2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season is the 99th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] It will be the Red Wings' eighth season at Little Caesars Arena. This was the Red Wings' third season under head coach Derek Lalonde, until he was fired and replaced by Todd McLellan on December 26, 2024.[2]

2024–25 Detroit Red Wings
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record15–18–4
Home record9–10–2
Road record6–8–2
Goals for98
Goals against120
Team information
General managerSteve Yzerman
CoachDerek Lalonde (until Dec. 26)
Todd McLellan (from Dec. 26)
CaptainDylan Larkin
Alternate captainsRotating
Rotating
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlex DeBrincat
Lucas Raymond (15)
AssistsLucas Raymond (23)
PointsLucas Raymond (38)
Penalty minutesBen Chiarot (39)
Plus/minusAndrew Copp
Simon Edvinsson (+3)
WinsAlex Lyon (7)
Goals against averageSebastian Cossa (2.67)

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 38 23 13 2 20 118 106 +12 48
2 Florida Panthers 38 23 13 2 19 131 119 +12 48
3 Boston Bruins 39 20 15 4 14 102 118 −16 44
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 34 20 12 2 17 134 97 +37 42
5 Ottawa Senators 36 19 15 2 14 110 103 +7 40
6 Montreal Canadiens 37 17 17 3 14 113 127 −14 37
7 Detroit Red Wings 37 15 18 4 12 98 120 −22 34
8 Buffalo Sabres 38 14 20 4 11 116 128 −12 32
Updated to game(s) played on December 31, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[3]
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

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 34 20 12 2 17 134 97 +37 42
2 AT Ottawa Senators 36 19 15 2 14 110 103 +7 40
3 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 39 17 17 5 11 120 145 −25 39
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 38 16 16 6 13 127 136 −9 38
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 38 17 17 4 9 119 136 −17 38
6 AT Montreal Canadiens 37 17 17 3 14 113 127 −14 37
7 ME New York Islanders 38 14 17 7 11 102 122 −20 35
8 AT Detroit Red Wings 37 15 18 4 12 98 120 −22 34
9 ME New York Rangers 36 16 19 1 16 101 113 −12 33
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 38 14 20 4 11 116 128 −12 32
Updated to game(s) played on December 31, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[4]
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

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Preseason

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Regular season

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2024–25 game log: 15–18–4 (Home: 9–10–2; Road: 6–8–2)[15]
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
38 January 2 Detroit Columbus
39 January 4 Detroit Winnipeg
40 January 7 Ottawa Detroit
41 January 10 Chicago Detroit
42 January 12 Seattle Detroit
43 January 14 San Jose Detroit
44 January 16 Detroit Florida
45 January 18 Detroit Tampa Bay
46 January 19 Detroit Dallas
47 January 21 Detroit Philadelphia
48 January 23 Montreal Detroit
49 January 25 Tampa Bay Detroit
50 January 27 Los Angeles Detroit
51 January 30 Detroit Edmonton

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

Roster

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Updated 31 December 2024.[53][54]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
48   Jonatan Berggren RW L 24 2018 Uppsala, Sweden
8   Ben Chiarot D L 33 2022 Hamilton, Ontario
37   J.T. Compher LW R 29 2023 Northbrook, Illinois
18   Andrew Copp C L 30 2022 Ann Arbor, Michigan
93   Alex DeBrincat RW R 27 2023 Farmington Hills, Michigan
77   Simon Edvinsson D L 21 2021 Onsala, Sweden
36   Christian Fischer RW R 27 2023 Chicago, Illinois
56   Erik Gustafsson D L 32 2024 Nynäshamn, Sweden
3   Justin Holl D R 32 2023 Tonka Bay, Minnesota
20   Albert Johansson D L 23 2019 Karlstad, Sweden
88   Patrick Kane RW L 36 2023 Buffalo, New York
92   Marco Kasper C L 20 2022 Innsbruck, Austria
84   William Lagesson D L 28 2024 Gothenburg, Sweden
71   Dylan Larkin (C) C L 28 2014 Waterford, Michigan
34   Alex Lyon G L 32 2023 Baudette, Minnesota
14   Tyler Motte C L 29 2024 St. Clair, Michigan
46   Jeff Petry D R 37 2023 Ann Arbor, Michigan
27   Michael Rasmussen C L 25 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia
23   Lucas Raymond LW R 22 2020 Gothenburg, Sweden
53   Moritz Seider D R 23 2019 Zell, Germany
39   Cam Talbot G L 37 2024 Caledonia, Ontario
11   Vladimir Tarasenko RW L 33 2024 Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
90   Joe Veleno C L 24 2018 Montreal, Quebec


