The Anaheim Ducks wrapped up their season on Wednesday with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets, their fourth straight winless game, to mercifully end the 2024-25 season. They finished with a 35-37-10 record, good enough for 80 points in the standings, sixth place in the Pacific Division, and eighth-best odds in the NHL Draft Lottery.
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This will mark the seventh straight season the Ducks have failed to qualify for the playoffs. With the Ottawa Senators ending their own seven-year drought this season, Anaheim now has the third-longest such streak in the NHL.
In 2024-25, his eighth year in the Ducks organization and his fifth as a full-time NHL player, Troy Terry led the Ducks in scoring for the second time in his career (he’s also finished at number two twice) with 55 points in (21-34=55) in 77 games.
The NHL playoffs begin on Saturday, and when every team has played a single game, Terry will have played the fourth-most games without a playoff appearance among active NHL players. His 427 regular season games played without seeing the playoffs will trail only Rasmus Ristolainen (776), Rasmus Dahlin (506), and Tage Thompson (448).
One year ago, players ahead of Terry in this category included Jeff Skinner, Zemgus Girgensons, Brady Tkachuk, and Thomas Chabot. With the Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Ottawa Senators qualifying for the 2025 playoffs, those streaks will come to an end when the puck drops in their respective first-round series.
Following a stellar amateur career that saw him win a U18 World Championship gold medal in 2015, a World Junior Championship gold medal in 2017, an NCAA National Championship, and represent the United States at the 2018 Olympic Games, Terry struggled to produce at the NHL level like he had at lower levels in his first two professional seasons.
Terry had a breakout season in 2021-22 that saw him score 67 (37-30=67) points in 75 games, and he’s been the Ducks’ most consistent and reliable offensive driver since. Every movement he makes on the ice is calculated and at top speed. With the puck, he’s remarkably puck-dominant as he leads rushes or circles the offensive zone, manipulating defenders, creating shots, and opening ice for teammates all the while.
He has extraordinary anticipation skills that he’s been able to translate to his defensive game, rendering him one of the most impactful and disruptive defensive wingers in the league.
His drive and determination to self-evaluate and diagnose what would ultimately make him a successful NHL player ignited his breakout and earned him a seven-year contract in the summer of 2023 that carries an AAV of $7 million.
That dedication to his craft, along with the commitment to his team and well-spoken, cerebral nature, is what identified him to many as a potential leader for the Ducks moving forward. It’s also what causes his appearance on such an unfavorable list to be even more regrettable.
The standings indicate the 2024-25 Ducks improved by 21 points over their previous iteration, but statistics indicate that the majority of that improvement could be attributed to their Vezina-caliber goaltending. Nonetheless, Terry and the 2025-26 Ducks will hope to build on the standings jump and put an end to his and the organization’s extended playoff drought.
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