The 2017–18 Detroit Red Wings season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] It was also the Red Wings' first season at Little Caesars Arena. The team missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, marking the first time since 1982–83 that the Red Wings missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
2017–18 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 5th Atlantic |
Conference | 13th Eastern |
2017–18 record | 30–39–13 |
Home record | 16–16–9 |
Road record | 14–23–4 |
Goals for | 217 |
Goals against | 255 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ken Holland |
Coach | Jeff Blashill |
Captain | Henrik Zetterberg |
Alternate captains | Justin Abdelkader Niklas Kronwall |
Arena | Little Caesars Arena |
Average attendance | 19,515[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Anthony Mantha (24) |
Assists | Dylan Larkin (47) |
Points | Dylan Larkin (63) |
Penalty minutes | Justin Abdelkader (78) |
Plus/minus | Joe Hicketts (+5) |
Wins | Jimmy Howard (22) |
Goals against average | Jimmy Howard (2.85) |
Standings edit
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 48 | 296 | 236 | +60 | 113 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 270 | 214 | +56 | 112 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 277 | 232 | +45 | 105 |
4 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 248 | 246 | +2 | 96 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 217 | 255 | −38 | 73 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 209 | 264 | −55 | 71 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 26 | 221 | 291 | −70 | 67 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 199 | 280 | −81 | 62 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 39 | 242 | 230 | +12 | 97 |
2 | ME | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 248 | 244 | +4 | 97 |
3 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 248 | 246 | +2 | 96 |
4 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 228 | 256 | −28 | 83 |
5 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 264 | 296 | −32 | 80 |
6 | ME | New York Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 231 | 268 | −37 | 77 |
7 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 217 | 255 | −38 | 73 |
8 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 209 | 264 | −55 | 71 |
9 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 26 | 221 | 291 | −70 | 67 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 199 | 280 | −81 | 62 |
Schedule and results edit
Preseason edit
2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)[5] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 19 | Detroit | 2–4 | Boston | Mrazek | 16,309 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 20 | Detroit | 5–6 | Pittsburgh | OT | McCollum | 17,784 | 0–1–1 | Recap |
3 | September 21 | Detroit | 1–6 | Chicago | Mrazek | 20,342 | 0–2–1 | Recap | |
4 | September 23 | Boston | 1–5 | Detroit | Howard | 17,314 | 1–2–1 | Recap | |
5 | September 25 | Pittsburgh | 1–4 | Detroit | Howard | 16,770 | 2–2–1 | Recap | |
6 | September 28 | Chicago | 4–2 | Detroit | Mrazek | 17,089 | 2–3–1 | Recap | |
7 | September 29 | Toronto | 4–2 | Detroit | Howard | 17,746 | 2–4–1 | Recap | |
8 | September 30 | Detroit | 3–2 | Toronto | SO | Coreau | — | 3–4–1 | Recap |
Regular season edit
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics edit
Skaters edit
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Goaltenders edit
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jimmy Howard | 60 | 57 | 3,368 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 160 | 2.85 | 1,770 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Petr Mrazek‡ | 22 | 18 | 1,184 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 2.89 | 573 | .910 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jared Coreau | 7 | 7 | 381 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 4.26 | 176 | .867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and honours edit
Milestones edit
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Suspensions/fines edit
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Luke Witkowski | Returning to the ice to take part in an altercation after being escorted off by an official | 10 games | $40,322.58 | November 16, 2017[7] |
Justin Abdelkader | Spearing New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield in New York on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 19:17 of the first period. | — | $5,000.00 | December 20, 2017[8] |
Transactions edit
Trades edit
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 1, 2017 | To Calgary Flames Conditional 7th-round pick in 2018 |
To Detroit Red Wings Tom McCollum |
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October 21, 2017 | To New York Rangers Ryan Sproul |
To Detroit Red Wings Matt Puempel |
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October 21, 2017 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Riley Sheahan 5th-round pick in 2018 |
To Detroit Red Wings Scott Wilson 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
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December 4, 2017 | To Buffalo Sabres Scott Wilson |
To Detroit Red Wings 5th-round pick in 2019 |
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February 19, 2018 | To Philadelphia Flyers Petr Mrazek[a] |
To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
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February 26, 2018 | To Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Tatar |
To Detroit Red Wings 1st-round pick in 2018 2nd-round pick in 2019 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
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Notes:
- a Detroit to retain 50% ($2 million) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired edit
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Free agents lost edit
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Player signings edit
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 27, 2017 | Ben Street | 1-year, $650,000 contract extension | [25] |
