1993–94 San Jose Sharks season

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=1993–94

|year=1993

|Team=San Jose Sharks

|Conference=Western

|ConferenceRank=8th

|Division=Pacific

|DivisionRank=3rd

|Record=33–35–16

|HomeRecord=19–13–10

|RoadRecord=14–22–6

|GoalsFor=252

|GoalsAgainst=265

|GeneralManager=Chuck Grillo
Dean Lombardi

|Coach= Kevin Constantine

|Captain= Bob Errey

|AltCaptain=Igor Larionov
Jeff Odgers

|Arena=San Jose Arena

|Attendance=16,537

|MinorLeague=Kansas City Blades
Roanoke Express

|GoalsLeader=Sergei Makarov (30)

|AssistsLeader=Todd Elik (41)

|PointsLeader=Sergei Makarov (68)

|PIMLeader=Jeff Odgers (222)

|PlusMinusLeader=Igor Larionov (+20)

|WinsLeader=Arturs Irbe (30)

|GAALeader=Arturs Irbe (2.84)

}}

The 1993–94 San Jose Sharks season was the team's third season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Sharks finish in third place in the Pacific Division with a record of 33 wins, 35 losses, and 16 ties for 82 points, clinching the eighth and final playoff spot in the newly rebranded Western Conference. San Jose achieved the largest turnaround in NHL history, recording a 58-point improvement from the previous season.{{cite web|last=Hill|first=Adam|title=Despite playoff history, Sharks don't have a Stanley Cup|publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/despite-playoff-history-sharks-dont-have-a-stanley-cup/|date=2018-04-24|accessdate=2024-03-23}} Their 33 wins and 82 points in 1993–94 were more than their win and point totals in their first two seasons combined. In the playoffs, the Sharks upset the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the Conference Quarterfinals. However, they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games in the Conference Semifinals.

This was the first season in which the Sharks actually played in San Jose. After playing their first two seasons at the Cow Palace in Daly City, the Sharks moved into the brand new San Jose Arena for the 1993–94 season.

Offseason

The Sharks selected Viktor Kozlov with their first-round pick, sixth overall.

Newly acquired forward Bob Errey, was named team captain. He replaced the retired Doug Wilson.

Regular season

The Sharks had the fewest shots on goal (2,101) out of all 26 teams during the regular season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/1994.html|title = 1993-94 San Jose Sharks Roster and Statistics}}

=Season standings=

Playoffs

=Conference Quarterfinals=

In 1993–94, the Sharks made the playoffs for the first time in their history, qualifying as the eighth seed in the Western Conference despite being the only playoff team to have a losing record during the regular season. In the Conference Quarterfinals, they faced the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings, who featured Hockey Hall of Fame members Dino Ciccarelli, Paul Coffey, Sergei Fedorov, Mark Howe, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Steve Yzerman (in addition to Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman) and were a favorite to win the Stanley Cup.{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Max|title=The Most Iconic Game 7s in Sharks History|publisher=The Hockey News|url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/players/most-iconic-game-7s-in-sharks-history|date=2023-05-01|accessdate=2024-03-09}}{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Bryan|title=Sharks' 1994 Red Wings upset part of greatest turnaround season|publisher=NBC Sports Bay Area|url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/sharks-1994-red-wings-upset-part-of-greatest-turnaround-season/1162053/|date=2021-08-19|accessdate=2024-03-09}} However, the Sharks silenced the crowd at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena by taking Game 1, 5–4, on a late goal by 18-year-old defenseman Vlastimil Kroupa. After the Red Wings won the next two contests – a 22-save, 4-0 shutout by rookie goaltender Chris Osgood in Game 2{{cite web|title=Red Wings 4, Sharks 0|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/04/20/Red-Wings-4-Sharks-0/2971766814400/|publisher=United Press International|date=1994-04-20|accessdate=2025-01-12}} and a 3–2 victory in Game 3 to spoil the Sharks' first-ever home playoff game – San Jose rallied behind goaltender Arturs Irbe to win Games 4 and 5. Detroit stormed back in Game 6, scoring the first five goals en route to a 7-1 drubbing of the Sharks to force a decisive Game 7. At 13:25 of the third period, with the score tied 2-2, Red Wings goaltender Osgood was caught out of position trying to fire a pass up the right-side boards. The puck went right to San Jose's Jamie Baker, who fired it into the empty net for the go-ahead goal. The Sharks held on for a shocking 3–2 victory and a 4–3 series win, completing one of the biggest upsets in Stanley Cup Playoffs history.{{cite web|last=Koppett|first=David|title=Sharks' Game 7 History in NHL Playoffs Filled With Elation, Heartbreak|publisher=NBC Bay Area|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/sharks__game_7_history_in_nhl_playoffs_filled_with_elation__heartbreak_bay/192685/|date=2019-04-22|accessdate=2024-03-09}}{{cite web|title=Blue Jackets defeat Lightning in historic playoff first-round upset|publisher=NHL.com|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/top-first-round-upsets-in-stanley-cup-playoff-history-306598142|date=2019-04-15|accessdate=2024-03-10}}

