2018–19 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2018–19 Detroit Red Wings season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was also the Red Wings' second season at Little Caesars Arena. The team was eliminated from playoff contention on March 12, 2019, and missed the playoffs for the third year in a row.
Off-season
On June 22, the Red Wings hired Dan Bylsma as an assistant coach.Standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
Regular season
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
†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.
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | April 1, 2019 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 4, 2018 | |
| 1st career NHL game | October 4, 2018 | |
| 1st career NHL game | October 4, 2018 | |
| 1st career NHL game | October 4, 2018 | |
| 1st career NHL game | October 4, 2018 | |
| Dennis Cholowski | 1st career NHL assist | October 7, 2018 |
| 100th career NHL point | October 8, 2018 | |
| Michael Rasmussen | 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist | October 8, 2018 |
| Christoffer Ehn | 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist | October 11, 2018 |
| Filip Hronek | 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist | October 11, 2018 |
| Filip Hronek | 1st career NHL goal | October 13, 2018 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 1st career NHL goal | October 30, 2018 |
| 400th career NHL assist | November 23, 2018 | |
| Danny DeKeyser | 400th career NHL game | December 2, 2018 |
| 300th career NHL point | December 15, 2018 | |
| Trevor Daley | 1,000th career NHL game | December 23, 2018 |
| Christoffer Ehn | 1st career NHL goal | December 23, 2018 |
| 100th career NHL point | January 2, 2019 | |
| Thomas Vanek | 1,000th career NHL game | January 4, 2019 |
| 1st career NHL hat-trick | January 12, 2019 | |
| 500th career NHL game | February 14, 2019 | |
| 300th career NHL game | February 16, 2019 | |
| Dylan Larkin | 200th career NHL point | February 22, 2019 |
| 1st career NHL game | February 24, 2019 | |
| Filip Zadina | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | March 5, 2019 |
| Filip Zadina | 1st career NHL assist | March 9, 2019 |
| 100th career NHL goal | March 14, 2019 | |
| 100th career NHL point | March 14, 2019 | |
| 1st career NHL game | March 16, 2019 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist | March 19, 2019 | |
| 1st career NHL game | March 29, 2019 | |
| Taro Hirose | 1st career NHL goal | March 31, 2019 |
| 1st career NHL game | April 6, 2019 |
Records
- On April 2, Tyler Bertuzzi recorded two goals and one assist in a 4–1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He became the first player in Red Wings franchise history to record four consecutive three-point games.
Suspensions/fines
Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.Trades
Free agents
Waivers
Contract terminations
Retirement
Signings
Draft picks
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 6 | Filip Zadina | RW | Czech Republic | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 1 | 301 | Joe Veleno | C | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| 2 | 332 | Jonatan Berggren | RW | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK J20 |
| 2 | 36 | Jared McIsaac | D | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 3 | 67 | Alec Regula | D | United States | London Knights |
| 3 | 813 | Seth Barton | D | Canada | Trail Smoke Eaters |
| 3 | 844 | Jesper Eliasson | G | Sweden | IF Troja/Ljungby J20 |
| 4 | 98 | Ryan O'Reilly | RW | United States | Madison Capitols |
| 6 | 1605 | Victor Brattstrom | G | Sweden | Timra IK |
| 7 | 191 | Otto Kivenmaki | C | Finland | Assat U20 |
Notes:
- The Vegas Golden Knights' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018, that sent Tomas Tatar to Vegas in exchange for the Islanders' second-round pick in 2019, a third-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
- The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017, that sent Brendan Smith to the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
- The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 19, 2018, that sent Petr Mrazek to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 21, 2017, that sent Riley Sheahan and a fifth-round pick in 2018 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Scott Wilson and this pick.
- The Montreal Canadiens' sixth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2019 to Detroit in exchange for this pick. The Red Wings acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017, that sent Steve Ott to Montreal.