2014–15 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2014–15 Anaheim Ducks season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks won 51 regular season games and defeated the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames in the playoffs before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks in a seven-game Western Conference Final. 2015 marked the third playoffs in a row from which the Ducks were eliminated by losing a Game 7 at home after leading 3–2 after Game 5. Also, their final two losses to the Blackhawks were the only two playoff games the Ducks lost in regulation.

Off-season On May 19, 2014, the team announced a four-year contract extension for General Manager Bob Murray to keep him under contract through the 2019–20 season.

New uniforms On June 27, 2014, the Ducks revealed new home and away jerseys, both based on the previous third jersey design that had been in use since 2010. The previous primary jerseys that had been worn since 2006 were subsequently retired.

Regular season The Ducks retired Teemu Selanne's number 8 on January 11, when they hosted the Winnipeg Jets. The Ducks defeated Winnipeg 5–4 in a comeback shootout victory following the ceremony. The team set an NHL record by winning 18 games in which they trailed in the 3rd period.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 22 Colorado 0–4 Anaheim Andersen 13,252 1–0–0 W1 2 September 22 Anaheim 5–2 Colorado LaBarbera 13,252 2–0–0 W2 3 September 23 Arizona 4–0 Anaheim Gibson 14,104 2–1–0 4 September 25 Anaheim 3–4 Los Angeles SO Gibson 18,230 2–1–1 O1 5 September 27 Anaheim 1–3 San Jose Gibson 16,248 2–2–1 6 September 28 Los Angeles 4–2 Anaheim Andersen 15,321 2–3–1 7 October 4 San Jose 1–2 Anaheim OT Andersen 13,682 3–3–1 W1

