# 2023–24 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2023–24 Detroit Red Wings season was the 98th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was the Red Wings' seventh season at Little Caesars Arena. This was the Red Wings' second season under head coach Derek Lalonde. The Red Wings played two games on November 16 and 17 in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena as part of the NHL Global Series.
The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the eighth consecutive season via tiebreaker on April 16, 2024, after the Washington Capitals' 2–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. They finished the season with a 41–32–9 record. This would result in their first winning season since 2015-16.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 268 | 200 | +68 | 110 |
| 2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 267 | 224 | +43 | 109 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 303 | 263 | +40 | 102 |
| 4 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 5 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 6 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
| 3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
| 5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
| 6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
| 8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2023–24 game log 41–32–9 (Home: 23–13–5; Road: 18–19–4) :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
$^a$ Game was played at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Lucas Raymond | 82 | 31 | 41 | 72 | –12 | 30 |
| Dylan Larkin | 68 | 33 | 36 | 69 | +5 | 39 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | +1 | 34 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 81 | 10 | 46 | 56 | −16 | 16 |
| J. T. Compher | 77 | 19 | 29 | 48 | –5 | 34 |
| Patrick Kane | 50 | 20 | 27 | 47 | –5 | 16 |
| David Perron | 76 | 17 | 30 | 47 | −12 | 55 |
| Daniel Sprong | 76 | 18 | 25 | 43 | –5 | 22 |
| Moritz Seider | 82 | 9 | 33 | 42 | –7 | 51 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 75 | 13 | 20 | 33 | +8 | 47 |
| Andrew Copp | 79 | 13 | 20 | 33 | -2 | 26 |
| Robby Fabbri | 68 | 18 | 14 | 32 | –13 | 32 |
| Joe Veleno | 80 | 12 | 16 | 28 | –16 | 25 |
| Jeff Petry | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | –7 | 39 |
| Jake Walman | 63 | 12 | 9 | 21 | –2 | 44 |
| Ben Chiarot | 77 | 5 | 15 | 20 | –4 | 56 |
| Christian Fischer | 79 | 5 | 14 | 19 | +0 | 36 |
| Olli Maatta | 72 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +14 | 14 |
| Jonatan Berggren | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –1 | 2 |
| Justin Holl | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +8 | 22 |
| Klim Kostin$^‡$ | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –2 | 38 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 4 |
| Austin Czarnik | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 12 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Alex Lyon | 44 | 43 | 2,498:51 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 127 | 3.05 | 1198 | .904 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ville Husso | 19 | 18 | 1,012:55 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 3.55 | 556 | .892 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Reimer | 25 | 20 | 1352:24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 3.11 | 727 | .904 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 57:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.11 | 36 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Alex DeBrincat | NHL First Star of the Week | October 23, 2023 |

## Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) | To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations | To Detroit Red WingsKlim Kostin Kailer Yamamoto |
| July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) | To Ottawa SenatorsDominik Kubalik Donovan Sebrango Conditional 1st-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2024 | To Detroit Red WingsAlex DeBrincat |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To San Jose SharksKlim Kostin | To Detroit Red WingsRadim Simek 7th-round pick in 2024 |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Justin Holl | from Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | James Reimer | from San Jose Sharks | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Daniel Sprong | from Seattle Kraken | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Brogan Rafferty | from Coachella Valley Firebirds | 2-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Alex Lyon | from Florida Panthers | 2-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Tim Gettinger | from Hartford Wolf Pack | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Alex Nedeljkovic | to Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Shayne Gostisbehere | from Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | J. T. Compher | from Colorado Avalanche | 5-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Christian Fischer | from Arizona Coyotes | 1-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Magnus Hellberg | to Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Jordan Oesterle | to Calgary Flames | 1-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Kailer Yamamoto | to Seattle Kraken | 1-year |
| July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | Jasper Weatherby | to Nashville Predators | 1-year |
| July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | Nolan Stevens | from Utica Comets | 1-year |
| July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) | Robert Hagg | to Anaheim Ducks | 1-year |
| July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) | Filip Zadina | to San Jose Sharks | 1-year |
| October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08) | Zach Aston-Reese | from Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year |
| November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28) | Patrick Kane | from New York Rangers | 1-year |
| December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19) | Michael Hutchinson | from Grand Rapids Griffins | 1-year |

### Contract terminations

| Date | Player | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Kailer Yamamoto | Buyout |
| July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | Filip Zadina | Contact termination |
| February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12) | Nolan Stevens | Contact termination |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Klim Kostin | 2-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Matt Luff | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Gustav Lindstrom | 1-year |
| July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08) | John Lethemon | 1-year |
| July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) | Nate Danielson | 3-year |
| February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20) | Michael Rasmussen | 4-year |
| March 11, 2024 (2024-03-11) | Tim Gettinger | 1-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
| 1 | 9 | Nate Danielson | C | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 1 | 17$^1$ | Axel Sandin Pellikka | D | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) |
| 2 | 41 | Trey Augustine | G | United States | Michigan State (Big Ten) |
| 2 | 42$^2$ | Andrew Gibson | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 2 | 47$^3$ | Brady Cleveland | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 73 | Noah Dower Nilsson | LW | Sweden | Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
| 4 | 117$^4$ | Larry Keenan | D | Canada | Culver Military Academy (USHS-Prep) |
| 5 | 137 | Jack Phelan | D | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 5 | 147 | Kevin Bicker | LW | Germany | Adler Mannheim (DEL) |
| 6 | 169 | Rudy Guimond | G | Canada | Taft School (USHS-Prep) |
| 7 | 201 | Emmitt Finnie | C | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
Notes:
* The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in 2023 to Vancouver in exchange for a second-round pick in 2023 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Detroit will receive the Islanders' first-round pick in 2023 if the Islanders' first-round pick in 2023 is outside of the top twelve selections – was converted when the Islanders qualified for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 12, 2023.
* The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski to St. Louis in exchange for Oskar Sundqvist, Jake Walman and this pick.
* The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent a second-round pick in 2023, and a fifth-round pick in 2023 in exchange for this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in 2023 to Vancouver in exchange for the Islanders' conditional first-round in 2023 and this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Oskar Sundqvist to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.