San Jose are 2-1-0 after 3 games of 2026-27, 4th in the Pacific. Last season they finished 24th in the league with 86 points.

2026-27 · The season

4th in the Pacific after 3 games

League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.

League rank through the season

See all: League rank through the season →
1st8th16th24th32ndGP 1GP 21GP 42GP 63GP 84
2026-272025-26 month ends

2026-27 · 15th in the league · 2-1-0 · 4 pts

Standings
Record2-1-03 games · 2025-26 39-35-8
Last ten2-1-0Current streak L1
Goals for / game3.002025-26: 3.06
Goals against / game4.0023rd fewest in the NHL
vs St. LouisSTL 2-1-02025-26 season series
Peak6thAfter 3 Oct

Calculations · 2026-27

Ahead of their goal difference

Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.

Actual4
Goal difference worth2.5
Difference+1.5
Actual4
GD worth2.5

Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 9 goals for and 12 against in 3 games. Last season: 86 points against 79.1. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.

Method

Close games

One-goal games2-0-01.000
Overtime2-0-01.000
Shootout—
Scored first1-0-01.000
Trailed after two0-1-0.000
Led after two2-0-01.000

Splits

Home2-0-01.000
Road0-1-0.000
Back-to-backs—
Two or more days rest2-1-0.667
vs 2025-26 playoff teams1-1-0.500
vs non-playoff teams1-0-01.000

Schedule and results

Four of the next six on the road

DateOpponentOpp 2025-26Opp 25-26Difficulty
8 Oct@St. Louis Blues86 pts · 22nd10 OctvsEdmonton Oilers93 pts · 14th13 OctvsBoston Bruins100 pts · 8th15 Oct@Nashville Predators86 pts · 23rd17 Oct@Detroit Red Wings92 pts · 16th19 Oct@Toronto Maple Leafs78 pts · 28th

Difficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.

Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 48.8% of the time. 2 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.

Full schedule

Roster and skaters

Macklin Celebrini leads with 5 points in 2 games

2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.

#PlayerPosGPGAPSOGSH%TOI
71Macklin CelebriniC205590.0%22:20
2Will SmithC3213540.0%19:06
92Igor ChernyshovL3213366.7%14:33
73Tyler ToffoliC3112714.3%12:40
42Luca CagnoniD3112616.7%20:33
5Nolan AllanD2101333.3%18:22
27Mason MarchmentL3101616.7%15:06
44Kiefer SherwoodL3101425.0%13:37
65Jacob TroubaD301130.0%20:45
77Michael MisaC301140.0%13:43
41Ivar StenbergL301110.0%14:19
10Ty DellandreaC10000—14:20
6Sam DickinsonD100010.0%16:28
9Dmitry OrlovD300020.0%18:29
23Barclay GoodrowC300010.0%13:06
25Darnell NurseD300030.0%20:25
21Alexander WennbergC300050.0%19:22
7Michael KesselringD300020.0%20:37
63Zack OstapchukC300040.0%11:06
51Collin GrafR300010.0%15:24
Full roster
OUT4 OctPlaced C Patrick Giles on waivers.
OUT27 SepPlaced G Ilya Samsonov on waivers.
OUT23 SepPlaced RW Ethan Cardwell, D Libor Hajek and LW Tye Felhaber on waivers.
IN31 JulSigned F Collin Graf to a three-year contract.
MOVE29 JulAgreed to terms with C Macklin Celebrini on a five-year contract.
IN8 JulSigned D Libor Hajek to a one-year contract.
IN2 JulSigned F Brett Leason and G Kyle Keyser to one-year contracts.
IN28 Jun 2026Signed D Michael Kesselring to a three-year contract.
All moves
#PlayerPosAgeCap hitExpires2025-26 (team)Status
71Macklin CelebriniC20$975K2027 RFA82 GP · 115 PDay-to-day
2Will SmithC21$950K2027 RFA69 GP · 59 P
92Igor ChernyshovLW20$945K2028 RFA28 GP · 19 P
73Tyler ToffoliC34$6M2028 UFA79 GP · 49 P
27Mason MarchmentLW31$6.75M2031 UFA68 GP · 45 P · CBJ/SEA
44Kiefer SherwoodLW31$5.75M2031 UFA72 GP · 36 P · SJS/VAN
77Michael MisaC19$986K2028 RFA45 GP · 21 P
41Ivar StenbergLW19$1.08M2029 RFANo NHL games
21Alexander WennbergC32$6M2029 UFA80 GP · 55 P
51Collin GrafRW24$4.25M2029 RFA81 GP · 46 P
81Adam GaudetteRW30$2M2027 UFA66 GP · 25 PIR
23Barclay GoodrowC33$3.64M2027 UFA82 GP · 12 P
10Ty DellandreaC26$1.63M2028 UFA46 GP · 11 P
63Zack OstapchukC23$2.35M2030 UFA59 GP · 7 P
16Alex Barré-BouletC29$875K2028 UFA2 GP · 1 P · COLIR
17Brett LeasonRW27$850K2027 UFA6 GP · 0 P · WSH
Full roster

