# 2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks began the season on the road, defeating their division rival, the San Jose Sharks, who swept the Ducks in the First Round of the 2018 playoffs.
On February 10, 2019, the Ducks fired head coach Randy Carlyle. He was temporarily replaced by interim coach Bob Murray. On March 26, 2019, the Ducks failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011–12.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Calgary Flames | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 50 | 289 | 227 | +62 | 107 |
| 2 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 46 | 289 | 261 | +28 | 101 |
| 3 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 40 | 249 | 230 | +19 | 93 |
| 4 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 213 | 223 | −10 | 86 |
| 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 29 | 225 | 254 | −29 | 81 |
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 199 | 251 | −52 | 80 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 32 | 232 | 274 | −42 | 79 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 28 | 202 | 263 | −61 | 71 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 210 | 202 | +8 | 93 |
| 2 | CE | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 36 | 260 | 246 | +14 | 90 |
| 3 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 213 | 223 | −10 | 86 |
| 4 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 270 | 292 | −22 | 84 |
| 5 | CE | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 211 | 237 | −26 | 83 |
| 6 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 29 | 225 | 254 | −29 | 81 |
| 7 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 199 | 251 | −52 | 80 |
| 8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 32 | 232 | 274 | −42 | 79 |
| 9 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 28 | 202 | 263 | −61 | 71 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2018.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
2018–19 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of April 5, 2019

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 67 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −19 | 58 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | 73 | 24 | 19 | 43 | −9 | 28 |
| Rickard Rakell | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | −13 | 27 |
| Adam Henrique | 82 | 18 | 24 | 42 | −5 | 24 |
| Nick Ritchie | 60 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 82 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 76 | 6 | 22 | 28 | −5 | 44 |
| Brandon Montour$^‡$ | 62 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −16 | 40 |
| Cam Fowler | 59 | 5 | 18 | 23 | −14 | 20 |
| Ondrej Kase | 30 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Carter Rowney | 62 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Daniel Sprong$^†$ | 47 | 14 | 5 | 19 | −9 | 10 |
| Pontus Aberg$^{†‡}$ | 37 | 11 | 8 | 19 | −10 | 14 |
| Josh Manson | 74 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −8 | 62 |
| Troy Terry | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 50 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| Devin Shore$^†$ | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −12 | 6 |
| Sam Steel | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| Andrew Cogliano$^‡$ | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| Corey Perry | 31 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −16 | 27 |
| Derek Grant$^†$ | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −9 | 8 |
| Ryan Kesler | 60 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −19 | 44 |
| Max Comtois | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Marcus Pettersson$^‡$ | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Ben Street | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
| Max Jones | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 14 |
| Brian Gibbons | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −8 | 16 |
| Josh Mahura | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacob Larsson | 49 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −4 | 16 |
| Korbinian Holzer | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Jaycob Megna | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 12 |
| Andy Welinski | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 8 |
| Michael Del Zotto$^{†‡}$ | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Kalle Kossila | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Brendan Guhle$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Sam Carrick | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Jake Dotchin | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 39 |
| Luke Schenn$^‡$ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 7 |
| Joseph Blandisi$^‡$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| Kevin Roy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Patrick Eaves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
| Adam Cracknell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Chase De Leo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Kloos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrej Sustr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| John Gibson | 58 | 57 | 3,233:02 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 153 | 2.84 | 1,838 | .917 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Miller | 20 | 17 | 1,108:48 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 2.76 | 578 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Boyle | 5 | 4 | 276:51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2.17 | 139 | .928 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson$^†$ | 9 | 4 | 319:42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 3.75 | 156 | .872 | 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.

## Transactions

The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) | To Winnipeg JetsNic Kerdiles | To Anaheim DucksChase De Leo |
| October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18) | To Tampa Bay LightningMitch Hults | To Anaheim DucksFuture considerations |
| December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMarcus Pettersson | To Anaheim DucksDaniel Sprong |
| December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10) | To Toronto Maple LeafsSteven Oleksy | To Anaheim DucksAdam Cracknell |
| December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28) | To Arizona CoyotesGiovanni Fiore | To Anaheim DucksTrevor Murphy |
| January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) | To St. Louis BluesJared Coreau | To Anaheim DucksFuture considerations |
| January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) | To Dallas StarsAndrew Cogliano | To Anaheim DucksDevin Shore |
| January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) | To Minnesota WildPontus Aberg | To Anaheim DucksJustin Kloos |
| January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) | To Vancouver CanucksLuke Schenn 7th-round pick in 2020 | To Anaheim DucksMichael Del Zotto |
| January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJoseph Blandisi | To Anaheim DucksDerek Grant |
| February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) | To Buffalo SabresBrandon Montour | To Anaheim DucksBrendan Guhle Conditional 1st-round pick in 2019 |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Ottawa SenatorsBrian Gibbons | To Anaheim DucksPatrick Sieloff |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To St. Louis BluesMichael Del Zotto | To Anaheim Ducks6th-round pick in 2019 |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | J. T. Brown | to Minnesota Wild | 2-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Mike Liambas | to Minnesota Wild | 2-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Jared Coreau | from Detroit Red Wings | 1-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Brian Gibbons | from New Jersey Devils | 1-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Anton Rodin | from HC Davos (NL) | 1-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Carter Rowney | from Pittsburgh Penguins | 3-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Luke Schenn | from Arizona Coyotes | 1-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Ben Street | from Detroit Red Wings | 1-year |
| July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) | Andrej Sustr | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year |
| July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19) | Derek Grant | to Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year |
| July 23, 2018 (2018-07-23) | Corey Tropp | to San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year |
| October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) | Jake Dotchin | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year |
| March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07) | Simon Benoit | from San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 3-year |
| June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06) | Trevor Murphy | to Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 2-year |
| June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06) | Andrej Sustr | to Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 1-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
| October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) | Pontus Aberg | from Edmonton Oilers | |
| December 11, 2018 (2018-12-11) | Chad Johnson | from St. Louis Blues | |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) | Chase De Leo | 1-year |
| July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) | Adam Henrique | 5-year |
| July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17) | Kalle Kossila | 1-year |
| July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17) | Kevin Roy | 1-year |
| July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17) | Andy Welinski | 1-year |
| July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24) | Brandon Montour | 2-year |
| August 4, 2018 (2018-08-04) | John Gibson | 8-year |
| August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08) | Isac Lundestrom | 3-year |
| August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) | Ondrej Kase | 3-year |
| October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) | Nick Ritchie | 3-year |
| March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01) | Jakob Silfverberg | 5-year |
| May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) | Lukas Dostal | 3-year |
| June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20) | Derek Grant | 1-year |
| June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20) | Korbinian Holzer | 1-year |
| June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20) | Ryan Miller | 1-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 23 | Isac Lundestrom | C | Sweden | Luleå HF (SHL) |
| 2 | 54 | Benoit-Olivier Groulx | C | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 79$^1$ | Blake McLaughlin | LW | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 3 | 85 | Lukas Dostal | G | Czech Republic | Horácká Slavia Třebíč (Czech 1.Liga) |
| 4 | 116 | Jack Perbix | RW | United States | Elk River High School (USHS) |
| 5 | 147 | Roman Durny | G | Slovakia | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
| 6 | 178 | Hunter Drew | D | Canada | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) |