List of Detroit Red Wings records
Nicklas Lidstrom holds numerous franchise records including most postseason games played, most postseason assists, and most postseason power play goals.
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit , Michigan . They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the League.[ 1] [ 2]
Key
Key of colors, symbols, and abbreviations
Color/symbol/abbreviation
Explanation
#
NHL record, career for franchise
†
Tied for NHL record
‡
NHL record
Ref
References
Career and single season records
Individual
Individual records
Record
Regular season
Postseason
Career
Season
Career
Season
Games played
1,687# Gordie Howe [ 3] [ 4]
84 Nicklas Lidstrom (1992–93 )Steve Yzerman (1992–93) Nicklas Lidstrom (1993–94 )
263# Nicklas Lidstrom[ 6] [ 7]
23 27 times[a] [ 9]
Games played, goaltender
734 Terry Sawchuk [ 10]
72 Tim Cheveldae (1991–92 )[ 11]
110 Chris Osgood [ 12]
23 Dominik Hasek (2002 ) Chris Osgood (2009 )[ 9]
Goals scored
786# Gordie Howe[ 3] [ 4]
65 Steve Yzerman (1988–89 )
70 Steve Yzerman[ 6]
13 Johan Franzen (2008 )Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Goals scored, defenseman
264 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 13]
27 Reed Larson (1980–81 )[ 14]
54 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 15]
6 Paul Coffey (1995 ) Nicklas Lidstrom (1998 )[ 16]
Goals scored, goaltender
1 Chris Osgood[ 10]
1† Chris Osgood (1995–96 )[ 11]
—[b] —
— —
Assists
1,063 Steve Yzerman[ 3]
90 Steve Yzerman (1988–89)
129 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 6]
18 Sergei Fedorov (1996 ) Steve Yzerman (1998)
Assists, defenseman
878 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 13]
64 Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06 )[ 14]
129# Nicklas Lidstrom[ 15] [ 17]
15 Niklas Kronwall (2008)[ 16]
Assists, goaltender
15 Tim Cheveldae Chris OsgoodGreg Stefan [ 10] [ 18]
5 Tim Cheveldae (1990–91 )[ 11]
4 Chris Osgood[ 12]
2 Tim Cheveldae (1993 ) Chris Osgood (2009)[ 9]
Points
1,809# Gordie Howe[ 3] [ 4]
155 Steve Yzerman (1988–89)
185 Steve Yzerman[ 6]
27 Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Points, defenseman
1,142 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 13]
80 Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)[ 14]
183# Nicklas Lidstrom[ 15] [ 17]
19 Nicklas Lidstrom (1998)[ 16]
Points, goaltender
16 Chris Osgood[ 10]
5 Tim Cheveldae (1990–91)[ 11]
4 Chris Osgood[ 12]
2 Tim Cheveldae (1993) Chris Osgood (2009)[ 9]
Penalties in minutes
2,090 Bob Probert [ 3]
398 Bob Probert (1987–88 )
218 Gordie Howe[ 6]
71 Joe Kocur (1987 )
Highest plus-minus
+450 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 3]
+60 Vladimir Konstantinov (1995–96)
+61‡ Nicklas Lidstrom[ 6]
+17 Daniel Cleary (2009)
Lowest plus-minus
-150 Lynn Libett [ 3]
-54 Randy Ladouceur (1985–86 )
-15 Dino Ciccarelli [ 6]
-7 Steve Yzerman (1989 )
Powerplay goals
202 Steve Yzerman[ 3]
21 Mickey Redmond (1973–74 ) Dino Ciccarelli (1992–93)
30 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 6]
6 Andy Bathgate (1966 ) Dino Ciccarelli (1995) Dino Ciccarelli (1996) Johan Franzen (2008)
Powerplay goals, defenseman
132 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 13]
11 Reed Larson (1985–86)Mathieu Schneider (2005–06)[ 14]
30‡ Nicklas Lidstrom[ 15]
4 Nicklas Lidstrom (2007 )[ 16]
Powerplay points
590 Nicklas Lidstrom[ 3]
50 Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)
111# Nicklas Lidstrom[ 6]
12 Paul Coffey (1995) Nicklas Lidstrom (2007)
Powerplay points, defenseman
590‡ Nicklas Lidstrom[ 13]
50 Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)[ 14]
111‡ Nicklas Lidstrom[ 15]
12 Paul Coffey (1995) Nicklas Lidstrom (2007)[ 16]
Short-handed goals
50 Steve Yzerman[ 3]
10 Marcel Dionne (1974–75 )
5 Sergei FedorovKirk Maltby [ 6]
