The 2009–10 Anaheim Ducks season was the team's 17th season of operation (16th season of play) in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

(NHL). The Ducks first game of the season was held at home, on October 3, 2009, against the

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

. The season began with high hopes, but ended with disappointment for its fans and players as the Ducks failed to make the

Stanley Cup playoffs The Stanley Cup playoffs () is the annual elimination tournament to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, and the league champion of the National Hockey League (NHL). The four-round, best-of-seven tournament is held after the NHL's regular s ...

for the first time since 2003–04.

Off-season

The Ducks made a major trade at the 2009 NHL entry draft on June 26, trading

Chris Pronger Christopher Robert Pronger ( or ; born October 10, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player for the 1999–2000 season and was inducted to the Hockey Hall o ...

and Ryan Dingle to the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

in exchange for

Joffrey Lupul Joffrey Lupul (born September 23, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), forward. In his professional career, Lupul played in the NHL for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and To ...

Luca Sbisa Luca Sbisa (born 30 January 1990) is an Italian-born Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a development coach for the San Jose Sharks. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Gol ...

, two first-round draft picks and a conditional third-round pick. The Ducks then traded the Flyers' first-round pick for a later first-round pick and a second-round pick. The trades were the first in a series of 16 trades made by the Ducks in the 2009–10 season. The club signed former

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

captain

Saku Koivu Saku Antero Koivu (; born November 23, 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of the ...

as a free agent, while Francois Beauchemin and

Rob Niedermayer Robert Wade Niedermayer Jr. (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 17 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sa ...

departed the Ducks for other teams.

Regular season

The Ducks started the season poorly, playing under .500 for the first month. The team's top goalie, Jean-Sebastien Giguere struggled, failing to win a game until November 23. The Ducks increasingly played

Jonas Hiller Jonas Hiller (born 12 February 1982) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. Hiller played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks and the Calgary Flames. He began his NHL career with the Ducks in 2007 after going ...

and the club reached the .500 mark in January. The team was not able to catch up in the standings despite improved play in the second half. Nearing the

NHL trade deadline In professional sports within the United States and Canada, a trade is a sports league transaction between sports clubs involving the exchange of player rights from one team to another. Though player rights are the primary trading assets, draft ...

, general manager Bob Murray traded Giguere to the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

and made several trades at the deadline.

Schedule and results

Preseason

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Coyotes The coyote (''Canis latrans''), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf, is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely relat ...

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Honda Center Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it w ...

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Kings Kings or King's may refer to: *Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations. *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...

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Bernier Bernier is a French-language, French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chantal Bernier, Canadian lawyer * Charles A. Bernier (1890–1963), American college sports coach * David Bernier or Kike Bernier (born 1977), Puerto Rican f ...

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Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

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Sharks Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fish characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the ...

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Nabokov Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov ( ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Rus ...

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General Motors Place Rogers Arena, (formerly General Motors Place), is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening u ...

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HP Pavilion at San Jose SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned ...

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Wild Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildlife, an undomesticated organism * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild ...

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Xcel Energy Center Xcel Energy Center is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 2000 and often called "The X" by fans, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena ...

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Bruins Bruin, (from Dutch for "brown"), is an English folk term for brown bear. Bruin, Bruins or BRUIN may also refer to: Places * Lake Bruin, ox-bow lake of the Mississippi River located in northeastern Louisiana ** Lake Bruin State Park * Bruin, K ...

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Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

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TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

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Wachovia Center Wells Fargo Center (to be renamed to Xfinity Mobile Arena effective September 1, 2025) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Philadel ...

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Rangers A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

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Blues Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...

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Stars A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of ...

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Mason Mason may refer to: Occupations * Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a worker who lays bricks to assist in brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces * Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutti ...

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Penguins Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae () of the order Sphenisciformes (). They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is equatorial, with a sm ...

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Predators Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...

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Devils A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in many and various cultures and religious traditions. Devil or Devils may also refer to: * Satan * Devil in Christianity * Demon * Folk devil Art, entertainment, and media Film and ...

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Prudential Center Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Sirens of the Pro ...

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Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio, United States. Since completion in 2000, the arena has served as the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is one of two faci ...

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Howard Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for ...

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Joe Louis Arena Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena ...

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Mellon Arena The Civic Arena, formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena, was an arena located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) ...

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Lightning Lightning is a natural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions. One or both regions are within the atmosphere, with the second region sometimes occurring on ...

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Smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England ** List of people ...

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Flames A flame () is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction made in a thin zone. When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density, they are then considered plasma. ...

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Hurricanes A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...

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Huet Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (also known as Helicopter Underwater Escape Training ); often abbreviated as HUET, pronounced ''hue-wet'', ''hue-way'' or ''you-way'') is training provided to helicopter flight crews, offshore drilling, offsho ...

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Quick Quick, as an adjective, refers to something moving with high speed. Quick may also refer to: In business * Quick (restaurant), a Belgian fast-food restaurant chain * Quick (sportswear), a Dutch manufacturer of sportswear * Quick (automobile), a ...

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American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

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Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Int ...

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Sommet Center Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predat ...

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United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

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Rask Rask may refer to: Places in Iran * Rask, Bardsir, a village in Kerman province * Rask, Qaleh Ganj, a village in Kerman province * Rask, Iran, a city in Sistan and Baluchestan province * Rask County, an administrative division of Sistan and Baluch ...

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, , 49bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 49 , , January 17 , ,

, , 5–4 , , , , Hiller (18–13–2) , ,

McElhinney McElhinney is a surname of Irish origin. It may refer to: * Andrew Repasky McElhinney (born 1979), American film producer born in Philadelphia *Curtis McElhinney (born 1983), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender * Gerry McElhinney (born 1956 ...

(3–6–0) , , 16,153 , , 22–20–7 , ,

,
W1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 51 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 50 , , January 19 , ,

Sabres A sabre is a type of sword. Sabre, Sabres, saber, or SABRE may also refer to: Weapons and weapon systems * Sabre (fencing), a sporting sword * Sabre (tank), a modern British armoured reconnaissance vehicle * Chinese sabre or ''dao'', a variet ...

, , 5–4 , , , , Hiller (19–13–2) , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...

(28–9–4) , , 15,570 , , 23–20–7 , ,

,
W2
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 53 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 51 , , January 21 , , @

, , 3–1 , , , ,

(29–8–8) , , Hiller (19–14–2) , , 17,562 , , 23–21–7 , ,

,
L1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 53 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 52 , , January 23 , , @

, , 4–3 , , SO , , Hiller (20–14–2) , ,

(15–15–7) , , 19,150 , , 24–21–7 , ,

Scottrade Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in Downtown St. Louis, downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as ...

,
W1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 53 , , January 26 , , @

Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 season ...

, , 2–1 , , , , Hedberg (11–12–4) , , Hiller (20–15–2) , , 12,984 , , 24–22–7 , ,

Philips Arena State Farm Arena is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrasher ...

,
L1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 54 , , January 27 , , @

Capitals Capital and its variations may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital ** List of national capitals * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Econom ...

, , 5–1 , , , , Neuvirth (9–5–0) , , Giguere ‡ (4–8–5) , , 18,277 , , 24–23–7 , , Verizon Center ,
L2
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 55 , , January 29 , , @

, , 2–1 , , SO , , Hiller (21–15–2) , , Niittymaki (12–11–5) , , 15,230 , , 25–23–7 , , St. Pete Times Forum ,
W1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 57 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 56 , , February 1 , , @ Panthers , , 3–0 , , , , Hiller (22–15–2) , , Vokoun (19–18–9) , , 10,843 , , 26–23–7 , ,

BankAtlantic Center Amerant Bank Arena (previously known as the National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, BB&T Center, and FLA Live Arena) is an indoor arena in Sunrise, Florida, United States. It is the home venue for the Florida Panth ...

,
W2
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 59 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 57 , , February 3 , , Red Wings , , 3–1 , , , , Hiller (23–15–2) , ,

(20–13–6) , , 15,180 , , 27–23–7 , ,

,
W3
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 61 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 58 , , February 4 , , @

, , 6–4 , , , ,

(33–16–3) , , Hiller (23–16–2) , , 18,118 , , 27–24–7 , ,

,
L1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 61 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 59 , , February 8 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Hiller (24–16–2) , ,

(34–17–3) , , 16,033 , , 28–24–7 , ,

,
W1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 60 , , February 10 , ,

Oilers Oiler may refer to: Ships * Replenishment oiler * Oil tanker Sports * Cape Breton Oilers, a former American Hockey League team * City Oilers, Ugandan basketball team * Edmonton Oilers, a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta, C ...

, , 3–2 , , , , Hiller (25–16–2) , , Deslauriers (11–20–3) , , 14,766 , , 29–24–7 , ,

,
W2
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 61 , , February 13 , , @

, , 3–1 , , , , Kiprusoff (27–19–9) , , Hiller (25–17–2) , , 19,289 , , 29–25–7 , ,

Pengrowth Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames ...

,
L1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 62 , , February 14 , , @

, , 7–3 , , , , Hiller (26–17–2) , , Deslauriers (12–21–3) , , 16,839 , , 30–25–7 , ,

Rexall Place Northlands Coliseum is a defunct indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta. It was used for sports events and concerts, and was home to the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League (NHL), and the Edmonton Oil Kin ...

