2009–10 San Jose Sharks season

The 2009–10 San Jose Sharks season was the team's 19th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season At the 2010 NHL entry draft, the Sharks picked William Wrenn in the second round with their first choice. The Sharks had traded their first-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the trade to acquire defenseman Dan Boyle.

Forward Patrick Marleau was replaced as team captain by defenseman Rob Blake.

Season events

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap 1 September 17 (in Ontario, CA) San Jose Sharks 2-1 Los Angeles Kings SO Greiss 1-0-0 2 September 18 Vancouver Canucks 6-2 San Jose Sharks Greiss 1-1-0 3 September 19 Phoenix Coyotes 4-5 San Jose Sharks OT Nabokov 2-1-0 4 September 21 San Jose Sharks 2-3 Anaheim Ducks Nabokov 2-2-0 5 September 23 San Jose Sharks 3-4 Vancouver Canucks SO Nabokov 2-2-1 6 September 25 Anaheim Ducks 0-6 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 3-2-1 7 September 26 San Jose Sharks 0-2 Phoenix Coyotes Greiss 3-3-1

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

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

2009–10 Game Log October: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 5–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 San Jose Sharks 2-5 Colorado Avalanche Nabokov 18,007 0-1-0 0 2 October 3 San Jose Sharks 4-1 Anaheim Ducks Nabokov 17,281 1-1-0 2 3 October 6 San Jose Sharks 4-6 Los Angeles Kings Nabokov 15,053 1-2-0 2 4 October 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-6 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 2-2-0 4 5 October 10 Minnesota Wild 2-4 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 3-2-0 6 6 October 12 Phoenix Coyotes 1-0 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,562 3-2-1 7 7 October 15 San Jose Sharks 1-4 Washington Capitals Nabokov 18,277 3-3-1 7 8 October 17 San Jose Sharks 4-1 New York Islanders Nabokov 11,287 4-3-1 9 9 October 19 San Jose Sharks 7-3 New York Rangers Nabokov 18,200 5-3-1 11 10 October 22 San Jose Sharks 2-5 Tampa Bay Lightning Nabokov 13,343 5-4-1 11 11 October 24 San Jose Sharks 4-3 Atlanta Thrashers Nabokov 14,945 6-4-1 13 12 October 25 San Jose Sharks 4-1 Philadelphia Flyers Greiss 19,126 7-4-1 15 13 October 28 Los Angeles Kings 1-2 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,562 8-4-1 17 14 October 30 Colorado Avalanche 1-3 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 9-4-1 19 November: 9–2–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 6–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 1 San Jose Sharks 5-1 Carolina Hurricanes Nabokov 15,089 10-4-1 21 16 November 4 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Nabokov 13,401 11-4-1 23 17 November 5 San Jose Sharks 1-2 Detroit Red Wings SO Nabokov 19,558 11-4-2 24 18 November 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-5 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 12-4-2 26 19 November 10 Nashville Predators 3-4 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 13-4-2 28 20 November 12 Dallas Stars 3-2 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,562 13-4-3 29 21 November 14 San Jose Sharks 3-1 St. Louis Blues Nabokov 19,150 14-4-3 31 22 November 15 San Jose Sharks 3-4 Chicago Blackhawks OT Nabokov 21,130 14-4-4 32 23 November 17 San Jose Sharks 3-4 Nashville Predators Greiss 13,324 14-5-4 32 24 November 20 Philadelphia Flyers 3-6 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 15-5-4 34 25 November 21 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Anaheim Ducks Nabokov 15,066 16-5-4 36 26 November 25 Chicago Blackhawks 7-2 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 16-6-4 36 27 November 27 San Jose Sharks 5-4 Edmonton Oilers SO Nabokov 16,839 17-6-4 38 28 November 29 San Jose Sharks 4-2 Vancouver Canucks Nabokov 18,810 18-6-4 40 December: 8–2–3 (Home: 5–1–3; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 29 December 1 Ottawa Senators 2-5 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 19-6-4 42 30 December 3 St. Louis Blues 3-2 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,424 19-6-5 43 31 December 5 Calgary Flames 2-1 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 19-7-5 43 32 December 9 Los Angeles Kings 5-4 San Jose Sharks OT Nabokov 17,562 19-7-6 44 33 December 11 Dallas Stars 3-2 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,562 19-7-7 45 34 December 12 San Jose Sharks 1-2 Phoenix Coyotes Greiss 10,650 19-8-7 45 35 December 17 Anaheim Ducks 1-4 