The 2013–14

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was the club's 23rd season in the

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(NHL). The Sharks qualified for the

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for the tenth consecutive season, but lost in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion

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in seven games after being up 3–0 in the series.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's second seed. They faced the

in the first round. With a 5–1 Game 7 loss, the Sharks became the fourth team in NHL history to lose a series when initially holding a 3–0 series lead.

Player statistics

Final stats. ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Players' signings

Draft picks

San Jose Sharks' picks at the 2013 NHL entry draft, which was held in

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on June 30, 2013. ;Draft notes * The

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' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent the Sharks 2013 first-round pick and a 2013 second-round pick (originally acquired from the

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in exchange for Douglas Murray) to the Red Wings. * The

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' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of an April 2, 2013, trade that sent Ryane Clowe to the Rangers in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick and this pick. * The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the

as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent Tyler Kennedy to the Sharks in exchange for this pick. * The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of an August 7, 2011, trade that sent James Sheppard to the Sharks in exchange for this pick. * The

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' fourth-round pick (originally from the

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) and a fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick (previously re-acquired from Chicago in exchange for Michal Handzus) and a 2014 fifth-round pick. * The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the

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as the result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Scott Hannan to the Sharks in exchange for this pick. * The

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seventh-round pick (originally from the

) went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a February 27, 2012, trade that sent Jamie McGinn, Mike Connolly and Michael Sgarbossa to the Avalanche in exchange for Daniel Winnik, TJ Galiardi and this pick.

References

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