1995–96 San Jose Sharks season


The 1995–96 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Sharks failed to make the playoffs, finishing 13th in the Western Conference.

Offseason

Regular season

The Sharks allowed the most goals, the most even-strength goals, the most power-play goals, had the lowest penalty-kill percentage, the fewest shutouts for and the fewest shots on goal. On Saturday, January 13, 1996, Ray Sheppard scored a hat trick as the Sharks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 10-8 in Pittsburgh. It was the highest scoring game of the NHL regular season.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

The Sharks missed the playoffs.

Player statistics

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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Owen Nolan,
Ray Sheppard,
Jeff Friesen,
Kevin Miller,
Ray Whitney,
Marcus Ragnarsson,
Jamie Baker,
Ulf Dahlen,
Chris Tancill,
Doug Bodger,
Shean Donovan,
Michal Sykora,
Viktor Kozlov,
Yves Racine,
Jeff Odgers,
Andrei Nazarov,
Ville Peltonen,
Jan Caloun,
Darren Turcotte,
Dody Wood,
Jay More,
Vlastimil Kroupa,
Jim Kyte,
Mike Rathje,
Alexei Yegorov,
Tom Pederson,
Chris Terreri,
Dave Brown,
Sandis Ozolinsh,
Pat Falloon,
Igor Larionov,
Sergei Bautin,
Wade Flaherty,
Arturs Irbe, and
Geoff Sarjeant.

Draft picks

Farm teams