Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim , California , USA . They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Since their inception , the Ducks have played their home games at Honda Center ( formerly Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim ) . The club was founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , a name based on the film " The Mighty Ducks " . Disney sold the franchise in 2005 to Henry & Susan Samueli , who changed the name of the team to " Anaheim Ducks " prior to the 2006 – 07 season . In their 15 year existence , the Ducks have made the playoffs six times , winning two Western Conference Championships ( 2003 and 2007 ) and one Stanley Cup ( 2007 ) . Franchise history . 1993 – 2004 : Disney Era . The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company . The team ' s original name was chosen from the Disney movie " The Mighty Ducks " , based on a group of misfit kids who turn their losing youth hockey team into a winning team . Disney subsequently made an animated series called " Mighty Ducks " , featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team that consisted of anthropomorphized ducks led by the mighty duck Wildwing . The team was the first tenant of the Arrowhead Pond ( now Honda Center ) , a brand - new arena in Anaheim located a short distance east of Disneyland and across the Orange Freeway from Angel Stadium . The arena was completed the same year the team was founded , with the naming rights originally being held by Arrowhead Water . With their first - ever draft pick , the Mighty Ducks selected Paul Kariya fourth overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft . Kariya would quickly become a fan favorite and the cornerstone of the young Mighty Ducks franchise . As team captain , he would bring them within a game of Stanley Cup glory in 2003 . During the 1994 season they would finish fourth in the division with 71 points . Their record would be one of the best of a first year expansion team , but their expansion brother the Florida Panthers would have a better one . During the shortened lockout season Duck Oleg Tverdovsky made his NHL debut . The team would finish last in the Pacific Division with 37 points . On February 7 , 1996 , the Mighty Ducks made a blockbuster deal with the Winnipeg Jets . The Ducks sent Chad Kilger , Tverdovsky , and a third - round pick to the Jets in return for Marc Chouinard , a fourth - round draft pick , and , most notably , star right winger Teemu Selanne . On a line with Steve Rucchin and Kariya , Selanne ' s chemistry with the latter made them one of the highest - scoring tandems in the league . Taste of success . After missing the playoffs in their first three seasons , the Mighty Ducks finished 1996 – 97 fourth in the Western Conference , earning home - ice advantage for a first - round playoff series with the Phoenix Coyotes . The Coyotes initially took a series 3 – 2 lead , but the Ducks won the last two including Game 7 at home to win their inaugural playoff series . However , Anaheim was swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the second round . Even though Detroit officially swept the Ducks , every game was close in the series . Three games went into overtime , including one that went into double overtime , and one that went into triple overtime . After a disappointing 1998 season , the next year saw the Ducks once again contending for the playoffs . Late in the season , the Ducks had the chance to face the Phoenix Coyotes , a team they played well against that season , in the first round due to Phoenix holding fourth seed and the Ducks holding fifth . But a late season cold streak dropped the Ducks to sixth seed and had face the third seed Red Wings , whom they did not play well against . Once again , the Ducks lost in four to the Red Wings , this time in a more convincing manner than in 1997 ending with a 3 – 0 loss on home ice , this time in the Western Quarterfinals . After a three - year playoff hiatus , Anaheim qualified for the 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs . For the third straight post - season in which they participated , the Mighty Ducks met the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings . This time , however , Anaheim shocked the hockey world as they swept Detroit in the series with Rucchin ' s series - clincher on Curtis Joseph coming in overtime of Game 4 . The Ducks would then defeat the # 1 - seeded Dallas Stars in six games in the Conference Semifinals , which was noted for Game 1 being the fourth longest game in NHL history , with the Ducks winning in the fifth overtime period thanks to Petr Sykora . In the Conference Finals , the Ducks would make quick work of the upstart Minnesota Wild ( only allowing one goal the entire series ) to earn their first - ever Western Conference championship and berth in the Stanley Cup Finals . The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils was a battle between