2014–15 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2014–15 Anaheim Ducks season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks won 51 regular season games and defeated the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames in the playoffs before falling to the Chicago Blackhawks in a seven-game Western Conference Final. 2015 marked the third playoffs in a row from which the Ducks were eliminated by losing a Game 7 at home after leading 3–2 after Game 5. Also, their final two losses to the Blackhawks were the only two playoff games the Ducks lost in regulation.
==Off-season==
On May 19, 2014, the team announced a four-year contract extension for General Manager Bob Murray to keep him under contract through the 2019–20 season.
=== New uniforms ===
On June 27, 2014, the Ducks revealed new home and away jerseys, both based on the previous third jersey design that had been in use since 2010. The previous primary jerseys that had been worn since 2006 were subsequently retired.
== Regular season ==
The Ducks retired Teemu Selanne's number 8 on January 11, when they hosted the Winnipeg Jets. The Ducks defeated Winnipeg 5–4 in a comeback shootout victory following the ceremony.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 22 	Colorado 	0–4 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	13,252 	1–0–0 	W1 	
2 	September 22 	Anaheim 	5–2 	Colorado 	 	LaBarbera 	13,252 	2–0–0 	W2 	
3 	September 23 	Arizona 	4–0 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	14,104 	2–1–0 	L1 	
4 	September 25 	Anaheim 	3–4 	Los Angeles 	SO 	Gibson 	18,230 	2–1–1 	O1 	
5 	September 27 	Anaheim 	1–3 	San Jose 	 	Gibson 	16,248 	2–2–1 	L1 	
6 	September 28 	Los Angeles 	4–2 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	15,321 	2–3–1 	L2 	
7 	October 4 	San Jose 	1–2 	Anaheim 	OT 	Andersen 	13,682 	3–3–1 	W1 	
===Regular season===
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October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)	October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	October 9 	Anaheim 	4–6 	Pittsburgh 	 	Gibson 	18,633 	0–1–0 	0 	L1 	
2 	October 11 	Anaheim 	3–2 	Detroit 	 	Andersen 	20,027 	1–1–0 	2 	W1 	
3 	October 13 	Anaheim 	5–1 	Buffalo 	 	Andersen 	18,912 	2–1–0 	4 	W2 	
4 	October 14 	Anaheim 	4–3 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Andersen 	19,589 	3–1–0 	6 	W3 	
5 	October 17 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	17,306 	4–1–0 	8 	W4 	
6 	October 19 	St. Louis 	0–3 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	15,687 	5–1–0 	10 	W5 	
7 	October 22 	Buffalo 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	16,067 	6–1–0 	12 	W6 	
8 	October 24 	Columbus 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Gibson 	15,778 	7–1–0 	14 	W7 	
9 	October 26 	San Jose 	4–1 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	16,954 	7–2–0 	14 	L1 	
10 	October 28 	Anaheim 	1–0 	Chicago 	 	Gibson 	21,233 	8–2–0 	16 	W1 	
11 	October 30 	Anaheim 	0–2 	St. Louis 	 	Gibson 	16,723 	8–3–0 	16 	L1 	
12 	October 31 	Anaheim 	2–1 	Dallas 	OT 	Andersen 	15,343 	9–3–0 	18 	W1 	
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets – Anaheim wins 4–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	 	 	
1 	April 16 	Winnipeg 	2–4 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	17,174 	1–0 	Recap 	 	 	
2 	April 18 	Winnipeg 	1–2 	Anaheim 	 	Andersen 	17,415 	2–0 	Recap 	 	 	
3 	April 20 	Anaheim 	5–4 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Andersen 	15,016 	3–0 	Recap 	 	 	
4 	April 22 	Anaheim 	5–2 	Winnipeg 	 	Andersen 	15,016 	4–0 	Recap 	 	 	
== Player statistics ==
Final Stats
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	77	25	45	70	15	62
 	67	33	22	55	13	67
 	81	20	27	47	−5	75
 	81	13	26	39	15	24
 	67	12	25	37	5 	36
 	71	9 	25	34	−5	82
 	80	7 	27	34	4 	14
 	78	7 	27	34	25	32
 	65	22	10	32	13	39
 	71	9 	22	31	6 	10
 	82	15	14	29	5 	14
 	57	14	15	29	−2	37
 	64	11	12	23	17	48
 	80	5 	13	18	0 	39
‡ 	54	5 	12	17	1 	12
‡ 	40	1 	10	11	3 	17
 	45	5 	5 	10	−6	4
 	69	1 	7 	8 	−2	68
†‡ 	30	2 	6 	8 	−4	12
 	55	5 	2 	7 	−4	86
† 	19	2 	5 	7 	2 	4
† 	14	1 	5 	6 	0 	4
† 	16	1 	5 	6 	2 	22
† 	13	0 	5 	5 	−3	10
 	28	0 	3 	3 	1 	31
‡ 	18	2 	1 	3 	1 	2
†‡ 	9 	1 	1 	2 	−6	6
† 	5 	0 	1 	1 	3 	0
‡ 	7 	0 	1 	1 	2 	6
‡ 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−3	4
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−2	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−3	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	16	2 	18	20	6 	6
 	16	10	8 	18	6 	14
 	16	4 	14	18	6 	16
 	16	7 	6 	13	2 	24
 	16	7 	4 	11	4 	6
 	16	3 	8 	11	5 	8
 	16	2 	8 	10	5 	2
 	16	2 	8 	10	2 	10
 	16	0 	9 	9 	4 	2
