List of Detroit Red Wings seasons

In the front row, Nicklas Lidstrom holds a Red Wings jersey with the last name "BUSH" and the number "41" while George W. Bush holds a Red Wings jersey with the last name "BUSH" and the number "43". To Lidstrom's right is the Stanley Cup. Second row, left to right: Mike Babcock, Ken Holland, Jim Devellano, Jim Nill, unknown man. Third row, left to right: Kris Draper, Pavel Datsyuk, Mikael Samuelsson, Brian Rafalski, Derek Meech, Kirk Maltby, Chris Osgood, Aaron Downey.
The 2008 Stanley Cup champion Red Wings present two jerseys to U.S. President George W. Bush.

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL)[1] and are one of the Original Six teams of the league.[2] Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Cougars from then until 1930. For the 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons the team was called the Falcons, and in 1932 changed their name to the Red Wings.[3] The 2023–24 season was the 98th for the Detroit franchise. Since their founding, the Red Wings have won 3,097 regular season games, accumulated 19 division championships and six conference championships, led the league in points 18 times, appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs 64 times, and won 11 Stanley Cup titles.[4]

Detroit first qualified for the playoffs in 1929 where they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 in total goals scored.[5] In the 38 seasons from 1929 to 1966 the team missed the playoffs only six times.[6][7][8] They appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals 18 times during this period, winning the Stanley Cup in seven of those opportunities, with their championships coming in 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955. Their last Finals appearance of this era came in 1966 when they lost in six games to the Montreal Canadiens. The Red Wings then experienced a period, from 1967 until 1983, when they made the playoffs only twice, winning only one series, beating the Atlanta Flames two games to none in 1978.[8]

The Red Wings returned to the playoffs in 1984 where they suffered a first round defeat to the St. Louis Blues. In the 36 seasons since then they have made the playoffs 30 times, including 25 consecutive seasons from 1991 to 2016 (not counting the cancelled 2004–05 season). They returned to the Finals for the first time since 1966 in 1995 where they were swept by the New Jersey Devils in four games. However, in 1997 they made it back to the Finals, winning the series in a four-game sweep over the Philadelphia Flyers. They repeated as champions in the following season with another four-game sweep, this time over the Washington Capitals. Their most recent championships were in 2002 and 2008, with their most recent Finals appearance in 2009 where they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[8]

Table key

Key of colors and symbols
Color/symbol Explanation
† Stanley Cup champions
‡ Conference champions
↑ Division champions
# Led league in points
Key of terms and abbreviations
Term or abbreviation Definition
Finish Final position in division or league standings
GP Number of games played
W Number of wins
L Number of losses
T Number of ties
OT Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)
Pts Number of points
GF Goals for (goals scored by the Red Wings)
GA Goals against (goals scored by the Red Wings' opponents)
— Does not apply
TG Two-game total goals series