two elite goaltenders , Martin Brodeur for New Jersey and Jean Sebastien Giguere for Anaheim . It was also noted for two brothers , Rob Niedermayer for the Ducks , and his older brother Scott Niedermayer for the Devils , competing for the same prize . Quite possibly the most remembered moment of the series , Game 6 saw Paul Kariya on the wrong side of a fierce body check from New Jersey captain Scott Stevens . Kariya was knocked out and sent to the dressing room . But eleven minutes later , Kariya returned from the dressing room and scored the game winning goal to help the Ducks tie the series at three games apiece . Anaheim could not complete their Cinderella run , though , as they lost a hard - fought Stanley Cup Final in seven games to the Devils . For his fine play during the post - season , Ducks goaltender Jean Sebastien Giguere won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the playoffs . He became only the fifth player , and fourth goaltender , in NHL history to have won the trophy as a member of the losing team . Disappointment . After losing Paul Kariya to the Colorado Avalanche ( he joined Selanne , who also signed with Colorado after two seasons with the San Jose Sharks ) via free agency shortly after the season ended , the Ducks signed star Sergei Fedorov from Detroit and Vaclav Prospal from Tampa Bay . Still , 2004 was a major disappointment for the Ducks as they missed the playoffs completely , and suffered low attendance figures despite their magical playoff run of the previous year . 2004 - Present : The Samueli Era . During the summer of 2004 , as the NHL and the NHL Players Association ' s labor dispute was headed towards a long lockout , Disney tried to sell the team but received a low offer of $ 40 - million US , less than the franchise ' s original price . In 2005 , Broadcom co - founder Henry Samueli of Irvine , California and his wife , Susan , bought the Mighty Ducks from The Walt Disney Company for a reported $ 75 million ( USD ) . The Samuelis have pledged to keep the team in Anaheim , much as Arturo Moreno did when he purchased the Anaheim Angels from Disney . Brian Burke , former Vancouver Canucks General Manager and President , was appointed GM and Executive Vice - President of the Mighty Ducks on June 20 , 2005 . On August 1 , 2005 , former Norris Trophy - winning defenceman Randy Carlyle was hired as the seventh coach in team history . Burke was familiar with Carlyle ' s coaching ability , as the latter had coached the Manitoba Moose from 1996 – 2001 ( International Hockey League ) and 2004 – 05 ( American Hockey League ) ; the Moose had been the Canucks ' farm club since 2001 . Carlyle replaced Mike Babcock , who left the Ducks to coach the Red Wings . Also during that summer , the Mighty Ducks brought back former star and fan favorite Teemu Selanne , and made their first big free - agency splash under Burke when he signed defenceman Scott Niedermayer , the 2004 Norris Trophy winner and older brother of Ducks forward Rob , to a four - year contract , from New Jersey . The 2005 – 06 season saw the Ducks trade away big - name players with big contracts such as Petr Sykora and Sergei Fedorov in favor of younger players such as Ryan Getzlaf , Corey Perry , Chris Kunitz , and Joffrey Lupul . The Ducks had a rough start to season , but the plan was ultimately successful ; the Ducks became one of the best teams in the league down the stretch and ended up the sixth seed in the West . In an interesting playoff where the bottom 4 seeds knocked off the top 4 seeds , The Ducks beat the heavily favored Calgary Flames in seven games and Colorado Avalanche in a sweep on a run through the playoffs , only to be stopped in the conference finals by the Edmonton Oilers in five games , who had swept the Ducks in the regular season series . The team banked on its youth again , seeing Lupul , Getzlaf , Kunitz , and Ilya Bryzgalov turn in stellar performances . In fact , Bryzgalov took over the starting job from Giguere during game 5 of the Calgary series and broke Giguere ' s 2003 record shutout streak . On January 26 , 2006 , the team announced , effective with the 2006 – 07 season , the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim would change their name to the Anaheim Ducks . This included logo and team color changes which were unveiled at a special ceremony five months later . Many Ducks fans successfully petitioned the Samuelis to keep Wildwing as the current mascot because of the team ' s recent success and as a link to the past . Along with the new name , their home ice ( the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim ) was renamed Honda Center as Arrowhead Water ' s naming rights had expired . 