The 2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.[1] The team's regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the San Jose Sharks.[2] The Ducks battled back from 1–7–2 and 12–15–6 starts to win 46 games and the Pacific Division, but were dispatched in a home playoff Game 7 for the fourth year in a row, as Nashville bested Anaheim in a hard-fought opening-round series. The first round loss came a season after the Ducks went two rounds further in the playoffs to the Western Conference Finals. The Ducks terminated the employment of head coach Bruce Boudreau two days after the team's elimination.
2015–16 Anaheim Ducks | |
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Pacific Division champions | |
Division | 1st Pacific |
Conference | 4th Western |
2015–16 record | 46–25–11 |
Home record | 25–10–6 |
Road record | 21–15–5 |
Goals for | 218 |
Goals against | 192 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Murray |
Coach | Bruce Boudreau |
Captain | Ryan Getzlaf |
Alternate captains | Ryan Kesler Corey Perry |
Arena | Honda Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | San Diego Gulls (AHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Corey Perry (34) |
Assists | Ryan Getzlaf (50) |
Points | Ryan Getzlaf (63) |
Penalty minutes | Kevin Bieksa (99) |
Plus/minus | Ryan Getzlaf (+14) |
Wins | Frederik Andersen (22) |
Goals against average | John Gibson (2.07) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 218 | 192 | +26 | 103 |
2 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 46 | 225 | 195 | +30 | 102 |
3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 42 | 241 | 210 | +31 | 98 |
4 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)[2] | ||||||||||
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1 | September 22 | Anaheim | 4–5 | Colorado | OT | Gibson | — | 0–0–1 | O1 | |
2 | September 25 | Los Angeles | 1–2 | Anaheim | Andersen | 16,571 | 1–0–1 | W1 | ||
3 | September 26 | Anaheim | 2–1 | San Jose | Khudobin | 14,722 | 2–0–1 | W2 | ||
4 | September 29 | Anaheim | 2–1 | Los Angeles | OT | Khudobin | 17,915 | 3–0–1 | W3 | |
5 | October 1 | Colorado | 0–3 | Anaheim | Gibson | 13,756 | 4–0–1 | W4 | ||
6 | October 3 | San Jose | 1–5 | Anaheim | Andersen | 17,174 | 5–0–1 | W5 |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Final stats
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Ryan Getzlaf | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Jakob Silfverberg | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Ryan Kesler | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Andrew Cogliano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
Sami Vatanen | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Corey Perry | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 6 |
Chris Stewart | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
David Perron | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Cam Fowler | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
Hampus Lindholm | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Jamie McGinn | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
Nate Thompson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Rickard Rakell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 0 |
Ryan Garbutt | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Shawn Horcoff | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kevin Bieksa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Clayton Stoner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Simon Despres | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 |
Chris Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Manson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shea Theodore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Frederik Andersen | 43 | 37 | 2,298 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 88 | 2.30 | 1086 | 0.919 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
John Gibson | 40 | 38 | 2,295 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 79 | 2.07 | 992 | 0.920 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Anton Khudobin | 9 | 7 | 356 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2.70 | 175 | 0.909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Frederik Andersen | 5 | 5 | 297 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1.41 | 132 | 0.947 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Gibson | 2 | 2 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.08 | 60 | 0.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Ducks. Stats reflect time with the Ducks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Suspensions/fines
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Nate Thompson | Illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk during NHL Game No. 434 in Anaheim on Friday, December 11, 2015, at 6:25 of the first period. | 3 games | $25,806.45 | December 14, 2015[7] |
Shawn Horcoff | Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. | 20 games | $357,526.88 | January 26, 2016[8] |
Awards and honours
Awards
Milestones
Transactions
Following the end of the Ducks' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 27, 2015 | To New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri | To Anaheim Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2015 3rd-round pick in 2016 | [13] |
