2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.^[2]

Off-season

On May 23, 2014, it was announced that restricted free agent centre Cory Emmerton had signed with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2014–15 season.^[3]

On June 19, 2014, former Red Wings assistant coach, Bill Peters, was hired as the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.^[4] On July 15, 2014, the Red Wings hired Tony Granato as an assistant coach.^[5] On July 30, 2014, the Red Wings hired Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer as assistant coaches.^[6]

On August 14, 2014, the Red Wings signed executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland to a four-year contract extension through the end of the 2017–18 season.^[7]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	50	22	10	43	221	189	+32	110
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	24	8	47	262	211	+51	108
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	43	25	14	39	235	221	+14	100
4	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
5	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
6	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	50	22	10	43	221	189	+32	110
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	24	8	47	262	211	+51	108
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	43	25	14	39	235	221	+14	100

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98

3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Detroit	W 2–1	Pittsburgh		Howard	17,543	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 23	Detroit	L 1–2	Chicago	OT	Mrazek	20,512	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 25	Chicago	W 2–3	Detroit		Howard	16,246	2–0–1	Recap
4	September 27	Boston	L 3–1	Detroit		Gustavsson	15,976	2–1–1	Recap
5	September 29	Toronto	W 0–3	Detroit		Mrazek	14,754	3–1–1	Recap
6	October 1	Pittsburgh	L 2–0	Detroit		Howard	16,387	3–2–1	Recap
7	October 3	Detroit	L 1–5	Toronto		Gustavsson	18,020	3–3–1	Recap
8	October 4	Detroit	W 4–3	Boston	SO	Mrazek	17,565	4–3–1	Recap

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log

October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Boston	W 1–2	Detroit		Howard	20,027	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 11	Anaheim	L 3–2	Detroit		Howard	20,027	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	October 15	Boston	L 3–2	Detroit	SO	Howard	20,027	1–1–1	3	Recap
4	October 17	Detroit	W 4–1	Toronto		Howard	19,054	2–1–1	5	Recap
5	October 18	Toronto	W 0–1	Detroit	OT	Gustavsson	20,027	3–1–1	7	Recap
6	October 21	Detroit	L 1–2	Montreal	OT	Howard	21,287	3–1–2	8	Recap
7	October 23	Pittsburgh	W 3–4	Detroit	OT	Howard	20,027	4–1–2	10	Recap
8	October 25	Detroit	L 2–4	Philadelphia		Gustavsson	19,867	4–2–2	10	Recap
9	October 29	Detroit	W 4–2	Washington		Howard	18,506	5–2–2	12	Recap
10	October 31	Los Angeles	W 2–5	Detroit		Howard	20,027	6–2–2	14	Recap

November: 8–3–3 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 2	Detroit	L 2–3	Buffalo	SO	Howard	17,815	6–2–3	15	Recap
12	November 4	Detroit	L 1–3	Ottawa		Howard	16,436	6–3–3	15	Recap
13	November 5	Detroit	L 3–4	N.Y. Rangers	OT	Gustavsson	18,006	6–3–4	16	Recap
14	November 7	New Jersey	W 2–4	Detroit		Howard	20,027	7–3–4	18	Recap
15	November 9	Tampa Bay	L 4–3	Detroit	SO	Howard	20,027	7–3–5	19	Recap
16	November 14	Chicago	W 1–4	Detroit		Howard	20,027	8–3–5	21	Recap
17	November 16	Montreal	L 4–1	Detroit		Howard	20,027	8–4–5	21	Recap
18	November 18	Detroit	W 5–0	Columbus		Howard	15,438	9–4–5	23	Recap
19	November 20	Detroit	W 4–3	Winnipeg		Mrazek	15,016	10–4–5	25	Recap
20	November 22	Detroit	L 1–4	Toronto		Howard	19,311	10–5–5	25	Recap
21	November 24	Ottawa	W 3–4	Detroit		Howard	20,027	11–5–5	27	Recap
22	November 26	Philadelphia	W 2–5	Detroit		Howard	20,027	12–5–5	29	Recap
23	November 28	Detroit	W 5–4	New Jersey	SO	Mrazek	16,592	13–5–5	31	Recap
24	November 30	Vancouver	W 3–5	Detroit		Howard	20,027	14–5–5	33	Recap

