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2025–26 San Jose Sharks season

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The 2025–26 San Jose Sharks season was the 35th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.[1]

Division5th Pacific
Conference11th Western
2025–26 record39–35–8
Home record21–14–6
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2025–26 San Jose Sharks
Division5th Pacific
Conference11th Western
2025–26 record39–35–8
Home record21–14–6
Road record18–21–2
Goals for251
Goals against292
Team information
General managerMike Grier
CoachRyan Warsofsky
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsMacklin Celebrini
Mario Ferraro
Barclay Goodrow
Tyler Toffoli
Alexander Wennberg
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance16,173
Minor league affiliatesSan Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMacklin Celebrini (45)
AssistsMacklin Celebrini (70)
PointsMacklin Celebrini (115)
Penalty minutesBarclay Goodrow (73)
Plus/minusMacklin Celebrini (+8)
WinsYaroslav Askarov (21)
Goals against averageAlex Nedeljkovic (2.87)
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On April 13, 2026, the Sharks were eliminated from playoff contention for the seventh consecutive season following a win by the Los Angeles Kings against the Seattle Kraken.[2] Nonetheless, the season marked an improvement over the previous year and was the Sharks’ best points-wise since the 2018–19 season, with the team remaining in playoff contention until the very end.

Standings

Divisional standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vegas Golden Knights 82 39 26 17 30 265 250 +15 95
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 82 41 30 11 32 282 269 +13 93
3 x – Anaheim Ducks 82 43 33 6 26 273 288 −15 92
4 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 35 27 20 22 225 247 −22 90
5 San Jose Sharks 82 39 35 8 27 251 292 −41 86
6 Seattle Kraken 82 34 37 11 26 226 263 −37 79
7 Calgary Flames 82 34 39 9 27 212 259 −47 77
8 Vancouver Canucks 82 25 49 8 15 216 316 −100 58
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Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number 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 number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Utah Mammoth 82 43 33 6 33 268 240 +28 92
2 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 35 27 20 22 225 247 −22 90
3 CE St. Louis Blues 82 37 33 12 33 231 258 −27 86
4 CE Nashville Predators 82 38 34 10 28 247 269 −22 86
5 PA San Jose Sharks 82 39 35 8 27 251 292 −41 86
6 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 35 35 12 28 231 260 −29 82
7 PA Seattle Kraken 82 34 37 11 26 226 263 −37 79
8 PA Calgary Flames 82 34 39 9 27 212 259 −47 77
9 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 29 39 14 22 213 275 −62 72
10 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 25 49 8 15 216 316 −100 58
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Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number 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 number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on June 20, 2025.[5]

More information Preseason game log, # ...
Preseason game log

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

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Regular season

The schedule was announced on July 16, 2025.[6]

More information October: 3–6–2 (home: 1–3–2; away: 2–3–0), # ...
2025–26 game log: 39–35–8 (home: 21–14–6; away: 18–21–2)

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

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Player statistics

Updated to games played April 16, 2026

Skaters

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Regular season [7]
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Macklin Celebrini824570115+844
Will Smith69243559+116
Alexander Wennberg80183755−2518
William Eklund78153853−3132
Tyler Toffoli79193049−1210
Collin Graf81212546+612
Dmitry Orlov8233437−2848
John Klingberg56101727−1324
Adam Gaudette6617825−920
Mario Ferraro8271623−135
Michael Misa4591221−210
Philipp Kurashev4371320+116
Igor Chernyshov2891019+26
Sam Dickinson7211314−522
Jeff Skinner‡326713−814
Kiefer Sherwood†276713−828
Shakir Mukhamadullin505712−322
Barclay Goodrow825712−1873
Ty Dellandrea462911−1822
Timothy Liljegren‡4311011−727
Pavol Regenda249110−420
Zack Ostapchuk59437−1145
Nick Leddy32167−96
Vincent Desharnais53167+768
Ryan Reaves50303−1237
Vincent Iorio‡21033−412
Ethan Cardwell7101−32
Patrick Giles3011+10
Luca Cagnoni300002
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Goaltenders