2006 – 07 : The Stanley Cup arrives in Anaheim . On July 3 , 2006 , the Ducks traded young sniper Lupul , defenceman prospect Ladislav Smid , a 2007 first - round draft pick , a second - round choice in 2008 , and a conditional first - round selection in 2008 to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for star defenceman Chris Pronger , who had publicly requested a trade from the Oilers ten days earlier citing personal reasons , with many speculating that his wife was unhappy living in Edmonton . Picked by some publications as a favorite to win the Cup , the Ducks started the 2006 – 07 season on fire . On November 9 , 2006 , the Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6 – 0 at General Motors Place in Vancouver , British Columbia to improve their season record to 12 – 0 – 4 . The win set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season , eclipsing the previous mark set by the 1983 – 84 Edmonton Oilers . They were subsequently shut out by the Flames the following game , 3 – 0 , ending their streak . On December 12 , the Ducks defeated the Florida Panthers on the road 5 – 4 . They broke a franchise record for their sixth road win in a row . They also improved their record that night to 24 – 3 – 6 and 54 points . No team having played 33 games had reached 54 points since the 1979 Philadelphia Flyers . The next night , the Ducks beat the Atlanta Thrashers to improve their road record to 12 – 1 – 2 . The 26 points set the NHL mark for the most points on the road through 15 games . The previous record - holders , 1951 – 52 Detroit Red Wings had 25 points ( 10 – 0 – 5 ) . On January 16 , 2007 the Ducks played in their franchise ' s 1000th regular season game , and on March 11 , the Ducks recorded their franchise ' s 1000th point with a 4 – 2 win over the Vancouver Canucks , which improved their franchise all - time record to 423 – 444 – 155 , 1001 points . On April 7 , the Ducks won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history , when the Vancouver Canucks defeated the second - place San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion in the Sharks ' final game of the season . Anaheim also played their last game of the 2006 – 07 NHL season that day against the Columbus Blue Jackets . Anaheim won the game 4 – 3 , finishing off the season with a total of 110 points — the first 100 - point season in franchise history . This was good enough for the fourth - best record in the league ( behind Buffalo , Detroit and Nashville ) . Although they had three fewer wins than the Predators , the Ducks were seeded second in the Western Conference playoffs by virtue of their division title . In the Western Conference quarter finals , the Ducks once again met the Minnesota Wild and defeated them 4 games to 1 . Next up was the Vancouver Canucks , the Northwest Division champions , whom they also defeated 4 games to 1 . They faced the Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals , winning 4 games to 2 . A 4 – 3 win on May 22 at Honda Center gave the Ducks their second Western Conference title , and placed them in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time . This time , they faced off against the Ottawa Senators , and on June 6 , the Ducks defeated the Senators 6 – 2 at Honda Center to claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history . The Ducks became the first California team , and the first west coast team since the 1925 Victoria Cougars to win the Stanley Cup , the only national championship trophy that had eluded the Greater Los Angeles area . The playoffs came with much controversy , though . The Ducks had players suspended in three of the four rounds , starting with Brad May ' s suspension for two games in the series against the Minnesota Wild when he punched the Wild ' s Kim Johnsson . Chris Pronger was suspended for one game twice ; once against the Detroit Red Wings for checking Tomas Holmstrom high , and then once more for elbowing Dean McAmmond of the Ottawa Senators in the Finals . After winning the Stanley Cup , two star players , defenceman Scott Niedermayer and right winger Teemu Selanne stated that they were unsure whether or not the would return to the team for the 07 / 08 season as they both felt the need to contemplate retirement . Neidermayer returned in December 07 . As a result of this indecision Burke was active in the Free Agent market signing two veteran players in high scoring defenceman Mathieu Schneider and gritty forward Todd Bertuzzi to 2 year contracts to replace Niedermayer and Selanne if they were to retire . Later on , Oilers GM Kevin Lowe signed Dustin Penner to an offer sheet that would pay him 4 . 25 million a year over the next five . Burke called out Lowe , saying ' it was a classless move made by a desperate GM trying to save his job . ' He did not match the offer . In return , the Ducks received the Oiler ' s 1st , 2nd and 3rd round draft picks . Later that summer he signed backup defenceman Joe DiPenta to a one year contract along with re - signing the gritty team leader Brad May . 