2008–09 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2008–09 Anaheim Ducks season was the Anaheim Ducks' 16th season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise. The Ducks first game of the season was held on October 9, 2008, against the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center. In the first round, they upset the Presidents' Trophy winning San Jose Sharks in six games. However, their season came to an end following a seven-game defeat at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings in the following round.

2008–09 Anaheim Ducks
Division	2nd Pacific
Conference	8th Western
2008–09 record	42–33–7
Home record	20–18–3
Road record	22–15–4
Goals for	245
Goals against	238
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	Corey Perry (32)
Assists	Ryan Getzlaf (66)
Points	Ryan Getzlaf (91)
Penalty minutes	George Parros (135)
Plus/minus	Steve Montador (+14)
Wins	Jonas Hiller (23)
Goals against average	Jonas Hiller (2.39)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Schedule and results

Preseason

2008 Preseason Game Log
September: 3–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box 1 September 24 Sharks 6–4 Giguere (1–0–0) Greiss (0–1–0) 15,243 1–0–0 Honda Center W1 2 September 26 @ Sharks 5–2 Nabokov (1–0–0) Hiller (0–1–0) 17,271 1–1–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose L1 3 September 27 @ Coyotes 3–1 LeNeveu (1–0–0) Bryzgalov (0–1–0) 8,417 2–1–0 Jobing.com Arena W1 4 September 28 Canucks 5–4 SO Sanford (1–0–0) LeNeveu (1–0–1) 16,481 2–1–1 Honda Center O1 5 September 30 @ Kings 2–1 SO Hiller (1–1–0) LaBarbera (0–1–0) 11,904 3–1–1 Staples Center W1
October: 3–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box 6 October 1 Kings 3–2 OT Giguere (2–0–0) Ersberg (0–1–0) 16,410 4–1–1 Honda Center W2 7 October 3 Coyotes 4–1 Hiller (2–1–0) Tellqvist (0–2–0) 16,371 5–1–1 Honda Center W3 8 October 5 @ Canucks 4–3 OT Giguere (3–0–0) Luongo (3–1–0) 18,630 6–1–1 General Motors Place W4

