2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season

2006–07 Detroit Red Wings
Division	1st Central
Conference	1st Western
2006–07 record	50–19–13
Home record	29–4–8
Road record	21–15–5
Goals for	254
Goals against	199
Team information
General manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Mike Babcock
Captain	Nicklas Lidstrom
Alternate captains	Kris Draper Henrik Zetterberg
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
Average attendance	20,066 (100%)
Team leaders
Goals	Henrik Zetterberg (33)
Assists	Pavel Datsyuk (60)
Points	Pavel Datsyuk (87)
Penalty minutes	Robert Lang (66)
Plus/minus	Nicklas Lidstrom (40)
Wins	Dominik Hasek (38)
Goals against average	Dominik Hasek (2.05)

The 2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season was the 80th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings entered a new era, following the retirement of longtime captain Steve Yzerman after 22 seasons in the NHL, all with Detroit. The Wings named Yzerman a team vice-president, Yzerman's #19 was retired by the Wings in January.

The Red Wings lost another long time Red Wing in Brendan Shanahan, who signed with the New York Rangers, however goaltender Dominik Hasek returned to the Red Wings, signing as a free agent. Hasek has remained one of the league's goaltending leaders, helping the Red Wings remain in contention for top spot in the Western Conference, battling with their division rivals, the Nashville Predators.

Two Red Wings players represented the West at the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas. Nicklas Lidstrom was elected as a starting defenceman, and registered an assist. He was joined by forward Henrik Zetterberg.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Detroit Red Wings	82	50	19	13	254	199	113
2	4	Nashville Predators	82	51	23	8	272	212	110
3	10	St. Louis Blues	82	34	35	13	214	254	81
4	11	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	33	42	7	201	249	73
5	13	Chicago Blackhawks	82	31	42	9	201	258	71

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

For complete final standings, see 2006–07 NHL season

Game log

October

Record: 6–4–1; Home: 2–1–1; Road: 4–3–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Vancouver	3 – 1	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	0–1–0	0
2	October 7	Detroit	2 – 0	Pittsburgh		Hasek	15,318	1–1–0	2
3	October 11	Phoenix	2 – 9	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	2–1–0	4
4	October 13	Buffalo	3 – 2	Detroit	SO	Hasek	20,066	2–1–1	5
5	October 16	Detroit	3 – 1	Los Angeles		Osgood	17,417	3–1–1	7
6	October 18	Detroit	1 – 4	Anaheim		Hasek	14,767	3–2–1	7
7	October 19	Detroit	1 – 5	San Jose		Osgood	17,496	3–3–1	7
8	October 21	Detroit	1 – 3	Edmonton		Hasek	16,839	3–4–1	7
9	October 25	San Jose	1 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	4–4–1	9
10	October 27	Detroit	4 – 3	Dallas		Hasek	18,584	5–4–1	11
11	October 28	Detroit	3 – 2	St. Louis		Osgood	12,700	6–4–1	13

November

Record: 7–2–3; Home: 5–0–2; Road: 2–2–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 1	Calgary	2 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	7–4–1	15
13	November 2	Detroit	2 – 1	Chicago		Osgood	15,174	8–4–1	17
14	November 4	Columbus	1 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	9–4–1	19
15	November 8	Edmonton	0 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	10–4–1	21
16	November 10	Nashville	0 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	11–4–1	23
17	November 14	Detroit	3 – 2	Vancouver		Hasek	18,630	12–4–1	25
18	November 17	Detroit	1 – 4	Calgary		Hasek	19,289	12–5–1	25
19	November 18	Detroit	3 – 4	Edmonton	SO	MacDonald	16,839	12–5–2	26
20	November 22	Vancouver	4 – 3	Detroit	OT	Hasek	20,066	12–5–3	27
21	November 24	St. Louis	3 – 2	Detroit	SO	Hasek	20,066	12–5–4	28
22	November 25	Detroit	2 – 6	Nashville		MacDonald	16,835	12–6–4	28
23	November 27	Dallas	1 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	13–6–4	30

