2010–11 San Jose Sharks season

2010–11 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division Champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	2nd Western
2010–11 record	48–25–9
Home record	25–11–5
Road record	23–14–4
Goals for	248
Goals against	213
Team information
General Manager	Doug Wilson
Coach	Todd McLellan
Captain	Joe Thornton
Alternate captains	Dan Boyle Ryane Clowe Patrick Marleau
Arena	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Team leaders
Goals	Patrick Marleau (37)
Assists	Joe Thornton (49)
Points	Marleau (73)
Penalties in minutes	Jamal Mayers (124)
Plus/minus	Jason Demers (+19)
Wins	Antti Niemi (35)
Goals against average	Alex Stalock (0.00)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 San Jose Sharks season is the Sharks' 20th season in the National Hockey League.

Off-season

Team captain Rob Blake retired on June 18, 2010.

The Sharks announced that they would not offer Evgeni Nabokov a contract for the 2010–11 season.^[1]

The Sharks re-signed centers Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau to four-year deals on June 24, 2010.

The Sharks re-signed defenseman Niclas Wallin and center Scott Nichol to one-year contracts on June 26, 2010.

Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antero Nittymaki to a two-year, $4 million contract on July 1, 2010, replacing long-time goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.

The Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antti Niemi to a one-year, $2 million contract on September 2, 2010.

The Sharks selected center Joe Thornton as new team captain for the 2010–11 season. Ryane Clowe will be alternate captain on road games, and Patrick Marleau during home games. Dan Boyle was made a permanent alternate captain.

Antti Niemi has also signed a four-year contract with the Sharks as well.

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 22	San Jose Sharks	2-5	Anaheim Ducks		Niittymaki	0-1
2	September 24	Anaheim Ducks	5-4	San Jose Sharks		Sateri	0-2
3	September 25	San Jose Sharks (SS)	1-2	Phoenix Coyotes (SS)		Greiss	1-2
4	September 25	Phoenix Coyotes (SS)	1-3	San Jose Sharks (SS)		Niemi	1-3
5	September 28	San Jose Sharks	1-3	Vancouver Canucks		Niemi	1-4
6	September 29	Vancouver Canucks	2-6	San Jose Sharks		Niittymaki	2-4
7	October 2	San Jose Sharks	3-2	Adler Mannheim	SO	Niemi	3-4

Regular season

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division^[2]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y-San Jose Sharks	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
2	Anaheim Ducks	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
3	Phoenix Coyotes	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
4	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
5	Dallas Stars	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
5	Nashville Predators	CE	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
7	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
8.5
9	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
11	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division x - Went into playoffs