Year by year

Year by year listing of all seasons played by the Detroit Red Wings
NHL season Franchise season Conference Division Regular season[3][6][7][8] Postseason
Finish GP W L T OT Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA Result
Detroit Cougars[a]
1926–27 1926–27 — American[b] 5th 44 12 28 4 — 28 76 105 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1927–28 1927–28 — American 4th 44 19 19 6 — 44 88 79 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1928–29 1928–29 — American 3rd 44 19 16 9 — 47 72 63 2 0 2 0 2 7 Lost quarterfinals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–7 (TG)[5]
1929–30 1929–30 — American 4th 44 14 24 6 — 34 117 133 — — — — — — Did not qualify
Detroit Falcons[c]
1930–31 1930–31 — American 4th 44 16 21 7 — 39 102 105 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1931–32 1931–32 — American 3rd 48 18 20 10 — 46 95 108 2 0 1 1 1 3 Lost quarterfinals to Montreal Maroons, 1–3 (TG)[9]
Detroit Red Wings[d]
1932–33 1932–33 — American 2nd 48 25 15 8 — 58 111 93 4 2 2 0 8 8 Won quarterfinals vs. Montreal Maroons, 5–2 (TG)
Lost semifinals to New York Rangers, 3–6 (TG)[10]
1933–34 1933–34 — American↑ 1st 48 24 14 10 — 58 113 98 9 4 5 0 18 21 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–2
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Chicago Black Hawks, 1–3[11]
1934–35 1934–35 — American 4th 48 19 22 7 — 45 118 88 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1935–36 1935–36 — American↑ 1st 48 24 16 8 — 56# 124 103 7 6 1 0 24 12 Won semifinals vs. Montreal Maroons, 3–0
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–1[12]†
1936–37 1936–37 — American↑ 1st 48 25 14 9 — 59# 128 102 10 6 4 0 22 16 Won semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 3–2
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. New York Rangers, 3–2[13]†
1937–38 1937–38 — American 4th 48 12 25 11 — 35 99 133 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1938–39 1938–39 — —[e] 5th 48 18 24 6 — 42 107 128 6 3 3 0 16 15 Won quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 2–1
Lost semifinals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 1–2[14]
1939–40 1939–40 — — 5th 48 16 26 6 — 38 90 126 5 2 3 0 11 12 Won quarterfinals vs. New York Americans, 2–1
Lost semifinals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 0–2[15]
1940–41 1940–41 — — 3rd 48 21 16 11 — 53 112 102 9 4 5 0 17 20 Won quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 2–1
Won semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 2–0
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Boston Bruins, 0–4[16]
1941–42 1941–42 — — 5th 48 19 25 4 — 42 140 147 12 7 5 0 36 38 Won quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 2–1
Won semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 2–0
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–4[17]
1942–43 1942–43 — — 1st 50 25 14 11 — 61# 169 124 10 8 2 0 36 22 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–2
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–0[18]†
1943–44 1943–44 — — 2nd 50 26 18 6 — 58 214 177 5 1 4 0 8 17 Lost semifinals to Chicago Black Hawks, 1–4[19]
1944–45 1944–45 — — 2nd 50 31 14 5 — 67 218 161 14 7 7 0 31 31 Won semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–3
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–4[20]
1945–46 1945–46 — — 4th 50 20 20 10 — 50 146 159 5 1 4 0 10 16 Lost semifinals to Boston Bruins, 1–4[21]
1946–47 1946–47 — — 4th 60 22 27 11 — 55 190 193 5 1 4 0 14 18 Lost semifinals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 1–4[22]
1947–48 1947–48 — — 2nd 60 30 18 12 — 72 187 148 10 4 6 0 24 30 Won semifinals vs. New York Rangers, 4–2
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 0–4[23]
1948–49 1948–49 — — 1st 60 34 19 7 — 75# 195 145 11 4 7 0 22 26 Won semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–3
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 0–4[24]
