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Pacific Division · 4-4-1 · 9 PTS

San Jose Sharks roster

Team card

Cap committed

$94.939M

of $104M ceiling · as of Oct 20

Cap space

$9.061M

Retained slots used: 2 of 3

Active roster

23

43 of 50 NHL contracts

5v5 xGF%

43.7

29th · small sample: 9 games

PP% / PK%

20.0 / 77.4

small sample: 9 games

Fan sentiment

58

▼ 5 in 14 days

2026-27 regular season, 8 games. Ranks are out of 32 teams (1st = best). Updated every night. Compare every team

5v5 xGF%

40.4%

29th in the NHL

Chances allowed /60

2.86

25th in the NHL

Power play

23.1%

11th in the NHL

Penalty kill

80.8%

16th in the NHL

Goals saved above exp.

+2.1

12th in the NHL

Team SR/GP

−1.96

27th in the NHL

Scouting report

Clear strengths and weaknesses: top eight or bottom eight in the league.

Strengths

  • + Disciplined

Weaknesses

  • − Gives up a lot of chances at 5-on-5
  • − Lets shooters into the slot
  • − Gets beaten on the rush
  • − Its giveaways turn into chances
  • − Struggles to create chances
  • − Kept to the outside
  • − Rarely forces turnovers
  • − Leaky penalty kill

Where they allow shots

5-on-5 shot map, compared with the league. Orange: more shots allowed than the league from there; blue: fewer.

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Where they shoot from

5-on-5 shot map, compared with the league. Blue: more shots than the league from there; orange: fewer.

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Defense

5-on-5 unless noted. Rank 1st = best of 32.

  • Chances allowed (5v5)2.8625th
  • High-danger chances against (5v5)4.926th
  • Slot shots allowed (5v5)17.124th
  • Share of shots allowed from the slot42.1%31st
  • Shot quality allowed7.030th
  • Rush chances allowed (estimate)0.1725th
  • Rebound chances allowed0.5018th
  • Turnover danger per game0.4127th
  • Shots against per game27.621st
  • Goals against per game3.6325th

Offense

5-on-5 unless noted.

  • Chances created (5v5)1.9431st
  • High-danger chances (5v5)2.727th
  • Slot shots (5v5)9.431st
  • Share of shots from the slot25.4%32nd
  • Shot quality5.231st
  • Rush chances (estimate)0.0926th
  • Rebound chances0.1332nd
  • Turnovers forced per game16.125th
  • Shots per game27.815th
  • Goals for per game2.7524th

Control of play

Who has the puck and the chances at 5-on-5.

  • Expected goals share (5v5)40.4%29th
  • Shot attempt share (5v5)48.1%21st
  • Expected goals share when tied36.4%30th
  • Expected goals share when leading47.0%21st
  • Expected goals share when trailing39.7%30th
  • Goal difference per game−0.8827th

Special teams

  • Power play %23.1%11th
  • Power play chances per game0.8510th
  • Penalty kill %80.8%16th
  • Penalty kill chances against per game1.1932nd
  • Shorthanded chances per game0.1722nd
  • Penalties drawn per game3.3822nd
  • Penalties taken per game3.137th

Goaltending

  • Save %92.5%22nd
  • Goals saved above expected+2.112th
  • Goals saved above expected per game+0.2713th
  • Save % (5v5)87.7%27th

Luck meter

Results compared with the chances behind them, in goals a game. Big numbers either way usually shrink.

Finishing −0.08 goals a game

Goaltending +0.27 goals a game

PDO 94.5 · running cold

  • Goaltending is saving more than expected; hard to keep up all season.

Trend

Is the team getting better or worse at 5-on-5? Before the standings show it.

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By situation

Record in different game situations.

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Lineup depth

How much each part of the lineup gives, by Sleuth Rating.

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Schedule strength

Opponents' points percentage.

  • Opponents so far56.8%16th toughest
  • Opponents still to play55.1%31st toughest