Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Anaheim 46-23-13=105pts, Calgary 45-33-4=94pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 13 April: Calgary loses at Anaheim, 3-goals-2
Game 2 on Saturday, 15 April: Calgary loses at Anaheim, 3-goals-2
Game 3 on Monday, 17 April: Anaheim wins at Calgary, 5-goals-4 (OT)
Game 4 on Wednesday, 19 April: Anaheim wins at Calgary, 3-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The Anaheim Ducks visited and topped the Calgary Flames 3-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1326 victory. With the series 1326 win, the Anaheim Ducks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 9-7 overall and 5-4 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1326 loss, the Calgary Flames see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 12-19 overall and 4-12 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Anaheim Ducks in series 1326 was WWWW: Series 1326 thus becomes the 29th NHL Preliminary-round series, the 114th NHL series (all rounds), and the 216th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Series 1326 is the first NHL Preliminary-round sweep since series 1260, in which the Anaheim Ducks themselves took the broom to the Winnipeg Jets (II) in the only sweep of the 2015 NHL Preliminary round.

After Game 3: The Anaheim Ducks visited and topped the Calgary Flames 5-goals-4 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1326 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 4 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 4 record of 1-2. Anaheim trailed in Calgary by three goals as late as 19:10 into the second period, and by two goals as late as 11:13 into the third period, but won. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2016, inclusive, road teams down three goals as late as 19:10 into the second period had a game record of only 5-251 (.020), and road teams down two goals as late as 11:13 into the third period had a game record of only 6-473 (.013).

After Game 2: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Calgary Flames 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1326 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 6-0 and a Game 3 record of 2-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 0-8 and a Game 3 record of 5-3.

After Game 1: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and bested the Calgary Flames 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1326 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 7-2 and a Game 2 record of 6-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 4-14 and a Game 2 record of 10-8.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NHL regular season, the Anaheim Ducks finished 11 points ahead of the Calgary Flames. From 1939 through the 2016 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 11 regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 11-11 (.500) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1326 is the 16th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Anaheim Ducks, and the 31st for the Calgary Flames. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have an all-rounds series record of 8-7, a Preliminary-round series record of 4-4, and a Game 1 record of 9-6, while the Calgary Flames have an all-rounds series record of 12-18, a Preliminary-round series record of 4-11, and a Game 1 record of 12-18. Series 1326 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Anaheim Ducks and the Calgary Flames. Anaheim defeated Calgary in the 2015 NHL Quarterfinals, in the only previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between Calgary and the "Anaheim Ducks".