The Ducks will travel 1,158 more miles this year than last, according to an exhaustive spreadsheetcompiled by Dirk Hoag. On his blog, Mr. Hoag presents a table comparing the distances every NHL team will travel this season; the Ducks’ total of 49,068 miles ranks fifth in the league, behind Calgary, Dallas, Phoenix and Edmonton — which isn’t too surprising considering how far each of those teams plays from their nearest rival.
Another curiosity: despite the Olympic break in February, the league hasn’t scheduled any more back-to-back games this year than they did last year. But teams are traveling a little more — by an average of 438 miles, to be exact — so maybe they’re scrambling just to get all those games in.