Path to the Playoffs
AUGUST
8: Paul Kariya, left, withdraws from World Cup with abdominal injury. He misses the first 11 games of the regular season
SEPTEMBER
7: Training camp opens without Coach Ron Wilson, Guy Hebert, Jari Kurri, Teemu Selanne and Mikhail Shtalenkov, who are participating in World Cup
15: U.S. wins World Cup
OCTOBER
1: Ted Drury acquired from Ottawa
5: Ducks open fourth NHL season, right, with 4-1 loss to Toronto
9: Shtalenkov shuts out Chicago, 2-0
12: A 4-2 loss to Phoenix starts franchise record eight-game losing streak
30: Kariya returns, but Ducks lose to Vancouver, 6-3, and finish month 1-9-2
NOVEMBER
1: Selanne records hat trick in 4-3 victory over San Jose
8: Milos Holan, right, makes first Pond appearance after undergoing bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia Feb. 21
11: Kariya suffers concussion, misses two games
18: Brian Bellows acquired from Tampa Bay
23: Hebert shuts out San Jose, 3-0, moves Ducks out of last place for good
24: Ducks get first victory ever over Detroit, 3-1
DECEMBER
9: Concussion knocks Hebert out of two games
13: Goalie Shtalenkov stops Washington’s Peter Bondra on penalty shot
20: Hebert streak of 19 consecutive starts begins with 7-0 shutout of Calgary
JANUARY
1: Hebert, right, shuts out Florida, 3-0
10: Kariya records first career hat trick in 5-2 victory over Buffalo
18: Kariya, Selanne, Hebert play in All-Star game at San Jose
FEBRUARY
4: David Karpa breaks right hand in 4-3 loss to New York Islanders
8: Selanne scores 45 seconds into overtime to give Ducks 2-1 victory over Edmonton
9: Calgary, above, inflicts worst Ducks loss of season, 6-1
20: Bitter loss to Kings, 3-1, sparks Ducks to 13-3-7 record rest of season
MARCH
5: Kariya scores 100th career goal in 4-1 victory over Ottawa
18: Richard Park, right, acquired from Pittsburgh, Mark Janssens from Hartford at trade deadline
19: Ducks reach .500 mark, 30-30-11, for first time since Jan. 31, 1995
21: Franchise-record 12-game unbeaten streak ends in 4-3 loss to Colorado
APRIL
4: Ducks clinch first playoff berth in franchise history with 3-2 victory over Dallas
9: Selanne scores 50th goal as Ducks clinch first winning record with 4-1 victory over Kings
11: Selanne scores team-record 51st goal as Ducks clinch fourth place in Western Conference
Compiled by ELLIOTT TEAFORD / Los Angeles Times
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