San Jose Sharks
8-11-117 PTS6th in the Pacific divisionNHL
Playoff odds
4%
Power play
20.3 %
Penalty kill
76.4 %
Goals per game
2.45
Goals against
3.50
Faceoffs
46.9 %
Playoff odds
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4%
Top 3 in division
2%
Win the division
<1%
Projected points
79
69–88
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 63 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 68 pts
Actual and expected goals tell the same story.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 15.0 WAR (27th of 32)
- Macklin Celebrini2.9
- Mason Marchment1.7
- Adam Gaudette1.6
- Igor Chernyshov1.6
- Will Smith1.6
Injuries
Cost the rest of the way: −0.0 win
- Igor Chernyshov (1 g.)−0.0
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
-9
→ Stable
- RESResults
- →
- OFFOffense
- →
- DEFDefense
- →
- PPPower play
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- ↓↓
- GOALGoaltending
- →
- POSPossession
- →
Rating this year
14/ 100
29 of 32
Changes as the season goes: after 8 games, last season still counts for 71%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
-3
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 24
- →
- DEFDefense
- 21
- →
- PPPower play
- 35
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- 24
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- 24
- →
- POSPossession
- 16
- →
- ROSTERRoster
- 24
- →
Why San Jose Sharks is stable
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 95.7 → 93.5, stable (-1.1 per season); improving: offense and the power play; slipping: defense and the penalty kill.
- EV xGF/60: 2.28 → 2.18 (↓ 4.3%, worse)
- EV xGA/60: 2.54 → 2.80 (↑ 10.3%, worse)
- PP xGF/60: 7.16 → 6.00 (↓ 16.2%, worse)
- xGA ÷ goals allowed: 0.894 → 1.046 (↑ 17%, better)
- Roster: 6 key players rising, 3 declining, 9 stable.
- The decline comes mostly from offense; the core is rising.
- Early season (8 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | -3 | 0 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | -16 | -9 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | -9 | -3 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | -10 | -5 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | +3 | +5 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +13 | +12 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | -2 | +1 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | +7 | +7 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · +7 (core +13)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin CelebriniC · 20 · core | ↑ +27 | +20 | +28 | +13 | +10 | -2 | -5 | +30 |
| Alexander WennbergC · 32 · core | ↑ +21 | +14 | +6 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +2 | -15 |
| Darnell NurseD · 31 · core | → -4 | -10 | +13 | -7 | -8 | +6 | +2 | -15 |
| Dmitry OrlovD · 35 · core | ↓ -24 | -22 | -7 | -24 | +7 | -6 | -11 | -30 |
| Jacob TroubaD · 32 · core | ↑ +27 | +21 | +20 | +29 | +3 | -5 | -8 | -15 |
| Collin GrafW · 24 · core | ↑ +26 | +26 | +15 | +16 | -1 | +10 | -2 | +15 |
| Tyler ToffoliC · 34 | ↓ -11 | -10 | -16 | -3 | +5 | +1 | -4 | -30 |
| Kiefer SherwoodW · 31 | → +4 | +9 | 0 | +15 | -12 | -8 | -3 | -15 |
| Mason MarchmentW · 31 | → -5 | -9 | +9 | -9 | -5 | +9 | -3 | -15 |
| Will SmithC · 21 | ↑ +13 | +9 | +5 | +16 | +7 | -5 | -4 | +30 |
| Adam GaudetteW · 29 | → +5 | +5 | -7 | +3 | +1 | +11 | +4 | 0 |
| Sam DickinsonD · 20 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Barclay GoodrowC · 33 | → +6 | +6 | +2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1 | -30 |
| Zack OstapchukC · 23 | ↑ +18 | +18 | +15 | +3 | -5 | +11 | +2 | +30 |
| Michael MisaC · 19 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Igor ChernyshovW · 20 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Ty DellandreaC · 26 | → +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | 0 | -12 | +14 | 0 |
| Michael KesselringD · 26 | ↓ -18 | -15 | -14 | -7 | -11 | +5 | -2 | 0 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The San Jose Sharks story
Awarded on May 9, 1990, the franchise began play in the 1991–92 season as the first NHL club in the region since the California Golden Seals departed in 1976. Early years saw the team play at the Cow Palace before moving in 1993 to its present home, the SAP Center at San Jose, affectionately known as "the Shark Tank." Over time the club established itself in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference and built a local fan base around a growing hockey market in the San Francisco Bay Area.