 	16	3 	6 	9 	9 	4
 	16	8 	1 	9 	−4	2
 	16	1 	6 	7 	4 	6
 	12	2 	4 	6 	5 	6
 	16	1 	3 	4 	1 	4
 	12	3 	0 	3 	1 	0
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	16	1 	0 	1 	4 	10
 	16	1 	0 	1 	−2	2
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−1	12
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	54	53	3106	35	12	5	123	2.38	1436	.914	3	0	3	4
 	23	21	1340	13	8 	0	58 	2.60	674 	.914	1	0	0	0
 	8 	6 	329 	1 	4 	1	23 	4.19	150 	.847	0	0	2	0
 	5 	2 	207 	2 	0 	1	9 	2.61	99 	.909	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	16	16	1050	11	5	41	2.34	472	.913	1	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
Sami Vatanen	Elbowing Toronto Maple Leafs forward David Booth during NHL Game No. 642 in Anaheim on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 9:35 of the third period.	– 	$3,393.82	January 15, 2015
== Notable achievements ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	October 20, 2014
 	NHL First Star of the Month 	November 3, 2014
 	NHL First Star of the Month 	January 2, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game assistant captain	January 14, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	February 9, 2015
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 11, 2014
W. Karlsson	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	October 13, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	October 17, 2014
W. Karlsson	1st career NHL assist 	October 24, 2014
 	400th career NHL game 	October 26, 2014
 	400th career NHL point 	October 26, 2014
 	100th career NHL assist 	October 26, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	October 31, 2014
 	200th career NHL point 	November 2, 2014
J. Manson 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	November 16, 2014
 	100th career NHL game 	November 23, 2014
 	100th career NHL game 	December 5, 2014
 	100th career NHL game 	December 12, 2014
C. Fowler 	300th career NHL game 	December 22, 2014
 	300th career NHL game 	December 22, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	December 28, 2014
M. Beleskey	100th career NHL point 	January 2, 2015
R. Kesler 	700th career NHL game 	January 16, 2015
 	200th career NHL goal 	February 8, 2015
 	300th career NHL assist 	February 12, 2015
C. Perry 	700th career NHL game 	February 21, 2015
 	600th career NHL game 	February 21, 2015
 	100th career NHL game 	March 1, 2015
 	50th career NHL win 	March 3, 2015
N. Thompson	100th career NHL point 	March 9, 2015
R. Getzlaf 	700th career NHL game 	March 13, 2015
R. Kesler 	200th career NHL goal 	March 18, 2015
C. Perry 	600th career NHL point 	April 1, 2015
==Transactions==
Following the end of the Ducks' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details	Details
June 27, 2014 	To Vancouver Canucks
----Nick BoninoLuca Sbisa1st-round pick in 20143rd-round pick in 2014	To Anaheim Ducks
----Ryan Kesler3rd-round pick in 2015
June 30, 2014 	To Tampa Bay Lightning
----4th-round pick in 20157th-round pick in 2015	To Anaheim Ducks
----Nate Thompson
November 20, 2014	To Montreal Canadiens
----Bryan Allen	To Anaheim Ducks
----Rene Bourque
November 28, 2014	To Tampa Bay Lightning
----EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Anaheim Ducks
----Eric Brewer
December 4, 2014 	To Florida Panthers
----Jesse Blackerfuture conditional draft pick	To Anaheim Ducks
----Colby Robak
February 24, 2015	To Montreal Canadiens
----Devante Smith-Pelly	To Anaheim Ducks
----Jiri Sekac
February 28, 2015	To Florida Panthers
----Dany Heatley3rd-round pick in 2015	To Anaheim Ducks
----Tomas Fleischmann
March 2, 2015 	To Columbus Blue Jackets
----Rene BourqueWilliam Karlsson2nd-round pick in 2015	To Anaheim Ducks
----James WisniewskiDET's 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015 	To Pittsburgh Penguins
----Ben Lovejoy	To Anaheim Ducks
----Simon Despres
March 2, 2015 	To Colorado Avalanche
----Mat Clark	To Anaheim Ducks
----Michael Sgarbossa
March 2, 2015 	To Toronto Maple Leafs
----Eric Brewer5th-round pick in 2016	To Anaheim Ducks
----Korbinian Holzer
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Clayton Stoner 	Minnesota Wild 	4 years, $13 million 	
July 1, 2014 	Jason LaBarbera	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $750,000 	
July 9, 2014 	Dany Heatley 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $1 million 	
December 9, 2014	Ilya Bryzgalov 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $2.88 million 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Mathieu Perreault	Winnipeg Jets 	3 years, $9 million 	
July 1, 2014 	Jonas Hiller 	Calgary Flames 	2 years, $9 million 	
July 1, 2014 	Stephane Robidas 	Toronto Maple Leafs	3 years, $9 million 	