December: 6–4–4 (Home: 4–2–4 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 2	Florida	L 4–3	Detroit		Howard	20,027	14–6–5	33	Recap
26	December 4	Dallas	W 2–5	Detroit		Howard	20,027	15–6–5	35	Recap
27	December 6	N.Y. Rangers	W 2–3	Detroit		Howard	20,027	16–6–5	37	Recap
28	December 7	Detroit	W 3–1	Carolina		Mrazek	13,489	17–6–5	39	Recap
29	December 10	Toronto	L 2–1	Detroit	SO	Howard	20,027	17–6–6	40	Recap
30	December 12	Florida	L 3–2	Detroit	SO	Howard	20,027	17–6–7	41	Recap
31	December 13	Detroit	L 1–4	Toronto		Mrazek	19,063	17–7–7	41	Recap
32	December 16	Columbus	L 1–0	Detroit	SO	Howard	20,027	17–7–8	42	Recap
33	December 19	N.Y. Islanders	L 2–1	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	17–8–8	42	Recap
34	December 21	Colorado	L 2–1	Detroit	SO	Mrazek	20,027	17–8–9	43	Recap
35	December 23	Buffalo	W 3–6	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	18–8–9	45	Recap
36	December 27	Detroit	W 3–2	Ottawa	OT	Howard	17,194	19–8–9	47	Recap
37	December 29	Detroit	L 2–5	Boston		Howard	17,565	19–9–9	47	Recap
38	December 31	New Jersey	W 1–3	Detroit		Howard	20,027	20–9–9	49	Recap

January: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 5–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 3	Detroit	L 1–4	Vancouver		Howard	18,870	20–10–9	49	Recap
40	January 6	Detroit	W 4–2	Edmonton		Howard	16,839	21–10–9	51	Recap
41	January 7	Detroit	W 3–2	Calgary		Mrazek	19,154	22–10–9	53	Recap
42	January 10	Detroit	L 1–3	Washington		Mrazek	18,506	22–11–9	53	Recap
43	January 13	Detroit	W 3–1	Buffalo		Mrazek	19,070	23–11–9	55	Recap
44	January 15	Detroit	W 3–2	St. Louis	OT	Mrazek	18,543	24–11–9	57	Recap
45	January 17	Nashville	W 2–5	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	25–11–9	59	Recap
46	January 18	Buffalo	W 4–6	Detroit		McCollum	20,027	26–11–9	61	Recap
47	January 20	Minnesota	W 4–5	Detroit	SO	Mrazek	20,027	27–11–9	63	Recap
48	January 27	Detroit	W 5–4	Florida		Mrazek	12,190	28–11–9	65	Recap
49	January 29	Detroit	L 1–5	Tampa Bay		Mrazek	19,204	28–12–9	65	Recap
50	January 31	N.Y. Islanders	W 1–4	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	29–12–9	67	Recap

February: 6–3–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 6–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 5	Detroit	W 3–0	Colorado		Mrazek	18,087	30–12–9	69	Recap
52	February 7	Detroit	W 3–1	Arizona		Mrazek	17,125	31–12–9	71	Recap
53	February 11	Detroit	L 1–4	Pittsburgh		Mrazek	18,580	31–13–9	71	Recap
54	February 14	Winnipeg	L 5–4	Detroit	SO	Howard	20,027	31–13–10	72	Recap
55	February 16	Montreal	L 2–0	Detroit		Howard	20,027	31–14–10	72	Recap
56	February 18	Detroit	W 3–2	Chicago	SO	Howard	22,112	32–14–10	74	Recap
57	February 21	Detroit	W 7–6	Dallas	OT	Gustavsson	18,532	33–14–10	76	Recap
58	February 23	Detroit	L 3–4	Anaheim	SO	Howard	17,174	33–14–11	77	Recap
59	February 24	Detroit	L 0–1	Los Angeles		Gustavsson	18,203	33–15–11	77	Recap
60	February 26	Detroit	W 3–2	San Jose		Howard	17,562	34–15–11	79	Recap
61	February 28	Detroit	W 4–3	Nashville		Gustavsson	17,361	35–15–11	81	Recap