Schedule and results

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2010–11 Game Log
October: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 (in Stockholm, Sweden) San Jose Sharks 3 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Niemi 11,324 1-0-0 2 Recap 2 October 9 (in Stockholm, Sweden) Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks OT Niittymaki 9,537 1-0-1 3 Recap 3 October 16 Atlanta Thrashers 4 - 2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 1-1-1 3 Recap 4 October 19 Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 1-2-1 3 Recap 5 October 21 San Jose Sharks 4 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Niittymaki 12,803 2-2-1 5 Recap 6 October 23 San Jose Sharks 6 - 1 Edmonton Oilers Niittymaki 16,839 3-2-1 7 Recap 7 October 24 San Jose Sharks 0 - 4 Calgary Flames Niemi 19,289 3-3-1 7 Recap 8 October 27 New Jersey Devils 2 - 5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 4-3-1 9 Recap 9 October 30 Anaheim Ducks 2 - 5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 5-3-1 11 Recap
November: 6–6–2 (Home: 5–3-0 ; Road: 1–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 San Jose Sharks 0 - 1 Minnesota Wild Niittymaki 16,502 5-4-1 11 Recap 11 November 4 San Jose Sharks 0 - 2 St. Louis Blues Niemi 19,150 5-5-1 11 Recap 12 November 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 6-5-1 13 Recap 13 November 9 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks OT Niittymaki 17,562 6-5-2 14 Recap 14 November 11 New York Islanders 1 - 2 San Jose Sharks SO Niittymaki 17,562 7-5-2 16 Recap 15 November 13 Calgary Flames 3 - 4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 8-5-2 18 Recap 16 November 15 Los Angeles Kings 3 - 6 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 9-5-2 20 Recap 17 November 17 San Jose Sharks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Niittymaki 12,436 9-5-3 21 Recap 18 November 18 San Jose Sharks 4 - 5 Dallas Stars OT Niemi 14,720 9-5-4 22 Recap 19 November 20 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 -0 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 9-6-4 22 Recap 20 November 24 Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 10-6-4 24 Recap 21 November 26 San Jose Sharks 1- 6 Vancouver Canucks Niemi 18,860 10-7-4 24 Recap 22 November 27 San Jose Sharks 4 - 3 Edmonton Oilers Niittymaki 16,839 11-7-4 26 Recap 23 November 30 Detroit Red Wings 3 - 5 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 11-8-4 26 Recap
December: 9–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 6–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 San Jose Sharks 4-0 Ottawa Senators Niemi 18,017 12-8-4 28 Recap 25 December 4 San Jose Sharks 1-3 Montreal Canadiens Niemi 21,273 12-9-4 28 Recap 26 December 6 San Jose Sharks 5-2 Detroit Red Wings Niemi 19,010 13-9-4 30 Recap 27 December 8 San Jose Sharks 5-4 Philadelphia Flyers SO Niittymaki 19,801 14-9-4 32 Recap 28 December 9 San Jose Sharks 3-6 Buffalo Sabres Niemi 18,017 14-10-4 32 Recap 29 December 11 Chicago Blackhawks 1-2 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 15-10-4 34 Recap 30 December 13 Dallas Stars 3-2 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 15-10-5 35 Recap 31 December 15 San Jose Sharks 2-3 Nashville Predators Niemi 14,731 15-11-5 35 Recap 32 December 16 San Jose Sharks 4-3 Dallas Stars OT Niittymaki 14,899 16-11-5 37 Recap 33 December 18 San Jose Sharks 4-1 St. Louis Blues Niittymaki 19,150 17-11-5 39 Recap 34 December 21 Edmonton Oilers 1-2 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 18-11-5 41 Recap 35 December 23 Phoenix Coyotes 1-4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 19-11-5 43 Recap 36 December 27 Los Angeles Kings 4-0 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 19-12-5 43 Recap 37 December 29 San Jose Sharks 3-5 Minnesota Wild Niittymaki 19,131 19-13-5 43 Recap 38 December 30 San Jose Sharks 5-3 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 22,112 20-13-5 45 Recap
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 1 San Jose Sharks 1-0 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,118 21-13-5 47 Recap 40 January 3 Vancouver Canucks 4-3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 21-14-5 47 Recap 41 January 6 Buffalo Sabres 3-0 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 21-15-5 47 Recap 42 January 8 Nashville Predators 2-1 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 21-16-5 47 Recap 43 January 9 San Jose Sharks 0-1 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 16,172 21-17-5 47 Recap 44 January 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 21-18-5 47 Recap 45 January 13 Edmonton Oilers 5-2 San Jose Sharks Niittymaki 17,562 21-19-5 47 Recap 46 January 15 St. Louis Blues 2-4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 22-19-5 49 Recap 47 January 17 San Jose Sharks 4-2 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 9,672 23-19-5 51 Recap 48 January 20 San Jose Sharks 2-1 Vancouver Canucks SO Niemi 18,860 24-19-5 53 Recap 49 January 22 Minnesota Wild 3-4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 25-19-5 55 Recap 50 January 26 San Jose Sharks 2-3 Los Angeles Kings SO Niemi 18,118 25-19-6 56 Recap
February: 11–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 8–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Phoenix Coyotes 3-5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 26-19-6 58 Recap 52 February 2 San Jose Sharks 4-3 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 14,486 27-19-6 60 Recap 53 February 5 San Jose Sharks 2-0 Boston Bruins Niemi 17,565 28-19-6 62 Recap 54 February 8 San Jose Sharks 2-0 Washington Capitals Niemi 18,398 29-19-6 64 Recap 55 February 9 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Columbus Blue Jackets Niemi 11,906 30-19-6 66 Recap 56 February 11 San Jose Sharks 1-2 New Jersey Devils Niemi 17,102 30-20-6 66 Recap 57 February 13 San Jose Sharks 2-3 Florida Panthers Niemi 16,217 30-21-6 66 Recap 58 February 15 San Jose Sharks 2-1 Nashville Predators OT Niemi 16,217 31-21-6 68 Recap 59 February 17 Washington Capitals 2-3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 32-21-6 70 Recap 60 February 19 Colorado Avalanche 0-4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 33-21-6 72 Recap 61 February 22 San Jose Sharks 4-3 Detroit Red Wings Niemi 17,562 34-21-6 74 Recap 62 February 23 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Niemi 18,253 35-21-6 76 Recap 63 February 25 San Jose Sharks 4-3 Calgary Flames SO Niemi 19,289 36-21-6 78 Recap
March: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–2 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Colorado Avalanche 1-2 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 37-21-6 80 Recap 65 March 3 Detroit Red Wings 1-3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 38-21-6 82 Recap 66 March 5 Dallas Stars 3-2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 38-22-6 82 Recap 67 March 8 Nashville Predators 2-3 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 39-22-6 84 Recap 68 March 10 Vancouver Canucks 5-4 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 39-22-7 85 Recap 69 March 12 New York Rangers 3-2 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 39-22-8 86 Recap 70 March 14 San Jose Sharks 3-6 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 22,094 39-23-8 86 Recap 71 March 15 San Jose Sharks 6-3 Dallas Stars Niemi 16,724 40-23-8 88 Recap 72 March 17 Minnesota Wild 2-3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 41-23-8 90 Recap 73 March 19 St. Louis Blues 3-5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 42-23-8 92 Recap 74 March 23 Calgary Flames 3-6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 43-23-8 94 Recap 75 March 24 San Jose Sharks 2-3 Los Angeles Kings SO Niemi 18,118 43-23-9 95 Recap 76 March 26 San Jose Sharks 4-1 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 16,394 44-23-9 97 Recap 77 March 31 Dallas Stars 0 - 6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 45-23-9 99 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Anaheim Ducks 2-4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 46-23-9 101 Recap 79 April 4 Los Angeles Kings 1-6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 47-23-9 103 Recap 80 April 6 San Jose Sharks 2-6 Anaheim Ducks Nittymaki 15,649 47-24-9 103 Recap 81 April 8 San Jose Sharks 3-4 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 17,125 47-25-9 103 Recap 82 April 9 Phoenix Coyotes 1-3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 48-25-9 105 Recap

