2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season was the 99th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was 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.

The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the ninth consecutive season on April 12, 2025, after the Montreal Canadiens lost in overtime to the Toronto Maple Leafs. This extended their longest playoff drought in franchise history. They finished the season with a 39–35–8 record.

Standings Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason 2024 preseason game log: 3–3–2 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 25 Detroit 4–2 Chicago Husso 10,354 1–0–0 2 September 27 Chicago 0–2 Detroit Lyon 11,175 2–0–0 — September 28 Pittsburgh — Detroit Game postponed due to Penguins travel issues. Rescheduled to September 30 3 September 30 Detroit 3–4 Buffalo OT Campbell 11,245 2–0–1 4 September 30 Pittsburgh 5–1 Detroit Talbot 5,775 2–1–1 5 October 1 Detroit 2–1 Pittsburgh Husso 12,059 3–1–1 6 October 3 Toronto 2–0 Detroit Talbot 11,349 3–2–1 7 October 4 Ottawa 4–3 Detroit OT Lyon 10,080 3–2–2 8 October 5 Detroit 2–3 Toronto Husso 18,524 3–3–2

Regular season 2024–25 game log: 39–35–8 (Home: 22–16–3; Road: 17–19–5)October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 Pittsburgh 6–3 Detroit Husso 17,916 0–1–0 0 2 October 12 Nashville 0–3 Detroit Talbot 19,515 1–1–0 2 3 October 14 Detroit 1–4 NY Rangers Lyon 17,510 1–2–0 2 4 October 17 NY Rangers 5–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 1–3–0 2 5 October 19 Detroit 5–2 Nashville Lyon 17,159 2–3–0 4 6 October 22 Detroit 1–0 NY Islanders Lyon 12,739 3–3–0 6 7 October 24 New Jersey 3–5 Detroit Talbot 19,515 4–3–0 8 8 October 26 Detroit 3–5 Buffalo Lyon 15,017 4–4–0 8 9 October 27 Edmonton 3–2 Detroit OT Talbot 19,515 4–4–1 9 10 October 30 Winnipeg 6–2 Detroit Lyon 18,780 4–5–1 9 November: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 Buffalo 1–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 5–5–1 11 12 November 6 Detroit 4–1 Chicago Talbot 19,984 6–5–1 13 13 November 8 Detroit 1–3 Toronto Talbot 19,152 6–6–1 13 14 November 9 NY Rangers 4–0 Detroit Husso 19,515 6–7–1 13 15 November 13 Detroit 3–2 Pittsburgh OT Talbot 15,191 7–7–1 15 16 November 15 Detroit 4–6 Anaheim Lyon 14,154 7–8–1 15 17 November 16 Detroit 1–4 Los Angeles Talbot 18,145 7–9–1 15 18 November 18 Detroit 4–5 San Jose OT Talbot 11,180 7–9–2 16 19 November 21 NY Islanders 1–2 Detroit Lyon 19,013 8–9–2 18 20 November 23 Boston 2–1 Detroit Talbot 19,515 8–10–2 18 21 November 25 Detroit 4–2 NY Islanders Lyon 14,900 9–10–2 20 22 November 27 Calgary 1–2 Detroit OT Talbot 19,515 10–10–2 22 23 November 29 New Jersey 5–4 Detroit Talbot 19,515 10–11–2 22 December: 5–7–2 (Home: 4–4–1; Road: 1–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Vancouver 5–4 Detroit OT Husso 19,515 10–11–3 23 25 December 3 Detroit 2–3 Boston OT Husso 17,950 10–11–4 24 26 December 5 Detroit 1–2 Ottawa Husso 16,739 10–12–4 24 27 December 7 Colorado 2–1 Detroit Husso 19,515 10–13–4 24 28 December 9 Detroit 6–5 Buffalo SO Cossa 14,559 11–13–4 26 29 December 12 Detroit 1–4 Philadelphia Talbot 18,377 11–14–4 26 30 December 14 Toronto 2–4 Detroit Husso 19,515 12–14–4 28 31 December 18 Philadelphia 4–6 Detroit Lyon 19,515 13–14–4 30 32 December 20 Montreal 4–3 Detroit Talbot 19,515 13–15–4 30 33 