# 2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the 13th season of operation (12th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. This would be the last season the team would be called the "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim".

## Off-season

On June 20, the Ducks hired Brian Burke as their executive vice president and general manager. Other key hirings included Bob Murray as the club's senior vice president of hockey operations on July 14 and Randy Carlyle as the head coach on August 1.
In the entry draft, the Mighty Ducks chose Bobby Ryan as their first-round pick, second overall. As the previous season had been cancelled, the draft order was set by lottery. The Mighty Ducks, given two balls in the lottery process, were likely to go in the middle of the pack, but instead received the second pick, the first going to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Sidney Crosby.
The Mighty Ducks signed many free agents during the summer: enforcers Todd Fedoruk, Kip Brennan, Travis Moen and Trevor Gillies, defensemen Joe DiPenta and Scott Niedermayer, a former James Norris Memorial Trophy winner, who signed to play with his brother, Rob Niedermayer. Two former long-time Mighty Ducks rejoined the organisation, fan favorite Teemu Selanne and Jason Marshall.
Rookies Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Johan Hedstrom and Ilya Bryzglaov earned roster spots.
Several players were traded due to the new salary cap: Martin Gerber to the Carolina Hurricanes, Niclas Havelid to the Atlanta Thrashers, Vaclav Prospal to the Tampa Bay Lightning and team captain Steve Rucchin to the New York Rangers. Scott Niedermayer was named Rucchin's replacement as captain on October 3.

## Regular season

The Ducks finished third in the Pacific Division and sixth overall in the Western Conference to qualify for the playoffs.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 3 | 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 4 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 5 | 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
| 2 | Y- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 3 | Y- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
| 4 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
| 5 | X- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 6 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 7 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
| 8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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| 9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
| 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
| 15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs

The Ducks won a seven-game Conference Quarterfinals (4–3) against the Calgary Flames. The Ducks next took on and defeated the Colorado Avalanche in the Conference Semifinals. The Ducks then advanced to the Conference Final for the second time in franchise history, though they lost the series four games to one to the Edmonton Oilers.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2005 preseason :
Preseason: 3–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecap
1September 17@ Kings4–20–1–0Staples Center
2September 21Sharks2–1SO0–1–1Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
3September 23Coyotes5–31–1–1Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
4September 24@ Canucks4–22–1–1General Motors Place
5September 25@ Sharks6–52–2–1HP Pavilion at San Jose
6September 28Canucks3–12–3–1Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
7September 30Kings5–4Giguère (2–2–0)LaBarbera (0–2–0)13,6083–3–1Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
8October 1@ Coyotes4–3OT3–3–2Glendale Arena :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2005–06 regular season :
October: 6–5–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 1–4–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
1October 5@ Blackhawks5–3Giguere (1–0–0)Khabibulin (0–1–0)16,5331–0–0United CenterRecap2
2October 8@ Predators3–2SOVokoun (2–0–0)Giguere (1–0–1)16,2791–0–1Gaylord Entertainment CenterRecap3
3October 10Oilers4–2Markkanen (2–0–0)Giguere (1–1–1)17,1741–1–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap3
4October 14Blue Jackets4–3Giguere (2–1–1)Leclaire (0–2–0)12,9302–1–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap5
5October 16@ Wild4–1Fernandez (1–0–1)Giguere (2–2–1)18,5682–2–1Xcel Energy CenterRecap5
6October 19@ Blues3–2Lalime (2–4–0)Bryzgalov (0–1–0)10,8822–3–1Savvis CenterRecap5
7October 21@ Red Wings3–2Legace (7–1–0)Bryzgalov (0–2–0)20,0662–4–1Joe Louis ArenaRecap5
8October 23Coyotes5–3Bryzgalov (1–2–0)LeNeveu (0–3–1)13,7333–4–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap7
9October 25@ Kings3–1LaBarbera (5–0–0)Bryzgalov (1–3–0)18,1183–5–1Staples CenterRecap7
10October 26Flames4–1Giguere (3–2–1)Kiprusoff (4–6–1)11,7744–5–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap9
11October 28Blues6–4Giguere (4–2–1)Divis (0–1–0)12,5105–5–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap11
12October 30Coyotes3–2Giguere (5–2–1)LeNeveu (1–4–1)12,9566–5–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap13 :
November: 5–6–3 (home: 4–4–2; road: 1–2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
13November 1Predators4–1Giguere (6–2–1)Vokoun (7–2–1)11,6907–5–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap15
14November 3@ Avalanche4–3Aebischer (6–3–0)Bryzgalov (1–4–0)18,0077–6–1Pepsi CenterRecap15
15November 4Sharks1–0OTSchaefer (5–0–0)Giguere (6–2–2)12,5467–6–2Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap16
16November 6Wild4–3SOFernandez (5–2–1)Giguere (6–2–3)14,0537–6–3Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap17
17November 12@ Coyotes2–1OTJoseph (8–5–0)Giguere (6–2–4)16,3587–6–4Glendale ArenaRecap18
18November 13Stars3–1Turco (9–5–1)Giguere (6–3–4)14,0187–7–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap18
19November 16Stars4–2Turco (10–5–1)Bryzgalov (1–5–0)12,1897–8–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap18
20November 18Avalanche3–2Budaj (3–2–2)Bryzgalov (1–6–0)15,6147–9–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap18
21November 20Canucks3–2Cloutier (8–3–1)Bryzgalov (1–7–0)14,1497–10–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap18
22November 22@ Coyotes2–1Bryzgalov (2–7–0)Joseph (9–7–0)13,6968–10–4Glendale ArenaRecap20
23November 23@ Stars3–1Turco (12–5–1)Bryzgalov (2–8–0)18,5328–11–4American Airlines CenterRecap20
24November 25Red Wings3–1Bryzgalov (3–8–0)Osgood (3–2–2)17,1749–11–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap22
25November 27Blackhawks3–1Bryzgalov (4–8–0)Khabibulin (7–13–0)13,07810–11–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap24
26November 30Coyotes6–1Bryzgalov (5–8–0)LeNeveu (2–5–2)12,05011–11–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap26 :
December: 6–4–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
27December 3Thrashers2–1Bryzgalov (6–8–0)Garnett (3–5–1)13,53212–11–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap28
28December 6Hurricanes6–2Gerber (11–5–1)Bryzgalov (6–9–0)13,04512–12–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap28
29December 8@ Sabres3–2OTBiron (11–4–1)Giguere (6–3–5)12,50412–12–5HSBC ArenaRecap29
30December 10@ Canadiens5–3Giguere (7–3–5)Theodore (12–6–5)21,27313–12–5Bell CentreRecap31
31December 12@ Maple Leafs3–2Tellqvist (4–2–1)Giguere (7–4–5)19,40113–13–5Air Canada CentreRecap31
32December 14Lightning4–2Giguere (8–4–5)Grahame (14–9–1)12,28614–13–5Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap33
33December 16Kings4–3SOGaron (11–7–0)Giguere (8–4–6)17,17414–13–6Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap34
34December 18Sharks5–4Giguere (9–4–6)Nabokov (7–8–4)16,29715–13–6Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap36
35December 20@ Sharks4–2Nabokov (8–8–4)Giguere (9–5–6)16,17215–14–6HP Pavilion at San JoseRecap36
36December 21Blues6–3Giguere (10–5–6)Divis (0–3–0)13,38116–14–6Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap38
37December 28@ Blue Jackets1–0Denis (6–14–0)Giguere (10–6–6)17,38716–15–6Nationwide ArenaRecap38