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 20-8-7 47 36 December 21 San Jose Sharks 4-2 Dallas Stars Nabokov 18,532 21-8-7 49 37 December 22 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Chicago Blackhawks Nabokov 21,614 22-8-7 51 38 December 26 Anaheim Ducks 2-5 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 23-8-7 53 39 December 28 Phoenix Coyotes 2-3 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,562 24-8-7 55 40 December 30 Washington Capitals 2-5 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 25-8-7 57 41 December 31 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Greiss 12,472 26-8-7 59 January: 10–2–2 (Home: 7–2–2; Road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 1-4 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 27-8-7 61 43 January 4 Los Angeles Kings 6-2 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 27-9-7 61 44 January 6 St. Louis Blues 1-2 San Jose Sharks OT Nabokov 17,562 28-9-7 63 45 January 9 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 28-10-7 63 46 January 11 San Jose Sharks 2-1 Los Angeles Kings Nabokov 17,821 29-10-7 65 47 January 12 San Jose Sharks 3-1 Phoenix Coyotes Nabokov 9,248 30-10-7 67 48 January 14 Boston Bruins 2-1 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,562 30-10-8 68 49 January 16 Edmonton Oilers 2-4 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 31-10-8 70 50 January 18 Calgary Flames 1-9 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 32-10-8 72 51 January 19 San Jose Sharks 5-1 Los Angeles Kings Nabokov 16,212 33-10-8 74 52 January 21 Anaheim Ducks 1-3 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 34-10-8 76 53 January 23 Buffalo Sabres 2-5 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 35-10-8 78 54 January 28 Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 San Jose Sharks OT Nabokov 17,562 35-10-9 79 55 January 30 Minnesota Wild 2-5 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 36-10-9 81 February: 4–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 2 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 36-11-9 81 57 February 4 San Jose Sharks 4-2 St. Louis Blues Greiss 19,150 37-11-9 83 58 February 6 San Jose Sharks 4-3 Nashville Predators Nabokov 16,007 38-11-9 85 59 February 8 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Toronto Maple Leafs Nabokov 19,460 39-11-9 87 60 February 10 San Jose Sharks 0-3 Columbus Blue Jackets Greiss 15,234 39-12-9 87 61 February 11 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Detroit Red Wings SO Nabokov 20,066 40-12-9 89 62 February 13 San Jose Sharks 1-3 Buffalo Sabres Nabokov 18,690 40-13-9 89 March: 7–7–1 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 1–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 2 New Jersey Devils 4-3 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 40-14-9 89 64 March 4 Montreal Canadiens 2-3 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 41-14-9 91 65 March 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 1-2 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 42-14-9 93 66 March 11 Nashville Predators 5-8 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 43-14-9 95 67 March 13 Florida Panthers 3-2 San Jose Sharks OT Greiss 17,562 43-14-10 96 68 March 14 San Jose Sharks 2-4 Anaheim Ducks Nabokov 16,317 43-15-10 96 69 March 16 San Jose Sharks 2-8 Dallas Stars Nabokov 18,532 43-16-10 96 70 March 18 San Jose Sharks 2-3 Vancouver Canucks Nabokov 18,810 43-17-10 96 71 March 19 San Jose Sharks 3-4 Calgary Flames Nabokov 19,289 43-18-10 96 72 March 21 San Jose Sharks 1-5 Edmonton Oilers Nabokov 16,839 43-19-10 96 73 March 23 San Jose Sharks 4-1 Minnesota Wild Nabokov 18,551 44-19-10 98 74 March 25 Dallas Stars 0-3 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 45-19-10 100 75 March 27 Vancouver Canucks 2-4 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 46-19-10 102 76 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 3-4 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 47-19-10 104 77 March 31 San Jose Sharks 1-5 Dallas Stars Nabokov 17,263 47-20-10 104 April: 4–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 San Jose Sharks 3-2 Minnesota Wild Nabokov 18,584 48-20-10 106 79 April 4 San Jose Sharks 4-5 Colorado Avalanche OT Nabokov 12,893 48-20-11 107 80 April 6 San Jose Sharks 2-1 Calgary Flames Nabokov 19,289 49-20-11 109 81 April 8 Vancouver Canucks 2-4 San Jose Sharks Nabokov 17,562 50-20-11 111 82 April 10 Phoenix Coyotes 2-3 San Jose Sharks SO Nabokov 17,562 51-20-11 113

Playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 Colorado 2–1 San Jose Nabokov 17,562 0–1 2 April 16 Colorado 5–6 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,562 1–1 3 April 18 San Jose 0–1 Colorado OT Nabokov 18,007 1–2 4 April 20 San Jose 2–1 Colorado OT Nabokov 18,007 2–2 5 April 22 Colorado 0–5 San Jose Nabokov 17,562 3–2 6 April 24 San Jose 5–2 Colorado Nabokov 18,007 4–2 Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 Detroit 3–4 San Jose Nabokov 17,562 1–0 2 May 2 Detroit 3–4 San Jose Nabokov 17,562 2–0 3 May 4 San Jose 4–3 Detroit OT Nabokov 20,066 3–0 4 May 6 San Jose 1–7 Detroit Nabokov 20,066 3–1 5 May 8 Detroit 1–2 San Jose Nabokov 17,562 4–1 Western Conference Finals: vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 16 Chicago 2–1 San Jose Nabokov 17,562 0–1 2 May 18 Chicago 4–2 San Jose Nabokov 17,562 0–2 3 May 21 San Jose 2–3 Chicago OT Nabokov 22,311 0–3 4 May 23 San Jose 2–4 Chicago Nabokov 22,224 0–4 Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Updated September 18, 2010.

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 79 20 69 89 17 54 82 44 39 83 21 22 82 39 43 82 14 54 76 15 43 58 6 70 82 19 38 57 0 131 67 25 26 51 1 26 70 20 16 36 0 19 71 14 19 33 17 41 70 7 23 30 14 60 82 3 19 22 6 47 51 4 17 21 5 21 79 4 15 19 0 72 76 8 11 19 4 37 79 4 13 17 3 66 64 3 13 16 21 33 59 10 3 13 -3 38 56 2 9 11 6 27 25 5 4 9 4 6 23 1 5 6 6 54 47 3 3 6 0 110 9 3 2 5 -1 0 24 2 3 5 4 8 24 0 3 3 1 12 ‡ 36 0 3 3 1 78 † 23 0 2 2 0 23 † 28 1 1 2 3 20 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 -3 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 15 9 8 17 6 6 15 2 12 14 -1 8 14 8 5 13 -3 8 14 2 11 13 -7 16 15 3 9 12 -11 18 15 2 8 10 4 28 15 5 4 9 3 6 15 1 6 7 -1 8 15 1 4 5 0 8 15 4 0 4 1 4 15 0 3 3 0 4 15 1 1 2 0 10 15 1 1 2 -1 17 15 0 2 2 -5 2 15 1 0 1 -1 0 7 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 1 -1 0 15 0 0 0 -5 6 6 0 0 0 -3 2 15 0 0 0 1 8

Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (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 Regular season Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 71 4194 44 16 10 170 2.43 2168 .922 3 0 0 6 16 782 7 4 1 35 2.69 399 .912 0 0 0 2

Playoffs Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 15 890 8 7 38 2.56 407 .907 1 0 0 0 1 40 0 0 2 3.00 28 .929 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 Dany HeatleyHeatley, Quick and Henrik Sedin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week NHL First Star of the Week October 12, 2009 Patrick MarleauKopitar, Cammalleri and Marleau named three stars of the week by NHL NHL Third Star of the Week October 26, 2009 Evgeni NabokovKaberle, Rinne and Nabokov named NHL 'Three Stars' of the week NHL Third Star of the Week November 2, 2009 Evgeni NabokovFlames' Iginla, Sharks' Nabokov, Flyers' Pronger earn three stars of the week NHL Second Star of the Week November 9, 2009 Joe ThorntonJoe Thornton, Carey Price and Mike Fisher named NHL three stars of the week NHL First Star of the Week November 23, 2009 Joe ThorntonIginla, Thornton, Gaborik November's 3 Stars NHL Second Star of the Month November 2009