Playoffs

The Sharks clinched a playoff spot after beating the Dallas Stars 6–0 on March 31, 2011 in front of the sellout crowd of 17,562 at the HP Pavilion. This makes it seven consecutive seasons of making the playoffs for the Sharks. The Sharks also made the Conference Finals for the third time in franchise history.

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 1–0 Recap 2 April 16 Los Angeles 4–0 San Jose Niemi 17,562 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 San Jose 6–5 Los Angeles OT Nittymaki 18,216 2–1 Recap 4 April 21 San Jose 6–3 Los Angeles Niemi 18,234 3–1 Recap 5 April 23 Los Angeles 3–1 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–2 Recap 6 April 25 San Jose 4–3 Los Angeles OT Niemi 18,118 4–2 Recap Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings – Sharks win series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 Detroit 1–2 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 1–0 Recap 2 May 1 Detroit 1–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 2–0 Recap 3 May 4 San Jose 4–3 Detroit OT Niemi 20,066 3–0 Recap 4 May 6 San Jose 3–4 Detroit Niemi 20,066 3–1 Recap 5 May 8 Detroit 4–3 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–2 Recap 6 May 10 San Jose 1–3 Detroit Niemi 20,066 3–3 Recap 7 May 12 Detroit 2–3 San Jose Niemi 17,562 4–3 Recap Western Conference Finals: vs. (1) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver wins series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 15 San Jose 2–3 Vancouver Niemi 18,860 1–0 Recap 2 May 18 San Jose 3–7 Vancouver Niemi 18,860 2–0 Recap 3 May 20 Vancouver 3–4 San Jose Niemi 17,562 2–1 Recap 4 May 22 Vancouver 4–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–1 Recap 5 May 24 San Jose 2–3 Vancouver 2OT Niemi 18,860 4–1 Recap