Regular season Game log October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Anaheim 4–6 Pittsburgh Gibson 18,633 0–1–0 0 L1 2 October 11 Anaheim 3–2 Detroit Andersen 20,027 1–1–0 2 W1 3 October 13 Anaheim 5–1 Buffalo Andersen 18,912 2–1–0 4 W2 4 October 14 Anaheim 4–3 Philadelphia SO Andersen 19,589 3–1–0 6 W3 5 October 17 Minnesota 1–2 Anaheim Andersen 17,306 4–1–0 8 W4 6 October 19 St. Louis 0–3 Anaheim Andersen 15,687 5–1–0 10 W5 7 October 22 Buffalo 1–4 Anaheim Andersen 16,067 6–1–0 12 W6 8 October 24 Columbus 1–4 Anaheim Gibson 15,778 7–1–0 14 W7 9 October 26 San Jose 4–1 Anaheim Andersen 16,954 7–2–0 14 L1 10 October 28 Anaheim 1–0 Chicago Gibson 21,233 8–2–0 16 W1 11 October 30 Anaheim 0–2 St. Louis Gibson 16,723 8–3–0 16 L1 12 October 31 Anaheim 2–1 Dallas OT Andersen 15,343 9–3–0 18 W1 November: 5–3–5 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 2–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 Anaheim 3–2 Colorado LaBarbera 15,310 10–3–0 20 W2 14 November 5 NY Islanders 3–2 Anaheim OT LaBarbera 16,448 10–3–1 21 O1 15 November 7 Arizona 3–2 Anaheim SO Andersen 16,235 10–3–2 22 O2 16 November 9 Vancouver 2–1 Anaheim SO Andersen 16,749 10–3–3 23 O3 17 November 12 Los Angeles 5–6 Anaheim SO LaBarbera 17,245 11–3–3 25 W1 18 November 15 Anaheim 2–3 Los Angeles OT Andersen 18,230 11–3–4 26 O1 19 November 16 Florida 6–2 Anaheim Andersen 16,128 11–4–4 26 L1 20 November 18 Anaheim 3–4 Calgary SO Andersen 18,421 11–4–5 27 O1 21 November 20 Anaheim 4–3 Vancouver SO Andersen 18,870 12–4–5 29 W1 22 November 23 Arizona 1–2 Anaheim Andersen 15,928 13–4–5 31 W2 23 November 25 Calgary 2–3 Anaheim Andersen 17,174 14–4–5 33 W3 24 November 28 Chicago 4–1 Anaheim Andersen 17,355 14–5–5 33 L1 25 November 29 Anaheim 4–6 San Jose Andersen 17,352 14–6–5 33 L2 December: 10–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Boston 2–3 Anaheim Andersen 16,457 15–6–5 35 W1 27 December 3 Philadelphia 4–5 Anaheim SO Andersen 15,691 16–6–5 37 W2 28 December 5 Anaheim 5–4 Minnesota Andersen 19,044 17–6–5 39 W3 29 December 7 Anaheim 4–3 Winnipeg OT Andersen 15,016 18–6–5 41 W4 30 December 10 Edmonton 1–2 Anaheim Andersen 16,371 19–6–5 43 W5 31 December 12 Anaheim 4–2 Edmonton Andersen 16,839 20–6–5 45 W6 32 December 13 Anaheim 4–1 Winnipeg Andersen 15,016 21–6–5 47 W7 33 December 16 Anaheim 2–6 Toronto Andersen 18,953 21–7–5 47 L1 34 December 18 Anaheim 2–1 Montreal Andersen 21,286 22–7–5 49 W1 35 December 19 Anaheim 2–6 Ottawa Bryzgalov 19,443 22–8–5 49 L1 36 December 22 San Jose 2–3 Anaheim OT Andersen 17,405 23–8–5 51 W1 37 December 27 Anaheim 1–2 Arizona SO Andersen 13,656 23–8–6 52 O1 38 December 28 Vancouver 1–2 Anaheim OT Andersen 17,374 24–8–6 54 W1 39 December 31 San Jose 3–0 Anaheim Andersen 17,174 24–9–6 54 L1 January: 8–3–0 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 St. Louis 3–4 Anaheim Andersen 17,174 25–9–6 56 W1 41 January 4 Nashville 3–4 Anaheim SO Andersen 16,402 26–9–6 58 W2 42 January 7 NY Rangers 4–1 Anaheim Bryzgalov 17,174 26–10–6 58 L1 43 January 11 Winnipeg 4–5 Anaheim SO Andersen 17,356 27–10–6 60 W1 44 January 14 Toronto 0–4 Anaheim Andersen 16,741 28–10–6 62 W2 45 January 16 New Jersey 1–5 Anaheim Bryzgalov 17,174 29–10–6 64 W3 46 January 17 Anaheim 3–2 Los Angeles SO Andersen 18,422 30–10–6 66 W4 47 January 21 Calgary 3–6 Anaheim Andersen 16,828 31–10–6 68 W5 48 January 27 Anaheim 4–0 Vancouver Andersen 18,813 32–10–6 70 W6 49 January 29 Anaheim 3–6 San Jose Bryzgalov 17,562 32–11–6 70 L1 50 January 30 Chicago 4–1 Anaheim Andersen 17,497 32–12–6 70 L2 February: 7–5–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 3 Carolina 4–5 Anaheim OT Andersen 16,274 33–12–6 72 W1 52 February 5 Anaheim 5–2 Nashville Andersen 17,113 34–12–6 74 W2 53 February 6 Anaheim 2–3 Washington SO Bryzgalov 18,506 34–12–7 75 O1 54 February 8 Anaheim 3–5 Tampa Bay Andersen 19,204 34–13–7 75 L1 55 February 10 Anaheim 2–6 Florida Bryzgalov 8,576 34–14–7 75 L2 56 February 12 Anaheim 2–1 Carolina Gibson 11,991 35–14–7 77 W1 57 February 15 Washington 5–3 Anaheim Gibson 17,252 35–15–7 77 L1 58 February 18 Tampa Bay 4–1 Anaheim Gibson 17,284 35–16–7 77 L2 59 February 20 Anaheim 6–3 Calgary Gibson 19,289 36–16–7 79 W1 60 February 21 Anaheim 2–1 Edmonton Gibson 16,839 37–16–7 81 W2 61 February 23 Detroit 3–4 Anaheim SO Gibson 17,174 38–16–7 83 W3 62 February 25 Ottawa 3–0 Anaheim Gibson 16,673 38–17–7 83 L1 63 February 27 Los Angeles 2–4 Anaheim Gibson 17,413 39–17–7 85 W1 March: 10–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 6–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Anaheim 3–1 Dallas Gibson 17,657 40–17–7 87 W2 65 March 3 Anaheim 4–1 Arizona Andersen 11,387 41–17–7 89 W3 66 March 4 Montreal 1–3 Anaheim Gibson 17,174 42–17–7 91 W4 67 March 6 Pittsburgh 5–2 Anaheim Andersen 17,310 42–18–7 91 L1 68 March 9 Anaheim 1–2 Vancouver Andersen 18,557 42–19–7 91 L2 69 March 11 Anaheim 3–6 Calgary Gibson 19,289 42–20–7 91 L3 70 March 13 Anaheim 2–1 Minnesota Gibson 19,045 43–20–7 93 W1 71 March 15 Nashville 2–4 Anaheim Gibson 17,295 44–20–7 95 W2 72 March 18 Los Angeles 2–3 Anaheim OT Gibson 17,174 45–20–7 97 W3 73 March 20 Colorado 2–3 Anaheim OT Andersen 17,313 46–20–7 99 W4 74 March 22 Anaheim 2–7 NY Rangers Andersen 18,006 46–21–7 99 L1 75 March 24 Anaheim 3–5 Columbus Gibson 14,044 46–22–7 99 L2 76 March 26 Anaheim 3–2 Boston OT Andersen 17,565 47–22–7 101 W1 77 March 28 Anaheim 3–2 NY Islanders Andersen 16,170 48–22–7 103 W2 78 March 29 Anaheim 2–1 New Jersey Gibson 15,987 49–22–7 105 W3 April: 2–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Edmonton 1–5 Anaheim Andersen 17,174 50–22–7 107 W4 80 April 3 Colorado 4–2 Anaheim Gibson 17,201 50–23–7 107 L1 81 April 8 Dallas 4–0 Anaheim Andersen 17,252 50–24–7 107 L2 82 April 11 Anaheim 2–1 Arizona Andersen 15,733 51–24–7 109 W1Legend:

