2021–22 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2021–22 Anaheim Ducks season was the 29th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.
On November 9, 2021, former general manager Bob Murray was placed on administrative leave by the Ducks pending the results of an ongoing investigation. The investigation is reportedly focused on Murray's alleged history of verbal abuse to players and staff members. Assistant general manager Jeff Solomon was initially named as acting general manager but was then named interim general manager when Murray resigned on November 10. Pat Verbeek was named general manager on February 3, 2022. The Ducks were eliminated from playoff contention on April 10, 2022, after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on July 29, 2021.
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Location 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 26 	San Jose 	6–3 	 	Eriksson Ek 	Honda Center 	— 	1–0–0 	
2 	September 29 	Arizona 	1–4 	 	Dostal 	Honda Center 	— 	1–1–0 	
3 	September 30 	San Jose 	1–3 	 	Gibson 	Honda Center 	— 	1–2–0 	
4 	October 2 	@ Arizona 	3–4 	 	Stolarz 	Gila River Arena 	8,990 	1–3–0 	
5 	October 4 	@ San Jose 	3–2 	SO 	Gibson 	SAP Center 	6,192 	2–3–0 	
6 	October 6 	Los Angeles 	3–6 	 	Stolarz 	Honda Center 	— 	2–4–0 	
7 	October 9 	@ Los Angeles 	4–3 	SO 	Gibson 	Staples Center 	12,132 	3–4–0 	
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021, with a break in February because of the NHL's participation in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)	October: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 13 	Winnipeg 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	16,260 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 15 	Minnesota 	2–1 	Anaheim 	 	Stolarz 	11,938 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 18 	Anaheim 	3–2 	Calgary 	OT 	Gibson 	15,174 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 19 	Anaheim 	5–6 	Edmonton 	 	Stolarz 	14,082 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 21 	Anaheim 	1–5 	Winnipeg 	 	Gibson 	13,886 	2–3–0 	4 	
6 	October 23 	Anaheim 	3–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Gibson 	18,055 	2–3–1 	5 	
7 	October 26 	Winnipeg 	4–3 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	11,951 	2–4–1 	5 	
8 	October 28 	Buffalo 	4–3 	Anaheim 	OT 	Stolarz 	12,014 	2–4–2 	6 	
9 	October 29 	Anaheim 	4–5 	Vegas 	SO 	Gibson 	18,029 	2–4–3 	7 	
10 	October 31 	Montreal 	2–4 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	11,652 	3–4–3 	9 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	75	37	30	67	−11	26
 	75	23	38	61	−21	50
 	58	19	23	42	−2 	14
 	76	9 	33	42	−9 	14
 	56	3 	34	37	−14	29
 	82	8 	27	35	−9 	36
 	66	14	20	34	−9 	10
 	81	4 	28	32	−26	16
 	80	16	13	29	−3 	8
 	71	15	14	29	−16	27
‡ 	51	16	12	28	−7 	8
‡ 	61	5 	17	22	0 	42
 	53	5 	16	21	−3 	30
 	68	6 	14	20	−17	16
 	64	11	8 	19	−12	85
 	52	6 	10	16	−17	46
 	31	5 	5 	10	−8 	6
‡ 	61	5 	5 	10	−9 	90
‡ 	45	4 	5 	9 	0 	53
 	38	3 	4 	7 	−14	12
† 	15	5 	1 	6 	−1 	8
 	32	1 	5 	6 	+2 	19
 	53	1 	4 	5 	−5 	22
† 	23	0 	5 	5 	−3 	10
† 	17	3 	1 	4 	+1 	6
† 	17	0 	4 	4 	0 	6
 	9 	2 	1 	3 	+3 	2
 	18	1 	2 	3 	0 	2
 	10	1 	1 	2 	0 	10
† 	14	0 	2 	2 	−5 	6
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	−3 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	15
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	56	56	3,235:35	18	26	11	172	3.19	1,789	.904	1	0	1	12
 	28	23	1,506:25	12	8 	3 	67 	2.67	809 	.917	3	0	1	2
 	4 	3 	201:27 	1 	2 	0 	10 	2.98	108 	.907	0	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	19:16 	0 	1 	0 	1 	3.11	3 	.667	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.
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
 	 	
===Milestones===
===Records===
==Transactions==
The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick in 2022	To Anaheim DucksCHI 3rd-round pick in 2021 (Tyson Hinds) 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheJosh Manson 	To Anaheim DucksDrew Helleson2nd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Minnesota WildNicolas Deslauriers 	To Anaheim Ducks3rd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Boston BruinsHampus LindholmKodie Curran	To Anaheim DucksJohn MooreUrho Vaakanainen1st-round pick in 20222nd-round pick in 20232nd-round pick in 2024	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsRickard Rakell 	To Anaheim DucksZach Aston-ReeseDominik SimonCalle Clang2nd-round pick in 2022 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Danny O'Regan 	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year	Free agency	
 	Greg Pateryn 	San Jose Sharks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brogan Rafferty	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Buddy Robinson 	Calgary Flames 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Lucas Elvenes 	Vegas Golden Knights	 	Waivers 	
 	Andrej Sustr 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Waivers 	
 	Gerry Mayhew 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	Waivers 	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Haydn Fleury 	Seattle Kraken 	 	Expansion draft	
 	Andrew Agozzino 	Ottawa Senators 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Chase De Leo 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Danton Heinen 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Andy Welinski 	Calgary Flames 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Andrew Poturalski	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Carter Rowney 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	David Backes 	St. Louis Blues 	1-day 	Free agency 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Contract type	Ref
 	Sam Carrick 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Trevor Carrick 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Vinni Lettieri 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Alexander Volkov	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Ryan Getzlaf 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Isac Lundestrom 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Sam Steel 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Maxime Comtois 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Max Jones 	3-year	Re-signing 	
 	Josh Mahura 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Mason McTavish 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Sasha Pastujov 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Olen Zellweger 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Drew Helleson 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Josh Lopina 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Blake McLaughlin	2-year	Entry-level 	
 	Sam Carrick 	2-year	Extension 	
 	Calle Clang 	3-year	Entry-level 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Anaheim Ducks selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	3 	Mason McTavish	C 	 	EHC Olten (SL)
2 	34 	Olen Zellweger	D 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3 	66 	Sasha Pastujov	RW 	 	USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
3 	76 	Tyson Hinds 	D 	 	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4 	98 	Josh Lopina 	C 	 	UMass Minutemen ice hockey (NCAA)
5 	130	Sean Tschigerl	LW 	 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5 	148	Gage Alexander	G 	 	Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
6 	162	Kyle Kukkonen 	C 	 	Maple Grove Crimson (HS)
== References ==
Category:2021–22 NHL season by team
Category:Anaheim Ducks seasons