2 Sergei Fedorov (1992 ) Paul Coffey (1996) Larry Murphy (1998) Brett Hull (2002) Kirk Maltby (2002) Daniel Cleary (2007) Johan Franzen (2008) Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Short-handed points
81 Steve Yzerman[ 3]
11 Steve Yzerman (1989–90 ) Sergei Fedorov(1993–94)
11 Sergei Fedorov Steve Yzerman[ 6]
5 Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Game-winning goals
121 Gordie Howe[ 3] [ 4]
11 Sergei Fedorov (1995–96) Sergei Fedorov (2002–03 )
12 Steve YzermanVyacheslav Kozlov Johan Franzen[ 6]
5 Johan Franzen (2008)
Shots on goal
4,602 Steve Yzerman[ 3]
388 Steve Yzerman (1988–89)
656# Nicklas Lidstrom[ 6] [ 7]
116‡ Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Wins
351 Terry Sawchuk [ 10]
44 Terry Sawchuk (1950–51 ) Terry Sawchuk (1951–52 )[ 11]
67 Chris Osgood[ 12]
16† Mike Vernon (1997 ) Chris Osgood (1998) Dominik Hasek (2002)[ 9]
Losses
243 Terry Sawchuk[ 10]
36 Terry Sawchuk (1958–59 )[ 11]
37 Terry Sawchuk Chris Osgood[ 12]
8 Dominik Hasek (2007) Chris Osgood (2009)[ 9]
Shutouts
85 Terry Sawchuk[ 10]
12 Terry Sawchuk (1951–52) Terry Sawchuk (1953–54 ) Terry Sawchuk (1954–55 )Glenn Hall (1955–56 )[ 11]
14 Chris Osgood[ 12]
6 Dominik Hasek (2002)[ 9]
Minutes played
43,636:00 Terry Sawchuk[ 10]
4,235:44 Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)[ 11]
6,554:38 Chris Osgood[ 12]
1,454:42 Dominik Hasek (2002)[ 9]
Goals against average
1.52 [c] Wilf Cude [ 10]
1.37 [c] Dolly Dolson (1928–29 )[ 19]
1.32 [d] Normie Smith [ 12]
0.63 [d] Terry Sawchuk (1952 )[ 9]
Save percentage
.920 [c] Petr Mrazek [ 10]
.925 [c] Manny Legace (2002–03)[ 11]
.931 [d] Curtis Joseph [ 12]
.943 [d] Glen Hanlon (1987)[ 9]
Shots against
14,145 Chris Osgood[ 10]
1,978 Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)[ 11]
2,700 Chris Osgood[ 12]
637 Chris Osgood (2009)[ 9]
Goals against
1,774 Terry Sawchuk[ 10]
226 Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)[ 11]
221 Chris Osgood[ 12]
48 Chris Osgood (1998)[ 9]
Saves
12,801 Chris Osgood[ 10]
1,752 Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)[ 11]
2,479 Chris Osgood[ 12]
590 Chris Osgood (2009)[ 9]
Games coached
964 Jack Adams [ 20]
84† Bryan Murray (1992–93)Scotty Bowman (1993–94)[ 21]
134 Scotty Bowman[ 20]
23 Scotty Bowman (2002)[ 22] Mike Babcock (2009)[ 23]
Wins, coach
458 Mike Babcock[ 20]
62‡ Scotty Bowman (1995–96)[ 21]
86 Scotty Bowman[ 20]
16† Scotty Bowman (1997) Scotty Bowman (1998) Scotty Bowman (2002)[ 22] Mike Babcock (2008)[ 23]
Team
Team records
Record
Regular season
Postseason
Most
Least
Most
Least
Games played
84 1992–93 1993–94
44 1926–27 1927–28 1928–291929–30 1930–31
23 2002 2009
2 1929 1932
Wins
62‡ 1995–96
12 1926–271937–38
16 1997 1998 2002 2008
0 1929 19321958 1970 1985 2003
Losses
57 1985–86
11 1994–95
9 1996
0 1952
Ties
18 1952–53 1980–811996–97
4 1926–27 1941–421966–67 1994–95
1 1932
0 1929 1933
Points
131 1995–96
28 1926–27
—
—
Goals for
369 1992–93
72 1928–29
76 2009
1 1932
Goals against
415 1985–86
63 1928–29
57 1988
3 1932
Penalties in minutes
2,393 1985–86
240 1938–39
- -
- -
Powerplay goals
113 1992–93
- -
23 2009
- -
Powerplay goals allowed
111 1985–86
- -
20 1988
- -
Shorthanded goals
22 1993–94
- -
7 2002
- -
Shorthanded goals allowed
15 1984–85
- -
4 1989
- -
Shutouts
13 1953–54
0 1980–811981–82 1984–85
6 2002
- -
Home wins
36 1995–96
5 1926–27
11 2009
0 1929 1932 1958 1970 1985 2003
Road wins
31 2005–06
3 1980–81)1931–32
8 1998 2002
0 1929 1932 1958 1970 1985 2003
Single game records
Individual
Individual regular season single game records
Record
Player
Total
Date and opponent
Ref
Goals
Syd Howe
6
February 3, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 24]
Assists
Billy Taylor †
7†
March 16, 1947 at Chicago Black Hawks
[ 24] [ 25]
Assists, one period
Joe Carveth
4
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 24]
Points
Carl Liscombe Don Grosso Billy Taylor
7
November 5, 1942 vs. New York Rangers February 3, 1944 vs. New York Rangers March 16, 1947 at Chicago Black Hawks
[ 24]
