# 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season was the 76th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings scored 116 points, winning the Central Division, their third Presidents' Trophy, and home ice throughout the playoffs. The team is considered one of the greatest teams in NHL history with ten future Hockey Hall of Famers on the team, as well as a Hall of Fame coach in Scotty Bowman.
After Detroit's shocking upset loss in the first playoff round to the Los Angeles Kings, general manager Ken Holland went out into the trade market to address Detroit's more glaring needs. He quickly filled them by trading for future Hall of Fame goaltender Dominik Hasek and signing veteran All-Stars Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille. These big names joined other future Hall of Famers such as Chris Chelios, Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman, as well as important supporting players in Jiri Fischer, former All-Star Steve Duchesne, Tomas Holmstrom, the "Grind Line" of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and Darren McCarty, and Pavel Datsyuk in his rookie season, and rounded out with legendary coach Scotty Bowman, who had decided to return for one more year.
The Wings were quickly selected as favorites to win the Stanley Cup by pundits and they went on to prove them right. With so much talent on one team — including the first time three 500-goal scorers were on the same team, as well as a fourth to become in Brendan Shanahan that will eventually hit the mark during the season — they quickly got off to a great start, winning 22 of their first 27 games. After finishing with 116 points and the best record in the NHL (by 15 points), the Wings had earned the first seed in the Western Conference and met the Vancouver Canucks in the first round. After the Canucks took the first two games, it looked like the Canucks were going to sweep the Red Wings and the Red Wings were going to have their second straight early exit. Captain Steve Yzerman gave a closed-door speech to the team. Only the players in the locker room knew what was said, but the Wings headed to Vancouver and won four straight games to win the series in a stunning turn of events.
After making quick work against their division rival, the St. Louis Blues, Detroit met their arch-nemesis, the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals, reigniting their long-storied rivalry. Throughout the series, the two adversaries engaged in a fierce back-and-forth battle within a hotly fought contest that went on doggedly for seven games, with the series being tied three times before culminating in a pivotal game seven in Detroit. With the two teams teetering on the brink of elimination, the Red Wings delivered a shell-shocking performance, overwhelming the Avalanche with an assertive offense and securing a resounding victory in the decisive game seven with a final score of 7-0. After that, the Wings fought the cinderella story Carolina Hurricanes for the Stanley Cup, winning in game five at home. Over 1 million people showed up for the victory parade in downtown Detroit on June 17.
There was no All-Star game this year as the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City took place in February 2002 where eleven Red Wings players represented their countries. Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman represented Canada; Chris Chelios and Brett Hull represented the United States; Dominik Hasek represented the Czech Republic; Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Datsyuk and Igor Larionov represented Russia; and Nicklas Lidstrom, Fredrik Olausson, and Tomas Holmstrom represented Sweden.
The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2001–02 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit. The season was chronicled by Detroit Free Press sportswriter Nicholas J. Cotsonika's 2002 book, Hockey Gods: The Inside Story of the Red Wings' Hall of Fame Team.

## Regular season

The Red Wings tied the Los Angeles Kings for the most power-play goals scored during the regular season with 73.

### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 3 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 4 | 14 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
| 3 | y – San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 199 | 99 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
| 10 | Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
| 13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
| 14 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2001–02 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Vancouver in the first round. After losing the first two games in Detroit, the Wings rallied back to win four straight. Then the Wings made quick work of the Blues before meeting the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. The Wings would beat the Avalanche in a hard-fought seven game series, winning the final game 7–0. As the final game in the series came to a close, the Neil Diamond song "Sweet Caroline" was played over the Joe Louis Arena loudspeakers, as the victorious Red Wings prepared to head off to a Stanley Cup clinching series with the third-seeded victors of the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes. They won the series in five games, defeating the Hurricanes three to one at home in Detroit on June 13 to take home their tenth Stanley Cup.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2001–02 regular season :