Salary cap · 2026-27

$2.71M of cap space under a $104M ceiling

Projected cap hit$101.29M97.4% of the ceiling
Cap space$2.71MUnder the $104M ceiling
Biggest cap hit$9.25MDarnell Nurse
Contracts on file25 of 25Roster players with a contract record

Cap hit against the ceiling

Ceiling $104M
Forwards $46MDefence $31.2MGoalies $5MOther $19.1M

Share of the $104M ceiling

25Darnell Nurse$9.25M8.9%
65Jacob Trouba$8.25M7.9%
27Mason Marchment$6.75M6.5%
9Dmitry Orlov$6.5M6.3%
73Tyler Toffoli$6M5.8%
Cap space, every team

Out of contract in summer 2027

See all: Out of contract in summer 2027 →

9 players · $18.78M of cap hit coming off the books

9Dmitry Orlov$6.5MUFA
23Barclay Goodrow$3.64MUFA
2Will Smith$950KRFA
46Cam Lund$942KRFA
42Luca Cagnoni$920KRFA
17Brett Leason$850KUFA
2027 free agents

As of 2 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.


Lineup · last game

Who dressed at Dallas on 5 Oct

Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.

Changes from 3 Oct: in Sam Dickinson, Ty Dellandrea; out Nolan Allan, Macklin Celebrini.

Forwards · by ice time

Defence · by ice time

Goalies · by ice time

30Yaroslav AskarovGStarted · Loss · 21/2659:49
33Alex NedeljkovicGBackup, did not play—

Did not dress

On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.


Special teams · 2026-27

A 11th power play and a 19th penalty kill

Small sample after 3 games. Last season: power play 21.2%, penalty kill 76.4%.

2026-27

Power play25.0% · 11th
Penalty kill75.0% · 19th

Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.

PP opportunities82.67 per game
PP goals222% of all goals
Times shorthanded124.00 per game
Net special teams−12 PPG for, 3 against

Shot profile · 2026-27

San Jose attempt more from the wing than anywhere else

Every San Jose attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (3 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked
xG for / game2.1331st
xG against / game3.7229th
xG share36.4%31st
Finishing (GF − xGF)+2.68th
Goaltending (xGA − GA)−0.821st

2026-27 · 3 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.

Team xG table

By zone

142 att · 70 on goal · 9 G

Crease10 att · 2 G
Slot48 att · 4 G
Wing51 att · 2 G
Point28 att · 1 G
Neutral zone5 att · 0 G

By shot type

Wrist53
Other39
Snap19
Slap12
Tip in9
Backhand8
Wrap around2

2026-27 · Speed and territory

San Jose Sharks rank 14th for 22+ mph bursts and 24th for shot-attempt differential

How fast San Jose Sharks skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.

Top speed, mph22.5521st in the NHL
22+ mph bursts314th in the NHL · average 4
Hardest shot, mph88.4628th in the NHL
90+ mph attempts023rd in the NHL · average 2
Distance / 60, mi9.2219th in the NHL
Offensive-zone time (EV)36.0%30th in the NHL

Fastest skaters

  1. 22.55Michael MisavsFLA1 Oct · 1st 01:23
  2. 22.25Darnell NursevsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 13:08
  3. 22.02Ty Dellandrea@DAL5 Oct · 1st 02:02
  4. 21.94Macklin CelebrinivsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 08:06
  5. 21.90Will SmithvsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 00:40
  6. 21.79Collin Graf@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 05:01
  7. 21.77Alexander WennbergvsFLA1 Oct · 2nd 11:52
  8. 21.50Zack Ostapchuk@DAL5 Oct · 1st 17:36

Each San Jose Sharks skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.

Hardest shots

  1. 88.46Jacob TroubavsFLA1 Oct · 2nd 19:33
  2. 85.83Macklin CelebrinivsFLA1 Oct · 1st 00:41
  3. 85.58Mason MarchmentvsFLA1 Oct · 1st 04:03
  4. 85.49Kiefer Sherwood@DAL5 Oct · 2nd 12:28
  5. 85.38Michael Kesselring@DAL5 Oct · 1st 09:33
  6. 84.69Dmitry OrlovvsLAK3 Oct · 1st 19:40
  7. 84.25Igor ChernyshovvsLAK3 Oct · OT 03:18
  8. 79.91Sam Dickinson@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 14:20

Each San Jose Sharks skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.