December

Record: 11–3–1; Home: 6–2–0; Road: 5–1–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
24	December 1	Detroit	3 – 0	Minnesota		Hasek	18,568	14–6–4	32
25	December 2	San Jose	3 – 2	Detroit		MacDonald	20,066	14–7–4	32
26	December 5	Detroit	5 – 1	St. Louis		Hasek	19,646	15–7–4	34
27	December 6	St. Louis	3 – 4	Detroit	OT	Hasek	20,066	16–7–4	36
28	December 9	Toronto	1 – 5	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	17–7–4	38
29	December 12	Ottawa	3 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	17–8–4	38
30	December 14	Detroit	3 – 2	Chicago		Hasek	15,130	18–8–4	40
31	December 16	Detroit	2 – 1	New Jersey		Hasek	15,078	19–8–4	42
32	December 18	Detroit	3 – 4	Columbus		Osgood	17,046	19–9–4	42
33	December 20	Columbus	0 – 5	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	20–9–4	44
34	December 22	Minnesota	1 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	21–9–4	46
35	December 23	Detroit	2 – 3	Minnesota	OT	Osgood	18,568	21–9–5	47
36	December 27	Minnesota	1 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	22–9–5	49
37	December 28	Detroit	7 – 4	Columbus		Osgood	17,408	23–9–5	51
38	December 31	Los Angeles	2 – 6	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	24–9–5	53

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
39	January 2	Anaheim	1 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	25–9–5	55
40	January 4	Detroit	4 – 9	San Jose		Hasek	17,496	25–10–5	55
41	January 6	Detroit	2 – 4	Los Angeles		Osgood	18,118	25–11–5	55
42	January 7	Detroit	2 – 4	Anaheim		Hasek	17,418	25–12–5	55
43	January 9	Detroit	4 – 3	Colorado	SO	Hasek	18,007	26–12–5	57
44	January 11	Detroit	5 – 1	Phoenix		Hasek	14,386	27–12–5	59
45	January 13	Chicago	3 – 6	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	28–12–5	61
46	January 15	Montreal	0 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	29–12–5	63
47	January 17	Nashville	3 – 5	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	30–12–5	65
48	January 19	Detroit	1 – 3	Columbus		Hasek	18,136	30–13–5	65
49	January 20	Detroit	1 – 3	Colorado		MacDonald	18,007	30–14–5	65
50	January 26	Detroit	1 – 2	St. Louis	OT	Osgood	16,427	30–14–6	66
51	January 28	Colorado	1 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	31–14–6	68
52	January 30	Detroit	4 – 3	NY Islanders	OT	Hasek	12,322	32–14–6	70

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
53	February 2	St. Louis	3 – 5	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	33–14–6	72
54	February 5	Detroit	4 – 3	NY Rangers		Hasek	18,200	34–14–6	74
55	February 7	Phoenix	2 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	35–14–6	76
56	February 8	Detroit	0 – 1	St. Louis		MacDonald	11,285	35–15–6	76
57	February 11	Calgary	4 – 7	Detroit		MacDonald	20,066	36–15–6	78
58	February 12	Detroit	1 – 6	Philadelphia		MacDonald	19,575	36–16–6	78
59	February 14	Detroit	3 – 1	Dallas		Osgood	18,037	37–16–6	80
60	February 17	Detroit	4 – 1	Phoenix		Hasek	16,940	38–16–6	82
61	February 21	Chicago	2 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	39–16–6	84
62	February 23	Edmonton	4 – 3	Detroit	SO	Hasek	20,066	39–16–7	85
63	February 24	Detroit	3 – 4	Nashville	OT	Osgood	17,113	39–16–8	86
64	February 27	Detroit	4 – 1	Chicago		Hasek	15,131	40–16–8	88

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
65	March 2	Chicago	2–6	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	41–16–8	90
66	March 4	Colorado	4–3	Detroit	OT	Osgood	20,066	41–16–9	91
67	March 6	Nashville	3–4	Detroit	OT	Osgood	20,066	42–16–9	93
68	March 9	Los Angeles	2–3	Detroit	OT	Hasek	20,066	43–16–9	95
69	March 11	Boston	6–3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	43–17–9	95
70	March 13	Detroit	5–2	Nashville		Osgood	17,113	44–17–9	97
71	March 14	Nashville	2–4	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	45–17–9	99
72	March 17	Detroit	1–4	Vancouver		Hasek	18,630	45–18–9	99
73	March 20	Detroit	1–2	Calgary		Hasek	19,289	45–19–9	99
74	March 22	Columbus	2–1	Detroit	OT	Osgood	20,066	45–19–10	100
75	March 24	St. Louis	3–2	Detroit	OT	Hasek	20,066	45–19–11	101
76	March 26	Anaheim	0–1	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	46–19–11	103
77	March 29	Detroit	2–1	Nashville		Osgood	16,646	47–19–11	105
78	March 30	Dallas	3–4	Detroit	OT	Hasek	20,066	47–19–12	106

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
79	April 1	Detroit	4–1	Columbus		Hasek	17,350	48–19–12	108
80	April 3	Columbus	0–3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	49–19–12	110
81	April 5	Detroit	2–3	Chicago	OT	Osgood	16,288	49–19–13	111
82	April 7	Chicago	2–7	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	50–19–13	113

• Green background indicates win.
• Red background indicates regulation loss.
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed.