October: 11–2–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 6–0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 4Detroit4 – 3San JoseOTHasek17,4961–0–0–02Recap
2October 6Detroit4 – 1VancouverHasek18,4222–0–0–04Recap
3October 10Calgary4 – 2DetroitHasek20,0582–1–0–04Recap
4October 12Buffalo2 – 4DetroitHasek20,0583–1–0–06Recap
5October 13Detroit5 – 4NY IslandersOTLegace16,2344–1–0–08Recap
6October 16Columbus3 – 4DetroitHasek20,0585–1–0–010Recap
7October 18Philadelphia2 – 3DetroitHasek20,0586–1–0–012Recap
8October 20Los Angeles2 – 3DetroitHasek20,0587–1–0–014Recap
9October 24Edmonton1 – 4DetroitHasek20,0588–1–0–016Recap
10October 26Dallas5 – 3DetroitHasek20,0588–2–0–016Recap
11October 27Detroit1 – 0NashvilleLegace17,1139–2–0–018Recap
12October 30Detroit5 – 2CarolinaLegace18,73010–2–0–020Recap
13October 31Detroit4 – 3DallasOTLegace18,53211–2–0–022Recap :
November: 11–1–1–1 (home: 8–0–1–0; road: 3–1–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
14November 2NY Islanders1 – 2DetroitHasek20,05812–2–0–024Recap
15November 4Detroit4 – 5ChicagoHasek20,98912–3–0–024Recap
16November 7Detroit3 – 1PhoenixHasek15,02313–3–0–026Recap
17November 9Detroit1 – 0AnaheimHasek17,17414–3–0–028Recap
18November 10Detroit2 – 3Los AngelesOTHasek18,38514–3–0–129Recap
19November 13Carolina3 – 4DetroitHasek20,05815–3–0–131Recap
20November 16Minnesota3 – 8DetroitLegace20,05816–3–0–133Recap
21November 17Los Angeles2 – 4DetroitHasek20,05817–3–0–135Recap
22November 20Nashville3 – 6DetroitHasek20,05818–3–0–137Recap
23November 21Detroit1 – 0ColumbusOTLegace18,13619–3–0–139Recap
24November 23St. Louis1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05820–3–0–141Recap
25November 25Chicago4 – 4DetroitOTHasek20,05820–3–1–142Recap
26November 27Calgary2 – 4DetroitHasek20,05821–3–1–144Recap
27November 30New Jersey2 – 4DetroitLegace20,05822–3–1–146Recap :
December: 6–5–2–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
28December 1Detroit1 – 4New JerseyHasek18,55922–4–1–146Recap
29December 5Colorado4 – 1DetroitHasek20,05822–5–1–146Recap
30December 7Detroit1 – 1PhoenixOTHasek20,05822–5–2–147Recap
31December 10Detroit0 – 2CalgaryHasek16,00922–6–2–147Recap
32December 13Detroit2 – 1EdmontonHasek16,83923–6–2–149Recap
33December 15Detroit0 – 3VancouverHasek18,42223–7–2–149Recap
34December 17Chicago2 – 0DetroitLegace20,05823–8–2–149Recap
35December 19Vancouver1 – 4DetroitHasek20,05824–8–2–151Recap
36December 21San Jose0 – 3DetroitHasek20,05825–8–2–153Recap
37December 23Detroit5 – 0ChicagoHasek22,15826–8–2–155Recap
38December 26Detroit3 – 3MinnesotaOTHasek18,56826–8–3–156Recap
39December 27Columbus1 – 5DetroitLegace20,05827–8–3–158Recap
40December 29Detroit2 – 3NashvilleOTHasek17,24427–8–3–259Recap
41December 31Minnesota2 – 4DetroitHasek20,05828–8–3–261Recap :
January: 8–2–3–0 (home: 7–0–1–0; road: 1–2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
42January 2Anaheim3 – 5DetroitHasek20,05829–8–3–263Recap
43January 5Colorado1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05830–8–3–265Recap
44January 9Vancouver4 – 5DetroitOTHasek20,05831–8–3–267Recap
45January 12Dallas2 – 5DetroitHasek20,05832–8–3–269Recap
46January 15Detroit2 – 2PhoenixOTLegace15,18632–8–4–270Recap
47January 16Detroit2 – 3DallasHasek18,53232–9–4–270Recap
48January 18Washington1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05833–9–4–272Recap
49January 20Ottawa2 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,05834–9–4–274Recap
50January 23San Jose2 – 2DetroitOTHasek20,05834–9–5–275Recap
51January 25Phoenix1 – 4DetroitLegace20,05835–9–5–277Recap
52January 26Detroit5 – 2St. LouisHasek20,01736–9–5–279Recap
53January 28Detroit1 – 1EdmontonOTHasek16,83936–9–6–280Recap
54January 30Detroit3 – 4CalgaryLegace17,23936–10–6–280Recap :
February: 7–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 6–0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
55February 4Detroit3 – 1ColoradoHasek18,00737–10–6–282Recap
56February 6NY Rangers1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05838–10–6–284Recap
57February 8Columbus3 – 2DetroitLegace20,05838–11–6–284Recap
58February 9Detroit3 – 2OttawaHasek18,50039–11–6–286Recap
59February 11Detroit3 – 2MontrealHasek21,27340–11–6–288Recap
60February 13Detroit2 – 0MinnesotaHasek18,56841–11–6–290Recap
61February 26Detroit4 – 3Tampa BayOTHasek20,91442–11–6–292Recap
62February 27Detroit3 – 2FloridaOTHasek19,25043–11–6–294Recap :
March: 8–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 5–2–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
63March 2Detroit4 – 2PittsburghHasek17,14844–11–6–296Recap
64March 6Toronto2 – 6DetroitHasek20,05845–11–6–298Recap
65March 9Detroit5 – 2St. LouisHasek19,92146–11–6–2100Recap
66March 10Detroit1 – 5BuffaloHasek18,69046–12–6–2100Recap
67March 13Edmonton3 – 4DetroitOTHasek20,05847–12–6–2102Recap
68March 16Detroit1 – 2BostonLegace17,56547–13–6–2102Recap
69March 17Detroit5 – 3NY RangersHasek18,20048–13–6–2104Recap
70March 19Anaheim2 – 1DetroitHasek20,05848–14–6–2104Recap
71March 21Detroit3 – 2ColumbusOTHasek18,13649–14–6–2106Recap
72March 23Detroit2 – 0ColoradoHasek18,00750–14–6–2108Recap
73March 25Detroit3 – 3NashvilleOTLegace16,51850–14–7–2109Recap
74March 28Nashville3 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,05850–14–8–2110Recap
75March 30Atlanta1 – 4DetroitLegace20,05851–14–8–2112Recap :
April: 0–3–2–2 (home: 0–1–1–1; road: 0–2–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