Territory

36.0%All situations45.5%
36.0%Even strength44.7%
49.5%Power play33.3%
26.8%Shorthanded60.0%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive
Shot-attempt differential / game−5.6724th
Shots-on-goal differential / game−5.1729th

Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.


Goaltending

Yaroslav Askarov has started 3 of 3

Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.

2026-27

#GoalieGPGSW-L-OTLGAASV%SO
30Yaroslav Askarov332-1-03.86.8620

2025-26

#GoalieGPGSW-L-OTLGAASV%SO
30Yaroslav Askarov474721-20-43.63.8840
33Alex Nedeljkovic403418-14-42.87.8960
31Laurent Brossoit110-1-06.09.7830

Team news

Six on the injury list

Adam GaudetteUpper BodyIRReturn10 Oct
Alex Barre-BouletUndisclosedIRReturn8 Oct
Cam LundUpper BodyIRReturn19 Oct
Kyle KeyserUpper BodyIRReturn1 Dec
Macklin CelebriniLower BodyDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct
Quentin MustyUpper BodyIRReturn1 Dec

Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET

Injuries
4 Oct

Placed C Patrick Giles on waivers.

27 Sep

Placed G Ilya Samsonov on waivers.

23 Sep

Placed RW Ethan Cardwell, D Libor Hajek and LW Tye Felhaber on waivers.

31 Jul

Signed F Collin Graf to a three-year contract.

29 Jul

Agreed to terms with C Macklin Celebrini on a five-year contract.

8 Jul

Signed D Libor Hajek to a one-year contract.

2 Jul

Signed F Brett Leason and G Kyle Keyser to one-year contracts.

Injuries and transactions
#2Ivar StenbergRound 1 · FrolundaLW
#9Keaton VerhoeffRound 1 · North DakotaD
#21Ryan LinRound 1 · VancouverD
#127Brady KnowlingRound 4 · Usa U-18G
#174Jake GustafsonRound 6 · PortlandC
#201Alexander KarmanovRound 7 · North BayD
Full draft

Prediction markets · 2026-27 futures

Priced at 60% to make the playoffs

Every season-long market the venues list for the San Jose Sharks, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.

Make the playoffs: market vs last season

From 2025-26 pace: 36%Market: 60%

A 88-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 36%; the market sits 24 points higher.

Season points: the market's ladder

80+91%
85+71%
90+71%

4 points from 3 games so far. A points pace is shown from game 10.

Stanley Cup2026-27 champion5.0%6¢Best5¢Not listed
Pacific DivisionWinner19%20¢Best19¢Not listed
Western ConferenceChampion, reaches the Final11%13¢Best11¢Not listed
Make the playoffsTop 8 in the West60%62¢Best61¢Not listed
Presidents' TrophyBest regular-season record1.5%2¢Best2¢Not listed
90+ pointsRegular-season total · the rung nearest 50%71%82¢Not listedNot listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Key rivals · all-time regular season

Los Angeles is the most-played rivalry: 215 meetings

San Jose against every Pacific rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.


Franchise history

19 playoff trips in the last 30 seasons

Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.

The last 30 seasons

1996-972010-112025-26
MissedFirst roundSecond roundConference finalFinalWon the Cup

Points leaders since 1990-91

#PlayerSeasonsGPP
1Patrick Marleau1997–2116071111
2Joe Thornton2005–2011041055
3Joe Pavelski2006–19963761
4Logan Couture2009–24933701
5Brent Burns2011–22798594
6Tomas Hertl2013–24712484
7Owen Nolan1995–03568451
8Marc-Edouard Vlasic2006–251323379
9Jeff Friesen1994–01512350
10Timo Meier2016–23451316
11Jonathan Cheechoo2002–09440291
12Vincent Damphousse1998–04385289
13Marco Sturm1997–06553273
14Ryane Clowe2005–13423271
15Dan Boyle2008–14431269
16Mike Ricci1997–04529263
17Erik Karlsson2018–23293243
18Kevin Labanc2016–24478225
19Milan Michalek2003–09317214
20Macklin Celebrini2024–27154183
21Brad Stuart1999–14486170
22Evander Kane2017–21212166
23William Eklund2021–26252163
24Pat Falloon1991–96258162
25Devin Setoguchi2007–11267159

Regular season, with this franchise only.

Retired numbers

12Patrick Marleau
19Joe Thornton
99Wayne Gretzky (retired league-wide, 2000)

Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.

Top picks since 1980

2024Macklin CelebriniC · Boston University (H-EAST)#1
2026Ivar StenbergLW · FROLUNDA (SWEDEN)#2
2025Michael MisaC · Saginaw (OHL)#2
1997Patrick MarleauC · Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)#2
1996Andrei ZyuzinD · Salavat Yulaev (Russia)#2
1991Pat FalloonRW · Spokane Chiefs (WHL)#2

The 6 highest first-round picks of 40 since 1980.


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct