The 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season will see the Detroit Red Wings' attempt to win their 12th Stanley Cup title. It is the 83rd season for the franchise (77th as the Detroit Red Wings).
[edit] Regular season [edit] October As part of the NHL Premiere, the Red Wings began their season on Friday, October 2 in Stockholm, Sweden against the St. Louis Blues. Their home opener was on October 8 versus the Chicago Blackhawks. [edit] 2009–2010 Season Standings [edit] Divisional standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points After games of December 4, 2009.[1]
[edit] Conference standings After games of December 5, 2009.[2]
[edit] Game log | 2009–10 Game Log | October: 5–4–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–3–2) | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 1 | October 2 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | St. Louis1 | | Osgood | 13,850 | 0–1–0 | 0 | | 2 | October 3 | St. Louis | 5 – 3 | Detroit1 | | Howard | 13,850 | 0–2–0 | 0 | | 3 | October 8 | Chicago | 2 – 3 | Detroit | | Osgood | 20,066 | 1–2–0 | 2 | | 4 | October 10 | Washington | 2 – 3 | Detroit | | Osgood | 19,122 | 2–2–0 | 4 | | 5 | October 13 | Detroit | 2 – 6 | Buffalo | | Osgood | 17,459 | 2–3–0 | 4 | | 6 | October 15 | Los Angeles | 2 – 5 | Detroit | | Osgood | 17,782 | 3–3–0 | 6 | | 7 | October 17 | Colorado | 4 – 3 | Detroit | SO | Osgood | 19,763 | 3–3–1 | 7 | | 8 | October 22 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Phoenix | OT | Osgood | 11,938 | 3–3–2 | 8 | | 9 | October 24 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Colorado | | Howard | 17,690 | 3–4–2 | 8 | | 10 | October 27 | Detroit | 5 – 4 | Vancouver | | Howard | 18,810 | 4–4–2 | 10 | | 11 | October 29 | Detroit | 5 – 6 | Edmonton | SO | Howard | 16,839 | 4–4–3 | 11 | | 12 | October 31 | Detroit | 3 – 1 | Calgary | | Osgood | 19,289 | 5–4–3 | 13 | | November: 8–8–1 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 1–3–0) | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 13 | November 3 | Boston | 0 – 2 | Detroit | | Osgood | 19,167 | 6–4–3 | 15 | | 14 | November 5 | San Jose | 1 – 2 | Detroit | SO | Osgood | 19,558 | 7–4–3 | 17 | | 15 | November 7 | Detroit | 1 – 5 | Toronto | | Osgood | 19,303 | 7–5–3 | 17 | | 16 | November 11 | Detroit | 9 – 1 | Columbus | | Howard | 15,304 | 8–5–3 | 19 | | 17 | November 12 | Vancouver | 1 – 3 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,066 | 9–5–3 | 21 | | 18 | November 14 | Anaheim | 4 – 7 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,066 | 10–5–3 | 23 | | 19 | November 18 | Dallas | 3 – 1 | Detroit | | Howard | 18,112 | 10–6–3 | 23 | | 20 | November 20 | Florida | 2 – 1 | Detroit | OT | Osgood | 18,634 | 10–6–4 | 24 | | 21 | November 21 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Montreal | SO | Howard | 21,273 | 11–6–4 | 26 | | 22 | November 23 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Nashville | | Osgood | 14,410 | 11–7–4 | 26 | | 23 | November 25 | Atlanta | 2 – 0 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,066 | 11–8–4 | 26 | | 24 | November 27 | Calgary | 3 – 0 | Detroit | | Osgood | 20,066 | 11–9–4 | 26 | | 25 | November 28 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | St. Louis | SO | Howard | 19,150 | 12–9–4 | 28 | | 26 | November 30 | Dallas | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Howard | 17,645 | 13–9–4 | 30 | | December: 0–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–0) | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 27 | December 3 | Edmonton | 4 – 1 | Detroit | | Howard | 18,018 | 13–10–4 | 30 | | 28 | December 5 | Detroit | | New Jersey | | | | | | | 29 | December 6 | Detroit | | NY Rangers | | | | | | | 30 | December 9 | St. Louis | | Detroit | | | | | | | 31 | December 11 | Anaheim | | Detroit | | | | | | | 32 | December 12 | Detroit | | Nashville | | | | | | | 33 | December 14 | Phoenix | | Detroit | | | | | | | 34 | December 17 | Tampa Bay | | Detroit | | | | | | | 35 | December 19 | Detroit | | Dallas | | | | | | | 36 | December 20 | Detroit | | Chicago | | | | | | | 37 | December 23 | Chicago | | Detroit | | | | | | | 38 | December 26 | Columbus | | Detroit | | | | | | | 39 | December 28 | Detroit | | Columbus | | | | | | | 40 | December 31 | Colorado | | Detroit | | | | | | | January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 41 | January 2 | Detroit | | Phoenix | | | | | | | 42 | January 5 | Detroit | | Anaheim | | | | | | | 43 | January 7 | Detroit | | Los Angeles | | | | | | | 44 | January 9 | Detroit | | San Jose | | | | | | | 45 | January 12 | Detroit | | NY Islanders | | | | | | | 46 | January 14 | Carolina | | Detroit | | | | | | | 47 | January 16 | Detroit | | Dallas | | | | | | | 48 | January 17 | Chicago | | Detroit | | | | | | | 49 | January 19 | Detroit | | Chicago | | | | | | | 50 | January 21 | Detroit | | Minnesota | | | | | | | 51 | January 23 | Los Angeles | | Detroit | | | | | | | 52 | January 26 | Phoenix | | Detroit | | | | | | | 53 | January 27 | Detroit | | Minnesota | | | | | | | 54 | January 29 | Nashville | | Detroit | | | | | | | 55 | January 31 | Detroit | | Pittsburgh | | | | | | | February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 56 | February 2 | Detroit | | San Jose | | | | | | | 57 | February 3 | Detroit | | Anaheim | | | | | | | 58 | February 6 | Detroit | | Los Angeles | | | | | | | 59 | February 9 | Detroit | | St. Louis | | | | | | | 60 | February 11 | San Jose | | Detroit | | | | | | | 61 | February 13 | Ottawa | | Detroit | | | | | | | March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 62 | March 1 | Detroit | | Colorado | | | | | | | 63 | March 3 | Vancouver | | Detroit | | | | | | | 64 | March 5 | Nashville | | Detroit | | | | | | | 65 | March 7 | Detroit | | Chicago | | | | | | | 66 | March 9 | Calgary | | Detroit | | | | | | | 67 | March 11 | Minnesota | | Detroit | | | | | | | 68 | March 13 | Buffalo | | Detroit | | | | | | | 69 | March 15 | Detroit | | Calgary | | | | | | | 70 | March 19 | Detroit | | Edmonton | | | | | | | 71 | March 20 | Detroit | | Vancouver | | | | | | | 72 | March 22 | Pittsburgh | | Detroit | | | | | | | 73 | March 24 | St. Louis | | Detroit | | | | | | | 74 | March 26 | Minnesota | | Detroit | | | | | | | 75 | March 27 | Detroit | | Nashville | | | | | | | 76 | March 30 | Edmonton | | Detroit | | | | | | | April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 77 | April 1 | Columbus | | Detroit | | | | | | | 78 | April 3 | Nashville | | Detroit | | | | | | | 79 | April 4 | Detroit | | Philadelphia | | | | | | | 80 | April 7 | Columbus | | Detroit | | | | | | | 81 | April 9 | Detroit | | Columbus | | | | | | | 82 | April 11 | Detroit | | Chicago | | | | | | Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) | [edit] Playoffs As of the conclusion of the previous season, the Red Wings have made the Stanley Cup playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons, the longest current post-season streak for a single team in all of North American major professional sports.[3] They look to extend this streak to 19 seasons during the 2009–10 season.
