2021–22 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 6th Atlantic |
Conference | 12th Eastern |
2021–22 record | 32–40–10 |
Home record | 18–16–7 |
Road record | 14–24–3 |
Goals for | 230 |
Goals against | 312 |
General Manager | Steve Yzerman |
Coach | Jeff Blashill |
Captain | Dylan Larkin |
Alternate captains | Danny DeKeyser Marc Staal |
Arena | Little Caesars Arena |
Average attendance | 16,984[1] |
Minor League Affiliate(s) | |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dylan Larkin (31) |
Assists | Moritz Seider (43) |
Points | Dylan Larkin (69) |
Penalties in minutes | Givani Smith (108) |
Wins | Alex Nedeljkovic (20) |
Goals against average | Magnus Hellberg (3.00) |
The 2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] It is the Red Wings' fifth season at Little Caesars Arena.
The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season on April 9, 2022.[3]
Off-season[]
On June 30, 2021, the Red Wings hired Alex Tanguay as an assistant coach.[4]
On July 18, 2021, the NHL released the full list of players protected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[5]
On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected defenseman Dennis Cholowski during their expansion draft.[6]
Standings[]
Divisional standings[]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Florida Panthers | 82 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 340 | 246 | +94 | 122 |
2 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 45 | 315 | 253 | +62 | 115 |
3 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 287 | 233 | +54 | 110 |
4 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
5 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.
Conference standings[]
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot.
Schedule and results[]
Preseason[]
2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)[9] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 29 | Detroit | 4–3 | Chicago | SO | Pickard | — | 1–0–0 | [10] |
2 | September 30 | Buffalo | 2–6 | Detroit | Nedeljkovic | 14,352 | 2–0–0 | [11] | |
3 | October 2 | Columbus | 1–5 | Detroit | Greiss | 14,827 | 3–0–0 | [12] | |
4 | October 3 | Detroit | 1–5 | Pittsburgh | Nedeljkovic | 15,554 | 3–1–0 | [13] | |
5 | October 4 | Chicago | 6–4 | Detroit | Greiss | 14,769 | 3–2–0 | [14] | |
6 | October 6 | Detroit | 2–4 | Columbus | Nedeljkovic | 10,374 | 3–3–0 | [15] | |
7 | October 7 | Pittsburgh | 2–4 | Detroit | Greiss | 14,812 | 4–3–0 | [16] | |
8 | October 9 | Detroit | 1–3 | Buffalo | Nedeljkovic | 6,607 | 4–4–0 | [17] |
Regular season[]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Awards and honours[]
Awards[]
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Milestones[]
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Player statistics[]
Skaters[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Dylan Larkin | 71 | 31 | 38 | 69 | –18 | 47 |
Tyler Bertuzzi | 68 | 30 | 32 | 62 | –11 | 47 |
Lucas Raymond | 82 | 23 | 34 | 57 | –32 | 16 |
Moritz Seider | 82 | 7 | 43 | 50 | –9 | 34 |
Filip Hronek | 78 | 5 | 33 | 38 | –29 | 36 |
Pius Suter | 82 | 15 | 21 | 36 | –11 | 22 |
Sam Gagner | 81 | 13 | 18 | 31 | –4 | 32 |
Robby Fabbri | 66 | 17 | 13 | 30 | –23 | 35 |
Michael Rasmussen | 80 | 15 | 12 | 27 | –25 | 66 |
Vladislav Namestnikov
‡ || 60 || 13 || 12 || 25 || +1 || 34 | ||||||
Filip Zadina | 74 | 10 | 14 | 24 | –24 | 10 |
Jakub Vrána | 26 | 13 | 6 | 19 | –8 | 16 |
Adam Erne | 79 | 6 | 13 | 19 | –22 | 34 |
Nick Leddy
‡ || 55 || 1 || 15 || 16 || –33 || 16 | ||||||
Marc Staal | 71 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
Joe Veleno | 66 | 8 | 7 | 15 | –14 | 22 |
Gustav Lindstrom | 63 | 1 | 12 | 13 | –12 | 22 |
Danny DeKeyser | 59 | 0 | 11 | 11 | –8 | 26 |
Oskar Sundqvist
† || 18 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 1 || 17 | ||||||
Jordan Oesterle | 45 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –7 | 4 |
Givani Smith | 46 | 4 | 3 | 7 | –6 | 108 |
Carter Rowney | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 0 |
Mitchell Stephens | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | –8 | 8 |
Taro Hirose | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –5 | 4 |
