Through nine games the Anaheim Ducks lead the Pacific Division with a 5-3-1 record and rank 2nd only to Nashville with a +7 goal differential at 5v5. Don’t let that success fool you, though. They have not been good. In fact, they have been flat out terrible.
At 5v5 they are controlling 40.33% of the shot attempts. They’ve somehow fared even worse in the Expected Goals department with a 35.9 xGF%.
Even with all the early season injury problems, the Ducks have dealt with, those numbers are mind-numbingly bad. For perspective, let’s take a look at how they stack up to recent last-place finishers.