June 27, 2015 | To New York Rangers Emerson Etem FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015 | To Anaheim Ducks Carl Hagelin 2nd-round pick in 2015 6th-round pick in 2015 | [14] |
June 27, 2015 | To Carolina Hurricanes James Wisniewski | To Anaheim Ducks Anton Khudobin | [15] |
June 30, 2015 | To Vancouver Canucks 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Kevin Bieksa | [16] |
January 7, 2016 | To Montreal Canadiens Max Friberg | To Anaheim Ducks Dustin Tokarski | [17] |
January 16, 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin | To Anaheim Ducks David Perron Adam Clendening | [18] |
January 21, 2016 | To Chicago Blackhawks Jiri Sekac | To Anaheim Ducks Ryan Garbutt | [19] |
February 29, 2016 | To Buffalo Sabres Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Jamie McGinn | [20] |
February 29, 2016 | To Florida Panthers 6th-round pick in 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Pirri | [21] |
February 29, 2016 | To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Jackman 7th-round pick in 2017 | To Anaheim Ducks Corey Tropp | [22] |
February 29, 2016 | To Edmonton Oilers Patrick Maroon | To Anaheim Ducks Martin Gernat 4th-round pick in 2016 | [23] |
June 20, 2016 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Frederik Andersen | To Anaheim Ducks PIT's 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 | [24] |
Free agents lost
Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
July 1, 2015 | Francois Beauchemin | Colorado Avalanche | 3 years, $13.5 million | [34] |
July 1, 2015 | Matt Beleskey | Boston Bruins | 5 years, $19.8 million | [35] |
July 2, 2015 | Jason LaBarbera | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 year, $600,000 | [36] |
Lost via waivers
Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers | Ref |
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Chris Wagner | Colorado Avalanche | November 15, 2015 | [38] |
Adam Clendening | Edmonton Oilers | January 27, 2016 | [39] |
Player signings
The following players were signed by the Ducks. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
July 1, 2015 | Korbinian Holzer | 1 year, $750,000 | [40] |
July 2, 2015 | Kevin Bieksa | 2 years, $8 million contract extension | [41] |
July 15, 2015 | Ryan Kesler | 6 years, $41.25 million contract extension | [42] |
July 16, 2015 | Michael Sgarbossa | 1 year, $600,000 | [43] |
July 16, 2015 | Chris Wagner | 1 year, $600,000 | [43] |
July 16, 2015 | Julius Nattinen | 3 years, entry-level contract | [44] |
July 22, 2015 | Josh Manson | 2 years, contract extension | [45] |
August 7, 2015 | Jakob Silfverberg | 4 years, $15 million | [46] |
August 14, 2015 | Carl Hagelin | 4 years, $16 million | [47] |
September 21, 2015 | John Gibson | 3 years, $6.9 million | [48] |
October 9, 2015 | Simon Despres | 5 years, $4.5 million contract extension | [49] |
April 1, 2016 | Chris Wagner | 2 years, contract extension | [50] |
April 4, 2016 | Andy Welinski | 2 years, entry-level contract | [51] |
April 8, 2016 | Kevin Roy | 2 years, entry-level contract | [52] |
April 20, 2016 | Keaton Thompson | 3 years, entry-level contract | [53] |
May 20, 2016 | Jacob Larsson | 3 years, entry-level contract | [54] |
June 18, 2016 | Sami Vatanen | 4 years, $19.5 million contract extension | [55] |
June 23, 2016 | Michael Sgarbossa | 1 year, contract extension | [56] |
June 23, 2016 | Joseph Cramarossa | 1 year, contract extension | [56] |
June 23, 2016 | Andrew O'Brien | 1 year, contract extension | [56] |
Draft picks
Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 27 | Jacob Larsson | D | Sweden | Frolunda HC (SHL) |
2 | 59[a] | Julius Nattinen | C | Finland | JYP (Liiga) |
3 | 80[b] | Brent Gates | C | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
3 | 84[c] | Deven Sideroff | RW | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
5 | 148 | Troy Terry | C/RW | United States | USA U-18 (USHL) |
6 | 178 | Steven Ruggiero | D | United States | USA U-18 (USHL) |
6 | 179[d] | Garrett Metcalf | G | United States | Madison Capitols (USHL) |
Notes
Draft notes[57]
- The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent James Wisniewski and Detroit's third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and this pick.[58]
- a The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Carl Hagelin, a sixth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[14]
- b The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a second-round pick in 2015 to Columbus in exchange for James Wisniewski and this pick.[58]
- c The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa and a first and third-round pick in 2014 to Vancouver in exchange for Ryan Kesler and this pick.[59]
- The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tomas Fleischmann to Anaheim in exchange for Dany Heatley and this pick.[60]
- The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Nate Thompson to Anaheim in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[61]
- d The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and a second-round pick in 2015 (From New Jersey via Florida) to New York in exchange for the rights to Carl Hagelin, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[14]
- The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in 2016 to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.[14]
- Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Nate Thompson to Anaheim in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[61]