2023–24 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2023–24 Detroit Red Wings season is the 98th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] It will be the Red Wings' seventh season at Little Caesars Arena. This is the Red Wings' second season under head coach Derek Lalonde. The Red Wings will play two games on November 16 and 17 in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena as part of the NHL Global Series.
2023–24 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | Atlantic |
Conference | Eastern |
2023–24 record | 5–2–1 |
Home record | 3–1–1 |
Road record | 2–1–0 |
Goals for | 35 |
Goals against | 24 |
Team information | |
General manager | Steve Yzerman |
Coach | Derek Lalonde |
Captain | Dylan Larkin |
Alternate captains | Ben Chiarot Andrew Copp David Perron |
Arena | Little Caesars Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alex DeBrincat (9) |
Assists | Dylan Larkin (11) |
Points | Dylan Larkin (15) |
Penalty minutes | Dylan Larkin (11) |
Plus/minus | Justin Holl (+7) |
Wins | Ville Husso (3) |
Goals against average | James Reimer (1.68) |
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Boston Bruins | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 13 |
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 11 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 10 |
4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 10 |
5 | Montreal Canadiens | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 9 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 6 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 6 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 6 |
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 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 10 |
2 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 9 |
3 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 8 |
4 | ME | New York Islanders | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 7 |
5 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 7 |
6 | AT | Florida Panthers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 6 |
7 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 6 |
8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 6 |
9 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 6 |
10 | ME | Washington Capitals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 5 |
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
2023 preseason game log: 5–2–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 1–2–1)[4] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 26 | Pittsburgh | 3–4 | Detroit | Bednar | 7,991 | 1–0–0 | [5] | |
2 | September 28 | Detroit | 3–4 | Washington | Cossa | 12,746 | 1–1–0 | [6] | |
3 | September 30 | Washington | 2–5 | Detroit | Husso | 11,050 | 2–1–0 | [7] | |
4 | October 1 | Chicago | 1–6 | Detroit | Reimer | 13,850 | 3–1–0 | [8] | |
5 | October 3 | Detroit | 2–4 | Chicago | Hutchinson | 12,610 | 3–2–0 | [9] | |
6 | October 4 | Detroit | 2–1 | Pittsburgh | Reimer | 13,957 | 4–2–0 | [10] | |
7 | October 5 | Detroit | 3–4 | Toronto | OT | Lyon | 18,011 | 4–2–1 | [11] |
8 | October 7 | Toronto | 3–4 | Detroit | Husso | 18,595 | 5–2–1 | [12] |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Roster
Updated October 21, 2023[22][23]
Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2023 | To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations |
To Detroit Red Wings Klim Kostin Kailer Yamamoto |
[24] |
July 9, 2023 | To Ottawa Senators Dominik Kubalík Donovan Sebrango Conditional 1st-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2024 |
To Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat |
[25] |
Free agents
Contract terminations
Date | Player | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Kailer Yamamoto | Buyout | [43] |
July 7, 2023 | Filip Zadina | Contact termination | [44] |
Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Klim Kostin | 2-year | [45] |
July 1, 2023 | Matt Luff | 1-year | |
July 1, 2023 | Gustav Lindström | 1-year | |
July 8, 2023 | John Lethemon | 1-year | [46] |
July 12, 2023 | Nate Danielson | 3-year | [47] |
Draft picks
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 9 | Nate Danielson | C | ![]() |
Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
1 | 171 | Axel Sandin Pellikka | D | ![]() |
Skellefteå AIK (SHL) |
2 | 41 | Trey Augustine | G | ![]() |
Michigan State (Big Ten) |
2 | 422 | Andrew Gibson | D | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
2 | 473 | Brady Cleveland | D | ![]() |
U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
3 | 73 | Noah Dower Nilsson | LW | ![]() |
Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
4 | 1174 | Larry Keenan | D | ![]() |
Culver Military Academy (USHS-Prep) |
5 | 137 | Jack Phelan | D | ![]() |
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
5 | 147 | Kevin Bicker | LW | ![]() |
Adler Mannheim (DEL) |
6 | 169 | Rudy Guimond | G | ![]() |
Taft School (USHS-Prep) |
7 | 201 | Emmitt Finnie | C | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
Notes:
- The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in 2023 to Vancouver in exchange for a second-round pick in 2023 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[48] The condition – Detroit will receive the Islanders' first-round pick in 2023 if the Islanders' first-round pick in 2023 is outside of the top twelve selections[49][48] – was converted when the Islanders qualified for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 12, 2023.[50]
- The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski to St. Louis in exchange for Oskar Sundqvist, Jake Walman and this pick.[51]
- The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent a second-round pick in 2023, and a fifth-round pick in 2023 in exchange for this pick.[52]
- The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in 2023 to Vancouver in exchange for the Islanders' conditional first-round in 2023 and this pick.[48]
- The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Oskar Sundqvist to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[53]
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