=Conference Semifinals=

In the Conference Semifinals, the Sharks took on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who were the conference's third seed and had defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the Conference Quarterfinals.{{Cite news |date=1994-04-29 |title=Maple Leafs Clinch in Arena Finale |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/04/29/maple-leafs-clinch-in-arena-finale/674910bd-393c-46c2-bbc4-9d76bbb68394/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |work=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press}} The two teams alternated victories in the series' first five games. As in their first-round series against Detroit, San Jose won the first game on the road, this time by a 3–2 score, as Johan Garpenlov scored the game-winning goal with 2:16 remaining.{{Cite web |title=1993-94 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 1, San Jose Sharks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Box Score: May 2, 1994 |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199405020TOR.html |access-date=2024-04-13}} However, Toronto took Game 2, 5–1, as five different Maple Leaf players scored and three goals came on the power play.{{Cite news |date=1994-05-05 |title=Toronto Topples San Jose, 5-1, While Canucks Defeat Stars |url=https://www.deseret.com/1994/5/5/19107070/toronto-topples-san-jose-5-1-while-canucks-defeat-stars/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |work=Deseret News |agency=Associated Press}} The two teams then shifted to the West Coast, where an Ulf Dahlen hat trick and aggressive checking keyed the Sharks to a 5–2 victory in Game 3,{{Cite news |date=1994-05-07 |title=HOCKEY; 3 Dahlen Goals Win for Sharks |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press}} but the Leafs came back with a dominant special teams effort in Game 4, scoring two power-play goals and two short-handed goals – one of each coming from Dave Andreychuk – in an 8–3 rout of the Sharks.{{Cite web |title=1993-94 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 4, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks Box Score: May 8, 1994 |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199405080SJS.html |access-date=2024-04-13}} In Game 5, San Jose's Russian duo of Sergei Makarov and Igor Larionov, who had been held off the score sheet in the previous three games, came to life for three goals and five assists combined in a 5–2 win that put the team one win away from the Conference Finals heading into Game 6 in Toronto.{{Cite news |date=1994-05-11 |title=HOCKEY; You Gotta Believe! Sharks Grab Lead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/11/sports/hockey-you-gotta-believe-sharks-grab-lead.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |work=The New York Times}} This contest, tied at 2-2, went into overtime, where San Jose missed two opportunities to seal another astonishing upset. First, at 1:11 into the extra period, Garpenlöv's shot beat Toronto goaltender Felix Potvin, but rang off the crossbar. Then, 3:20 into overtime, Sandis Ozolinsh chose to pass to Larionov during a 3-on-2 rush despite having room to shoot between two Toronto defencemen. The Leafs finally won the game 3–2 at 8:53 of overtime on a Mike Gartner goal to force a seventh game.{{Cite news |last=Moran |first=Malcolm |date=1994-05-13 |title=HOCKEY; Gartner's Goal in Overtime Gets Leafs Even With Sharks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/13/sports/hockey-gartner-s-goal-in-overtime-gets-leafs-even-with-sharks.html |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The New York Times}} In Game 7, also in Toronto, Wendel Clark scored two goals in a 4-2 Leafs victory as Toronto took the series 4-3 and advanced to the Conference Finals against the Vancouver Canucks.{{Cite news |last=Sell |first=Dave |date=1994-05-14 |title=Maple Leafs Prevail, End Sharks' Dream |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/05/15/maple-leafs-prevail-end-sharks-dream/2a7d5021-5ab1-4003-8495-a1d86f7e6376/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Washington Post}}

