# 2020–21 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2020–21 Anaheim Ducks season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.
On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Ducks played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season.
On April 29, the Ducks were eliminated from playoff contention after the St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota Wild. They finished last in their division for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
Following offensive woes the whole season, Anaheim finished with the worst single-season power play in NHL history, at 8.94%.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

West Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Colorado Avalanche | 56 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 197 | 133 | +64 | 82 |
| 2 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 56 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 191 | 124 | +67 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 56 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 181 | 160 | +21 | 75 |
| 4 | x – St. Louis Blues | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 63 |
| 5 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 56 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 153 | 176 | −23 | 54 |
| 6 | e – Los Angeles Kings | 56 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 143 | 170 | −27 | 49 |
| 7 | e – San Jose Sharks | 56 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 151 | 199 | −48 | 49 |
| 8 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 56 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 126 | 179 | −53 | 43 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
2020–21 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Transactions

The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

### Free agents

| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| October 9, 2020 | Derek Grant | Anaheim Ducks | Philadelphia Flyers |
| October 9, 2020 | Kevin Shattenkirk | Anaheim Ducks | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| October 9, 2020 | Matt Irwin | Buffalo Sabres | Anaheim Ducks |
| October 9, 2020 | Kevin Boyle | Detroit Red Wings | Anaheim Ducks |
| October 9, 2020 | Kyle Criscuolo | Detroit Red Wings | Anaheim Ducks |
| October 9, 2020 | Vinni Lettieri | Anaheim Ducks | New York Rangers |
| October 9, 2020 | Andy Welinski | Anaheim Ducks | Philadelphia Flyers |
| October 10, 2020 | Kiefer Sherwood | Colorado Avalanche | Anaheim Ducks |

### Imports

This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season. Listed is the last team and league they were under contract with.
| Date | Player | New team | Previous team | League |
| November 6, 2020 | Jacob Perreault | Anaheim Ducks | Sarnia Sting | OHL |
| November 7, 2020 | Jamie Drysdale | Anaheim Ducks | Erie Otters | OHL |
| October 11, 2020 | Maxim Golod | Anaheim Ducks | Erie Otters | OHL |

## Trades

* Retained salary transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.
Hover over-retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.

### October

| October 7, 2020 | To Anaheim Ducks7th-round pick in 2020 (#207 overall) | To Columbus Blue Jackets 7th-round pick in 2022 |
| October 8, 2020 | To Anaheim DucksEDM 5th-round pick in 2021 | To Ottawa SenatorsErik Gudbranson |

## Draft picks

Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26-27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 6-7, 2020 the draft was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 6 | Jamie Drysdale | D | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 1 | 27$^1$ | Jacob Perreault | RW | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 2 | 36 | Sam Colangelo | RW | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 3 | 67 | Ian Moore | D | United States | St. Mark's School (USHS-Prep) |
| 4 | 104$^2$ | Thimo Nickl | D | Austria | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 129 | Artyom Galimov | C | Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
| 6 | 160 | Albin Sundsvik | C | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) |
| 7 | 207$^3$ | Ethan Bowen | C | Canada | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) |