2007 – 08 season : Defending the Cup . The Ducks began their Cup defense against the Kings for a two game set in London , England , without Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne , who were pondering over decision to continue playing hockey at the time , and injured Samuel Pahlsson and J . S . Giguere , splitting the series . On October 10 , against the Boston Bruins , the Ducks raised their Pacific Division , Western Conference and Stanley Cup Champion banners . It was a rough start overall for the Ducks as they made minor trades to try and tread water . The Ducks let backup goalie Ilya Bryzgalov go on waivers , where he was picked up by the Phoenix Coyotes . The drama surrounding Niedermayer finally brought positive news for the Ducks , as GM Brian Burke declared he would return on December 5th . December 14 , 2007 , marked an important event in Ducks history , as Brian Burke dealt center Andy McDonald to the St . Louis Blues in exchange for Doug Weight , Michal Birner , and the Blues 7th round draft pick in order to clear salary cap issues . On December 16 , 2007 Niedermayer made his return to Anaheim , playing his first game back with the team . The team immediately improved and got back into the playoff and Pacific Division pictures . For the All - Star game , Ryan Getzlaf and Chris Pronger were selected to participate . Later Corey Perry and Scott Niedermayer were listed as injury replacements . It was a club record for players in an All - Star game . The Ducks would receive more good news on January 28 , 2008 , as Teemu Selanne signed a one year contract with the Ducks and would finish out the 2007 – 08 season with them . The Ducks would win nine out of their first ten games with Selanne in the line - up . At the trade deadline the Ducks acquired defenseman Marc - Andre Bergeron from the New York Islanders and J . S . Aubin from the Kings . With nine games to go in the regular season Chris Pronger would be suspended for eight of them for stomping on the leg of Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks . The Ducks finished fourth in the Western Conference and began their defense of the Cup against division rival Dallas . On April 20 , 2008 , the Dallas Stars won Game 6 of the series 4 – 1 , thus ending the Ducks ' chance of a repeat Cup . Team colors and mascot . Logos . The Ducks ' logo features a webbed foot forming a " D " followed by the other letters in the word " Ducks " in upper - case letters . The text itself is gold ( which sometimes may appear as bronze as well ) with orange and black accents ( forming a three dimensional appearance ) . The entire logo is in turn outlined by white . The city of Anaheim ' s name appears in smaller upper - case print , above the team name . The Ducks are one of three NHL teams to feature their team name spelled out in a scripted form on the front of their jersey rather than a logo . The New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals are the other two . This does not include alternate jerseys or throwback jerseys worn by other teams . The old logo of the Ducks prior to the name change featured an old - style goaltender mask , shaped to form the appearance of a duck bill . Behind the mask are two intersecting hockey sticks , a black circle and a triangle ( the color of the triangle is either green or gray , depending on how the logo is used ) . Jerseys . The Ducks have officially worn two unique regular jerseys and three unique third jerseys in their franchise history : Original Mighty Ducks Jerseys . The original jerseys of the Ducks ( then the Mighty Ducks ) used jade , aubergine ( eggplant ) , white and gray as primary colors for both the home and away jerseys . The team ' s dark jerseys were dominantly eggplant in color with diagonal gray and white stripes ; the jersey is jade below the stripes , which appear on the arms and waist . The white jerseys were similar , except that the eggplant is replaced mainly with white . On the shoulders of both jerseys are patches featuring a forward - facing version of the main logo ' s " duck mask , " surrounded by a circle reading " Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . " Ducks jerseys after 2006 . About a year after the team was purchased from the Walt Disney Company by the Samuelis , Brian Burke initiated a name change dropping the " Mighty " , after consultation with the fans showed that the typical fan had a willingness to update the " Mighty Ducks " name and jersey and also a desire to keep part of the traditions of the franchise . Burke sought inspiration for the jersey from the United States Military Academy , ending up with diagonal gold , white , black and orange stripes down the arms and waist with the word " Ducks " on the front . The jersey is similar to the team ' s most recent third jersey prior to the name change . The orange pays tribute to Orange County , where Anaheim is located . The Ducks are not the first team from Southern California to win a title in the same year as a major uniform change . The Anaheim Angels won the 2002 World Series the same year that they changed to their current red - and - white uniforms . 