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On May 9th, 1990, another expansion team was founded in San Jose, California that belongs to the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team came to be known as San Jose Sharks. Initially, the team played their games at the Cow Palace in Daly City. The Sharks did not start with a good opening. The team debuted in the NHL in October 1991. However, they lost their inaugural match to the Vancouver Canucks. In the same season, they tasted their first ever victory over the Calgary Flames. In the first two seasons, they performed so badly that they scored only 24 points. As a result, the Sharks stood at the lowest position in the NHL. George Kinston, the coach in those seasons, was a failure. By the end of the 1992-93 season, he had to step down from the team.
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In the 1993-94 season, San Jose Sharks moved to their new arena, the San Jose Arena or the HP Pavilion. San Jose Sharks were marked with their performance in that season. During that season, Kevin Constantine coached the players. The Sharks finished the season with a 33-35-16 record and scored 82 points. They were qualified for the playoffs also. The credit would go to Kinston for the improvement in the team. In the next season, they would again make the playoffs but after that the team had to stay out of the playoffs for two seasons. Their return to the playoffs happened in the 1997-98 season and continued for two years. The team made the playoff entry many a time but never managed to win it. They have only two Division Championship titles to their name.