2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season
2021–22 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | Atlantic |
Conference | Eastern |
2021–22 record | 20–20–6 |
Home record | 14–7–3 |
Road record | 6–12–3 |
Goals for | 127 |
Goals against | 157 |
Team information | |
General manager | Steve Yzerman |
Coach | Jeff Blashill |
Captain | Dylan Larkin |
Alternate captains | Danny DeKeyser Marc Staal |
Arena | Little Caesars Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dylan Larkin (23) |
Assists | Moritz Seider (25) |
Points | Dylan Larkin (43) |
Penalty minutes | Givani Smith (87) |
Plus/minus | Tyler Bertuzzi (+12) |
Wins | Alex Nedeljkovic (13) |
Goals against average | Alex Nedeljkovic (2.90) |
The 2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season is the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] It is the Red Wings' fifth season at Little Caesars Arena.
Off-season[]
On June 30, 2021, the Red Wings hired Alex Tanguay as an assistant coach.[2]
On July 18, 2021, the NHL released the full list of players protected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[3]
On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected defenseman Dennis Cholowski during their expansion draft.[4]
Standings[]
Divisional standings[]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Florida Panthers | 46 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 192 | 134 | +58 | 69 |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 45 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 154 | 128 | +26 | 64 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 41 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 146 | 111 | +35 | 59 |
4 | Boston Bruins | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 128 | 118 | +10 | 53 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 127 | 157 | −30 | 46 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 44 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 115 | 152 | −37 | 35 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 39 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 109 | 132 | −23 | 32 |
8 | Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 99 | 172 | −73 | 23 |
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)
Conference standings[]
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | Washington Capitals | 45 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 145 | 122 | +23 | 57 |
2 | AT | Boston Bruins | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 128 | 118 | +10 | 53 |
3 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 127 | 157 | −30 | 46 |
4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 43 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 136 | 159 | −23 | 41 |
5 | ME | New York Islanders | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 89 | 101 | −12 | 36 |
6 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 44 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 110 | 151 | −41 | 36 |
7 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 44 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 115 | 152 | −37 | 35 |
8 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 44 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 125 | 156 | −31 | 35 |
9 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 39 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 109 | 132 | −23 | 32 |
10 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 99 | 172 | −73 | 23 |
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)
Schedule and results[]
Preseason[]
2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)[7] | |||||||||
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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 | [8] |
2 | September 30 | Buffalo | 2–6 | Detroit | Nedeljkovic | 14,352 | 2–0–0 | [9] | |
3 | October 2 | Columbus | 1–5 | Detroit | Greiss | 14,827 | 3–0–0 | [10] | |
4 | October 3 | Detroit | 1–5 | Pittsburgh | Nedeljkovic | 15,554 | 3–1–0 | [11] | |
5 | October 4 | Chicago | 6–4 | Detroit | Greiss | 14,769 | 3–2–0 | [12] | |
6 | October 6 | Detroit | 2–4 | Columbus | Nedeljkovic | 10,374 | 3–3–0 | [13] | |
7 | October 7 | Pittsburgh | 2–4 | Detroit | Greiss | 14,812 | 4–3–0 | [14] | |
8 | October 9 | Detroit | 1–3 | Buffalo | Nedeljkovic | 6,607 | 4–4–0 | [15] |
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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Roster[]
Updated January 31, 2022[71][72]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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26 | Riley Barber | RW | R | 27 | 2020 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
59 | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 26 | 2013 | Sudbury, Ontario | |
65 | Danny DeKeyser (A) | D | L | 31 | 2013 | Clay Township, Michigan | |
73 | Adam Erne | LW | L | 26 | 2019 | New Haven, Connecticut | |
14 | Robby Fabbri | C | L | 26 | 2019 | Mississauga, Ontario | |
89 | Sam Gagner | C | R | 32 | 2020 | London, Ontario | |
29 | Thomas Greiss | G | L | 36 | 2020 | Füssen, West Germany | |
17 | Filip Hronek | D | R | 24 | 2016 | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | |
71 | Dylan Larkin (C) | C | L | 25 | 2014 | Waterford, Michigan | |
2 | Nick Leddy | D | L | 30 | 2021 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | |
28 | Gustav Lindstrom | D | R | 23 | 2017 | Östervåla, Sweden | |
92 | Vladislav Namestnikov | C | L | 29 | 2020 | Voskresensk, Russia | |