Legend
Ducks Win	Ducks Loss	OT Loss

Regular season

2008–09 Game Log
October: 6–5–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 1 October 9 @ Sharks 4–1 Nabokov (1–0–0) Giguere (0–1–0) 17,496 0–1–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose L1 0 2 October 12 Coyotes 4–2 Bryzgalov (2–0–0) Giguere (0–2–0) 17,174 0–2–0 Honda Center L2 0 3 October 14 @ Kings 6–3 LaBarbera (1–2–0) Giguere (0–3–0) 14,451 0–3–0 Staples Center L3 0 4 October 15 Oilers 3–2 Garon (2–0–0) Hiller (0–1–0) 16,604 0–4–0 Honda Center L4 0 5 October 17 Sharks 4–0 Giguere (1–3–0) Nabokov (3–1–0) 17,174 1–4–0 Honda Center W1 2 6 October 19 Hurricanes 3–1 Leighton (2–0–0) Giguere (1–4–0) 16,847 1–5–0 Honda Center L1 2 7 October 21 @ Maple Leafs 3–2 SO Giguere (2–4–0) Joseph (0–1–1) 19,222 2–5–0 Air Canada Centre W1 4 8 October 24 @ Senators 4–3 Hiller (1–1–0) Auld (1–1–0) 19,762 3–5–0 Scotiabank Place W2 6 9 October 25 @ Canadiens 6–4 Giguere (3–4–0) Price (4–1–1) 21,273 4–5–0 Bell Centre W3 8 10 October 27 @ Blue Jackets 3–2 Giguere (4–4–0) Norrena (0–3–0) 10,494 5–5–0 Nationwide Arena W4 10 11 October 29 Red Wings 4–5 OT Giguere (5–4–0) Osgood (5–1–2) 17,174 6–5–0 Honda Center W5 12 12 October 31 Canucks 7–6 SO Luongo (6–4–0) Hiller (1–1–1) 16,704 6–5–1 Honda Center O1 13
November: 8–3–2 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 13 November 2 Flames 2–3 Giguere (6–4–0) Kiprusoff (14–8–2) 16,965 7–5–1 Honda Center W1 15 14 November 4 @ Kings 1–0 OT Giguere (7–4–0) Ersberg (0–1–1) 14,327 8–5–1 Staples Center W2 17 15 November 5 Blues 5–2 Hiller (2–1–1) Mason (0–4–0) 16,144 9–5–1 Honda Center W3 19 16 November 7 Stars 5–2 Turco (4–5–2) Giguere (7–5–0) 17,048 9–6–1 Honda Center L1 19 17 November 9 Panthers 3–1 Anderson (2–1–1) Giguere (7–6–0) 16,951 9–7–1 Honda Center L2 19 18 November 14 Predators 4–3 OT Ellis (6–7–1) Giguere (7–6–1) 16,485 9–7–2 Honda Center O1 20 19 November 16 Kings 2–0 Hiller (3–1–1) Ersberg (4–3–1) 17,174 10–7–2 Honda Center W1 22 20 November 19 Capitals 6–4 Theodore (6–3–1) Giguere (7–7–1) 16,076 10–8–2 Honda Center L1 22 21 November 21 @ Blues 3–2 OT Legace (6–3–1) Giguere (7–7–2) 19,150 10–8–3 Scottrade Center O1 23 22 November 22 @ Stars 2–1 SO Hiller (4–1–1) Turco (5–8–4) 17,734 11–8–3 American Airlines Center W1 25 23 November 24 Avalanche 4–1 Giguere (8–7–2) Budaj (7–10–0) 16,632 12–8–3 Honda Center W2 27 24 November 28 Blackhawks 1–0 Hiller (5–1–1) Huet (3–4–2) 16,994 13–8–3 Honda Center W3 29 25 November 30 @ Hurricanes 4–1 Hiller (6–1–1) Leighton (4–4–0) 14,191 14–8–3 RBC Center W4 31
December: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 26 December 1 @ Red Wings 2–1 Osgood (10–1–4) Hiller (6–2–1) 18,862 14–9–3 Joe Louis Arena L1 31 27 December 3 @ Blackhawks 4–2 Huet (4–5–2) Hiller (6–3–1) 21,574 14–10–3 United Center L2 31 28 December 7 Blue Jackets 5–3 Giguere (9–7–2) Leclaire (4–5–0) 16,914 15–10–3 Honda Center W1 33 29 December 10 Blues 4–2 Giguere (10–7–2) Mason (3–7–1) 16,058 16–10–3 Honda Center W2 35 30 December 11 @ Sharks 2–0 Nabokov (16–2–1) Hiller (6–4–1) 17,496 16–11–3 HP Pavilion at San Jose L1 35 31 December 14 Wild 4–2 Giguere (11–7–2) Harding (1–3–0) 16,577 17–11–3 Honda Center W1 37 32 December 16 Rangers 3–1 Lundqvist (18–9–2) Hiller (6–5–1) 16,921 17–12–3 Honda Center L1 37 33 December 19 @ Oilers 3–2 SO Hiller (7–5–1) Roloson (6–5–3) 16,839 18–12–3 Rexall Place W1 39 34 December 22 @ Canucks 4–3 Sanford (6–5–0) Hiller (7–6–1) 18,630 18–13–3 General Motors Place L1 39 35 December 23 @ Flames 4–3 Kiprusoff (19–10–3) Giguere (11–8–2) 19,289 18–14–3 Pengrowth Saddledome L2 39 36 December 27 @ Stars 4–3 OT Turco (14–12–5) Giguere (11–8–3) 18,532 18–14–4 American Airlines Center O1 40 37 December 28 @ Blues 4–3 Hiller (8–6–1) Mason (4–10–1) 19,150 19–14–4 Scottrade Center W1 42 38 December 31 Blue Jackets 2–0 Mason (12–7–1) Giguere (11–9–3) 16,758 19–15–4 Honda Center L1 42
