# 2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The team's regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the San Jose Sharks. 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.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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
### Regular season

2015–16 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 77 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 14 | 55 |
| Corey Perry | 82 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 2 | 68 |
| Ryan Kesler | 79 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 5 | 78 |
| Rickard Rakell | 72 | 20 | 23 | 43 | −1 | 19 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | 82 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 32 |
| Sami Vatanen | 71 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 20 |
| Andrew Cogliano | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 28 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 80 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 40 |
| Cam Fowler | 69 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −8 | 27 |
| Chris Stewart | 56 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 73 |
| David Perron$^†$ | 28 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 34 |
| Mike Santorelli | 70 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −4 | 8 |
| Shawn Horcoff | 59 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| Josh Manson | 71 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 74 |
| Kevin Bieksa | 71 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −7 | 99 |
| Patrick Maroon$^‡$ | 56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −13 | 54 |
| Jamie McGinn$^†$ | 21 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| Carl Hagelin$^‡$ | 43 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −10 | 14 |
| Ryan Garbutt$^†$ | 37 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −4 | 21 |
| Shea Theodore | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Nate Thompson | 49 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 47 |
| Clayton Stoner | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Brandon Pirri$^†$ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ritchie | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 37 |
| Simon Despres | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Jiri Sekac$^‡$ | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Korbinian Holzer | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 10 |
| Chris Wagner$^{‡†}$ | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Zolnierczyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jackman$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| Max Friberg$^‡$ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 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

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shawn Horcoff | Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. | 20 games | $357,526.88 | January 26, 2016 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| J. Gibson | NHL First Star of the Week | December 7, 2015 |
| J. Gibson | NHL Rookie of the Month (December) | January 4, 2016 |
| J. Gibson | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| C. Perry | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| R. Getzlaf | NHL First Star of the Month (February) | March 1, 2016 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| J. Manson | 1st career NHL goal | November 6, 2015 |
| S. Horcoff | 500th career NHL point | November 11, 2015 |
| C. Perry | 300th career NHL goal | November 11, 2015 |
| J. Silfverberg | 200th career NHL game | November 17, 2015 |

## 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 | Details |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri | To Anaheim Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2015 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | 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 |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To Carolina Hurricanes James Wisniewski | To Anaheim Ducks Anton Khudobin |
| June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) | To Vancouver Canucks 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Kevin Bieksa |
| January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) | To Montreal Canadiens Max Friberg | To Anaheim Ducks Dustin Tokarski |
| January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16) | To Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin | To Anaheim Ducks David Perron Adam Clendening |
| January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) | To Chicago Blackhawks Jiri Sekac | To Anaheim Ducks Ryan Garbutt |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Buffalo Sabres Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Jamie McGinn |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Florida Panthers 6th-round pick in 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Pirri |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Jackman 7th-round pick in 2017 | To Anaheim Ducks Corey Tropp |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Edmonton Oilers Patrick Maroon | To Anaheim Ducks Martin Gernat 4th-round pick in 2016 |
| June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | To Toronto Maple Leafs Frederik Andersen | To Anaheim Ducks PIT's 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 |
Lost via retirement
Date
Player
Ref
Player signings
The following players were signed by the Ducks. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)Korbinian Holzer1 year, $750,000
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)Kevin Bieksa2 years, $8 million contract extension
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)Ryan Kesler6 years, $41.25 million contract extension
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)Michael Sgarbossa1 year, $600,000
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)Chris Wagner1 year, $600,000
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)Julius Nattinen3 years, entry-level contract
July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)Josh Manson2 years, contract extension
August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)Jakob Silfverberg4 years, $15 million
August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14)Carl Hagelin4 years, $16 million
September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)John Gibson3 years, $6.9 million
October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)Simon Despres5 years, $4.5 million contract extension
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)Chris Wagner2 years, contract extension
April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)Andy Welinski2 years, entry-level contract
April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)Kevin Roy2 years, entry-level contract
April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)Keaton Thompson3 years, entry-level contract
May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)Jacob Larsson3 years, entry-level contract
June 18, 2016 (2016-06-18)Sami Vatanen4 years, $19.5 million contract extension
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)Michael Sgarbossa1 year, contract extension
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)Joseph Cramarossa1 year, contract extension
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)Andrew O'Brien1 year, contract extension :

## 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) |
| 1 | 27 | Jacob Larsson | D | Sweden | Frolunda HC (SHL) |
| 2 | 59 | Julius Nattinen | C | Finland | JYP (Liiga) |
| 3 | 80 | Brent Gates | C | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 3 | 84 | 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 | Garrett Metcalf | G | United States | Madison Capitols (USHL) |