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Vincent Desharnais
Defenseman #5 Sharks $2.000M
Player Information

Vincent Desharnais has 4 points (1 goals, 3 assists) in 28 games for the San Jose Sharks this season.

Selected in the 7th round (No. 183) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, he has 23 points (2 goals, 21 assists) in 193 regular-season games for the Edmonton Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks.

He also has 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) in 28 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 29.7 yrs (29.05.1996)
    Height / Weight: 201 cm / 102 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 183rd in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoEdmonton Oilers
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sharks controlling 41% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Vincent Desharnais is off the ice, the Sharks control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 14% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 51% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 262nd of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 152nd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.08
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.41
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.60
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.14
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.29
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.08
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.27
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.17
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.33
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.04
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.30
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    6.51
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.43
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.89
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.51
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.30
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.000M
Player Contract Value: $2.000M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 31.1 yrs (29.05.1996)
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Vincent Desharnais
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 1 21:07 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 0 17:01 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 19:01 0 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 0 16:56 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 0 16:48 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 1 1 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 36 0 5 5 15 13:33 17 0.0% 31
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 78 1 10 11 3 15:43 41 2.4% 54
2024-25 Team Logo Canucks 34 0 3 3 -5 15:58 20 0.0% 34
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 10 0 0 0 -4 14:24 7 0.0% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 7 0 0 0 0 17:49 1 0.0% 7
2025-26 Team Logo Sharks 28 1 3 4 2 16:41 17 5.9% 40
Season Projection 55 2 6 8 4 16:42 33 6.1% 79
Total 193 2 21 23 11 103 1.9% 170
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 12 0 2 2 -3 13:34 6 0.0% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 16 0 1 1 -9 17:15 7 0.0% 22
Total 28 0 3 3 -12 13 0.0% 30
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Vincent Desharnais Team Logo D 29.7 yrs 201 cm / 102 kg 0.14 0.12 51 76 $2.000M
83% Kevin Bahl Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.24 0.21 55 79 $5.350M
83% Alexander Petrovic Team Logo D 34 yrs 196 cm / 97 kg 0.18 0.18 57 76 $0.775M
83% Jaycob Megna Team Logo D 33.2 yrs 198 cm / 96 kg 0.00 0.14 50 76 $0.800M
82% Jamie Oleksiak Team Logo D 33.2 yrs 201 cm / 113 kg 0.17 0.21 54 71 $4.600M
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