The 2020–21 Anaheim Ducks season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.[1]
2020–21 Anaheim Ducks | |
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Division | 8th West |
2020–21 record | 17–30–9 |
Home record | 6–18–4 |
Road record | 11–12–5 |
Goals for | 126 |
Goals against | 179 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Murray |
Coach | Dallas Eakins |
Captain | Ryan Getzlaf |
Alternate captains | Ryan Kesler Josh Manson Jakob Silfverberg |
Arena | Honda Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | San Diego Gulls (AHL) Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Max Comtois (16) |
Assists | Rickard Rakell (19) |
Points | Max Comtois (33) |
Penalty minutes | Nicolas Deslauriers (53) |
Plus/minus | Trevor Zegras (+6) |
Wins | John Gibson (9) |
Goals against average | Anthony Stolarz (2.20) |
← 2019–20
2021–22 →
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On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Ducks played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season.
On April 29, the Ducks were eliminated from playoff contention after the St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota Wild.[2] They finished last in their division for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
Following offensive woes the whole season, Anaheim finished with the worst single-season power play in NHL history, at 8.94%.[3]
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GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Colorado Avalanche | 56 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 197 | 133 | +64 | 82 |
2 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 56 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 191 | 124 | +67 | 82 |
3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 56 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 181 | 160 | +21 | 75 |
4 | x – St. Louis Blues | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 63 |
5 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 56 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 153 | 176 | −23 | 54 |
6 | e – Los Angeles Kings | 56 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 143 | 170 | −27 | 49 |
7 | e – San Jose Sharks | 56 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 151 | 199 | −48 | 49 |
8 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 56 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 126 | 179 | −53 | 43 |
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[5]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.
Date | Player | New team | Previous team | Ref |
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October 9, 2020 | Derek Grant | Anaheim Ducks | Philadelphia Flyers | [62] |
October 9, 2020 | Kevin Shattenkirk | Anaheim Ducks | Tampa Bay Lightning | [63] |
October 9, 2020 | Matt Irwin | Buffalo Sabres | Anaheim Ducks | [64] |
October 9, 2020 | Kevin Boyle | Detroit Red Wings | Anaheim Ducks | [65] |
October 9, 2020 | Kyle Criscuolo | Detroit Red Wings | Anaheim Ducks | [66] |
October 9, 2020 | Vinni Lettieri | Anaheim Ducks | New York Rangers | [67] |
October 9, 2020 | Andy Welinski | Anaheim Ducks | Philadelphia Flyers | [67] |
October 10, 2020 | Kiefer Sherwood | Colorado Avalanche | Anaheim Ducks | [68] |
This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season. Listed is the last team and league they were under contract with.
Date | Player | New team | Previous team | League | Ref |
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November 6, 2020 | Jacob Perreault | Anaheim Ducks | Sarnia Sting | OHL | [69] |
November 7, 2020 | Jamie Drysdale | Anaheim Ducks | Erie Otters | OHL | [70] |
October 11, 2020 | Maxim Golod | Anaheim Ducks | Erie Otters | OHL | [71] |
Hover over-retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.
October 7, 2020 | To Anaheim Ducks 7th-round pick in 2020 (#207 overall) |
ToColumbus Blue Jackets 7th-round pick in 2022 |
[72] |
October 8, 2020 | To Anaheim Ducks EDM 5th-round pick in 2021 |
ToOttawa Senators Erik Gudbranson |
[73] |
Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26-27, 2020 at the Bell CenterinMontreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 6-7, 2020 the draft was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 6 | Jamie Drysdale | D | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
1 | 271 | Jacob Perreault | RW | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
2 | 36 | Sam Colangelo | RW | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
3 | 67 | Ian Moore | D | United States | St. Mark's School (USHS-Prep) |
4 | 1042 | Thimo Nickl | D | Austria | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
5 | 129 | Artyom Galimov | C | Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
6 | 160 | Albin Sundsvik | C | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) |
7 | 2073 | Ethan Bowen | C | Canada | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) |