2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season
The 2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The team's regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the San Jose Sharks. The Ducks battled back from 1–7–2 and 12–15–6 starts to win 46 games and the Pacific Division, but were dispatched in a home playoff Game 7 for the fourth year in a row, as Nashville bested Anaheim in a hard-fought opening-round series. The first round loss came a season after the Ducks went two rounds further in the playoffs to the Western Conference Finals. The Ducks terminated the employment of head coach Bruce Boudreau two days after the team's elimination.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
Final stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 77 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 14 | 55 | |
| 82 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 2 | 68 | |
| 79 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 5 | 78 | |
| 72 | 20 | 23 | 43 | −1 | 19 | |
| 82 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 32 | |
| 71 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 20 | |
| 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 28 | |
| 80 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 40 | |
| 69 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −8 | 27 | |
| 56 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 73 | |
| † | 28 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 34 |
| 70 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −4 | 8 | |
| 59 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 34 | |
| 71 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 74 | |
| 71 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −7 | 99 | |
| ‡ | 56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −13 | 54 |
| † | 21 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| ‡ | 43 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −10 | 14 |
| † | 37 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −4 | 21 |
| 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| 49 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 47 | |
| 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 67 | |
| † | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 37 | |
| 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| ‡ | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 10 | |
| ‡† | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| ‡ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Player | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | 37 | 2,298 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 88 | 2.30 | 1086 | 0.919 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 | 38 | 2,295 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 79 | 2.07 | 992 | 0.920 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 7 | 356 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2.70 | 175 | 0.909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 297 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1.41 | 132 | 0.947 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.08 | 60 | 0.900 | 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 Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Suspensions/fines
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL First Star of the Week | December 7, 2015 | |
| NHL Rookie of the Month | January 4, 2016 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 | |
| NHL First Star of the Month | March 1, 2016 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL goal | November 6, 2015 | |
| 200th career NHL goal | November 9, 2015 | |
| 500th career NHL point | November 11, 2015 | |
| 300th career NHL goal | November 11, 2015 | |
| 200th career NHL game | November 17, 2015 |
Transactions
Following the end of the Ducks' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 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 |
| Korbinian Holzer | 1 year, $750,000 | ||
| Kevin Bieksa | 2 years, $8 million contract extension | ||
| Ryan Kesler | 6 years, $41.25 million contract extension | ||
| Michael Sgarbossa | 1 year, $600,000 | ||
| Chris Wagner | 1 year, $600,000 | ||
| Julius Nattinen | 3 years, entry-level contract | ||
| Josh Manson | 2 years, contract extension | ||
| Jakob Silfverberg | 4 years, $15 million | ||
| Carl Hagelin | 4 years, $16 million | ||
| John Gibson | 3 years, $6.9 million | ||
| Simon Despres | 5 years, $4.5 million contract extension | ||
| Chris Wagner | 2 years, contract extension | ||
| Andy Welinski | 2 years, entry-level contract | ||
| Kevin Roy | 2 years, entry-level contract | ||
| Keaton Thompson | 3 years, entry-level contract | ||
| Jacob Larsson | 3 years, entry-level contract | ||
| Sami Vatanen | 4 years, $19.5 million contract extension | ||
| Michael Sgarbossa | 1 year, contract extension | ||
| Joseph Cramarossa | 1 year, contract extension | ||
| Andrew O'Brien | 1 year, contract extension |
Draft picks
Below are the Anaheim Ducks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 27 | Jacob Larsson | D | Frolunda HC | |
| 2 | 59 | Julius Nattinen | C | JYP | |
| 3 | 80 | Brent Gates | C | Green Bay Gamblers | |
| 3 | 84 | Deven Sideroff | RW | Kamloops Blazers | |
| 5 | 148 | Troy Terry | C/RW | USA U-18 | |
| 6 | 178 | Steven Ruggiero | D | USA U-18 | |
| 6 | 179 | Garrett Metcalf | G | Madison Capitols |
;Draft notes
- The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent James Wisniewski and Detroit's third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and this pick.
- The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Carl Hagelin, a sixth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
- The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a second-round pick in 2015 to Columbus in exchange for James Wisniewski and this pick.
- The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa and a first and third-round pick in 2014 to Vancouver in exchange for Ryan Kesler and this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tomas Fleischmann to Anaheim in exchange for Dany Heatley and this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Nate Thompson to Anaheim in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
- The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Emerson Etem and a second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for the rights to Carl Hagelin, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in 2016 to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.