51 The Ducks won 51 games in regulation or overtime in the 2013-14 season, tied with the Boston Bruins for the most in the NHL. Projected Roster HEAD COACH: BRUCE BOUDREAU LW C RW 1st Line: Matt Beleskey Ryan Getzlaf Corey Perry 2nd Line: Patrick Maroon Ryan Kesler Jakob Silfverberg 3rd Line: Andrew Cogliano Rickard Rakell Dany Heatley 4th Line: Kyle Palmieri Nate Thompson Devante Smith-Pelly D D #1 Francois Beauchemin Hampus Lindholm #2 Cam Fowler Ben Lovejoy #3 Clayton Stoner Sami Vatanen G Starter John Gibson Backup Fredrik Andersen Scoreboard 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 PLAYOFF FINISH Conf SF Conf QF DNQ Conf QF DNQ REGULAR SEASON 54-20-8 30-12-6 34-36-12 47-30-5 39-32-11 POINT TOTAL 116 66 80 99 89 SHOOTOUT RECORD 3-6 6-3 3-7 4-2 5-8 GOALS SCORED 266 140 204 239 238 GOALS ALLOWED 209 118 231 235 251 POWER PLAY % 16.0 21.5 16.6 23.5 21.0 PENALTY KILL % 82.2 81.5 82.0 81.3 79.3 Fenwick, a statistic that estimates a team’s puck possession by looking at how many shots they take compared to how many their opponents take. If the Ducks can improve their puck possession and their power play, their offense could be a dominant unit in the 2014-15 season. Defense While the Ducks defense wasn’t quite as spectacular as the offense, it was still a solid unit that helped the team win games. Francois Beauchemin returns as the solid and steady veteran leader of the defense. Beauchemin’s offensive explosion from the 2012-13 season didn’t quite carry over to 2013-14, but Beauchemin remained arguably the top defensive player on the Ducks. He is joined by Hampus Lindholm, the sixth overall pick from the 2012 NHL draft. Lindholm was excellent in his rookie season, emerging as a two-way defenseman who shut opponents down in the defensive zone and chipped in with 30 points from the blue line. Cam Fowler returned to the form he showed in his rookie season as the top power play option on the blue line. Fowler scored 36 points in 70 games for the Ducks, but more importantly, he improved his game on the defensive end of the ice as well. Fowler registered a positive plus-minus rating for the first time in his career, improving from -28 in 2011-12 to -4 in 2012-13 and +15 last season. Sami Vatanen joins Fowler as another good offensive defenseman as he scored 21 points in just 48 games. The Ducks were relatively quiet in the free-agent market, but the biggest move they made was to acquire Clayton Stoner, formerly of the Minnesota Wild. Stoner is a big, physical presence at 6’4” and 213 pounds and figures to play as part of Anaheim’s third defensive pairing. Rounding out this group is Ben Lovejoy, a solid two-way defenseman who can fit in just about any situation. With Stoner being the only question mark in this group, the Ducks figure to have a solid but unspectacular defense this year. Goaltending For Ducks fans, it must have been a daunting sight to see John Gibson in the net during their second round series against the Los Angeles Kings. With an injury to starting goaltender Jonas Hiller and ineffective play by backup Frederik Andersen, the Ducks turned to the 20-year-old Gibson
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