1995–96 Detroit Red Wings season

With their 62 wins, the 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings eclipsed the all-time record of most regular-season wins, which had been set at 60 by the 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens. Their 131 points during the regular season were the most since the 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens accumulated 132 points (still an all-time record). They surpassed most of that year's NBA season records, including the Orlando Magic, who won 60 games that year (only NBA team records that the Red Wings did not surpass were the Seattle SuperSonics (64 wins) and the 72–10 Chicago Bulls). The Red Wings had two winning streaks of nine games, and had a 13–game unbeaten streak from Sunday, March 3, 1996, to Sunday, March 31, going 12–0–1 during that stretch. Having the best record in the league, the Red Wings were awarded the Presidents' Trophy. During the 1995–96 regular season, the Red Wings were the only team to score at least one goal in all 82 of its games.^[1] While the team is remembered for its record-breaking regular season, it performed poorly in the playoffs. Detroit lost five games to Winnipeg and St. Louis, both teams that failed to get above 80 points in the regular season, including having to go to a decisive game 7 against St. Louis. They were ultimately upset by Colorado, winning only two of the six games in the series, and failed to reach the Stanley Cup Finals.

Off-season

In September 1995, the former 1974 draft pick and attorney Bill Evo was appointed president the Detroit Red Wings.^[2]

Regular season

November 28, 1995: The Montreal Canadiens were playing the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. The day before the game, Mario Tremblay spoke to Mario Leclerc of Le Journal de Montreal newspaper. Tremblay mentioned that he was resentful of current Red Wings head coach Scotty Bowman. The first five years of Tremblay’s career were played under Bowman, and Tremblay told Leclerc that Bowman would always threaten to send him to the minors.^[3] When Leclerc approached Cournoyer, he stated that he did not want to speak about Bowman.^[4] The Canadiens lost the game by a score of 3–2. The next day, Le Journal de Montreal had a headline that stated, "Bowman has the last word."^[4]
December 2, 1995: The Red Wings played at the Montreal Forum and dealt Tremblay's Montreal Canadiens their worst home game in franchise history, with an 11–1 win.^[5] The Habs' star goaltender Patrick Roy allowed nine goals on 26 shots (five in the first period, and then another four in the second period), and the crowd jeered him whenever he made an easy save during the second period after the game was already 7–1 in favor of the Red Wings. In response, Roy raised his arms in mock celebration. When Head Coach Mario Tremblay finally pulled Roy in the middle of the second period in favor of Pat Jablonski (who allowed two more goals), Roy stormed past him and told Canadiens President Ronald Corey, "It's my last game in Montreal."^[6] Tremblay would be roundly criticized for the goaltender decision, as it violated an unwritten rule where a star goaltender would have been taken out of the game on an off-night.^[7] Ironically, Roy would be traded to the Colorado Avalanche after that game, and he would play a key role in eliminating the Red Wings during the Western Conference Finals, precipitating the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry.
Against the Hartford Whalers on March 6, 1996, Chris Osgood became the third goaltender in NHL history to score a goal.^[8]
On March 22, 1996, the Red Wings scored three short-handed goals in a 7–0 win over the Colorado Avalanche.^[9]

The Red Wings finished first in wins (62), points (131), tied the Washington Capitals for most shutouts (9), allowed the fewest goals (181), the fewest even-strength goals (128), the fewest power-play goals (44) and had the best penalty-kill percentage (88.27%).^[10]

Season standings

Central Division
No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
4	St. Louis Blues	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
5	Winnipeg Jets	82	36	40	6	275	291	78
6	Dallas Stars	82	26	42	14	227	280	66

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[11]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	47	25	10	326	240	104
3	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
6	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	34	37	11	241	240	79
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	32	35	15	278	278	79
8	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	82	36	40	6	275	291	78

9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	39	8	234	247	78
10	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	30	44	8	240	304	68
11	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	26	42	14	227	280	66
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	24	40	18	256	302	66
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	20	55	7	252	357	47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
1	October 6	Detroit	2 – 3	Colorado		0–1–0	0
2	October 8	Detroit	3 – 1	Edmonton		1–1–0	2
3	October 9	Detroit	5 – 3	Vancouver		2–1–0	4
4	October 13	Edmonton	0 – 9	Detroit		3–1–0	6
5	October 15	Detroit	5 – 5	Winnipeg	*	3–1–1	7
6	October 17	Calgary	3 – 3	Detroit	*	3–1–2	8
7	October 19	Detroit	2 – 4	New Jersey		3–2–2	8
8	October 21	Boston	2 – 4	Detroit		4–2–2	10
9	October 24	Ottawa	2 – 1	Detroit		4–3–2	10
10	October 27	Detroit	3 – 0	Calgary		5–3–2	12
11	October 30	Detroit	2 – 3	Winnipeg		5–4–2	12