Schedule and results

=Regular season=

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 5px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 5px solid;|title=1993–94 regular season{{cite web |title=1993-94 San Jose Sharks Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/1994_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2025}}}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=October: 3–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–5–0)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Recap}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|1||L||October 6, 1993||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||0–1–0 || {{NHL recap|1993020010}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|2||L||October 7, 1993||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||0–2–0 || {{NHL recap|1993020017}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|3||L||October 10, 1993||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||0–3–0 || {{NHL recap|1993020036}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|4||L||October 14, 1993||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||0–4–0 || {{NHL recap|1993020054}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|5||T||October 16, 1993||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1993–94) ||0–4–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020070}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|6||L||October 19, 1993||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||0–5–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020083}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|7||L||October 21, 1993||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||0–6–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020094}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|8||L||October 23, 1993||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||0–7–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020110}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|9||L||October 24, 1993||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||0–8–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020113}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|10||W||October 26, 1993||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||1–8–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020122}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|11||W||October 28, 1993||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||2–8–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020135}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|12||L||October 30, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1993–94) ||2–9–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020150}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|13||W||October 31, 1993||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||3–9–1 || {{NHL recap|1993020154}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=November: 7–4–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–3–1)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Recap}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|14||T||November 2, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) ||3–9–2 || {{NHL recap|1993020161}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|15||W||November 5, 1993||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||4–9–2 || {{NHL recap|1993020177}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|16||L||November 7, 1993||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1993–94) ||4–10–2 || {{NHL recap|1993020191}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|17||T||November 9, 1993||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||4–10–3 || {{NHL recap|1993020199}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|18||L||November 11, 1993||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||4–11–3 || {{NHL recap|1993020213}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|19||W||November 13, 1993||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) ||5–11–3 || {{NHL recap|1993020219}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|20||T||November 14, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1993–94) ||5–11–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020227}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|21||W||November 16, 1993||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) ||6–11–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020235}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|22||L||November 18, 1993||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) ||6–12–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020245}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|23||W||November 20, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||7–12–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020257}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|24||L||November 21, 1993||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) ||7–13–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020266}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|25||W||November 23, 1993||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||8–13–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020277}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|26||W||November 26, 1993||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||9–13–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020297}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|27||W||November 27, 1993||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||10–13–4 || {{NHL recap|1993020307}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=December: 2–7–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 1–5–1)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Recap}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|28||T||December 3, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||10–13–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020335}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|29||W||December 5, 1993||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1993–94) ||11–13–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020349}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|30||L||December 7, 1993||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) ||11–14–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020358}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|31||L||December 11, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||11–15–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020382}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|32||L||December 12, 1993||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||11–16–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020386}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|33||L||December 15, 1993||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||11–17–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020405}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|34||L||December 17, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||11–18–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020414}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|35||L||December 19, 1993||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) ||11–19–5 || {{NHL recap|1993020425}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|36||T||December 22, 1993||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||11–19–6 || {{NHL recap|1993020442}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|37||L||December 23, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||11–20–6 || {{NHL recap|1993020451}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|38||T||December 28, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||11–20–7 || {{NHL recap|1993020474}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|39||W||December 31, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||12–20–7 || {{NHL recap|1993020492}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=January: 4–2–4 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–0–2)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Recap}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|40||T||January 2, 1994||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||12–20–8 || {{NHL recap|1993020505}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|41||T||January 4, 