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Updated April 11, 2011.^[3]

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau 82 37 36 73 -3 16 Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton 80 21 49 70 4 47 Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 74 20 46 66 10 24 Heatley, DanyDany Heatley 80 26 38 64 8 56 Clowe, RyaneRyane Clowe 75 24 38 62 13 100 Couture, LoganLogan Couture 79 32 24 56 18 41 Boyle, DanDan Boyle 76 9 41 50 2 67 Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi 72 22 19 41 -2 37 Demers, JasonJason Demers 75 2 22 24 19 28 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 66 9 14 23 10 46 Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic 80 4 14 18 14 18 Murray, DouglasDouglas Murray 73 1 13 14 5 44 Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers 78 3 11 14 3 124 Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood 35 5 8 13 10 0 Braun, JustinJustin Braun 28 2 9 11 -1 2 Huskins, KentKent Huskins 50 2 8 10 8 12 White, IanIan White^† 23 2 8 10 9 8 Ferriero, BennBenn Ferriero 33 5 4 9 8 9 Wallin, NiclasNiclas Wallin 74 3 5 8 0 46 Nichol, ScottScott Nichol 56 4 3 7 -3 50 Eager, BenBen Eager^† 34 4 3 7 0 43 McGinn, JamieJamie McGinn 49 1 5 6 -6 33 McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy 37 2 2 4 -8 8 Joslin, DerekDerek Joslin^‡ 17 1 3 4 -2 8 Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins 17 1 2 3 -1 4 Moore, MikeMike Moore 6 1 0 1 -1 7 Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels 5 0 0 0 -1 0 Mashinter, BrandonBrandon Mashinter 13 0 0 0 -2 17 McLaren, FrazerFrazer McLaren 9 0 0 0 -1 22

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton 18 3 14 17 -5 16 Boyle, DanDan Boyle 18 4 12 16 -7 8 Clowe, RyaneRyane Clowe 17 6 9 15 5 32 Couture, LoganLogan Couture 18 7 7 14 2 2 Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau 18 7 6 13 -1 9 Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 18 5 5 10 1 10 Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi 18 7 3 10 -7 12 Heatley, DanyDany Heatley 18 3 6 9 -2 12 White, IanIan White 17 1 8 9 3 8 Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood 18 1 6 7 6 0 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 18 1 4 5 0 10 Wallin, NiclasNiclas Wallin 18 1 3 4 2 10 Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic 18 0 3 3 4 4 Demers, JasonJason Demers 13 2 1 3 -1 8 Huskins, KentKent Huskins 5 0 1 1 1 2 Murray, DouglasDouglas Murray 18 0 1 1 -7 8 Eager, BenBen Eager 10 1 0 1 -2 41 Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins 3 1 0 1 1 4 McGinn, JamieJamie McGinn 7 0 1 1 0 30 Ferriero, BennBenn Ferriero 8 1 0 1 0 6 Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers 12 0 0 0 -3 12 Nichol, ScottScott Nichol 15 0 0 0 -7 26 Braun, JustinJustin Braun 1 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

GP = Games Played; MIN = Time On Ice in minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; SV = Saves; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PEN = Penalty Time in minutes