November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
12	November 1	Detroit	1 – 2	Buffalo		5–5–2	12
13	November 2	Detroit	6 – 5	Boston	*	6–5–2	14
14	November 4	Dallas	1 – 5	Detroit		7–5–2	16
15	November 7	Edmonton	2 – 4	Detroit		8–5–2	18
16	November 11	Detroit	5 – 2	San Jose		9–5–2	20
17	November 14	Detroit	6 – 5	Los Angeles		10–5–2	22
18	November 17	Detroit	5 – 4	Edmonton		11–5–2	24
19	November 22	San Jose	2 – 5	Detroit		12–5–2	26
20	November 24	Detroit	1 – 4	Philadelphia		12–6–2	26
21	November 25	NY Rangers	0 – 2	Detroit		13–6–2	28
22	November 28	Montreal	2 – 3	Detroit		14–6–2	30

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
23	December 1	Anaheim	2 – 5	Detroit		15–6–2	32
24	December 2	Detroit	11 – 1	Montreal		16–6–2	34
25	December 5	Philadelphia	3 – 5	Detroit		17–6–2	36
26	December 7	Dallas	1 – 3	Detroit		18–6–2	38
27	December 8	Detroit	1 – 2	NY Rangers	*	18–7–2	38
28	December 12	Detroit	5 – 2	St. Louis		19–7–2	40
29	December 13	Chicago	1 – 3	Detroit		20–7–2	42
30	December 15	New Jersey	1 – 3	Detroit		21–7–2	44
31	December 20	Detroit	6 – 1	Anaheim		22–7–2	46
32	December 22	Detroit	5 – 1	Calgary		23–7–2	48
33	December 23	Detroit	1 – 0	Vancouver		24–7–2	50
34	December 26	St. Louis	2 – 3	Detroit		25–7–2	52
35	December 29	Detroit	2 – 1	Dallas		26–7–2	54
36	December 31	Hartford	2 – 3	Detroit		27–7–2	56

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
37	January 3	Dallas	3 – 3	Detroit	*	27–7–3	57
38	January 5	Detroit	2 – 5	Pittsburgh		27–8–3	57
39	January 6	Chicago	0 – 3	Detroit		28–8–3	59
40	January 8	Winnipeg	6 – 4	Detroit		28–9–3	59
41	January 10	Detroit	4 – 0	Dallas		29–9–3	61
42	January 12	Los Angeles	2 – 3	Detroit		30–9–3	63
43	January 13	Detroit	4 – 2	Washington		31–9–3	65
44	January 17	Colorado	2 – 3	Detroit		32–9–3	67
45	January 24	San Jose	2 – 4	Detroit		33–9–3	69
46	January 25	Detroit	4 – 2	Ottawa		34–9–3	71
47	January 27	Detroit	5 – 5	Chicago	*	34–9–4	72
48	January 30	Toronto	2 – 4	Detroit		35–9–4	74

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
49	February 3	Pittsburgh	0 – 3	Detroit		36–9–4	76
50	February 6	Florida	2 – 4	Detroit		37–9–4	78
51	February 8	Detroit	1 – 3	Florida		37–10–4	78
52	February 10	Detroit	3 – 2	Tampa Bay	*	38–10–4	80
53	February 13	Los Angeles	4 – 9	Detroit		39–10–4	82
54	February 15	Washington	3 – 4	Detroit		40–10–4	84
55	February 16	Detroit	3 – 4	St. Louis		40–11–4	84
56	February 18	Detroit	3 – 2	Toronto		41–11–4	86
57	February 19	Vancouver	3 – 4	Detroit		42–11–4	88
58	February 22	Toronto	3 – 5	Detroit		43–11–4	90
59	February 24	Tampa Bay	0 – 2	Detroit		44–11–4	92
60	February 27	Detroit	6 – 2	NY Islanders		45–11–4	94
61	February 29	NY Islanders	1 – 5	Detroit		46–11–4	96