2007 – 08 jerseys . For the 2007 – 08 NHL season , the Ducks , like all NHL teams , changed over to new Rbk Edge jerseys . The new jersey shows only minor modifications from 2006 – 07 , including a small NHL crest just below the neck . There are no third jerseys for this season . It has been rumored , but not confirmed over whether the Ducks will unveil a uniform shoulder patch , or a third jersey for the 2008 – 09 NHL season . Third jerseys . The third jersey s of the Mighty Ducks were created in 1995 , 1997 , and 2003 . The 1995 jersey was jade with eggplant and white stripes on the collar and on the end of the sleeves . The logo was of team mascot Wildwing wearing a Mighty Ducks jersey while breaking through a sheet of ice . The jersey was short - lived ; because of much criticism , it was retired at the end of the year . The 1997 third jersey came with a rare fourth jersey partner . The third was a jade - colored jersey with silver and eggplant stripes at the shoulders outlined in thin yellow , and a silver stripe at the bottom . It had the Mighty Ducks logo in the center of the chest . The fourth jersey was much like it . It was white with jade , eggplant , and silver stripes at the shoulders of the jersey , but no bottom stripe . These jerseys saw action until the end of 1999 – 2000 , when they stopped playing with their third jerseys , and used only the fourth . At the end of 2000 – 01 , the fourth was also retired . The 2003 third jersey was black with purple and gray stripes at the waist and on the sleeves . It had the alternate script logo of the present Mighty Ducks and old - style laces at the neck , as well as a shoulder patch displaying an interlocking " MD " ( for " Mighty Ducks " ) . The popularity of this jersey amongst fans was so great it replaced the eggplant and jade jersey , serving as the home jersey for the last half of the 2005 – 06 season and playoffs . It was dropped following the season as the team went to a modified name , new uniforms , and color scheme ; however , this popular jersey influenced the design of the new jerseys for 2006 - 07 . It was the only time in the modern NHL days when a mainly black jersey was not worn with black pants , they were purple . Mascot . The official mascot for the Anaheim Ducks is an anthropomorphized duck by the name of Wild Wing . He has been the team ' s mascot since its inaugural season , and his name was chosen through fan voting . He wears a Ducks jersey with the number 93 on the back , referring to the year the Ducks became an NHL team . He regularly descends from the rafters of the arena when making his in - game entrances . In one such descent the rigging that lowered Wild Wing from the rafters malfunctioned leaving the mascot trapped fifty feet above the ice for several minutes . Another well known blunder occurred in October 1995 when Wild Wing , attempting to jump through a " wall of fire " , accidentally tripped causing the mascot to land on the fire and set his costume ablaze . His physical appearance is similar to the duck mask in the original Mighty Ducks logo . A bronze statue of Wild Wing is also located outside the team ' s arena , Honda Center . The mascot ' s name was also used for the leader of the Ducks , Wildwing Flashblade , in Disney ' s Mighty Ducks cartoon series . During the same time in which the team announced a name change as well as change in jersey designs , there was an attempt by the team ' s owners to change or replace the mascot , Wild Wing , but was halted after a highly successful petition by fans . Rivalries . Los Angeles Kings . Although there is no enmity between the city of Los Angeles and adjacent Orange County , the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks share an on - ice rivalry due to geographic proximity . The two teams are situated in the same metropolitan area , and share a television market . The rivalry started with the Ducks ' inaugural season in 1993 – 94 , and has since continued . As of 2007 – 08 , the Kings and Ducks have never met in the playoffs , nor made the playoffs in the same year During regular season ( and , to some extent , pre - season ) games , Kings fans arrive at Honda Center in numbers for away games against the Ducks , and vice - versa for Ducks fans at Staples Center , causing any goal by either team to be celebrated just as loud as if the home team scored . Chants in favor of either team are common . Games between the Southern California crosstown - rivals are often physical and fight - filled . The rivalry was showcased for the NHL Premier in London at the start of the 2007 – 08 NHL Season with two games between the teams . Detroit Red Wings . The rivalry between the Ducks and Detroit Red Wings has been growing over the years , mainly because of meetings in the playoffs . The Ducks have faced Detroit more than any other team in the playoffs in their franchise history . The Ducks and Red Wings became rivals during the 1997 NHL playoffs , when the two teams met in the Western