# 2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season was the 81st National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings entered a new era, following the retirement of longtime captain Steve Yzerman after 22 seasons (23 years) in the NHL, all spent with Detroit. The Wings named Yzerman a team vice-president, Yzerman's number 19 was retired by the Wings in January.
The Red Wings lost another longtime player in Brendan Shanahan, who signed with the New York Rangers, although they retained the services of goaltender Dominik Hasek, who re-signed with the club as a free agent. Hasek remained one of the NHL's goaltending leaders, helping the Red Wings remain in contention for top spot in the Western Conference, battling with their division rivals, the Nashville Predators.
Two Red Wings players represented the West at the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas – Nicklas Lidstrom was elected as a starting defenceman, and registered an assist, where he was joined by forward Henrik Zetterberg.

## Regular season

On February 8, 2007, the Red Wings lost 1–0 at St. Louis. It was the first time that the Red Wings had been shut-out in a regular season game since January 7, 2004, when they lost at home 3–0 to the Boston Bruins. Prior to their loss to the Blues, the Red Wings had gone 175 consecutive regular season games without being shut-out.

### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
| 2 | 4 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
| 3 | 10 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
| 4 | 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
| 5 | 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z-Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
| 2 | y-Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
| 3 | y-Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
| 4 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
| 8 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
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| 9 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
| 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
| 12 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
| 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
| 15 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

## Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2006–07 regular season :
October: 6–4–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5Vancouver3 – 1DetroitHasek20,0660–1–00Recap
2October 7Detroit2 – 0PittsburghHasek15,3181–1–02Recap
3October 11Phoenix2 – 9DetroitHasek20,0662–1–04Recap
4October 13Buffalo3 – 2DetroitSOHasek20,0662–1–15Recap
5October 16Detroit3 – 1Los AngelesOsgood17,4173–1–17Recap
6October 18Detroit1 – 4AnaheimHasek14,7673–2–17Recap
7October 19Detroit1 – 5San JoseOsgood17,4963–3–17Recap
8October 21Detroit1 – 3EdmontonHasek16,8393–4–17Recap
9October 25San Jose1 – 2DetroitHasek20,0664–4–19Recap
10October 27Detroit4 – 3DallasHasek18,5845–4–111Recap
11October 28Detroit3 – 2St. LouisOsgood12,7006–4–113Recap :
November: 7–2–3 (home: 5–0–2; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1Calgary2 – 3DetroitHasek20,0667–4–115Recap
13November 2Detroit2 – 1ChicagoOsgood15,1748–4–117Recap
14November 4Columbus1 – 4DetroitHasek20,0669–4–119Recap
15November 8Edmonton0 – 3DetroitHasek20,06610–4–121Recap
16November 10Nashville0 – 3DetroitHasek20,06611–4–123Recap
17November 14Detroit3 – 2VancouverHasek18,63012–4–125Recap
18November 17Detroit1 – 4CalgaryHasek19,28912–5–125Recap
19November 18Detroit3 – 4EdmontonSOMacDonald16,83912–5–226Recap
20November 22Vancouver4 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,06612–5–327Recap
21November 24St. Louis3 – 2DetroitSOHasek20,06612–5–428Recap
22November 25Detroit2 – 6NashvilleMacDonald16,83512–6–428Recap
23November 27Dallas1 – 2DetroitHasek20,06613–6–430Recap :
December: 11–3–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 5–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 1Detroit3 – 0MinnesotaHasek18,56814–6–432Recap
25December 2San Jose3 – 2DetroitMacDonald20,06614–7–432Recap
26December 5Detroit5 – 1St. LouisHasek19,64615–7–434Recap
27December 7St. Louis3 – 4DetroitOTHasek20,06616–7–436Recap
28December 9Toronto1 – 5DetroitHasek20,06617–7–438Recap
29December 12Ottawa3 – 2DetroitHasek20,06617–8–438Recap
30December 14Detroit3 – 2ChicagoHasek15,13018–8–440Recap
31December 16Detroit2 – 1New JerseyHasek15,07819–8–442Recap
32December 18Detroit3 – 4ColumbusOsgood17,04619–9–442Recap
33December 20Columbus0 – 5DetroitHasek20,06620–9–444Recap
34December 22Minnesota1 – 3DetroitHasek20,06621–9–446Recap
35December 23Detroit2 – 3MinnesotaOTOsgood18,56821–9–547Recap
36December 27Minnesota1 – 3DetroitHasek20,06622–9–549Recap
37December 28Detroit7 – 4ColumbusOsgood17,40823–9–551Recap
38December 31Los Angeles2 – 6DetroitHasek20,06624–9–553Recap :
January: 8–5–1 (home: 5–0–0; road: 3–5–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 2Anaheim1 – 2DetroitHasek20,06625–9–555Recap
40January 4Detroit4 – 9San JoseHasek17,49625–10–555Recap
41January 6Detroit2 – 4Los AngelesOsgood18,11825–11–555Recap
42January 7Detroit2 – 4AnaheimHasek17,41825–12–555Recap
43January 9Detroit4 – 3ColoradoSOHasek18,00726–12–557Recap
44January 11Detroit5 – 1PhoenixHasek14,38627–12–559Recap
45January 13Chicago3 – 6DetroitOsgood20,06628–12–561Recap
46January 15Montreal0 – 2DetroitHasek20,06629–12–563Recap
47January 17Nashville3 – 5DetroitHasek20,06630–12–565Recap
48January 19Detroit1 – 3ColumbusHasek18,13630–13–565Recap
49January 20Detroit1 – 3ColoradoMacDonald18,00730–14–565Recap
50January 26Detroit1 – 2St. LouisOTOsgood16,42730–14–666Recap
51January 28Colorado1 – 3DetroitHasek20,06631–14–668Recap
52January 30Detroit4 – 3NY IslandersOTHasek12,32232–14–670Recap :
February: 8–2–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 2St. Louis3 – 5DetroitHasek20,06633–14–672Recap
54February 5Detroit4 – 3NY RangersHasek18,20034–14–674Recap
55February 7Phoenix2 – 4DetroitHasek20,06635–14–676Recap
56February 8Detroit0 – 1St. LouisMacDonald11,28535–15–676Recap
57February 11Calgary4 – 7DetroitMacDonald20,06636–15–678Recap
58February 12Detroit1 – 6PhiladelphiaMacDonald19,57536–16–678Recap
59February 14Detroit3 – 1DallasOsgood18,03737–16–680Recap
60February 17Detroit4 – 1PhoenixHasek16,94038–16–682Recap
61February 21Chicago2 – 4DetroitHasek20,06639–16–684Recap
62February 23Edmonton4 – 3DetroitSOHasek20,06639–16–785Recap
63February 24Detroit3 – 4NashvilleOTOsgood17,11339–16–886Recap
64February 27Detroit4 – 1ChicagoHasek15,13140–16–888Recap :
March: 7–3–4 (home: 5–1–4; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 2Chicago2–6DetroitOsgood20,06641–16–890Recap
66March 4Colorado4–3DetroitOTOsgood20,06641–16–991Recap
67March 6Nashville3–4DetroitOTOsgood20,06642–16–993Recap
68March 9Los Angeles2–3DetroitOTHasek20,06643–16–995Recap
69March 11Boston6–3DetroitHasek20,06643–17–995Recap
70March 13Detroit5–2NashvilleOsgood17,11344–17–997Recap
71March 14Nashville2–4DetroitHasek20,06645–17–999Recap
72March 17Detroit1–4VancouverHasek18,63045–18–999Recap
73March 20Detroit1–2CalgaryHasek19,28945–19–999Recap
74March 22Columbus2–1DetroitOTOsgood20,06645–19–10100Recap
75March 24St. Louis3–2DetroitOTHasek20,06645–19–11101Recap
76March 26Anaheim0–1DetroitHasek20,06646–19–11103Recap
77March 29Detroit2–1NashvilleOsgood16,64647–19–11105Recap
78March 30Dallas3–4DetroitOTHasek20,06647–19–12106Recap :
April: 3–0–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 1–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
79April 1Detroit4–1ColumbusHasek17,35048–19–12108Recap
80April 3Columbus0–3DetroitHasek20,06649–19–12110Recap
81April 5Detroit2–3ChicagoOTOsgood16,28849–19–13111Recap
82April 7Chicago2–7DetroitOsgood20,06650–19–13113Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Calgary Flames — Detroit wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 12Calgary1 – 4DetroitHasek19,2041 – 0Recap
2April 15Calgary1 – 3DetroitHasek19,7512 – 0Recap
