The San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 2006–07 season was the 16th season played by the franchise.

Offseason

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, Doug Wilson traded their top offensive defenceman in 2005–2006, Tom Preissing, to the Ottawa Senators for centerman Mark Bell of the Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-way trade involving Martin Havlat going from Ottawa to the Blackhawks. Wilson then traded underachieving winger Ekman to Pittsburgh. In August, to round off their flurry of trades, the Sharks signed veterans Mathieu Biron and Patrick Traverse. The Sharks also signed many players such as Graham Mink and Scott Ferguson for their AHL affiliate. 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 is playing in Russia.

Regular season

The Sharks got off to a sizzling 20–7–0 start, the best in franchise history. Soon however, several key players missed a few games each with 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

Craig Rivet

Craig A. Rivet is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL. He has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League....

 from the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 and Bill Guerin

Bill Guerin

William Robert Guerin is an American former professional ice hockey player and current player development coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Guerin played eighteen seasons in the National Hockey League winning two Stanley Cup championships with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins teams...

 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 the stacked Western Conference, their record was only good enough for the #5 playoff seed, and they had to open the playoffs on the road.

Unique to note is that the Sharks spent most of the season rotating their two goaltenders, Vesa Toskala

Vesa Toskala

Vesa Tapani Toskala is a professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Ilves.-Early career:Toskala was selected by San Jose in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . The Sharks also took fellow Finn Miikka Kiprusoff in the fifth round...

 and Evgeni Nabokov

Evgeni Nabokov

Evgeni Viktorovich Nabokov is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender who is playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League .Nabokov was selected by San Jose in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft...

 every other game. The only time either one has played for any 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, even when Toskala returned from injury, Coach Ron Wilson retained Nabokov as the #1 goalie to finish off the regular season and going into the playoffs.

The Sharks iced four rookies during the season: Marc-Edouard Vlasic

Marc-Edouard Vlasic

Marc-Édouard Vlasic is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League . The Sharks drafted him 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, using a pick exchanged for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff...

, Matt Carle

Matt Carle

Matthew Carle is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

, Ryane Clowe

Ryane Clowe

Ryane Clowe is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League . He serves as an alternate captain for the Sharks during away games.-Playing career:...

, and Joe Pavelski

Joe Pavelski

Joseph Pavelski is an American professional ice hockey player now playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League . He scored a goal in his first NHL game, making him the 11th Sharks player in the history of the team to do so...

, with each making significant contributions to the team's success. Vlasic, at just 19 years old, was not even expected to make the team, but he put together a stellar preseason 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 a game, and was arguably the Sharks' most consistent defenceman the whole season.

In the first round of the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the...

, the Sharks again 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

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 in the semi-finals in 6 games.

October

#	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 Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...		Toskala	19,289	3–0–0	6
4	October 12	San Jose	4 – 6	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Nabokov	16,839	3–1–0	6
5	October 13	San Jose	6 – 4	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...		Toskala	18,630	4–1–0	8
6	October 17	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	0 – 2	San Jose		Nabokov	16,380	5–1–0	10
7	October 19	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	1 – 5	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	6–1–0	12
8	October 21	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	4 – 1	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	6–2–0	12
9	October 23	San Jose	3 – 0	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	16,067	7–2–0	14
10	October 25	San Jose	1 – 2	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...		Nabokov	20,066	7–3–0	14
11	October 26	San Jose	3 – 4	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	13,436	7–4–0	14
12	October 29	San Jose	4 – 2	Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...		Nabokov	19,904	8–4–0	16
13	October 31	San Jose	2 – 1	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...		Toskala	10,081	9–4–0	18

November

#	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 Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	2 – 3	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	10–5–0	20
16	November 7	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	1 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,233	11–5–0	22
17	November 9	San Jose	7 – 3	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	16,618	12–5–0	24
18	November 11	San Jose	2 – 1	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Toskala	15,036	13–5–0	26
19	November 13	San Jose	2 – 4	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	16,667	13–6–0	26
20	November 15	San Jose	4 – 3	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...		Nabokov	18,007	14–6–0	28
21	November 18	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 6	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	15–6–0	30
22	November 21	San Jose	0 – 5	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	15,013	15–7–0	30
23	November 22	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	3 – 6	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	16–7–0	32
24	November 25	New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	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 Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Nabokov	18,568	19–7–0	38

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
27	December 2	San Jose	3 – 2	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...		Toskala	20,066	20–7–0	40
28	December 4	San Jose	0 – 1	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Nabokov	17,056	20–8–0	40
29	December 7	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...	5 – 2	San Jose		Toskala	17,039	20–9–0	40
30	December 9	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	21–9–0	42
31	December 11	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	0 – 4	San Jose		Toskala	16,717	22–9–0	44
32	December 12	San Jose	3 – 1	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	15,204	23–9–0	46
33	December 14	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 2	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	23–10–0	46
34	December 16	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	3 – 4	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	24–10–0	48
35	December 21	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	3 – 0	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	24–11–0	48
36	December 23	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...	1 – 4	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	25–11–0	50
37	December 26	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	25–12–0	50
38	December 28	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	3 – 2	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	25–13–0	50
39	December 30	San Jose	0 – 8	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Nabokov	17,643	25–14–0	50
40	December 31	San Jose	4 – 2	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Toskala	18,584	26–14–0	52

