2019–20 San Jose Sharks season

The 2019–20 San Jose Sharks season was the 29th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled and the Sharks missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2014–15 season, and only the second time since 2002–03. Of the 16 teams that qualified for the playoffs last season, the Sharks are the only team to miss the playoffs in 2020, despite the NHL running a 24-team playoff format to make up for the rest of the regular season being cancelled.
==Regular season==
The Sharks lost their season opener 4–1 to the Vegas Golden Knights on October 2. Erik Karlsson missed the game due to the birth of his daughter.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Western Conference===
;Tiebreaking procedures
# Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
# Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
# Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
# Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
# Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
# Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
# Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was announced on June 17, 2019.
2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2019 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	Anaheim 	4–3 	San Jose 	 	Korenar 	12,981 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 18 	San Jose 	4–6 	Calgary 	 	Bibeau 	17,348 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 21 	Vegas 	3–1 	San Jose 	 	Jones 	15,052 	0–3–0 	Recap
4 	September 24 	San Jose 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Dell 	13,566 	0–4–0 	Recap
5 	September 26 	Calgary 	1–4 	San Jose 	 	Jones 	12,433 	1–4–0 	Recap
6 	September 29 	San Jose 	1–5 	Vegas 	 	Jones 	18,131 	1–5–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
The schedule was announced on June 25, 2019.
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October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1) 	October: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–6–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 2 	San Jose 	1–4 	Vegas 	 	Jones 	18,588 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 4 	Vegas 	5–1 	San Jose 	 	Jones 	17,562 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 5 	San Jose 	1–3 	Anaheim 	 	Dell 	15,795 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
4 	October 8 	San Jose 	2–5 	Nashville 	 	Jones 	17,251 	0–4–0 	0 	Recap
5 	October 10 	San Jose 	5–4 	Chicago 	 	Dell 	21,455 	1–4–0 	2 	Recap
6 	October 13 	Calgary 	1–3 	San Jose 	 	Jones 	16,250 	2–4–0 	4 	Recap
7 	October 16 	Carolina 	2–5 	San Jose 	 	Jones 	15,143 	3–4–0 	6 	Recap
8 	October 19 	Buffalo 	4–3 	San Jose 	 	Jones 	17,562 	3–5–0 	6 	Recap
9 	October 22 	San Jose 	3–4 	Buffalo 	OT 	Jones 	15,876 	3–5–1 	7 	Recap
10 	October 24 	San Jose 	4–2 	Montreal 	 	Dell 	21,052 	4–5–1 	9 	Recap
11 	October 25 	San Jose 	1–4 	Toronto 	 	Jones 	19,102 	4–6–1 	9 	Recap
12 	October 27 	San Jose 	2–5 	Ottawa 	 	Dell 	9,740 	4–7–1 	9 	Recap
13 	October 29 	San Jose 	1–5 	Boston 	 	Jones 	17,193 	4–8–1 	9 	Recap
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	70	22	27	49	−22	42
 	64	26	21	47	−12	122
 	70	12	33	45	−22	34
 	56	6 	34	40	−15	16
 	52	16	23	39	0 	18
 	48	16	20	36	−18	16
 	70	14	19	33	−33	38
 	70	7 	24	31	−19	34
‡ 	62	8 	16	24	−8 	80
‡ 	58	10	10	20	−5 	12
 	66	7 	11	18	−12	26
 	70	5 	10	15	−10	10
‡ 	59	1 	13	14	0 	83
 	61	6 	6 	12	−7 	20
 	50	5 	6 	11	−8 	17
 	61	2 	9 	11	−15	30
 	48	2 	7 	9 	−13	14
† 	34	6 	2 	8 	−1 	32
 	31	3 	4 	7 	−1 	4
 	20	1 	6 	7 	4 	4
 	28	3 	2 	5 	−5 	8
 	38	1 	4 	5 	−10	2
 	12	0 	4 	4 	1 	2
 	10	0 	2 	2 	−2 	9
 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	12	0 	1 	1 	−6 	4
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	7
† 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
 	14	0 	0 	0 	−3 	8
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	41	40	2,360	17	21	2	118	3.00	1,139	.896	2	0	1	0
