1995–96 San Jose Sharks season

The 1995–96 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Sharks failed to make the playoffs, finishing 13th in the Western Conference.

1995–96 San Jose Sharks
Division7th Pacific
Conference13th Western
1995–96 record20–55–7
Goals for252
Goals against357
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo
Dean Lombardi
CoachKevin Constantine
CaptainJeff Odgers
Team leaders
GoalsOwen Nolan (29)
AssistsCraig Janney (49)
PointsCraig Janney (62)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (192)
WinsChris Terreri (13)
Goals against averageChris Terreri (3.70)

Regular season

The Sharks allowed the most goals (357), the most even-strength goals (244), the most power-play goals (93), had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (76.57%), the fewest shutouts for (0) and the fewest shots on goal (2,143).[1][2] On Saturday, January 13, 1996, Ray Sheppard scored a hat trick as the Sharks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 10-8 in Pittsburgh. It was the highest scoring game of the NHL regular season.[3][4]

Final standings
Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 7, 19953–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)0–1–0
2TOctober 12, 19956–6 OTBoston Bruins (1995–96)0–1–1
3LOctober 14, 19956–7Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)0–2–1
4LOctober 17, 19952–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)0–3–1
5TOctober 19, 19953–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)0–3–2
6TOctober 22, 19951–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)0–3–3
7LOctober 25, 19951–6Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)0–4–3
8LOctober 28, 19953–4Dallas Stars (1995–96)0–5–3
9LOctober 30, 19953–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)0–6–3
10LOctober 31, 19953–5New York Rangers (1995–96)0–7–3
11TNovember 2, 19953–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1995–96)0–7–4
12WNovember 4, 19957–3St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–7–4
13LNovember 7, 19953–7@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)1–8–4
14LNovember 8, 19952–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)1–9–4
15LNovember 10, 19951–9Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)1–10–4
16LNovember 11, 19952–5Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)1–11–4
17LNovember 14, 19953–5New York Islanders (1995–96)1–12–4
18LNovember 16, 19951–3@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–13–4
19LNovember 17, 19951–2@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)1–14–4
20WNovember 19, 19953–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)2–14–4
21LNovember 21, 19952–3@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)2–15–4
22LNovember 22, 19952–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)2–16–4
23WNovember 25, 19957–2Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)3–16–4
24LNovember 29, 19953–5Calgary Flames (1995–96)3–17–4
25LDecember 1, 19952–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)3–18–4
26WDecember 2, 19955–3Washington Capitals (1995–96)4–18–4
27LDecember 5, 19952–12@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)4–19–4
28WDecember 7, 19955–3Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)5–19–4
29LDecember 9, 19952–4Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)5–20–4
30WDecember 12, 19952–1Ottawa Senators (1995–96)6–20–4
31LDecember 14, 19951–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)6–21–4
32LDecember 16, 19952–3@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)6–22–4
33LDecember 17, 19952–4@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)6–23–4
34WDecember 19, 19957–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)7–23–4
35WDecember 22, 19954–3Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–23–4
36LDecember 26, 19951–5Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)8–24–4
37LDecember 29, 19952–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)8–25–4
38LJanuary 3, 19961–3Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)8–26–4
39LJanuary 5, 19962–5Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–27–4
40LJanuary 6, 19965–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)8–28–4
41LJanuary 8, 19962–5Florida Panthers (1995–96)8–29–4
42LJanuary 10, 19964–7@ New York Rangers (1995–96)8–30–4
43WJanuary 11, 19962–1@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)9–30–4
44WJanuary 13, 199610–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)10–30–4
45LJanuary 16, 19961–4@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)10–31–4
46LJanuary 17, 19964–6@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)10–32–4
47LJanuary 24, 19962–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)10–33–4
48LJanuary 25, 19961–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)10–34–4
49LJanuary 27, 19963–4 OTColorado Avalanche (1995–96)10–35–4
50WJanuary 30, 19968–2Hartford Whalers (1995–96)11–35–4
51TFebruary 1, 19966–6 OTLos Angeles Kings (1995–96)11–35–5
52LFebruary 3, 19961–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)11–36–5
53WFebruary 5, 19966–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)12–36–5
54WFebruary 10, 19966–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)13–36–5
55LFebruary 12, 19960–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)13–37–5
56LFebruary 14, 19963–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)13–38–5
57TFebruary 15, 19962–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)13–38–6
58LFebruary 17, 19962–4@ New York Islanders (1995–96)13–39–6
59LFebruary 20, 19963–5@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)13–40–6
60LFebruary 23, 19961–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)13–41–6
61LFebruary 25, 19963–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)13–42–6
62WFebruary 26, 19967–4Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)14–42–6
63LMarch 1, 19963–7Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)14–43–6
64LMarch 3, 19961–5Calgary Flames (1995–96)14–44–6
65WMarch 5, 19965–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)15–44–6
66LMarch 6, 19961–2Dallas Stars (1995–96)15–45–6
67LMarch 8, 19962–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)15–46–6
68WMarch 10, 19966–4Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)16–46–6
69LMarch 13, 19963–8Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)16–47–6
70LMarch 15, 19962–4St. Louis Blues (1995–96)16–48–6
71LMarch 17, 19962–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)16–49–6
72TMarch 18, 19963–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)16–49–7
73WMarch 20, 19967–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)17–49–7
74WMarch 22, 19962–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)18–49–7
75LMarch 28, 19963–8Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)18–50–7
76LMarch 31, 19962–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)18–51–7
77WApril 2, 19966–3Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)19–51–7
78WApril 4, 19965–3Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)20–51–7
79LApril 6, 19961–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)20–52–7
80LApril 7, 19963–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)20–53–7
81LApril 10, 19962–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)20–54–7
82LApril 12, 19960–6Calgary Flames (1995–96)20–55–7