March: 5–8–2 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 0–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 4	N.Y. Rangers	W 1–2	Detroit	OT	Howard	20,027	36–15–11	83	Recap
63	March 6	Calgary	L 5–2	Detroit		Howard	20,027	36–16–11	83	Recap
64	March 8	Detroit	L 3–5	Boston		Gustavsson	17,565	36–17–11	83	Recap
65	March 9	Edmonton	W 2–5	Detroit		Howard	20,027	37–17–11	85	Recap
66	March 12	Columbus	L 3–1	Detroit		Howard	20,027	37–18–11	85	Recap
67	March 14	Detroit	L 2–7	Philadelphia		Howard	19,701	37–19–11	85	Recap
68	March 15	Detroit	W 5–1	Pittsburgh		Mrazek	18,668	38–19–11	87	Recap
69	March 19	Detroit	L 1–3	Florida		Mrazek	11,458	38–20–11	87	Recap
70	March 20	Detroit	L 1–3	Tampa Bay		Howard	19,204	38–21–11	87	Recap
71	March 22	St. Louis	W 1–2	Detroit	OT	Howard	20,027	39–21–11	89	Recap
72	March 24	Arizona	L 5–4	Detroit	OT	Howard	20,027	39–21–12	90	Recap
73	March 26	San Jose	L 6–4	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	39–22–12	90	Recap
74	March 28	Tampa Bay	W 0–4	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	40–22–12	92	Recap
75	March 29	Detroit	L 4–5	N.Y. Islanders		Howard	16,170	40–23–12	92	Recap
76	March 31	Ottawa	L 2–1	Detroit	SO	Mrazek	20,027	40–23–13	93	Recap

April: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 2	Boston	L 3–2	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	40–24–13	93	Recap
78	April 4	Detroit	W 3–2	Minnesota	SO	Howard	19,246	41–24–13	95	Recap
79	April 5	Washington	L 2–1	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	41–25–13	95	Recap
80	April 7	Carolina	W 2–3	Detroit		Howard	20,027	42–25–13	97	Recap
81	April 9	Detroit	L 3–4	Montreal	OT	Howard	21,287	42–25–14	98	Recap
82	April 11	Detroit	W 2–0	Carolina		Mrazek	16,680	43–25–14	100	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 16	Detroit	3–2	Tampa Bay		Mrazek	19,204	1–0	Recap
2	April 18	Detroit	1–5	Tampa Bay		Mrazek	19,204	1–1	Recap
3	April 21	Tampa Bay	0–3	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	2–1	Recap
4	April 23	Tampa Bay	3–2	Detroit	OT	Mrazek	20,027	2–2	Recap
5	April 25	Detroit	4–0	Tampa Bay		Mrazek	19,204	3–2	Recap
6	April 27	Tampa Bay	5–2	Detroit		Mrazek	20,027	3–3	Recap
7	April 29	Detroit	0–2	Tampa Bay		Mrazek	19,204	3–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg	77	17	49	66	−6	32
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk	63	26	39	65	12	8
Tatar, TomasTomas Tatar	82	29	27	56	6	28
Nyquist, GustavGustav Nyquist	82	27	27	54	−11	26
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall	80	9	35	44	−4	40
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	71	23	21	44	3	72
Sheahan, RileyRiley Sheahan	79	13	23	36	−3	16
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	75	15	18	33	7	12
DeKeyser, DannyDanny DeKeyser	80	2	29	31	11	42
Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss	52	9	16	25	−2	16
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen	33	7	15	22	−12	30
Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey	73	3	15	18	10	77
Jurco, TomasTomas Jurco	63	3	15	18	6	14
Glendening, LukeLuke Glendening	82	12	6	18	5	34
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson	82	3	12	15	−5	70
Miller, DrewDrew Miller	82	5	8	13	−3	25
Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl	35	5	8	13	2	22
Smith, BrendanBrendan Smith	76	4	9	13	−2	68
Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky^†	21	3	8	11	−2	14
Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson	68	3	5	8	−4	22
Pulkkinen, TeemuTeemu Pulkkinen	31	5	3	8	5	10
Cole, ErikErik Cole^†	11	3	3	6	−2	0
Ouellet, XavierXavier Ouellet	21	2	1	3	4	2
Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary	17	1	1	2	−4	6
Lashoff, BrianBrian Lashoff	11	0	2	2	4	6
Marchenko, AlexeiAlexei Marchenko	13	1	1	2	1	2
Ferraro, LandonLandon Ferraro	3	1	0	1	1	0
Nestrasil, AndrejAndrej Nestrasil^‡	13	0	2	2	−3	4

