# 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings season was the 70th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
Regarded as one of the greatest regular seasons in NHL history, the Red Wings eclipsed the all-time record of most regular-season wins with 62, a record previously set at 60 by the 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens. This record was later tied by the 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning, and broken by the 2022–23 Boston Bruins, with their groundbreaking 65 wins that was set as a new NHL record. During the regular season, they garnered a total of 131 points, marking the highest tally since the Montreal Canadiens amassed 132 points in 1976–77. They surpassed most of that year's NBA season win records except for the Seattle SuperSonics (64–18) and the Chicago Bulls (72–10) being the only teams to win more games. The Red Wings had two winning streaks of nine games and had a 13-game unbeaten streak from March 3, 1996, to March 31, going 12–0–1 during that stretch.
Having the best record in the league, the Red Wings were awarded the Presidents' Trophy. During the 1995–96 regular season, the Red Wings were the only team to score at least one goal in all 82 of its games. While the team is remembered for its record-breaking regular season, it ended in heartbreaking fashion in the playoffs. Detroit lost five games to Winnipeg and St. Louis, both teams that failed to get above 80 points in the regular season, including having to go to a decisive game 7 against St. Louis. They were ultimately upset by the Colorado Avalanche, winning only two of the six games in the series, and failed to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. Throughout the season, the Red Wings achieved a total of 72 victories, which was on par with the 1976-77 Canadiens.

## Off-season

In September 1995, the former 1974 draft pick and attorney Bill Evo was appointed president the Detroit Red Wings.

## Regular season

* November 28, 1995: The Montreal Canadiens were playing the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. The day before the game, Mario Tremblay spoke to Mario Leclerc of Le Journal de Montreal. Tremblay mentioned that he was resentful of current Red Wings head coach Scotty Bowman. He had played under Bowman for the first five years of his NHL career, and Tremblay told Leclerc that Bowman always threatened to send him to the minors. When Leclerc approached Cournoyer, he stated that he did not want to speak about Bowman. The Canadiens lost the game by a score of 3–2. The next day, Le Journal de Montreal had a headline that stated, "Bowman has the last word."
* December 2, 1995: The Red Wings played at the Montreal Forum (their final season for the Habs before they moved to the Bell Centre) and dealt Tremblay's Montreal Canadiens their worst home game in franchise history, with an 11–1 win. The Habs' star goaltender Patrick Roy allowed nine goals on 26 shots (five in the first period, and then another four in the second period), and the crowd jeered him whenever he made an easy save during the second period after the game was already 7–1 in favor of the Red Wings. In response, Roy raised his arms in mock celebration. When Head Coach Mario Tremblay finally pulled Roy in the middle of the second period in favor of Pat Jablonski (who allowed two more goals), Roy stormed past him and told Canadiens President Ronald Corey, "It's my last game in Montreal." Tremblay was roundly criticized for not relieving Roy earlier, violating the unwritten rule that a star goaltender be taken out of the game once it is clear he is having an off-night. Roy was traded to the Colorado Avalanche after that game, and he played a key role in eliminating the Red Wings during the Western Conference Finals, precipitating the Avalanche–Red Wings rivalry.
* Against the Hartford Whalers on March 6, 1996, Chris Osgood became the third goaltender in NHL history to score a goal.
* On March 22, 1996, the Red Wings scored three short-handed goals in a 7–0 win over the Colorado Avalanche, clinching the Presidents' Trophy.
The Red Wings finished first in wins (62), points (131), tied the Washington Capitals for most shutouts (9), allowed the fewest goals (181), the fewest even-strength goals (128), the fewest power-play goals (44) and had the best penalty-kill percentage (88.27%).

### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
| 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
| 5 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 325 | 181 | 131 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 326 | 240 | 104 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 273 | 220 | 94 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 252 | 80 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 219 | 248 | 80 |
| 6 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 241 | 240 | 79 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 278 | 278 | 79 |
| 8 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 291 | 78 |
| 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 234 | 247 | 78 |
| 10 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 240 | 304 | 68 |
| 11 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 227 | 280 | 66 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 256 | 302 | 66 |
| 13 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 252 | 357 | 47 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

## Playoffs

In the first round of the playoffs, the Red Wings defeated the eighth-seeded Winnipeg Jets marking the Jets' final games in Winnipeg as the franchise relocated to Phoenix following their playoff defeat. The Wings then defeated the fifth-place St. Louis Blues in the second round. In the Western Conference Finals, the Red Wings were ousted in six games by the Colorado Avalanche, who were in the first year after moving from Quebec. These two teams started the Avalanche–Red Wings rivalry, which lasted nearly a decade.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1995–96 regular season :
October: 5–4–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 6Detroit2–3ColoradoVernon16,0610–1–00Recap
2October 8Detroit3–1EdmontonOsgood13,3021–1–02Recap
3October 9Detroit5–3VancouverVernon19,0242–1–04Recap
4October 13Edmonton0–9DetroitOsgood19,8753–1–06Recap
5October 15Detroit5–5WinnipegOTVernon9,3993–1–17Recap
6October 17Calgary3–3DetroitOTOsgood19,6383–1–28Recap
7October 19Detroit2–4New JerseyVernon16,1473–2–28Recap
8October 21Boston2–4DetroitOsgood19,8754–2–210Recap
9October 24Ottawa2–1DetroitVernon19,5124–3–210Recap
10October 27Detroit3–0CalgaryOsgood19,0015–3–212Recap
11October 30Detroit2–3WinnipegOsgood7,9055–4–212Recap :
November: 9–2–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1Detroit1–2BuffaloOsgood12,6535–5–212Recap
13November 2Detroit6–5BostonOTOsgood17,5656–5–214Recap
14November 4Dallas1–5DetroitOsgood19,8527–5–216Recap
15November 7Edmonton2–4DetroitOsgood19,7768–5–218Recap
16November 11Detroit5–2San JoseVernon17,1909–5–220Recap
17November 14Detroit6–5Los AngelesOsgood14,15410–5–222Recap
18November 17Detroit5–4EdmontonVernon10,80311–5–224Recap
19November 22San Jose2–5DetroitOsgood19,98312–5–226Recap
20November 24Detroit1–4PhiladelphiaVernon17,38012–6–226Recap
21November 25NY Rangers0–2DetroitOsgood19,98313–6–228Recap
22November 28Montreal2–3DetroitOsgood19,94514–6–230Recap :
December: 13–1–0 (home: 7–0–0; road: 6–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
23December 1Anaheim2–5DetroitVernon19,88115–6–232Recap
24December 2Detroit11–1MontrealVernon17,80316–6–234Recap
25December 5Philadelphia3–5DetroitOsgood19,91817–6–236Recap
26December 7Dallas1–3DetroitVernon19,64018–6–238Recap
27December 8Detroit1–2NY RangersOTOsgood18,20018–7–238Recap
28December 12Detroit5–2St. LouisVernon17,96519–7–240Recap
29December 13Chicago1–3DetroitOsgood19,98320–7–242Recap
30December 15New Jersey1–3DetroitVernon19,98321–7–244Recap
31December 20Detroit6–1AnaheimVernon17,17422–7–246Recap
32December 22Detroit5–1CalgaryOsgood17,30223–7–248Recap
33December 23Detroit1–0VancouverVernon18,42224–7–250Recap
34December 26St. Louis2–3DetroitOsgood19,98325–7–252Recap
35December 29Detroit2–1DallasOsgood16,92426–7–254Recap
36December 31Hartford2–3DetroitOsgood19,98327–7–256Recap :
January: 8–2–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 3Dallas3–3DetroitOTOsgood19,94427–7–357Recap
38January 5Detroit2–5PittsburghOsgood17,18127–8–357Recap
39January 6Chicago0–3DetroitHodson19,98328–8–359Recap
40January 8Winnipeg6–4DetroitOsgood19,82528–9–359Recap
41January 10Detroit4–0DallasOsgood15,62129–9–361Recap
42January 12Los Angeles2–3DetroitHodson19,98330–9–363Recap
43January 13Detroit4–2WashingtonOsgood18,13031–9–365Recap
44January 17Colorado2–3DetroitOsgood19,98332–9–367Recap
45January 24San Jose2–4DetroitOsgood19,94633–9–369Recap
46January 25Detroit4–2OttawaOsgood16,88234–9–371Recap
47January 27Detroit5–5ChicagoOTOsgood22,64034–9–472Recap
48January 30Toronto2–4DetroitOsgood19,98335–9–474Recap :
February: 11–2–0 (home: 8–0–0; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
49February 3Pittsburgh0–3DetroitOsgood19,98336–9–476Recap
50February 6Florida2–4DetroitOsgood19,98337–9–478Recap
51February 8Detroit1–3FloridaVernon14,70337–10–478Recap
52February 10Detroit3–2Tampa BayOTOsgood22,63638–10–480Recap
53February 13Los Angeles4–9DetroitVernon19,98339–10–482Recap
54February 15Washington3–4DetroitOsgood19,95240–10–484Recap
55February 16Detroit3–4St. LouisVernon20,15640–11–484Recap
56February 18Detroit3–2TorontoOsgood15,74641–11–486Recap
57February 19Vancouver3–4DetroitVernon19,98342–11–488Recap
58February 22Toronto3–5DetroitOsgood19,98343–11–490Recap
59February 24Tampa Bay0–2DetroitVernon19,98344–11–492Recap
60February 27Detroit6–2NY IslandersOsgood11,76245–11–494Recap
61February 29NY Islanders1–5DetroitOsgood19,98346–11–496Recap :
March: 12–1–1 (home: 7–1–0; road: 5–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
62March 2Vancouver3–2DetroitVernon19,98346–12–496Recap
63March 3Detroit6–2ChicagoVernon22,54047–12–498Recap
64March 6Detroit4–2HartfordOsgood11,25248–12–4100Recap
65March 8Detroit4–2ColoradoVernon16,06149–12–4102Recap
66March 10Detroit5–2WinnipegOsgood14,75750–12–4104Recap
67March 12Winnipeg2–5DetroitVernon19,98351–12–4106Recap
68March 17Calgary2–4DetroitOsgood19,98352–12–4108Recap
69March 19Toronto5–6DetroitVernon19,98353–12–4110Recap
70March 20Detroit4–3TorontoOTOsgood15,74654–12–4112Recap
71March 22Colorado0–7DetroitVernon19,98355–12–4114Recap
72March 24Detroit2–2St. LouisOTOsgood20,70855–12–5115Recap
73March 25Anaheim1–5DetroitVernon19,98356–12–5117Recap
74March 27Buffalo2–4DetroitOsgood19,98357–12–5119Recap
75March 31St. Louis1–8DetroitVernon19,98358–12–5121Recap :
