2022–23 Detroit Red Wings season
National Hockey League team season
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The 2022–23 Detroit Red Wings season was the 97th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] It was the Red Wings' sixth season at Little Caesars Arena. This was the Red Wings' first season under new head coach Derek Lalonde.[3]
| 2022–23 Detroit Red Wings | |
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| Division | 7th Atlantic |
| Conference | 12th Eastern |
| 2022–23 record | 35–37–10 |
| Home record | 19–17–5 |
| Road record | 16–20–5 |
| Goals for | 240 |
| Goals against | 279 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Steve Yzerman |
| Coach | Derek Lalonde |
| Captain | Dylan Larkin |
| Alternate captains | Rotating Rotating |
| Arena | Little Caesars Arena |
| Average attendance | 18,819[1] |
| Minor league affiliates | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Dylan Larkin (32) |
| Assists | Dylan Larkin (47) |
| Points | Dylan Larkin (79) |
| Penalty minutes | David Perron (52) |
| Plus/minus | Jake Walman (+10) |
| Wins | Ville Husso (26) |
| Goals against average | Ville Husso (3.11) |
The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the seventh consecutive season 1970–71 season and the 1976–77 season on April 6, 2023, after a 7–6 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres.[4][5] They finished the season with a 35–37–10 record.[6]
Off-season
On June 30, 2022, Derek Lalonde was named head coach following the departure of Jeff Blashill.[7][8]
Standings
Divisional standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | p – Boston Bruins | 82 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 305 | 177 | +128 | 135 |
| 2 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 42 | 279 | 222 | +57 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 38 | 283 | 254 | +29 | 98 |
| 4 | x – Florida Panthers | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 290 | 273 | +17 | 92 |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 296 | 300 | −4 | 91 |
| 6 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 261 | 271 | −10 | 86 |
| 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 240 | 279 | −39 | 80 |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 232 | 307 | −75 | 68 |
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)
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Conference standings
| Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Florida Panthers | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 290 | 273 | +17 | 92 |
| 3 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 4 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 296 | 300 | −4 | 91 |
| 5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 261 | 271 | −10 | 86 |
| 6 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 240 | 279 | −39 | 80 |
| 7 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 8 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 9 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 232 | 307 | −75 | 68 |
| 10 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |
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)
x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Preseason
| 2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)[11] | |||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
| 1 | September 27 | Detroit | 6–2 | Pittsburgh | Brattström | 13,020 | 1–0–0 | [12] | |
| 2 | September 28 | Chicago | 4–2 | Detroit | Olkinuora | 12,782 | 1–1–0 | [13] | |
| 3 | September 30 | Washington | 2–0 | Detroit | Brattström | 13,426 | 1–2–0 | [14] | |
| 4 | October 1 | Detroit | 3–0 | Chicago | Cossa | 15,735 | 2–2–0 | [15] | |
| 5 | October 3 | Pittsburgh | 3–2 | Detroit | Husso | — | 2–3–0 | [16] | |
| 6 | October 5 | Detroit | 2–4 | Washington | Husso | — | 2–4–0 | [17] | |
| 7 | October 7 | Toronto | 2–4 | Detroit | Nedeljkovic | — | 3–4–0 | [18] | |
| 8 | October 8 | Detroit | 1–5 | Toronto | Brattström | 18,347 | 3–5–0 | [19] | |
Regular season
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Awards and honours
Awards
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Milestones
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Player statistics
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Dylan Larkin | 80 | 32 | 47 | 79 | –7 | 45 |
| David Perron | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | –7 | 52 |
| Dominik Kubalik | 81 | 20 | 25 | 45 | –15 | 24 |
| Lucas Raymond | 74 | 17 | 28 | 45 | –17 | 24 |
| Andrew Copp | 82 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 2 | 25 |
| Moritz Seider | 82 | 5 | 37 | 42 | –11 | 40 |
