2014–15 San Jose Sharks season
| 2014–15 San Jose Sharks | ||
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| Division | 5th Pacific | |
| Conference | 12th Western | |
| 2014–15 record | 40–33–9 | |
| Home record | 19–17–5 | |
| Road record | 21–16–4 | |
| Goals for | 228 | |
| Goals against | 232 | |
| Team information | ||
| General Manager | Doug Wilson | |
| Coach | Todd McLellan | |
| Captain | Vacant | |
| Alternate captains | Patrick Marleau Joe Pavelski Joe Thornton Marc-Edouard Vlasic | |
| Arena | SAP Center | |
| Average attendance | 18,707[1] | |
| Team leaders | ||
| Goals | Joe Pavelski (37) | |
| Assists | Joe Thornton (49) | |
| Points | Joe Pavelski (70) | |
| Penalties in minutes | John Scott (87) | |
| Plus/minus | Joe Pavelski Marc-Edouard Vlasic (+12) | |
| Wins | Antti Niemi (31) | |
| Goals against average | Troy Grosenick (1.53) | |
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The 2014–15 San Jose Sharks season was the 24th season in the National Hockey League.[2] The Sharks did not qualify for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, thus ending their ten-season playoff streak.
Off-season
On May 15, 2014, following a first round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Kings, General Manager Doug Wilson made known his intentions to build a "younger, more aggressive team," announcing that the team would retain Head Coach Todd McLellan, but will move 33-year-old winger Martin Havlat, who still had one year on remaining his contract, and would not re-sign 37-year-old impending unrestricted free agent defenceman Dan Boyle.[3] The Sharks also acquired John Scott and Tye McGinn.[4]
Regular season
The Sharks did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2002–03, ending the second-longest active NHL playoff appearance streak at ten seasons.
Standings
Divisional standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| 1 | z – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 236 | 226 | +10 | 109 | 
| 2 | x – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 242 | 222 | +20 | 101 | 
| 3 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 241 | 216 | +25 | 97 | 
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 | 
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 | 
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 | 
| 7 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 | 
Conference standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 248 | 201 | +47 | 109 | 
| 2 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 232 | 208 | +24 | 104 | 
| 3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 229 | 189 | +40 | 102 | 
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 236 | 226 | +10 | 109 | 
| 2 | x – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 242 | 222 | +20 | 101 | 
| 3 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 241 | 216 | +25 | 97 | 
| Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 | 
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 | 
| 3 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 | 
| 4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 | 
| 5 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 | 
| 6 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 | 
| 7 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 | 
| 8 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 | 
Schedule and results
Pre-season
The pre-season schedule was announced on June 19.[5]
| Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1) | |||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | 
| 1[a] | September 23 | Vancouver | 2–5 | San Jose | Grosenick | 6,810 | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 23 | San Jose | 2–4 | Vancouver | Stalock | 13,650 | 1–1–0 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 26 | Arizona | 2–1 | San Jose | SO | Niemi | 15,452 | 1–1–1 | Recap | 
| 4 | September 27 | Anaheim | 1–3 | San Jose | Stalock | 16,248 | 2–1–1 | Recap | |
| 5 | September 30 | Los Angeles | 4–1 | San Jose | Niemi | 16,251 | 2–2–1 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 3 | San Jose | 3–1 | Arizona | Stalock | 7,873 | 3–2–1 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 4 | San Jose | 1–2 | Anaheim | OT | Niemi | 13,682 | 3–2–2 | Recap | 
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was announced on June 22.[6]
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Player statistics
Skaters
Final statistics.[7]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | 
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| Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski | 82 | 37 | 33 | 70 | +12 | 29 | 
| Couture, LoganLogan Couture | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | −6 | 12 | 
| Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton | 78 | 16 | 49 | 65 | −4 | 30 | 
| Burns, BrentBrent Burns | 82 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −9 | 65 | 
| Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau | 82 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −17 | 12 | 
| Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −7 | 40 | 
| Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl | 82 | 13 | 18 | 31 | −5 | 16 | 
| Nieto, MatthewMatthew Nieto | 72 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −12 | 20 | 
| Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson | 53 | 13 | 11 | 24 | −3 | 20 | 
| Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic | 70 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +12 | 23 | 
