2026–27 regular season

San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks are 4-4-1 with 9 points in 2026–27, 21st of 32 in the league, with 23 goals for and 32 against. They have 44.2% of the expected goals in their games, less than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 35% to make the playoffs.

Compare with another team

Record: 4–4–1; 9 points, 21st of 32
Goals: 23–32; −9 differential
Expected goals: 25.4–32.0; for and against
xG share: 44.2%; 50% is even

35% to make the playoffs, 4% to win the division, about 89 points projected (76 to 102 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

35404550

44.2%

2026-10-012026-10-19

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 25 xG86%
League 79%15%
Against 32 xG79%16%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Smith – Celebrini – Chernyshov	7	45:12	60–31	3.4–1.6	2–0	68%
Toffoli – Wennberg – Marchment	5	36:46	49–30	1.5–0.9	1–0	62%
Marchment – Smith – Celebrini	6	36:25	28–26	1.0–0.9	1–3	51%
Sherwood – Misa – Stenberg	6	30:36	24–34	0.9–1.8	0–3	32%
Goodrow – Ostapchuk – Graf	6	26:12	25–25	1.2–1.0	0–1	55%
Wennberg – Sherwood – Stenberg	7	22:38	21–13	0.8–0.9	0–1	47%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Nurse – Kesselring	8	114:03	88–111	3.1–6.0	2–2	34%
Trouba – Dickinson	7	95:03	88–93	3.9–3.9	1–4	50%
Orlov – Cagnoni	8	92:17	70–96	2.9–4.4	1–5	40%
Trouba – Allan	4	27:34	18–27	0.7–1.4	1–2	31%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed22.6 mph
10
Bursts over 22 mph13
84
Bursts over 20 mph211
65

Shooting

Hardest shot90.8 mph
3
Shots over 90 mph2
26

Zone time

Offensive zone time39.2%
23
Defensive zone time42.9%
13

League ranks

Points %50.0%20th

Goals for per game2.5626th

Goals against per game3.5625th

xG for per game2.8218th

xG against per game3.5631st

xG share44.2%29th

Finishing (goals − xG)−2.427th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)+0.013th

Rush xG per game0.1715th

Rebound xG per game0.2332nd

Rush xG allowed per game0.1923rd

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 9 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 9 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-19	at TOR	1–3	3.7–3.9	49%
10-17	at DET	3–4	4.2–3.1	57%
10-15	at NSH	3–2	3.5–4.0	47%
10-13	vs BOS	3–6	3.2–3.2	51%
10-10	vs EDM	1–3	1.4–3.2	31%
10-08	at STL	3–2	2.5–3.0	45%
10-05	at DAL	0–5	1.6–4.0	28%
10-03	vs LAK	5–4	1.8–3.7	33%
10-01	vs FLA	4–3	3.3–3.8	47%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Macklin Celebrini	C	7	3	8	11	3.9	22:43	4	55.9
Tyler Toffoli	C	9	2	4	6	2.1	13:01	5	43.9
Will Smith	C	9	3	3	6	3.6	20:06	5	48.9
Ivar Stenberg	L	9	2	4	6	1.8	15:42	2	37.1
Igor Chernyshov	L	9	2	2	4	1.1	14:09	4	48.0
Mason Marchment	L	9	3	0	3	1.9	16:01	16	44.5
Alexander Wennberg	C	9	0	3	3	2.0	20:00	1	46.7
Michael Misa	C	9	0	3	3	1.2	13:24	5	29.8
Dmitry Orlov	D	9	1	2	3	0.4	18:25	14	42.7
Jacob Trouba	D	9	1	2	3	0.7	21:40	15	47.6
Michael Kesselring	D	9	0	2	2	0.2	19:45	7	41.8
Luca Cagnoni	D	8	1	1	2	0.8	17:54	1	40.6
Kiefer Sherwood	L	9	1	1	2	1.9	14:58	49	41.7
Darnell Nurse	D	8	1	0	1	0.8	21:20	10	33.2
Sam Dickinson	D	7	0	1	1	0.4	18:20	14	48.9
Nolan Allan	D	4	1	0	1	0.3	16:37	6	50.0
Collin Graf	R	9	1	0	1	1.2	14:35	12	38.1
Barclay Goodrow	C	9	0	0	0	0.8	11:35	25	41.2
Zack Ostapchuk	C	9	0	0	0	1.1	10:27	27	46.7
Ty Dellandrea	C	2	0	0	0	0.1	13:26	4	27.7