1994||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) ||12–20–9 || {{NHL recap|1993020513}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|42||L||January 6, 1994||3–10 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||12–21–9 || {{NHL recap|1993020524}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|43||T||January 11, 1994||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||12–21–10 || {{NHL recap|1993020554}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|44||W||January 12, 1994||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||13–21–10 || {{NHL recap|1993020560}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|45||W||January 15, 1994||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||14–21–10 || {{NHL recap|1993020581}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|46||W||January 17, 1994||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||15–21–10 || {{NHL recap|1993020591}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|47||L||January 25, 1994||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1993–94) ||15–22–10 || {{NHL recap|1993020618}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|48||T||January 28, 1994||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) ||15–22–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020633}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|49||W||January 29, 1994||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) ||16–22–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020641}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=February: 6–8–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–5–1)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Recap}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|50||L||February 1, 1994||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1993–94) ||16–23–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020658}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|51||W||February 3, 1994||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) ||17–23–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020671}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|52||L||February 5, 1994||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||17–24–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020686}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|53||W||February 6, 1994||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||18–24–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020690}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|54||W||February 8, 1994||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||19–24–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020703}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|55||W||February 11, 1994||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||20–24–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020719}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|56||W||February 13, 1994||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||21–24–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020736}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|57||L||February 15, 1994||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) ||21–25–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020745}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|58||L||February 17, 1994||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) ||21–26–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020754}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|59||W||February 19, 1994||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||22–26–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020769}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|60||L||February 21, 1994||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||22–27–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020780}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|61||L||February 23, 1994||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) ||22–28–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020785}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|62||L||February 24, 1994||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) ||22–29–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020791}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|63||L||February 26, 1994||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||22–30–11 || {{NHL recap|1993020809}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|64||T||February 28, 1994||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||22–30–12 || {{NHL recap|1993020820}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=March: 8–3–3 (home: 5–1–2; road: 3–2–1)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Recap}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|65||W||March 3, 1994||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||23–30–12 || {{NHL recap|1993020837}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|66||W||March 6, 1994||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||24–30–12 || {{NHL recap|1993020857}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|67||T||March 8, 1994||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) ||24–30–13 || {{NHL recap|1993020868}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|68||W||March 10, 1994||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1993–94) ||25–30–13 || {{NHL recap|1993020883}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|69||L||March 12, 1994||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||25–31–13 || {{NHL recap|1993020895}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|70||L||March 17, 1994||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1993–94) ||25–32–13 || {{NHL recap|1993020921}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|71||L||March 19, 1994||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||25–33–13 || {{NHL recap|1993020932}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|72||T||March 20, 1994||6–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||25–33–14 || {{NHL recap|1993020941}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|73||T||March 22, 1994||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) ||25–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993020943}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|74||W||March 24, 1994||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||26–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993020961}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|75||W||March 25, 1994||8–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||27–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993020966}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|76||W||March 27, 1994||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||28–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993020981}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|77||W||March 29, 1994||9–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||29–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993020992}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|78||W||March 31, 1994||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||30–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993021003}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=April: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–2–0)|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record |Recap}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|79||W||April 2, 1994||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||31–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993021017}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|80||W||April 5, 1994||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||32–33–15 || {{NHL recap|1993021033}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|81||L||April 7, 1994||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||32–34–15 || {{NHL recap|1993021044}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|82||L||April 8, 1994||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||32–35–15 || {{NHL recap|1993021050}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|83||W||April 10, 1994||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||33–35–15 || {{NHL recap|1993021067}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|84||T||April 13, 1994||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||33–35–16 || {{NHL recap|1993021080}}