December 21 Detroit 1–5 Montreal Lyon 21,105 13–16–4 30 34 December 23 St. Louis 4–0 Detroit Talbot 19,515 13–17–4 30 35 December 27 Toronto 5–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 13–18–4 30 36 December 29 Washington 2–4 Detroit Lyon 19,515 14–18–4 32 37 December 31 Pittsburgh 2–4 Detroit Lyon 19,515 15–18–4 34 January: 10–3–1 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Detroit 5–4 Columbus Talbot 18,370 16–18–4 36 39 January 4 Detroit 4–2 Winnipeg Lyon 14,527 17–18–4 38 40 January 7 Ottawa 2–3 Detroit OT Talbot 19,515 18–18–4 40 41 January 10 Chicago 3–5 Detroit Talbot 19,515 19–18–4 42 42 January 12 Seattle 2–6 Detroit Talbot 19,515 20–18–4 44 43 January 14 San Jose 6–3 Detroit Husso 19,515 20–19–4 44 44 January 16 Detroit 5–2 Florida Talbot 19,486 21–19–4 46 45 January 18 Detroit 1–5 Tampa Bay Talbot 19,092 21–20–4 46 46 January 19 Detroit 1–4 Dallas Lyon 18,532 21–21–4 46 47 January 21 Detroit 1–2 Philadelphia OT Lyon 17,635 21–21–5 47 48 January 23 Montreal 2–4 Detroit Talbot 19,515 22–21–5 49 49 January 25 Tampa Bay 0–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 23–21–5 51 50 January 27 Los Angeles 2–5 Detroit Talbot 17,450 24–21–5 53 51 January 30 Detroit 3–2 Edmonton SO Lyon 18,347 25–21–5 55 February: 5–2–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 1 Detroit 3–1 Calgary Talbot 17,707 26–21–5 57 53 February 2 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver OT Lyon 18,872 27–21–5 59 54 February 4 Detroit 5–4 Seattle SO Talbot 17,151 28–21–5 61 55 February 8 Tampa Bay 6–3 Detroit Talbot 19,515 28–22–5 61 56 February 22 Minnesota 4–3 Detroit OT Talbot 19,515 28–22–6 62 57 February 23 Anaheim 4–5 Detroit OT Lyon 19,515 29–22–6 64 58 February 25 Detroit 3–2 Minnesota Talbot 18,618 30–22–6 66 59 February 27 Columbus 5–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 30–23–6 66 March: 4–10–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Detroit 3–5 Columbus Talbot 94,751(outdoors) 30–24–6 66 61 March 4 Carolina 2–1 Detroit Lyon 18,573 30–25–6 66 62 March 6 Utah 4–2 Detroit Lyon 19,515 30–26–6 66 63 March 7 Detroit 2–5 Washington Talbot 18,573 30–27–6 66 64 March 10 Detroit 1–2 Ottawa Talbot 18,651 30–28–6 66 65 March 12 Buffalo 3–7 Detroit Mrazek 18,885 31–28–6 68 66 March 14 Detroit 2–4 Carolina Mrazek 18,845 31–29–6 68 67 March 16 Vegas 0–3 Detroit Mrazek 19,515 32–29–6 70 68 March 18 Detroit 1–4 Washington Mrazek 18,573 32–30–6 70 69 March 22 Detroit 3–6 Vegas Talbot 18,348 32–31–6 70 70 March 24 Detroit 5–1 Utah Lyon 11,131 33–31–6 72 71 March 25 Detroit 2–5 Colorado Lyon 18,101 33–32–6 72 72 March 27 Ottawa 4–3 Detroit Talbot 19,515 33–33–6 72 73 March 29 Boston 1–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 34–33–6 74 April: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 74 April 1 Detroit 1–2 St. Louis OT Talbot 18,096 34–33–7 75 75 April 4 Carolina 3–5 Detroit Talbot 18,972 35–33–7 77 76 April 6 Florida 1–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 36–33–7 79 77 April 8 Detroit 1–4 Montreal Talbot 21,105 36–34–7 79 78 April 10 Detroit 1–4 Florida Talbot 19,448 36–35–7 79 79 April 11 Detroit 4–3 Tampa Bay OT Lyon 19,092 37–35–7 81 80 April 14 Dallas 4–6 Detroit Talbot 18,669 38–35–7 83 81 April 16 Detroit 5–2 New Jersey Lyon 16,514 39–35–7 85 82 April 17 Detroit 3–4 Toronto OT Talbot 18,605 39–35–8 86 Legend:

Player statistics Stats updated as of April 17, 2025

Skaters Regular season Player 82 27 53 80 –15 18 82 39 31 70 –13 29 82 30 40 70 –16 40 72 21 38 59 –16 12 82 8 38 46 –5 40 77 19 18 37 1 34 80 11 22 33 –13 6 76 11 21 32 –7 24 78 7 24 31 12 67 75 12 12 24 –13 14 56 10 13 23 4 8 77 11 10 21 –12 24 60 2 16 18 –19 20 81 4 9 13 –14 69 26 4 7 11 2 6 ‡ 56 5 5 10 –14 13 55 4 5 9 –11 6 61 3 6 9 –11 30 73 2 6 8 –7 16 44 1 7 8 –2 16 ‡ 45 1 6 7 –5 11 13 3 0 3 1 17 † 19 0 2 2 –2 6 7 0 1 1 –1 4 9 0 1 1 –1 15 ‡ 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 47 43 2642:10 21 19 5 129 2.93 1,295 .901 2 0 0 0 30 26 1559:38 14 9 1 50 2.81 705 .896 1 0 0 2 † 5 5 240:35 2 2 0 10 3.69 102 .902 1 0 0 0 ‡ 9 8 438:49 1 5 2 27 3.69 202 .866 0 0 0 0 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 Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached 1st career NHL game October 12, 2024 1st career NHL point1st career NHL goal November 15, 2024 1st career NHL game1st career NHL win December 9, 2024 1,300th career NHL point December 29, 2024 1st career NHL game January 27, 2025

Transactions The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season. Trades Date Details Ref To Nashville PredatorsAndrew Gibson To Detroit Red Wings2nd-round pick in 2024Jesse Kiiskinen To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2024Jake Walman To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations To Anaheim DucksRobby FabbriConditional 4th-round pick in 2025 To Detroit Red WingsGage Alexander To Utah Hockey ClubOlli Määttä To Detroit Red Wings3rd-round pick in 2025 To Anaheim DucksVille Husso To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations To Chicago BlackhawksJoe Veleno To Detroit Red WingsPetr MrázekCraig Smith To New Jersey DevilsTory Dello To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations

Free agents Date Player Team Contract term Ref David Perron to Ottawa Senators 2-year William Lagesson from Anaheim Ducks 1-year Cam Talbot from Los Angeles Kings 2-year Zach Aston-Reese to Vegas Golden Knights 1-year Erik Gustafsson from New York Rangers 2-year Sheldon Dries from Vancouver Canucks 2-year Jack Campbell from Edmonton Oilers 1-year Shayne Gostisbehere to Carolina Hurricanes 3-year Chase Bradley to Colorado Avalanche 2-year Joe Snively from Washington Capitals 1-year James Reimer to Buffalo Sabres 1-year Tyler Motte from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Vladimir Tarasenko from Florida Panthers 2-year Tony Dello from Chicago Wolves 1-year

Signings Date Player Contract term Ref Patrick Kane 1-year Michael Brandsegg-Nygård 3-year Anton Johansson 3-year Eduards Tralmaks 1-year

Draft picks

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.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)115 Michael Brandsegg-Nygård RW Skellefteå AIK (SHL)247 Max Plante LW U.S. NTDP (USHL)380 Ondrej Becher C Prince George Cougars (WHL)41261 Landon Miller G Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)5144 John Whipple D U.S. NTDP (USHL)6176 Charlie Forslund LW Falu IF (Hockeyettan)72032 Austin Baker LW U.S. NTDP (USHL)7208 Fisher Scott D Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) Notes: 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. 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.

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