Regular season
Player GP MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PEN Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi 60 3524 35 18 6 140 2.38 1741 .920 6 0 1 2 Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki 24 1414 12 7 3 64 2.72 615 .896 0 0 0 2 Stalock, AlexAlex Stalock 1 30 1 0 0 0 0.00 9 1.000 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PEN Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi 18 1044 8 9 56 3.22 538 .896 0 0 0 0 Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki 2 91 1 1 1 0.66 30 .967 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Joe Thornton[4]	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 1, 2010
Ryane Clowe[5]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 13, 2010
Logan Couture[6]	NHL Rookie of the Month	December 2010
Antti Niemi[7]	NHL First Star of the Week	February 21, 2011
Antti Niemi[8]	NHL Second Star of the Month	February 2011
Joe Pavelski[9]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 21, 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Tommy Wingels	1st Career NHL Game	October 8, 2010
Dany Heatley	300th Career NHL Goal	October 16, 2010
Mike Moore	1st Career NHL Game	October 19, 2010
Scott Nichol	500th Career NHL Game	October 19, 2010
John McCarthy	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 21, 2010
Devin Setoguchi	200th Career NHL Game	October 21, 2010
John McCarthy	1st Career NHL Goal	October 23, 2010
Jamie McGinn	100th Career NHL Game	October 23, 2010
Patrick Marleau	700th Career NHL Point	October 27, 2010
Joe Pavelski	100th Career NHL Assist	October 30, 2010
Dany Heatley	600th Career NHL Game	November 4, 2010
Douglas Murray	300th Career NHL Game	November 4, 2010
Ryane Clowe	100th Career NHL Assist	November 13, 2010
Mike Moore	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 17, 2010
Justin Braun	1st Career NHL Game	November 26, 2010
Justin Braun	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 27, 2010
Justin Braun	1st Career NHL Goal	December 2, 2010
Dan Boyle	700th Career NHL Game	December 2, 2010
Joe Pavelski	300th Career NHL Game	December 4, 2010
Derek Joslin	1st Career NHL Goal	December 13, 2010
Joe Pavelski	200th Career NHL Point	December 16, 2010
Brandon Mashinter	1st Career NHL Game	December 29, 2010
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	100th Career NHL Point	January 1, 2011
Andrew Desjardins	1st Career NHL Game	January 3, 2011
Patrick Marleau	1,000th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2011
Alex Stalock	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	February 1, 2011
Jason Demers	100th Career NHL Game	February 9, 2011
Ben Eager	300th Career NHL Game	February 15, 2011
Ryane Clowe	300th Career NHL Game	February 19, 2011
Ian White	100th Career NHL Assist	February 19, 2011
Ryane Clowe	200th Career NHL Point	February 22, 2011
Joe Thornton	300th Career NHL Goal	February 22, 2011
Niclas Wallin	600th Career NHL Game	March 3, 2011
Jamal Mayers	800th Career NHL Game	March 8, 2011
Patrick Marleau	400th Career NHL Assist	March 14, 2011
Andrew Desjardins	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	March 23, 2011
Joe Pavelski	100th Career NHL Goal	March 24, 2011
Jamal Mayers	200th Career NHL Point	March 26, 2011
Kyle Wellwood	100th Career NHL Assist	March 31, 2011
Logan Couture	100th Career NHL Game	April 2, 2011
Torrey Mitchell	200th Career NHL Game	April 2, 2011
Andrew Desjardins	1st Career NHL Assist	April 4, 2011
Antti Niemi	100th Career NHL Game	April 4, 2011
Joe Thornton	1,000th Career NHL Point	April 8, 2011
Ian White	400th Career NHL Game	April 8, 2011

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Ian White	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2011
Justin Braun	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 16, 2011
Logan Couture	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 19, 2011
Antero Niittymaki	1st Career NHL Playoff Win	April 19, 2011
Benn Ferriero	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 29, 2011
Ian White	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	May 1, 2011
Joe Thornton	100th Career NHL Playoff Game	May 4, 2011
Andrew Desjardins	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	May 20, 2011
Andrew Desjardins	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	May 22, 2011
Jamie McGinn	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	May 22, 2011

Transactions

On January 20, 2011, the Sharks signed Jordan White, a University of British Columbia Thunderbirds goalie to a one-day amateur contract to provide emergency backup goalie for the game against the Vancouver Canucks after Antero Niittymaki was injured during a morning practice session. White wore uniform number 35 but did not see any on-ice game time.^[10]