Playoffs

The Sharks missed the playoffs.

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Craig JanneyC7113496226-35501
Owen NolanRW72293261137-301212
Ray SheppardRW5127194610-191204
Jeff FriesenLW7915314642-19200
Kevin MillerC6822204241-8222
Ray WhitneyLW6017244116-23422
Marcus RagnarssonD718313942-24400
Jamie BakerC7716173379-19260
Ulf DahlenLW5916122827-21502
Chris TancillC457162320-12010
Doug BodgerD574192350-18300
Shean DonovanRW741382139-17012
Michal SykoraD794162054-14100
Viktor KozlovC62613196-15100
Yves RacineD321161728-3000
Jeff OdgersRW7812416192-4001
Andrei NazarovLW42771462-15201
Ville PeltonenLW312111314-7000
Jan CalounRW11831104200
Darren TurcotteC9651148012
Dody WoodC323691380010
Jay MoreD74279147-32000
Vlastimil KroupaD2717818-17000
Jim KyteD57178146-12000
Mike RathjeD2707714-16000
Alexei YegorovRW93252-5200
Tom PedersonD6014540-9101
Chris TerreriG4605540000
Dave BrownRW37314464000
Sandis OzolinshD713442100
Pat FalloonRW93034-1000
Igor LarionovC41120-6100
Sergei BautinD10002-1000
Wade FlahertyG2400000000
Arturs IrbeG2200040000
Geoff SarjeantG400020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Terreri251646132911553.70013221167.883
Arturs Irbe1112224124854.590607522.860
Wade Flaherty1137243121924.850689597.866
Geoff Sarjeant1714021144.9108773.839
Team:493682205573464.21027052359.872

[6]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

Craig Janney, Owen Nolan, Ray Sheppard, Jeff Friesen, Kevin Miller, Ray Whitney, Marcus Ragnarsson, Jamie Baker, Ulf Dahlen, Chris Tancill, Doug Bodger, Shean Donovan, Michal Sykora, Viktor Kozlov, Yves Racine, Jeff Odgers, Andrei Nazarov, Ville Peltonen, Jan Caloun, Darren Turcotte, Dody Wood, Jay More, Vlastimil Kroupa, Jim Kyte, Mike Rathje, Alexei Yegorov, Tom Pederson, Chris Terreri, Dave Brown, Sandis Ozolinsh, Pat Falloon, Igor Larionov, Sergei Bautin, Wade Flaherty, Arturs Irbe, and Geoff Sarjeant.

Draft picks
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 12 Teemu Riihijärvi Left Wing  Finland K-Espoo Jrs
2 38 Peter Roed Center  United States White Bear Lake H.S
3 64 Marko Mäkinen Right Wing  Finland TPS Jrs
4 90 Vesa Toskala Goalie  Finland Ilves Jr
5 116 Miikka Kiprusoff Goalie  Finland TPS Jr
5 130 Michal Broš Center  Czech Republic HC Olomouc
6 140 Timo Hakanen Center  Finland Assat Jrs
6 142 Jaroslav Kudrna Left Wing  Czech Republic Penticton Panthers
7 167 Brad Mehalko Right Wing  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes
7 168 Robert Jindrich Defence  Czech Republic Plzen HC
8 194 Ryan Kraft Center  United States U. of Minnesota
9 220 Mikko Markkanen Right Wing  Finland TPS Jrs

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/1996.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199601130PIT.html
  4. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996_games.html
  5. "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. "1995-96 San Jose Sharks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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