	0 	1	3 	2.13	32 	.906	0	0	0	0
 	4 	3 	199:17 	0 	3 	0	9 	2.71	103 	.913	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 2022–23 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Arizona Coyotes1st-round pick in 2022 	To San Jose SharksCAR 1st-round pick in 20222nd-round pick in 2022NYI 2nd-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsJohn Leonard3rd-round pick in 2023 	To San Jose SharksLuke Kunin 	
 	To Columbus Blue JacketsBUF 5th-round pick in 2022 	To San Jose Sharks5th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Arizona Coyotes7th-round pick in 2022 	To San Jose SharksVAN 7th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesBrent BurnsLane Pederson 	To San Jose SharksSteven LorentzEetu MakiniemiConditional 3rd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsAdin Hill 	To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2024 	
 	To Detroit Red WingsJasper Weatherby 	To San Jose SharksKyle Criscuolo 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheRyan MerkleyMatt Nieto 	To San Jose SharksMartin KautJacob MacDonald 	
 	To Seattle KrakenJaycob Megna 	To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsZachary EmondScott HarringtonSanteri HatakkaTimur IbragimovTimo Meier5th-round pick in 2024	To San Jose SharksAndreas JohnssonShakir MukhamadullinNikita OkhotiukFabian Zetterlund1st-round pick in 20232nd-round pick in 20247th-round pick in 2024	
 	To Anaheim Ducks3rd-round pick in 2024 	To San Jose SharksHenry Thrun 	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningMikey Eyssimont 	To San Jose SharksVladislav Namestnikov 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsNick Bonino 	To San Jose SharksArvid HenrikssonConditional 5th-round pick in 2024PIT 7th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensTony SundSJS 5th-round pick in 2024 	To San Jose SharksArvid HenrikssonConditional 5th-round pick in 2024PIT 7th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Winnipeg JetsVladislav Namestnikov 	To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2025 	
 	To Dallas StarsScott Reedy 	To San Jose SharksJacob Peterson 	
Notes:
# San Jose retains 34% of Burns' remaining contract.
# San Jose will receive the lower of either Carolina's or Philadelphia's 3rd-round pick in 2023.
# San Jose retains 50% of Meier's remaining contract in 2023.
# Tampa Bay retains 50% of Namestnikov's remaining contract in 2023.
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Andrew Agozzino 	Ottawa Senators 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Matt Benning 	Nashville Predators 	4-year	Free agency	
 	Aaron Dell 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Oskar Lindblom 	Philadelphia Flyers 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Markus Nutivaara 	Florida Panthers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nico Sturm 	Colorado Avalanche 	3-year	Free agency	
 	C. J. Suess 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Evgeny Svechnikov	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Scott Harrington 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Mikey Eyssimont 	Winnipeg Jets 	 	Waivers 	
 	Derrick Pouliot 	San Jose Barracuda (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Anthony Bitetto 	Florida Panthers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nicolas Meloche 	Calgary Flames 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Alex Stalock 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Rudolfs Balcers 	Florida Panthers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Zach Sawchenko 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ryan Dzingel 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Sasha Chmelevski 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Antoine Morand 	Augsburger Panther (DEL) 	 	Free agency	
 	Jonathan Dahlen 	Timrå IK (SHL) 	5-year	Free agency	
 	Jayden Halbgewachs	Växjö Lakers (SHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jake McGrew 	AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)	1-year	Free agency	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Kaapo Kahkonen 	2-year	
 	Luke Kunin 	2-year	
 	Steven Lorentz 	2-year	
 	Mario Ferraro 	4-year	
 	Noah Gregor 	1-year	
 	Jonah Gadjovich	1-year	
 	Henry Thrun 	2-year	
 	Nikolai Knyzhov	2-year	
 	Magnus Chrona 	2-year	
 	Ethan Cardwell 	3-year	
 	Artem Guryev 	3-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on July 7 and 8, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club (League)
1 	272 	Filip Bystedt 	C 	 	Linköping HC (J20 Nationell)
2 	343 	Cameron Lund 	C 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
2 	455 	Mattias Havelid	D 	 	Linköping HC (J20 Nationell)
3 	76 	Michael Fisher 	D 	 	St. Mark's School (USHS-Prep)
4 	108 	Mason Beaupit 	G 	 	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
5 	1402	Jake Furlong 	D 	 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 	172 	Joey Muldowney 	RW 	 	Nichols School (USHS-Prep)
7 	1957	Eli Barnett 	D 	 	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
7 	2179	Reese Laubach 	C 	 	Northstar Christian Academy (U18 AAA)
Notes:
# The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Carolina's first-round-pick in 2022 (27th overall), a second-round pick in 2022 (34th overall) and the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
# The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent a first-round pick in 2022 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 (34th overall), the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) and this pick.
# The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent a first-round pick in 2022 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Carolina's first-round pick in 2022 (27th overall), the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) and this pick.
# The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Adin Hill and a seventh-round pick in 2022 to San Jose in exchange for Josef Korenar and this pick.
# The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent a first-round pick in 2022 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Carolina's first-round pick in 2022 (27th overall), a second-round pick in 2022 (34th overall) and this pick.
# The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Jake Middleton to Minnesota in exchange for Kaapo Kahkonen and this pick.
# The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Josef Korenar and a second-round pick in 2022 to Arizona in exchange for Adin Hill and this pick.
# The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent Vancouver's seventh-round pick in 2023 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
# The Minnesota Wild's seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on October 5, 2020, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2022 to Minnesota in exchange for Devan Dubnyk and this pick.
==Awards==
Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded
Erik Karlsson	Third star of the weekSecond star of the weekAll-StarSecond star of the week	November 1–7, 2022December 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023January 5, 2023February 6–12, 2023
==References==
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