Player statistics

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Stats updated as of December 23, 2024

Skaters

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Regular season [55]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Lucas Raymond 34 13 20 33 –6 6
Dylan Larkin 34 12 14 26 –7 24
Alex DeBrincat 34 13 12 25 –11 8
Moritz Seider 34 4 14 18 1 20
J. T. Compher 33 4 12 16 –1 8
Andrew Copp 34 7 7 14 2 6
Patrick Kane 29 5 9 14 –9 8
Simon Edvinsson 30 3 10 13 5 12
Michael Rasmussen 33 6 6 12 1 11
Vladimir Tarasenko 33 4 8 12 –7 4
Jonatan Berggren 32 4 3 7 –6 10
Marco Kasper 29 2 5 7 –5 12
Joe Veleno 30 4 2 6 –5 11
Jeff Petry 30 1 5 6 –6 8
Ben Chiarot 33 1 4 5 –3 39
Erik Gustafsson 26 0 5 5 –11 14
Christian Fischer 30 1 3 4 –3 11
Justin Holl 26 1 2 3 –2 6
Tyler Motte 20 2 0 2 –6 2
Albert Johansson 17 0 1 1 –6 2
Austin Watson 2 0 0 0 –2 2
Olli Maatta 7 0 0 0 0 0
William Lagesson 2 0 0 0 –2 2

Goaltenders

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Regular season [56]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Talbot 18 17 988:26 6 8 2 46 2.79 520 .912 1 0 0 0
Alex Lyon 11 10 622:03 5 5 0 32 3.09 301 .894 1 0 0 2
Ville Husso 8 7 380:34 1 4 2 22 3.47 179 .877 0 0 0 0
Sebastian Cossa 1 0 45 1 0 0 2 2.67 14 .857 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.

Awards and honours

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) To Nashville Predators
Andrew Gibson
To Detroit Red Wings
2nd-round pick in 2024
Jesse Kiiskinen
[57]
June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2024
Jake Walman
To Detroit Red Wings
Future considerations
[58]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) To Anaheim Ducks
Robby Fabbri
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2025
To Detroit Red Wings
Gage Alexander
[59]
October 30, 2024 (2024-10-30) To Utah Hockey Club
Olli Määttä
To Detroit Red Wings
3rd-round pick in 2025
[60]

Free agents

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Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) David Perron to Ottawa Senators 2-year [61]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) William Lagesson from Anaheim Ducks 1-year [62]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Cam Talbot from Los Angeles Kings 2-year [63]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Zach Aston-Reese to Vegas Golden Knights 1-year [64]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Erik Gustafsson from New York Rangers 2-year [65]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Sheldon Dries from Vancouver Canucks 2-year [66]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jack Campbell from Edmonton Oilers 1-year
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Shayne Gostisbehere to Carolina Hurricanes 3-year [67]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Chase Bradley to Colorado Avalanche 2-year [68]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Joe Snively from Washington Capitals 1-year [69]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) James Reimer to Buffalo Sabres 1-year [70]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Tyler Motte from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [71]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Vladimir Tarasenko from Florida Panthers 2-year [72]
July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04) Tony Dello from Chicago Wolves 1-year [73]

Signings

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Date Player Contract term Ref
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) Patrick Kane 1-year [74]
July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) Michael Brandsegg-Nygård 3-year [75]

Draft picks

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Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.[76][77]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 15 Michael Brandsegg-Nygård RW   Norway Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
2 47 Max Plante LW   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 80 Ondrej Becher C   Czechia Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4 1261 Landon Miller G   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 144 John Whipple D   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6 176 Charlie Forslund LW   Sweden Falu IF (Hockeyettan)
7 2032 Austin Baker LW   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7 208 Fisher Scott D   United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Notes:

  1. The Dallas Stars' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Dallas in exchange for this pick.[78]
  2. The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Klim Kostin to San Jose in exchange for Radim Simek and this pick.[79]

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