2014–15 San Jose Sharks season
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.
| 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) |
| Penalty minutes | John Scott (87) |
| Plus/minus | Joe Pavelski Marc-Edouard Vlasic (+12) |
| Wins | Antti Niemi (31) |
| Goals against average | Troy Grosenick (1.53) |
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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]
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| 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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| Joe Pavelski | 82 | 37 | 33 | 70 | +12 | 29 |
| Logan Couture | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | −6 | 12 |
| Joe Thornton | 78 | 16 | 49 | 65 | −4 | 30 |
| Brent Burns | 82 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −9 | 65 |
| Patrick Marleau | 82 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −17 | 12 |
| Tommy Wingels | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −7 | 40 |
| Tomas Hertl | 82 | 13 | 18 | 31 | −5 | 16 |
| Matthew Nieto | 72 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −12 | 20 |
| Melker Karlsson | 53 | 13 | 11 | 24 | −3 | 20 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 70 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +12 | 23 |
| Justin Braun | 70 | 1 | 22 | 23 | +8 | 48 |
| Chris Tierney | 43 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +3 | 6 |
| Matt Irwin | 53 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +3 | 18 |
| James Sheppard‡ | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −3 | 28 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 60 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −1 | 35 |
| Tyler Kennedy‡ | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 8 |
| Brenden Dillon† | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −11 | 54 |
| Andrew Desjardins‡ | 56 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −2 | 50 |
| Matt Tennyson | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Scott Hannan | 58 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Ben Smith | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 0 |
| Tye McGinn‡ | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 11 |
| John Scott | 38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 87 |
| Mirco Mueller | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 10 |
| Taylor Fedun | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Adam Burish | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 33 |
| Jason Demers‡ | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 8 |
| Bryan Lerg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Daniil Tarasov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Micheal Haley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 11 |
| Eriah Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Karl Stollery | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
| Freddie 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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| Antti Niemi | 61 | 61 | 3587:54 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 155 | 2.59 | 1811 | .914 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Stalock | 22 | 19 | 1236:30 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 2.62 | 553 | .902 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy 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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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Players released
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picksThe 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
References
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