2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks began the season on the road, defeating their division rival, the San Jose Sharks, who swept the Ducks in the First Round of the 2018 playoffs.

On February 10, 2019, the Ducks fired head coach Randy Carlyle. He was temporarily replaced by interim coach Bob Murray. On March 26, 2019, the Ducks failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011–12.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2018. 2018 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 18 Anaheim 1–4 San Jose Coreau — 0–1–0 L1 2 September 20 San Jose 7–3 Anaheim Coreau 15,065 0–2–0 L2 3 September 22 Anaheim 1–6 Arizona Miller 6,559 0–3–0 L3 4 September 24 Arizona 2–4 Anaheim Gibson 13,834 1–3–0 W1 5 September 26 Los Angeles 4–7 Anaheim Miller 14,841 2–3–0 W2 6 September 29 Anaheim 3–0 Los Angeles Gibson 18,230 3–3–0 W3

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018. 2018–19 game logOctober: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Anaheim 5–2 San Jose Gibson 17,562 1–0–0 2 W1 2 October 6 Anaheim 1–0 Arizona Gibson 17,125 2–0–0 4 W2 3 October 8 Detroit 2–3 Anaheim SO Gibson 17,436 3–0–0 6 W3 4 October 10 Arizona 3–2 Anaheim SO Gibson 17,015 3–0–1 7 O1 5 October 13 Anaheim 3–5 Dallas Gibson 18,532 3–1–1 7 L1 6 October 14 Anaheim 3–2 St. Louis Miller 16,562 4–1–1 9 W1 7 October 17 NY Islanders 1–4 Anaheim Gibson 16,909 5–1–1 11 W2 8 October 20 Anaheim 1–3 Vegas Gibson 18,375 5–2–1 11 L1 9 October 21 Buffalo 4–2 Anaheim Miller 17,174 5–3–1 11 L2 10 October 23 Anaheim 1–3 Chicago Gibson 20,900 5–4–1 11 L3 11 October 25 Anaheim 2–5 Dallas Gibson 17,134 5–5–1 11 L4 12 October 28 San Jose 4–3 Anaheim OT Gibson 17,099 5–5–2 12 O1 13 October 30 Philadelphia 3–2 Anaheim Miller 16,450 5–6–2 12 L1 November: 8–4–3 (Home: 5–1–3; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 1 NY Rangers 3–2 Anaheim SO Gibson 16,101 5–6–3 13 O1 15 November 4 Columbus 2–3 Anaheim OT Gibson 16,727 6–6–3 15 W1 16 November 6 Anaheim 1–4 Los Angeles Gibson 18,230 6–7–3 15 L1 17 November 7 Calgary 2–3 Anaheim Miller 16,461 7–7–3 17 W1 18 November 9 Minnesota 5–1 Anaheim Gibson 16,464 7–8–3 17 L1 19 November 12 Nashville 1–2 Anaheim SO Gibson 16,629 8–8–3 19 W1 20 November 14 Anaheim 0–5 Vegas Gibson 18,111 8–9–3 19 L1 21 November 16 Toronto 2–1 Anaheim OT Gibson 16,666 8–9–4 20 O1 22 November 18 Colorado 4–3 Anaheim OT Miller 16,502 8–9–5 21 O2 23 November 21 Vancouver 3–4 Anaheim Gibson 16,091 9–9–5 23 W1 24 November 23 Edmonton 1–2 Anaheim OT Gibson 16,497 10–9–5 25 W2 25 November 25 Anaheim 2–5 Nashville Gibson 17,167 10–10–5 25 L1 26 November 27 Anaheim 3–1 Tampa Bay Miller 19,092 11–10–5 27 W1 27 November 28 Anaheim 3–2 Florida Gibson 9,078 12–10–5 29 W2 28 November 30 Anaheim 2–1 Carolina OT Gibson 13,987 13–10–5 31 W3December: 6–5–2 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 29 December 2 Anaheim 6–5 Washington Miller 18,506 14–10–5 33 W4 30 December 5 Chicago 2–4 Anaheim Gibson 15,696 15–10–5 35 W5 31 December 7 Carolina 4–1 Anaheim Gibson 15,573 15–11–5 35 L1 32 December 9 New Jersey 5–6 Anaheim SO Gibson 16,470 16–11–5 37 W1 33 December 12 Dallas 3–6 Anaheim Gibson 16,810 17–11–5 39 W2 34 December 15 Anaheim 2–1 Columbus OT Gibson 16,171 18–11–5 41 W3 35 December 17 Anaheim 4–2 Pittsburgh Gibson 18,575 