July 1, 2014 	Zack Stortini 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $575,000 	Nick Schultz signs one-year contract with Philadelphia Flyers, agree with Zach Stortini
July 28, 2014	Daniel Winnik 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $1.3 million 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via retirement ===
Date 	Player 	Ref
May 17, 2014 	Teemu Selanne	
September 10, 2014	Saku Koivu 	
===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
June 30, 2014 	Igor Bobkov 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 10, 2014 	Mat Clark 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 10, 2014 	Jesse Blacker 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 11, 2014 	Louis Leblanc 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 17, 2014 	Antoine Laganiere 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 22, 2014 	Sami Vatanen 	2 years, $2.525 million 	
August 2, 2014 	Patrick Maroon 	3 years, $6 million contract extension	
August 2, 2014 	Nick Ritchie 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
August 15, 2014 	Jakob Silfverberg 	1 year, $850,500 	
September 16, 2014	Devante Smith-Pelly	2 years, $1.6 million 	
February 19, 2015 	Tim Jackman 	1 year, $700,000 contract extension 	
March 16, 2015 	Brandon Montour 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
May 14, 2015 	Ondrej Kase 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
June 13, 2015 	Marcus Pettersson 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
June 25, 2015 	Max Friberg 	2 years, contract extension 	
:Source: Transaction contract terms from Capgeek.com
==Draft picks==
Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team held the tenth overall pick due to a trade with the Ottawa Senators.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	10 	Nick Ritchie 	LW 	Canada 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 	38 	Marcus Pettersson	D 	Sweden 	Skelleftea AIK U20 (J20 SuperElit)
2 	55 	Brandon Montour 	D 	Canada 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
5 	123	Matthew Berkovitz	D 	United States 	Ashwaubenon Jaguars (WIAA)
7 	205	Ondrej Kase 	RW 	Czech Republic	Pirati Chomutov (Czech Extraliga)
;Draft notes
* The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of trade on July 5, 2013, that sent Bobby Ryan to Ottawa in exchange for Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' first-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a third-round pick in 2014 (85th overall) and this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on November 16, 2013, that sent Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz to Toronto in exchange for Jesse Blacker, Anaheim's seventh-round pick in 2014 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Anaheim will receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Holland plays in 25 or more games for the Maple Leafs during the 2013–14 NHL season – was converted on January 18, 2014.
* The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Derek Dorsett to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.    Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a first-round pick in 2014 (24th overall) and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Stephane Robidas to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Dallas will receive a third-round pick in 2014 if Anaheim advances to the 2014 Western Conference Final and Robidas plays in at least 50% of Anaheim's playoff games. If both conditions are not converted then this will remain a fourth-round pick. – was converted on April 21, 2014, when Robidas was injured for the remainder of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.     Anaheim previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Dustin Penner to Washington in exchange for this pick.     Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013, that sent Mathieu Perreault to Anaheim in exchange for John Mitchell and this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Viktor Fasth to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on February 6, 2013, that sent Ben Lovejoy to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on November 21, 2013, that sent Tim Jackman to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 16, 2013, that sent Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz to Toronto in exchange for Jesse Blacker, a conditional second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.     Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 15, 2013, that sent Dave Steckel to Anaheim in exchange for Ryan Lasch and this pick.
==References==
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