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
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| 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 | |
| †‡ | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −4 | 12 |
| 69 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −2 | 68 | |
| 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 |
| ‡ | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | |
| †‡ | 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 |
| 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 | 8 | 1 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | 9 | 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 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltenders
| 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 |
| 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
Notable achievements
Awards
| 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
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL game | October 11, 2014 | |
| W. Karlsson | 1st career NHL goal 1st 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 assist 1st 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
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
The following players were signed by the Ducks. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk.| Date | Player | Contract terms | 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 |
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 |
| 1 | 10 | Nick Ritchie | LW |  Canada | Peterborough Petes |
| 2 | 38 | Marcus Pettersson | D |  Sweden | Skelleftea AIK U20 |
| 2 | 55 | Brandon Montour | D | Canada | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 5 | 123 | Matthew Berkovitz | D |  United States | Ashwaubenon Jaguars |
| 7 | 205 | Ondrej Kase | RW |  Czech Republic | Pirati Chomutov |
;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 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. 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.
- 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. 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.