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades Date Details June 21, 2010[11] To Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick (#129 overall) in 2010 June 24, 2010[12] To Atlanta Thrashers Future Considerations To San Jose Sharks Michael Vernace Brett Sterling 7th-round pick (#188 overall) in 2010 June 26, 2010[13] To Calgary Flames Henrik Karlsson To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick (#163 overall) in 2010 June 26, 2010[14] To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th-round pick in 2011 To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick (#200 overall) in 2010 January 18, 2011[15] To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2011 To San Jose Sharks Ben Eager February 9, 2011[16] To New Jersey Devils Steven Zalewski Jay Leach To San Jose Sharks Patrick Davis Michael Swift February 18, 2011[17] To Carolina Hurricanes Derek Joslin To San Jose Sharks Future Considerations February 18, 2011[18] To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2012 To San Jose Sharks Ian White Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Carter Hutton[19] Adirondack Phantoms 1 year, $560,000 entry-level contract Antero Niittymaki[20] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $4 million T. J. Trevelyan[21] Worcester Sharks 1 year, $500,000 Sean Sullivan[21] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $500,000 Jamal Mayers[22] Calgary Flames 1 year, $600,000 Antti Niemi[23] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $2 million Michael Sgarbossa[24] Saginaw Spirit 3 years, $1.685 million entry-level contract Curt Gogol[24] Saskatoon Blades 3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract J. P. Anderson[24] Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3 years, $1.66 million entry-level contract Sena Acolatse[25] Prince George Cougars 3 years, $2.090 million entry-level contract James Livingston[26] Plymouth Whalers 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract Mike Connolly[27] Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract Brodie Reid[28] Northeastern Huskies 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Evgeni Nabokov[29] SKA St. Petersburg 4 years, $24 million Manny Malhotra[30] Vancouver Canucks 3 years, $7.5 million Brett Sterling[31] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $500,000 Mike Vernace[32] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $500,000 Ryan Vesce[33] Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod undisclosed Dwight Helminen[34] Pelicans 1 year Joe Callahan[35] Florida Panthers 1 year, $525,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Kyle Wellwood[36] St. Louis Blues January 18, 2011 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via retirement Player Rob Blake[37] Players signings Player Contract terms Tommy Wingels[38] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract Taylor Doherty[19] 2 years, $1.43 million entry-level contract Marek Viedensky[19] 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract Harri Sateri[19] 3 years, $2.0375 million entry-level contract Joe Pavelski[39] 4 years, $16 million Patrick Marleau[39] 4 years, $27.6 million Scott Nichol[40] 1 year, $760,000 Niclas Wallin[40] 1 year, $2.5 million Andrew Desjardins[40] 1 year, $500,000 Cam MacIntyre[41] 2 years, $1.2 million Jay Leach[42] 1 year, $500,000 Jason Demers[43] 2 years, $2.5 million contract extension Devin Setoguchi[44] 1 year, $1.8 million Steven Zalewski[45] 1 year, $500,000 Derek Joslin[46] 1 year, $500,000 Joe Thornton[47] 3 years, $21 million contract extension Antti Niemi[48] 4 years, $15.2 million contract extension Draft picks San Jose's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 28 Charlie Coyle C/RW  United States South Shore Kings (EJHL) 3 88 Max Gaede RW  United States Woodbury High School (USHS–MN) 5 127 (from Carolina) Cody Ferriero C  United States The Governor's Academy (USHS–MA) 5 129 (from Minnesota) Freddie Hamilton C  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 5 136 (from Ottawa) Isaac Macleod D  Canada Penticton Vees (BCHL) 6 163 (from Calgary) Konrad Abeltshauser D  Germany Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 7 188 (from Atlanta) Lee Moffie D  United States University of Michigan (CCHA) 7 200 (from Pittsburgh) Chris Crane RW  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Final roster Updated May 22, 2011.