76April 1Toronto5 – 4DetroitOTLegace20,05851–14–8–3113Recap
77April 3Detroit1 – 1AnaheimOTHasek17,17451–14–9–3114Recap
78April 4Detroit0 – 3Los AngelesHasek18,62151–15–9–3114Recap
79April 6Detroit3 – 6San JoseLegace17,49651–16–9–3114Recap
80April 10Chicago3 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,05851–16–10–3115Recap
81April 13Detroit2 – 3St. LouisOTHasek19,87751–16–10–4116Recap
82April 14St. Louis5 – 3DetroitHasek20,05851–17–10–4116Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks — Detroit wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 17Vancouver4 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,058Canucks lead 1–0Recap
2April 19Vancouver5 – 2DetroitHasek20,058Canucks lead 2–0Recap
3April 21Detroit3 – 1VancouverHasek18,422Canucks lead 2–1Recap
4April 23Detroit4 – 2VancouverHasek18,422Series tied 2–2Recap
5April 25Vancouver0 – 4DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 3–2Recap
6April 27Detroit6 – 4VancouverHasek18,422Red Wings win 4–2Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) St. Louis Blues — Detroit wins 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 2St. Louis0 – 2DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 1–0Recap
2May 4St. Louis2 – 3DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 2–0Recap
3May 7Detroit1 – 6St. LouisHasek19,107Red Wings lead 2–1Recap
4May 9Detroit4 – 3St. LouisHasek19,999Red Wings lead 3–1Recap
5May 11St. Louis0 – 4DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings win 4–1Recap :
Western Conference Finals: vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche — Detroit wins 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 18Colorado3 – 5DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 1–0Recap
2May 20Colorado4 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,058Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 22Detroit2 – 1ColoradoOTHasek18,007Red Wings lead 2–1Recap
4May 25Detroit2 – 3ColoradoHasek18,007Series tied 2–2Recap
5May 27Colorado2 – 1DetroitOTHasek20,058Avalanche lead 3–2Recap
6May 29Detroit2 – 0ColoradoHasek18,007Series tied 3–3Recap
7May 31Colorado0 – 7DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings win 4–3Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals: vs. (E3) Carolina Hurricanes — Detroit wins 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1June 4Carolina3 – 2DetroitOTHasek20,058Hurricanes lead 1–0Recap
2June 6Carolina1 – 3DetroitHasek20,058Series tied 1–1Recap
3June 8Detroit3 – 2Carolina3OTHasek18,982Red Wings lead 2–1Recap
4June 10Detroit3 – 0CarolinaHasek18,986Red Wings lead 3–1Recap
5June 13Carolina1 – 3DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings win 4–1Recap :
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 |
| 14 | Brendan Shanahan | LW | 80 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 23 | 118 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 20 |
| 91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 81 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 20 |
| 17 | Brett Hull | RW | 82 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 18 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 78 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | Luc Robitaille | LW | 81 | 30 | 20 | 50 | −2 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 19 | Steve Yzerman | C | 52 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Igor Larionov | C | 70 | 11 | 32 | 43 | −5 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Chris Chelios | D | 79 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 126 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 44 |
| 13 | Pavel Datsyuk | C | 70 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Kris Draper | C | 82 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 96 | Tomas Holmstrom | LW | 69 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −12 | 58 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| 21 | Boyd Devereaux | C | 79 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | Kirk Maltby | LW | 82 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 11 | Mathieu Dandenault | D | 81 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −5 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 28 | Steve Duchesne | D | 64 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 27 | Fredrik Olausson | D | 47 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 25 | Darren McCarty | RW | 62 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 98 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 34 |
| 29 | Jason Williams | C | 25 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 2 | Jiri Fischer | D | 80 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 42 | Sean Avery | LW | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Maxim Kuznetsov | D | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Brent Gilchrist‡ | LW | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Dominik Hasek | G | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 8 |
| 4 | Uwe Krupp | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 2 |
| 34 | Manny Legace | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 71 | Jiri Slegr† | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jesse Wallin | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Yuri Butsayev‡ | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Ladislav Kohn† | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | 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 |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 39 | Dominik Hasek | 65 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 1654 | 140 | 2.17 | .915 | 5 | 3873 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 562 | 45 | 1.86 | .920 | 6 | 1455 |