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk	7	3	2	5	−3	2
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson	7	0	4	4	0	8
Tatar, TomasTomas Tatar	7	3	1	4	−3	2
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg	7	0	3	3	−4	8
Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey	7	0	3	3	−1	4
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	7	0	3	3	−3	4
Sheahan, RileyRiley Sheahan	7	2	1	3	−1	2
Glendening, LukeLuke Glendening	7	2	1	3	1	8
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall	6	0	2	2	−1	4
Miller, DrewDrew Miller	7	1	1	2	−1	2
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	5	0	2	2	−1	6
Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson	7	1	1	2	1	2
Nyquist, GustavGustav Nyquist	7	1	1	2	−2	2
Jurco, TomasTomas Jurco	7	1	1	2	−1	2
DeKeyser, DannyDanny DeKeyser	7	1	0	1	−4	12
Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	6	0	0	0	0	4
Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Smith, BrendanBrendan Smith	5	0	0	0	1	6
Ferraro, LandonLandon Ferraro	7	0	0	0	−2	2
Marchenko, AlexeiAlexei Marchenko	3	0	0	0	−3	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	53	50	2971	23	13	11	121	2.44	1350	.910	2	1	2
Mrazek, PetrPetr Mrazek	29	26	1585	16	9	2	63	2.38	768	.918	3	0	0
Gustavsson, JonasJonas Gustavsson	7	6	351	3	3	1	15	2.56	168	.911	1	0	2
McCollum, TomTom McCollum	2	0	66	1	0	0	1	0.91	25	.960	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Mrazek, PetrPetr Mrazek	7	7	398	3	4	14	2.11	186	.925	2	0	0	0
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	1	0	20	0	0	1	3.00	12	.917	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

Final roster

Updated April 24, 2015.^[8]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8	United States !	Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	6.0 !LW	L	28	2005	Muskegon, Michigan
18	Sweden !	Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson	4.0 !C	L	26	2007	Munkedal, Sweden
11	Canada !	Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary	7.0 !RW	L	36	2005	Carbonear, Newfoundland
72	United States !	Cole, ErikErik Cole	6.0 !LW	L	36	2015	Oswego, New York
13	Russia !	Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk (A)	4.0 !C	L	36	1998	Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
65	United States !	DeKeyser, DannyDanny DeKeyser	2.0 !D	L	24	2013	Clay Township, Michigan
52	Sweden !	Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson	2.0 !D	L	31	2002	Karlskrona, Sweden
29	Canada !	Ferraro, LandonLandon Ferraro	4.0 !C	R	23	2010	Trail, British Columbia
93	Sweden !	Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen	7.0 !RW	L	35	2004	Vetlanda, Sweden
41	United States !	Glendening, LukeLuke Glendening	4.0 !C	R	26	2013	Grand Rapids, Michigan
50	Sweden !	Gustavsson, JonasJonas Gustavsson	1.0 !G	L	30	2012	Danderyd, Sweden
43	Canada !	Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	4.0 !C	L	28	2005	St. Andrews, Manitoba
35	United States !	Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	1.0 !G	L	31	2003	Ogdensburg, New York
26	Slovakia !	Jurco, TomasTomas Jurco	7.0 !RW	L	22	2011	Košice, Czechoslovakia
4	Czech Republic !	Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl	2.0 !D	L	28	2005	Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
55	Sweden !	Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall (A)	2.0 !D	L	34	2000	Stockholm, Sweden
47	Russia !	Marchenko, AlexeiAlexei Marchenko	2.0 !D	R	23	2011	Moscow, Russia
20	United States !	Miller, DrewDrew Miller	6.0 !LW	L	31	2009	Dover, New Jersey
34	Czech Republic !	Mrazek, PetrPetr Mrazek	1.0 !G	L	23	2010	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
14	Sweden !	Nyquist, GustavGustav Nyquist	7.0 !RW	L	25	2008	Halmstad, Sweden
27	Canada !	Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey	2.0 !D	L	29	2012	Kitchener, Ontario
15	Canada !	Sheahan, RileyRiley Sheahan	4.0 !C	L	23	2010	St. Catharines, Ontario
2	Canada !	Smith, BrendanBrendan Smith	2.0 !D	L	26	2007	Etobicoke, Ontario
21	Slovakia !	Tatar, TomasTomas Tatar	6.0 !LW	L	24	2009	Ilava, Czechoslovakia
90	Canada !	Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss	4.0 !C	L	32	2013	Toronto, Ontario
40	Sweden !	Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg (C)	4.2 !C/LW	L	34	1999	Njurunda, Sweden
28	Czech Republic !	Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	2.0 !D	R	38	2015	Most, Czechoslovakia

