National Hockey League team season
The San Jose Sharks 2006–07 season was the 16th season played by the franchise.
Offseason [ edit ]
During the 2006 offseason, the San Jose Sharks made significant changes in order to bolster their defense and team grit. The Sharks signed Mike Grier from the Buffalo Sabres and former Shark Curtis Brown from the Chicago Blackhawks , two forwards noted for their defense prowess on both sides of the ice. After signing the two veterans, General Manager Doug Wilson traded their top offensive defenceman in 2005–06, Tom Preissing , to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for centre Mark Bell of the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-way trade involving Martin Havlat going from Ottawa to the Blackhawks. Wilson then traded underachieving winger Nils Ekman to the Pittsburgh Penguins . In August, to round off their flurry of trades, the Sharks signed veterans Mathieu Biron and Patrick Traverse . The Sharks also signed Graham Mink and Scott Ferguson to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Worcester Sharks . On October 2, 2006, the Sharks acquired Vladimir Malakhov and a first-round conditional draft pick in exchange for Jim Fahey and Alexander Korolyuk , who was playing in Russia at the time.
Regular season [ edit ]
The Sharks got off to a sizzling 20–7–0 start, the best in franchise history. Shortly after, however, several key players missed time due to injuries, and the Sharks continued to struggle with consistency as their results dropped off. At the end of February, they lost four games in a row, their longest losing streak of the season.
When the trading deadline approached, Wilson used some of his carefully acquired assets to address the team's areas of need, trading draft picks and prospects for Craig Rivet from the Montreal Canadiens and Bill Guerin from the St. Louis Blues . With Rivet playing quality minutes on defense and Guerin scoring goals on offense, the Sharks began winning at a torrid pace, finishing the last 16 games of the regular season with a record of 13–1–3. They concluded the regular season with a total record of 51–26–5 for 107 points, the most wins and points in franchise history. However, in a competitive Western Conference, their record was only good enough for the fifth playoff seed, and they had to open the playoffs on the road.
The Sharks spent the majority of the season rotating their two goaltenders, Vesa Toskala and Evgeni Nabokov , every other game. The only time either one played for an extended period of time was when the other was injured or otherwise unable to play. When Toskala injured his groin, Nabokov made 14-straight starts and played arguably the best hockey of his career, significantly contributing to the Sharks' late-season spate of victories. As a result, despite Toskala's return from injury, Head Coach Ron Wilson retained Nabokov as the number one goaltender to finish the regular season and enter into the playoffs.
The Sharks iced four rookies during the season: Marc-Edouard Vlasic , Matt Carle , Ryane Clowe and Joe Pavelski , with each making significant contributions to the team's success. Vlasic, at just 19-years-of-age, was not expected to make the team, but put together an impressive pre-season performance and was on the Sharks' opening night roster. He went on to play 81 games, leading all NHL rookie defensemen in average ice time at over 21 minutes per game, and was arguably the Sharks' most consistent defenceman the whole season.
In the first round of the playoffs , the Sharks met the Nashville Predators , and advanced to the second round after defeating them 4 games to 1 for the second-straight season. They then fell to the Detroit Red Wings in the semi-finals in six games.
