|ConferenceRank=1st

|DivisionRank=1st

|Record=53-18-1153–18–11

|HomeRecord=32-5-432–5–4

|RoadRecord=21-13-721–13–7

|PointsLeader=[[Joe Thornton]] (86)

|PlusMinusLeader=[[Devin Setoguchi]]<br>[[Patrick Marleau]]<br>[[Joe Thornton]] (+16)

The '''[[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]] [[San Jose Sharks]] season''' was the Sharks' [[list of San Jose Sharks seasons|18th season]] in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).

[[Kyle McLaren]] was placed on waivers, just before the regular season began. He was not claimed by anyone,any soNHL heteam and was thus sent down to the Sharks' [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, the [[Worcester Sharks]], to receive more playplaying time, and also so that the Sharks could play under the salary cap.

| 14 || November 6 || [[St. Louis Blues (ice hockey)|St. Louis]] || 4 – 5 || San Jose || SO || Nabokov || 17,496 || 12–2–0 || 24 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020191]

| 16 || November 9 || San Jose || 2 – 4 || [[PhoenixArizona Coyotes|Phoenix]] || || Boucher || 15,056 || 13–3–0 || 26 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020211]

| 24 || November 29 || San Jose || 3 – 2 || [[PhoenixArizona Coyotes|Phoenix]] || || Nabokov || 14,007 || 20–3–1 || 41 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020344]

| 29 || December 13 || [[St. Louis Blues (ice hockey)|St. Louis]] || 4 – 5 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 24–3–2 || 50 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020440]

| 35 || December 27 || San Jose || 2 -– 3 || [[St. Louis Blues (ice hockey)|St. Louis]] || SO || Nabokov || 19,150 || 27-4-4 || 58 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020523]

| 36 || December 29 || San Jose || 3 -– 1 || [[Dallas Stars|Dallas]] || || Nabokov || 18,532 || 28-4-4 || 60 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020535]

| 37 || December 31 || San Jose || 2 -– 3 || [[Minnesota Wild|Minnesota]] || OT || Nabokov || 18,568 || 28-4-5 || 61 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020548]

| 38 || January 3 || [[New York Islanders|NY Islanders]] || 3 -– 5 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 29-4-5 || 63 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020575]

| 39 || January 6 || San Jose || 2 -– 5 || [[Calgary Flames|Calgary]] || || Nabokov || 18,289 || 29-5-5 || 63 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020593]

| 40 || January 9 || San Jose || 4 -– 1 || [[Edmonton Oilers|Edmonton]] || || Nabokov || 16,839 || 30-5-5 || 65 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020611]

| 41 || January 10 || San Jose || 4 -– 2 || [[Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver]] || || Boucher || 18,360 || 31-5-5 || 67 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020624]

| 42 || January 13 || [[Tampa Bay Lightning|Tampa Bay]] || 1 -– 7 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 32-5-5 || 69 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020641]

| 43 || January 15 || [[Calgary Flames|Calgary]] || 3 -– 2 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 32-6-5 || 69 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020655]

| 44 || January 17 || [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit]] || 5 -– 6 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 33-6-5|| 71 || <ref>{{cite web|title=NHL.com - Recap: Red Wings @ Sharks - 17 January 2009 <!-- BOT GENERATED TITLE -->|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020672|work= |archiveurl=httphttps://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5iVaE94eHweb/20090216082813/http://nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020672 |archivedate=16 February 2009-07-24 |deadurlurl-status=nolive |accessdate=2009-07-13 }}</ref>

| 45 || January 20 || [[Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver]] || 1 -– 2 || San Jose || OT || Nabokov || 17,496 || 34-6-5 || 73 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020691]

| 46 || January 27 || San Jose || 3 -– 0 || [[Colorado Avalanche|Colorado]] || || Nabokov || 14,592 || 35-6-5 || 75 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020709]

| 47 || January 29 || [[PhoenixArizona Coyotes|Phoenix]] || 0 -– 2 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496|| 36-6-5 || 77 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020724]

| 48 || January 31 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago]] || 4 -– 2 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 36-7-5 || 77 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020741]

| 49 || February 5 || [[Carolina Hurricanes|Carolina]] || 4 -– 3 || San Jose || SO || Nabokov || 17,496 || 36-7-6 || 78 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020771]