Legend:

=Playoffs=

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 5px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 5px solid;|title=1994 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Sharks win 4–3 |Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Series |Recap}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|1||W||April 18, 1994||5–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings ||Sharks lead 1–0 || {{NHL recap|1993030151}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|2||L||April 20, 1994||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings ||Series tied 1–1 || {{NHL recap|1993030152}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|3||L||April 22, 1994||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings ||Red Wings lead 2–1 || {{NHL recap|1993030153}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|4||W||April 23, 1994||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings ||Series tied 2–2 || {{NHL recap|1993030154}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|5||W||April 26, 1994||6–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings ||Sharks lead 3–2 || {{NHL recap|1993030155}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|6||L||April 28, 1994||1–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings ||Series tied 3–3 || {{NHL recap|1993030156}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|7||W||April 30, 1994||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings ||Sharks win 4–3 || {{NHL recap|1993030157}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00677F 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid;|title=Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–3 |Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Series |Recap}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 1 ||W|| May 2, 1994 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Sharks lead 1–0 || {{NHL recap|1993030231}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 2 ||L|| May 4, 1994 || 1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 1–1 || {{NHL recap|1993030232}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 3 ||W|| May 6, 1994 || 5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Sharks lead 2–1 || {{NHL recap|1993030233}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 4 ||L|| May 8, 1994 || 3–8 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 2–2 || {{NHL recap|1993030234}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 5 ||W|| May 10, 1994 || 5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Sharks lead 3–2 || {{NHL recap|1993030235}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 6 ||L|| May 12, 1994 || 2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 3–3 || {{NHL recap|1993030236}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 7 ||L|| May 14, 1994 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs win 4–3 || {{NHL recap|1993030237}}

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season
class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:60%;"
class="tocccolors" \| Scoring
{\| class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:3%;" title="Position"\| Pos ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Games played"\| GP ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Goals"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Assists"\| A ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Points"\| Pts ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Penalties in Minutes"\| PIM ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Plus/minus"\| +/- ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Power play goals"\| PPG ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Short-handed goals"\| SHG ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Game-winning goals"\| GWG
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Sergei\|Makarov\|dab=ice hockey, born 1958}}	RW	80	30	38	68	78	11	10	0	5
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Todd\|Elik}}	C	75	25	41	66	89\|
3	9	0	4
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Sandis\|Ozolinsh\|Sandis Ozoliņš}}	D	81	26	38	64	24	16	4	0	3
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Igor\|Larionov}}	C	60	18	38	56	40	20	3	2	2
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Pat\|Falloon}}	RW	83	22	31	53	18\|
3	6	0	1
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Johan\|Garpenlov\|Johan Garpenlöv}}	LW	80	18	35	53	28	9	7	0	3
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Ray\|Whitney\|dab=ice hockey}}	LW	61	14	26	40	14	2	1	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jeff\|Norton}}	D	64	7	33	40	36	16	1	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Rob\|Gaudreau}}	RW	84	15	20	35	28\|
10	6	0	4
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Gaetan\|Duchesne\|Gaétan Duchesne}}	LW	84	12	18	30	28	8	0	1	3
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Bob\|Errey}}	LW	64	12	18	30	126\|
11	5	0	2
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Tom\|Pederson}}	D	74	6	19	25	31	3	3	0	1
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jeff\|Odgers}}	RW	81	13	8	21	222\|
13	7	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{sortname\|Jamie\|Baker\|dab=ice hockey}}	C	65	12	5	17	38	2	0	0	2
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Ulf\|Dahlen\|Ulf Dahlén}}	LW	13	6	6	12	0	0	3	0	2
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Mike\|Rathje}}	D	47	1	9	10	59\|
9	1	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Dale\|Craigwell}}	C	58	3	6	9	16\|
13	0	1	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jay\|More}}	D	49	1	6	7	63\|
5	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jaroslav\|Otevrel\|Jaroslav Otevřel}}	LW	9	3	2	5	2\|
5	1	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Michal\|Sykora\|Michal Sýkora}}	D	22	1	4	5	14\|
4	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Kip\|Miller}}	C	11	2	2	4	6\|
1	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{sortname\|Mike\|Sullivan\|dab=ice hockey}}	C	26	2	2	4	4\|
3	0	2	1
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Vlastimil\|Kroupa}}	D	27	1	3	4	20\|
6	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Doug\|Zmolek}}	D	68	0	4	4	122\|
9	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Rob\|Zettler}}	D	42	0	3	3	65\|
7	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Vyacheslav\|Butsayev}}	C	12	0	2	2	10\|
2	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Shawn\|Cronin}}	D	34	0	2	2	76	2	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Arturs\|Irbe\|Artūrs Irbe}}	G	74	0	2	2	16	0	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Mike\|Lalor}}	D	23	0	2	2	8\|
5	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Gary\|Emmons}}	C	3	1	0	1	0\|
4	1	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jeff\|McLean\|dab=ice hockey}}	C	6	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Dave\|Capuano}}	LW	4	0	1	1	0\|
5	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{sortname\|David\|Bruce\|dab=ice hockey}}	LW	2	0	0	0	0\|
2	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|David\|Maley}}	LW	19	0	0	0	30\|
1	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Andrei\|Nazarov}}	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jimmy\|Waite}}	G	15	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0