39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | G | L | 26 | 2021 | Parma, Ohio | |
82 | Jordan Oesterle | D | L | 29 | 2021 | Dearborn Heights, Michigan | |
27 | Michael Rasmussen | C | L | 22 | 2017 | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
23 | Lucas Raymond | RW | L | 19 | 2020 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
37 | Carter Rowney | C | R | 32 | 2021 | Sexsmith, Alberta | |
53 | Moritz Seider | D | R | 20 | 2019 | Zell, Germany | |
64 | Gemel Smith | C | L | 27 | 2022 | Toronto, Ontario | |
48 | Givani Smith | RW | L | 23 | 2016 | Thornhill, Ontario | |
18 | Marc Staal (A) | D | L | 35 | 2020 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | |
70 | Troy Stecher | D | R | 27 | 2020 | Richmond, British Columbia | |
22 | Mitchell Stephens | C | R | 24 | 2021 | Peterborough, Ontario | |
24 | Pius Suter | C | L | 25 | 2021 | Zurich, Switzerland | |
90 | Joe Veleno | C | L | 22 | 2018 | Montreal, Quebec | |
15 | Jakub Vrana | LW | L | 25 | 2021 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
20 | Luke Witkowski | D/RW | R | 31 | 2021 | Holland, Michigan | |
11 | Filip Zadina | RW | L | 22 | 2018 | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
Player statistics[]
As of December 22, 2021[73]
Skaters[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Dylan Larkin | 34 | 16 | 18 | 34 | +4 | 25 |
Lucas Raymond | 39 | 11 | 21 | 32 | +2 | 6 |
Tyler Bertuzzi | 31 | 18 | 13 | 31 | +13 | 30 |
Moritz Seider | 39 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 22 |
Vladislav Namestnikov | 39 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +1 | 23 |
Filip Hronek | 37 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
Pius Suter | 31 | 5 | 10 | 15 | –4 | 2 |
Robby Fabbri | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −11 | 12 |
Sam Gagner | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −8 | 16 |
Filip Zadina | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −9 | 4 |
Michael Rasmussen | 29 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −7 | 20 |
Adam Erne | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −10 | 12 |
Nick Leddy | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −14 | 12 |
Joe Veleno | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 4 |
Givani Smith | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 26 |
Marc Staal | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Gustav Lindstrom | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Mitchell Stephens | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −5 | 4 |
Carter Rowney | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Danny DeKeyser | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 10 |
Jordan Oesterle | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –1 | 4 |
Troy Stecher | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
Goaltenders[]
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Alex Nedeljkovic | 21 | 18 | 1164:22 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 2.78 | 645 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Greiss | 14 | 13 | 697:58 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3.52 | 383 | .893 | 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 |
[74] |
July 22, 2021 | To Carolina Hurricanes Jonathan Bernier 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To Detroit Red Wings Alex Nedeljkovic |
[75] |
July 30, 2021 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2022 |
To Detroit Red Wings Mitchell Stephens |
[76] |
Free agents[]
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Luke Glendening | to Dallas Stars | 2-year | [77] |
July 28, 2021 | Joe Hicketts | to Minnesota Wild | 2-year | [78] |
July 28, 2021 | Jordan Oesterle | from Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | [79] |
July 28, 2021 | Dominic Turgeon | to Minnesota Wild | 1-year | [80] |
July 28, 2021 | Alex Biega | to Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | [81] |
July 28, 2021 | Pius Suter | from Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | [82] |
July 28, 2021 | Dylan McIlrath | to Washington Capitals | 2-year | [83] |
July 28, 2021 | Ryan Murphy | from Henderson Silver Knights | 1-year | [84] |
July 29, 2021 | Darren Helm | to Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [85] |
July 29, 2021 | Dan Renouf | from Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [86] |
July 29, 2021 | Luke Witkowski | from Syracuse Crunch | 2-year | |
July 30, 2021 | Brian Lashoff | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [87] |
August 20, 2021 | Kevin Boyle | to HC Bolzano | 1-year | [88] |
August 24, 2021 | Valtteri Filppula | to Geneve-Servette HC | 1-year | [89] |
September 2, 2021 | Carter Rowney | from Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [90] |
October 13, 2021 | Evgeny Svechnikov | to Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [91] |
Contract terminations[]
Date | Player | Via | Ref |
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August 19, 2021 | Frans Nielsen | Buyout | [92] |
Waivers[]
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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January 19, 2022 | Gemel Smith | from Tampa Bay Lightning | [93] |
Signings[]
Draft picks[]Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notes:
References[]
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- 2021–22 NHL season by team
- 2021 in sports in Michigan
- 2022 in sports in Michigan
- Detroit Red Wings seasons