January: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 39 January 2 Flyers 5–4 SO Biron (13–7–4) Giguere (11–9–4) 17,597 19–15–5 Honda Center O1 43 40 January 4 Coyotes 2–0 Hiller (9–6–1) Bryzgalov (13–13–4) 16,878 20–15–5 Honda Center W1 45 41 January 6 Kings 3–1 Hiller (10–6–1) Ersberg (8–6–2) 17,174 21–15–5 Honda Center W2 47 42 January 8 @ Kings 4–3 Quick (4–3–0) Hiller (10–7–1) 18,118 21–16–5 Staples Center L1 47 43 January 9 Lightning 4–3 Ramo (1–0–0) Hiller (10–8–1) 17,174 21–17–5 Honda Center L2 47 44 January 11 Devils 4–3 Giguere (12–9–4) Clemmensen (15–9–1) 17,331 22–17–5 Honda Center W1 49 45 January 14 Red Wings 4–3 Osgood (15–2–5) Giguere (12–10–4) 17,525 22–18–5 Honda Center L1 49 46 January 16 @ Penguins 3–1 Fleury (14–11–2) Giguere (12–11–4) 17,005 22–19–5 Mellon Arena L2 49 47 January 17 @ Wild 3–0 Hiller (11–8–1) Backstrom (21–14–2) 18,568 23–19–5 Xcel Energy Center W1 51 48 January 20 @ Rangers 4–2 Lundqvist (24–13–3) Hiller (11–9–1) 18,200 23–20–5 Madison Square Garden L1 51 49 January 21 @ Islanders 2–1 Danis (1–5–1) Giguere (12–12–4) 11,853 23–21–5 Nassau Memorial Coliseum L1 51 January 25: All-Star Game (East wins—Box) 12–11 SO Price (MON) Giguere (ANA) 21,273 Bell Centre Montreal, QC 50 January 27 @ Coyotes 7–3 Hiller (12–9–1) Bryzgalov (18–16–4) 15,383 24–21–5 Jobing.com Arena W1 53 51 January 28 Blackhawks 3–2 Khabibulin (14–4–5) Hiller (12–10–1) 17,193 24–22–5 Honda Center L1 53 52 January 31 @ Avalanche 4–3 Hiller (13–10–1) Budaj (14–20–1) 17,652 25–22–5 Pepsi Center W1 55
February: 6–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 53 February 2 Sabres 3–2 Hiller (14–10–1) Lalime (2–7–1) 16,874 26–22–5 Honda Center W2 57 54 February 4 @ Wild 3–0 Backstrom (25–16–2) Hiller (14–11–1) 18,568 26–23–5 Xcel Energy Center L1 57 55 February 5 @ Predators 4–2 Rinne (14–8–0) Giguere (12–13–4) 14,877 26–24–5 Sommet Center L2 57 56 February 7 @ Flames 2–1 Giguere (13–13–4) McElhinney (0–3–1) 19,289 27–24–5 Pengrowth Saddledome W1 59 57 February 11 Flames 3–2 OT Giguere (14–13–4) Kiprusoff (31–15–4) 17,270 28–24–5 Honda Center W2 61 58 February 15 Thrashers 8–4 Lehtonen (11–17–2) Giguere (14–14–4) 17,228 28–25–5 Honda Center L1 61 59 February 18 Kings 4–3 Quick (12–7–1) Hiller (14–12–1) 17,089 28–26–5 Honda Center L2 61 60 February 20 @ Red Wings 5–2 Conklin (21–7–1) Giguere (14–15–4) 20,066 28–27–5 Joe Louis Arena L3 61 61 February 21 @ Blue Jackets 5–2 Giguere (15–15–4) Mason (23–13–3) 18,628 29–27–5 Nationwide Arena W1 63 62 February 24 @ Sabres 3–2 Giguere (16–15–4) Lalime (2–8–1) 18,690 30–27–5 HSBC Arena W2 65 63 February 26 @ Bruins 6–0 Thomas (27–8–5) Giguere (16–16–4) 17,565 30–28–5 TD Banknorth Garden L1 65 64 February 28 @ Stars 4–3 Giguere (17–16–4) Turco (28–23–7) 18,171 31–28–5 American Airlines Center W1 67
March: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 4–0–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 65 March 3 @ Blackhawks 2–3 OT Huet (18–12–3) Giguere (17–16–5) 21,619 31–28–6 United Center O1 68 66 March 6 Stars 3–2 Turco (30–23–8) Giguere (17–17–5) 17,380 31–29–6 Honda Center L1 68 67 March 8 Wild 3–2 Backstrom (30–19–4) Hiller (14–13–1) 17,300 31–30–6 Honda Center L2 68 68 March 11 Canucks 3–4 OT Hiller (15–13–1) Luongo (23–9–6) 16,967 32–30–6 Honda Center W1 70 69 March 15 Sharks 1–0 Nabokov (34–8–7) Hiller (15–14–1) 17,511 32–31–6 Honda Center L1 70 70 March 18 Predators 3–4 OT Giguere (18–17–5) Rinne (24–11–2) 16,181 33–31–6 Honda Center W1 72 71 March 19 @ Coyotes 3–2 SO Hiller (16–14–1) Bryzgalov (22–28–6) 12,739 34–31–6 Jobing.com Arena W2 74 72 March 22 Coyotes 2–6 Hiller (17–14–1) Bryzgalov (23–29–6) 17,215 35–31–6 Honda Center W3 76 73 March 24 @ Predators 2–1 SO Giguere (19–17–5) Rinne (24–11–4) 16,418 36–31–6 Sommet Center W4 78 74 March 25 @ Avalanche 7–2 Hiller (18–14–1) Budaj (19–28–2) 16,279 37–31–6 Pepsi Center W5 80 75 March 27 Oilers 5–3 Roloson (27–20–9) Giguere (19–18–5) 17,257 37–32–6 Honda Center L1 80 76 March 29 Avalanche 1–4 Hiller (19–14–1) Budaj (19–29–2) 17,182 38–32–6 Honda Center W1 82 77 March 31 @ Oilers 5–3 Hiller (20–14–1) Roloson (27–22–9) 16,839 39–32–6 Rexall Place W2 84
April: 3–1–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–0–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 78 April 2 @ Canucks 6–5 SO Hiller (21–14–1) Luongo (30–11–7) 18,630 40–32–6 General Motors Place W3 86 79 April 4 @ Sharks 5–2 Hiller (22–14–1) Nabokov (40–10–8) 17,496 41–32–6 HP Pavilion at San Jose W4 88 80 April 5 Sharks 3–2 Boucher (12–6–3) Hiller (22–15–1) 17,398 41–33–6 Honda Center L1 88 81 April 10 Stars 4–3 SO Hiller (23–15–1) Turco (33–31–10) 17,531 42–33–6 Honda Center W1 90 82 April 11 @ Coyotes 5–4 SO Bryzgalov (26–31–6) Giguere (19–18–6) 16,438 42–33–7 Jobing.com Arena O1 91