,
W1
, , bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 67 , - bgcolor="#bbcaff" , colspan="3" , Feb. 16–28:

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

, , colspan="6" , , , Canada Hockey Place , , colspan="2" ,

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, BC , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 63 , , March 3 , ,

, , 4–3 , , , , Anderson (32–17–5) , , Hiller (26–18–2), , 14,840 , , 30–26–7 , ,

,
L1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 67 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 64 , , March 6 , , @

, , 4–0 , , , , Bryzgalov (34–18–4) , , Hiller (26–19–2) , , 14,965 , , 30–27–7 , , Jobing.com Arena ,
L2
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 67 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 65 , , March 7 , ,

Canadiens French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French colonists first arriving in France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of French Canadians live in the provi ...

, , 4–3 , , SO , , Halak (19–10–2) , , Hiller (26–19–3) , , 15,883 , , 30–27–8 , ,

,
O1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 68 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 66 , , March 9 , , Blue Jackets , , 5–2 , , , , Garon (10–9–4) , , Hiller (26–20–3) , , 13,700 , , 30–28–8 , ,

,
L1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 68 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 67 , , March 12 , ,

, , 1–0 , , , , Rinne (23–13–4) , , Hiller (26–21–3) , , 15,077 , , 30–29–8 , ,

,
L2
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 68 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 68 , , March 14 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Hiller (27–21–3) , ,

(37–11–9) , , 16,317 , , 31–29–8 , ,

,
W1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 70 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 69 , , March 17 , , Blackhawks , , 4–2 , , , , Hiller (28–21–3) , , Crawford (0–1–0) , , 15,243 , , 32–29–8 , ,

,
W2
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 72 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 70 , , March 19 , , Islanders , , 5–4 , , OT , ,

† (1–0–0) , , Biron (5–12–4) , , 14,665 , , 33–29–8 , ,

,
W3
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 74 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 71 , , March 21 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Hiller (29–21–3) , , Anderson (35–21–5) , , 15,528 , , 34–29–8 , ,

,
W4
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 76 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 72 , , March 23 , , @

, , 3–1 , , , , Kiprusoff (32–23–9) , , Hiller (29–22–3) , , 19,289 , , 34–30–8 , ,

,
L1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 76 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 73 , , March 24 , , @

, , 4–1 , , , , Raycroft (8–4–1) , , Hiller (29–23–3) , , 18,810 , , 34–31–8 , ,

,
L2
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 76 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , , March 26 , , @

, , 3–2 , , , ,

(2–0–0) , , Deslauriers (15–26–3) , , 16,839 , , 35–31–8 , ,

,
W1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 78 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 75 , , March 29 , ,

, , 3–1 , , , ,

(3–0–0) , , Lehtonen (4–3–0) , , 15,070 , , 36–31–8 , ,

,
W2
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 80 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 76 , , March 31 , , @

, , 5–2 , , , ,

(4–0–0) , , Anderson (36–24–6) , , 13,862 , , 37–31–8 , ,

,
W3
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 82 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 77 , , April 2 , ,

, , 5–4 , , SO , , Raycroft (9–4–1) , ,

(4–0–1) , , 16,534 , , 37–31–9 , ,

,
O1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 83 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 78 , , April 3 , , @

, , 2–1 , , SO , ,

(5–0–1) , ,

(39–24–5) , , 18,118 , , 38–31–9 , ,

,
W1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 85 , - style="background: #780000; color: white" , 79 , , April 6 , , Kings , , 5–4 , , SO , , Ersberg (3–3–2) , , McElhinney (5–0–2) , , 16,278 , , 38–31–10 , , Honda Center ,
O1">O1
, , 86 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 80 , , April 8 , , @

, , 3–2 , , SO , , Turco (22–20–11) , , Hiller (29–23–4) , , 18,009 , , 38–31–11 , ,

,
O2
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 87 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 81 , , April 9 , , @

, , 6–3 , , , ,

(30–22–8) , ,

(5–1–2) , , 19,150 , , 38–32–11 , ,

,
L1
, , bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 87 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 82 , , April 11 , ,

, , 7–2 , , , , Hiller (30–23–4) , , Deslauriers (16–28–4) , , 16,392 , , 39–32–11 , ,

,
W1
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Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games started; 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'' ^†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

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

The Ducks picks at the 2009 NHL entry draft in

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Farm teams

References

External links

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Off-season

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Schedule and results

Preseason

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Divisional standings

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Skaters

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Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 2009–10

Farm teams

References

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