1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season

1974–75 Detroit Red Wings
Division	4th Norris
1974–75 record	23–45–12
Goals for	259
Goals against	335
Team information
General manager	Alex Delvecchio
Coach	Alex Delvecchio
Captain	Marcel Dionne
Alternate captains	Gary Bergman Mickey Redmond Bill Hogaboam Nick Libett
Arena	Detroit Olympia
Team leaders
Goals	Danny Grant (50)
Assists	Marcel Dionne (74)
Points	Marcel Dionne (121)
Penalty minutes	Bryan Watson (238)
Wins	Jim Rutherford (20)
Goals against average	Jim Rutherford (3.74)

The 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 49th season. The Red Wings finished 4th in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular Season

Final Standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	47	14	19	374	225	113
Los Angeles Kings	80	42	17	21	269	185	105
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	37	28	15	326	289	89
Detroit Red Wings	80	23	45	12	259	335	58
Washington Capitals	80	8	67	5	181	446	21

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 9, 1974	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	1–0–0
2	L	October 12, 1974	2–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	1–1–0
3	W	October 13, 1974	7–3	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	2–1–0
4	W	October 16, 1974	4–2	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	3–1–0
5	W	October 19, 1974	6–4	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	4–1–0
6	W	October 22, 1974	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	5–1–0
7	L	October 23, 1974	1–10	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	5–2–0
8	L	October 26, 1974	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	5–3–0
9	L	October 29, 1974	0–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	5–4–0
10	T	November 1, 1974	4–4	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	5–4–1
11	L	November 2, 1974	1–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	5–5–1
12	T	November 6, 1974	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	5–5–2
13	L	November 10, 1974	2–4	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	5–6–2
14	L	November 13, 1974	4–7	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	5–7–2
15	W	November 16, 1974	5–3	New York Islanders (1974–75)	6–7–2
16	L	November 17, 1974	2–5	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	6–8–2
17	L	November 20, 1974	4–5	New York Rangers (1974–75)	6–9–2
18	L	November 23, 1974	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	6–10–2
19	L	November 24, 1974	1–4	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	6–11–2
20	L	November 27, 1974	2–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	6–12–2
21	L	November 28, 1974	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	6–13–2
22	W	November 30, 1974	1–0	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	7–13–2
23	L	December 4, 1974	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	7–14–2
24	W	December 5, 1974	6–4	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	8–14–2
25	T	December 7, 1974	3–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	8–14–3
26	W	December 8, 1974	4–2	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	9–14–3
27	L	December 12, 1974	3–4	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	9–15–3
28	L	December 15, 1974	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	9–16–3
29	L	December 18, 1974	5–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	9–17–3
30	T	December 21, 1974	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	9–17–4
31	L	December 22, 1974	4–5	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	9–18–4
32	T	December 26, 1974	4–4	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	9–18–5
33	L	December 27, 1974	1–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	9–19–5
34	L	December 30, 1974	2–3	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	9–20–5
35	W	December 31, 1974	4–3	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	10–20–5
36	L	January 4, 1975	1–2	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	10–21–5
37	L	January 5, 1975	0–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	10–22–5
38	T	January 8, 1975	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	10–22–6
39	T	January 11, 1975	3–3	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	10–22–7
40	L	January 12, 1975	1–2	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	10–23–7
41	W	January 16, 1975	7–4	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	11–23–7
42	L	January 18, 1975	1–5	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	11–24–7
43	T	January 19, 1975	4–4	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	11–24–8
44	L	January 23, 1975	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	11–25–8
45	W	January 25, 1975	5–2	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	12–25–8
46	L	January 26, 1975	3–6	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	12–26–8
47	T	January 28, 1975	4–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	12–26–9
48	W	January 30, 1975	5–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	13–26–9
49	L	February 1, 1975	1–4	New York Islanders (1974–75)	13–27–9
50	T	February 2, 1975	5–5	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	13–27–10
51	L	February 4, 1975	1–6	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	13–28–10
52	L	February 5, 1975	5–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	13–29–10
53	L	February 8, 1975	5–8	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	13–30–10
54	W	February 9, 1975	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	14–30–10
55	L	February 12, 1975	2–4	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	14–31–10
56	L	February 14, 1975	4–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	14–32–10
57	L	February 15, 1975	2–8	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	14–33–10
58	W	February 19, 1975	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	15–33–10
59	W	February 22, 1975	4–3	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	16–33–10
60	W	February 23, 1975	3–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	17–33–10
61	L	February 26, 1975	1–2	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	17–34–10
62	L	February 27, 1975	4–9	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	17–35–10
63	W	March 1, 1975	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	18–35–10
64	L	March 2, 1975	4–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	18–36–10
65	L	March 5, 1975	3–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	18–37–10
66	W	March 8, 1975	5–1	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	19–37–10
67	L	March 9, 1975	5–8	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	19–38–10
68	W	March 11, 1975	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	20–38–10
69	T	March 13, 1975	5–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	20–38–11
70	L	March 14, 1975	2–4	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	20–39–11
71	L	March 16, 1975	3–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	20–40–11
72	L	March 20, 1975	2–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	20–41–11
73	W	March 22, 1975	7–4	New York Rangers (1974–75)	21–41–11
74	T	March 23, 1975	4–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	21–41–12
75	L	March 26, 1975	3–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	21–42–12
76	L	March 29, 1975	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	21–43–12
77	W	March 30, 1975	8–5	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	22–43–12
78	W	April 2, 1975	8–3	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	23–43–12
79	L	April 5, 1975	1–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	23–44–12
80	L	April 6, 1975	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	23–45–12

