Top 20 Moments: 5-1

By Kyle Shohara AnaheimDucks.com The 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 is counting down the Top 20 moments from the past season. Here is the final installment: 5-1. 5. MARCH 14, 2016 SILFVERBERG POTS THREE It was a career-setting performance for the Swede with the golden locks. For on that night, Jakob Silfverberg recorded his first career hat trick and four-point game, and first +4 rating. He became the 17th different Duck to record a hat trick (48th hat trick overall), and it was the first by a Duck not named Corey Perry or Ryan Getzlaf since Andrew Cogliano accomplished the feat on March 2, 2013 at Phoenix. The game itself wasn’t close. In the end, the Ducks defeated the New Jersey Devils, 7-1, giving them points in 10 consecutive home games (9-0-1). Rookie Nick Ritchie also scored his first career goal in the win. 4. MARCH 26, 2016 THE COMEBACK KIDS STRIKE AGAIN, THIS TIME IN OTTAWA Entering the third period down three goals in a game the Senators thoroughly controlled through the first 40 minutes, the Ducks staged a dramatic comeback which …

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