2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
Off-season
On May 23, 2014, it was announced that restricted free agent centre Cory Emmerton had signed with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League for the 2014–15 season.On June 19, 2014, former Red Wings assistant coach, Bill Peters, was hired as the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. On July 15, 2014, the Red Wings hired Tony Granato as an assistant coach. On July 30, 2014, the Red Wings hired Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer as assistant coaches.
On August 14, 2014, the Red Wings signed executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland to a four-year contract extension through the end of the 2017–18 season.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
;Skaters| Player | ||||||
| 77 | 17 | 49 | 66 | −6 | 32 | |
| 63 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 12 | 8 | |
| 82 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 6 | 28 | |
| 82 | 27 | 27 | 54 | −11 | 26 | |
| 71 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 3 | 72 | |
| 80 | 9 | 35 | 44 | −4 | 40 | |
| 79 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −3 | 16 | |
| 75 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 12 | |
| 80 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 42 | |
| 52 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −2 | 16 | |
| 33 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −12 | 30 | |
| 82 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 34 | |
| 73 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 77 | |
| 63 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 14 | |
| 82 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −5 | 70 | |
| 82 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −3 | 25 | |
| 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 22 | |
| 76 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −2 | 68 | |
| † | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −2 | 14 |
| 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| 68 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −4 | 22 | |
| † | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 6 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| ‡ | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 12 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 53 | 50 | 2971 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 121 | 2.44 | 1350 | .910 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | 26 | 1585 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 2.38 | 768 | .918 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 351 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2.56 | 168 | .911 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.91 | 25 | .960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 398 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2.11 | 186 | .925 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 12 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Final roster
Updated April 24, 2015.Notable achievements
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | November 3, 2014 | |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | November 24, 2014 | |
| NHL First Star of the Week | December 8, 2014 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | January 19, 2015 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 9, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | October 15, 2014 | |
| 600th Career NHL Game | October 21, 2014 | |
| Andrej Nestrasil | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 25, 2014 |
| 300th Career NHL Game | October 29, 2014 | |
| 300th Career NHL Game | November 18, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Point | November 18, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 22, 2014 | |
| 400th Career NHL Point | November 24, 2014 | |
| Xavier Ouellet | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 28, 2014 |
| 1st Career NHL Shootout Win | November 28, 2014 | |
| 500th Career NHL Win | December 6, 2014 | |
| 600th Career NHL Game with Detroit | December 13, 2014 | |
| Darren Helm | 50th Career NHL Goal | December 31, 2014 |
| 800th Career NHL Game | January 7, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Win | January 18, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | January 20, 2015 | |
| Justin Abdelkader | 50th Career NHL Goal | February 5, 2015 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 100th Career NHL Point | February 5, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Point | February 21, 2015 | |
| 400th Career NHL Game with Detroit | February 28, 2015 | |
| Alexei Marchenko | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 28, 2015 |
| 400th Career NHL Point | April 2, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | April 11, 2015 |
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Landon Ferraro | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| Alexei Marchenko | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| Petr Mrazek | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Win | April 16, 2015 |
| Tomas Jurco | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 16, 2015 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | April 18, 2015 |
| Tomas Tatar | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 18, 2015 |
| Riley Sheahan | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 21, 2015 |
| Tomas Tatar | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | April 21, 2015 |
| Petr Mrazek | 1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout | April 21, 2015 |
| Tomas Jurco | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | April 23, 2015 |
| Riley Sheahan | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | April 23, 2015 |
Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Suspensions/fines
Draft picks
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 15 | Dylan Larkin | C | USA | USA U-18 |
| 3 | 63 | Dominic Turgeon | C | USA | Portland Winterhawks |
| 4 | 106 | Christoffer Ehn | C | Sweden | Frölunda HC |
| 5 | 136 | Chase Perry | G | USA | Wenatchee Wild |
| 6 | 166 | Julius Vahatalo | LW | Finland | HC TPS |
| 7 | 196 | Axel Holmstrom | C | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK |
| 7 | 201 | Alexander Kadeikin | C | Russia | Atlant Moscow Oblast |
;Draft notes
- Detroit's second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent David Legwand to Detroit, in exchange for Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok, and this pick. The condition – Nashville will receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Detroit qualifies for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2014.
- San Jose's seventh-round pick will go to Detroit, as the result of a trade on June 10, 2012, that sent Brad Stuart to San Jose, in exchange for Andrew Murray and this pick. The condition – Stuart is re-signed by San Jose for the 2012–13 season – was converted on June 18, 2012.