Playoffs 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 16 Winnipeg 2–4 Anaheim Andersen 17,174 1–0 Recap 2 April 18 Winnipeg 1–2 Anaheim Andersen 17,415 2–0 Recap 3 April 20 Anaheim 5–4 Winnipeg OT Andersen 15,016 3–0 Recap 4 April 22 Anaheim 5–2 Winnipeg Andersen 15,016 4–0 Recap Western Conference Second Round vs. (P3) Calgary Flames — Anaheim wins 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 30 Calgary 1–6 Anaheim Andersen 17,174 1–0 Recap 2 May 3 Calgary 0–3 Anaheim Andersen 17,299 2–0 Recap 3 May 5 Anaheim 3–4 Calgary OT Andersen 19,289 2–1 Recap 4 May 8 Anaheim 4–2 Calgary Andersen 19,289 3–1 Recap 5 May 10 Calgary 2–3 Anaheim OT Andersen 17,284 4–1 Recap Western Conference Final vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks — Chicago wins 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 17 Chicago 1–4 Anaheim Andersen 17,291 1–0 Recap 2 May 19 Chicago 3–2 Anaheim 3OT Andersen 17,234 1–1 Recap 3 May 21 Anaheim 2–1 Chicago Andersen 22,160 2–1 Recap 4 May 23 Anaheim 4–5 Chicago 2OT Andersen 22,404 2–2 Recap 5 May 25 Chicago 4–5 Anaheim OT Andersen 17,286 3–2 Recap 6 May 27 Anaheim 2–5 Chicago Andersen 22,089 3–3 Recap 7 May 30 Chicago 5–3 Anaheim Andersen 17,375 3–4 Recap

Player statistics Final Stats Skaters

Regular season Player 77 25 45 70 15 62 67 33 22 55 13 67 81 20 27 47 −5 75 81 13 26 39 15 24 67 12 25 37 5 36 71 9 25 34 −5 82 80 7 27 34 4 14 78 7 27 34 25 32 65 22 10 32 13 39 71 9 22 31 6 10 82 15 14 29 5 14 57 14 15 29 −2 37 64 11 12 23 17 48 80 5 13 18 0 39 ‡ 54 5 12 17 1 12 ‡ 40 1 10 11 3 17 45 5 5 10 −6 4 †‡ 30 2 6 8 −4 12 69 1 7 8 −2 68 55 5 2 7 −4 86 † 19 2 5 7 2 4 † 14 1 5 6 0 4 † 16 1 5 6 2 22 † 13 0 5 5 −3 10 ‡ 18 2 1 3 1 2 28 0 3 3 1 31 †‡ 9 1 1 2 −6 6 † 5 0 1 1 3 0 ‡ 7 0 1 1 2 6 ‡ 6 0 1 1 0 4 9 0 0 0 −3 4 9 0 0 0 −2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ‡ 6 0 0 0 −3 0

Playoffs Player 16 2 18 20 6 6 16 10 8 18 6 14 16 4 14 18 6 16 16 7 6 13 2 24 16 7 4 11 4 6 16 3 8 11 5 8 16 2 8 10 5 2 16 2 8 10 2 10 16 8 1 9 −4 2 16 3 6 9 9 4 16 0 9 9 4 2 16 1 6 7 4 6 12 2 4 6 5 6 16 1 3 4 1 4 12 3 0 3 1 0 16 1 0 1 4 10 16 1 0 1 −2 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 −1 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 54 53 3106 35 12 5 123 2.38 1436 .914 3 0 3 4 23 21 1340 13 8 0 58 2.60 674 .914 1 0 0 0 8 6 329 1 4 1 23 4.19 150 .847 0 0 2 0 5 2 207 2 0 1 9 2.61 99 .909 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 16 16 1050 11 5 41 2.34 472 .913 1 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 Sami Vatanen Elbowing Toronto Maple Leafs forward David Booth during NHL Game No. 642 in Anaheim on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 9:35 of the third period. – $3,393.82 January 15, 2015

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded NHL Second Star of the Week October 20, 2014 NHL First Star of the Month November 3, 2014 NHL First Star of the Month January 2, 2015 NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2015 NHL All-Star game assistant captain January 14, 2015 NHL Second Star of the Week February 9, 2015

Milestones