The 2017–18 San Jose Sharks season was the

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season for the

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franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.

Standings

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on June 15, 2017.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on June 22, 2017.

Playoffs

The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and faced the second seed of the same division, the Anaheim Ducks. The Sharks swept the Ducks and were then defeated by the

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in six games in the conference semifinals.

Player statistics

;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
^‡Traded/Waived mid-season

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the

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' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017 that sent

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and a fifth-round pick in 2017 to New Jersey in exchange for Nashville's fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick. # The Florida Panthers' fourth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Nashville's fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2017 (123rd and 174th overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for this pick. # The

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' sixth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in

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and Detroit's third-round pick in 2017 to Arizona in exchange for

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and this pick. # The

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' sixth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose and Ottawa's seventh-round picks in 2017 (205th and 214th overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick. # The

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' seventh-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent

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to Chicago in exchange for Ben Smith and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – San Jose will receive a seventh-round pick in 2017 if Chicago wins the Stanley Cup in 2015 – was converted on June 15, 2015.

Awards

References

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