Editing San Jose Sharks (section)

====First Stanley Cup Finals and continued contention (2015–2019)====
[[File:Logan Couture 2016.jpg|thumb|[[Logan Couture]] led the Sharks in scoring during their run to the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals]].]]
On May 28, 2015, the team named [[Peter DeBoer]] as their head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769099|title=Sharks Name Peter DeBoer Head Coach|work=San Jose Sharks|access-date=May 31, 2015|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> During the off-season, the Sharks let [[John Scott (ice hockey, born 1982)|John Scott]] and Scott Hannan leave as free agents.<ref name="scott">{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2015/06/19/sharks-to-let-john-scott-scott-hannan-leave-as-free-agents/29001383/ | title=Sharks to let John Scott, Scott Hannan leave as free agents | website=[[USA Today]] | access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> They traded goalie Antti Niemi to the Dallas Stars for a seventh-round draft pick in the [[2015 NHL entry draft]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_28393473/sharks-trade-goalie-antti-niemi-dallas-stars | title=Sharks trade goalie Antti Niemi to Dallas Stars | access-date=July 4, 2015 | author=Pashelka, Curtis| date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> Then, they acquired forward [[Joel Ward (ice hockey)|Joel Ward]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/joel-ward-going-to-san-jose-as--identity-player--on-three-year--9-825-million-deal-220327431.html | title=Joel Ward going to San Jose as 'identity player' on three-year, $9.825&nbsp;million deal | access-date=July 4, 2015 | author=Cooper. Josh| date=July 3, 2015}}</ref> goaltender [[Martin Jones (ice hockey)|Martin Jones]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.christiantoday.com/article/san.jose.sharks.nhl.2015.trade.news.sharks.get.goalkeeper.martin.jones.from.boston.bruins/57784.htm | title=San Jose Sharks NHL 2015 trade news: Obtain goalkeeper Martin Jones from Boston Bruins | access-date=July 4, 2015 | author=Villanueva, Nikko| date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> and defenseman [[Paul Martin (ice hockey)|Paul Martin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportsoutwest.com/2015/07/02/sharks-sign-free-agent-defenseman-paul-martin/ | title=Sharks sign free agent defenseman Paul Martin | access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> They also named forward Joe Pavelski the team's captain.

Nearly one year after Peter DeBoer's arrival and a shaky start, the Sharks surged in the second half of the season to return to the playoffs, finishing with 98 points and third in the Pacific Division. They defeated the Los Angeles Kings in five games, the Nashville Predators in seven games, and the St. Louis Blues in six games to win the [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] championship. This marked the first time in franchise history that the Sharks advanced to play in the Stanley Cup Finals.<ref name="SharksWinGame6">{{cite web|last=Gilmore|first=Eric|title=Sharks win Game 6, reach first Stanley Cup Final|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/sharks-beat-blues-reach-first-stanley-cup-final/c-280806204|publisher=National Hockey League|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=San Jose Sharks End 25 Years of Playoff Disappointments|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/san-jose-sharks-win-advance-to-stanley-cup-final-for-first-time/|publisher=CBS SF Bay Area|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> The Sharks ultimately lost the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] in the best-of-seven series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penguins win Stanley Cup, defeat Sharks in Game 6|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/penguins-win-stanley-cup/c-280948494|publisher=National Hockey League|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref>

In the [[2016–17 NHL season|following season]], the Sharks finished in third place in the Pacific Division, but were defeated by the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in six games in the first round of the [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017 playoffs]]. Following the season, long-time stalwart Patrick Marleau left the team to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs, ending his 20-year tenure with the team. He left holding almost every offensive record in team history, such as power-play goals, goals, short-handed goals and games played.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sharks GM Doug Wilson Statement on Patrick Marleau |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-gm-doug-wilson-statement-on-patrick-marleau/c-290277804 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=November 27, 2018 |date=July 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= San Jose Sharks Career Leaders |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/leaders_career.html |publisher=Hockey Reference |access-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref>

In the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]], the Sharks once again finished in third place in the Pacific Division. They swept the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018 playoffs]], but lost to the expansion [[Vegas Golden Knights]] in six games in the second round.

The [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]] saw another playoff berth for the Sharks, overcoming a 3–1 series lead, once again by the Vegas Golden Knights, and in a dramatic comeback in the third period of game seven in the first round. The Sharks would go on to defeat the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in the second round in seven games to make it into the conference finals, falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion [[St. Louis Blues]] in six games. On October 8, 2019, after two seasons in Toronto, Patrick Marleau was re-acquired by the Sharks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/patrick-marleau-returns-to-sharks-on-one-year-league-minimum-deal/|title = Patrick Marleau returns to Sharks on one-year, league-minimum deal| date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>