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
41	January 4	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	4 – 9	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	27–14–0	54
42	January 6	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 – 5	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	28–14–0	56
43	January 10	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	3 – 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	28–15–0	56
44	January 11	San Jose	5 – 2	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	17,054	29–15–0	58
45	January 13	San Jose	4 – 1	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Toskala	16,642	30–15–0	60
46	January 15	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...	1 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	31–15–0	62
47	January 18	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	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 Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Toskala	16,839	33–16–0	66
50	January 28	San Jose	1 – 3	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...		Nabokov	18,630	33–17–0	66
51	January 30	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	3 – 2	San Jose	SO	Toskala	17,496	33–17–1	67

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
52	February 1	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	4 – 2	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	33–18–1	67
53	February 3	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	2 – 4	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	34–18–1	69
54	February 6	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	7 – 4	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	34–19–1	69
55	February 7	San Jose	3 – 2	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		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 Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	13,836	36–20–1	73
58	February 16	San Jose	0 – 3	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	16,045	36–21–1	73
59	February 18	San Jose	2 – 5	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Nabokov	17,849	36–22–1	73
60	February 21	San Jose	3 – 2	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	SO	Nabokov	13,622	37–22–1	75
61	February 22	San Jose	2 – 0	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...		Nabokov	10,125	38–22–1	77
62	February 24	San Jose	4 – 7	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...		Nabokov	19,289	38–23–1	77
63	February 26	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	3 – 2	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	38–24–1	77
64	February 28	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 3	San Jose	SO	Nabokov	17,496	38–24–2	78

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
65	March 2	San Jose	1 – 3	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Nabokov	17,174	38–25–2	78
66	March 4	San Jose	4 – 0	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Nabokov	18,002	39–25–2	80
67	March 6	San Jose	3 – 0	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Nabokov	18,568	40–25–2	82
68	March 9	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...	2 – 1	San Jose	OT	Nabokov	17,496	40–25–3	83
69	March 11	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	0 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	41–25–3	85
70	March 13	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	1 – 7	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	42–25–3	87
71	March 15	San Jose	5 – 1	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Nabokov	17,744	43–25–3	89
72	March 16	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	0 – 3	San Jose		Toskala	17,496	44–25–3	91
73	March 18	San Jose	3 – 4	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...	OT	Nabokov	18,007	44–25–4	92
74	March 21	San Jose	4 – 1	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...		Nabokov	10,374	45–25–4	94
75	March 22	San Jose	5 – 1	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...		Toskala	16,367	46–25–4	96
76	March 24	San Jose	4 – 6	Carolina Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...		Toskala	18,763	46–26–4	96
77	March 27	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 3	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	47–26–4	98
78	March 30	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	2 – 4	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	48–26–4	100

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
79	April 1	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 – 6	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	49–26–4	102
80	April 4	San Jose	3 – 2	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	SO	Nabokov	17,440	50–26–4	104
81	April 5	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...	3 – 4	San Jose		Nabokov	17,496	51–26–4	106
82	April 7	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...	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

The San Jose Sharks ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's fifth seed.

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (4) Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

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

Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

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 stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 82 22 92 114 44 24 10 0 5 C 77 32 46 78 33 9 14 0 9 RW 76 37 32 69 69 11 15 0 5 RW 78 26 40 66 36 17 11 0 9 D 77 11 31 42 30 9 8 0 1 RW 58 16 18 34 78 4 4 0 3 RW 81 16 17 33 43 2 3 1 D 82 10 23 33 63 8 6 0 2 RW 62 15 16 31 29 5 6 0 4 C 46 14 14 28 18 4 5 0 3 D 81 3 23 26 18 13 2 0 0 D 79 4 20 24 38 1 0 1 1 LW 79 7 15 22 22 1 1 0 0 C 71 11 10 21 83 3 0 2 C/LW 78 8 12 20 56 0 2 3 D 67 5 12 17 61 10 1 0 0 C 78 5 8 13 24 0 1 0 C 41 3 10 13 42 2 0 0 RW 16 8 1 9 14 2 2 0 1 D 17 1 7 8 12 8 0 0 0 D 47 1 3 4 26 0 0 0 D 35 0 3 3 31 0 0 0 0 G 38 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 LW 30 1 1 2 14 0 0 0 D 22 0 2 2 27 0 0 0 LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 50 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 RW 11 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L OTL GA GAA SO SA SV SV% 2142 38 26 10 1 84 2.35 4 915 831 .908 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
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 11 1 10 11 10 2 0 0 0 RW 11 4 2 6 17 0 0 1 RW 11 4 2 6 4 3 0 0 1 RW 11 3 3 6 6 1 1 0 1 C 11 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 D 11 2 3 5 0 3 1 0 1 D 11 2 3 5 18 1 0 0 RW 11 2 2 4 27 1 0 0 0 LW 11 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 D 11 0 4 4 10 0 0 0 C 11 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 C/LW 11 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 D 11 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 RW 9 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 D 11 0 2 2 33 4 0 0 0 C 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 RW 11 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 D 11 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 C 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 G 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% 701 11 6 5 26 2.23 1 323 297 .920 Team: 701 11 6 5 26 2.23 1 323 297 .920