June 29, 2017 | Brian Lashoff | 2-year, $1.3 million contract extension | [26] |
Dylan McIlrath | 2-year, $1.3 million contract extension | ||
July 3, 2017 | Xavier Ouellet | 2-year, $2.5 million contract extension | [27] |
July 18, 2017 | Martin Frk | 1-year, $650,000 contract extension | [28] |
July 21, 2017 | Tomas Tatar | 4-year, $21.2 million contract extension | [29] |
August 5, 2017 | Michael Rasmussen | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [30] |
September 5, 2017 | Robbie Russo | 2-year, $1.3 million contract extension | [31] |
October 21, 2017 | Andreas Athanasiou | 1-year, $1.3875 million contract extension | [32] |
May 7, 2018 | David Pope | 2-year, $2.875 million entry-level contract | [33] |
May 25, 2018 | Gustav Lindstrom | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [34] |
Draft picks edit
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 9 | Michael Rasmussen | C | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
2 | 38 | Gustav Lindstrom | D | Sweden | Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan) |
3 | 711 | Kasper Kotkansalo | D | Finland | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
3 | 792 | Lane Zablocki | C | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
3 | 833 | Zach Gallant | C | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
3 | 884 | Keith Petruzzelli | G | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
4 | 100 | Malte Setkov | D | Denmark | Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit) |
5 | 131 | Cole Fraser | D | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
6 | 162 | John Adams | RW | United States | Fargo Force (USHL) |
6 | 1645 | Reilly Webb | D | Canada | Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) |
7 | 193 | Brady Gilmour | C | Canada | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
- Draft notes
- The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Thomas Vanek to Florida in exchange for Dylan McIlrath and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[35] The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2017 if Florida fails to qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 30, 2017.[36]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as compensation for Toronto hiring Mike Babcock as their head coach on May 20, 2015.[37]
- The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Brendan Smith to New York in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[38]
- The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 24, 2017 that sent Tomas Jurco to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[39]
- The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jakub Kindl to Florida in exchange for this pick.[40]
References edit
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- ^ "Abdelkader fined for spearing in Red Wings game against Islanders". National Hockey League. December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (July 1, 2017). "Red Wings acquire goaltender Tom Mccollum from Calgary". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (October 21, 2017). "Detroit acquires Matt Puempel from New York Rangers". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (October 21, 2017). "Scott Wilson and third-round draft pick acquired from Pittsburgh". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (December 4, 2017). "Detroit acquires fifth-round pick from Buffalo for Scott Wilson". NHL.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (February 19, 2018). "Red Wings acquire conditional draft picks from Philadelphia for Mrazek". NHL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (February 26, 2018). "Red Wings acquire trio of picks from Vegas for Tomas Tatar". NHL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (July 1, 2017). "Red Wings sign free agent defenseman Trevor Daley". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
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- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (October 2, 2017). "Red Wings sign David Booth to one-year contract". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (October 3, 2017). "Detroit signs Goaltender Kaden Fulcher to entry-level deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (May 21, 2018). "Red Wings add free agent goaltender Patrik Rybar". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (June 27, 2017). "Detroit extends Ben Street". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (June 29, 2017). "Lashoff and Mcilrath signed to two-year contract extensions". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (July 3, 2017). "Red Wings and Ouellet agree to terms on two-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (July 18, 2017). "Red Wings re-sign winger Martin Frk". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (July 21, 2017). "Red Wings and Tatar agree to four-year-deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (August 5, 2017). "Detroit agrees to terms with 2017 first-round pick Michael Rasmussen". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (September 5, 2017). "Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Robbie Russo". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (October 21, 2017). "Red Wings agree in principle with Andreas Athanasiou". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (May 7, 2018). "Red Wings sign David Pope to entry-level deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ DiFilippo, Alex (May 25, 2018). "Red Wings agree to terms with Gustav Lindstrom on entry-level deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (March 1, 2017). "Red Wings acquire pick and defenseman for Vanek". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (February 28, 2017). "Defenseman Brendan Smith traded to New York Rangers". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (February 24, 2017). "Third-round pick acquired from Blackhawks for Jurco". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (February 27, 2016). "Red Wings trade Kindl to Panthers". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved May 31, 2017.