April: 4–1–2 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–1–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
76April 2Detroit3–6San JoseOsgood17,19058–13–5121Recap
77April 3Detroit2–2Los AngelesOTVernon14,66358–13–6122Recap
78April 5Detroit2–2AnaheimOTOsgood17,17458–13–7123Recap
79April 7Detroit4–1ChicagoVernon21,98659–13–7125Recap
80April 10Winnipeg2–5DetroitOsgood19,98360–13–7127Recap
81April 12Chicago3–5DetroitOsgood19,98361–13–7129Recap
82April 14Detroit5–1DallasOsgood16,92462–13–7131Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Winnipeg Jets: Detroit won 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 17Winnipeg1–4DetroitOsgood19,9831–0Recap
2April 19Winnipeg0–4DetroitOsgood19,9832–0Recap
3April 21Detroit1–4WinnipegVernon15,5442–1Recap
4April 23Detroit6–1WinnipegVernon15,5573–1Recap
5April 26Winnipeg3–1DetroitOsgood19,9833–2Recap
6April 28Detroit4–1WinnipegVernon15,5674–2Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Detroit won 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 3St. Louis2–3DetroitOsgood19,9831–0Recap
2May 5St. Louis3–8DetroitOsgood19,9832–0Recap
3May 8Detroit4–5St. LouisOTVernon20,7962–1Recap
4May 10Detroit0–1St. LouisOsgood20,7962–2Recap
5May 12St. Louis3–2DetroitOsgood19,9832–3Recap
6May 14Detroit4–2St. LouisOsgood20,7963–3Recap
7May 16St. Louis0–1Detroit2OTOsgood19,9834–3Recap :
Western Conference Finals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche: Colorado won 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 19Colorado3–2DetroitOTOsgood19,9570–1Recap
2May 21Colorado3–0DetroitOsgood19,9830–2Recap
3May 23Detroit6–4ColoradoOsgood16,0611–2Recap
4May 25Detroit2–4ColoradoOsgood16,0611–3Recap
5May 27Colorado2–5DetroitOsgood19,9832–3Recap
6May 29Detroit1–4ColoradoOsgood16,0612–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 91 | Sergei Fedorov | RW | 78 | 39 | 68 | 107 | 49 | 48 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 10 |
| 19 | Steve Yzerman | C | 80 | 36 | 59 | 95 | 29 | 64 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −1 | 4 |
| 77 | Paul Coffey | D | 76 | 14 | 60 | 74 | 19 | 90 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −3 | 30 |
| 13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 82 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 33 | 70 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Igor Larionov† | C | 69 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 81 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
| 55 | Keith Primeau | C | 74 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 19 | 168 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 28 |
| 22 | Dino Ciccarelli | RW | 64 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 99 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 26 |
| 2 | Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 69 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 37 | 96 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 34 |
| 23 | Greg Johnson | LW | 60 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 8 |
| 16 | Vladimir Konstantinov | D | 81 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 60 | 139 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 21 | Bob Errey | LW | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 63 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 158 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 20 |
| 17 | Doug Brown | LW | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Tim Taylor | C | 72 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Kris Draper | C | 52 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Mathieu Dandenault | RW | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Marc Bergevin | D | 70 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 14 |
| 20 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 58 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 15 | Mike Ramsey | D | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Bob Rouse | D | 58 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Ray Sheppard‡ | RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Chris Osgood | G | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 18 | Kirk Maltby† | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Stu Grimson | LW | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −10 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jamie Pushor | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Anders Eriksson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Kevin Hodson | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Mike Vernon | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 26 | Wes Walz | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 30 | Chris Osgood | 50 | 47 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 1,190 | 106 | 2.17 | .911 | 5 | 2,932:59 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 322 | 33 | 2.12 | .898 | 2 | 935:48 |
| 29 | Mike Vernon | 32 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 723 | 70 | 2.26 | .903 | 3 | 1,854:43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 11 | 2.71 | .864 | 0 | 243:23 |
| 31 | Kevin Hodson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 1.10 | .955 | 1 | 163:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy | Sergei Fedorov |
| League (annual) | Jack Adams Trophy | Scotty Bowman |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star team | Vladimir Konstantinov (Defense) |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star team | Chris Osgood (Goaltender) |
| League (annual) | NHL Plus-Minus Award | Vladimir Konstantinov |
| League (annual) | William M. Jennings Trophy | Chris Osgood |
| League (annual) | William M. Jennings Trophy | Mike Vernon |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Scotty Bowman (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Coffey |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sergei Fedorov |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Chris Osgood |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Mathieu Dandenault | October 8, 1995 |
| First game | Jamie Pushor | October 8, 1995 |
| First game | Kevin Hodson | January 5, 1996 |
| First game | Anders Eriksson | April 14, 1996 |
| 500th game played | Mike Vernon | October 9, 1995 |