Conference Semifinals . Detroit swept the Ducks in four very close games , three of which that went into overtime . Detroit would sweep Anaheim again in the first round of the 1999 Playoffs , this time in a more convincing manner . The two teams would not meet in the playoffs again until the 2003 Playoffs . The Red Wings were the heavy favorite as they were the defending Stanley Cup champions . This time , however , the Ducks shocked the hockey world as they swept the Red Wings in a four - game upset . The Ducks ' defeat of the Wings ' in the ' 03 playoffs would set a tone between the two teams . In the 2007 Western Conference Finals , the Ducks rallied from a 2 – 1 series deficit and overcame the absence of Chris Pronger , who was suspended for one game , due to his elbow to the head on Tomas Holmstrom of Detroit in Game 3 . Many feel the turning point of this series was the Ducks ' 5 – 3 win over Detroit in Game 4 . Game 5 saw Detroit ahead 1 – 0 and dominate the Ducks for over 59 minutes of play , until Anaheim finally tied the game with under a minute to go in play , and sent it into overtime . The Ducks capitalized on the shocker and won with an overtime goal from Teemu Selanne , who stole the puck off a turnover in front of a sprawling Dominik Hasek . This rallied the Ducks to defeat the Wings in Game 6 and win the series . Other contributing factors for the rivalry include a number of former Red Wings choosing to sign as free agents with the Ducks , including Sergei Fedorov in 2003 , and Matthieu Schneider and Todd Bertuzzi in 2007 . The presence of Pronger , considered a sports villain by Detroiters dating back to his career in St . Louis , has also contributed to the growth of this nascent rivalry between Western Conference contenders . Edmonton Oilers . This rivalry has grown just within the last two years . This particular rivalry is not only fought on the ice but off the ice as well between Burke and Oilers GM Kevin Lowe . It started during the 2006 Western Conference Finals when the eight seeded Oilers , along with Chris Pronger , beat the sixth seeded Ducks in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals . After the season the Ducks felt they needed one more elite defenceman to make the necessary leap to become the Stanley Cup Champions . So on July 3rd , 2006 the Ducks traded Joffrey Lupul , Ladislav Smid , their 2007 first round draft pick , a 2008 second round pick and a conditional 2008 first round draft pick , if they made it to the finals , for Pronger . The Ducks now had the Oilers virtual MVP during those playoffs and with Pronger went on to win the 2007 Stanley Cup , while the Oilers missed the playoffs altogether . The Oilers then traded Lupul after the season to the Flyers so , in effect , all that remained from that trade was Smid and their 2007 first round draft choice . After those playoffs the Oilers made an a huge offer to restricted free agent Dustin Penner . Burke called the move " gutless " and claimed Lowe was , " Running his team into the sewer . " Naturally Burke didn ' t match the offer and the Ducks received Edmonton ' s 2008 first round pick as well as a 2008 second and third round pick . The first game between these two clubs during the 2007 – 08 season at Honda Center , two retired police officers were placed in between Burke ' s box and the visiting general managers box just in case there was an incident . During the 2008 offseason Burke and Lowe once again fired back at one another . Burke said Lowe successfully eliminated the second contract by his signings the previous summer . Lowe said Burke was a " moron " in a " pathetic hockey market " and claimed he was unethical in signing Scott Niedermayer . Lowe also claimed Burke inherited a great team in Anaheim while leaving his previous team , the Vancouver Canucks , in ruins . Other rivalries . Some other minor adversaries of the Ducks include the San Jose Sharks and the Dallas Stars , who both play in the Pacific Division with the Ducks . The Ducks and Sharks have never met in the playoffs , but most games between the two teams often promise an entertaining game filled with great goaltending , hard checking , and end to end rushes . The Ducks rivalry with Dallas goes even further , as both teams met twice in the playoffs during their histories . The first playoff meeting with Dallas came in 2003 , when the Ducks were en - route to a Cinderella playoff run that would see them only fail in losing the Stanley Cup to the New Jersey Devils in a hard - fought seven - game series . The Ducks came in as a seventh - seeded team in the 2003 playoffs , matched up with Dallas in the Western Conference Semifinal . The Ducks posted two dramatic overtime wins in Games 1 and 2 in Dallas , with the latter lasting well over five overtime periods before a Petr Sykora goal wound end the grueling marathon . Games 3 and 4 were in Anaheim , this time with Dallas ending the Ducks ' home unbeaten streak with a 2 - 1 win in Game 