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk	NHL Second Star of the Week^[9]	November 3, 2014
Tatar, TomasTomas Tatar	NHL Second Star of the Week^[10]	November 24, 2014
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk	NHL First Star of the Week^[11]	December 8, 2014
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	NHL All-Star game selection^[12]	January 10, 2015
Tatar, TomasTomas Tatar	NHL Second Star of the Week^[13]	January 19, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Nestrasil, AndrejAndrej Nestrasil	1st Career NHL Game	October 9, 2014
Nyquist, GustavGustav Nyquist	100th Career NHL Game	October 15, 2014
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall	600th Career NHL Game	October 21, 2014
Andrej Nestrasil	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 25, 2014
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	300th Career NHL Game	October 29, 2014
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	300th Career NHL Game	November 18, 2014
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	100th Career NHL Point	November 18, 2014
Ouellet, XavierXavier Ouellet	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 22, 2014
Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss	400th Career NHL Point	November 24, 2014
Xavier Ouellet	1st Career NHL Goal	November 28, 2014
Mrazek, PetrPetr Mrazek	1st Career NHL Shootout Win	November 28, 2014
Babcock, MikeMike Babcock	500th Career NHL Win	December 6, 2014
Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary	600th Career NHL Game with Detroit	December 13, 2014
Darren Helm	50th Career NHL Goal	December 31, 2014
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg	800th Career NHL Game	January 7, 2015
McCollum, TomTom McCollum	1st Career NHL Win	January 18, 2015
Pulkkinen, TeemuTeemu Pulkkinen	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 20, 2015
Justin Abdelkader	50th Career NHL Goal	February 5, 2015
Gustav Nyquist	100th Career NHL Point	February 5, 2015
Marchenko, AlexeiAlexei Marchenko	1st Career NHL Point	February 21, 2015
Miller, DrewDrew Miller	400th Career NHL Game with Detroit	February 28, 2015
Alexei Marchenko	1st Career NHL Goal	February 28, 2015
Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	400th Career NHL Point	April 2, 2015
Ferraro, LandonLandon Ferraro	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	April 11, 2015

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Landon Ferraro	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 16, 2015
Alexei Marchenko	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 16, 2015
Petr Mrazek	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Win	April 16, 2015
Tomas Jurco	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2015
Niklas Kronwall	100th Career NHL Playoff Game	April 18, 2015
Tomas Tatar	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2015
Riley Sheahan	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 21, 2015
Tomas Tatar	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 21, 2015
Petr Mrazek	1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout	April 21, 2015
Tomas Jurco	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 23, 2015
Riley Sheahan	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 23, 2015

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

Date	Details
June 28, 2014^[14]	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Detroit Red Wings EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014
March 1, 2015^[15]	To Dallas Stars Mattias Backman Mattias Janmark 2nd-round pick in 2015	To Detroit Red Wings Erik Cole Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015^[16]	To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016	To Detroit Red Wings Marek Zidlicky

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Kevin Porter	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $600,000	^[17]
July 1, 2014	Andy Miele	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $600,000	^[18]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Cory Emmerton	Sochinskiye Leopardy (KHL)	1 year	^[19]
July 1, 2014	David Legwand	Ottawa Senators	2 years, $6 million	^[20]
October 7, 2014	Jordin Tootoo	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $550,000	^[21]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Andrej Nestrasil	Carolina Hurricanes	November 20, 2014	^[22]

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 27, 2014	Jonas Gustavsson	1 year, $1.85 million contract extension	^[23]
July 1, 2014	Riley Sheahan	2 years, $1.9 million contract extension	^[24]
July 1, 2014	Petr Mrazek	1 year, $737,500 contract extension	^[25]
July 2, 2014	Kyle Quincey	2 years, $8.5 million	^[26]
July 10, 2014	Daniel Cleary	1 year, $1.5 million	^[27]
July 11, 2014	Tom McCollum	1 year, $600,000	^[28]
July 17, 2014	Mitch Callahan	1 year, $555,000	^[29]
July 17, 2014	Andrej Nestrasil	1 year, $550,000	^[29]
July 25, 2014	Landon Ferraro	1 year, $550,000	^[30]
July 28, 2014	Tomas Tatar	3 years, $8.25 million	^[31]
September 16, 2014	Danny DeKeyser	2 years, $4.375 million	^[32]
September 24, 2014	Joe Hicketts	3 years, entry-level contract	^[33]
October 17, 2014	Tyler Bertuzzi	3 years, entry-level contract	^[34]
May 9, 2015	Dominic Turgeon	3 years, entry-level contract	^[35]
May 21, 2015	Dylan Larkin	3 years, entry-level contract	^[36]
June 15, 2015	Axel Holmstrom	3 years, entry-level contract	^[37]

