# 2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season is the 99th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It is the Red Wings' eighth season at Little Caesars Arena. This was the Red Wings' third season under head coach Derek Lalonde, until he was fired and replaced by Todd McLellan on December 26, 2024.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Florida Panthers | 68 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 221 | 184 | +37 | 85 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 66 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 33 | 234 | 179 | +55 | 81 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 66 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 210 | 197 | +13 | 81 |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 194 | 211 | −17 | 70 |
| 7 | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 2 | ME | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 5 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 194 | 211 | −17 | 70 |
| 6 | ME | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | AT | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2024–25 game log: 32–28–6 (Home: 18–15–3; Road: 14–13–3) :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Roster

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Updated March 7, 2025.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 48 | Jonatan Berggren | RW | L | 24 | 2018 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| 8 | Ben Chiarot | D | L | 33 | 2022 | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 37 | J. T. Compher | LW | R | 29 | 2023 | Northbrook, Illinois |
| 18 | Andrew Copp | C | L | 30 | 2022 | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 93 | Alex DeBrincat | RW | R | 27 | 2023 | Farmington Hills, Michigan |
| 77 | Simon Edvinsson | D | L | 22 | 2021 | Onsala, Sweden |
| 56 | Erik Gustafsson | D | L | 33 | 2024 | Nynäshamn, Sweden |
| 3 | Justin Holl | D | R | 33 | 2023 | Tonka Bay, Minnesota |
| 20 | Albert Johansson | D | L | 24 | 2019 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 88 | Patrick Kane | RW | L | 36 | 2023 | Buffalo, New York |
| 92 | Marco Kasper | C | L | 20 | 2022 | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 84 | William Lagesson | D | L | 29 | 2024 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 71 | Dylan Larkin (C) | C | L | 28 | 2014 | Waterford, Michigan |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | G | L | 32 | 2023 | Baudette, Minnesota |
| 27 | Michael Rasmussen | C | L | 25 | 2017 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 23 | Lucas Raymond | LW | R | 22 | 2020 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 53 | Moritz Seider | D | R | 23 | 2019 | Zell, Germany |
| 15 | Craig Smith | C | R | 35 | 2025 | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 50 | Dominik Shine | RW | R | 31 | 2025 | Pinckney, Michigan |
| 85 | Elmer Soderblom | LW | L | 23 | 2019 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 39 | Cam Talbot | G | L | 37 | 2024 | Caledonia, Ontario |
| 11 | Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | L | 33 | 2024 | Yaroslavl, Soviet Union |

## Player statistics

Stats updated as of February 8, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Lucas Raymond | 55 | 21 | 38 | 59 | –2 | 16 |
| Dylan Larkin | 55 | 23 | 27 | 50 | –1 | 34 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 55 | 24 | 22 | 46 | –11 | 12 |
| Moritz Seider | 55 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 26 |
| J. T. Compher | 49 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 10 |
| Andrew Copp | 55 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 6 |
| Patrick Kane | 45 | 12 | 19 | 31 | –11 | 8 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 51 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 34 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 54 | 8 | 7 | 15 | –4 | 13 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 53 | 7 | 15 | 22 | –8 | 6 |
| Jonatan Berggren | 53 | 9 | 8 | 17 | –7 | 12 |
| Marco Kasper | 50 | 9 | 11 | 20 | –7 | 20 |
| Joe Veleno | 50 | 5 | 5 | 10 | –12 | 13 |
| Jeff Petry | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –7 | 12 |
| Ben Chiarot | 54 | 3 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 43 |
| Erik Gustafsson | 47 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –16 | 20 |
| Christian Fischer | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –4 | 11 |
| Justin Holl | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –7 | 10 |
| Tyler Motte | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –11 | 2 |
| Albert Johansson | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –3 | 8 |
| Austin Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 2 |
| Olli Maatta$^‡$ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Lagesson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Cam Talbot | 31 | 17 | 1709:01 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 81 | 2.84 | 853 | .906 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lyon | 22 | 10 | 1118:20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 2.68 | 522 | .904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ville Husso$^‡$ | 9 | 7 | 438:49 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 3.69 | 202 | .866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Cossa | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.67 | 14 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

## Awards and honours
### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Albert Johansson | 1st career NHL game | October 12, 2024 |
| Marco Kasper | 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL goal | November 15, 2024 |
| Sebastian Cossa | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win | December 9, 2024 |
| Patrick Kane | 1,300th career NHL point | December 29, 2024 |
| Dominik Shine | 1st career NHL game | January 27, 2025 |

## Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 25, 2024 (2024-6-25) | To Nashville PredatorsAndrew Gibson | To Detroit Red Wings2nd-round pick in 2024 Jesse Kiiskinen |
| June 25, 2024 (2024-6-25) | To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2024 Jake Walman | To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations |
| July 3, 2024 (2024-7-3) | To Anaheim DucksRobby Fabbri Conditional 4th-round pick in 2025 | To Detroit Red WingsGage Alexander |
| October 30, 2024 (2024-10-30) | To Utah Hockey ClubOlli Määttä | To Detroit Red Wings3rd-round pick in 2025 |
| February 24, 2025 (2025-2-24) | To Anaheim DucksVille Husso | To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations |
| March 7, 2025 (2025-3-7) | To Chicago BlackhawksJoe Veleno | To Detroit Red WingsPetr Mrázek Craig Smith |
| March 14, 2025 (2025-3-14) | To New Jersey DevilsTory Dello | To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | David Perron | to Ottawa Senators | 2-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | William Lagesson | from Anaheim Ducks | 1-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | Cam Talbot | from Los Angeles Kings | 2-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | Zach Aston-Reese | to Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | Erik Gustafsson | from New York Rangers | 2-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | Sheldon Dries | from Vancouver Canucks | 2-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | Jack Campbell | from Edmonton Oilers | 1-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-1) | Shayne Gostisbehere | to Carolina Hurricanes | 3-year |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-2) | Chase Bradley | to Colorado Avalanche | 2-year |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-2) | Joe Snively | from Washington Capitals | 1-year |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-2) | James Reimer | to Buffalo Sabres | 1-year |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-2) | Tyler Motte | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year |
| July 3, 2024 (2024-07-3) | Vladimir Tarasenko | from Florida Panthers | 2-year |
| July 4, 2024 (2024-07-4) | Tony Dello | from Chicago Wolves | 1-year |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) | Patrick Kane | 1-year |
| July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | Michael Brandsegg-Nygård | 3-year |
| March 13, 2025 (2025-03-13) | Anton Johansson | 3-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
| 1 | 15 | Michael Brandsegg-Nygård | RW | Norway | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) |
| 2 | 47 | Max Plante | LW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 80 | Ondrej Becher | C | Czechia | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 4 | 126$^1$ | Landon Miller | G | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 5 | 144 | John Whipple | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 6 | 176 | Charlie Forslund | LW | Sweden | Falu IF (Hockeyettan) |
| 7 | 203$^2$ | Austin Baker | LW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 7 | 208 | Fisher Scott | D | United States | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
Notes:
* The Dallas Stars' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Klim Kostin to San Jose in exchange for Radim Simek and this pick.