| 50 || February 7 || San Jose || 2 -– 3 || [[Columbus Blue Jackets|Columbus]] || OT || Nabokov || 18,144 || 36-7-7 || 79 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020784]

| 51 || February 10 || San Jose || 5 -– 2 || [[Boston Bruins|Boston]] || ||Nabokov || 17,565 || 37-7-7 || 81 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020795]

| 52 || February 11 || San Jose || 1 -– 2 || [[Pittsburgh Penguins|Pittsburgh]] || SO || Boucher || 17,034 || 37-7-8 || 82 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020806]

| 53 || February 13 || San Jose || 5 -– 6 || [[Buffalo Sabres|Buffalo]] || SO || Nabokov ||18,690 || 37-7-9 || 83 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020820]

| 54 || February 15 || San Jose || 5 -– 6 || [[New Jersey Devils|New Jersey]] || || Nabokov || 17,625 || 37-8-9 || 83 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020834]

| 55 || February 17 || [[Edmonton Oilers|Edmonton]] || 2 -– 4 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 38-8-9 || 85 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020853]

| 56 || February 19 || [[Los Angeles Kings|Los Angeles]] || 2 -– 4 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 39-8-9 || 87 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870]

| 57 || February 21 || [[Atlanta Thrashers|Atlanta]] || 1 -– 3 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 40-8-9 || 89 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870]

| 58 || February 23 || San Jose || 1 -– 0 || [[Dallas Stars|Dallas]] || || Nabokov || 17,988 || 41-8-9 || 91 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020870]

| 59 || February 25 || San Jose || 1 -– 4 || [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit]] || || Nabokov || 20,066 || 41-9-9 || 91 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020907]

| 60 || February 26 || San Jose || 2 -– 1 || [[Ottawa Senators|Ottawa]] || || Boucher || 17,791|| 42-9-9 || 93 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020914]

| 61 || February 28 || San Jose || 3 -– 2 || [[Montreal Canadiens|Montreal]] || || Boucher || 21,273 || 42-10-9 || 93 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020914]

| 62 || March 3 || [[Dallas Stars|Dallas]] || 4 -– 1 || San Jose || || Boucher || 17,496 || 42-11-9 || 93 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020952]

| 63 || March 5 || [[Minnesota Wild|Minnesota]] || 4 -– 3 || San Jose || OT || Boucher || 17,496 || 42-11-10 || 94|| [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020963]

| 64 || March 7 || San Jose || 1 -– 3 || [[Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver]] || || Boucher || 18,630 || 42-12-10 || 94 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020978]

| 65 || March 10 || San Jose || 5 -– 4 || [[Minnesota Wild|Minnesota]] || OT || Boucher || 18,568 || 43-12-10 || 96 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020997]

| 66 || March 12 || San Jose || 1 -– 3 || [[St. Louis Blues (ice hockey)|St. Louis]] || || Boucher || 19,150 || 43-13-10 || 96 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021012]

| 67 || March 14 || [[Los Angeles Kings|Los Angeles]] || 1 -– 2 || San Jose || SO || Nabokov || 17,496 || 44-13-10 || 98 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021030]

| 68 || March 15 || San Jose || 1 -– 0 || [[Anaheim Ducks|Anaheim]] || || Nabokov || 17,511 || 45-13-10 || 100 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021036] Clinch Playoff spot

| 69 || March 17 || San Jose || 3 -– 4 || [[PhoenixArizona Coyotes|Phoenix]] || || Boucher || 15,563 || 45-14-10 || 100 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021050] Clinch Pacific Division

| 70 || March 19 || [[Nashville Predators|Nashville]] || 2 -– 3 || San Jose || SO || Nabokov || 17,496 || 46-14-10 || 102 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021062]

| 71 || March 21 || [[Dallas Stars|Dallas]] || 2 -– 5 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 47-14-10 || 104 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021070]

| 72 || March 22 || [[Colorado Avalanche|Colorado]] || 1 -– 3|| San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 48-14-10 || 106 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021084]

| 73 || March 25 || San Jose || 5 -– 6 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago]] || SO || Nabokov || 21,812 || 48-14-11 || 107 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021100]

| 74 || March 26 || San Jose || 2 -– 3 || [[Nashville Predators|Nashville]] || || Nabokov || 16,568 || 48-15-11 || 107 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021106]