Legend
Ducks Win (2 pts.)	Ducks Loss (0 pts.)	All-Star Game	OT Loss (1 pt.)	Clinched Playoffs

"Points" Legend
1st (Pacific Division)	Not in Playoff Position	In Playoff Position

Post-season

Main article: 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

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

2009 Postseason Game Log
Western Conference Quarter-Finals (4–2) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box 1 April 16 @ Sharks 2–0 Hiller (1–0) Nabokov (0–1) 17,496 1–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose W1 2 April 19 @ Sharks 3–2 Hiller (2–0) Nabokov (0–2) 17,496 2–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose W2 3 April 21 Sharks 4–3 Nabokov (1–2) Hiller (2–1) 16,277 2–1 Honda Center L1 4 April 23 Sharks 4–0 Hiller (3–1) Nabokov (1–3) 16,830 3–1 Honda Center W1 5 April 25 @ Sharks 3–2 OT Nabokov (2–3) Hiller (3–2) 17,496 3–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose L1 6 April 27 Sharks 4–1 Hiller (4–2) Nabokov (2–4) 17,174 4–2 Honda Center W1
Western Conference Semi-Finals (3–4) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box 1 May 1 @ Red Wings 3–2 Osgood (5–0) Hiller (4–3) 20,066 0–1 Joe Louis Arena L1 2 May 3 @ Red Wings 4–3 3OT Hiller (5–3) Osgood (5–1) 20,066 1–1 Joe Louis Arena W1 3 May 5 Red Wings 2–1 Hiller (6–3) Osgood (5–2) 17,174 2–1 Honda Center W2 4 May 7 Red Wings 6–3 Osgood (6–2) Hiller (6–4) 17,601 2–2 Honda Center L1 5 May 10 @ Red Wings 4–1 Osgood (7–2) Hiller (6–5) 20,066 2–3 Joe Louis Arena L2 6 May 12 Red Wings 2–1 Hiller (7–5) Osgood (7–3) 17,174 3–3 Honda Center W1 7 May 14 @ Red Wings 4–3 Osgood (8–3) Hiller (7–6) 20,066 3–4 Joe Louis Arena L1

Legend
Ducks Win	Ducks Loss

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

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

^[1]