38December 31@ Blues5–4SOGiguere (11–6–6)Sanford (3–5–1)13,28617–15–6Savvis CenterRecap40 :
January: 7–2–4 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
39January 1@ Predators4–2Bryzgalov (7–9–0)Vokoun (19–7–2)17,11318–15–6Gaylord Entertainment CenterRecap42
40January 6@ Stars4–3SOHedberg (6–1–0)Giguere (11–6–7)18,53218–15–7American Airlines CenterRecap43
41January 7@ Wild4–1Fernandez (15–5–3)Bryzgalov (7–10–0)18,56818–16–7Xcel Energy CenterRecap43
42January 9Kings6–2Giguere (12–6–7)Garon (19–10–0)17,17419–16–7Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap45
43January 13Capitals3–2OTJohnson (3–5–0)Giguere (12–6–8)16,18619–16–8Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap46
44January 16@ Bruins4–3OTThomas (1–0–1)Bryzgalov (7–10–1)15,27919–16–9TD Banknorth GardenRecap47
45January 19@ Senators4–3SOGiguere (13–6–8)Hasek (23–7–3)19,38720–16–9Corel CentreRecap49
46January 21Panthers1–0Giguere (14–6–8)Luongo (18–20–7)17,01121–16–9Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap51
47January 23@ Kings3–2SOGaron (21–11–1)Giguere (14–6–9)18,11821–16–10Staples CenterRecap52
48January 25Oilers6–3Markkanen (15–11–5)Giguere (14–7–9)14,45621–17–10Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap52
49January 26@ Sharks2–0Bryzgalov (8–10–1)Nabokov (13–13–5)16,17422–17–10HP Pavilion at San JoseRecap54
50January 28@ Kings6–2Bryzgalov (9–10–1)Garon (21–13–1)18,11823–17–10Staples CenterRecap56
51January 30Kings4–3OTBryzgalov (10–10–1)Garon (21–13–2)17,17424–17–10Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap58 :
February: 3–2–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
52February 1Sharks6–4Nabokov (14–13–6)Bryzgalov (10–11–1)16,54224–18–10Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap58
53February 4@ Sharks2–0Giguere (15–7–9)Nabokov (14–14–6)17,49625–18–10HP Pavilion at San JoseRecap60
54February 6@ Oilers6–5SOMorrison (10–2–0)Giguere (15–7–10)16,83925–18–11Rexall PlaceRecap61
55February 8@ Flames3–1Kiprusoff (29–14–7)Giguere (15–8–10)19,28925–19–11Pengrowth SaddledomeRecap61
56February 10@ Canucks3–1Bryzgalov (11–11–1)Auld (24–16–3)18,63026–19–11General Motors PlaceRecap63
57February 12Blackhawks4–1Giguere (16–8–10)Munro (3–4–2)17,17427–19–11Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap65
Feb. 15–26: 2006 Winter Olympics  Sweden  Finland  Czech RepublicPalasport OlimpicoTurin, Italy :
March: 11–4–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 5–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
58March 1Red Wings2–0Osgood (14–5–3)Giguere (16–9–10)16,60627–20–11Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap65
59March 3Wild4–2Giguere (17–9–10)Roloson (6–17–1)17,04828–20–11Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap67
60March 5Blue Jackets3–2SOLeclaire (6–11–2)Giguere (17–9–11)16,12428–20–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap68
61March 7Sharks5–4OTGiguere (18–9–11)Nabokov (14–16–7)15,48829–20–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap70
62March 11@ Coyotes5–3Giguere (19–9–11)Joseph (24–19–2)17,79930–20–12Glendale ArenaRecap72
63March 12Coyotes5–2Bryzgalov (12–11–1)Sauve (3–5–0)17,17431–20–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap74
64March 15@ Red Wings3–1Osgood (16–5–3)Giguere (19–10–11)20,06631–21–12Joe Louis ArenaRecap74
65March 17@ Blackhawks2–1Giguere (20–10–11)Khabibulin (13–21–3)12,03132–21–12United CenterRecap76
66March 19@ Blue Jackets4–3Giguere (21–10–11)Denis (15–24–0)16,51933–21–12Nationwide ArenaRecap78
67March 20@ Stars2–1Giguere (22–10–11)Turco (36–17–3)18,15034–21–12American Airlines CenterRecap80
68March 22Avalanche5–4OTBryzgalov (13–11–1)Budaj (10–8–5)15,62335–21–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap82
69March 24Predators6–3Giguere (23–10–11)Vokoun (35–15–7)16,37736–21–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap84
70March 25@ Coyotes5–2Giguere (24–10–11)LeNeveu (3–6–2)17,60537–21–12Glendale ArenaRecap86
71March 28@ Avalanche4–3Budaj (12–8–6)Giguere (24–11–11)18,00737–22–12Pepsi CenterRecap86
72March 29@ Stars2–1Turco (39–17–3)Giguere (24–12–11)17,76437–23–12American Airlines CenterRecap86
73March 31Stars5–4SOGiguere (25–12–11)Turco (39–17–4)17,17438–23–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap88 :
April: 5–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
74April 2Canucks6–2Giguere (26–12–11)Auld (32–23–5)17,17439–23–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap90
75April 4Kings6–2Giguere (27–12–11)Garon (31–23–3)17,17440–23–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap92
76April 6Stars5–3Turco (40–17–5)Giguere (27–13–11)17,17440–24–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap92
77April 8@ Kings4–2Giguere (28–13–11)Garon (31–25–3)17,24241–24–12Staples CenterRecap94
78April 10@ Canucks4–2Giguere (29–13–11)Auld (33–25–5)18,63042–24–12General Motors PlaceRecap96
79April 11@ Flames3–0Kiprusoff (41–20–10)Bryzgalov (13–12–1)19,28942–25–12Pengrowth SaddledomeRecap96
80April 13@ Oilers2–1Roloson (––)Giguere (29–14–11)16,83942–26–12Rexall PlaceRecap96
81April 15@ Sharks6–3Toskala (23–7–4)Giguere (29–15–11)17,49642–27–12HP Pavilion at San JoseRecap96
82April 17Flames4–3Giguere (30–15–11)Boucher (4–8–0)17,17443–27–12Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap98 :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :
"Points" legend:
  1st (Pacific Division)
  Not in Playoff Position
  In Playoff Position
  Clinched playoffs :

### Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals (4–3)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceSeriesArenaBox
1April 21@ Flames2–11OTKiprusoff (1–0)Bryzgalov (0–1)19,2890–1Pengrowth SaddledomeRecap
2April 23@ Flames4–3Giguere (1–0)Kiprusoff (1–1)19,2891–1Pengrowth SaddledomeRecap
3April 25Flames5–2Kiprusoff (2–1)Giguere (1–1)17,1741–2Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap
4April 27Flames3–21OTGiguere (2–1)Kiprusoff (2–2)17,1742–2Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap
5April 29@ Flames3–2Kiprusoff (3–2)Giguere (2–2)19,2892–3Pengrowth SaddledomeRecap
6May 1Flames2–1Bryzgalov (1–1)Kiprusoff (3–3)16,5943–3Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap
7May 3@ Flames3–0Bryzgalov (2–1)Kiprusoff (3–4)19,2894–3Pengrowth SaddledomeRecap :
Western Conference Semifinals (4–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceSeriesArenaBox
1May 5Avalanche5–0Bryzgalov (3–1)Theodore (4–2)17,1741–0Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap
2May 7Avalanche3–0Bryzgalov (4–1)Theodore (4–3)17,1742–0Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap
3May 9@ Avalanche4–31OTBryzgalov (5–1)Theodore (4–4)18,0073–0Pepsi CenterRecap
4May 11@ Avalanche4–1Bryzgalov (6–1)Theodore (4–5)18,0074–0Pepsi CenterRecap :
Western Conference Finals (1–4)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceSeriesArenaBox
1May 19Oilers3–1Roloson (9–4)Bryzgalov (6–2)17,1740–1Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap
2May 21Oilers3–1Roloson (10–4)Bryzgalov (6–3)17,2640–2Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap
3May 23@ Oilers5–4Roloson (11–4)Bryzgalov (6–4)16,8390–3Rexall PlaceRecap
4May 25@ Oilers6–3Giguere (3–2)Roloson (11–5)16,8391–3Rexall PlaceRecap
5May 27Oilers2–1Roloson (12–5)Giguere (3–3)17,1741–4Arrowhead Pond of AnaheimRecap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 13 | Teemu Selanne | RW | 80 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 28 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Andy McDonald | C | 82 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | Scott Niedermayer | D | 82 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 8 | 96 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Joffrey Lupul | RW | 81 | 28 | 25 | 53 | −13 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 38 | Chris Kunitz† | LW | 67 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 19 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
| 44 | Rob Niedermayer | C | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −5 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 10 |
| 51 | Ryan Getzlaf | C | 57 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 13 |
| 23 | Francois Beauchemin† | D | 61 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Jonathan Hedstrom | RW | 79 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 | Corey Perry | RW | 56 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 16 |
| 22 | Todd Marchant† | C | 61 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Todd Fedoruk | LW | 76 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 174 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 16 |
| 26 | Samuel Pahlsson | C | 82 | 11 | 10 | 21 | −1 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 39 | Petr Sykora‡ | RW | 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 78 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 114 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Keith Carney‡ | D | 61 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Joe DiPenta | D | 72 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | 82 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 25 | Zenon Konopka | C | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | Dustin Penner | LW | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | Sandis Ozolinsh‡ | D | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Travis Moen | LW | 39 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −3 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | Tyler Wright† | C | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Jeff Friesen† | LW | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| 6 | Jason Marshall | D | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Sean O'Donnell† | D | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 30 | Ilya Bryzgalov | G | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 7 | Bruno St. Jacques | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Kip Brennan | LW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Sergei Fedorov‡ | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Aaron Gavey | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 42 | Trevor Gillies | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 60 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 1692 | 150 | 2.66 | .911 | 2 | 3381 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 132 | 18 | 3.40 | .864 | 0 | 318 |
| 30 | Ilya Bryzgalov | 31 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 733 | 66 | 2.51 | .910 | 1 | 1575 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 285 | 16 | 1.46 | .944 | 3 | 659 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | Teemu Selanne |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Scott Niedermayer (Defense) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Teemu Selanne (March 27) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Ryan Getzlaf | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Corey Perry | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Zenon Konopka | October 30, 2005 |
| First game | Trevor Gillies | November 6, 2005 |
| First game | Dustin Penner | November 23, 2005 |
| 1,000th point | Teemu Selanne | January 30, 2006 |

