2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2]
2014–15 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 3rd Atlantic |
Conference | 6th Eastern |
2014–15 record | 43–25–14 |
Home record | 22–10–9 |
Road record | 21–15–5 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 221 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ken Holland |
Coach | Mike Babcock |
Captain | Henrik Zetterberg |
Alternate captains | Pavel Datsyuk Niklas Kronwall |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 20,027 (100%) Total: 821,107[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tomas Tatar (29) |
Assists | Henrik Zetterberg (49) |
Points | Henrik Zetterberg (66) |
Penalty minutes | Kyle Quincey (77) |
Plus/minus | Pavel Datsyuk (+12) |
Wins | Jimmy Howard (23) |
Goals against average | Petr Mrazek (2.38) |
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 (KHL) for the 2014–15 season.[3]
On June 19, 2014, former Red Wings assistant coach, Bill Peters, was hired as the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] On July 15, 2014, the Red Wings hired Tony Granato as an assistant coach.[5] On July 30, 2014, the Red Wings hired Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer as assistant coaches.[6]
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.[7]
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 43 | 221 | 189 | +32 | 110 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 262 | 211 | +51 | 108 |
3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 235 | 221 | +14 | 100 |
4 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 22 | Detroit | W 2–1 | Pittsburgh | Howard | 17,543 | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 23 | Detroit | L 1–2 | Chicago | OT | Mrazek | 20,512 | 1–0–1 | Recap |
3 | September 25 | Chicago | W 2–3 | Detroit | Howard | 16,246 | 2–0–1 | Recap | |
4 | September 27 | Boston | L 3–1 | Detroit | Gustavsson | 15,976 | 2–1–1 | Recap | |
5 | September 29 | Toronto | W 0–3 | Detroit | Mrazek | 14,754 | 3–1–1 | Recap | |
6 | October 1 | Pittsburgh | L 2–0 | Detroit | Howard | 16,387 | 3–2–1 | Recap | |
7 | October 3 | Detroit | L 1–5 | Toronto | Gustavsson | 18,020 | 3–3–1 | Recap | |
8 | October 4 | Detroit | W 4–3 | Boston | SO | Mrazek | 17,565 | 4–3–1 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jimmy Howard | 53 | 50 | 2971 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 121 | 2.44 | 1350 | .910 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Petr Mrazek | 29 | 26 | 1585 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 2.38 | 768 | .918 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonas Gustavsson | 7 | 6 | 351 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2.56 | 168 | .911 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tom McCollum | 2 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.91 | 25 | .960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Petr Mrazek | 7 | 7 | 398 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2.11 | 186 | .925 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Howard | 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
Notable achievements
Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
Trades
Date | Details | |
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June 28, 2014[13] | To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
To Detroit Red Wings EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
March 1, 2015[14] | To Dallas Stars Mattias Backman Mattias Janmark 2nd-round pick in 2015 |
To Detroit Red Wings Erik Cole Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
March 2, 2015[15] | To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
To Detroit Red Wings Marek Zidlicky |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
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Suspensions/fines
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Gustav Nyquist | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 529 in Boston on Monday, December 29, 2014, at 15:55 of the second period. | — | $2,000.00 | January 7, 2015[37] |
Niklas Kronwall | Charging Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov during Game Six of the First Round of the Eastern Conference series in Detroit on Monday, April 27, 2015, at 18:55 of the second period. | 1 game | N/A | April 28, 2015[38] |
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 (League) |
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1 | 15 | Dylan Larkin | C | United States | USA U-18 (USHL) |
3 | 63 | Dominic Turgeon | C | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
4 | 106 | Christoffer Ehn | C | Sweden | Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
5 | 136 | Chase Perry | G | United States | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) |
6 | 166 | Julius Vahatalo | LW | Finland | HC TPS (SM-liiga) |
7 | 196 | Axel Holmstrom | C | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) |
7 | 201[a] | Alexander Kadeikin | C | Russia | Atlant Moscow Oblast (KHL) |
- 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 (being conditional at the time of the trade).[39] 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.[40]
- a 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 (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41] The condition – Stuart is re-signed by San Jose for the 2012–13 season – was converted on June 18, 2012.[42]
References
- "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.
- National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- Red Wings' Cory Emmerton signs with KHL club after spending most of 2013-14 in Grand Rapids
- Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach
- Red Wings hire Granato as assistant coach
- Red Wings add Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer to coaching staff
- Red Wings announce new four-year deal for executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland
- "Tarasenko, Datsyuk and Fleury named 'Three Stars'". NHL. November 3, 2014.
- "Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week". NHL. November 24, 2014.
- "Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week". NHL. December 8, 2014.
- "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
- "Byfuglien, Tatar and Okposo named stars of the week". NHL. January 19, 2015.
- Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
- Red Wings acquire Erik Cole from Dallas
- Red Wings acquire Zidlicky from Devils
- Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
- Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
- Cory Emmerton headed to KHL, finishing off Detroit Red Wings' disappointing 2006 draft
- News Release: Senators agree to terms on a two-year contract with centre David Legwand
- Devils sign Jordin Tootoo
- Hurricanes claim Nestrasil off waivers
- Gustavsson agrees to one-year deal
- Sheahan gets two-year extension
- Detroit signs goaltender Petr Mrazek to one-year extension
- Red Wings sign defenseman Kyle Quincey to two-year deal
- Red Wings re-sign Daniel Cleary
- McCollum earns one-year NHL contract
- Red Wings re-sign Callahan, Nestrasil
- Wings sign Ferraro to one-year deal
- Wings agree to terms with Tatar on three-year deal
- Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Danny Dekeyser on two-year contract
- Detroit agrees to terms with Joe Hicketts
- Detroit signs forward Tyler Bertuzzi to three-year deal
- Red Wings ink Dominic Turgeon to entry-level deal
- Larkin, Red Wings agree to terms
- Detroit signs forward Axel Holmstrom to entry-level deal
- "Wings' Nyquist fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment". NHL. January 7, 2015.
- "Wings' Kronwall suspended one game for charging". NHL. April 28, 2015.
- "Predators trade pending free agent David Legwand to Red Wings". The Globe and Mail. March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- "Wings secure 23rd straight playoff spot". April 9, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- St. James, Helene (June 10, 2012). "Red Wings trade Brad Stuart to San Jose for Andrew Murray, draft pick". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- "Sharks ink D Stuart to three-year, $10.8 million deal". Total Sports Network. June 18, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2014.