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2008–09 Anaheim Ducks
Division 2nd Pacific
Conference 8th Western
2008–09 record 42–33–6
Home record 20-18-3
Road record 22-15-3
Goals for 241
Goals against 233
Team information
General manager Bob Murray
Coach Randy Carlyle
Captain Scott Niedermayer
Alternate captains Ryan Getzlaf
Chris Pronger
Arena Honda Center
Average attendance 16,991 (98.9%)
Total: 696,629
Team leaders
Goals Ryan Getzlaf (17)
Assists Ryan Getzlaf (37)
Points Ryan Getzlaf (54)
Penalty minutes Steve Montador (87)
Plus/minus Steve Montador (+14)
Wins Jean-Sebastien Giguere (12)
Goals against average Jonas Hiller (2.20)

The 2008–09 Anaheim Ducks season will see the Ducks attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history. The Ducks' regular season started on October 9 versus the San Jose Sharks.

Preseason[]

2008 Preseason Game Log
Legend
Ducks Win
2 pts.
Ducks Loss
0 pts.
OT Loss
1 pt.

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

Pacific Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
p-San Jose Sharks 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
x-Anaheim Ducks 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
e-Dallas Stars 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
e-Phoenix Coyotes 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
e-Los Angeles Kings 82 34 37 11 207 234 79

Conference standings[]

Western Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
p-San Jose Sharks * 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
y-Detroit Red Wings * 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
y-Vancouver Canucks * 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
x-Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
x-Calgary Flames 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
x-St. Louis Blues 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
x-Columbus Blue Jackets 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
x-Anaheim Ducks 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
e-Minnesota Wild 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
e-Nashville Predators 82 40 34 8 213 233 88
e-Edmonton Oilers 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
e-Dallas Stars 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
e-Phoenix Coyotes 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
e-Los Angeles Kings 82 34 37 11 207 234 79
e-Colorado Avalanche 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, p - clinched Presidents' Trophy and best record in conference, e - eliminated from playoff contention

* – division leader

Game log[]

2008–09 Game Log
Legend
Ducks Win
2 pts.
Ducks Loss
0 pts.
OT Loss
1 pt.

Playoffs[]

The Anaheim Ducks ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Western Conference's eighth seed.

2009 Postseason Game Log
Legend
Ducks Win Ducks Loss

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Getzlaf, RyanRyan Getzlaf 81 25 66 91 +5 121
Perry, CoreyCorey Perry 78 32 40 72 +10 109
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer 82 14 45 59 -8 70
Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan 64 31 26 57 +13 33
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne 65 27 27 54 -3 36
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger 82 11 37 48 0 88
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 62 16 19 35 +9 55
Ebbett, AndrewAndrew Ebbett 48 8 24 32 +8 24
Morrison, BrendanBrendan Morrison 62 10 12 22 0 16
Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer 79 14 7 21 -17 42
Montador, SteveSteve Montador 65 4 16 20 +14 125
Marchant, ToddTodd Marchant 72 5 13 18 -2 34
Pahlsson, SamuelSamuel Pahlsson 52 5 10 15 -16 32
Moen, TravisTravis Moen 63 4 7 11 -17 77
Wisniewski, JamesJames Wisniewski 17 1 10 11 +3 16
Parros, GeorgeGeorge Parros 74 5 5 10 +8 135
Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 20 0 10 10 +1 12
Miller, DrewDrew Miller 27 4 6 10 0 17
Christensen, ErikErik Christensen 17 2 7 9 -2 6
Carter, RyanRyan Carter 48 3 6 9 +3 52
Hedican, BretBret Hedican 51 1 5 6 -7 36
Sutherby, BrianBrian Sutherby 17 3 3 6 +6 19
Huskins, KentKent Huskins 33 2 4 6 +6 27
Nokelainen, PetteriPetteri Nokelainen 17 4 2 6 +3 6
May, BradBrad May 20 0 5 5 +5 28
Beauchemin, FrancoisFrancois Beauchemin 20 4 1 5 -3 12
Festerling, BrettBrett Festerling 40 0 5 5 +5 18
Brookbank, SheldonSheldon Brookbank 29 1 3 4 +3 51
Brown, MikeMike Brown 28 2 1 3 -2 60
Mikkelson, BrendanBrendan Mikkelson 34 0 2 2 0 17
McIver, NathanNathan McIver 18 0 1 1 +2 36
Salcido, BrianBrian Salcido 2 0 1 1 +2 0
Klee, KenKen Klee 3 0 0 0 0 4
Bodie, TroyTroy Bodie 4 0 0 0 0 0
Beleskey, MattMatt Beleskey 2 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Getzlaf, RyanRyan Getzlaf 13 4 14 18 +3 25
Perry, CoreyCorey Perry 13 8 6 14 +2 36
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer 13 3 7 10 0 11
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger 13 2 8 10 +4 12
Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan 13 5 2 7 0 0
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne 13 4 2 6 -2 4
Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 13 1 5 6 -1 9
Carter, RyanRyan Carter 10 2 3 5 0 0
Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer 13 0 3 3 +1 12
Wisniewski, JamesJames Wisniewski 12 1 2 3 0 10
Miller, DrewDrew Miller 13 2 1 3 +1 2
Ebbett, AndrewAndrew Ebbett 13 1 2 3 -1 8
Marchant, ToddTodd Marchant 13 1 1 2 0 16
Christensen, ErikErik Christensen 8 0 2 2 -1 0
Brown, MikeMike Brown 13 0 2 2 0 25
Beauchemin, FrancoisFrancois Beauchemin 13 1 0 1 +1 15
Green, JoshJosh Green 5 0 0 0 0 0
Brookbank, SheldonSheldon Brookbank 13 0 0 0 -1 18
Parros, GeorgeGeorge Parros 7 0 0 0 0 9
Nokelainen, PetteriPetteri Nokelainen 9 0 0 0 -1 2
Festerling, BrettBrett Festerling 1 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere 46 2458 19 18 6 127 3.10 1274 1147 .900 2
Hiller, JonasJonas Hiller 46 2486 23 15 1 99 2.39 1217 1118 .919 4
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Hiller, JonasJonas Hiller 13 806 7 6 30 2.23 524 494 .943 2
Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere 1 16 0 0 0 0.00 6 6 1.000 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only.
Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Nathan McIver 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 14, 2008
Samuel Pahlsson 500th NHL Game October 24, 2008
Jonas Hiller 1st NHL Shutout November 16, 2008
Bret Hedican 1,000th NHL Game November 21, 2008
Brett Festerling 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 3, 2008
J.S. Giguere 200th NHL win December 10, 2008
Todd Marchant 1,000 NHL Game December 22, 2008
Brendan Mikkelson 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
January 31, 2009
Chris Pronger 1,000th NHL Game February 20, 2009
Brian Salcido 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
February 21, 2009
Rob Niedermayer 1,000 NHL Game March 19, 2009
Sheldon Brookbank 1st NHL Goal March 31, 2009