## Transactions

The Mighty Ducks were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2005 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Todd Fedoruk |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Chicago Blackhawks Michael Holmqvist | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Travis Moen |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 20057th-round pick in 2006 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5th-round pick in 2005 |
| August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 20062nd-round pick in 2007 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3rd-round pick in 2008 |
| August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) | To Phoenix Coyotes Mike Leclerc | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Conditional 4th-round pick in 2007 |
| August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) | To New York Rangers Steve Rucchin | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Trevor GilliesConditional 7th-round pick in 2007 |
| August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) | To Atlanta Thrashers Mark Popovic | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Kip Brennan |
| October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) | To Carolina Hurricanes Craig Adams | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Bruno St. Jacques |
| November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Fedorov5th-round pick in 2006 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Francois BeaucheminTyler Wright |
| January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09) | To New York Rangers Petr Sykora4th-round pick in 2007 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Maxim Kondratyev |
| March 1, 2006 (2006-03-01) | To Atlanta Thrashers Joel Stepp | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jani Hurme |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Phoenix Coyotes Joel Perrault | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Sean O'Donnell |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2006 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jeff Friesen |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To New York Rangers Sandis Ozolinsh | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim San Jose’s 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Vancouver Canucks Keith CarneyRights to Juha Alen | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Brett Skinner2nd-round pick in 2006 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Scott Niedermayer | New Jersey Devils | 4-year | Free agency |
| August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | Jason Marshall | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Joe DiPenta | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | Teemu Selanne | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) | Craig Adams | Milano Vipers (ITA) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) | Kent Huskins | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) | Geoff Peters | Rochester Americans (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) | Aaron Gavey | Utah Grizzlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14) | Brett Festerling | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) | Michael Wall | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) | Chris Kunitz | Atlanta Thrashers | | Waivers |
| November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21) | Todd Marchant | Columbus Blue Jackets | | Waivers |
| November 28, 2005 (2005-11-28) | Nathan Marsters | Portland Pirates (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| November 28, 2005 (2005-11-28) | Ryan Shannon | Portland Pirates (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) | David McKee | Cornell University (ECAC) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Martin Skoula | Dallas Stars | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Sheldon Brookbank | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Kurtis Foster | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Alexei Smirnov | Avangard Omsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Garrett Burnett | Dallas Stars | Free agency (VI) |
| August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) | Tomas Malec | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 20, 2005 (2005-08-20) | Stanislav Chistov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) | Free agency (II) |
| August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) | Lance Ward | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13) | Cory Pecker | Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) | Eddy Ferhi | Orques d'Anglet (FRA) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | Chris Kunitz | Atlanta Thrashers | Waivers |
| April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) | Jani Hurme | HC TPS (SM-l) | Free agency |
| June 7, 2006 (2006-06-07) | Jason Marshall | Kolner Haie (DEL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | Ilya Bryzgalov | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | Sandis Ozolinsh | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | Nathan Saunders | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Rob Niedermayer | 4-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Mike Leclerc | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Chris Kunitz | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Travis Moen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Mark Popovic | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) | Jonathan Hedstrom | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) | Shane Hynes | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Samuel Pahlsson | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Ladislav Smid | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) | Jordan Smith | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) | Ruslan Salei | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) | Kip Brennan | | Re-signing |
| March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) | Bobby Ryan | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 4, 2006 (2006-05-04) | Drew Miller | 2-year | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) | Bjorn Melin | 1-year | Entry-level |
| June 13, 2006 (2006-06-13) | Teemu Selanne | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) | Travis Moen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19) | Joe DiPenta | 1-year | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

The Ducks' picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft, July 30–31, 2005 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 2 | Bobby Ryan | Right wing | United States | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 2 | 31 | Brendan Mikkelson | Defense | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 3 | 63 | Jason Bailey | Right wing | Canada | US National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 5 | 127 | Bobby Bolt | Left wing | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 5 | 141 | Brian Salcido | Defense | United States | Colorado College (WCHA) |
| 7 | 197 | Jean-Philippe Levasseur | Goaltender | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |

## Farm teams

After nine seasons the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ceased operations as the Portland Pirates became the new AHL affiliate.