## Transactions
### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| August 28, 1995 (1995-08-28) | Mike Ramsey | 1-year |
| September 7, 1995 (1995-09-07) | Viacheslav Fetisov | 1-year |

## Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 26 | Maxim Kuznetsov | D | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 2 | 52 | Philippe Audet | LW | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
| 3$^1$ | 58 | Darryl Laplante | C | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 4 | 104 | Anatoli Ustyugov | LW | Russia | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 5$^2$ | 125 | Chad Wilchynski | D | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 5$^3$ | 126 | Dave Arsenault | G | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 156 | Tyler Perry | C | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 7 | 182 | Per Eklund | RW | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
| 8 | 208 | Andrei Samokhvalov | RW | Kazakhstan | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan) |
| 9 | 234 | David Engblom | C | Sweden | Vallentuna (Sweden) |

### Notes

* The Red Wings acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 1994 that sent Sheldon Kennedy to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
* The Red Wings acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 17, 1994 that sent Vincent Riendeau to Boston in exchange for this pick.
* The Red Wings acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 9, 1993 that sent Stewart Malgunas to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
* The Red Wings third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on April 3, 1995 that sent Viacheslav Fetisov to Detroit in exchange for this pick (78th overall).
* The Red Wings fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 27, 1995 that sent Bob Errey to Detroit in exchange for this pick (130th overall).