1949–50 1949–50 — — 1st 70 37 19 14 — 88# 229 164 14 8 6 0 32 28 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–3
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. New York Rangers, 4–3[25]†
1950–51 1950–51 — — 1st 70 44 13 13 — 101# 236 139 6 2 4 0 12 13 Lost semifinals to Montreal Canadiens, 2–4[26]
1951–52 1951–52 — — 1st 70 44 14 12 — 100# 215 133 8 8 0 0 24 5 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–0
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–0[27]†
1952–53 1952–53 — — 1st 70 36 16 18 — 90# 222 133 6 2 4 0 21 21 Lost semifinals to Boston Bruins, 2–4[28]
1953–54 1953–54 — — 1st 70 37 19 14 — 88# 191 132 12 8 4 0 29 20 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–1
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–3[29]†
1954–55 1954–55 — — 1st 70 42 17 11 — 95# 204 134 11 8 3 0 41 26 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–0
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–3[30]†
1955–56 1955–56 — — 2nd 70 30 24 16 — 76 183 148 10 5 5 0 23 28 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–1
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Montreal Canadiens, 1–4[31]
1956–57 1956–57 — — 1st 70 38 20 12 — 88# 198 157 5 1 4 0 14 15 Lost semifinals to Boston Bruins, 1–4[32]
1957–58 1957–58 — — 3rd 70 29 29 12 — 70 176 207 4 0 4 0 6 19 Lost semifinals to Montreal Canadiens, 0–4[33]
1958–59 1958–59 — — 6th 70 25 37 8 — 58 167 218 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1959–60 1959–60 — — 4th 70 26 29 15 — 67 186 197 6 2 4 0 16 20 Lost semifinals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–4[34]
1960–61 1960–61 — — 4th 70 25 29 16 — 66 195 215 11 6 5 0 27 27 Won semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–1
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Chicago Black Hawks, 2–4[35]
1961–62 1961–62 — — 5th 70 23 33 14 — 60 184 219 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1962–63 1962–63 — — 4th 70 32 25 13 — 77 200 194 11 5 6 0 35 36 Won semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 4–2
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 1–4[36]
1963–64 1963–64 — — 4th 70 30 29 11 — 71 191 204 14 7 7 0 41 40 Won semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 4–3
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–4[37]
1964–65 1964–65 — — 1st 70 40 23 7 — 87# 224 175 7 3 4 0 19 23 Lost semifinals to Chicago Black Hawks, 3–4[38]
1965–66 1965–66 — — 4th 70 31 27 12 — 74 221 194 12 6 6 0 36 28 Won semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 4–2
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Montreal Canadiens, 2–4[39]
1966–67 1966–67 — — 5th 70 27 39 4 — 58 212 241 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1967–68 1967–68 — East[f] 6th 74 27 35 12 — 66 245 257 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1968–69 1968–69 — East 5th 76 33 31 12 — 78 239 221 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1969–70 1969–70 — East 3rd 76 40 21 15 — 95 246 199 4 0 4 0 8 16 Lost quarterfinals to Chicago Black Hawks, 0–4[40]
1970–71 1970–71 — East 7th 78 22 45 11 — 55 209 308 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1971–72 1971–72 — East 5th 78 33 35 10 — 76 261 262 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1972–73 1972–73 — East 5th 78 37 29 12 — 86 265 243 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1973–74 1973–74 — East 6th 78 29 39 10 — 68 255 319 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1974–75 1974–75 Wales[g] Norris 4th 80 23 45 12 — 58 259 335 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1975–76 1975–76 Wales Norris 4th 80 26 44 10 — 62 226 300 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1976–77 1976–77 Wales Norris 5th 80 16 55 9 — 41 183 309 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1977–78 1977–78 Wales Norris 2nd 80 32 34 14 — 78 252 266 7 3 4 0 18 29 Won preliminary round vs. Atlanta Flames, 2–0
Lost quarterfinals to Montreal Canadiens, 1–4[41]