Playoffs

• The Red Wings did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats

Regular Season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Dionne, MarcelMarcel Dionne	C	80	47	74	121	14	-15	15	10	2
Grant, DannyDanny Grant	RW	80	50	37	87	28	-11	19	1	5
Libett, NickNick Libett	LW	80	23	28	51	39	-41	8	1	2
Hogaboam, BillBill Hogaboam	C	60	14	27	41	16	-34	6	1	1
Roberto, PhilPhil Roberto	RW	46	13	27	40	30	-10	5	0	2
Bergman, GaryGary Bergman	D	76	5	25	30	104	-25	2	1	0
Lochead, BillBill Lochead	LW	65	16	12	28	34	-30	3	0	2
Redmond, MickeyMickey Redmond	RW	29	15	12	27	18	-12	5	0	1
Hamel, JeanJean Hamel	D	80	5	19	24	136	-40	0	0	0
Nowak, HankHank Nowak	LW	56	8	14	22	69	-34	1	0	0
Giroux, LarryLarry Giroux	D	39	2	20	22	60	-10	1	0	1
Jarry, PierrePierre Jarry	LW	39	8	13	21	4	-12	0	0	1
Bergeron, MichelMichel Bergeron	RW	25	10	7	17	10	5	1	0	0
McKechnie, WaltWalt McKechnie	C	23	6	11	17	6	-3	1	0	2
Crashley, BartBart Crashley	D	48	2	15	17	14	-10	0	0	0
Lynch, JackJack Lynch	D	50	2	15	17	46	-15	0	0	0
Watson, BryanBryan Watson	D	70	1	13	14	238	-29	0	1	0
Bloom, MikeMike Bloom	LW	13	4	8	12	10	2	1	0	1
Charron, GuyGuy Charron	C	26	1	10	11	6	-9	0	0	1
Korney, MikeMike Korney	RW	30	8	2	10	18	-9	2	0	1
Anderson, EarlEarl Anderson	RW	45	7	3	10	12	-11	1	0	1
Roberts, DougDoug Roberts	RW	26	4	4	8	8	-7	4	0	0
Berenson, RedRed Berenson	C	27	3	3	6	8	-10	1	0	0
Kryskow, DaveDave Kryskow	LW	18	1	4	5	4	-2	0	0	0
Stewart, BlairBlair Stewart	C	19	0	5	5	38	-5	0	0	0
McCutcheon, BrianBrian McCutcheon	LW	17	3	1	4	2	-3	0	0	0
McCann, RickRick McCann	C	13	1	3	4	2	-4	0	0	0
Rutherford, JimJim Rutherford	G	59	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
Snell, TedTed Snell	RW	20	0	4	4	6	-10	0	0	0
Bathe, FrankFrank Bathe	D	19	0	3	3	31	-5	0	0	0
Salovaara, BarryBarry Salovaara	D	27	0	2	2	18	-11	0	0	0
Bergman, ThommieThommie Bergman	D	18	0	1	1	27	-7	0	0	0
Drolet, ReneRene Drolet	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mellor, TomTom Mellor	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Murphy, BrianBrian Murphy	C/LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nahrgang, JimJim Nahrgang	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Polonich, DennisDennis Polonich	C/RW	4	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Pyatt, NelsonNelson Pyatt	C	9	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
Richardson, TerryTerry Richardson	G	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Grant, DougDoug Grant	G	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
McKenzie, BillBill McKenzie	G	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Rutherford, JimJim Rutherford	3478	59	20	29	10	217	3.74	2
Grant, DougDoug Grant	380	7	1	5	0	34	5.37	0
McKenzie, BillBill McKenzie	740	13	1	9	2	58	4.70	0
Richardson, TerryTerry Richardson	202	4	1	2	0	23	6.83	0
Team:	4800	80	23	45	12	332	4.15	2

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

Awards and Records

• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Marcel Dionne

See Also

• 1974–75 NHL season

External Links

• 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-07.

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