On the ice the Sharks have fashioned a record of regular-season success and deep playoff runs. The club claimed the Presidents' Trophy as the league's best regular-season record in the 2008–09 season, has won six Pacific Division titles since 1993, and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final once, falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016. Today the franchise is owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises and fields affiliates in the American Hockey League and ECHL while being led behind the bench by head coach Ryan Warsofsky and on the ice by captain Macklin Celebrini.
Several players have left an indelible mark on the Sharks' identity. Among them are Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, long-time pillars of the club, along with Joe Pavelski, whose leadership and scoring helped define some of the team’s most successful seasons.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 1990
- First season
- 1991-92
- City
- San Jose
- Home
- SAP Center
- Seats
- 19,190
- Head coach
- Ryan Warsofsky
- Captain
- Macklin Celebrini
MascotS.J. SharkieRetired numbers
- 12Patrick Marleau (1997-2017, 2019-20, 2020-21)
- 19Joe Thornton (2005-20)
Captains
- Macklin CelebriniOct. 1, 2026 – Present
- (No Captain)Feb. 19, 2024 – April 16, 2026
- Logan CoutureOct. 2, 2019 – Feb. 17, 2024
- Joe PavelskiOct. 7, 2015 – May 21, 2019
- (No Captain)Oct. 8, 2014 – April 11, 2015
- Joe ThorntonOct. 8, 2010 – April 30, 2014
- Rob BlakeOct. 1, 2009 – May 23, 2010
- Patrick MarleauOct. 5, 2005 – April 27, 2009
- Vincent Damphousse, Patrick Marleau, Alyn McCauley and Mike Ricci (Co-Captains)Oct. 9, 2003 – May 19, 2004
- (No Captain)March 6 – April 6, 2003
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- Owen NolanOct. 18, 1998 – March 4, 2003
- Todd GillOct. 5, 1996 – March 22, 1998
- Jeff OdgersMarch 2, 1995 – April 12, 1996
- Bob ErreyOct. 6, 1993 – Feb. 26, 1995
- Doug WilsonOct. 4, 1991 – April 15, 1993
Head coaches
- Ryan WarsofskyOct. 10, 2024 – Present
- David QuinnOct. 7, 2022 – April 18, 2024
- Bob BoughnerDec. 12, 2019 – April 29, 2022
- Peter DeBoerOct. 7, 2015 – Dec. 10, 2019
- Todd McLellanOct. 9, 2008 – April 11, 2015
- Ron WilsonDec. 6, 2002 – May 4, 2008
- Cap RaederDec. 3, 2002
- Darryl SutterOct. 1, 1997 – Nov. 30, 2002
- Al SimsOct. 5, 1996 – April 12, 1997
- Jim WileyDec. 2, 1995 – April 12, 1996
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- Kevin ConstantineOct. 6, 1993 – Dec. 1, 1995
- George KingstonOct. 4, 1991 – April 15, 1993
Fun facts: San Jose Sharks
Do the San Jose Sharks play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 12, 2026, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, at 10:00 p.m..
What channel is the San Jose Sharks game on?
Their next game is carried by NBCSCA, SN-PIT.
What is the San Jose Sharks record?
8-11-1, good for 17 points in 20 games, 6th in the Pacific division.
Who leads the San Jose Sharks in scoring?
Macklin Celebrini, with 21 points (7 goals, 14 assists).
Where do the San Jose Sharks play?
At SAP Center in San Jose, which seats 19,190.
Who is the San Jose Sharks captain?
Macklin Celebrini wears the “C”.
Who coaches the San Jose Sharks?
Ryan Warsofsky is the head coach.
Have the San Jose Sharks ever won the Stanley Cup?
Not yet.
Which numbers have the San Jose Sharks retired?
2 : 12 Patrick Marleau, 19 Joe Thornton.
How long have the San Jose Sharks existed?
Their first season in the league was 1991-92.
Who is the San Jose Sharks mascot?
S.J. Sharkie.
Who is injured on the San Jose Sharks?
3 : Igor Chernyshov (injured reserve, upper body), Kyle Keyser (injured reserve, upper body), Quentin Musty (injured reserve, upper body).