2015–16 San Jose Sharks season

The 2015–16 San Jose Sharks season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 9, 1990. The team began its regular season on October 7, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Sharks reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, ultimately losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season Preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 San Jose 0–1 Vancouver OT Dell 2,800 (approx.) 0–0–1 2 September 22 San Jose 4–0 Vancouver Jones –– 1–0–1 3 September 25 Arizona 1–4 San Jose Stalock 14,048 2–0–1 4 September 26 Anaheim 2–1 San Jose Jones 14,722 2–1–1 5 September 29 Vancouver 1–2 San Jose Jones 14,165 3–1–1 6 October 2 San Jose 3–0 Arizona Jones 9,530 4–1–1 7 October 3 San Jose 1–5 Anaheim Stalock 17,174 4–2–1 Notes: Game was played at The Q Centre in Colwood, British Columbia (Kraft Hockeyville game).

Regular season Game Log 46–30–6 (Home: 18–20–3; Road: 28–10–3) October: 5–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 San Jose 5–1 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 1–0–0 2 2 October 10 Anaheim 0–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–0–0 4 3 October 13 San Jose 5–0 Washington Jones 18,506 3–0–0 6 4 October 16 San Jose 2–1 New Jersey SO Jones 12,464 4–0–0 8 5 October 17 San Jose 3–6 NY Islanders Stalock 11,577 4–1–0 8 6 October 19 San Jose 0–4 NY Rangers Jones 18,006 4–2–0 8 7 October 22 Los Angeles 4–1 San Jose Jones 16,797 4–3–0 8 8 October 24 Carolina 2–5 San Jose Jones 15,814 5–3–0 10 9 October 28 Nashville 2–1 San Jose Jones 15,219 5–4–0 10 10 October 31 San Jose 3–5 Dallas Stalock 18,178 5–5–0 10 November: 9–4–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 7–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 San Jose 4–3 Colorado Jones 17,128 6–5–0 12 12 November 3 Columbus 5–2 San Jose Jones 15,491 6–6–0 12 13 November 5 Florida 2–5 San Jose Stalock 15,525 7–6–0 14 14 November 7 Anaheim 1–0 San Jose Jones 17,562 7–7–0 14 15 November 10 NY Islanders 4–2 San Jose Stalock 16,558 7–8–0 14 16 November 13 San Jose 3–2 Detroit Jones 20,027 8–8–0 16 17 November 14 San Jose 2–1 Buffalo OT Jones 18,611 9–8–0 18 18 November 17 San Jose 5–4 Boston Jones 17,565 10–8–0 20 19 November 19 San Jose 1–0 Philadelphia OT Jones 18,229 11–8–0 22 20 November 21 San Jose 3–1 Pittsburgh Jones 18,534 12–8–0 24 21 November 22 San Jose 5–3 Columbus Stalock 13,397 13–8–0 26 22 November 25 Chicago 5–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 13–9–0 26 23 November 28 Calgary 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,283 14–9–0 28 December: 4–7–2 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 3–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Pittsburgh 5–1 San Jose Jones 16,624 14–10–0 28 25 December 4 San Jose 0–1 Anaheim Jones 15,701 14–11–0 28 26 December 5 Tampa Bay 4–3 San Jose Stalock 16,089 14–12–0 28 27 December 8 San Jose 2–4 Calgary Jones 19,289 14–13–0 28 28 December 9 San Jose 3–4 Edmonton OT Jones 16,839 14–13–1 29 29 December 12 Minnesota 2–0 San Jose Jones 16,766 14–14–1 29 30 December 15 San Jose 3–1 Montreal Jones 21,288 15–14–1 31 31 December 17 San Jose 5–4 Toronto OT Jones 18,966 16–14–1 33 32 December 18 San Jose 2–4 Ottawa Stalock 17,990 16–15–1 33 33 December 20 San Jose 3–4 Chicago OT Jones 22,096 16–15–2 34 34 December 22 San Jose 5–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,493 17–15–2 36 35 December 28 Colorado 6–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 