[edit] Player stats [edit] Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes | Regular season | | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | | Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg | 28 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -1 | 6 | | Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk | 26 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 | | Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom | 28 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 20 | | Cleary, DanDan Cleary | 28 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 10 | | Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 18 | | Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 16 | | Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski | 25 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | | Draper, KrisKris Draper | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | | Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 16 | | Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | | Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | | Helm, DarrenDarren Helm | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | Williams, JasonJason Williams | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 4 | | Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 4 | | Stuart, BradBrad Stuart | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 | | Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | | Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 18 | | Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | | Leino, VilleVille Leino | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 2 | | Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | | Miller, DrewDrew Miller† | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | May, BradBrad May | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 36 | | Janik, DougDoug Janik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Meech, DerekDerek Meech | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | | Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | | | [edit] Goaltenders Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average | Regular season | | Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM | | Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood | 16 | 894 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 2.75 | 395 | .896 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard | 14 | 810 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 2.67 | 381 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record [edit] Awards and records [edit] Records [edit] Milestones [edit] Awards | Regular Season | | Player | Award | Awarded | | Henrik Zetterberg[4] | NHL First Star of the Week | November 16, 2009 |
[edit] Transactions [edit] Free Agents [edit] Draft picks The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec on June 26–27, 2009. Detroit made following picks: [edit] Roster Updated November 23, 2009.[13]
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace | | 8 | United States  | Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader | 4.0 C | L | 22 | 2005 | Muskegon, Michigan | | 44 | Canada  | Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi | 7.0 RW | L | 34 | 2009 | Sudbury, Ontario | | 11 | Canada  | Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary | 7.0 RW | L | 30 | 2005 | Carbonear, Newfoundland | | 13 | Russia  | Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk (A) | 4.0 C | L | 31 | 1998 | Yekaterinburg, Soviet Union | | 33 | Canada  | Draper, KrisKris Draper (A) | 4.0 C | L | 38 | 1993 | Toronto, Ontario | | 17 | Canada  | Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves | 7.0 RW | R | 25 | 2009 | Calgary, Alberta | | 52 | Sweden  | Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson | 2.0 D | L | 25 | 2002 | Karlskrona, Sweden | | 51 | Finland  | Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula  | 4.0 C | L | 25 | 2002 | Vantaa, Finland | | 93 | Sweden  | Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen  | 6.0 LW | L | 29 | 2004 | Vetlanda, Sweden | | 43 | Canada  | Helm, DarrenDarren Helm | 4.0 C | L | 22 | 2005 | St. Andrews, Manitoba | | 96 | Sweden  | Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom | 7.0 RW | L | 36 | 1994 | Piteå, Sweden | | 35 | United States  | Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard | 1.0 G | L | 25 | 2003 | Ogdensburg, New York | | 55 | Sweden  | Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall  | 2.0 D | L | 28 | 2000 | Stockholm, Sweden | | 22 | United States  | Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda | 2.0 D | L | 27 | 2004 | Buffalo Grove, Illinois | | 21 | Finland  | Leino, VilleVille Leino | 6.0 LW | L | 26 | 2008 | Savonlinna, Finland | | 5 | Sweden  | Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom (C) | 2.0 D | L | 39 | 1989 | Västerås, Sweden | | 3 | Sweden  | Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja  | 2.0 D | L | 34 | 2005 | Helsingborg, Sweden | | 18 | Canada  | Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby | 7.0 RW | R | 36 | 1996 | Guelph, Ontario | | 24 | Canada  | May, BradBrad May | 6.0 LW | R | 38 | 2009 | Toronto, Ontario | | 14 | Canada  | Meech, DerekDerek Meech | 2.0 D | L | 25 | 2002 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | | 20 | United States  | Miller, DrewDrew Miller | 6.0 LW | L | 25 | 2009 | Dover, New Jersey | | 30 | Canada  | Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood | 1.0 G | L | 37 | 2005 | Peace River, Alberta | | 28 | United States  | Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski | 2.0 D | R | 36 | 2007 | Dearborn, Michigan | | 23 | Canada  | Stuart, BradBrad Stuart | 2.0 D | L | 30 | 2008 | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta | | 29 | Canada  | Williams, JasonJason Williams  | 7.0 RW | R | 29 | 2009 | London, Ontario | | 40 | Sweden  | Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg (A) | 4.0 C | L | 29 | 1999 | Njurunda, Sweden | [edit] See also [edit] Farm teams The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10[14] and the Toledo Walleye will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2009-10.[15] [edit] References [edit] External Links |