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Calgary Flames

Detroit wins series 4–2

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 12	Calgary	1 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	19,204	1 – 0
2	April 15	Calgary	1 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	19,751	2 – 0
3	April 17	Detroit	2 – 3	Calgary		Hasek	19,289	2 – 1
4	April 19	Detroit	2 – 3	Calgary		Hasek	19,289	2 – 2
5	April 21	Calgary	1 – 5	Detroit		Hasek	19,340	3 – 2
6	April 22	Detroit	2 – 1	Calgary	2OT	Hasek	19,289	4 – 2

Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (5) San Jose Sharks

Detroit wins series 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 26	San Jose	2 – 0	Detroit		Hasek	18,712	0 – 1
2	April 28	San Jose	2 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	19,113	1 – 1
3	April 30	Detroit	1 – 2	San Jose		Hasek	17,496	1 – 2
4	May 2	Detroit	3 – 2	San Jose	1OT	Hasek	17,496	2 – 2
5	May 5	San Jose	1 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	19,937	3 – 2
6	May 7	Detroit	2 – 0	San Jose		Hasek	17,496	4 – 2

Western Conference Finals: vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim wins series 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 11	Anaheim	1 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	19,939	1 – 0
2	May 13	Anaheim	4 – 3	Detroit	1OT	Hasek	19,620	1 – 1
3	May 15	Detroit	5 – 0	Anaheim		Hasek	17,358	2 – 1
4	May 17	Detroit	3 – 5	Anaheim		Hasek	17,375	2 – 2
5	May 20	Anaheim	2 – 1	Detroit	1OT	Hasek	20,003	2 – 3
6	May 22	Detroit	3 – 4	Anaheim		Hasek	17,380	2 – 4

• Green background indicates win.
• Red background indicates loss.

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk C 79 27 60 87 20 36 5 2 5 Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg LW 63 33 35 68 36 26 11 1 10 Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom D 80 13 49 62 46 40 10 0 1 Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom LW 77 30 22 52 58 13 13 0 5 Lang, RobertRobert Lang C 81 19 33 52 66 12 6 0 4 Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider D 68 11 41 52 66 12 2 1 2 Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary RW 71 20 20 40 24 6 6 2 5 Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson RW 53 14 20 34 28 1 6 0 2 Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen LW 69 10 20 30 37 20 0 1 2 Draper, KrisKris Draper C 81 14 15 29 58 7 0 5 1 Williams, JasonJason Williams C 58 11 15 26 24 7 3 0 2 Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler C 76 15 10 25 36 16 3 0 4 Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall D 68 1 21 22 54 0 1 0 0 Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda D 74 5 13 18 61 16 1 0 2 Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula C 73 10 7 17 20 8 0 0 1 Markov, DannyDanny Markov D 66 4 12 16 59 25 0 0 0 Calder, KyleKyle Calder LW 19 5 9 14 22 6 1 0 2 Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby RW 82 6 5 11 50 -9 0 0 0 Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios D 71 0 11 11 34 11 0 0 0 Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja D 57 0 5 5 54 6 0 0 0 Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi RW 8 2 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek G 56 0 2 2 20 0 0 0 0 Langfeld, JoshJosh Langfeld RW 33 0 2 2 12 2 0 0 0 Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky C 26 1 0 1 22 -2 0 0 0 Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey D 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Norton, BradBrad Norton D 6 0 1 1 20 2 0 0 0 Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood G 21 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 Bootland, DarrylDarryl Bootland RW 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 Ellis, MattMatt Ellis LW 16 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0 Hussey, MattMatt Hussey C 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 MacDonald, JoeyJoey MacDonald G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meech, DerekDerek Meech D 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek 3341 56 38 11 6 114 2.05 8 1309 1195 .913 Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood 1161 21 11 3 6 46 2.38 0 496 450 .907 MacDonald, JoeyJoey MacDonald 468 8 1 5 1 27 3.46 0 211 184 .872 Team: 4970 82 50 19 13 187 2.26 8 2016 1829 .907

