2019–20 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2019–20 Detroit Red Wings season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was the Red Wings' third season at Little Caesars Arena.
The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention on February 21, 2020 following a 4–1 loss to the New York Islanders. On March 10, the Red Wings clinched the worst overall record in the NHL for the first time since the 1985–86 season. The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled and the Red Wings missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year. This was the first time since the 1985–86 season that the Red Wings finished with fewer than 20 wins. The Red Wings also became the second team since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, and the subsequent start of the salary cap era, to finish with a sub-.300 points percentage, along with the 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche. Their.275 points percentage was the worst for an NHL team since the 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers.

Off-season

On April 19, 2019, Steve Yzerman was named executive vice president and general manager of the Red Wings. Ken Holland was retained by the organization and promoted to the team's senior vice president. On May 7, 2019, Holland was named the general manager and president of hockey operations of the Edmonton Oilers.

Standings

Divisional standings

Eastern Conference

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	October 7, 2019

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
	700th career NHL game	October 23, 2019
	1st career NHL game	October 25, 2019
	500th career NHL point	November 4, 2019
Givani Smith	1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist	January 7, 2020
Givani Smith	1st career NHL goal	January 14, 2020
	300th career NHL assist	January 17, 2020
	100th career NHL goal	January 18, 2020
	1,000th career NHL game	February 1, 2020
	1st career NHL game	February 6, 2020
	100th career NHL point	February 6, 2020
Mike Green	500th career NHL point	February 18, 2020
Gustav Lindström	1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist	March 6, 2020
	500th career NHL game	March 10, 2020

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Notes:

Detroit to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
Free agents

Retirement

Waivers

Draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	6	Moritz Seider	D	Germany	Adler Mannheim
2	35	Antti Tuomisto	D	Finland	Ässät U20
2	54¹	Robert Mastrosimone	LW	United States	Chicago Steel
2	60²	Albert Johansson	D	Sweden	Färjestad BK J20
3	66	Albin Grewe	RW	Sweden	Djurgårdens IF J20
4	97	Ethan Phillips	C	Canada	Sioux City Musketeers
5	128	Cooper Moore	D	United States	Brunswick
6	159	Elmer Soderblom	RW	Sweden	Frölunda J20
6	177³	Gustav Berglund	D	Sweden	Frölunda J18
7	190	Kirill Tyutyayev	LW	Russia	JHC Avto
7	191⁴	Carter Gylander	G	Canada	Sherwood Park Crusaders