3 . Game 4 saw a dramatic Ducks win in which Jason Arnott was whistled for a penalty with under 2 minutes to go in regulation . Former Duck Mike Leclerc sealed the bid on a wrist shot that managed to beat Marty Turco from a few feet out on an angle from the net . The Ducks won Game 4 by a score of 1 - 0 . Dallas managed to steal Game 5 from the Ducks by a 5 - 2 score on home ice that saw the Ducks replace Jean - Sebastien Giguere in goal with former backup Martin Gerber . Game 6 would come back to Anaheim , as the Ducks had a chance to end the series on home ice . Again , the game would end in dramatic fashion as the Ducks held Dallas at bay at a 3 - 2 score , until Stu Barnes of Dallas would score a disallowed goal , however Dallas would come back some few minutes later to tie the game . Sandis Ozolinsh scored on a one - timed wristshot from in front of the circle that would beat Marty Turco , and edge the Stars in a nail - biting game , by a final score of 4 - 3 , and a Ducks series win in six games . In 2008 , the two teams met again in the Western Conference Quarterfinals , as the Ducks and Stars finished fourth and fifth , respectively , earning both teams a rendezvous in the first round , with Anaheim in the favor of home - ice advantage . The Ducks came off a Stanley Cup win in 2007 , and were favored to win the series , although the Stars boasted a powerful lineup , stacked with trade deadline acquisition Brad Richards from the Tampa Bay Lightning , and the leadership of veteran Mike Modano , not to mention the blossoming defensive play of Stephane Robidas , and workhorse - like qualities of Brenden Morrow . The Stars were depleted on defense , as Philippe Boucher and Sergei Zubov sat out most of the series nursing injuries . Conversely , the Ducks were without leading scorer Corey Perry , which would hurt the team as the Ducks failed to produce offensively throughout the series . Game 1 saw Dallas get the upper hand , pulling off a stunning opening - game defeat , shutting out the Ducks 4 - 0 in a game where the Ducks took numerous undisciplined penalties . The Ducks looked to exact revenge for the embarrassing Game 1 loss in Game 2 , but failed as Dallas took advantage early , on an offensive zone turnover that resulted in a breakaway goal for Mike Ribeiro . The Ducks rallied from a 2 - 0 deficit in the second period on goals from Teemu Selanne and Travis Moen to tie the game at 2 , bringing a sold - out Honda Center crowd to their feet . In the third period , however , Dallas took advantage of a Ducks hooking call , and more undisciplined play , closing out the Ducks 5 - 2 in Game 2 . With the Ducks down 2 games to none , tremendous pressure was placed on the Ducks to stay alive in the series . Game 3 would be played in front of a raucous Dallas crowd , only to see the Ducks stay alive by winning 4 - 2 , with the help of two power - play goals from Chris Pronger , goals from Todd Marchant and Travis Moen , and the goaltending of Giguere . Game 4 though , would again shift in Dallas ' s favor , as they again exploited the Ducks lack of offense , with goals from Joel Lundqvist , Steve Ott , and Stu Barnes . Mathieu Schneider ' s goal for the Ducks with about 8 seconds to go proved futile for the Ducks in Game 4 , as Dallas won 3 - 1 . The Ducks came back to Anaheim for Game 5 energized , as Corey Perry returned from a laceration in his leg , and got the Ducks on the board with a wristshot that beat Turco five - hole for a 1 - 0 lead . The Stars played considerably weaker in Game 5 , as the Ducks managed to beat Turco , in a game that saw goals from Ryan Getzlaf , Perry , Marchant , Selanne , and Sean O ' Donnell . Game 6 returned to Dallas with hope that the Ducks could rebound , and even the series . All looked well for the Ducks in the second period , as the Ducks got the scoring rolling on a goal from Corey Perry , scoring similarly to the goal he scored in Game 5 . However , Dallas again took advantage of a Ducks penalty early in the 3rd , as goals from Robidas , Barnes , Loui Eriksson , and Modano put a dagger in the heart for the Ducks hopes of a repeat in 2008 . Dallas won the series in six games . Season - by - season record . This is a list of seasons completed by the Anaheim Ducks . This list documents the records and playoff results for all season the Ducks have completed since their inception in 1993 . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , OTL = Overtime Losses , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , PIM = Penalties in minutes " Team and player honors . NHL awards and trophies . < br clear = " all " > Honored members . " Hall of Famers " : " Retired Numbers " : Franchise scoring leaders . These are the top - ten point - scorers in franchise history . Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season . " Note : Pos = Position ; GP = Games Played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; P / G = Points per game ; * = current Ducks player "