2020–21 San Jose Sharks
Division7th West
2020–21 record21–28–7
Home record11–13–4
Road record10–15–3
Goals for151
Goals against199
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainLogan Couture
Alternate captainsBrent Burns
Tomas Hertl
Erik Karlsson
Patrick Marleau
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance1,011
Minor league affiliate(s)San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsEvander Kane (22)
AssistsEvander Kane (27)
PointsEvander Kane (49)
Penalty minutesKurtis Gabriel (55)
Plus/minusKurtis Gabriel
Tomas Hertl (+1)
WinsMartin Jones (15)
Goals against averageJosef Korenar (3.17)

The 2020–21 San Jose Sharks season was the 30th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[1]

On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Sharks will play this season in the West Division and will play games against only the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.[2]

Due to Santa Clara County banning all contact sports in response to a local rise of COVID-19 cases, the Sharks began the season on an extended road trip.[3] Their first two home games on February 1 and 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights were to have been held at Gila River Arena, the home of division rival Arizona Coyotes,[4] but ended up being postponed due to a COVID outbreak among the Golden Knights.[5] On January 25, Santa Clara County health officials announced that they were lifting the ban,[6] and the Sharks returned to SAP Center on February 13.[7]

On May 3, the Sharks were eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–4 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche.[8]

Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26 and 27, 2020, at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, to October 6 and 7, 2020. It was instead held virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 31 Ozzy Wiesblatt[9] RW  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 381 Thomas Bordeleau C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 56 Tristen Robins RW  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4 762 Danil Gushchin LW  Russia Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
4 98 Brandon Coe RW  Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7 196 Alex Young C  Canada Colgate (ECAC)
7 201 Adam Raska RW  Czech Republic Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
7 206 Linus Oberg C  Sweden Örebro HK (SHL)
7 210 Timofey Spitserov RW  Russia Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

Notes:

  1. The Buffalo Sabres traded their 38th and 100th selection in this years' draft for the 34th pick from the Sharks.
  2. The Sharks traded their 100th and 126th selection in this years' draft for the 76th pick to the Edmonton Oilers.

Standings

Divisional standings

West Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p Colorado Avalanche 56 39 13 4 35 197 133 +64 82
2 x Vegas Golden Knights 56 40 14 2 30 191 124 +67 82
3 x Minnesota Wild 56 35 16 5 27 181 160 +21 75
4 x St. Louis Blues 56 27 20 9 19 169 170 1 63
5 e Arizona Coyotes 56 24 26 6 19 153 176 23 54
6 e Los Angeles Kings 56 21 28 7 19 143 170 27 49
7 e San Jose Sharks 56 21 28 7 15 151 199 48 49
8 e Anaheim Ducks 56 17 30 9 11 126 179 53 43
Source: National Hockey League[10]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) 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; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e Eliminated from playoff contention; p Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

The schedule was announced on December 23, 2020.[11]

2020–21 game log 21–28–7 (Home: 11–13–4; Road: 10–15–3)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Postponement

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[74][75]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Evander Kane56222749−142
Tomas Hertl50192443+127
Logan Couture53171431−1025
Timo Meier54121931−722
Brent Burns5672229−1236
Kevin Labanc55121628−931
Erik Karlsson5281422−1818
Ryan Donato5061420−1010
Rudolfs Balcers418917−616
Mario Ferraro5611617−622
John Leonard4431013−72
Dylan Gambrell495712−1813
Nikolai Knyzhov562810−1039
Patrick Marleau56459−910
Matt Nieto28527−54
Alexander Barabanov934702
Noah Gregor30516−166
Radim Simek40246−915
Marc-Edouard Vlasic51156−78
Marcus Sorensen29145−516
Joel Kellman7112−16
Sasha Chmelevski5022−22
Joachim Blichfeld5101−212
Fredrik Handemark8101−32
Nicolas Meloche7011+10
Greg Pateryn2011+12
Alexander True7011+16
Ivan Chekhovich4011−30
Christian Jaros7011−42
Fredrik Claesson4000+10
Kurtis Gabriel11000+155
Antti Suomela400000
Stefan Noesen500002
Brinson Pasichnuk4000−12
Lean Bergmann1000−14
Jacob Middleton1000−22
Jeffrey Viel11000−723

