Top 20 Moments: 20-16

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By AJ Manderichio AnaheimDucks.comThe 2015-16 season was a wild ride that saw the Ducks erase a seemingly insurmountable 16-point deficit in the Pacific to earn their fourth consecutive division title on the final day of the regular season. After resuming play following the Christmas break, the Ducks went on a 34-10-5 run for the best record in the NHL (.745 points percentage). Anaheim led the league in wins (34), standings points (73), power-play percentage (27.5%), power-play goals (42), fewest goals allowed (104), goals allowed per game (2.1) and goal differential (+50), and ranked second in goals (154) and goals per game (3.1) and third in penalty killing percentage (86.9%) following the break.

The Ducks became the first team since 2010 and just the fourth since 2005 to post a .745+ win (73 points) percentage after the Christmas break in a full season (34-10-5). The Ducks finished the regular season 46-25-11 for 103 points, ranking first in the Pacific, fourth in the Western Conference and sixth in the NHL. It marked the third consecutive year the club has posted 100+ points, joining St. Louis and Chicago as the only NHL teams to do so each of the last three seasons.

AnaheimDucks.com will count down the Top 20 moments from past season in the coming weeks. Here is the first installment: 20-16.

#20: SWAN SONG IN EDMONTON

Rexall Place, the site of the mighty Edmonton Oilers dynasty, closed its doors on NHL hockey following the regular season. The site of seven Stanley Cup Final series, it was a house of horrors for the Ducks, who dropped 12 straight in Edmonton between 1999-2006. Since 2007, Rexall was much friendlier for Anaheim, which completed the 2015-16 season with a 16-1-1 mark in its last 18 games in Edmonton, and 25-3-2 in the last 30. This season, the Ducks outscored the Oilers, 8-4, at Rexall Place, …

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