# 2021–22 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2021–22 Anaheim Ducks season was the 29th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.
On November 9, 2021, former general manager Bob Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation. The investigation is reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members. Assistant general manager Jeff Solomon was initially named as acting general manager but was then named interim general manager when Murray resigned on November 10. Pat Verbeek was named general manager on February 3, 2022. The Ducks were eliminated from playoff contention on April 10, 2022, after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Calgary Flames | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 44 | 293 | 208 | +85 | 111 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 290 | 252 | +38 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 35 | 239 | 236 | +3 | 99 |
| 4 | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 5 | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 6 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
| 3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
| 6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
| 9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
| 10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on July 29, 2021.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021, with a break in February because of the NHL's participation in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
2021–22 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Troy Terry | 75 | 37 | 30 | 67 | −11 | 26 |
| Trevor Zegras | 75 | 23 | 38 | 61 | −21 | 50 |
| Adam Henrique | 58 | 19 | 23 | 42 | −2 | 14 |
| Cam Fowler | 76 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 14 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 56 | 3 | 34 | 37 | −14 | 29 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 82 | 8 | 27 | 35 | −9 | 36 |
| Sonny Milano | 66 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −9 | 10 |
| Jamie Drysdale | 81 | 4 | 28 | 32 | −26 | 16 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 80 | 16 | 13 | 29 | −3 | 8 |
| Derek Grant | 71 | 15 | 14 | 29 | −16 | 27 |
| Rickard Rakell$^‡$ | 51 | 16 | 12 | 28 | −7 | 8 |
| Hampus Lindholm$^‡$ | 61 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 42 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | 53 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −3 | 30 |
| Sam Steel | 68 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −17 | 16 |
| Sam Carrick | 64 | 11 | 8 | 19 | −12 | 85 |
| Max Comtois | 52 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −17 | 46 |
| Vinni Lettieri | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −8 | 6 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers$^‡$ | 61 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −9 | 90 |
| Josh Manson$^‡$ | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 53 |
| Josh Mahura | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −14 | 12 |
| Gerry Mayhew$^†$ | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| Buddy Robinson | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 19 |
| Simon Benoit | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −5 | 22 |
| Andrej Sustr$^†$ | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −3 | 10 |
| Zach Aston-Reese$^†$ | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Dominik Simon$^†$ | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Mason McTavish | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 |
| Benoit-Olivier Groulx | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Pateryn | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Urho Vaakanainen$^†$ | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 6 |
| Danny O'Regan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Jacob Larsson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Bryce Kindopp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Drew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brendan Guhle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 15 |
| Jacob Perreault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Brayden Tracey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| John Gibson | 56 | 56 | 3,235:35 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 172 | 3.19 | 1,789 | .904 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Anthony Stolarz | 28 | 23 | 1,506:25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 2.67 | 809 | .917 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lukas Dostal | 4 | 3 | 201:27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2.98 | 108 | .907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hodges | 1 | 0 | 19:16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.11 | 3 | .667 | 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 Ducks only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |

### Records
## Transactions

The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Anaheim DucksCHI 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
| March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) | To Colorado AvalancheJosh Manson | To Anaheim DucksDrew Helleson 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
| March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19) | To Minnesota WildNicolas Deslauriers | To Anaheim Ducks3rd-round pick in 2023 |
| March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19) | To Boston BruinsHampus Lindholm Kodie Curran | To Anaheim DucksJohn Moore Urho Vaakanainen 1st-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRickard Rakell | To Anaheim DucksZach Aston-Reese Dominik Simon Calle Clang 2nd-round pick in 2022 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Danny O'Regan | Vegas Golden Knights | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Greg Pateryn | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Brogan Rafferty | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Buddy Robinson | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11) | Lucas Elvenes | Vegas Golden Knights | | Waivers |
| March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08) | Andrej Sustr | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Waivers |
| March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) | Gerry Mayhew | Philadelphia Flyers | | Waivers |
| June 1, 2022 (2022-06-01) | Pavol Regenda | HK Dukla Michalovce (Slovak Extraliga) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) | Haydn Fleury | Seattle Kraken | | Expansion draft |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Andrew Agozzino | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Chase De Leo | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Danton Heinen | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Andy Welinski | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11) | Andrew Poturalski | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02) | Carter Rowney | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09) | David Backes | St. Louis Blues | 1-day | Free agency |
| May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24) | Lucas Elvenes | HV71 (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05) | Brendan Guhle | Eisbären Berlin (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13) | Sam Carrick | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13) | Trevor Carrick | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13) | Vinni Lettieri | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | Alexander Volkov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Ryan Getzlaf | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) | Isac Lundestrom | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) | Sam Steel | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) | Max Comtois | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) | Max Jones | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) | Josh Mahura | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) | Mason McTavish | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) | Sasha Pastujov | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) | Olen Zellweger | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15) | Drew Helleson | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27) | Josh Lopina | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10) | Blake McLaughlin | 2-year | Entry-level |
| April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26) | Sam Carrick | 2-year | Extension |
| May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05) | Calle Clang | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Below are the Anaheim Ducks selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 3 | Mason McTavish | C | Canada | EHC Olten (SL) |
| 2 | 34 | Olen Zellweger | D | Canada | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| 3 | 66 | Sasha Pastujov | RW | United States | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 3 | 76 | Tyson Hinds | D | Canada | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 98 | Josh Lopina | C | United States | UMass Minutemen ice hockey (NCAA) |
| 5 | 130 | Sean Tschigerl | LW | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 5 | 148 | Gage Alexander | G | Canada | Winnipeg Ice (WHL) |
| 6 | 162 | Kyle Kukkonen | C | United States | Maple Grove Crimson (HS) |