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
editPos | 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
editPreseason
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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
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editSkaters
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Goaltenders
editPlayer | 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
editMilestones
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Suspensions/fines
editPlayer | 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
editTrades
editDate | 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 acquirededit
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Player signings
editDate | 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
editBelow 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]
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.
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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.