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom D 18 4 14 18 6 0 4 0 2 Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk C 18 8 8 16 8 2 4 0 2 Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg LW 18 6 8 14 12 1 3 0 1 Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary RW 18 4 8 12 30 2 1 2 0 Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson RW 18 3 8 11 14 2 1 0 1 Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom LW 15 5 3 8 14 2 4 0 1 Lang, RobertRobert Lang C 18 2 6 8 8 5 0 0 0 Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi RW 16 3 4 7 15 -2 1 0 0 Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen LW 18 3 4 7 10 8 0 0 2 Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios D 18 1 6 7 12 7 0 1 0 Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider D 11 2 4 6 16 4 1 0 1 Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula C 18 3 2 5 2 -2 0 0 0 Draper, KrisKris Draper C 18 2 0 2 24 -5 0 0 0 Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby RW 18 1 1 2 10 0 0 1 0 Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler C 6 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda D 12 0 2 2 8 4 0 0 0 Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja D 18 1 0 1 10 -4 0 0 0 Calder, KyleKyle Calder LW 13 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek G 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky C 4 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0 Markov, DannyDanny Markov D 18 0 0 0 13 -2 0 0 0 Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey D 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek 1140 18 10 8 34 1.79 2 444 410 .923 Team: 1140 18 10 8 34 1.79 2 444 410 .923

Note: Pos = Position; 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/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.

Trades

February 26, 2007	To Detroit Red Wings Kyle Calder	To Chicago Blackhawks Jason Williams
February 27, 2007	To Detroit Red Wings Todd Bertuzzi	To Florida Panthers Conditional draft pick Shawn Matthias

Free agents acquired

Player signed Former team F Matt Hussey Pittsburgh Penguins D Dan Smith Edmonton Oilers D Danny Markov Nashville Predators G Dominik Hasek Ottawa Senators F Greg Johnson Nashville Predators Free agents lost Player lost New team F Brendan Shanahan New York Rangers F Mark Mowers Boston Bruins F Don MacLean Phoenix Coyotes G Manny Legace St. Louis Blues Lost on waivers Player New Team G Joey MacDonald Boston Bruins Draft picks Detroit's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Red Wings had no first-round pick in this draft, having dealt the 29th overall pick to the Phoenix Coyotes. Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League) 2 41 Cory Emmerton (C/LW) Canada Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Florida and Philadelphia) Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 2 47 Shawn Matthias (C) Canada Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Tampa Bay and Philadelphia) Belleville Bulls (OHL) 2 62 Dick Axelsson (W)  Sweden Detroit Red Wings Huddinge IK (Division 3) 3 92 Daniel Larsson (G)  Sweden Detroit Red Wings Hammarby IF Hockey (Allsvenskan) 6 182 Jan Mursak (LW)  Slovenia Detroit Red Wings Budejovice Jr. 7 191 Nick Oslund (RW)  United States Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix) Burnsville (USHS-MN) 7 212 Logan Pyett (D) Canada Detroit Red Wings Regina Pats (WHL) Farm teams Grand Rapids Griffins The Griffins are Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2006–07. Toledo Storm The Storm are the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season. See also 2006–07 NHL season References Player stats: Detroit Red Wings player stats on espn.com Game log: Detroit Red Wings game log on espn.com Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com 2006-07 NHL season by team Atlantic New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh Northeast Boston • Buffalo • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto Southeast Atlanta • Carolina • Florida • Tampa Bay • Washington Central Chicago • Columbus • Detroit • Nashville • St. Louis Northwest Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Minnesota • Vancouver Pacific Anaheim • Dallas • Los Angeles • Phoenix • San Jose See also 2006 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Finals • Transactions Detroit Red Wings Seasons Detroit Cougars 1926-27 • 1927-28 • 1928-29 • 1929-30 Detroit Falcons 1930-31 • 1931-32 Detroit Red Wings 1932-33 • 1933-34 • 1934-35 • 1935-36 • 1936-37 • 1937-38 • 1938-39 • 1939-40 • 1940-41 • 1941-42 • 1942-43 • 1943-44 • 1944-45 • 1945-46 • 1946-47 • 1947-48 • 1948-49 • 1949-50 • 1950-51 • 1951-52 • 1952-53 • 1953-54 • 1954-55 • 1955-56 • 1956-57 • 1957-58 • 1958-59 • 1959-60 • 1960-61 • 1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1965-66 • 1966-67 • 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20