3April 17Detroit2 – 3CalgaryHasek19,2892 – 1Recap
4April 19Detroit2 – 3CalgaryHasek19,2892 – 2Recap
5April 21Calgary1 – 5DetroitHasek19,3403 – 2Recap
6April 22Detroit2 – 1Calgary2OTHasek19,2894 – 2Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (5) San Jose Sharks — Detroit wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 26San Jose2 – 0DetroitHasek18,7120 – 1Recap
2April 28San Jose2 – 3DetroitHasek19,1131 – 1Recap
3April 30Detroit1 – 2San JoseHasek17,4961 – 2Recap
4May 2Detroit3 – 2San Jose1OTHasek17,4962 – 2Recap
5May 5San Jose1 – 4DetroitHasek19,9373 – 2Recap
6May 7Detroit2 – 0San JoseHasek17,4964 – 2Recap :
Western Conference Finals: vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks — Anaheim wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 11Anaheim1 – 2DetroitHasek19,9391 – 0Recap
2May 13Anaheim4 – 3Detroit1OTHasek19,6201 – 1Recap
3May 15Detroit5 – 0AnaheimHasek17,3582 – 1Recap
4May 17Detroit3 – 5AnaheimHasek17,3752 – 2Recap
5May 20Anaheim2 – 1Detroit1OTHasek20,0032 – 3Recap
6May 22Detroit3 – 4AnaheimHasek17,3802 – 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 |
| 13 | Pavel Datsyuk | C | 79 | 27 | 60 | 87 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| 40 | Henrik Zetterberg | LW | 63 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 80 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 40 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 96 | Tomas Holmstrom | LW | 77 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 13 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 20 | Robert Lang | C | 81 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 12 | 66 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | Mathieu Schneider | D | 68 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 12 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | Daniel Cleary | RW | 71 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 37 | Mikael Samuelsson | RW | 53 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 93 | Johan Franzen | LW | 69 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 33 | Kris Draper | C | 81 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 58 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 24 |
| 29 | Jason Williams‡ | C | 58 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Jiri Hudler | C | 76 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 55 | Niklas Kronwall | D | 68 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Brett Lebda | D | 74 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 51 | Valtteri Filppula | C | 73 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 95 | Danny Markov | D | 66 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 13 |
| 17 | Kyle Calder† | LW | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 18 | Kirk Maltby | RW | 82 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −9 | 50 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 24 | Chris Chelios | D | 71 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Andreas Lilja | D | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 10 |
| 44 | Todd Bertuzzi† | RW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 15 |
| 39 | Dominik Hasek | G | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 15 | Josh Langfeld | RW | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Tomas Kopecky | C | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| 45 | Kyle Quincey | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Brad Norton | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Chris Osgood | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Darryl Bootland | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Matt Ellis | LW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Matt Hussey | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Joey MacDonald‡ | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Derek Meech | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
| 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 | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 39 | Dominik Hasek | 56 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 1309 | 114 | 2.05 | .913 | 8 | 3341 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 444 | 34 | 1.79 | .923 | 2 | 1140 |
| 30 | Chris Osgood | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 496 | 46 | 2.38 | .907 | 0 | 1161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Joey MacDonald‡ | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 211 | 27 | 3.46 | .872 | 0 | 468 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | James Norris Memorial Trophy | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| League (annual) | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Pavel Datsyuk |
| League (annual) | Mark Messier Leadership Award | Chris Chelios |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Henrik Zetterberg |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Month | Henrik Zetterberg (February) |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Henrik Zetterberg (February 11) |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Henrik Zetterberg (February 18) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Month | Dominik Hasek (December) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Dominik Hasek (November 12) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Nicklas Lidstrom (February 4) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Dominik Hasek (April 1) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Joey MacDonald | October 19, 2006 |
| First game | Derek Meech | December 7, 2006 |
| First game | Matt Ellis | December 18, 2006 |

## Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Detroit Red Wings Florida's 2nd-round pick in 2006Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2006 | To Phoenix Coyotes 1st-round pick in 20065th-round pick in 2006 |
| September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) | To Detroit Red Wings Conditional draft pick in 2007 | To Vancouver Canucks Drew MacIntyre |
| February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) | To Detroit Red WingsKyle Calder | To Chicago BlackhawksJason Williams |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Detroit Red Wings Todd Bertuzzi | To Florida Panthers Rights to Shawn MatthiasConditional draft picks |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Matt Hussey | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Dan Smith | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) | Krys Kolanos | Pittsburgh Penguins | | Free agency |
| July 26, 2006 (2006-07-26) | Danny Markov | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) | Josh Langfeld | Boston Bruins | | Free agency |
| July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31) | Dominik Hasek | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07) | Brendan Brooks | Peoria Rivermen (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08) | Brad Norton | Ottawa Senators | | Free agency |
| August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14) | Greg Johnson | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) | Steve Yzerman | | Retirement (III) |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Mark Mowers | Boston Bruins | Free agency (III) |
| July 9, 2006 (2006-07-09) | Brendan Shanahan | New York Rangers | Free agency (III) |
| July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) | Eric Manlow | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency (III) |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Donald MacLean | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (III) |
| July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) | Bryan Helmer | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (III) |
| July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) | Cory Cross | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency (III) |
| August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08) | Manny Legace | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) |
| October 2006 (2006-10) | Todd Jackson | Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09) | Kent McDonell | HC TPS (Liiga) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 11, 2006 (2006-10-11) | Greg Johnson | | Retirement |
| November 21, 2006 (2006-11-21) | Jason Woolley | Malmo Redhawks (SHL) | Free agency (III) |
| February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23) | Joey MacDonald | Boston Bruins | Waivers |
| May 30, 2007 (2007-05-30) | Eric Himelfarb | Lausanne HC (NLB) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) | Nicklas Lidstrom | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Chris Osgood | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) | Daniel Cleary | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11) | Brett Lebda | 4-year | Re-signing |
| July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) | Darryl Bootland | | Re-signing |
| July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) | Jiri Hudler | | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Tomas Kopecky | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) | Jason Williams | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25) | Johan Franzen | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 27, 2006 (2006-09-27) | Darren Helm | 3-year | Entry-level |
| November 24, 2006 (2006-11-24) | Niklas Kronwall | 5-year | Extension |
| February 17, 2007 (2007-02-17) | Tomas Holmstrom | 3-year | Extension |
| March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19) | Tomas Kopecky | 2-year | Extension |
| April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04) | Cory Emmerton | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06) | Pavel Datsyuk | 7-year | Extension |
| April 12, 2007 (2007-04-12) | Jan Mursak | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04) | Kirk Maltby | 3-year | Extension |
| May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09) | Igor Grigorenko | 1-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Mattias Ritola | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Johan Ryno | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Red Wings had no first-round pick in this draft, having dealt the 29th overall pick to the Phoenix Coyotes.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 41 | Cory Emmerton (C/LW) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Florida and Philadelphia) | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 2 | 47 | Shawn Matthias (C) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Tampa Bay and Philadelphia) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 2 | 62 | Dick Axelsson (W) | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | Huddinge IK (Division 3) |
| 3 | 92 | Daniel Larsson (G) | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | Hammarby IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 6 | 182 | Jan Mursak (LW) | Slovenia | Detroit Red Wings | Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech) |
| 7 | 191 | Nick Oslund (RW) | United States | Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix) | Burnsville (USHS-MN) |
| 7 | 212 | Logan Pyett (D) | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Regina Pats (WHL) |

## Farm teams
### Grand Rapids Griffins

The Griffins are Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2006–07.

### Toledo Storm

The Storm are the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season.