2017–18 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2017–18 Anaheim Ducks season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. For the first time since the 2011–12 season, the Ducks failed to win the Pacific Division; snapping a 5-year streak. They later advanced to the playoffs, but were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the First Round.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2017.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 19 	Anaheim 	0–5 	San Jose 	 	Berra 	15,032 	0–1–0 	L1
2 	September 20 	Arizona 	5–1 	Anaheim 	 	Boyle 	13,447 	0–2–0 	L2
3 	September 22 	Los Angeles 	2–4 	Anaheim 	 	Miller 	15,393 	1–2–0 	W1
4 	September 24 	Vegas 	4–2 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	15,442 	1–3–0 	L1
5 	September 25 	Anaheim 	6–4 	Arizona 	 	— 	— 	2–3–0 	W1
6 	September 28 	San Jose 	0–3 	Anaheim 	 	Berra 	15,439 	3–3–0 	W2
7 	September 30 	Anaheim 	0–1 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Gibson 	17,237 	3–3–1 	O1
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.
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October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 5 	Arizona 	4–5 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	17,174 	1–0–0 	2 	W1
2 	October 7 	Philadelphia 	3–2 	Anaheim 	OT 	Gibson 	16,032 	1–0–1 	3 	O1
3 	October 9 	Calgary 	2–0 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	15,485 	1–1–1 	3 	L1
4 	October 11 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	14,553 	2–1–1 	5 	W1
5 	October 13 	Anaheim 	1–3 	Colorado 	 	Berra 	15,393 	2–2–1 	5 	L1
6 	October 15 	Buffalo 	3–1 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	15.821 	2–3–1 	5 	L2
7 	October 20 	Montreal 	2–6 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	17,174 	3–3–1 	7 	W1
8 	October 24 	Anaheim 	2–6 	Philadelphia 	 	Gibson 	18,895 	4–3–1 	9 	W2
9 	October 26 	Anaheim 	3–8 	Florida 	 	Gibson 	10,545 	4–4–1 	9 	L1
10 	October 28 	Anaheim 	4–1 	Tampa Bay 	 	Gibson 	19,092 	5–4–1 	11 	W1
11 	October 29 	Anaheim 	4–3 	Carolina 	SO 	Miller 	10,108 	6–4–1 	13 	W2
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 12 	San Jose 	3–0 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	17,174 	0–1 	Recap
2 	April 14 	San Jose 	3–2 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	17,430 	0–2 	Recap
3 	April 16 	Anaheim 	1–8 	San Jose 	 	Gibson 	17,562 	0–3 	Recap
4 	April 18 	Anaheim 	1–2 	San Jose 	 	Gibson 	17,562 	0–4 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final Stats
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	77	34	35	69	6 	14
 	56	11	50	61	20 	42
 	71	17	32	49	–4 	71
 	77	17	23	40	6 	18
 	66	20	18	38	18 	14
 	80	7 	30	37	34 	62
† 	57	20	16	36	17 	14
 	80	12	23	35	18 	41
 	80	9 	23	32	16 	42
 	67	8 	24	32	3 	28
 	69	13	18	31	16 	34
 	76	10	17	27	3 	72
 	66	12	12	24	3 	11
 	67	3 	14	17	12 	26
 	64	8 	8 	16	–5 	34
‡ 	64	6 	9 	15	–7 	35
 	44	8 	6 	14	–4 	46
‡ 	42	2 	6 	8 	–1 	4
 	59	0 	8 	8 	–13	83
 	25	6 	1 	7 	3 	6
 	22	1 	3 	4 	5 	6
‡ 	15	1 	3 	4 	–6 	8
 	27	1 	3 	4 	4 	8
† 	23	1 	2 	3 	–4 	12
 	10	1 	1 	2 	–4 	0
† 	16	1 	1 	2 	–1 	2
 	7 	0 	2 	2 	–1 	0
 	12	0 	2 	2 	1 	2
 	10	1 	0 	1 	0 	16
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	14	0 	1 	1 	–4 	2
 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	21
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	16	0 	0 	0 	–3 	6
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
† 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	2
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	1	1	2	1 	2
 	4	1	1	2	–3	2
 	4	0	2	2	–4	18
 	4	0	2	2	0 	6
 	4	1	0	1	–4	0
 	4	1	0	1	1 	2
 	4	0	1	1	–2	6
 	4	0	0	0	–5	8
 	4	0	0	0	–4	2
 	4	0	0	0	–2	0
 	4	0	0	0	–1	2
 	4	0	0	0	–3	2
 	4	0	0	0	–2	0
 	4	0	0	0	–2	0
 	4	0	0	0	–2	0
 	2	0	0	0	–1	0
 	3	0	0	0	–2	0
 	1	0	0	0	–1	0
 	2	0	0	0	–2	0
 	4	0	0	0	–2	8
;Goaltenders
Final Stats
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	60	60	3,428:29	31	18	7	139	2.43	1,872	.926	4	0	1	16
 	28	21	1,353:16	12	6 	6	53 	2.35	739 	.928	4	0	0	0
 	5 	1 	181:57 	1 	1 	0	7 	2.31	95 	.926	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	216:31	0	4	13	3.60	117	.889	0	0	0	0
 	1	0	20:00 	0	0	3 	9.00	12 	.750	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.