Points, one period
Joe CarvethMickey Redmond John Ogrodnick Steve YzermanSergei Fedorov Doug Brown Henrik Zetterberg
4
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers October 21, 1973 vs. California Golden Seals December 4, 1984 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs November 17, 1990 at Toronto Maple Leafs January 21, 1992 vs. Philadelphia December 19, 1997 vs. New Jersey Devils November 14, 2009 vs. Anaheim Ducks
[ 24]
Power play goals
Ted Lindsay Jimmy Carson Tomas Holmstrom Henrik Zetterberg
3
March 20, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens December 27, 1989 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs February 24, 2007 at Nashville Predators February 17, 2007 at Phoenix Coyotes
[ 24]
Power play goals, one period
Jimmy Carson
3
December 27, 1989 at Toronto Maple Leafs
[ 24]
Shorthanded goals
Shawn Burr Steve Yzerman Steve YzermanKirk Maltby Darren Helm
2
January 9, 1990 vs. Minnesota North Stars April 14, 1992 at Minnesota North Stars April 8, 1993 at Tampa Bay Lightning October 10, 2002 at San Jose Sharks December 31, 2009 vs. Colorado Avalanche
[ 24]
Shorthanded goals, one period
Shawn Burr
2
January 9, 1990 vs. Minnesota North Stars
[ 24]
Penalty minutes
Joe Kocur
42
November 2, 1985 vs. St. Louis Blues
[ 24]
Penalty minutes, one period
Joe Kocur
37
November 2, 1985 vs. St. Louis Blues
[ 24]
Individual postseason single game records
Record
Player
Total
Date and opponent
Ref
Goals
Carl Liscombe Ted LindsayJohan Franzen
4
April 3, 1945 vs. Boston Bruins April 5, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
[ 26]
Goals, one period
Ted Lindsay Johan Franzen
3
April 5, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
[ 26]
Assists
Dutch Reibel Sergei Fedorov Sergei FedorovChris Chelios Nicklas Lidstrom Todd Bertuzzi
4
April 5, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens April 23, 1996 vs. Winnipeg Jets May 23, 1996 vs. Colorado Avalanche April 27, 2002 at Vancouver Canucks April 21, 2007 vs. Calgary May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
[ 26]
Assists, one period
Alex Delvecchio Vyacheslav Kozlov Chris CheliosMikael Samuelsson
3
April 14, 1966 vs. Chicago Black Hawks May 21, 1995 vs. San Jose Sharks April 27, 2002 at Vancouver Canucks May 22, 2007 at Anaheim Ducks
[ 26]
Points
Johan Franzen
6
May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
[ 26]
Points, one period
Johan Franzen
4
May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
[ 26]
Power play goals
Syd HoweDino Ciccarelli Dino Ciccarelli
3
March 23, 1939 vs. Montreal Canadiens April 29, 1993 at Toronto Maple Leafs May 11, 1995 at Dallas Stars
[ 26]
Power play goals, one period
Syd Howe
2
March 23, 1939 vs. Montreal Canadiens
[ 26]
Team
Team regular season single game records
Record
Total
Date and opponent
Ref
Goals for
15
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 27]
Goals against
13
January 2, 1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs
[ 27]
Points
37
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 27]
Goals, one period
8
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 27]
Points, one period
22
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 27]
Consecutive goals scored
15‡
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 28]
Largest margin of victory
15‡
January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
[ 29]
Fastest two goals
0:05
November 24, 2007 at Columbus Blue Jackets (Pavel Datsyuk , Tomas Holmstrom ) March 20, 2010 at Vancouver Canucks (Todd Bertuzzi , Pavel Datsyuk)
[ 27]
Fastest three goals
0:28
Nov. 15, 1944 vs. Toronto (Hal Jackson , Steve Wochy , Don Grosso )
[ 27]
Fastest four goals
1:55
Dec. 28, 1999 at Buffalo (Igor Larionov , Nicklas Lidstrom, Aaron Ward , Pat Verbeek )
[ 27]
Fastest five goals
4:54
Nov. 25, 1987 vs. Winnipeg (Gerard Gallant , Adam Oates , Mel Bridgman , Jeff Sharples, Brent Ashton)