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Regular season [8]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A Pts PIM
Yaroslav Askarov47472596:29212041573.631341.88400002
Alex Nedeljkovic40342277:58181441092.871048.89600119
Laurent Brossoit1159:0901066.0923.78300000
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
July 1, 2025 To Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd-round pick in 2028
To San Jose Sharks
Alex Nedeljkovic
[9]
July 2, 2025 To New Jersey Devils
Thomas Bordeleau
To San Jose Sharks
Shane Bowers
[10]
July 10, 2025 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Henry Thrun
To San Jose Sharks
Ryan Reaves
[11]
July 25, 2025 To Colorado Avalanche
Danil Gushchin
To San Jose Sharks
Oskar Olausson
[12]
September 5, 2025 To Montreal Canadiens
Gannon Laroque
To San Jose Sharks
Carey Price
5th-round pick in 2026
[13]
October 5, 2025 To Philadelphia Flyers
Carl Grundstrom
Artem Guryev
To San Jose Sharks
Ryan Ellis
conditional 6th-round pick in 2026
[14]
October 17, 2025 To Minnesota Wild
Oskar Olausson
To San Jose Sharks
Kyle Masters
[15]
January 8, 2026 To Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Ellis
Jake Furlong
4th-round pick in 2028
To San Jose Sharks
Laurent Brossoit
Nolan Allan
7th-round pick in 2028
[16]
January 16, 2026 To Carolina Hurricanes
Kyle Masters
4th-round pick in 2026
To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2027
[17]
January 19, 2026 To Vancouver Canucks
Cole Clayton
2nd-round pick in 2026
2nd-round pick in 2027
To San Jose Sharks
Kiefer Sherwood
[18]
March 5, 2026 To Vancouver Canucks
Jack Thompson
To San Jose Sharks
Jett Woo
[19]
March 6, 2026 To Washington Capitals
Timothy Liljegren
To San Jose Sharks
4th-round pick in 2026
[20]
June 17, 2026 To Buffalo Sabres
1st-round pick in 2026
To San Jose Sharks
Michael Kesselring
1st-round pick in 2026
[21]
June 18, 2026 To Boston Bruins
4th-round pick in 2026
5th-round pick in 2026
To San Jose Sharks
Andre Gasseau
4th-round pick in 2026
[22]
June 23, 2026 To Ottawa Senators
William Eklund
Kasper Halttunen
Brandon Svoboda
To San Jose Sharks
1st-round pick in 2026
[23]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)Adam GaudetteOttawa Senators2-yearFree agency[24]
John KlingbergEdmonton Oilers1-year[25]
Philipp KurashevChicago Blackhawks1-year[26]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)Jimmy HuntingtonWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)1-year[27]
Samuel LabergeUtica Comets (AHL)1-year[27]
Cole ClaytonCleveland Monsters (AHL)1-year[27]
July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03)Nick LeddySt. Louis BluesWaivers[28]
Dmitry OrlovCarolina Hurricanes2-yearFree agency[29]
July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10)Jakub SkarekNew York Islanders1-year[30]
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)Jeff SkinnerEdmonton Oilers1-year[31]
October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)Vincent IorioWashington CapitalsWaiver[32]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)Marc-Edouard VlasicBought out[33]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)Walker DuehrWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[34]
Jimmy SchuldtVancouver Canucks2-year[35]
July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13)Scott SabourinTampa Bay Lightning1-year[36]
July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13)Nikolai KovalenkoCSKA Moscow (KHL)2-year[37]
August 25, 2025 (2025-08-25)Jan RuttaGenève-Servette HC (NL)2-year[38]
September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)Alexandar GeorgievBuffalo Sabres1-year[39]
October 7, 2025 (2025-10-07)Noah GregorFlorida Panthers1-year[40]
October 8, 2025 (2025-10-08)Georgi RomanovSt. Louis Blues1-year[41]
November 3, 2025 (2025-11-03)Klim KostinAvangard Omsk (KHL)1-year[42]
January 31, 2026 (2026-01-31)Vincent IorioNew York RangersWaivers[43]
February 16, 2026 (2026-02-16)Jeff Skinner[44]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermRef
June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)Gabriel Carriere1-year[45]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)William Eklund3-year[46]
Colin White1-year[47]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)Pavol Regenda1-year[48]
July 14, 2025 (2025-07-14)Jack Thompson1-year[49]
September 10, 2025 (2025-09-10)Michael Misa3-year†[50]
January 4, 2026 (2026-01-04)Alexander Wennberg3-year[51]
March 4, 2026 (2026-03-04)Kiefer Sherwood5-year‡[52]
March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06)Alex Nedeljkovic2-year‡[53]
March 13, 2026 (2026-03-13)Ty Dellandrea2-year‡[54]
April 16, 2026 (2026-04-16)Eric Pohlkamp2-year†[55]
May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05)Patrick Giles2-year[56]
May 13, 2026 (2026-05-13)Carson Wetsch3-year‡†[57]
May 27, 2026 (2026-05-27)Jimmy Huntington1-year‡†[58]
May 28, 2026 (2026-05-28)Phillip Sinn2-year‡†[59]
June 23, 2026 (2026-06-23)Nolan Allan2-year[60]
June 25, 2026 (2026-06-25)Ethan Cardwell1-year[61]
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Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

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Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 2 Michael Misa C  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
30[A] Joshua Ravensbergen G  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
2 33 Haoxi Wang D  China Oshawa Generals (OHL)
53[B] Cole McKinney C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 95[C] Teddy Mutryn C  United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
4 115[D] Ilyas Magomedsultanov D  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Jr. (JHL)
124[E] Zachary Sharp D  United States Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC)
5 150[F] Max Heise C  Canada Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 210[G] Richard Gallant C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
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Notes

  1. The Dallas Stars' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 1, 2025, that sent Cody Ceci and Mikael Granlund to Dallas in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.[62]
  2. The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Tristen Robins, Fabian Zetterlund and a fourth-round pick in 2025 to Ottawa in exchange for Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk and this pick.[63]
  3. The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on August 18, 2024, that sent Ty Emberson to Edmonton in exchange for Cody Ceci and this pick.[64]
  4. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Luke Kunin to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[65]
  5. The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on February 1, 2025, that sent Cody Ceci and Mikael Granlund to Dallas in exchange for a first-round pick in 2025 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[62] The condition – San Jose will receive Winnipeg's fourth-round pick in 2025 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2025 Stanley Cup Final[62] – was converted when Dallas was eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 29, 2025.
  6. The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on December 9, 2024, that sent Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a fifth-round pick in 2027 to Colorado in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a second-round pick in 2026 and this pick.[66]
  7. The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Kaapo Kahkonen to New Jersey in exchange for Vitek Vanecek and this pick.[67]

Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Macklin CelebriniFirst Star of the Week[68]
Third Star of the Week[69]
Third Star of the Month[70]
October 26, 2025
November 23, 2025
December 2025
Philipp KurashevThird Star of the Week[71]November 2, 2025
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