2025–26 San Jose Sharks season

2025–26 San Jose Sharks
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2025–26 record17–15–3
Home record10–6–3
Road record7–9–0
Goals for105
Goals against118
Team information
General managerMike Grier
CoachRyan Warsofsky
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsMacklin Celebrini
Mario Ferraro
Barclay Goodrow
Tyler Toffoli
Alexander Wennberg
ArenaSAP Center
Average attendance15,209
Minor league affiliatesSan Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMacklin Celebrini (18)
AssistsMacklin Celebrini (35)
PointsMacklin Celebrini (53)
Penalty minutesVincent Desharnais (32)
Plus/minusMacklin Celebrini (+13)
WinsYaroslav Askarov (12)
Goals against averageAlex Nedeljkovic (3.01)

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

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 32 16 6 10 12 97 92 +5 42
2 Anaheim Ducks 35 20 13 2 12 124 120 +4 42
3 Edmonton Oilers 35 17 12 6 12 119 119 0 40
4 Los Angeles Kings 34 15 10 9 10 88 90 −2 39
5 San Jose Sharks 35 17 15 3 9 105 118 −13 37
6 Calgary Flames 35 14 17 4 11 91 105 −14 32
7 Vancouver Canucks 34 14 17 3 10 96 113 −17 31
8 Seattle Kraken 32 12 14 6 7 79 102 −23 30
Updated to game(s) played on December 19, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[2]
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)

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Los Angeles Kings 34 15 10 9 10 88 90 −2 39
2 PA San Jose Sharks 35 17 15 3 9 105 118 −13 37
3 CE Utah Mammoth 37 17 17 3 13 112 108 +4 37
4 CE St. Louis Blues 36 13 15 8 13 88 125 −37 34
5 CE Winnipeg Jets 34 15 17 2 13 100 103 −3 32
6 CE Chicago Blackhawks 34 13 15 6 12 94 105 −11 32
7 PA Calgary Flames 35 14 17 4 11 91 105 −14 32
8 PA Vancouver Canucks 34 14 17 3 10 96 113 −17 31
9 PA Seattle Kraken 32 12 14 6 7 79 102 −23 30
10 CE Nashville Predators 33 13 16 4 9 93 115 −22 30
Updated to game(s) played on December 19, 2025. 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)

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on June 20, 2025.[4]

Preseason game log

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

The schedule was announced on July 16, 2025.[5]

2025–26 game log: 17–15–3 (home: 10–6–3; away: 7–9–0)
December: 5–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; away: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
27 December 1 Utah 3–6 San Jose Askarov 11,241 13–11–3 29 Recap
28 December 3 Washington 7–1 San Jose Askarov 15,466 13–12–3 29 Recap
29 December 5 San Jose 1–4 Dallas Askarov 18,532 13–13–3 29 Recap
30 December 7 San Jose 4–1 Carolina Nedeljkovic 18,299 14–13–3 31 Recap
31 December 9 San Jose 1–4 Philadelphia Nedeljkovic 17,497 14–14–3 31 Recap
32 December 11 San Jose 3–2 Toronto OT Nedeljkovic 18,674 15–14–3 33 Recap
33 December 13 San Jose 6–5 Pittsburgh OT Askarov 17,059 16–14–3 35 Recap
34 December 16 Calgary 3–6 San Jose Askarov 14,261 17–14–3 37 Recap
35 December 18 Dallas 5–3 San Jose Nedelijkovic 15,808 17–15–3 37 Recap
36 December 20 Seattle San Jose
37 December 23 San Jose Vegas
38 December 27 San Jose Vancouver
39 December 29 San Jose Anaheim
40 December 31 Minnesota San Jose

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

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

Date Details Ref
July 1, 2025 To Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd-round pick in 2028
To San Jose Sharks
Alex Nedeljkovic
[6]
July 2, 2025 To New Jersey Devils
Thomas Bordeleau
To San Jose Sharks
Shane Bowers
[7]
July 10, 2025 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Henry Thrun
To San Jose Sharks
Ryan Reaves
[8]
July 25, 2025 To Colorado Avalanche
Danil Gushchin
To San Jose Sharks
Oskar Olausson
[9]
September 5, 2025 To Montreal Canadiens
Gannon Laroque
To San Jose Sharks
Carey Price
5th-round pick in 2026
[10]
October 5, 2025 To Philadelphia Flyers
Carl Grundstrom
Artem Guryev
To San Jose Sharks
Ryan Ellis
conditional 6th-round pick in 2026
[11]
October 17, 2025 To Minnesota Wild
Oskar Olausson
To San Jose Sharks
Kyle Masters
[12]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Adam Gaudette Ottawa Senators 2-year Free agency [13]
John Klingberg Edmonton Oilers 1-year [14]
Philipp Kurashev Chicago Blackhawks 1-year [15]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Jimmy Huntington Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) 1-year [16]
Samuel Laberge Utica Comets (AHL) 1-year [16]
Cole Clayton Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 1-year [16]
July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03) Nick Leddy St. Louis Blues Waivers [17]
Dmitry Orlov Carolina Hurricanes 2-year Free agency [18]
July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10) Jakub Skarek New York Islanders 1-year [19]
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11) Jeff Skinner Edmonton Oilers 1-year [20]
October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16) Vincent Iorio Washington Capitals Waiver [21]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26) Marc-Edouard Vlasic Bought out [22]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Walker Duehr Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [23]
Jimmy Schuldt Vancouver Canucks 2-year [24]
July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13) Scott Sabourin Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [25]
July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13) Nikolai Kovalenko CSKA Moscow (KHL) 2-year [26]
August 25, 2025 (2025-08-25) Jan Rutta Genève-Servette HC (NL) 2-year [27]
September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12) Alexandar Georgiev Buffalo Sabres 1-year [28]
October 7, 2025 (2025-10-07) Noah Gregor Florida Panthers 1-year [29]
October 8, 2025 (2025-10-08) Georgi Romanov St. Louis Blues 1-year [30]
November 3, 2025 (2025-11-03) Klim Kostin Avangard Omsk (KHL) 1-year [31]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29) Gabriel Carriere 1-year [32]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) William Eklund 3-year [33]
Colin White 1-year [34]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Pavol Regenda 1-year [35]
July 14, 2025 (2025-07-14) Jack Thompson 1-year [36]
September 10, 2025 (2025-09-10) Michael Misa 3-year† [37]

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.

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)

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.[38]
  2. ^ The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks 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.[39]
  3. ^ The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on August 18, 2024, that sent Ty Emberson to Edmonton in exchange for Cody Ceci and this pick.[40]
  4. ^ The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Luke Kunin to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[41]
  5. ^ The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-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 first-round pick in 2025 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[38] The condition – San Jose will receive Winnipeg's fourth-round pick in 2025 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2025 Stanley Cup Final[38] – 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 the San Jose Sharks 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.[42]
  7. ^ The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks 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.[43]

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Macklin Celebrini First Star of the Week[44]
Third Star of the Week[45]
October 26, 2025
November 23, 2025
Philipp Kurashev Third Star of the Week[46] November 2, 2025

Notes

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