2019–20 Detroit Red Wings season

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2019–20 Detroit Red Wings
Division8th Atlantic
Conference16th Eastern
2019–20 record17–49–5
Home record12–23–2
Road record5–26–3
Goals for145
Goals against267
Team information
General managerSteve Yzerman
CoachJeff Blashill
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJustin Abdelkader
Luke Glendening
Dylan Larkin
Frans Nielsen
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Average attendance18,716[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTyler Bertuzzi (21)
AssistsDylan Larkin (34)
PointsDylan Larkin (53)
Penalty minutesFilip Hronek (46)
Plus/minusBrian Lashoff (+1)
WinsJonathan Bernier (15)
Goals against averageJonathan Bernier (2.95)

The 2019–20 Detroit Red Wings season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] It was the Red Wings' third season at Little Caesars Arena.

The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention on February 21, 2020 following a 4–1 loss to the New York Islanders.[3] On March 10, the Red Wings clinched the worst overall record in the NHL for the first time since the 1985–86 season.[4] The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled and the Red Wings missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year.[7] This was the first time since the 1985–86 season that the Red Wings finished with fewer than 20 wins.[8] The Red Wings also became the second team since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, and the subsequent start of the salary cap era, to finish with a sub-.300 points percentage, along with the 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche.[9][10] Their .275 points percentage was the worst for an NHL team since the 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers.[10]

Off-season[]

On April 19, 2019, Steve Yzerman was named executive vice president and general manager of the Red Wings. Ken Holland was retained by the organization and promoted to the team's senior vice president.[11][12] On May 7, 2019, Holland was named the general manager and president of hockey operations of the Edmonton Oilers.[13][14]

Standings[]

Detroit in action against Arizona on December 22, 2019
Detroit in action at Dallas on January 3, 2020

Divisional standings[]

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 100
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 92
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 81
4 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 78
5 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 71
6 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 68
7 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 62
8 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 39
Source: National Hockey League[15]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy

Eastern Conference[]

Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 .714 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[16]
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 .657
3 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 .652
4 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 .645
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 .623 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[16]
6 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 .596
7 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 −1 .588
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 .579
9 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 −7 .579
10 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 .565
11 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 .564
12 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 .500
13 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 .493
14 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 −41 .493
15 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 .437
16 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 .275
Source: National Hockey League[17]

Schedule and results[]

Preseason[]

Regular season[]

2019–20 game log: 17–49–5 (Home: 12–23–2; Road: 5–26–3)[28]

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

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Dylan Larkin 71 19 34 53 −21 39
Tyler Bertuzzi 71 21 27 48 −23 40
Anthony Mantha 43 16 22 38 −7 34
Robby Fabbri 52 14 17 31 −29 18
Filip Hronek 65 9 22 31 −38 46
Andreas Athanasiou 46 10 14 24 −45 26
Valtteri Filppula 70 6 15 21 −42 24
Madison Bowey 53 3 14 17 −16 34
Darren Helm 68 9 7 16 −6 37
Filip Zadina 28 8 7 15 −13 2
Mike Green 48 3 8 11 −32 32
Luke Glendening 60 6 3 9 −29 14
Frans Nielsen 60 4 5 9 −13 8
Patrik Nemeth 64 1 8 9 −10 28
Dennis Cholowski 36 2 6 8 −26 6
Taro Hirose 26 2 5 7 −12 6
Trevor Daley 43 0 7 7 −22 20
Adam Erne 56 2 3 5 −24 28
Christoffer Ehn 54 2 2 4 −21 2
Brendan Perlini 39 1 3 4 −18 10
Jacob de la Rose 16 1 3 4 3 4
Danny DeKeyser 8 0 4 4 0 4
Givani Smith 21 2 1 3 −2 9
Justin Abdelkader 49 0 3 3 −14 25
Alex Biega 49 0 3 3 −9 24
Joe Hicketts 6 0 2 2 −5 2
Sam Gagner 6 1 0 1 −1 2
Brian Lashoff 9 0 1 1 1 6
Gustav Lindström 16 0 1 1 −6 14
Jonathan Ericsson 18 0 0 0 −12 4
Dylan McIlrath 16 0 0 0 −4 23
Evgeny Svechnikov 4 0 0 0 −1 2
Dmytro Timashov 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cody Goloubef 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders[]

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jonathan Bernier 46 41 2,566 15 22 3 126 2.95 1,353 .907 1 0 3 4
Jimmy Howard 27 27 1,372 2 23 2 96 4.20 817 .882 0 0 0 0
Eric Comrie 3 2 127 0 2 0 9 4.28 66 .864 0 0 0 0
Calvin Pickard 3 1 165 0 2 0 15 5.46 74 .797 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.

Awards and honours[]

Awards[]

Milestones[]

Transactions[]

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07) To Vancouver Canucks
David Pope
To Detroit Red Wings
Alex Biega
[114]
October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28) To Chicago Blackhawks
Alec Regula
To Detroit Red Wings
Brendan Perlini
[115]
November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06) To St. Louis Blues
Jacob de la Rose
To Detroit Red Wings
Robby Fabbri
[116]
November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30) To Arizona Coyotes
Vili Saarijärvi
To Detroit Red Wings
Eric Comrie
[117]
December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12) To Carolina Hurricanes
Oliwer Kaski
To Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Wood
[118]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Edmonton Oilers
Mike Green[a]
To Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Brodziak
Conditional draft pick in 2020 or 2021
[119]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Edmonton Oilers
Andreas Athanasiou
Ryan Kuffner
To Detroit Red Wings
Sam Gagner
2020 2nd-round pick
2021 2nd-round pick
[120]
September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) To New York Rangers
Future considerations
To Detroit Red Wings
Marc Staal
2021 2nd-round pick
[121]

Notes:

  • a Detroit to retain 50% ($2.6875 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents[]

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Valtteri Filppula from New York Islanders 2-year [122]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Patrik Nemeth from Colorado Avalanche 2-year [122]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Calvin Pickard from Arizona Coyotes 2-year [122]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Martin Frk to Los Angeles Kings 1-year [123]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Luke Witkowski to Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year [124]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) to San Jose Sharks 1-year [125]

Retirement[]

Date Player Ref
September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03) Niklas Kronwall [126]

Waivers[]

Date Player Team Ref
February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21) Cody Goloubef from Ottawa Senators [127]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) Dmytro Timashov from Toronto Maple Leafs [128]
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