Transactions[]

  • June 27: Todd Bertuzzi was placed on unconditional waivers as the Ducks will buy out the final year of his contract.[1]
  • September 16: Mathieu Schneider was placed on waivers.
  • September 17: Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers.
  • September 28: Re-signed Teemu Selanne to a 2-year contract.

Trades[]

June 20, 2008
To Anaheim Ducks
First-round (17th overall) pick in 2008 draft
First-round (28th overall) pick in 2008 draft
To Los Angeles Kings
First-round (12th overall) pick in 2008 draft
June 20, 2008
To Anaheim Ducks
Two second-round picks in 2008 draft
To Phoenix Coyotes
First-round pick (28th overall) pick in 2008 draft
September 26, 2008
To Anaheim Ducks
Ken Klee
Brad Larsen
Chad Painchaud
To Atlanta Thrashers
Mathieu Schneider
September 30, 2008
To Anaheim Ducks
Conditional draft pick in 2009 draft
To Los Angeles Kings
Sean O'Donnell
December 3, 2008 To Anaheim Ducks
Logan Stephenson
To Phoenix Coyotes
Joakim Lindstrom
January 7, 2009 To Anaheim Ducks
Conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2010 draft
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad May[2]
February 4, 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
Mike Brown
To Vancouver Canucks
Nathan McIver
February 4, 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
Sheldon Brookbank
To New Jersey Devils
David McIntyre
February 26, 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Whitney
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Kunitz
Eric Tangradi
March 4, 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
Petteri Nokelainen
To Boston Bruins
Steve Montador
March 4, 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
Erik Christensen
To Atlanta Thrashers
Eric O'Dell
March 4, 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
James Wisniewski
To Chicago Blackhawks
Samuel Pahlsson
March 4, 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
Nick Bonino
Timo Pielmeier
Conditional draft pick
To San Jose Sharks
Travis Moen
Kent Huskins

Free Agents[]

Player Former team Contract Terms
Brendan Morrison[3] Vancouver Canucks US$2.75-million, one-year contract
Player New team
Todd Bertuzzi[4] Calgary Flames

Claimed from Waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks[]

The Ducks picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in OttawaOntario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 17 (from Calgary via Los Angeles) Jake Gardiner (D) Flag of the United States United States Minnetonka High School (USHS-Minnesota)
2 35 (from Phoenix (compensatory)) Nicolas Deschamps (C) Flag of Canada Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2 39 (from Phoenix) Eric O'Dell (C) Flag of Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 43 (from Edmonton) Justin Schultz (D) Flag of Canada Canada Westside Warriors (BCHL)
3 71 (from Vancouver) Josh Brittain (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 83 Marco Cousineau (G) Flag of Canada Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3 85 (from Minnesota) Brandon McMillan (C) Flag of Canada Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4 113 Ryan Hegarty (D) Flag of the United States United States US National Team Development Program U-18
5 143 Stefan Warg (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden VIK Västerås HK (Sweden Jr.)
7 208 (from Philadelphia) Nick Pryor (D) Flag of the United States United States US National Team Development Program U-18


See also[]


References[]

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