| 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 |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020672 |work= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5iVaE94eH?url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020672 |archivedate=24 July 2009 |deadurlurl-status=nolive |accessdate=2009-07-13 |df= }}</ref>

<small>Updated April 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster |title=San Jose Sharks – Team – Roster |publisher=San Jose Sharks |accessdate=2009-04-07| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090227060547/http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster| archivedate= 27 February 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurlurl-status= yesdead}}</ref></small><br>

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=Archived copy |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 |deadurl-url=yes |dfstatus=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=Archived copy |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 |deadurl-url=yes |dfstatus=dead }}</ref>