| 34 | Manny Legace | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 503 | 45 | 2.42 | .911 | 1 | 1117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.68 | .500 | 0 | 11 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Conn Smythe Trophy | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| League (annual) | James Norris Memorial Trophy | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Chris Chelios (Defense) |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Brendan Shanahan (Left wing) |
| League (annual) | NHL Plus-Minus Award | Chris Chelios |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Scotty Bowman (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Chris Chelios |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sergei Fedorov |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Dominik Hasek |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Brendan Shanahan |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Dominik Hasek (December 24) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Pavel Datsyuk |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Pavel Datsyuk | October 4, 2001 |
| First game | Sean Avery | December 19, 2001 |
| 1,000th point | Brendan Shanahan | January 12, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Detroit Red Wings 5th-round pick in 2001 | To Calgary Flames 5th-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) | To Detroit Red Wings Dominik Hasek | To Buffalo Sabres Vyacheslav Kozlov1st-round pick in 2002Future considerations |
| July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) | To Detroit Red Wings 2nd-round pick in 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes Aaron Ward |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Detroit Red Wings Jiri Slegr | To Atlanta Thrashers Yuri Butsayev3rd-round pick in 2002 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Luc Robitaille | Los Angeles Kings | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) | Brett Hull | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| September 1, 2001 (2001-09-01) | Josh DeWolf | Montreal Canadiens | | Free agency |
| October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10) | Ladislav Kohn | Atlanta Thrashers | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 21, 2001 (2001-12-21) | Joey MacDonald | Toledo Storm (ECHL) | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Doug Brown | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Larry Murphy | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Ken Wregget | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Martin Lapointe | Boston Bruins | Free agency (V) |
| July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) | Toivo Suursoo | Lulea HF (SHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) | Todd Gill | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (III) |
| August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31) | Pat Verbeek | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Chris Osgood | New York Islanders | Waiver draft |
| October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) | Marc Rodgers | Knoxville Speed (UHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) | Aren Miller | Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) | Brent Gilchrist | Dallas Stars | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 27, 2001 (2001-06-27) | Brent Gilchrist | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Dominik Hasek | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) | Pavel Datsyuk | 2-year | Entry-level |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Jesse Wallin | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) | Mathieu Dandenault | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) | Tomas Holmstrom | 3-year | Re-signing |
| December 7, 2001 (2001-12-07) | Nicklas Lidstrom | 2-year | Extension |
| December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) | Manny Legace | 4-year | Extension |
| May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16) | Henrik Zetterberg | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft in Sunrise, Florida. The Wings had the 29th overall pick, however traded it to Chicago in 1999 during the deal to acquire Chris Chelios.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 62 | Igor Grigorenko (RW) | Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
| 4 | 121 | Drew MacIntyre (G) | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 129 | Miroslav Blatak (D) | Czech Republic | HC Zlín (Czech Republic) |
| 5 | 157 | Andreas Jamtin (RW) | Sweden | Färjestad BK (Sweden) |
| 6 | 195 | Nick Pannoni (G) | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 8 | 258 | Dmitry Bykov (D) | Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) |
| 9 | 288 | Francois Senez (D) | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |

## Farm teams
### Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2001–02 and were coached by Mike Babcock (who later became Red Wings coach in 2005).

### Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2001–02 season. Now known as the Toledo Walleye and still an affiliate to the Red Wings.