| 75 || March 28 || [[PhoenixArizona Coyotes|Phoenix]] || 2 -– 3 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 49-15-11 || 109 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021126]

| 76 || March 30 || San Jose || 2 -– 1 || [[Calgary Flames|Calgary]] || || Nabokov || 19,289 || 50-15-11 || 111 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021135]

| 77 || April 2 || San Jose || 2 -– 1 || [[Edmonton Oilers|Edmonton]] || || Nabokov || 16,839 || 51-15-11 || 113 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021155]

| 78 || April 4 || [[Anaheim Ducks|Anaheim]] || 5 -– 2 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 51-16-11 || 113 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021173]

| 79 || April 5 || San Jose || 3 -– 2 || [[Anaheim Ducks|Anaheim]] || || Boucher || 17,398 || 52-16-11 || 115 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021179]

| 80 || April 7 || [[Colorado Avalanche|Colorado]] || 0 -– 1 || San Jose || SO || Nabokov || 17,496 || 53-16-11 || 117 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021196] Clinch President's Trophy

| 81 || April 9 || [[PhoenixArizona Coyotes|Phoenix]] || 4 -– 1 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || 53-17-11 || 117 || [http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021209]

! colspan=10 style="background:#14535D; color:#F47937;" | 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffsplayoffs

==Player statsstatistics==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

| {{sortname|Joe|Thornton|Joe Thornton}} || 82 || 25 || 61 || 86 || +16 || 56

| {{sortname|Patrick|Marleau|Patrick Marleau}} || 76 || 38 || 33 || 71 || +16 || 18

| {{sortname|Devin|Setoguchi|Devin Setoguchi}} || 81 || 31 || 34 || 65 || +16 || 25

| {{sortname|Joe|Pavelski|Joe Pavelski}} || 80 || 25 || 34 || 59 || +5 || 46

| {{sortname|Milan|Michalek|Milan MichalekMichálek}} || 77 || 23 || 34 || 57 || +11 || 52

| {{sortname|Ryane|Clowe|Ryane Clowe}} || 71 || 22 || 30 || 52 || +8 || 51

| {{sortname|Rob|Blake|Rob Blake}} || 73 || 10 || 35 || 45 || +15 || 110

| {{sortname|Christian|Ehrhoff|Christian Ehrhoff}} || 77 || 8 || 34 || 42 || -12 || 63

| {{sortname|Marc-Edouard|Vlasic|Marc-EdouardÉdouard Vlasic}} || 82 || 6 || 30 || 36 || +15 || 42

| {{sortname|Jonathan|Cheechoo|Jonathan Cheechoo}} || 66 || 12 || 17 || 29 || -3 || 59

| {{sortname|Mike|Grier|Mike Grier}} || 62 || 10 || 13 || 23 || +8 || 25

| {{sortname|Jeremy|Roenick|Jeremy Roenick}} || 42 || 4 || 9 || 13 || -1 || 24

| {{sortname|Tomas|Plihal|TomasTomáš PlihalPlíhal}} || 64 || 5 || 8 || 13 || -4 || 22

| {{sortname|Marcel|Goc|Marcel Goc}} || 55 || 2 || 9 || 11 || -6 || 18

| {{sortname|Brad|Lukowich|Brad Lukowich}} || 58 || 0 || 8 || 8 || +5 || 12

| {{sortname|Alexei|Semenov|Alexei Semenov (ice hockey)}} || 47 || 1 || 7 || 8 || +3 || 57

| {{sortname|Jamie|McGinn|Jamie McGinn}} || 35 || 4 || 2 || 6 || -6 || 2

| {{sortname|Travis|Moen|Travis Moen}}^† || 19 || 3 || 2 || 5 || -1 || 14

| {{sortname|Jody|Shelley|Jody Shelley}} || 70 || 2 || 2 || 4 || -6 || 116

| {{sortname|Lukas|Kaspar|LukasLukáš KasparKašpar}} || 13 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 76

| {{sortname|Brad|Staubitz|Brad Staubitz}} || 35 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 76

| {{sortname|Claude|Lemieux|Claude Lemieux}} || 18 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -5 || 21

| {{sortname|Ryan|Vesce|Ryan Vesce}} || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -2 || 4

| {{sortname|Derek|Joslin|Derek Joslin}} || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -3 || 6