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	53	18	11	257	204	117
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	51	21	10	295	244	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
4	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	46	24	12	264	216	104
5	Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
6	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	41	31	10	233	233	92
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	41	31	10	226	230	92
8	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	42	33	7	245	238	91
8.5
9	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
10	Nashville Predators	CE	82	40	34	8	213	233	88
11	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
12	Dallas Stars	PA	82	36	35	11	230	257	83
13	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	36	39	7	208	252	79
14	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	34	37	11	207	234	79
15	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Ryan Getzlaf 81 25 66 91 +5 121 Corey Perry 78 32 40 72 +10 109 Scott Niedermayer 82 14 45 59 -8 70 Bobby Ryan 64 31 26 57 +13 33 Teemu Selanne 65 27 27 54 -3 36 Chris Pronger 82 11 37 48 0 88 Chris Kunitz‡ 62 16 19 35 +9 55 Andrew Ebbett 48 8 24 32 +8 24 Brendan Morrison‡ 62 10 12 22 0 16 Rob Niedermayer 79 14 7 21 -17 42 Steve Montador‡ 65 4 16 20 +14 125 Todd Marchant 72 5 13 18 -2 34 Samuel Pahlsson‡ 52 5 10 15 -16 32 Travis Moen‡ 63 4 7 11 -17 77 James Wisniewski† 17 1 10 11 +3 16 George Parros 74 5 5 10 +8 135 Ryan Whitney† 20 0 10 10 +1 12 Drew Miller 27 4 6 10 0 17 Erik Christensen† 17 2 7 9 -2 6 Ryan Carter 48 3 6 9 +3 52 Bret Hedican 51 1 5 6 -7 36 Brian Sutherby‡ 17 3 3 6 +6 19 Kent Huskins‡ 33 2 4 6 +6 27 Petteri Nokelainen† 17 4 2 6 +3 6 Brad May‡ 20 0 5 5 +5 28 Francois Beauchemin 20 4 1 5 -3 12 Brett Festerling 40 0 5 5 +5 18 Sheldon Brookbank† 29 1 3 4 +3 51 Mike Brown† 28 2 1 3 -2 60 Brendan Mikkelson 34 0 2 2 0 17 Nathan McIver‡ 18 0 1 1 +2 36 Brian Salcido 2 0 1 1 +2 0 Ken Klee‡ 3 0 0 0 0 4 Troy Bodie 4 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Beleskey 2 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Ryan Getzlaf 13 4 14 18 +3 25 Corey Perry 13 8 6 14 +2 36 Scott Niedermayer 13 3 7 10 0 11 Chris Pronger 13 2 8 10 +4 12 Bobby Ryan 13 5 2 7 0 0 Teemu Selanne 13 4 2 6 -2 4 Ryan Whitney 13 1 5 6 -1 9 Ryan Carter 10 2 3 5 0 0 Rob Niedermayer 13 0 3 3 +1 12 James Wisniewski 12 1 2 3 0 10 Drew Miller 13 2 1 3 +1 2 Andrew Ebbett 13 1 2 3 -1 8 Todd Marchant 13 1 1 2 0 16 Erik Christensen 8 0 2 2 -1 0 Mike Brown 13 0 2 2 0 25 Francois Beauchemin 13 1 0 1 +1 15 Josh Green 5 0 0 0 0 0 Sheldon Brookbank 13 0 0 0 -1 18 George Parros 7 0 0 0 0 9 Petteri Nokelainen 9 0 0 0 -1 2 Brett Festerling 1 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Jean-Sebastien Giguere 46 2458 19 18 6 127 3.10 1274 1147 .900 2 Jonas Hiller 46 2486 23 15 1 99 2.39 1217 1118 .919 4

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Jonas Hiller 13 806 7 6 30 2.23 524 494 .943 2 Jean-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

• Ryan Getzlaf – Most assists in a season (66)
• Bobby Ryan – Most rookie goals in a season (31)
• Bobby Ryan – Most rookie points in a season (57)

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
Jean-Sebastien 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.^[2]
• September 16: Mathieu Schneider was placed on waivers.
• September 17: Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers.
• September 28: Re-signed Teemu Selanne to a two-year contract.

Trades

June 20, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks 1st-round (17th overall) pick in 2008 – Jake Gardiner 1st-round (28th overall) pick in 20081 – Viktor Tikhonov	To Los Angeles Kings 1st-round (12th overall) pick in 20082 – Tyler Myers
June 20, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2008 – Eric O'Dell 2nd-round pick in 2008 – Nicolas Deschamps	To Phoenix Coyotes 1st-round pick (28th overall) in 2008 – Viktor Tikhonov
September 26, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks Ken Klee Brad Larsen Chad Painchaud	To Atlanta Thrashers Mathieu Schneider
September 30, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks Conditional pick in 2009	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 6th-round draft pick in 2010 (condition not satisfied)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Brad May[3]
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 4th-round pick in 2012 – Andrew O'Brien	To San Jose Sharks Travis Moen Kent Huskins

1. Pick later traded to Phoenix Coyotes.
2. Pick later traded to Buffalo Sabres

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms Brendan Morrison 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 Ottawa, Ontario.

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

See also

• Anaheim Ducks
• Honda Center
• 2008–09 NHL season

Other Anaheim–based teams in 2008–09

• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
  • 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season
  • 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season

Farm teams

Iowa Chops (AHL)
Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)