2013–14 Anaheim Ducks season
The 2013–14 Anaheim Ducks season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise. The Ducks achieved their best regular season record in franchise history, amassing 116 points and finishing first in the Western Conference and second in the NHL, behind the Boston Bruins by only a single point. However, the Ducks only won one playoff series; after defeating the Dallas Stars in six games in the first round, they fell in seven games to their crosstown rival Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Semifinal.
This was Teemu Selanne's final season, following 23 NHL seasons and 15 in which he played for Anaheim. It was also Saku Koivu’s final season.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
The Anaheim Ducks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's first seed. They defeated the Dallas Stars in the first round, winning the best-of-seven series four games to two. The series included a Game 6 comeback wherein the Ducks scored a game-tying goal with 24 seconds remaining and then won the game in overtime.The Ducks faced their crosstown rival Los Angeles Kings in the second round. The Ducks would fall behind 2–0 to begin the series, tie the series 2–2 and take their first lead after Game 5. They would not win again, however, as the Kings won the series 4–3 in a Game 7 decision.
Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 77 | 31 | 56 | 87 | 28 | 31 | |
| 81 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 32 | 65 | |
| 77 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 14 | 22 | |
| 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 13 | 36 | |
| 82 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 26 | |
| 70 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 14 | |
| ‡ | 49 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 28 |
| 71 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 38 | |
| 76 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 23 | |
| 78 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 36 | |
| 65 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 46 | |
| 62 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 101 | |
| 64 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 12 | |
| 55 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 64 | |
| 52 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 12 | |
| 48 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 22 | |
| 78 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 39 | |
| 70 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 39 | |
| 29 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | |
| 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
| 68 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 75 | |
| 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 43 | |
| † | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | |
| † | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 62 |
| 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| ‡ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −2 | 10 | |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −2 | 19 | |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 38 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 8 | |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | −1 | 24 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 18 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 2 | |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 28 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 8 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | 50 | 2,908:48 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 120 | 2.48 | 1348 | 0.911 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | 24 | 1,569:26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 2.29 | 783 | 0.923 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 5 | 5 | 304:47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2.95 | 131 | 0.885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 181:07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 87 | .954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 368 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 3.10 | 189 | .899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 219 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2.19 | 85 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 200 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2.70 | 111 | .919 | 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.
Awards and records
Awards
Transactions
The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.Trades
Free agents signed
Free agents lost
Players signings
Draft picks
Anaheim Ducks' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 26 | Shea Theodore | Defense | Seattle Thunderbirds | |
| 2 | 45 | Nick Sorensen | Right wing | Quebec Remparts QMJHL | |
| 3 | 87 | Keaton Thompson | Defense | U.S. National Team Development Program | |
| 5 | 147 | Grant Besse | Right wing | Benilde-St. Margaret's | |
| 6 | 177 | Miro Aaltonen | Center | Blues |
;Draft notes
- The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as a result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Lubomir Visnovsky to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a July 12, 2011, trade that sent Andrew Cogliano to the Ducks in exchange for this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim traded this pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a February 9, 2011, trade that sent Francois Beauchemin to the Ducks in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Jake Gardiner and this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim traded this pick to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of an October 8, 2011, trade that sent Kyle Cumiskey to the Ducks in exchange for Jake Newton and this pick.