With 2022 coming to an end, the San Jose Sharks currently have an 11-20-7 record, just 29 points in the standings. Sitting 12 points out of a Wild Card spot and having played three more games than the current eighth seed, the Colorado Avalanche and their walking mash unit, the Sharks fell behind by an additional nine points from the last playoff spot in the month of December.
In the Pacific, the Vegas Golden Knights have been the class of the division thus far, despite Jack Eichel being in and out of the line-up to start the month before being placed on injured reserve.