2020–21 San Jose Sharks season

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

2020–21 San Jose Sharks
Division7th West
2020–21 record3–5–0
Home record0–0–0
Road record3–5–0
Goals for22
Goals against31
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainLogan Couture
Alternate captainsBrent Burns
Tomas Hertl
Erik Karlsson
Patrick Marleau
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance0
Minor league affiliate(s)San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsLogan Couture
Ryan Donato
Tomas Hertl (3)
AssistsTomas Hertl
Kevin Labanc
Timo Meier (4)
PointsTomas Hertl (7)
Penalty minutesEvander Kane (20)
Plus/minusNicolas Meloche (+1)
WinsMartin Jones (3)
Goals against averageDevan Dubnyk (3.23)

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 stated that they will return to SAP Center on February 13.[7]

Draft picks
See also: List of San Jose Sharks 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[8] 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.

Current roster

Updated February 4, 2021[9][10]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
92 Rudolfs Balcers W L 23 2021 Liepāja, Latvia
88 Brent Burns (A) D R 35 2011 Barrie, Ontario
55 Sasha Chmelevski C/RW R 21 2017 Huntington Beach, California
33 Fredrik Claesson D L 28 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
39 Logan Couture (C) C L 31 2007 Guelph, Ontario
16 Ryan Donato LW/C L 24 2020 Scituate, Massachusetts
40 Devan Dubnyk G L 34 2020 Regina, Saskatchewan
38 Mario Ferraro D L 22 2017 King City, Ontario
29 Kurtis Gabriel RW R 27 2020 Newmarket, Ontario
7 Dylan Gambrell C/RW R 24 2016 Bonney Lake, Washington
73 Noah Gregor C L 22 2016 Beaumont, Alberta
48 Tomas Hertl (A) LW/C L 27 2012 Prague, Czech Republic
31 Martin Jones G L 31 2015 North Vancouver, British Columbia
9 Evander Kane LW L 29 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia
65 Erik Karlsson (A) D R 30 2018 Landsbro, Sweden
71 Nikolai Knyzhov D L 22 2019 Kemerovo, Russia
32 Josef Korenar G L 23 2017 Pelhřimov, Czech Republic
62 Kevin Labanc RW R 25 2014 Staten Island, New York
84 Max Letunov C L 24 2016 Moscow, Russia
12 Patrick Marleau (A) LW L 41 2020 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
28 Timo Meier LW L 24 2015 Herisau, Switzerland
83 Matt Nieto LW L 28 2020 Long Beach, California
11 Stefan Noesen RW R 27 2019 Plano, Texas
20 Marcus Sorensen RW L 28 2016 Södertälje, Sweden
51 Radim Simek D L 28 2017 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic D L 33 2005 Montreal, Quebec

Standings

Divisional standings
West Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Colorado Avalanche 11 7 3 1 6 38 24 +14 15
2 St. Louis Blues 11 7 3 1 6 39 36 +3 15
3 Vegas Golden Knights 8 6 1 1 5 28 19 +9 13
4 Minnesota Wild 11 6 5 0 3 30 30 0 12
5 Anaheim Ducks 12 4 5 3 4 23 33 −10 11
6 Arizona Coyotes 10 4 5 1 4 27 29 −2 9
7 San Jose Sharks 9 4 5 0 1 27 35 −8 8
8 Los Angeles Kings 10 3 5 2 3 28 34 −6 8
Updated to game(s) played on February 5, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[11]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater amount 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 amount of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Regular season

The schedule was announced on December 23, 2020.[12]

2020–21 game log 3–5–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–5–0)
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
–February 1VegasPostponed due to COVID-19.[note 1]
–February 3VegasPostponed due to COVID-19.[note 2]
9February 5@ AnaheimJonesHonda CenterRecap
10February 6@ AnaheimHonda CenterRecap
11February 9@ Los AngelesStaples CenterRecap
12February 11@ Los AngelesStaples CenterRecap
13February 13[note 1]VegasSAP CenterRecap
14February 15AnaheimSAP CenterRecap
15February 18@ St. LouisEnterprise CenterRecap
16February 20@ St. LouisEnterprise CenterRecap
17February 25[note 2]VegasSAP CenterRecap
18February 27St. LouisSAP CenterRecap

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

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2020		 To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2020
4th-round pick in 2020		 [14]
To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick in 2020
5th-round pick in 2020		 To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2020		 [15]
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2021		 To San Jose Sharks
4th-round pick in 2020		 [16]
To New York Rangers
5th-round pick in 2020		 To San Jose Sharks
Two 7th-round picks in 2020		 [17]
January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27) To Anaheim Ducks
Trevor Carrick		 To San Jose Sharks
Jack Kopacka		 [18]
To Ottawa Senators
Jack Kopacka		 To San Jose Sharks
Christian Jaros		 [18]

Free agents
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Anthony Grecoto New York Rangers2-year[19]
Brandon Davidsonto Buffalo Sabres1-year[20]
Jonny Brodzinskito New York Rangers1-year[21]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)Patrick Marleaufrom Pittsburgh Penguins1-year[22]
Matt Nietofrom Colorado Avalanche1-year[23]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)Aaron Dellto Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[24]
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)Joe Thorntonto Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[25]
November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)Kurtis Gabrielfrom Minnesota Wild1-year[26]
January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)Tristen Robinsfrom Saskatoon Blades1-year[27]
January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)Fredrik Claessonfrom New Jersey Devils1-year[28]

Waivers
DatePlayerTeamRef
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)Rudolfs Balcersfrom Ottawa Senators[29]

Signings
DatePlayerContract termRef
October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06)Jayden Halbgewachs2-year[30]
Nicolas Meloche1-year[31]
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07)Antti Suomela1-year[32]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Stefan Noesen1-year[33]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)Kevin Labanc4-year[34]

Contract terminations
DatePlayerViaRef
December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25)Danil YurtaikinWaived[35]

References
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  31. "Sharks Re-sign Defenseman Nicolas Meloche". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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Notes
  1. The game originally scheduled for February 1 was postponed to February 13 due to COVID-19.[5][13]
  2. The game originally scheduled for February 3 was postponed to February 25 due to COVID-19.[5][13]
  3. The game, originally scheduled for February 26, was postponed due to schedule adjustments.[13]
  4. The game, originally scheduled for February 13, was postponed due to schedule adjustments.[13]
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