[49] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 22 Boyle, DanDan Boyle (A) D R 39 2008 Ottawa, Ontario 61 Braun, JustinJustin Braun D R 29 2007 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota 29 Clowe, RyaneRyane Clowe (A) LW L 33 2001 Fermeuse, Newfoundland 39 Couture, LoganLogan Couture C L 27 2007 Guelph, Ontario 60 Demers, JasonJason Demers  D L 27 2008 Dorval, Quebec 69 Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins C L 29 2010 Lively, Ontario 55 Eager, BenBen Eager LW L 32 2011 Ottawa, Ontario 78 Ferriero, BennBenn Ferriero C R 29 2009 Boston, Massachusetts 1 Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss G L 30 2004 Füssen, West Germany 15 Heatley, DanyDany Heatley RW L 35 2009 Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany 40 Huskins, KentKent Huskins D L 36 2009 Almonte, Ontario 34 Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton G L 30 2010 Thunder Bay, Ontario — Irwin, MattMatt Irwin D L 28 2010 Brentwood Bay, British Columbia 41 MacIntyre, CamCam MacIntyre RW R 30 2010 Sooke, British Columbia 12 Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau (A) C/LW L 36 1997 Swift Current, Saskatchewan 72 Mashinter, BrandonBrandon Mashinter LW L 27 2009 Bradford, Ontario 10 Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers C R 41 2010 Toronto, Ontario 43 McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy LW L 29 2006 Boston, Massachusetts 64 McGinn, JamieJamie McGinn LW L 27 2006 Fergus, Ontario 17 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell C R 31 2004 Greenfield Park, Quebec 3 Murray, DouglasDouglas Murray D L 36 1999 Stockholm, Sweden 21 Nichol, ScottScott Nichol C R 41 2009 Edmonton, Alberta 31 Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi G L 32 2010 Vantaa, Finland 30 Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki G L 35 2010 Turku, Finland 8 Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski C R 31 2003 Plover, Wisconsin 54 Petrecki, NickNick Petrecki D L 26 2007 Schenectady, New York 35 Sateri, HarriHarri Sateri G L 26 2008 Toijala, Finland 16 Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi RW R 29 2005 Taber, Alberta 32 Stalock, AlexAlex Stalock  G L 28 2005 St. Paul, Minnesota 47 Sullivan, SeanSean Sullivan D L 32 2010 Boston, Massachusetts 19 Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton (C) C L 36 2005 London, Ontario 44 Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic D L 29 2005 Montreal, Quebec 7 Wallin, NiclasNiclas Wallin D L 41 2010 Boden, Sweden 20 Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood C R 32 2011 Windsor, Ontario 9 White, IanIan White D R 31 2011 Steinbach, Manitoba 57 Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels C R 28 2008 Evanston, Illinois Farm teams Worcester Sharks The Sharks' affiliate in the American Hockey League is the Worcester Sharks. Stockton Thunder The Sharks' affiliate in the ECHL is the Stockton Thunder for 2010–11.[50] References http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=532414 "2010–2011 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. "Sharks Stats". sj-sharks.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11. Thomas, Thornton and Keith named 'Three Stars' Clowe tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' Sharks' Couture named NHL Rookie of the Month Antti Niemi tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' Toews tops February's 'Three Stars of the Month' Sharks' Pavelski tops 'Three Stars' of the week "Niittymaki hurt, Sharks sign emergency college backup". Sharks Acquire Fifth Round Pick Sharks Acquire Draft Selection, Two Players Sharks Add Seven On Day Two Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing San Jose Gets Ben Eager From Atlanta Davis & Swift Come From The Devils Derek Joslin Sent To Carolina Sharks Add Depth On The Blueline Sharks Sign Four Nittymaki Signs with San Jose Sharks Sign Trevelyan and Sullivan Jamal Mayers Signs With Sharks Cup Winning Goaltender Coming To San Jose Sharks Sign Sgarbossa, Anderson and Gogol Sharks Sign Bay Area Native Sena Acolatse to an Entry Level Contract Sharks Sign Free Agent Right Wing James Livingston Sharks Sharks Sign Free Agent Forward Mike Connolly Sharks Sharks Sign Free Agent Forward Brodie Reid Reports: Nabokov to Russia Vancouver Canucks sign centre Manny Malhotra to 3-year deal Penguins Sign Left Wing Sterling Lightning Re-sign D Vladimir Mihalik, Ink Free Agent Defenseman Mathieu Roy, Mike Vernace Ryan Veske will defend the colors of "Torpedo" Pelicans made a significant player contracts Panthers Acquire Defensemen Joe Callahan and T.J. Fast Former Canucks Forward Tabbed Rob Blake Announces His Retirement Sharks Sign Center Tommy Wingels Sharks Re-Sign Marleau and Pavelski Sharks Re-Sign Nichol, Wallin, Desjardins Cam MacIntyre Gets A Two Year Deal Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Jay Leach Jason Demers Signs For 2 More Years Sharks Winger Back In The Fold Sharks Re-Sign Steven Zalewski Sharks Re-Sign Derek Joslin Sharks & Thornton Agree On Extension Sharks Extend Niemi's Contract "Sharks Roster". sj-sharks.com. Retrieved 2011-04-19. Sharks and Thunder Announce Affiliation