1978–79 1978–79 Wales Norris 5th 80 23 41 16 — 62 252 295 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1979–80 1979–80 Wales Norris 5th 80 26 43 11 — 63 268 306 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1980–81 1980–81 Wales Norris 5th 80 19 43 18 — 56 252 339 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1981–82 1981–82 Campbell[h] Norris 6th 80 21 47 12 — 54 270 351 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1982–83 1982–83 Campbell Norris 5th 80 21 44 15 — 57 263 344 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1983–84 1983–84 Campbell Norris 3rd 80 31 42 7 — 69 298 323 4 1 3 0 12 13 Lost division semifinals to St. Louis Blues, 1–3[42]
1984–85 1984–85 Campbell Norris 3rd 80 27 41 12 — 66 313 357 3 0 3 0 8 23 Lost division semifinals to Chicago Black Hawks, 0–3[43]
1985–86 1985–86 Campbell Norris 5th 80 17 57 6 — 40 266 415 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1986–87 1986–87 Campbell Norris 2nd 80 34 36 10 — 78 260 274 16 9 7 0 45 40 Won division semifinals vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 4–0
Won division finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–3
Lost conference finals to Edmonton Oilers, 1–4[44]
1987–88 1987–88 Campbell Norris↑ 1st 80 41 28 11 — 93 322 269 16 9 7 0 69 57 Won division semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–2
Won division finals vs. St. Louis Blues, 4–1
Lost conference finals to Edmonton Oilers, 1–4[45]
1988–89 1988–89 Campbell Norris↑ 1st 80 34 34 12 — 80 313 316 6 2 4 0 18 25 Lost division semifinals to Chicago Blackhawks, 2–4[46]
1989–90 1989–90 Campbell Norris 5th 80 28 38 14 — 70 288 323 — — — — — — Did not qualify
1990–91 1990–91 Campbell Norris 3rd 80 34 38 8 — 76 273 298 7 3 4 0 20 24 Lost division semifinals to St. Louis Blues, 3–4[47]
1991–92 1991–92 Campbell Norris↑ 1st 80 43 25 12 — 98 320 256 11 4 7 0 29 30 Won division semifinals vs. Minnesota North Stars, 4–3
Lost division finals to Chicago Blackhawks, 0–4[48]
1992–93 1992–93 Campbell Norris 2nd 84 47 28 9 — 103 369 280 7 3 4 0 30 24 Lost division semifinals to Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–4[49]
1993–94 1993–94 Western[i] Central↑ 1st 84 46 30 8 — 100 356 275 7 3 4 0 27 21 Lost conference quarterfinals to San Jose Sharks, 3–4[50]
1994–95[j] 1994–95 Western‡ Central↑ 1st 48 33 11 4 — 70# 180 117 18 12 6 0 61 44 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Dallas Stars, 4–1
Won conference semifinals vs. San Jose Sharks, 4–0
Won conference finals vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 4–1
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to New Jersey Devils, 0–4[51]
1995–96 1995–96 Western Central↑ 1st 82 62 13 7 — 131# 325 181 19 10 9 0 58 46 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Winnipeg Jets, 4–2
Won conference semifinals vs. St. Louis Blues, 4–3
Lost conference finals to Colorado Avalanche, 2–4[52]
1996–97 1996–97 Western‡ Central 2nd 82 38 26 18 — 94 253 197 20 16 4 0 58 38 Won conference quarterfinals vs. St. Louis Blues, 4–2
Won conference semifinals vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 4–0
Won conference finals vs. Colorado Avalanche, 4–2
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–0[53]†
1997–98 1997–98 Western‡ Central 2nd 82 44 23 15 — 103 250 196 22 16 6 0 75 49 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Phoenix Coyotes, 4–2
Won conference semifinals vs. St. Louis Blues, 4–2
Won conference finals vs. Dallas Stars, 4–2
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–0[54]†
1998–99 1998–99 Western Central↑ 1st 82 43 32 7 — 93 245 202 10 6 4 0 31 27 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 4–0
Lost conference semifinals to Colorado Avalanche, 2–4[55]
1999–2000 1999–2000 Western Central 2nd 82 48 22 10 2[k] 108 278 210 9 5 4 0 23 19 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Los Angeles Kings, 4–0
Lost conference semifinals to Colorado Avalanche, 1–4[56]
2000–01 2000–01 Western Central↑ 1st 82 49 20 9 4 111 253 202 6 2 4 0 17 15 Lost conference quarterfinals to Los Angeles Kings, 2–4[57]