==Transactions==
The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsShea Theodore 	To Anaheim DucksExpansion Draft considerations1 	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersDustin Tokarski 	To Anaheim DucksFuture considerations 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsSami VatanenConditional 3rd-round pick in 2019 or 2020	To Anaheim Ducks seasonJoseph BlandisiAdam HenriqueNJD's 3rd-round pick in 2018	
 	To New York IslandersChris Wagner 	To Anaheim DucksJason Chimera 	
Notes:
# This trade ensured that the Vegas Golden Knights would select Clayton Stoner in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Ryan Miller 	Vancouver Canucks 	2-year, $4 million 	
 	Derek Grant 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Mike Liambas 	Nashville Predators	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Steven Oleksy 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Scott Sabourin 	San Diego Gulls 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Reto Berra 	Fribourg-Gottéron 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Dennis Rasmussen 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year, $725,000 	
 	Francois Beauchemin	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year, $1 million 	
 	Kiefer Sherwood 	Miami RedHawks 	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Nick Sorensen 	Linköpings HC 	2-year 	
 	Max Gortz 	Malmö Redhawks 	2-year 	
 	Jonathan Bernier	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year, $2.75 million 	
 	Nate Thompson 	Ottawa Senators 	2-year, $3.3 million 	
 	Emerson Etem 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year, $850,000 	
 	Jhonas Enroth 	Dinamo Minsk 	1-year 	
 	Simon Despres 	Slovan Bratislava 	1-year 	
 	Matt Hackett 	Orlando Solar Bears 	1-year 	
 	Reto Berra 	HC Fribourg-Gotteron	1-year 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Previous team 	Date	Ref
J. T. Brown	Tampa Bay Lightning	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date	Ref
Logan Shaw	Montreal Canadiens	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Dennis Rasmussen	Contract termination	
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Patrick Eaves 	3-year, $9.45 million 	
 	Korbinian Holzer	2-year, $1.8 million 	
 	Kevin Boyle 	1-year, $675,000 	
 	Jaycob Megna 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Cam Fowler 	8-year, $52 million contract extension 	
 	Alex Dostie 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Josh Manson 	4-year, $16.4 million contract extension 	
 	Andrew Cogliano 	3-year, $9.75 million contract extension 	
 	Max Comtois 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Troy Terry 	3-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract	
 	Olle Eriksson Ek	3-year, $2.6225 entry-level contract 	
 	Antoine Morand 	3-year, $2.775 entry-level contract 	
 	Kevin Boyle 	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	501	Max Comtois 	C 	Canada 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
2 	60 	Antoine Morand 	C 	Canada 	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
3 	91 	Jack Badini 	C 	United States	Chicago Steel (USHL)
4 	122	Kyle Olson 	C 	Canada 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 	153	Olle Eriksson Ek	G 	Sweden 	Färjestad BK (J20 SuperElit)
Notes:
# The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sent Frederik Andersen to Toronto in exchange for Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2016 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Anaheim will receive the middle pick of Ottawa, San Jose or Toronto's second-round picks in 2017. – was converted on May 9, 2017 when Ottawa advanced to the 2017 Eastern Conference Final, ensuring the Sharks' second-round pick would be higher than the Senators' and lower than the Maple Leafs'.
==References==
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