Ducks clinch Stanley Cup Playoff berth for 1st time in 8 years

The Anaheim Ducks clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday for the primary time since 2018.

The Ducks (42-32-6), who had been idle, certified when the Nashville Predators misplaced 3-2 to the San Jose Sharks. They are tied for second in the Pacific Division with the Edmonton Oilers, one level behind the Vegas Golden Knights. Edmonton holds second place with six extra regulation wins than Anaheim (31-25).

Joel Quenneville, who was employed as coach on May 8 to interchange Greg Cronin, has the Ducks in the playoffs after they missed out for seven straight seasons, ending no increased than sixth in their division at that time. Quenneville grew to become the second coach in NHL historical past to win 1,000 video games in Anaheim’s 6-5 victory towards Edmonton on Feb. 25.

ahead Cutter Gauthier leads the Ducks with 40 targets and 67 factors in 74 video games this season. ahead Leo Carlsson has 66 factors (29 targets, 37 assists) in 68 video games and rookie ahead Beckett Sennecke has 60 factors (23 targets, 37 assists) in 80 video games. Defenseman John Carlsonwho was acquired from the Washington Capitals on March 5, has 12 factors (4 targets, eight assists) in 14 video games because the commerce, together with his first NHL hat trick in a 6-1 win towards the Sharks on April 9.

goalie Lukas Dostal is 30-19-4 with a 3.10 goals-against common and .889 save share in 55 video games (54 begins), and Ville Husso is 9-8-2 with a 3.21 GAA and .887 save share in 19 video games (18 begins).

Anaheim ranks thirteenth in the NHL in scoring (3.23 targets per recreation) after it ranked in the underside three every of the earlier three seasons.

The Ducks have two video games remaining in the common season, starting on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday (8 pm ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, Victory+, KCOP-13, KSTC). The playoffs start Saturday.