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
62	March 2	Vancouver	3 – 2	Detroit		46–12–4	96
63	March 3	Detroit	6 – 2	Chicago		47–12–4	98
64	March 6	Detroit	4 – 2	Hartford		48–12–4	100
65	March 8	Detroit	4 – 2	Colorado		49–12–4	102
66	March 10	Detroit	5 – 2	Winnipeg		50–12–4	104
67	March 12	Winnipeg	2 – 5	Detroit		51–12–4	106
68	March 17	Calgary	2 – 4	Detroit		52–12–4	108
69	March 19	Toronto	5 – 6	Detroit		53–12–4	110
70	March 20	Detroit	4 – 3	Toronto	*	54–12–4	112
71	March 22	Colorado	0 – 7	Detroit		55–12–4	114
72	March 24	Detroit	2 – 2	St. Louis	*	55–12–5	115
73	March 25	Anaheim	1 – 5	Detroit		56–12–5	117
74	March 27	Buffalo	2 – 4	Detroit		57–12–5	119
75	March 31	St. Louis	1 – 8	Detroit		58–12–5	121

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
76	April 2	Detroit	3 – 6	San Jose		58–13–5	121
77	April 3	Detroit	2 – 2	Los Angeles	*	58–13–6	122
78	April 5	Detroit	2 – 2	Anaheim	*	58–13–7	123
79	April 7	Detroit	4 – 1	Chicago		59–13–7	125
80	April 10	Winnipeg	2 – 5	Detroit		60–13–7	127
81	April 12	Chicago	3 – 5	Detroit		61–13–7	129
82	April 14	Detroit	5 – 1	Dallas		62–13–7	131

Player statistics

Regular season

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Sergei Fedorov	78	39	68	107	48
Steve Yzerman	80	36	59	95	64
Vyacheslav Kozlov	82	36	37	73	70
Igor Larionov	69	21	50	71	34
Keith Primeau	74	27	25	52	168
Dino Ciccarelli	64	22	21	43	99
Greg Johnson	60	18	22	40	30
Bob Errey	71	11	21	32	66
Darren McCarty	63	15	14	29	158
Doug Brown	62	12	15	27	4
Tim Taylor	72	11	14	25	39
Kris Draper	52	7	9	16	32
Martin Lapointe	58	6	3	9	93
Ray Sheppard	5	2	2	4	2
Stu Grimson	56	0	1	1	128
Kirk Maltby	6	1	0	1	6
Wes Walz	2	0	0	0	0

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G= Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul Coffey	76	14	60	74	90
Nicklas Lidstrom	81	17	50	67	20
Viacheslav Fetisov	69	7	35	42	96
Vladimir Konstantinov	81	14	20	34	139
Mathieu Dandenault	34	5	7	12	6
Marc Bergevin	70	1	9	10	33
Bob Rouse	58	0	6	6	48
Mike Ramsey	47	2	4	6	35
Jamie Pushor	5	0	1	1	17
Anders Eriksson	1	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA	Goals
Chris Osgood	50	39	6	5	5	2.17	1
Mike Vernon	32	21	7	2	3	2.26	0
Kevin Hodson	4	2	0	0	1	1.10	0

Playoffs

In the first round of the playoffs, the Red Wings defeated the eighth-place Winnipeg Jets marking the Jets' final games in Winnipeg as the franchise relocated to Phoenix following their playoff defeat. The Wings then defeated the fifth-place St. Louis Blues in the second round. In the Western Conference Finals, the Red Wings were ousted in six games by the Colorado Avalanche, who were in the first year after moving from Quebec. These two teams would start the famed Red Wings-Avalanche Rivalry, which lasted nearly a decade.

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman	C	18	8	12	20	4	4	0	1
Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov	C	19	2	18	20	10	0	0	2
Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	D	17	5	9	14	30	3	2	1
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	D	19	5	9	14	10	1	0	0
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov	C	19	6	7	13	6	3	0	2
Kozlov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Kozlov	LW	19	5	7	12	10	2	0	1
Konstantinov, VladimirVladimir Konstantinov	D	19	4	5	9	28	0	1	0
Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli	RW	17	6	2	8	26	6	0	1
Draper, KrisKris Draper	C	18	4	2	6	18	0	1	0
Brown, DougDoug Brown	RW	13	3	3	6	4	0	1	0
McCarty, DarrenDarren McCarty	RW	19	3	2	5	20	0	0	1
Fetisov, ViacheslavViacheslav Fetisov	D	19	1	4	5	34	0	0	1
Primeau, KeithKeith Primeau	C	17	1	4	5	28	0	0	0
Johnson, GregGreg Johnson	C	13	3	1	4	8	0	0	0
Errey, BobBob Errey	LW	14	0	4	4	8	0	0	0
Ramsey, MikeMike Ramsey	D	15	0	4	4	10	0	0	0
Taylor, TimTim Taylor	C	18	0	4	4	4	0	0	0
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe	RW	11	1	2	3	12	0	0	0
Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin	D	17	1	0	1	14	1	0	0
Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby	RW	8	0	1	1	4	0	0	0
Rouse, BobBob Rouse	D	7	0	1	1	4	0	0	0
Eriksson, AndersAnders Eriksson	D	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grimson, StuStu Grimson	LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood	G	15	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Vernon, MikeMike Vernon	G	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood	936	15	8	7	33	2.12	2	322	289	.898
Vernon, MikeMike Vernon	243	4	2	2	11	2.72	0	81	70	.864
Team:	1179	19	10	9	44	2.24	2	403	359	.891

