2017–18 Detroit Red Wings season

2017–18 Detroit Red Wings
Division5th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
2017–18 record30–39–13
Home record16–16–9
Road record14–23–4
Goals for217
Goals against255
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachJeff Blashill
CaptainHenrik Zetterberg
Alternate captainsJustin Abdelkader
Niklas Kronwall
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Average attendance19,515[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAnthony Mantha (24)
AssistsDylan Larkin (47)
PointsDylan Larkin (63)
Penalty minutesJustin Abdelkader (78)
Plus/minusJoe Hicketts (+5)
WinsJimmy Howard (22)
Goals against averageJimmy Howard (2.85)

The 2017–18 Detroit Red Wings season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] It was also the Red Wings' first season at Little Caesars Arena. The team missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, marking the first time since 1982–83 that the Red Wings missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 5 48 296 236 +60 113
2 x – Boston Bruins 82 50 20 12 47 270 214 +56 112
3 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 49 26 7 42 277 232 +45 105
4 Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 −38 73
6 Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 −55 71
7 Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 −70 67
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 −81 62
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
2 ME x – New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
3 AT Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 −28 83
5 ME New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 −32 80
6 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 −37 77
7 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 −38 73
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 −55 71
9 AT Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 −70 67
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 −81 62
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)[6]

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

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jimmy Howard 60 57 3,368 22 27 9 160 2.85 1,770 .910 0 0 0 6
Petr Mrazek‡ 22 18 1,184 8 7 3 57 2.89 573 .910 3 0 0 0
Jared Coreau 7 7 381 0 5 1 27 4.26 176 .867 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

Awards and honours

Milestones


Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Luke Witkowski Returning to the ice to take part in an altercation after being escorted off by an official 10 games $40,322.58 November 16, 2017[7]
Justin Abdelkader Spearing New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield in New York on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 19:17 of the first period. — $5,000.00 December 20, 2017[8]

Transactions

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 1, 2017 To Calgary Flames
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2018 		To Detroit Red Wings
Tom McCollum 		[9]
October 21, 2017 To New York Rangers
Ryan Sproul 		To Detroit Red Wings
Matt Puempel 		[10]
October 21, 2017 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Riley Sheahan
5th-round pick in 2018 		To Detroit Red Wings
Scott Wilson
3rd-round pick in 2018 		[11]
December 4, 2017 To Buffalo Sabres
Scott Wilson 		To Detroit Red Wings
5th-round pick in 2019 		[12]
February 19, 2018 To Philadelphia Flyers
Petr Mrazek[a] 		To Detroit Red Wings
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019 		[13]
February 26, 2018 To Vegas Golden Knights
Tomas Tatar 		To Detroit Red Wings
1st-round pick in 2018
2nd-round pick in 2019
3rd-round pick in 2021 		[14]

Notes:

  • a Detroit to retain 50% ($2 million) of salary as part of trade.


Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) Ben Street 1-year, $650,000 contract extension [25]
June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) Brian Lashoff 2-year, $1.3 million contract extension [26]
Dylan McIlrath 2-year, $1.3 million contract extension
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) Xavier Ouellet 2-year, $2.5 million contract extension [27]
July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) Martin Frk 1-year, $650,000 contract extension [28]
July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21) Tomas Tatar 4-year, $21.2 million contract extension [29]
August 5, 2017 (2017-08-05) Michael Rasmussen 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [30]
September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05) Robbie Russo 2-year, $1.3 million contract extension [31]
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) Andreas Athanasiou 1-year, $1.3875 million contract extension [32]
May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07) David Pope 2-year, $2.875 million entry-level contract [33]
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) Gustav Lindstrom 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [34]

Draft picks

See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Michael Rasmussen C  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2 38 Gustav Lindstrom D  Sweden Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan)
3 711 Kasper Kotkansalo D  Finland Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
3 792 Lane Zablocki C  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 833 Zach Gallant C  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 884 Keith Petruzzelli G  United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
4 100 Malte Setkov D  Denmark Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)
5 131 Cole Fraser D  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6 162 John Adams RW  United States Fargo Force (USHL)
6 1645 Reilly Webb D  Canada Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
7 193 Brady Gilmour C  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Draft notes
  1. The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Thomas Vanek to Florida in exchange for Dylan McIlrath and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[35] The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2017 if Florida fails to qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 30, 2017.[36]
  2. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as compensation for Toronto hiring Mike Babcock as their head coach on May 20, 2015.[37]
  3. The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Brendan Smith to New York in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[38]
  4. The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 24, 2017 that sent Tomas Jurco to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[39]
  5. The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jakub Kindl to Florida in exchange for this pick.[40]

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