Jake Walman
† || 19 || 0 || 4 || 4 || –6 || 4 | ||||||
Kyle Criscuolo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
Gemel Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 5 |
Troy Stecher
‡ || 16 || 1 || 1 || 2 || –6 || 9 | ||||||
Olli Juolevi
† || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || –1 || 4 | ||||||
Dan Renouf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 7 |
Riley Barber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Turner Elson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Goaltenders[]
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Magnus Hellberg | 1 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 20 | .870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Nedeljkovic | 59 | 52 | 3,231 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 178 | 3.31 | 1,618 | .901 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Greiss | 31 | 28 | 1,508 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 92 | 3.66 | 750 | .891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calvin Pickard | 3 | 1 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.29 | 72 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions[]
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Trades[]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 16, 2021 | To New York Islanders Richard Pánik 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
To Detroit Red Wings Nick Leddy |
[109] |
July 22, 2021 | To Carolina Hurricanes Jonathan Bernier 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To Detroit Red Wings Alex Nedeljkovic |
[110] |
July 30, 2021 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2022 |
To Detroit Red Wings Mitchell Stephens |
[111] |
March 20, 2022 | To Los Angeles Kings Troy Stecher |
To Detroit Red Wings 7th-round pick in 2022 |
[112] |
March 21, 2022 | To St. Louis Blues Nick Leddy Luke Witkowski |
To Detroit Red Wings Oskar Sundqvist Jake Walman 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
[113] |
March 21, 2022 | To Dallas Stars Vladislav Namestnikov |
To Detroit Red Wings 4th-round pick in 2024 |
[114] |
Free agents[]
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Luke Glendening | to Dallas Stars | 2-year | [115] |
July 28, 2021 | Joe Hicketts | to Minnesota Wild | 2-year | [116] |
July 28, 2021 | Jordan Oesterle | from Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | [117] |
July 28, 2021 | Dominic Turgeon | to Minnesota Wild | 1-year | [118] |
July 28, 2021 | Alex Biega | to Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | [119] |
July 28, 2021 | Pius Suter | from Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | [120] |
July 28, 2021 | Dylan McIlrath | to Washington Capitals | 2-year | [121] |
July 28, 2021 | Ryan Murphy | from Henderson Silver Knights | 1-year | [122] |
July 29, 2021 | Darren Helm | to Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [123] |
July 29, 2021 | Dan Renouf | from Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [124] |
July 29, 2021 | Luke Witkowski | from Syracuse Crunch | 2-year | |
July 30, 2021 | Brian Lashoff | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [125] |
August 20, 2021 | Kevin Boyle | to HC Bolzano | 1-year | [126] |
August 24, 2021 | Valtteri Filppula | to Geneve-Servette HC | 1-year | [127] |
September 2, 2021 | Carter Rowney | from Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [128] |
October 13, 2021 | Evgeny Svechnikov | to Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [129] |
April 13, 2022 | Magnus Hellberg | from HC Sochi | 1-year | [130] |
April 25, 2022 | Turner Elson | Grand Rapids Griffins | 1-year | [131] |
Contract terminations[]
Date | Player | Via | Ref |
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August 19, 2021 | Frans Nielsen | Buyout | [132] |
Waivers[]
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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January 19, 2022 | Gemel Smith | from Tampa Bay Lightning | [133] |
February 19, 2022 | Gemel Smith | to Tampa Bay Lightning | [134] |
March 7, 2022 | Olli Juolevi | from Florida Panthers | [135] |