2014–15 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2014–15 Anaheim Ducks season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.[2] 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.

2014–15 Anaheim Ducks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference1st Western
2014–15 record51–24–7
Home record26–12–3
Road record25–12–4
Goals for236
Goals against226
Team information
General managerBob Murray
CoachBruce Boudreau
CaptainRyan Getzlaf
Alternate captainsFrancois Beauchemin
Corey Perry
ArenaHonda Center
Average attendance16,874 (98.3%) [1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsCorey Perry (33)
AssistsRyan Getzlaf (45)
PointsRyan Getzlaf (70)
Penalty minutesTim Jackman (86)
Plus/minusHampus Lindholm (+25)
WinsFrederik Andersen (35)
Goals against averageFrederik Andersen (2.38)

Off-season

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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.[3]

New uniforms

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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

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The Ducks retired Teemu Selanne's number 8 on January 11, when they hosted the Winnipeg Jets.[4] The Ducks defeated Winnipeg 5–4 in a comeback shootout victory following the ceremony.

Standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Anaheim Ducks 82 51 24 7 43 236 226 +10 109
2 x – Vancouver Canucks 82 48 29 5 42 242 222 +20 101
3 x – Calgary Flames 82 45 30 7 41 241 216 +25 97
4 Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 38 220 205 +15 95
5 San Jose Sharks 82 40 33 9 36 228 232 −4 89
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 24 44 14 19 198 283 −85 62
7 Arizona Coyotes 82 24 50 8 19 170 272 −102 56
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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Game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

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Final Stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen 54 53 3106 35 12 5 123 2.38 1436 .914 3 0 3 4
John Gibson 23 21 1340 13 8 0 58 2.60 674 .914 1 0 0 0
Ilya Bryzgalov 8 6 329 1 4 1 23 4.19 150 .847 0 0 2 0
Jason LaBarbera 5 2 207 2 0 1 9 2.61 99 .909 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen 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

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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[6]

Notable achievements

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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Following the end of the Ducks' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

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Date Details
June 27, 2014[13] To Vancouver Canucks
Nick Bonino
Luca Sbisa
1st-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2014
To Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Kesler
3rd-round pick in 2015
June 30, 2014[14] To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2015
7th-round pick in 2015
To Anaheim Ducks
Nate Thompson
November 20, 2014[15] To Montreal Canadiens
Bryan Allen
To Anaheim Ducks
Rene Bourque
November 28, 2014[16] To Tampa Bay Lightning
EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2015
To Anaheim Ducks
Eric Brewer
December 4, 2014[17] To Florida Panthers
Jesse Blacker
future conditional draft pick
To Anaheim Ducks
Colby Robak
February 24, 2015[18] To Montreal Canadiens
Devante Smith-Pelly
To Anaheim Ducks
Jiri Sekac
February 28, 2015[19] To Florida Panthers
Dany Heatley
3rd-round pick in 2015
To Anaheim Ducks
Tomas Fleischmann
March 2, 2015[20] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Rene Bourque
William Karlsson
2nd-round pick in 2015
To Anaheim Ducks
James Wisniewski
DET's 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[21] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ben Lovejoy
To Anaheim Ducks
Simon Despres
March 2, 2015[22] To Colorado Avalanche
Mat Clark
To Anaheim Ducks
Michael Sgarbossa
March 2, 2015[23] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Eric Brewer
5th-round pick in 2016
To Anaheim Ducks
Korbinian Holzer
Source: Transaction contract terms from Capgeek.com[49]

Draft picks

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Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[50] The team held the tenth overall pick due to a trade with the Ottawa Senators.[51]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 10a Nick Ritchie LW   Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 38b Marcus Pettersson D   Sweden Skelleftea AIK U20 (J20 SuperElit)
2 55 Brandon Montour D   Canada Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
5 123c Matthew Berkovitz D   United States Ashwaubenon Jaguars (WIAA)
7 205d Ondrej Kase RW   Czech Republic Pirati Chomutov (Czech Extraliga)
Draft notes[52]

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