2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season

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2021–22 Detroit Red Wings
Division6th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
2021–22 record32–40–10
Home record18–16–7
Road record14–24–3
Goals for230
Goals against312
Team information
General managerSteve Yzerman
CoachJeff Blashill
CaptainDylan Larkin
Alternate captainsDanny DeKeyser
Marc Staal
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Average attendance16,984[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDylan Larkin (31)
AssistsMoritz Seider (43)
PointsDylan Larkin (69)
Penalty minutesGivani Smith (108)
Plus/minusKyle Criscuolo
Oskar Sundqvist (+1)
WinsAlex Nedeljkovic (20)
Goals against averageMagnus Hellberg (3.00)

The 2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] It is the Red Wings' fifth season at Little Caesars Arena.

The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season on April 9, 2022.[3]

Off-season[edit]

On June 30, 2021, the Red Wings hired Alex Tanguay as an assistant coach.[4]

On July 18, 2021, the NHL released the full list of players protected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[5]

On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected defenseman Dennis Cholowski during their expansion draft.[6]

Standings[edit]

Divisional standings[edit]

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Florida Panthers 82 58 18 6 42 340 246 +94 122
2 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 54 21 7 45 315 253 +62 115
3 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 51 23 8 39 287 233 +54 110
4 x – Boston Bruins 82 51 26 5 40 255 220 +35 107
5 e – Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 11 25 232 290 −58 75
6 e – Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 21 230 312 −82 74
7 e – Ottawa Senators 82 33 42 7 26 227 266 −39 73
8 e – Montreal Canadiens 82 22 49 11 16 221 319 −98 55
Source: National Hockey League[7]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings[edit]

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Boston Bruins 82 51 26 5 40 255 220 +35 107
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 44 26 12 35 275 245 +30 100
3 ME e – New York Islanders 82 37 35 10 34 231 237 −6 84
4 ME e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 37 38 7 26 262 300 −38 81
5 AT e – Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 11 25 232 290 −58 75
6 AT e – Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 21 230 312 −82 74
7 AT e – Ottawa Senators 82 33 42 7 26 227 266 −39 73
8 ME e – New Jersey Devils 82 27 46 9 19 248 307 −59 63
9 ME e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 25 46 11 20 211 298 −87 61
10 AT e – Montreal Canadiens 82 22 49 11 16 221 319 −98 55
Source: National Hockey League[8]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)[18]

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

Awards and honours[edit]

Awards[edit]

Milestones[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Skaters[edit]

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Dylan Larkin 71 31 38 69 –18 47
Tyler Bertuzzi 68 30 32 62 –11 47
Lucas Raymond 82 23 34 57 –32 16
Moritz Seider 82 7 43 50 –9 34
Filip Hronek 78 5 33 38 –29 36
Pius Suter 82 15 21 36 –11 22
Sam Gagner 81 13 18 31 –4 32
Robby Fabbri 66 17 13 30 –23 35
Michael Rasmussen 80 15 12 27 –25 66
Vladislav Namestnikov 60 13 12 25 +1 34
Filip Zadina 74 10 14 24 –24 10
Jakub Vrana 26 13 6 19 –8 16
Adam Erne 79 6 13 19 –22 34
Nick Leddy 55 1 15 16 –33 16
Marc Staal 71 3 13 16 -1 28
Joe Veleno 66 8 7 15 –14 22
Gustav Lindstrom 63 1 12 13 –12 22
Danny DeKeyser 59 0 11 11 –8 26
Oskar Sundqvist 18 4 4 8 1 17
Jordan Oesterle 45 2 6 8 –7 4
Givani Smith 46 4 3 7 –6 108
Carter Rowney 26 4 2 6 –4 0
Mitchell Stephens 27 0 6 6 –8 8
Taro Hirose 15 1 3 4 –5 4
Jake Walman 19 0 4 4 –6 4
Kyle Criscuolo 6 0 2 2 +1 2
Gemel Smith 3 0 1 1 –2 5
Troy Stecher 16 1 1 2 –6 9
Olli Juolevi 8 0 0 0 –1 4
Dan Renouf 4 0 0 0 –2 7
Riley Barber 2 0 0 0 +1 0
Turner Elson 2 0 0 0 –1 0

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Magnus Hellberg 1 1 60 1 0 0 3 3.00 20 .870 0 0 0 0
Alex Nedeljkovic 59 52 3,231 20 24 9 178 3.31 1,618 .901 4 0 0 0
Thomas Greiss 31 28 1,508 10 15 1 92 3.66 750 .891 0 0 0 0
Calvin Pickard 3 1 126 1 1 0 9 4.29 72 .875 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[edit]

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) To New York Islanders
Richard Panik
2nd-round pick in 2021
To Detroit Red Wings
Nick Leddy
[109]
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22) To Carolina Hurricanes
Jonathan Bernier
3rd-round pick in 2021
To Detroit Red Wings
Alex Nedeljkovic
[110]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 2022
To Detroit Red Wings
Mitchell Stephens
[111]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) To Los Angeles Kings
Troy Stecher
To Detroit Red Wings
7th-round pick in 2022
[112]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To St. Louis Blues
Nick Leddy
Luke Witkowski
To Detroit Red Wings
Oskar Sundqvist
Jake Walman
2nd-round pick in 2023
[113]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Dallas Stars
Vladislav Namestnikov
To Detroit Red Wings
4th-round pick in 2024
[114]

Free agents[edit]

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Luke Glendening to Dallas Stars 2-year [115]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Joe Hicketts to Minnesota Wild 2-year [116]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Jordan Oesterle from Arizona Coyotes 2-year [117]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Dominic Turgeon to Minnesota Wild 1-year [118]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Alex Biega to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [119]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Pius Suter from Chicago Blackhawks 2-year [120]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Dylan McIlrath to Washington Capitals 2-year [121]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Ryan Murphy from Henderson Silver Knights 1-year [122]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Darren Helm to Colorado Avalanche 1-year [123]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Dan Renouf from Colorado Avalanche 1-year [124]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Luke Witkowski from Syracuse Crunch 2-year
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) Brian Lashoff from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [125]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) Kevin Boyle to HC Bolzano 1-year [126]
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) Valtteri Filppula to Geneve-Servette HC 1-year [127]
September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02) Carter Rowney from Anaheim Ducks 1-year [128]
October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) Evgeny Svechnikov to Winnipeg Jets 1-year [129]
April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13) Magnus Hellberg from HC Sochi 1-year [130]
April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25) Turner Elson from Grand Rapids Griffins 1-year [131]
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) Pontus Andreasson from Lulea HF 1-year [132]
May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) Steven Kampfer from Ak Bars Kazan 1-year [133]
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) Brian Lashoff to Grand Rapids Griffins 1-year [134]
June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29) Ryan Murphy to Salavat Yulaev Ufa 1-year [135]

Contract terminations[edit]

Date Player Via Ref
August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19) Frans Nielsen Buyout [136]

Waivers[edit]

Date Player Team Ref
January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19) Gemel Smith from Tampa Bay Lightning [137]
February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19) Gemel Smith to Tampa Bay Lightning [138]
March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07) Olli Juolevi from Florida Panthers [139]