# 2022–23 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2022–23 Anaheim Ducks season was the 30th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.
The Ducks attempted to improve on a disappointing 2021–22 campaign (a 31–37–14 record; 76 points) and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2018, when they were swept in the first round by the San Jose Sharks. This is also the first season without longtime captain Ryan Getzlaf as he retired at the end of the 2021–22 season. This is the first season the Ducks have entered without a captain. The Ducks were eliminated from playoff contention on March 19, 2023, after a loss to the Vancouver Canucks and finished with a worse record than the previous season.
This is the first full season for the Ducks under general manager Pat Verbeek as former general manager Bob Murray was placed on administrative leave by the team pending the results of an ongoing investigation. On November 10, 2021, Jeff Solomon was named acting general manager but was then the interim general manager when Murray resigned. Then on February 3, 2022, the Ducks named Pat Verbeek the permanent general manager.
The Ducks finished the season with a goal differential of –129, the worst for any team in the league since the 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 38 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 111 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 325 | 260 | +65 | 109 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 37 | 280 | 257 | +23 | 104 |
| 4 | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 5 | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 6 | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 7 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 8 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 30, 2022.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022,
2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  OT/SO loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Trevor Zegras | 81 | 23 | 42 | 65 | –24 | 88 |
| Troy Terry | 70 | 23 | 38 | 61 | –8 | 22 |
| Cam Fowler | 82 | 10 | 38 | 48 | –23 | 14 |
| Mason McTavish | 80 | 17 | 26 | 43 | –19 | 44 |
| Frank Vatrano | 81 | 22 | 19 | 41 | –29 | 66 |
| Ryan Strome | 82 | 15 | 26 | 41 | –30 | 79 |
| Adam Henrique | 62 | 22 | 16 | 38 | –8 | 22 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 75 | 4 | 23 | 27 | –20 | 56 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | 81 | 10 | 16 | 26 | –20 | 32 |
| John Klingberg$^‡$ | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | –28 | 30 |
| Max Jones | 69 | 9 | 10 | 19 | –21 | 77 |
| Max Comtois | 64 | 9 | 10 | 19 | –20 | 76 |
| Derek Grant | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | –4 | 26 |
| Dmitry Kulikov$^‡$ | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | –11 | 30 |
| Isac Lundeström | 61 | 4 | 10 | 14 | –13 | 2 |
| Simon Benoit | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | –29 | 60 |
| Brett Leason | 54 | 6 | 3 | 9 | –21 | 14 |
| Jayson Megna$^†$ | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –19 | 4 |
| Sam Carrick | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –17 | 86 |
| Colton White | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | –17 | 8 |
| Scott Harrington$^†$ | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | –23 | 39 |
| Brock McGinn$^†$ | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –6 | 0 |
| Pavol Regenda | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –3 | 4 |
| Urho Vaakanainen | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –16 | 0 |
| Drew Helleson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nikita Nesterenko$^†$ | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –3 | 0 |
| Justin Kirkland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 |
| Glenn Gawdin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Austin Strand$^‡$ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 2 |
| Benoit-Olivier Groulx | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson LaCombe$^†$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Jamie Drysdale | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| John Gibson | 53 | 52 | 3,004:55 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 200 | 3,99 | 1,983 | .899 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Anthony Stolarz | 19 | 12 | 820:03 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 3,73 | 494 | .899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukáš Dostál | 19 | 17 | 1,062:43 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 67 | 3,78 | 679 | .901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olle Eriksson Ek | 1 | 1 | 63:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4,69 | 39 | .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 2022–23 season.

### Key

† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023-24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) | To Minnesota WildFuture considerations | To Anaheim DucksDmitry Kulikov |
| December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | To Detroit Red WingsDanny O'Regan | To Anaheim DucksMichael Del Zotto |
| December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | To Florida PanthersGivani Smith | |
| February 23, 2023 (2023-02-23) | To Chicago BlackhawksHunter Drew | To Anaheim DucksJosiah Slavin |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To San Jose SharksHenry Thrun | To Anaheim Ducks3rd-round pick in 2024 |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Chicago BlackhawksMaxim Golod | To Anaheim DucksDylan Sikura |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Buffalo SabresAustin Strand | To Anaheim DucksChase Priskie |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDmitry Kulikov$^1$ | To Anaheim DucksBrock McGinn 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Minnesota WildJohn Klingberg$^1$ | To Anaheim DucksRights to Nikita Nesterenko Andrej Sustr 4th-round pick in 2025 |
| March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsThimo Nickl | To Anaheim DucksJudd Caulfield |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | To San Jose SharksAndrej Sustr | To Anaheim DucksAndrew Agozzino |

#### Notes

* Anaheim retains 50% of Kulikov's salary.
* Anaheim retains 50% of Klingberg's salary.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Ryan Strome | New York Rangers | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Frank Vatrano | New York Rangers | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Chase De Leo | New Jersey Devils | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Glenn Gawdin | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Justin Kirkland | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Austin Strand | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Colton White | New Jersey Devils | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) | Olli Juolevi | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) | John Klingberg | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) | Nathan Beaulieu | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | Brett Leason | Washington Capitals | | Waivers |
| December 6, 2022 (2022-12-06) | Jayson Megna | Colorado Avalanche | | Waivers |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | Scott Harrington | New Jersey Devils | | Waivers |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | Jaxsen Wiebe | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | 3-year†‡ | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Vinni Lettieri | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Andrej Sustr | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Brogan Rafferty | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Jacob Larsson | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Gerald Mayhew | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25) | Buddy Robinson | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25) | Trevor Carrick | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) | Jack Badini | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) | Greg Pateryn | | | Retirement |
| August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30) | Sam Steel | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) | Dominik Simon | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | 2-year | Free agency |
| October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) | Zach Aston-Reese | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | Josh Mahura | Florida Panthers | | Waivers |
| October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | Roman Durny | HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga) | 1-month | Free agency |
| October 16, 2022 (2022-10-16) | Sonny Milano | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08) | Olle Eriksson Ek | Modo Hockey (SHL) | 2-year‡ | Free agency |
| May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17) | Axel Andersson | Djurgårdens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) | 2-year‡ | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) | Pavel Mintyukov | 3-year† |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Simon Benoit | 1-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Olle Eriksson Ek | 1-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Urho Vaakanainen | 2-year |
| July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25) | Isac Lundestrom | 2-year |
| July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28) | Nathan Gaucher | 3-year† |
| September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28) | Tyson Hinds | 3-year† |
| December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) | Gage Alexander | 3-year† |
| March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15) | Nikita Nesterenko | 2-year† |
| April 2, 2023 (2023-04-02) | Judd Caulfield | 2-year†‡ |
| April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10) | Jackson LaCombe | 2-year† |

## Draft picks

Below are the Anaheim Ducks selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, on ESPN, ESPN+, SN, and NHL Network at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 10 | Pavel Mintyukov | D | Russia | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 1 | 22 | Nathan Gaucher | C | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 42 | Noah Warren | D | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 53 | Tristan Luneau | D | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 107 | Benjamin King | C | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 5 | 139 | Connor Hvidston | LW | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 5 | 154 | Michael Callow | RW | United States | St. Sebastian's School (USHS-MA) |
| 6 | 178 | Vyacheslav Buteyets | G | Russia | Chelmet Chelyabinsk (VHL) |