San Jose Sharks
2026-27 · 1-0-0 · 2 pts · 4th Pacific
The San Jose Sharks are 1-0-0 (2 points) through 1 game of 2026-27, 4th in the Pacific Division and 7th in the Western, with a +1 goal differential.
Next up: home to the Los Angeles Kings on Sat, Oct 3.
In the latest game, the top line has been Marchment – Smith – Celebrini and the top pair Orlov – Cagnoni. PP1 is Wennberg, Cagnoni, Smith, Celebrini and Chernyshov.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 46.9% of shot attempts (28th in the NHL) and 46.7% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 163-190.
Yaroslav Askarov has started 47 of 82 games with a .884 save percentage; Nedeljkovic has 34 starts.
6 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 1 game of shift data. Times are together per game.
Sharks line combinations tool →Next game: Yaroslav Askarov● Projected
- Yaroslav Askarov47 GS · .884 SV%
- Alex Nedeljkovic34 GS · .896 SV%
- Laurent Brossoit1 GS · .783 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Askarov | 3 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Eric Comrie | 3 | 0.4 | 0 |
Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Oct 8, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · LAK @ SJS
No schedule edge2 days rest · 1,491 km travel · -1 h
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: LAK (2 days rest) at SJS (1 day rest).
Mon, Oct 5 · SJS @ DAL
No schedule edge1 day rest · 2,331 km travel · +2 h
1 day rest · 992 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: SJS (1 day rest) at DAL (1 day rest).
Thu, Oct 8 · SJS @ STL
No schedule edge2 days rest · 881 km travel
1 day rest · 421 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: SJS (2 days rest) at STL (1 day rest).
for Sharks's next games, as win-probability edges.
ixG/60 2.99 (was 0.67) · +2:46 PP TOI
+2:38 PP TOI · 3 P in last 1 (1.25/GP before)
Last 5 games vs the previous 20, through Oct 1, 2026. Full Ascension board →
Next: vs Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 PM ET
- Thu, Oct 1vs FLAW 4-3 OT
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini C | 82 | 45 | 70 | 115 | 21:19 | 3:36 | 48.9% |
| Will Smith C | 69 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 18:11 | 3:14 | 48.6% |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 80 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 20:27 | 3:17 | 48.5% |
| William Eklund L | 78 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 18:32 | 2:51 | 50.1% |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 79 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 14:58 | 2:53 | 47.3% |
| Collin Graf R | 81 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 16:27 | 0:29 | 44.3% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Pacific Division
- PP1Alexander Wennberg – Luca Cagnoni – Will Smith – Macklin Celebrini – Igor Chernyshov3:37
54 PP goals in 417:21 of man-advantage time (15th in GF/60).
- Adam GaudetteRWInjured ReserveUpper Body · Gaudette was ruled day-to-day near the start of training camp and didn't log any preseason appearances. The 29-year-old forward was a solid role player for San Jose in 2025-26, where he posted 17 goals, 25 p
- Alex Barre-BouletCInjured ReserveUndisclosed · After the Sharks stated that Barre-Boulet was day-to-day for an undisclosed injury Wednesday, the issue has been deemed to warrant a stint on IR. The 29-year-old forward was efficient with AHL Colorado in 2
- Quentin MustyLWInjured ReserveUpper Body · It was relayed Sept. 17 that Musty will be out long term due to his upper-body injury, so his placement on IR-NR doesn't come as a surprise. The 21-year-old had a relatively solid first full season with AHL
- Cam LundCInjured ReserveUpper Body · The Sharks announced in mid-September that Lund was expected to miss about a month due to his upper-body injury, so his placement on non-roster injured reserve isn't particularly surprising. Once he's cleare
- Kyle KeyserGInjured ReserveUpper Body · The Sharks announced in mid-September that Keyser was facing a long-term absence due to an upper-body injury, so his placement on non-roster injured reserve isn't particularly surprising. Once he's cleared t
- Patrick GilesRWInjured ReserveUpper Body · Giles suffered an upper-body injury last week and will land on non-roster injured reserve as he continues to recover from the issue. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return to action, but he'll likel
Where the offence comes from
Share of Sharks 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 152.4 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.251 · 26th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%46.7% · 27th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%46.9% · 28th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Sharks rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
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