Schedule and 2005-06 Results
Regular Season Records: Calgary 46-25-11=103pts, Anaheim 43-27-12=98pts
Game 1 on Friday, 21 April: Anaheim loses at Calgary, 2-goals-1 (OT)
Game 2 on Sunday, 23 April: Anaheim wins at Calgary, 4-goals-3
Game 3 on Tuesday, 25 April: Calgary wins at Anaheim, 5-goals-2
Game 4 on Thursday, 27 April: Calgary loses at Anaheim, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 5 on Saturday, 29 April: Anaheim loses at Calgary, 3-goals-2
Game 6 on Monday, 01 May: Calgary loses at Anaheim, 2-goals-1
Game 7 on Wednesday, 03 May: Anaheim wins at Calgary, 3-goals-nil

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: Becoming only the fifth NHL team to win a Game 7 by shutout on the road, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks visited and defeated the Calgary Flames 3-goals-nil to secure a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 963 victory. The best-of-7 NHL playoff series record for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks is now 5-3, while that for the Calgary Flames falls to 11-14. The win order for the victorious Anaheim Mighty Ducks was LWLWLWW: Series 963 thus becomes the first NHL Preliminary-round playoff series, the eighth NHL series (all rounds), and the 16th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow such a win order. Ironically, the last NHL series before series 963 to follow this win order was series 920, in which the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2004 NHL Finals. The losing team common to series 920 and series 963? The hapless Calgary Flames.

After Game 6: Forcing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 963 Game 7, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks hosted and defeated the Calgary Flames 2-goals-1. The Game 7 record for the Calgary Flames: 5-5. The Game 7 record for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks: 1-1. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series from 1939 through 2004, home teams in Game 7 have a 73-43 (.629) record for all rounds, and a 24-16 (.600) record for the Preliminary round only.

After Game 5: The Calgary Flames hosted and defeated the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3-goals-2 to take a 3-games-2 lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 963. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 8-3. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks have a series record of 1-1.

After Game 4: It took a goal in the first overtime period, but the Anaheim Mighty Ducks hosted and defeated the Calgary Flames 3-goals-2, thereby tying best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 963 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Calgary Flames have a 7-3 series record, while that for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks is 1-1.

After Game 3: The Calgary Flames visited and defeated the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 963 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 8-3. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks have a series record of 0-1.

After Game 2: The Anaheim Mighty Ducks visited and defeated the Calgary Flames 4-goals-3 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 963 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 8-8. Series 963 is the eighth best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, but is only the first in which the Mighty Ducks were tied 1-game-all after the first two games.

After Game 1: With the winning goal 9:45 into the first overtime period, the Calgary Flames hosted and defeated the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 963 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading an NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1-game-nil, the Calgary Flames have a 7-2 series record; when trailing 1-game-nil, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks have a perfect 0-3 series record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2005-06 regular season, Calgary finished five points ahead of Anaheim. From 1939 through the 2005 MLB Finals, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season points, they have posted a 21-8 (.724) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 series 963 is the eighth best-of-7 playoff series for Anaheim, and the 25th for Calgary. In best-of-7 playoff series, Anaheim has a 4-3 series record, a 2-1 Prelim-round series record, and a 4-3 Game 1 record, while Calgary has an 11-13 series record, a 3-7 Prelim-round record, and a 9-15 Game 1 record. Series 963 is the first best-of-7 NHL meeting between Anaheim and Calgary.