| class="toccolors" |Goaltending

style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"\| Player ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Minutes played"\|MIN ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"\|GP ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Wins"\|W ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Losses"\| L ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Ties"\|T ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against"\|GA ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against average"\|GAA ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shut-outs"\| SO ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shots against"\|SA ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shots saved"\|SV ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Save percentage"\|SV%
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Arturs\|Irbe\|Artūrs Irbe}}	4412	74	30	28	16	209	2.84	3	2064	1855	.899
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jimmy\|Waite}}	697	15	3	7	0	50	4.30	0	319	269	.843
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| Team:	5109	84	33	35	16	259	3.04	3	2383	2124	.891

Playoffs
class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:60%;"
class="tocccolors" \| Scoring
{\| class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:3%;" title="Position"\| Pos ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Games played"\| GP ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Goals"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Assists"\| A ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Points"\| Pts ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Penalties in Minutes"\| PIM ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Plus/minus"\| +/- ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Power play goals"\| PPG ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Short-handed goals"\| SHG ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Game-winning goals"\| GWG
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Igor\|Larionov}}	C	14	5	13	18	10\|
1	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Sergei\|Makarov\|dab=ice hockey, born 1958}}	RW	14	8	2	10	4	2	3	0	2
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Todd\|Elik}}	C	14	5	5	10	12\|
5	1	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Johan\|Garpenlov\|Johan Garpenlöv}}	LW	14	4	6	10	6	0	0	0	2
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Sandis\|Ozolinsh\|Sandis Ozoliņš}}	D	14	0	10	10	8	3	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Ulf\|Dahlen\|Ulf Dahlén}}	LW	14	6	2	8	0\|
3	3	0	1
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Tom\|Pederson}}	D	14	1	6	7	2\|
7	0	1	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jeff\|Norton}}	D	14	1	5	6	20	4	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{sortname\|Jamie\|Baker\|dab=ice hockey}}	C	14	3	2	5	30\|
1	0	0	1
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Bob\|Errey}}	LW	14	3	2	5	10\|
3	1	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Gaetan\|Duchesne\|Gaétan Duchesne}}	LW	14	1	4	5	12\|
2	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Ray\|Whitney\|dab=ice hockey}}	LW	14	0	4	4	8\|
4	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Pat\|Falloon}}	RW	14	1	2	3	6\|
2	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Vlastimil\|Kroupa}}	D	14	1	2	3	21\|
8	0	0	1
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Rob\|Gaudreau}}	RW	14	2	0	2	0\|
1	1	1	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jay\|More}}	D	13	0	2	2	32\|
3	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Shawn\|Cronin}}	D	14	1	0	1	20\|
4	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Arturs\|Irbe\|Artūrs Irbe}}	G	14	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jeff\|Odgers}}	RW	11	0	0	0	11\|
2	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Mike\|Rathje}}	D	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jimmy\|Waite}}	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

| class="toccolors"| Goaltending

style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"\| Player ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Minutes played"\|MIN ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"\|GP ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Wins"\|W ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Losses"\| L ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against"\|GA ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against average"\|GAA ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shut-outs"\| SO ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shots against"\|SA ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shots saved"\|SV ! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Save percentage"\|SV%
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Arturs\|Irbe\|Artūrs Irbe}}	806	14	7	7	50	3.72	0	399	349	.875
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Sortname\|Jimmy\|Waite}}	40	2	0	0	3	4.50	0	17	14	.824
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:right;"\| Team:	846	14	7	7	53	3.76	0	416	363	.873

{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-07-15 |title=1993-94 San Jose Sharks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/1994.html}}

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

=Trades=

class="wikitable"

June 18, 1993

| valign="top"|To Chicago Blackhawks

Future considerations