| Filip Hronek‡ | 60 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 34 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 56 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 43 |
| Jonatan Berggren | 67 | 15 | 13 | 28 | –14 | 16 |
| Pius Suter | 79 | 14 | 10 | 24 | –3 | 6 |
| Olli Maatta | 78 | 6 | 17 | 23 | –9 | 14 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 52 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 20 |
| Joe Veleno | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | –12 | 30 |
| Ben Chiarot | 76 | 5 | 14 | 19 | –31 | 51 |
| Jake Walman | 63 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
| Adam Erne | 61 | 8 | 10 | 18 | –12 | 21 |
| Robby Fabbri | 28 | 7 | 9 | 16 | –1 | 22 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi‡ | 29 | 4 | 10 | 14 | –12 | 23 |
| Jordan Oesterle | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | –9 | 19 |
| Alex Chiasson | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | –8 | 6 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Gustav Lindstrom | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | –16 | 20 |
| Filip Zadina | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –5 | 10 |
| Robert Hagg | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –5 | 26 |
| Austin Czarnik | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –4 | 8 |
| Matt Luff | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –4 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –7 | 12 |
| Jakub Vrana‡ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taro Hirose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Givani Smith‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Ville Husso | 56 | 56 | 3,221 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 167 | 3.11 | 1,603 | .896 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnus Hellberg† | 17 | 13 | 877 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 3.29 | 416 | .885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 15 | 13 | 833 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 3.53 | 466 | .895 | 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
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Trades
| Date | Details | Ref | |
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| July 8, 2022 | To St. Louis Blues 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
To Detroit Red Wings Ville Husso |
[109] |
| December 19, 2022 | To Florida Panthers Givani Smith |
To Detroit Red Wings Michael Del Zotto |
[110] |
| December 19, 2022 | To Anaheim Ducks Michael Del Zotto |
To Detroit Red Wings Danny O'Regan |
[111] |
| March 1, 2023 | To Vancouver Canucks Filip Hronek 4th-round pick in 2023 |
To Detroit Red Wings 1st-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
[112] |
| March 2, 2023 | To Boston Bruins Tyler Bertuzzi |
To Detroit Red Wings 1st-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2025 |
[113] |
Free agents
Signings
| Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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| July 8, 2022 | Ville Husso | 3-year | [135] |
| July 13, 2022 | Marco Kasper | 3-year | [136] |
| July 21, 2022 | Chase Pearson | 1-year | [137] |
| August 11, 2022 | Jake Walman | 1-year | [138] |
| August 26, 2022 | Filip Zadina | 3-year | [139] |
| February 16, 2023 | Olli Maatta | 2-year | [140] |
| March 1, 2023 | Dylan Larkin | 8-year | [141] |
| March 28, 2023 | Carter Mazur | 3-year | [142] |
Draft picks
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 8 | Marco Kasper | C | Rogle BK (SHL) | |
| 2 | 40 | Dylan James | LW | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | |
| 2 | 521 | Dmitri Buchelnikov | LW | SKA-1946 (JHL) | |
| 4 | 105 | Anton Johansson | D | Leksands IF (SHL) | |
| 4 | 1132 | Amadeus Lombardi | C | Flint Firebirds (OHL) | |
| 4 | 1293 | Maximilian Kilpinen | LW | Örebro HK (J20) | |
| 5 | 137 | Tnias Mathruin | D | North Bay Battalion (OHL) | |
| 7 | 201 | Owen Mehlenbacher | C | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | |
| 7 | 2124 | Brennan Ali | C | Avon Old Farms (US-Prep) |
Notes:
- The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Anthony Mantha to Washington in exchange for Richard Panik, Jakub Vrana, a first-round pick in 2021 and this pick.[143]
- The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2020 (125th overall) to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[144]
- The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on April 9, 2021, that sent Patrik Nemeth to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[145]
- The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Troy Stecher to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[146]