19–11–5 43 W4 36 December 18 Anaheim 1–3 NY Rangers Johnson 17,590 19–12–5 43 L1 37 December 20 Anaheim 1–3 Boston Gibson 17,565 19–13–5 43 L2 38 December 22 Anaheim 0–3 Buffalo Gibson 19,070 19–14–5 43 L3 39 December 27 Anaheim 2–4 San Jose Johnson 17,562 19–15–5 43 L4 40 December 29 Arizona 5–4 Anaheim OT Gibson 17,174 19–15–6 44 O1 41 December 31 Tampa Bay 2–1 Anaheim OT Gibson 17,340 19–15–7 45 O2 January: 2–6–2 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 4 Vegas 3–2 Anaheim Gibson 17,222 19–16–7 45 L1 43 January 6 Edmonton 4–0 Anaheim Gibson 17,317 19–17–7 45 L2 44 January 9 Ottawa 2–1 Anaheim OT Gibson 17,174 19–17–8 46 O1 45 January 11 Pittsburgh 7–4 Anaheim Gibson 17,473 19–18–8 46 L1 46 January 13 Anaheim 3–4 Winnipeg OT Gibson 15,321 19–18–9 47 O1 47 January 15 Anaheim 1–3 Detroit Gibson 19,515 19–19–9 47 L1 48 January 17 Anaheim 3–0 Minnesota Gibson 18,907 20–19–9 49 W1 49 January 19 Anaheim 3–2 New Jersey Gibson 15,231 21–19–9 51 W2 50 January 20 Anaheim 0–3 NY Islanders Johnson 13,917 21–20–9 51 L1 51 January 23 St. Louis 5–1 Anaheim Gibson 16,795 21–21–9 51 L2February: 3–10–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–8–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Anaheim 3–9 Winnipeg Gibson 15,321 21–22–9 51 L3 53 February 4 Anaheim 1–6 Toronto Gibson 18,858 21–23–9 51 L4 54 February 5 Anaheim 1–4 Montreal Johnson 20,680 21–24–9 51 L5 55 February 7 Anaheim 0–4 Ottawa Gibson 12,617 21–25–9 51 L6 56 February 9 Anaheim 2–6 Philadelphia Johnson 19,072 21–26–9 51 L7 57 February 13 Vancouver 0–1 Anaheim Boyle 17,174 22–26–9 53 W1 58 February 15 Boston 3–0 Anaheim Boyle 17,174 22–27–9 53 L1 59 February 17 Washington 2–5 Anaheim Miller 17,495 23–27–9 55 W1 60 February 19 Anaheim 4–0 Minnesota Miller 18,533 24–27–9 57 W2 61 February 22 Anaheim 1–2 Calgary Miller 18,960 24–28–9 57 L1 62 February 23 Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton Boyle 18,347 24–29–9 57 L2 63 February 25 Anaheim 0–4 Vancouver Boyle 18,542 24–30–9 57 L3 64 February 27 Chicago 4–3 Anaheim Miller 16,689 24–31–9 57 L4March: 9–6–1 (Home: 5–4–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 1 Vegas 3–0 Anaheim Gibson 16,456 24–32–9 57 L5 66 March 3 Colorado 1–2 Anaheim Gibson 16,690 25–32–9 59 W1 67 March 5 Anaheim 3–1 Arizona Miller 11,305 26–32–9 61 W2 68 March 6 St. Louis 5–4 Anaheim Gibson 16,854 26–33–9 61 L1 69 March 8 Montreal 2–8 Anaheim Gibson 16,580 27–33–9 63 W1 70 March 10 Los Angeles 3–2 Anaheim Miller 17,174 27–34–9 63 L1 71 March 12 Nashville 2–3 Anaheim Gibson 16,811 28–34–9 65 W1 72 March 14 Anaheim 1–6 Arizona Miller 14,202 28–35–9 65 L1 73 March 15 Anaheim 5–3 Colorado Gibson 18,025 29–35–9 67 W1 74 March 17 Florida 2–3 Anaheim Gibson 16,523 30–35–9 69 W2 75 March 20 Winnipeg 3–0 Anaheim Gibson 16,846 30–36–9 69 L1 76 March 22 San Jose 3–4 Anaheim OT Gibson 17,174 31–36–9 71 W1 77 March 23 Anaheim 3–4 Los Angeles SO Miller 18,230 31–36–10 72 O1 78 March 26 Anaheim 5–4 Vancouver Gibson 17,633 32–36–10 74 W1 79 March 29 Anaheim 1–6 Calgary Miller 19,030 32–37–10 74 L1 80 March 30 Anaheim 5–1 Edmonton Gibson 18,347 33–37–10 76 W1 April: 2–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 81 April 3 Calgary 1–3 Anaheim Miller 17,174 34–37–10 78 W2 82 April 5 Los Angeles 2–5 Anaheim Gibson 17,306 35–37–10 80 W3 Legend:

Player statistics As of April 5, 2019

Skaters Regular season Player 67 14 34 48 −19 58 73 24 19 43 −9 28 69 18 25 43 −13 27 82 18 24 42 −5 24 60 9 22 31 6 82 76 6 22 28 −5 44 ‡ 62 5 20 25 −16 40 59 5 18 23 −14 20 30 11 9 20 0 2 62 7 13 20 0 12 † 47 14 5 19 −9 10 †‡ 37 11 8 19 −10 14 74 3 13 16 −8 62 32 4 9 13 8 2 50 6 6 12 1 8 † 34 5 7 12 −12 6 22 6 5 11 2 8 ‡ 46 3 8 11 2 14 31 6 4 10 −16 27 † 31 2 7 9 −9 8 60 5 3 8 −19 44 10 2 5 7 3 7 ‡ 27 0 6 6 4 17 21 3 2 5 −4 2 30 2 3 5 −1 14 44 2 3 5 −8 16 17 1 4 5 0 4 49 0 5 5 −4 16 22 1 3 4 5 8 28 1 3 4 −1 12 26 1 3 4 −5 8 †‡ 12 0 3 3 −3 0 15 0 2 2 −1 2 8 1 0 1 −1 4 † 6 0 1 1 −3 2 6 0 1 1 −1 2 20 0 1 1 −4 39 ‡ 8 0 0 0 −6 7 ‡ 3 0 0 0 −1 6 3 0 0 0 −1 0 7 0 0 0 −4 4 2 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6

Goaltenders Regular season Player 58 57 3,233:02 26 22 8 153 2.84 1,838 .917 2 0 0 2 20 17 1,108:48 8 7 2 51 2.76 578 .912 1 0 0 0 5 4 276:51 1 3 0 10 2.17 139 .928 1 0 0 0 † 9 4 319:42 0 5 0 20 3.75 156 .872 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.

Transactions The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Winnipeg JetsNic KerdilesTo Anaheim DucksChase De Leo To Tampa Bay LightningMitch HultsTo Anaheim DucksFuture considerations To Pittsburgh PenguinsMarcus PetterssonTo Anaheim DucksDaniel Sprong To Toronto Maple LeafsSteven OleksyTo Anaheim DucksAdam Cracknell To Arizona CoyotesGiovanni FioreTo Anaheim DucksTrevor Murphy To St. Louis BluesJared CoreauTo Anaheim DucksFuture considerations To Dallas StarsAndrew CoglianoTo Anaheim DucksDevin Shore To Minnesota WildPontus AbergTo Anaheim DucksJustin Kloos To Vancouver CanucksLuke Schenn7th-round pick in 2020To Anaheim DucksMichael Del Zotto To Pittsburgh PenguinsJoseph BlandisiTo Anaheim DucksDerek Grant To Buffalo SabresBrandon MontourTo Anaheim DucksBrendan GuhleConditional 1st-round pick in 2019 To Ottawa SenatorsBrian GibbonsTo Anaheim DucksPatrick Sieloff To St. Louis BluesMichael Del ZottoTo Anaheim Ducks6th-round pick in 2019

Free agents Date Player Team Contract term Ref J. T. Brown to Minnesota Wild 2-year Mike Liambas to Minnesota Wild 2-year Jared Coreau from Detroit Red Wings 1-year Brian Gibbons from New Jersey Devils 1-year Anton Rodin from HC Davos (NL) 1-year Carter Rowney from Pittsburgh Penguins 3-year Luke Schenn from Arizona Coyotes 1-year Ben Street from Detroit Red Wings 1-year Andrej Sustr from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Derek Grant to Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Corey Tropp to San Diego Gulls (AHL) 1-year Jake Dotchin from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Simon Benoit from San Diego Gulls (AHL) 3-year Trevor Murphy to Kunlun Red Star (KHL) 2-year Andrej Sustr to Kunlun Red Star (KHL) 1-year

Waivers Date Player Team Ref Pontus Aberg from Edmonton Oilers Chad Johnson from St. Louis Blues

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref Julius Nattinen Mutual termination Anton Rodin Mutual termination Corey Perry Buyout

Retirement Date Player Ref Francois Beauchemin Jared Boll Chris Kelly

Signings Date Player Contract term Ref Chase De Leo 1-year Adam Henrique 5-year Kalle Kossila 1-year Kevin Roy 1-year Andy Welinski 1-year Brandon Montour 2-year John Gibson 8-year Isac Lundestrom 3-year Ondrej Kase 3-year Nick Ritchie 3-year Jakob Silfverberg 5-year Lukas Dostal 3-year Derek Grant 1-year Korbinian Holzer 1-year Ryan Miller 1-year

Draft picks

Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2018 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)123 Isac Lundestrom C Luleå HF (SHL)254 Benoit-Olivier Groulx C Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)3791 Blake McLaughlin LW Chicago Steel (USHL)385 Lukas Dostal G Horácká Slavia Třebíč (Czech 1.Liga)4116 Jack Perbix RW Elk River High School (USHS)5147 Roman Durny G Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)6178 Hunter Drew D Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)

Notes The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on November 30, 2017, that sent Sami Vatanen and a conditional third-round pick in 2019 or 2020 to New Jersey in exchange for Adam Henrique, Joseph Blandisi and this pick.

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