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Gustav Nyquist	Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 529 in Boston on Monday, December 29, 2014, at 15:55 of the second period.	—	$2,000.00	January 7, 2015^[38]
Niklas Kronwall	Charging Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov during Game Six of the First Round of the Eastern Conference series in Detroit on Monday, April 27, 2015, at 18:55 of the second period.	1 game	N/A	April 28, 2015^[39]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	15	Dylan Larkin	C	USA	USA U-18 (USHL)
3	63	Dominic Turgeon	C	USA	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4	106	Christoffer Ehn	C	Sweden	Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
5	136	Chase Perry	G	USA	Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
6	166	Julius Vahatalo	LW	Finland	HC TPS (SM-liiga)
7	196	Axel Holmstrom	C	Sweden	Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
7	201^[a]	Alexander Kadeikin	C	Russia	Atlant Moscow Oblast (KHL)

Draft notes

Detroit's second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent David Legwand to Detroit, in exchange for Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[40] The condition – Nashville will receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Detroit qualifies for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2014.^[41]
^a San Jose's seventh-round pick will go to Detroit, as the result of a trade on June 10, 2012 that sent Brad Stuart to San Jose, in exchange for Andrew Murray and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[42] The condition – Stuart is re-signed by San Jose for the 2012–13 season – was converted on June 18, 2012.^[43]

References

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↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
↑ Red Wings' Cory Emmerton signs with KHL club after spending most of 2013-14 in Grand Rapids
↑ Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach
↑ Red Wings hire Granato as assistant coach
↑ Red Wings add Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer to coaching staff
↑ Red Wings announce new four-year deal for executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland
↑ "Red Wings Roster - Detroit Red Wings - Team". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
↑ "Tarasenko, Datsyuk and Fleury named 'Three Stars'". NHL. November 3, 2014.
↑ "Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week". NHL. November 24, 2014.
↑ "Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week". NHL. December 8, 2014.
↑ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
↑ "Byfuglien, Tatar and Okposo named stars of the week". NHL. January 19, 2015.
↑ Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
↑ Red Wings acquire Erik Cole from Dallas
↑ Red Wings acquire Zidlicky from Devils
↑ Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
↑ Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
↑ Cory Emmerton headed to KHL, finishing off Detroit Red Wings' disappointing 2006 draft
↑ News Release: Senators agree to terms on a two-year contract with centre David Legwand
↑ Devils sign Jordin Tootoo
↑ Hurricanes claim Nestrasil off waivers
↑ Gustavsson agrees to one-year deal
↑ Sheahan gets two-year extension
↑ Detroit signs goaltender Petr Mrazek to one-year extension
↑ Red Wings sign defenseman Kyle Quincey to two-year deal
↑ Red Wings re-sign Daniel Cleary
↑ McCollum earns one-year NHL contract
↑ Red Wings re-sign Callahan, Nestrasil
↑ Wings sign Ferraro to one-year deal
↑ Wings agree to terms with Tatar on three-year deal
↑ Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Danny Dekeyser on two-year contract
↑ Detroit agrees to terms with Joe Hicketts
↑ Detroit signs forward Tyler Bertuzzi to three-year deal
↑ Red Wings ink Dominic Turgeon to entry-level deal
↑ Larkin, Red Wings agree to terms
↑ Detroit signs forward Axel Holmstrom to entry-level deal
↑ "Wings' Nyquist fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment". NHL. January 7, 2015.
↑ "Wings' Kronwall suspended one game for charging". NHL. April 28, 2015.
↑ "Predators trade pending free agent David Legwand to Red Wings". The Globe and Mail. March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
↑ "Wings secure 23rd straight playoff spot". April 9, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
↑ St. James, Helene (June 10, 2012). "Red Wings trade Brad Stuart to San Jose for Andrew Murray, draft pick". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
↑ "Sharks ink D Stuart to three-year, $10.8 million deal". Total Sports Network. June 18, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

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

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

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

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

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

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

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2014–15 NHL season

Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks

Central	Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets

Atlantic	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan	Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals

See also	Draft Winter Classic All Star Game Stadium Series Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines

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