Goaltenders

Regular season[74][76]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Martin Jones34341,868151341023.28980.8961000
Josef Korenar107492350263.17258.8990000
Devan Dubnyk1713888392473.18462.8981002
Alexei Melnichuk32131011115.0581.8640000

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 2020–21 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
October 7, 2020 To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2020
To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2020
4th-round pick in 2020
[77]
To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick in 2020
5th-round pick in 2020
To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2020
[78]
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2021
To San Jose Sharks
4th-round pick in 2020
[79]
To New York Rangers
5th-round pick in 2020
To San Jose Sharks
Two 7th-round picks in 2020
[80]
January 27, 2021 To Anaheim Ducks
Trevor Carrick
To San Jose Sharks
Jack Kopacka
[81]
To Ottawa Senators
Jack Kopacka
To San Jose Sharks
Christian Jaros
April 10, 2021 To Colorado Avalanche
Devan Dubnyk
To San Jose Sharks
Greg Pateryn
5th-round pick in 2021
[82]
April 11, 2021 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Cash considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Nick Foligno
[83]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Stefan Noesen
Nick Foligno
To San Jose Sharks
4th-round pick in 2021
April 12, 2021 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Fredrik Claesson
To San Jose Sharks
Magnus Chrona
[84]
To Chicago Blackhawks
Cash considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Mattias Janmark
[85]
To Vegas Golden Knights
Mattias Janmark
Nick DeSimone
To San Jose Sharks
BUF 5th-round pick in 2022
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Antti Suomela
To San Jose Sharks
Alexander Barabanov
[86]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
October 9, 2020Anthony Grecoto New York Rangers2-year[87]
Brandon Davidsonto Buffalo Sabres1-year[88]
Jonny Brodzinskito New York Rangers1-year[89]
October 13, 2020Patrick Marleaufrom Pittsburgh Penguins1-year[90]
Matt Nietofrom Colorado Avalanche1-year[91]
October 13, 2020Aaron Dellto Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[92]
October 16, 2020Joe Thorntonto Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[93]
November 2, 2020Kurtis Gabrielfrom Minnesota Wild1-year[94]
January 1, 2021Tristen Robinsfrom Saskatoon Blades1-year[95]
January 11, 2021Fredrik Claessonfrom New Jersey Devils1-year[96]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef
January 12, 2021Rudolfs Balcersfrom Ottawa Senators[97]

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
October 6, 2020Jayden Halbgewachs2-year[98]
Nicolas Meloche1-year[99]
October 7, 2020Antti Suomela1-year[100]
October 9, 2020Stefan Noesen1-year[101]
October 10, 2020Kevin Labanc4-year[102]
April 2, 2021Scott Reedy2-year[103]
April 12, 2021Zach Sawchenko2-year[104]
May 12, 2021Alexander Barabanov1-year[105]
Santeri Hatakka3-year[106]
Adam Raska3-year[107]
May 21, 2021Daniil Gushchin3-year[108]
June 14, 2021Jeffrey Viel2-year[109]
Jonathan Dahlen1-year[110]
Nicolas Meloche1-year[111]
June 21, 2021Matt Nieto2-year[112]
July 13, 2021Josef Korenar1-year[113]
July 15, 2021Dylan Gambrell1-year[114]

Contract terminations

DatePlayerViaRef
December 25, 2020Danil YurtaikinWaived[115]

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Logan CoutureWest Star of the Month[116]March 2, 2021
Martin JonesSecond Star of the Week[117]April 5, 2021

Notes

  1. 1 2 The game originally scheduled for February 1 was postponed due to several players from Vegas in the COVID-19 protocol.[5][20]
  2. 1 2 The game originally scheduled for February 3 was postponed due to several players from Vegas in the COVID-19 protocol.[5][20]
  3. The game originally scheduled for April 23 was moved forward due to COVID-related issues by the Wild.[29]
  4. The game originally scheduled for February 3 and rescheduled to February 25, was postponed due to a player from San Jose in the COVID-19 protocol.[31]
  5. The game, originally scheduled for February 26, was postponed due to schedule adjustments.[20]
  6. The game, originally scheduled for February 13, was postponed due to schedule adjustments.[20]
  7. The game, originally scheduled for February 25, was postponed due to a San Jose player in the COVID-19 protocol.[20]
  8. 1 2 The game, originally scheduled for February 25 and rescheduled to April 23, was then rescheduled to May 10 and later moved to May 12.[61][62][63]

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