^[12]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Awards and records

Most Wins in One Season
Presidents' Trophy
Frank J. Selke Trophy, Sergei Fedorov
Jack Adams Award, Scotty Bowman
NHL Plus/Minus Award, Vladimir Konstantinov
William M. Jennings Trophy, Chris Osgood and Mike Vernon
Chris Osgood, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star
Vladimir Konstantinov, D, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions

August 17, 1995 Acquired Marc Bergevin & Ben Hankinson from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Shawn Burr & round 3 pick in the 1996 draft.

October 24, 1995 Acquired Igor Larionov and a conditional 1998 draft pick from the San Jose Sharks for Ray Sheppard.

March 20, 1996 Acquired Kirk Maltby from the Edmonton Oilers for Dan McGillis.

Roster

1995-96 Detroit Red Wings

Goaltenders

29 – Mike Vernon
30 – Chris Osgood
31 – Kevin Hodson

Defensemen

Wingers

11 – Mathieu Dandenault
13 – Vyacheslav Kozlov
17 – Doug Brown
18 – Kirk Maltby
20 – Martin Lapointe
21 – Bob Errey
22 – Dino Ciccarelli
23 – Greg Johnson
25 – Darren McCarty
26 – Ray Sheppard
32 – Stu Grimson
91 – Sergei Fedorov (A)

Centers

8 – Igor Larionov
18 – Wes Walz
19 – Steve Yzerman (C)
33 – Kris Draper
37 – Tim Taylor
55 – Keith Primeau
GM: Jim Devellano
GM: Scotty Bowman
Coach: Scotty Bowman

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References

↑ 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings Schedule and Results | Hockey-Reference.com
↑ Ludington Daily News - July 24, 1996, Page 7
↑ Roy, Michel (2008). Patrick Roy Winning, Nothing Else. John Wiley & Sons. p. 350. ISBN 0-470-15616-3.
1 2 Roy, Michel (2008). Patrick Roy Winning, Nothing Else. John Wiley & Sons. p. 351. ISBN 0-470-15616-3.
↑ "Patrick Roy". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
↑ "Remembering Roy's Career-Changing Game". TSN. 2005-12-02. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
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↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Chris Osgood
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199603220DET.html
↑ 1995-96 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com
↑ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ "1995-96 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1996.html

External links

Red Wings on Hockey Database

Detroit Red Wings seasons

1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

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1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

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1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

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Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Detroit Red Wings

Founded in 1926 Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Original Six Records Award Winners

Personnel	Owner Ilitch Holdings (Mike Ilitch, chairman) General manager Ken Holland Head coach Jeff Blashill Team captain Henrik Zetterberg Current roster

Arenas	Windsor Arena Olympia Stadium Joe Louis Arena Little Caesars Arena

Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins

Culture and lore	Victoria Cougars 2009 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Winter Classic 2016 NHL Stadium Series NHL Centennial Classic Al the Octopus Grind Line Hockeytown Legend of the Octopus Production Line Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Hakan Andersson "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) Russian Five Karen Newman Budd Lynch London Lions 1938 European tour 1954 prison game

Stanley Cup championships	1936 1937 1943 1950 1952 1954 1955 1997 1998 2002 2008

Retired numbers	1 5 7 9 10 12 19

General managers	Duncan Adams Abel Harkness Delvecchio Lindsay Skinner Devellano Murray Devellano and Bowman Holland

Head coaches	Duncan Keats Adams Ivan Skinner Abel Gadsby Harkness Barkley J. Wilson Garvin Delvecchio L. Wilson Kromm Lindsay Maxner Dea Polano Neale Park Demers Murray Bowman Lewis Babcock Blashill

Affiliates	AHL Grand Rapids Griffins ECHL Toledo Walleye

Media	TV Fox Sports Detroit Ken Daniels Mickey Redmond Radio WXYT-FM WXYT-AM Ken Kal Paul Woods

1995–96 NHL season

Northeast Division	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Ottawa Pittsburgh

Atlantic Division	Florida New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Tampa Bay Washington

Central Division	Chicago Dallas Detroit St. Louis Toronto Winnipeg

Pacific Division	Anaheim Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver

See also	Draft Rat trick Legion of Doom Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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