Season standings [ edit ]
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Schedule and results [ edit ]
October [ edit ]
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
1
October 5
St. Louis
4 – 5
San Jose
OT
Toskala
17,496
1–0–0
2
2
October 7
NY Islanders
0 – 2
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
2–0–0
4
3
October 9
San Jose
4 – 1
Calgary
Toskala
19,289
3–0–0
6
4
October 12
San Jose
4 – 6
Edmonton
Nabokov
16,839
3–1–0
6
5
October 13
San Jose
6 – 4
Vancouver
Toskala
18,630
4–1–0
8
6
October 17
Dallas
0 – 2
San Jose
Nabokov
16,380
5–1–0
10
7
October 19
Detroit
1 – 5
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
6–1–0
12
8
October 21
Minnesota
4 – 1
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
6–2–0
12
9
October 23
San Jose
3 – 0
Columbus
Toskala
16,067
7–2–0
14
10
October 25
San Jose
1 – 2
Detroit
Nabokov
20,066
7–3–0
14
11
October 26
San Jose
3 – 4
Nashville
Toskala
13,436
7–4–0
14
12
October 29
San Jose
4 – 2
Tampa Bay
Nabokov
19,904
8–4–0
16
13
October 31
San Jose
2 – 1
Florida
Toskala
10,081
9–4–0
18
November [ edit ]
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
14
November 2
NY Rangers
3 – 1
San Jose
Nabokov
17,091
9–5–0
18
15
November 4
Pittsburgh
2 – 3
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
10–5–0
20
16
November 7
Minnesota
1 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,233
11–5–0
22
17
November 9
San Jose
7 – 3
Los Angeles
Toskala
16,618
12–5–0
24
18
November 11
San Jose
2 – 1
Phoenix
Toskala
15,036
13–5–0
26
19
November 13
San Jose
2 – 4
Los Angeles
Toskala
16,667
13–6–0
26
20
November 15
San Jose
4 – 3
Colorado
Nabokov
18,007
14–6–0
28
21
November 18
Philadelphia
1 – 6
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
15–6–0
30
22
November 21
San Jose
0 – 5
Anaheim
Nabokov
15,013
15–7–0
30
23
November 22
Los Angeles
3 – 6
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
16–7–0
32
24
November 25
New Jersey
0 – 2
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
17–7–0
34
25
November 28
San Jose
2 – 0
St. Louis
Toskala
8,679
18–7–0
36
26
November 29
San Jose
2 – 1
Minnesota
Nabokov
18,568
19–7–0
38
December [ edit ]
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
27
December 2
San Jose
3 – 2
Detroit
Toskala
20,066
20–7–0
40
28
December 4
San Jose
0 – 1
Dallas
Nabokov
17,056
20–8–0
40
29
December 7
Colorado
5 – 2
San Jose
Toskala
17,039
20–9–0
40
30
December 9
Nashville
1 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
21–9–0
42
31
December 11
Phoenix
0 – 4
San Jose
Toskala
16,717
22–9–0
44
32
December 12
San Jose
3 – 1
Los Angeles
Nabokov
15,204
23–9–0
46
33
December 14
Los Angeles
4 – 2
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
23–10–0
46
34
December 16
Anaheim
3 – 4
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
24–10–0
48
35
December 21
Dallas
3 – 0
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
24–11–0
48
36
December 23
Calgary
1 – 4
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
25–11–0
50
37
December 26
Anaheim
4 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
25–12–0
50
38
December 28
Phoenix
3 – 2
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
25–13–0
50
39
December 30
San Jose
0 – 8
Phoenix
Nabokov
17,643
25–14–0
50
40
December 31
San Jose
4 – 2
Dallas
Toskala
18,584
26–14–0
52
January [ edit ]
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
41
January 4
Detroit
4 – 9
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
27–14–0
54
42
January 6
Columbus
2 – 5
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
28–14–0
56
43
January 10
Edmonton
3 – 2
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
28–15–0
56
44
January 11
San Jose
5 – 2
Los Angeles
Toskala
17,054
29–15–0
58
45
January 13
San Jose
4 – 1
Phoenix
Toskala
16,642
30–15–0
60
46
January 15
Colorado
1 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
31–15–0
62
47
January 18
Phoenix
2 – 5
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
32–15–0
64
48
January 20
St. Louis
1 – 0
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
32–16–0
64
49
January 26
San Jose
5 – 1
Edmonton
Toskala
16,839
33–16–0
66
50
January 28
San Jose
1 – 3
Vancouver
Nabokov
18,630
33–17–0
66
51
January 30
Dallas
3 – 2
San Jose
SO
Toskala
17,496
33–17–1
67
February [ edit ]
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