| Braun, JustinJustin Braun | 70 | 1 | 22 | 23 | +8 | 48 | 
| Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney | 43 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +3 | 6 | 
| Irwin, MattMatt Irwin | 53 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +3 | 18 | 
| Sheppard, JamesJames Sheppard‡ | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −3 | 28 | 
| Goodrow, BarclayBarclay Goodrow | 60 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −1 | 35 | 
| Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon† | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −11 | 54 | 
| Kennedy, TylerTyler Kennedy‡ | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 8 | 
| Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins‡ | 56 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −2 | 50 | 
| Tennyson, MattMatt Tennyson | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 
| Hannan, ScottScott Hannan | 58 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 
| Smith, BenBen Smith | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 
| McGinn, TyeTye McGinn‡ | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 11 | 
| Scott, JohnJohn Scott | 38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 
| Mueller, MircoMirco Mueller | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 10 | 
| Fedun, TaylorTaylor Fedun | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 
| Burish, AdamAdam Burish | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 33 | 
| Demers, JasonJason Demers‡ | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 8 | 
| Lerg, BryanBryan Lerg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 
| Tarasov, DaniilDaniil Tarasov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 
| Brown, MikeMike Brown | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 
| Haley, MichealMicheal Haley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 11 | 
| Hayes, EriahEriah Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 
| Stollery, KarlKarl Stollery | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | 
| Hamilton, FreddieFreddie Hamilton‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM | 
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| Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi | 61 | 61 | 3587:54 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 155 | 2.59 | 1811 | .914 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| Stalock, AlexAlex Stalock | 22 | 19 | 1236:30 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 2.62 | 553 | .902 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Grosenick, TroyTroy Grosenick | 2 | 2 | 118:22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.53 | 58 | .948 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks.  Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Notable occurrences
Milestones
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Awards
| Recipient | Award(s) | 
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| Brent Burns | All-Star Game participant[8] | 
Suspensions and fines
| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | 
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| John Scott | Leaving the bench to start an altercation with Anaheim Ducks forward Tim Jackman | 2 games | $17,073.18 | October 27, 2014[9] | 
| John Scott | Punching an unsuspecting Anaheim Ducks forward Tim Jackman | 4 games | $34,146.36 | December 24, 2014[10] | 
| Logan Couture | Slew-footing Detroit Red Wings defensman Brendan Smith | — | $5,000.00 | February 27, 2015[11] | 
Transactions
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
Trades
| Date | ||
| June 27, 2014 [12] | To Chicago Blackhawks 1st-round pick in 2014 NYR's 6th-round pick in 2014 | To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 2014 FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2014 | 
| June 28, 2014 [13][14] | To Nashville Predators 2nd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2015 | To San Jose Sharks DET's 2nd-round pick in 2014 | 
| June 28, 2014 [13][14] | To Nashville Predators FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2014 | To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2014 | 
| July 1, 2014 [15] | To Colorado Avalanche Brad Stuart | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2016 6th-round pick in 2017 | 
| July 2, 2014 [16] | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2015 | To San Jose Sharks Tye McGinn | 
| November 21, 2014 [17] | To Dallas Stars Jason Demers 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To San Jose Sharks Brenden Dillon | 
| February 9, 2015 [18] | To Tampa Bay Lightning Future considerations | To San Jose Sharks Evgeni Nabokov | 
| March 1, 2015 [19] | To New York Rangers James Sheppard | To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2016 | 
| March 2, 2015 [20] | To Colorado Avalanche Freddie Hamilton | To San Jose Sharks Karl Stollery | 
| March 2, 2015 [21] | To Chicago Blackhawks Andrew Desjardins | To San Jose Sharks Ben Smith Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 | 
| March 2, 2015 [22] | To New York Islanders Tyler Kennedy | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 | 
| Free agents acquired
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| Claimed via waivers
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| Players released
 Lost via retirement
 Player signings
 Draft picksSee also: List of San Jose Sharks draft picks The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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