[ 27]
Power play goals
6
Nov. 5, 1942; Detroit 12, N.Y. Rangers 5
[ 27]
Power play goals, one period
4
Nov. 5, 1942; Detroit 12, N.Y. Rangers 5
[ 27]
Power play goals against
6
January 4, 2007, at San Jose Sharks
[ 27]
Shorthanded goals
3
Jan. 9, 1990 (Shawn Burr 2, Steve Yzerman), Detroit 9, Minnesota 0 Apr. 14, 1992 (Steve Yzerman 2, Sergei Fedorov ), Detroit 7, Minnesota 4 Feb.11, 1994 (Sergei Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov , Steve Yzerman), Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3 Mar. 22, 1996 (Steve Yzerman, Keith Primeau , Viacheslav Fetisov ), Detroit 7, Colorado 0
[ 27]
Team postseason single game records
Record
Total
Date and opponent
Ref
Goals for
9
April 7, 1936 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs March 29, 1947 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
[ 30]
Goals against
9
April 14, 1942 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs April 10, 1985 vs. Chicago Black Hawks
[ 30]
Goals for, one period
6
March 29, 1947 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 3rd period
[ 30]
Fastest two goals
0:05‡
April 11, 1965 vs. Chicago Black Hawks (Norm Ullman , Norm Ullman)
[ 30]
Fastest three goals
1:30
March 29, 1947 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (Jim Conacher , Roy Conacher , Ed Bruneteau )
[ 30]
Fastest four goals
4:46
March 23, 1939 vs. Montreal Canadiens (Syd Howe , Syd Howe, Sid Abel , Eddie Wares )
[ 30]
Power play goals
4
six times
[ 30]
Power play goals, one period
3
five times
[ 30]
Power play goals against
4
March 28, 1963 vs. Chicago Black Hawks
[ 30]
Shorthanded goals
2
five times
[ 30]
Penalties
33†
April 12, 1991, vs. St. Louis Blues
[ 30]
Penalty minutes
152‡
April 12, 1991, vs. St. Louis Blues
[ 30]
Streaks
Team streaks records
Record
Total
Date(s)
Ref
Longest postseason appearance streak
25 seasons
1990-91 to 2015-16
[ 30]
Longest postseason appearance drought
7 seasons
1970-71 through 1976-77
[ 30]
Longest winning streak
9 games
Seven times[e]
[ 31]
Longest home winning streak
23 games‡
November 5, 2011 to February 19, 2012
[ 31]
Longest road winning streak
12 games‡
March 1, 2006 to April 15, 2006
[ 31]
Longest losing streak
14 games
February 24, 1982 to March 25, 1982
[ 31]
Longest home losing streak
8 games
October 21, 2013 to November 19, 2013
[ 31]
Longest road losing streak
14 games
October 19, 1966 to December 21, 1966
[ 31]
Longest undefeated streak
15 games (8 wins, 7 ties)
November 27, 1952 to December 28, 1952
[ 31]
Longest home undefeated streak
23 games (23 wins)
November 5, 2011 to February 19, 2012
[ 31]
Longest road undefeated streak
15 games (10 wins, 5 ties)
October 18, 1951 to December 20, 1951
[ 31]
Longest winless streak
19 games (18 losses, 1 tie)
February 26, 1977 to April 3, 1977
[ 31]
Longest home winless streak
10 games (9 losses, 1 tie)
December 11, 1985 to January 18, 1986
[ 31]
Longest road winless streak
26 games (23 losses, 3 ties)
December 15, 1976 to April 3, 1977
[ 31]
See also
Notes
a. 1 Chris Chelios , Mathieu Dandenault , Kris Draper , Steve Duchesne , Sergei Fedorov , Dominik Hasek , Tomas Holmstrom , Brett Hull , Nicklas Lidstrom , Kirk Maltby , Darren McCarty , Luc Robitaille , Brendan Shanahan , and Steve Yzerman in 2002 , and Daniel Cleary , Valtteri Filppula , Johan Franzen , Darren Helm , Tomas Holmstrom, Marian Hossa , Jiri Hudler , Niklas Kronwall , Brett Lebda , Chris Osgood , Mikael Samuelsson , Brad Stuart and Henrik Zetterberg in 2009 .[ 9]
b. 1 No Red Wings goaltender has ever been credited with a goal scored in the postseason[ 12]
c. 1 2 3 4 Minimum 25 games played
d. 1 2 3 4 Minimum 7 games played
e. 1 Active streak
f. 1 March 3–21, 1951; February 27-March 20, 1955; December 12–31, 1995; March 3–22, 1996; October 13-November 1, 2005; October 25-November 14, 2006; October 18-November 9, 2007
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