52
February 1
Dallas
4 – 2
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
33–18–1
67
53
February 3
Chicago
2 – 4
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
34–18–1
69
54
February 6
Anaheim
7 – 4
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
34–19–1
69
55
February 7
San Jose
3 – 2
Anaheim
Toskala
17,466
35–19–1
71
56
February 13
San Jose
6 – 5
St. Louis
Toskala
9,235
36–19–1
73
57
February 14
San Jose
0 – 5
Nashville
Toskala
13,836
36–20–1
73
58
February 16
San Jose
0 – 3
Columbus
Nabokov
16,045
36–21–1
73
59
February 18
San Jose
2 – 5
Dallas
Nabokov
17,849
36–22–1
73
60
February 21
San Jose
3 – 2
Washington
SO
Nabokov
13,622
37–22–1
75
61
February 22
San Jose
2 – 0
Chicago
Nabokov
10,125
38–22–1
77
62
February 24
San Jose
4 – 7
Calgary
Nabokov
19,289
38–23–1
77
63
February 26
Anaheim
3 – 2
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
38–24–1
77
64
February 28
Nashville
4 – 3
San Jose
SO
Nabokov
17,496
38–24–2
78
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
65
March 2
San Jose
1 – 3
Anaheim
Nabokov
17,174
38–25–2
78
66
March 4
San Jose
4 – 0
Dallas
Nabokov
18,002
39–25–2
80
67
March 6
San Jose
3 – 0
Minnesota
Nabokov
18,568
40–25–2
82
68
March 9
Vancouver
2 – 1
San Jose
OT
Nabokov
17,496
40–25–3
83
69
March 11
Edmonton
0 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
41–25–3
85
70
March 13
Chicago
1 – 7
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
42–25–3
87
71
March 15
San Jose
5 – 1
Phoenix
Nabokov
17,744
43–25–3
89
72
March 16
Columbus
0 – 3
San Jose
Toskala
17,496
44–25–3
91
73
March 18
San Jose
3 – 4
Colorado
OT
Nabokov
18,007
44–25–4
92
74
March 21
San Jose
4 – 1
Chicago
Nabokov
10,374
45–25–4
94
75
March 22
San Jose
5 – 1
Atlanta
Toskala
16,367
46–25–4
96
76
March 24
San Jose
4 – 6
Carolina
Toskala
18,763
46–26–4
96
77
March 27
Los Angeles
1 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
47–26–4
98
78
March 30
Phoenix
2 – 4
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
48–26–4
100
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
79
April 1
Los Angeles
2 – 6
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
49–26–4
102
80
April 4
San Jose
3 – 2
Anaheim
SO
Nabokov
17,440
50–26–4
104
81
April 5
Calgary
3 – 4
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
51–26–4
106
82
April 7
Vancouver
4 – 3
San Jose
OT
Nabokov
17,496
51–26–5
107
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
Playoffs [ edit ]
The San Jose Sharks ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's fifth seed.
San Jose wins series 4–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
1
April 11
San Jose
5 – 4
Nashville
2OT
Nabokov
17,113
1 – 0
2
April 13
San Jose
2 – 5
Nashville
Nabokov
17,113
1 – 1
3
April 16
Nashville
1 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
2 – 1
4
April 18
Nashville
2 – 3
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
3 – 1
5
April 20
San Jose
3 – 2
Nashville
Nabokov
17,113
4 – 1
Detroit wins series 4–2
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
1
April 26
San Jose
2 – 0
Detroit
Nabokov
18,712
1 – 0
2
April 28
San Jose
2 – 3
Detroit
Nabokov
19,113
1 – 1
3
April 30
Detroit
1 – 2
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
2 – 1
4
May 2
Detroit
3 – 2
San Jose
OT
Nabokov
17,496
2 – 2
5
May 5
San Jose
1 – 4
Detroit
Nabokov
19,937
2 – 3
6
May 7
Detroit
2 – 0
San Jose
Nabokov
17,496
2 – 4
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates loss.
Player statistics [ edit ]
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
OTL
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Vesa Toskala
2142
38
26
10
1
84
2.35
4
915
831
.908
Evgeni Nabokov
2778
50
25
16
4
106
2.29
7
1227
1121
.914
Team:
4920
82
51
26
5
190
2.32
11
2142
1952
.911
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Evgeni Nabokov
701
11
6
5
26
2.23
1
323
297
.920
Team:
701
11
6
5
26
2.23
1
323
297
.920
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Transactions [ edit ]
Free agents acquired [ edit ]
Free agents lost [ edit ]
Waiver losses [ edit ]
Draft picks [ edit ]
San Jose's draft picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft held at General Motors Place in Vancouver , British Columbia .
External links [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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