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

| {{sortname|Joe|Thornton|Joe Thornton}} || 6 || 1 || 4 || 5 || -3 || 5

| {{sortname|Rob|Blake|Rob Blake}} || 6 || 1 || 3 || 4 || -5 || 4

| {{sortname|Patrick|Marleau|Patrick Marleau}} || 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 8

| {{sortname|Devin|Setoguchi|Devin Setoguchi}} || 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || -1 || 2

| {{sortname|Jonathan|Cheechoo|Jonathan Cheechoo}} || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || +1 || 4

| {{sortname|Ryane|Clowe|Ryane Clowe}} || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || -4 || 8

| {{sortname|Jeremy|Roenick|Jeremy Roenick}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -1 || 12

| {{sortname|Milan|Michalek|Milan MichalekMichálek}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -3 || 2

| {{sortname|Marc-Edouard|Vlasic|Marc-EdouardÉdouard Vlasic}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -6 || 0

| {{sortname|Joe|Pavelski|Joe Pavelski}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -3 || 9

| {{sortname|Mike|Grier|Mike Grier}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -2 || 6

| {{sortname|Claude|Lemieux|Claude Lemieux}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

| {{sortname|Brad|Lukowich|Brad Lukowich}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +1 || 0

| {{sortname|Jody|Shelley|Jody Shelley}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

| {{sortname|Marcel|Goc|Marcel Goc}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -2 || 2

| {{sortname|Christian|Ehrhoff|Christian Ehrhoff}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -2 || 2

| {{sortname|Travis|Moen|Travis Moen}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -4 || 2

| {{sortname|Torrey|Mitchell|Torrey Mitchell}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 2

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

| {{sortname|Evgeni|Nabokov|Evgeni Nabokov}} || 62 || 3686 || 41 || 12 || 8 || 150 || 2.44 || 1663 || 1513 || .910 || 7

| {{sortname|Brian|Boucher|Brian Boucher}} || 22 || 1291 || 12 || 6 || 3 || 47 || 2.18 || 563 || 516 || .917 || 2

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"

| {{sortname|Evgeni|Nabokov|Evgeni Nabokov}} || 6 || 361 || 2 || 4 || 17 || 2.82 || 155 || 138 || .890 || 0

|! '''Player''' ||!! '''Milestone''' ||!! '''Reached'''

===Free Agentsagents===

| [[Rob Blake]] || [[Los Angeles Kings]] || 1 year, [[United States Dollar|US$]]5 million

| [[Brendan Buckley (ice hockey)|Brendan Buckley]] || [[Iserlohn Roosters]] || 1 year, [[United States Dollar|US$]]500,000, two-way contract

| [[Brian Campbell]] || [[Chicago Blackhawks]] || 8 years, [[United States Dollar|US$]]56.8 million

===Claimed from Waiverswaivers===

|! '''Player''' ||!! '''Former team''' ||!! '''Date claimed off waivers'''

San Jose's picks at the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa]] •, [[Ontario]].

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"

! style="background:#14535D;color:#EF8F1F;" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Teamteam (League)

| [[Justin Daniels]] ([[Centre (ice hockey)|C]])

| {{USAflagu|United States}}

| [[Samuel Groulx]] ([[Defenceman (ice hockey)defenceman|D]])

| {{CANflagu|Canada}}

| [[Tappara]] ([[SM-liigaLiiga|Finland Jr.]])

| [[Julien Demers]] (D)

| {{CANflagu|Canada}}

| {{USAflagu|United States}}

| [[Miami RedHawks#Ice men's ice hockey|Miami University]] ([[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]])

| {{CANflagu|Canada}}

| [[Drew Daniels]] ([[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]])

| {{USAflagu|United States}}

The Sharks affiliate in the American Hockey League was the [[Worcester Sharks]]. The Worcester club finished in fourth place in the AHL's Atlantic Division with 42 wins and 35 losses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=standings |title = theahl.com : Stats |access-date=2009-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005005724/http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=standings |archive-date=2007-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Worcester's leading scorer was Mike Iggulden with 29 goals and 66 points.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=28&season_id=12&&leagueId=4&lastActive=&singleSeason= |title = theahl.com : Stats |access-date=2009-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210061307/http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=28&season_id=12&&leagueId=4&lastActive=&singleSeason= |archive-date=2008-02-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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