Anaheim Ducks: Top Five Players of the 2019-2020 NHL Season

Derek Grant is the most unlikely savior of an NHL season, but weird times call for weird situations, so the fifth spot on this list goes to the hard work that Grant put in during another stint in Anaheim. Grant is a twenty-nine year old center that has had three stints in Anaheim, all of which saw him put up some decent numbers in terms of points. In 2019-2020, he scored fourteen goals and racked up six assists for twenty points on the season before being shipped off to Philadelphia, but more important were his face-off numbers.

Through forty-nine games in Anaheim, Grant took 629 face-offs and won 323 of them for a face-off percentage of 51.4, not shabby for a veteran center looking for time on the ice. His nickname “Elite 1C” became a favorite among Ducks fans on all the social media platforms and our love for him grew even bigger in his third stint. Averaging 13:52 minutes on the ice, Grant also had forty-four hits, fifteen takeaways, three short-handed goals, and only twenty-eight penalty minutes. All around the most solid veteran center you could ask for on a short deal.

Although his time may be up in Anaheim, we here at Pucks of a Feather solute him for all the hard work ethic that he brought and the amazing short-handed goals he gave us. Who knows, though, perhaps there is a fourth stint in his future? Only time will tell.