2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The team's regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the San Jose Sharks. The Ducks battled back from 1–7–2 and 12–15–6 starts to win 46 games and the Pacific Division, but were dispatched in a home playoff Game 7 for the fourth year in a row, as Nashville bested Anaheim in a hard-fought opening-round series. The first round loss came a season after the Ducks went two rounds further in the playoffs to the Western Conference Finals. The Ducks terminated the employment of head coach Bruce Boudreau two days after the team's elimination.
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 22 	Anaheim 	4–5 	Colorado 	OT 	Gibson 	— 	0–0–1 	O1 	
2 	September 25 	Los Angeles 	1–2 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	16,571 	1–0–1 	W1 	
3 	September 26 	Anaheim 	2–1 	San Jose 	 	Khudobin 	14,722 	2–0–1 	W2 	
4 	September 29 	Anaheim 	2–1 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Khudobin 	17,915 	3–0–1 	W3 	
5 	October 1 	Colorado 	0–3 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	13,756 	4–0–1 	W4 	
6 	October 3 	San Jose 	1–5 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	17,174 	5–0–1 	W5 	
===Regular season===
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October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 1–7–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	October 10 	Anaheim 	0–2 	San Jose 	 	Andersen 	17,562 	0–1–0 	0 	L1 	
2 	October 12 	Vancouver 	2–1 	Anaheim 	SO 	Andersen 	17,174 	0–1–1 	1 	O1 	
3 	October 14 	Arizona 	4–0 	Anaheim 	 	Khudobin 	15,172 	0–2–1 	1 	L1 	
4 	October 16 	Colorado 	3–0 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	17,174 	0–3–1 	1 	L2 	
5 	October 18 	Minnesota 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Khudobin 	16,784 	1–3–1 	3 	W1 	
6 	October 22 	Anaheim 	1–5 	Nashville 	 	Khudobin 	17,113 	1–4–1 	3 	L1 	
7 	October 24 	Anaheim 	0–3 	Minnesota 	 	Andersen 	19,034 	1–5–1 	3 	L2 	
8 	October 26 	Anaheim 	0–1 	Chicago 	OT 	Andersen 	21,529 	1–5–2 	4 	O1 	
9 	October 27 	Anaheim 	3–4 	Dallas 	 	Andersen 	17,798 	1–6–2 	4 	L1 	
10 	October 29 	Anaheim 	1–2 	St. Louis 	 	Andersen 	16,904 	1–7–2 	4 	L2 	
===Playoffs===
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	 	 	
1 	April 15 	Nashville 	3–2 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	17,236 	0–1 	Recap 	 	 	
2 	April 17 	Nashville 	3–2 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	17,174 	0–2 	Recap 	 	 	
3 	April 19 	Anaheim 	3–0 	Nashville 	 	Andersen 	17,204 	1–2 	Recap 	 	 	
4 	April 21 	Anaheim 	4–1 	Nashville 	 	Andersen 	17,232 	2–2 	Recap 	 	 	
5 	April 23 	Nashville 	2–5 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	17,360 	3–2 	Recap 	 	 	
6 	April 25 	Anaheim 	1–3 	Nashville 	 	Andersen 	17,113 	3–3 	Recap 	 	 	
7 	April 27 	Nashville 	2–1 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	17,407 	3–4 	Recap 	 	 	
== Player statistics ==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	77	13	50	63	14 	55
 	82	34	28	62	2 	68
 	79	21	32	53	5 	78
 	72	20	23	43	−1 	19
 	82	20	19	39	8 	32
 	71	9 	29	38	8 	20
 	82	9 	23	32	2 	28
 	69	5 	23	28	−8 	27
 	80	10	18	28	7 	40
 	56	8 	12	20	2 	73
† 	28	8 	12	20	12 	34
 	70	9 	9 	18	−4 	8
 	59	6 	9 	15	1 	34
 	71	4 	11	15	−7 	99
 	71	5 	10	15	11 	74
‡ 	56	4 	9 	13	−13	54
† 	21	8 	4 	12	3 	23
‡ 	43	4 	8 	12	−10	14
† 	37	5 	3 	8 	−4 	21
 	19	3 	5 	8 	7 	2
 	49	3 	3 	6 	−1 	47
 	50	1 	5 	6 	4 	67
† 	9 	3 	2 	5 	0 	0
 	32	0 	4 	4 	2 	8
 	33	2 	2 	4 	−2 	37
 	29	0 	3 	3 	−3 	10
‡ 	22	1 	2 	3 	0 	4
‡† 	17	0 	2 	2 	0 	19
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
‡ 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	2	3	5	4 	4
 	7	0	5	5	1 	6
 	7	4	0	4	2 	0
 	7	0	4	4	−7	6
 	7	2	2	4	−1	0
 	7	1	3	4	4 	6
 	7	1	2	3	2 	0
 	7	1	2	3	3 	8
 	7	1	2	3	−2	4
 	7	0	3	3	6 	0
 	7	2	0	2	0 	2
 	7	2	0	2	−2	2
 	7	1	1	2	−4	0
 	5	0	1	1	0 	2
 	6	0	1	1	1 	2
 	7	1	0	1	3 	6
 	1	0	0	0	−1	0
 	7	0	0	0	−5	6
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	6	0	0	0	−1	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	43	37	2,298	22	9 	7	88	2.30	1086	0.919	3	0	1	2
 	40	38	2,295	21	13	4	79	2.07	992 	0.920	4	0	1	2
 	9 	7 	356 	3 	3 	0	16	2.70	175 	0.909	1	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	297	3	2	7	1.41	132	0.947	1	0	0	0
 	2	2	117	0	2	6	3.08	60 	0.900	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 Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
== Suspensions/fines ==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Nate Thompson	Illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk during NHL Game No. 434 in Anaheim on Friday, December 11, 2015, at 6:25 of the first period.	3 games 	$25,806.45 	December 14, 2015
Shawn Horcoff	Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. 	20 games	$357,526.88	January 26, 2016
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 7, 2015
 	NHL Rookie of the Month (December) 	January 4, 2016
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 6, 2016
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 6, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Month (February)	March 1, 2016
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL goal 	November 6, 2015
 	200th career NHL goal 	November 9, 2015
 	500th career NHL point	November 11, 2015
 	300th career NHL goal 	November 11, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	November 17, 2015
==Transactions==
Following the end of the Ducks' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:
=== Trades ===
Date	Details	Details	Ref
 	To New Jersey Devils
----Kyle Palmieri	To Anaheim Ducks
----2nd-round pick in 20153rd-round pick in 2016	
 	To New York Rangers
----Emerson EtemFLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015	To Anaheim Ducks
----Carl Hagelin2nd-round pick in 20156th-round pick in 2015	
 	To Carolina Hurricanes
----James Wisniewski	To Anaheim Ducks
----Anton Khudobin	
 	To Vancouver Canucks
----2nd-round pick in 2016	To Anaheim Ducks
----Kevin Bieksa	
 	To Montreal Canadiens
----Max Friberg	To Anaheim Ducks
----Dustin Tokarski	
 	To Pittsburgh Penguins
----Carl Hagelin	To Anaheim Ducks
----David PerronAdam Clendening	
 	To Chicago Blackhawks
----Jiri Sekac	To Anaheim Ducks
----Ryan Garbutt	
 	To Buffalo Sabres
----Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016	To Anaheim Ducks
----Jamie McGinn	
 	To Florida Panthers
----6th-round pick in 2016	To Anaheim Ducks
----Brandon Pirri	
 	To Chicago Blackhawks
----Tim Jackman7th-round pick in 2017	To Anaheim Ducks
----Corey Tropp	
 	To Edmonton Oilers
----Patrick Maroon	To Anaheim Ducks
----Martin Gernat4th-round pick in 2016	
 	To Toronto Maple Leafs
----Frederik Andersen	To Anaheim Ducks
----PIT's 1st-round pick in 20162nd-round pick in 2017	
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Matt Hackett 	Buffalo Sabres 	2 years, $1.2 million 	
 	Chris Mueller 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Joe Piskula 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Shawn Horcoff 	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $1.75 million 	
 	Harry Zolnierczyk	New York Islanders 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Brian McGrattan 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Chris Stewart 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $1.7 million 	
 	Shane O'Brien 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Mike Santorelli 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $875,000 	
 	Kalle Kossila 	St. Cloud State University 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Kevin Boyle 	University of Massachusetts Lowell	1 year, entry-level contract 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Francois Beauchemin	Colorado Avalanche 	3 years, $13.5 million 	
 	Matt Beleskey 	Boston Bruins 	5 years, $19.8 million 	
 	Jason LaBarbera 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $600,000 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Chris Wagner	Colorado Avalanche	February 25, 2016 	
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Chris Wagner 	Colorado Avalanche	November 15, 2015 	
Adam Clendening	Edmonton Oilers 	January 27, 2016 	
=== Lost via retirement ===
Date	Player	Ref
===Player signings===
The following players were signed by the Ducks. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Korbinian Holzer 	1 year, $750,000 	
 	Kevin Bieksa 	2 years, $8 million contract extension 	
 	Ryan Kesler 	6 years, $41.25 million contract extension	
 	Michael Sgarbossa	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Chris Wagner 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Julius Nattinen 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Josh Manson 	2 years, contract extension 	
 	Jakob Silfverberg	4 years, $15 million 	
 	Carl Hagelin 	4 years, $16 million 	
 	John Gibson 	3 years, $6.9 million 	
 	Simon Despres 	5 years, $4.5 million contract extension 	
 	Chris Wagner 	2 years, contract extension 	
 	Andy Welinski 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Kevin Roy 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Keaton Thompson 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Jacob Larsson 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Sami Vatanen 	4 years, $19.5 million contract extension 	
 	Michael Sgarbossa	1 year, contract extension 	
 	Joseph Cramarossa	1 year, contract extension 	
 	Andrew O'Brien 	1 year, contract extension 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	27 	Jacob Larsson 	D 	 	Frolunda HC (SHL)
2 	59 	Julius Nattinen	C 	 	JYP (Liiga)
3 	80 	Brent Gates 	C 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 	84 	Deven Sideroff 	RW 	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5 	148	Troy Terry 	C/RW	 	USA U-18 (USHL)
6 	178	Steven Ruggiero	D 	 	USA U-18 (USHL)
6 	179	Garrett Metcalf	G 	 	Madison Capitols (USHL)
;Draft notes
* The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent James Wisniewski and Detroit's third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Carl Hagelin, a sixth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a second-round pick in 2015 to Columbus in exchange for James Wisniewski and this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa and a first and third-round pick in 2014 to Vancouver in exchange for Ryan Kesler and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tomas Fleischmann to Anaheim in exchange for Dany Heatley and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Nate Thompson to Anaheim in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and a second-round pick in 2015 (From New Jersey via Florida) to New York in exchange for the rights to Carl Hagelin, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in 2016 to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
:Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Nate Thompson to Anaheim in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
==References==
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