 	33	30	1,835	12	15	3	92 	3.01	986 	.907	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 2019–20 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsPHI 2nd-round pick in 2019 	To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2019WPG 3rd-round pick in 2019 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsWPG 3rd-round pick in 20193rd-round pick in 2019	To San Jose SharksNSH 2nd-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2020 	To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksFrancis Perron7th-round pick in 2019 	To San Jose SharksTom Pyatt6th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Washington Capitals5th-round pick in 2019 	To San Jose Sharks7th-round pick in 20197th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsWSH 7th-round pick in 2019 	To San Jose Sharks7th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesKyle Wood 	To San Jose SharksTrevor Carrick 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheAntoine Bibeau 	To San Jose SharksNicolas Meloche 	
 	To Washington CapitalsBrenden Dillon 	To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 20203rd-round pick in 2020 or 2021	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsPatrick Marleau 	To San Jose Sharks3rd-round pick in 2021 	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningBarclay Goodrow 3rd-round pick in 2020 	To San Jose SharksAnthony Greco 1st-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Calgary FlamesFuture considerations 	To San Jose SharksBrandon Davidson 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Joonas Donskoi 	to Colorado Avalanche 	4-year 	
 	Gustav Nyquist 	to Columbus Blue Jackets 	4-year 	
 	Joe Pavelski 	to Dallas Stars 	3-year 	
 	Joakim Ryan 	to Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	Dalton Prout 	from Calgary Flames 	1-year 	
 	Nikolai Knyzhov 	from SKA-Neva (VHL) 	3-year 	
 	Jonny Brodzinski 	from Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	Zachary Gallant 	from Toledo Walleye (ECHL) 	3-year 	
 	Tom Pyatt 	to Skellefteå AIK (SHL) 	1-year 	
 	Jon Martin 	to Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Cody Donaghey 	to Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)	1-year 	
 	Micheal Haley 	to New York Rangers 	1-year 	
 	Patrick Marleau 	from Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year 	
 	Michael Brodzinski	to Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)	1-year 	
 	Lukas Radil 	to Spartak Moscow (KHL) 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Stefan Noesen	from Pittsburgh Penguins	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Lukas Radil	Waived	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Timo Meier 	4-year 	
 	Tim Heed 	1-year 	
 	Artemi Kniazev 	3-year 	
 	Kevin Labanc 	1-year 	
 	Dylan Gambrell 	2-year 	
 	Antti Suomela 	1-year 	
 	Nick DeSimone 	2-year 	
 	Maxim Letunov 	1-year 	
 	Kyle Wood 	1-year 	
 	Joe Thornton 	1-year 	
 	Dillon Hamaliuk 	1-year 	
 	Radim Simek 	4-year 	
 	Fredrik Handemark	1-year 	
 	Alexei Melnichuk 	2-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	481 	Artemi Kniazev 	D 	 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2 	552 	Dillon Hamaliuk 	LW 	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 	1083	Yegor Spiridonov	C 	 	Stalnye Lisy (MHL)
6 	1644	Timur Ibragimov 	LW 	 	SKA-1946 (MHL)
6 	184 	Santeri Hatakka 	D 	 	Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
Notes:
# The Vegas Golden Knights' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2019 (41st overall) to Vegas in exchange for Winnipeg's third-round pick in 2019 (82nd overall) and this pick.
# The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Winnipeg's third-round pick in 2019 (82nd overall) and a third-round pick in 2019 (91st overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
# The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2020 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
# The Vancouver Canucks' sixth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Francis Perron and a seventh-round pick in 2019 (215th overall) to Vancouver in exchange for Tom Pyatt and this pick.
==Awards==
Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded
Tomas Hertl 	All-Star 	January 10, 2020
Martin Jones	Third Star of the Week	December 2, 2019
Hertl replaced Logan Couture, who was unable to participate in the All-Star Game due to an injury.
==References==
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