17–16–2 36 36 December 30 Philadelphia 2–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 18–16–2 38 January: 8–2–2 (Home: 5–2–2; Road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 2 Winnipeg 4–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 18–17–2 38 38 January 7 Detroit 2–1 San Jose Jones 16,856 18–18–2 38 39 January 9 Toronto 0–7 San Jose Jones 17,281 19–18–2 40 40 January 11 San Jose 5–4 Calgary Jones 19,227 20–18–2 42 41 January 12 San Jose 4–1 Winnipeg Stalock 15,294 21–18–2 44 42 January 14 Edmonton 1–2 San Jose SO Jones 15,379 22–18–2 46 43 January 16 Dallas 3–4 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 23–18–2 48 44 January 18 Ottawa 4–3 San Jose SO Stalock 16,619 23–18–3 49 45 January 21 San Jose 3–1 Arizona Jones 12,251 24–18–3 51 46 January 23 Minnesota 3–4 San Jose Jones 16,956 25–18–3 53 47 January 24 Los Angeles 3–2 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 25–18–4 54 48 January 26 Colorado 1–6 San Jose Jones 17,424 26–18–4 56 February: 8–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 6–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 2 San Jose 2–3 Anaheim Jones 16,588 26–19–4 56 50 February 4 San Jose 3–1 St. Louis Jones 18,803 27–19–4 58 51 February 6 San Jose 2–6 Nashville Jones 17,192 27–20–4 58 52 February 9 San Jose 2–0 Chicago Jones 21,753 28–20–4 60 53 February 11 Calgary 6–5 San Jose SO Stalock 16,584 28–20–5 61 54 February 13 Arizona 1–4 San Jose Jones 17,562 29–20–5 63 55 February 16 San Jose 4–2 Tampa Bay Jones 19,092 30–20–5 65 56 February 18 San Jose 2–1 Florida SO Jones 13,019 31–20–5 67 57 February 19 San Jose 2–5 Carolina Jones 11,756 31–21–5 67 58 February 22 San Jose 6–3 St. Louis Jones 19,371 32–21–5 69 59 February 24 San Jose 3–4 Colorado SO Jones 15,564 32–21–6 70 60 February 26 Buffalo 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 32–22–6 70 61 February 28 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Jones 18,570 33–22–6 72 62 February 29 Montreal 2–6 San Jose Jones 16,205 34–22–6 74 March: 9–7–0 (Home: 5–6–0; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 3 San Jose 3–2 Vancouver Jones 18,422 35–22–6 76 64 March 5 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Reimer 17,562 35–23–6 76 65 March 7 San Jose 2–1 Calgary OT Jones 18,740 36–23–6 78 66 March 8 San Jose 3–0 Edmonton Reimer 16,839 37–23–6 80 67 March 10 New Jersey 3–0 San Jose Jones 16,234 37–24–6 80 68 March 12 Washington 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 38–24–6 82 69 March 15 Boston 2–3 San Jose Reimer 16,624 39–24–6 84 70 March 17 San Jose 1–3 Arizona Jones 13,005 39–25–6 84 71 March 19 NY Rangers 1–4 San Jose Jones 16,888 40–25–6 86 72 March 20 Arizona 0–3 San Jose Reimer 15,756 41–25–6 88 73 March 22 St. Louis 1–0 San Jose Jones 15,411 41–26–6 88 74 March 24 Edmonton 6–3 San Jose Reimer 16,570 41–27–6 88 75 March 26 Dallas 4–2 San Jose Jones 16,439 41–28–6 88 76 March 28 Los Angeles 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,066 42–28–6 90 77 March 29 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Reimer 18,315 43–28–6 92 78 March 31 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Jones 15,689 43–29–6 92 April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 San Jose 3–2 Nashville SO Reimer 17,113 44–29–6 94 80 April 5 San Jose 3–0 Minnesota Reimer 19,061 45–29–6 96 81 April 7 Winnipeg 5–4 San Jose Jones 15,900 45–30–6 96 82 April 9 Arizona 0–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 46–30–6 98 Legend:

Playoffs

The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and faced the second seed of the same division, the Los Angeles Kings, winning 4–1. In the second round they faced the Nashville Predators and advanced in seven games. In the Conference Finals, the Sharks met the St. Louis Blues, winning the series 4–2 and advancing to their first Stanley Cup Finals in history, where they lost in six games against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference First Round vs. (P2) Los Angeles Kings: San Jose won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 San Jose 4–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 1–0 2 April 16 San Jose 2–1 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 2–0 3 April 18 Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 2–1 4 April 20 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 3–1 5 April 22 San Jose 6–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,543 4–1 Western Conference Second Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: San Jose won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 Nashville 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,026 1–0 2 May 1 Nashville 2–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–0 3 May 3 San Jose 1–4 Nashville Jones 17,163 2–1 4 May 5 San Jose 3–4 Nashville 3OT Jones 17,188 2–2 5 May 7 Nashville 1–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 3–2 6 May 9 San Jose 3–4 Nashville OT Jones 17,292 3–3 7 May 12 Nashville 0–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 4–3 Western Conference Finals vs. (C2) St. Louis Blues: San Jose won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 15 San Jose 1–2 St. Louis Jones 19,483 0–1 2 May 17 San Jose 4–0 St. Louis Jones 19,596 1–1 3 May 19 St. Louis 0–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–1 4 May 21 St. Louis 6–3 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–2 5 May 23 San Jose 6–3 St. Louis Jones 19,372 3–2 6 May 25 St. Louis 2–5 San Jose Jones 17,562 4–2 Stanley Cup Finals vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 30 San Jose 2–3 Pittsburgh Jones 18,596 0–1 2 June 1 San Jose 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Jones 18,655 0–2 3 June 4 Pittsburgh 2–3 San Jose OT Jones 17,562 1–2 4 June 6 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 1–3 5 June 9 San Jose 4–2 Pittsburgh Jones 18,680 2–3 6 June 12 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Jones 17,562 2–4 Legend

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 82 19 63 82 +25 54 82 38 40 78 +25 30 82 27 48 75 −5 53 82 25 23 48 −22 10 81 21 25 46 +16 26 79 21 22 43 −15 28 67 8 31 39 +15 48 52 15 21 36 +2 20 76 11 25 36 +4 20 80 4 19 23 +11 36 79 7 13 20 −16 20 78 3 17 20 +13 22 65 10 9 19 +5 16 68 7 11 18 −10 63 67 8 9 17 −8 10 76 2 9 11 +8 61 50 3 4 7 +4 20 † 23 2 4 6 +5 6 45 2 2 4 0 14 29 1 3 4 +1 0 ‡ 44 1 2 3 −3 63 14 0 3 3 +1 16 † 24 0 3 3 −2 16 9 1 1 2 +1 0 16 1 0 1 −2 48 6 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 −4 7 ‡ 6 0 0 0 −1 0

Playoffs Player 24 10 20 30 +5 8 24 7 17 24 +11 12 24 14 9 23 +1 4 24 3 18 21 +2 10 24 7 6 13 +2 16 24 5 8 13 +4 8 24 6 6 12 0 4 24 1 11 12 +14 12 20 6 5 11 +8 4 24 5 4 9 +8 6 24 5 3 8 +3 10 24 2 5 7 +7 6 24 0 5 5 +8 6 16 1 2 3 +2 8 22 2 0 2 +4 21 14 1 1 2 +1 6 24 0 2 2 −5 11 24 0 1 1 +1 6 24 0 0 0 −5 15

Goaltenders Regular season Player 65 65 3785:52 37 23 4 143 2.27 1734 .918 6 0 0 0 8 8 481:26 6 2 0 13 1.62 208 .938 3 0 0 0 ‡ 13 9 674:08 3 5 2 33 2.94 285 .884 0 0 1 0

Playoffs Player 24 24 1473:18 14 10 53 2.16 684 .923 3 0 0 0 1 0 29:05 0 0 1 2.06 7 .857 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only. ‡Traded mid-season

Awards and honours

Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded NHL First Star of the Week November 23, 2015 NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016 NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016

Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached 1st career NHL game1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point October 7, 2015 700th career NHL game October 13, 2015 1st career NHL game October 16, 2015 N. Goldobin 1st career NHL goal1st Career NHL point October 17, 2015 100th Career NHL goal October 24, 2015 100th Career NHL point October 31, 2015 300th career NHL game November 5, 2015 N. Goldobin 1st career NHL assist November 5, 2015 1,300th career NHL game November 10, 2015 500th career NHL point November 14, 2015 10th career NHL shutout November 19, 2015 1,000th career NHL point November 21, 2015

Suspensions and fines PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issued Raffi Torres Illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg 41 games $440,860.29 October 5, 2015

Transactions The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades