The Ducks have been here before. Twice in the last two seasons, in fact. Their track record in Game 7s isn’t good, however.

Last spring, the Ducks built a three-games-to-two lead over the eventual Stanley Cup champion Kings in the second round and it looked as if they had seized control of an unpredictable, well-played series heading into Game 6 at Staples Center. They lost and then dropped Game 7 at the Honda Center, too.

Two years ago, they took a 3-2 series lead over the Detroit Red Wings in the first round and it looked as if they had taken command of an unpredictable, well-played series heading into Game 6 at Joe Louis Arena. They lost and then dropped Game 7 at the Honda Center, too.

They were agonizing, humbling and soul-searching defeats.

Ducks general manager Bob Murray gave the roster a dramatic makeover last summer and kept going during the regular season. This team is not the same as last season’s team, or the one before it. There are new faces, harder hearts and more determination than in the past.

That’s the Ducks’ story, anyway, and they’re sticking to it.

The Ducks grabbed a 3-2 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference finals and it seemed as if they had the momentum in an unpredictable, well-played series heading into Game 6 at the United Center. They lost and … now what?

“Resilient group in here,” said center Ryan Kesler, acquired last summer in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks. “That’s a reason why I came to this team. I thought they could win. I believe in this team. We’re going to give it everything for this Game 7.”

Kesler said the Ducks were not discouraged by a 5-2 loss Wednesday to Chicago in Game 6. He said they welcomed the challenge of the Blackhawks once more in Game 7 on Saturday at the Honda Center, with the winner advancing to the Stanley Cup Final next week.

Game 1 is Wednesday against either the New York Rangers or Tampa Bay Lightning.

“No, no,” Kesler said. “That’s why we play 82 games, so we can go home for a Game 7 and take care of business. I’m confident in this team and I’m confident that we’re going to give it our best shot and we’re going to be successful.”

No question, the Ducks looked down, but they sounded defiant.

“We play an 82-game season to do our best and to try and get home-ice advantage and we’re able to do a pretty good job of that, and here we are in the Western Conference finals going home for a Game 7,” Ducks forward Kyle Palmieri said. “We earned that during the regular season and we’ve got to prove we have what it takes to move on, on Saturday night.”

Bouncing back from their first loss in regulation play during the playoffs certainly didn’t concern winger Jakob Silfverberg. He wasn’t worried the Ducks didn’t have their best showing Wednesday and trailed by three goals for the first time in the postseason.

“We lost the game, but I think we played really bad for the first two periods, but we kind of bounced back in the third,” Silfverberg said. “We lost the game, but it’s good that we know when we play good hockey they can’t really match up against us.

“It’s something that we can take back with us to Game 7 at home.”

Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau has never been this close to the Stanley Cup Final in his award-winning career. He was the Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL’s coach of the year while with the Washington Capitals in 2007-08. He was a finalist in 2012-13 with the Ducks.

“It’s one game for the Stanley Cup,” he said. “I’d rather have done it in six. When you sit down and think that you’ve got one chance to go play for the Stanley Cup, and it’s one game in your home building, with your fans, I’ve got to believe both teams are going to play their best game of the series.”

The Ducks believe their best will be better than the Blackhawks’ best.