SJS · Pacific division · 1997–98 season

San Jose Sharks

Finished third in the Pacific with 78 points.

Updated 2:47 AM

Record
34–38–10
82 games
Points
78
3rd Pacific · 6th West
Goals
210–216
−6 · 2.56 for a game
Power play
13.5%
16th in the league
Penalty kill
85.2%
12th in the league
Shots
26.5–24.6
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the West's last playoff spot
78 points after 82 games, on pace for 78; the playoff line is on pace for 67. Record 34–38–10.04080Playoff line ≈ 6778 after 82Wed Oct 1 vs EDM · lossSat Oct 4 vs CHI · winTue Oct 7 vs OTT · lossThu Oct 9 at COL · lossSat Oct 11 vs BOS · winMon Oct 13 vs PHI · lossThu Oct 16 vs NYI · lossSun Oct 19 at PHX · lossWed Oct 22 vs PIT · lossSat Oct 25 at NJD · winMon Oct 27 at NYI · winWed Oct 29 at DET · lossFri Oct 31 at CHI · lossSat Nov 1 at STL · lossTue Nov 4 vs TOR · overtime lossFri Nov 7 vs MTL · lossSat Nov 8 vs TBL · winMon Nov 10 at ANA · winWed Nov 12 vs VAN · lossThu Nov 13 at LAK · lossSat Nov 15 vs PHX · lossTue Nov 18 vs ANA · winThu Nov 20 at PHI · winSat Nov 22 at WSH · winMon Nov 24 at MTL · overtime lossTue Nov 25 at TOR · lossFri Nov 28 vs NJD · lossSun Nov 30 at EDM · lossMon Dec 1 at CGY · lossThu Dec 4 at VAN · winWed Dec 10 vs WSH · overtime lossFri Dec 12 at DAL · winSun Dec 14 at CHI · winTue Dec 16 vs DET · winThu Dec 18 vs VAN · overtime lossSun Dec 21 at ANA · winFri Dec 26 vs PHX · lossMon Dec 29 at TBL · lossTue Dec 30 at FLA · overtime lossFri Jan 2 at DET · winSat Jan 3 at BOS · lossTue Jan 6 vs STL · lossSat Jan 10 vs BUF · winMon Jan 12 vs DAL · lossWed Jan 14 vs LAK · lossThu Jan 15 at COL · overtime lossWed Jan 21 vs CGY · winFri Jan 23 vs EDM · winSat Jan 24 vs FLA · overtime lossTue Jan 27 vs ANA · winThu Jan 29 vs CHI · lossSat Jan 31 vs COL · winMon Feb 2 vs NYR · lossWed Feb 4 at EDM · winThu Feb 5 at CGY · lossSat Feb 7 at VAN · lossThu Feb 26 vs STL · winSat Feb 28 at EDM · lossMon Mar 2 vs CAR · lossThu Mar 5 vs DET · winFri Mar 6 at ANA · winMon Mar 9 vs TOR · winWed Mar 11 at NYR · lossThu Mar 12 at BUF · lossSat Mar 14 at CAR · winMon Mar 16 vs LAK · winWed Mar 18 vs DAL · lossSat Mar 21 vs COL · lossSun Mar 22 at PHX · lossTue Mar 24 vs LAK · lossThu Mar 26 at LAK · winSat Mar 28 at DAL · winMon Mar 30 at STL · lossWed Apr 1 at PIT · winThu Apr 2 at OTT · overtime lossSat Apr 4 at TOR · winTue Apr 7 vs CGY · winThu Apr 9 vs ANA · winSat Apr 11 vs VAN · overtime lossWed Apr 15 at CGY · overtime lossThu Apr 16 at COL · lossSat Apr 18 vs CGY · winOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1997–98 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Friesen 63
  2. Nolan 41
  3. MacLean 32

Goals

  1. Friesen 31
  2. Granato 16
  3. Matteau 15

Assists

  1. Friesen 32
  2. Nolan 27
  3. Houlder 25

+/−

  1. Houlder +13
  2. McSorley +10
  3. Friesen +8

Ice time

  1. Houlder 22:48
  2. Bodger 22:20
  3. Ragnarsson 21:01

Save %

  1. Hrudey .897
  2. Vernon .896