2001–02 2001–02 Western‡ Central↑ 1st 82 51 17 10 4 116# 251 187 23 16 7 0 72 47 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Vancouver Canucks, 4–2
Won conference semifinals vs. St. Louis Blues, 4–1
Won conference finals vs. Colorado Avalanche, 4–3
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 4–1[58]†
2002–03 2002–03 Western Central↑ 1st 82 48 20 10 4 110 269 203 4 0 4 0 6 10 Lost conference quarterfinals to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 0–4[59]
2003–04 2003–04 Western Central↑ 1st 82 48 21 11 2 109# 255 189 12 6 6 0 24 20 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Nashville Predators, 4–2
Lost conference semifinals to Calgary Flames, 2–4[60]
2004–05[l] 2004–05 Western Central — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — No playoffs due to lockout
2005–06 2005–06 Western Central↑ 1st 82 58 16 —[m] 8 124# 305 209 6 2 4 0 17 19 Lost conference quarterfinals to Edmonton Oilers, 2–4[61]
2006–07 2006–07 Western Central↑ 1st 82 50 19 — 13 113 254 199 18 10 8 0 48 35 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Calgary Flames, 4–2
Won conference semifinals vs. San Jose Sharks, 4–2
Lost conference finals to Anaheim Ducks, 2–4[62]
2007–08 2007–08 Western‡ Central↑ 1st 82 54 21 — 7 115# 257 184 22 16 6 0 72 41 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Nashville Predators, 4–2
Won conference semifinals vs. Colorado Avalanche, 4–0
Won conference finals vs. Dallas Stars, 4–2
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–2[63]†
2008–09 2008–09 Western‡ Central↑ 1st 82 51 21 — 10 112 295 244 23 15 8 0 76 48 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 4–0
Won conference semifinals vs. Anaheim Ducks, 4–3
Won conference finals vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 4–1
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4[64]
2009–10 2009–10 Western Central 2nd 82 44 24 — 14 102 229 216 12 5 7 0 43 33 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Phoenix Coyotes, 4–3
Lost conference semifinals to San Jose Sharks, 1–4[65]
2010–11 2010–11 Western Central↑ 1st 82 47 25 — 10 104 261 241 11 7 4 0 36 28 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Phoenix Coyotes, 4–0
Lost conference semifinals to San Jose Sharks, 3–4[66]
2011–12 2011–12 Western Central 3rd 82 48 28 — 6 102 248 203 5 1 4 0 9 13 Lost conference quarterfinals to Nashville Predators, 1–4[67]
2012–13[n] 2012–13 Western Central 3rd 48 24 16 — 8 56 124 115 14 7 7 0 33 37 Won conference quarterfinals vs. Anaheim Ducks, 4–3
Lost conference semifinals to Chicago Blackhawks, 3–4[68]
2013–14 2013–14 Eastern[o] Atlantic 4th 82 39 28 — 15 93 222 230 5 1 4 0 6 12 Lost first round to Boston Bruins, 1–4[69]
2014–15 2014–15 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 43 25 — 14 100 235 221 7 3 4 0 15 17 Lost first round to Tampa Bay Lightning, 3–4[70]
2015–16 2015–16 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 41 30 — 11 93 211 224 5 1 4 0 8 12 Lost first round to Tampa Bay Lightning, 1–4[71]
2016–17 2016–17 Eastern Atlantic 7th 82 33 36 — 13 79 207 244 — — — — — — Did not qualify
2017–18 2017–18 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 30 39 — 13 73 217 255 — — — — — — Did not qualify
2018–19 2018–19 Eastern Atlantic 7th 82 32 40 — 10 74 227 277 — — — — — — Did not qualify
2019–20 [p] 2019–20 Eastern Atlantic 8th 71 17 49 — 5 39 145 267 — — — — — — Did not qualify
2020–21 [q] 2020–21 — Central 7th 56 19 27 — 10 48 127 171 — — — — — — Did not qualify
2021–22 2021–22 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 32 40 — 10 74 230 312 — — — — — — Did not qualify
2022–23 2022–23 Eastern Atlantic 7th 82 35 37 — 10 80 240 279 — — — — — — Did not qualify
2023–24 2023–24 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 41 32 — 9 91 278 274 — — — — — — Did not qualify
Totals 6,807 3,097 2,683 815 212 7,221 20,848 20,339 622 325 296 1 1,748 1,575

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