2019–20 Anaheim Ducks season
The 2019–20 Anaheim Ducks season was the 27th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.[2] The Ducks missed the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time since the 2001–02 season.
| 2019–20 Anaheim Ducks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 6th Pacific |
| Conference | 13th Western |
| 2019–20 record | 29–33–9 |
| Home record | 16–15–5 |
| Road record | 13–18–4 |
| Goals for | 187 |
| Goals against | 226 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Bob Murray |
| Coach | Dallas Eakins |
| Captain | Ryan Getzlaf |
| Alternate captains | Ryan Kesler Josh Manson Jakob Silfverberg |
| Arena | Honda Center |
| Average attendance | 15,846[1] |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Adam Henrique (26) |
| Assists | Ryan Getzlaf (29) |
| Points | Adam Henrique (43) |
| Penalty minutes | Nicolas Deslauriers (92) |
| Plus/minus | Michael Del Zotto Carter Rowney (+5) |
| Wins | John Gibson (20) |
| Goals against average | Anthony Stolarz (2.05) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] When the season ended, the Ducks ranked sixth in the Pacific Division and had a record of 29–33–9.[6] This is the first time since the 2001–02 season that the Ducks missed the playoffs for consecutive years.
Standings
Divisional standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | 86 |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | 83 |
| 3 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | 79 |
| 4 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | 78 |
| 5 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 74 |
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | 67 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | 64 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | 63 |
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | .662 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[8] |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | .657 | |
| 3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | .606 | |
| 4 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | .594 | |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | .585 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[8] |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | .565 | |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | .565 | |
| 8 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | .564 | |
| 9 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | .563 | |
| 10 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | .558 | |
| 11 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | .529 | |
| 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | .514 | |
| 13 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | .472 | |
| 14 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | .457 | |
| 15 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | .450 |
- Tiebreaking procedures
- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
- Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
- Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
- Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019.[10]
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
| 1 | September 17 | Anaheim | 4–3 | San Jose | Stolarz | 12,981 | 1–0–0 | [11] | |
| 2 | September 21 | Anaheim | 3–4 | Arizona | SO | Boyle | — | 1–0–1 | [12] |
| 3 | September 23 | Anaheim | 0–3 | Los Angeles | Miller | 12,746 | 1–1–1 | [13] | |
| 4 | September 24 | San Jose | 1–4 | Anaheim | Gibson | 13,566 | 2–1–1 | [14] | |
| 5 | September 25 | Los Angeles | 0–2 | Anaheim | Miller | 12,410 | 3–1–1 | [15] | |
| 6 | September 28 | Arizona | 1–2 | Anaheim | Miller | 15,105 | 4–1–1 | [16] | |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019.[17]
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Player statistics
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Henrique | 71 | 26 | 17 | 43 | −2 | 22 |
| Rickard Rakell | 65 | 15 | 27 | 42 | −5 | 12 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 69 | 13 | 29 | 42 | −16 | 58 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | 66 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
| Cam Fowler | 59 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 20 |
| Ondrej Kase‡ | 49 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 10 |
| Sam Steel | 65 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −13 | 20 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 55 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −10 | 34 |
| Derek Grant‡ | 49 | 14 | 6 | 20 | −1 | 28 |
| Nick Ritchie‡ | 41 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 78 |
| Carter Rowney | 71 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| Troy Terry | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −5 | 6 |
| Michael Del Zotto | 49 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 59 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −1 | 92 |
| Max Jones | 59 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −6 | 36 |
| Max Comtois | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −4 | 24 |
| Jacob Larsson | 60 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −9 | 12 |
| Devin Shore‡ | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −8 | 8 |
| Erik Gudbranson† | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 91 |
| Josh Manson | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −10 | 37 |
| Brendan Guhle | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −2 | 10 |
| Sonny Milano† | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| Danton Heinen† | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −5 | 2 |
| Korbinian Holzer‡ | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 35 |
| Josh Mahura | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Christian Djoos† | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| David Backes† | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Daniel Sprong‡ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Jani Hakanpaa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Agozzino† | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Irwin† | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 4 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 6 |
| Chase De Leo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 51 | 51 | 2,981:17 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 149 | 3.00 | 1,552 | .904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Miller | 23 | 19 | 1,238:14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 3.10 | 685 | .907 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Stolarz | 1 | 1 | 58:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.05 | 35 | .944 | 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.
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