2022–23 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2022–23 Detroit Red Wings season was the 97th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was the Red Wings' sixth season at Little Caesars Arena. This was the Red Wings' first season under new head coach Derek Lalonde. 
The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the seventh consecutive season on April 6, 2023, after a 7–6 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres. They would finish the season at 35–37–10.
==Off-season==
On June 30, 2022, Derek Lalonde was named head coach following the departure of Jeff Blashill.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)	2022 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 27 	Detroit 	6–2 	Pittsburgh 	 	Brattström 	13,020 	1–0–0 	
2 	September 28 	Chicago 	4–2 	Detroit 	 	Olkinuora 	12,782 	1–1–0 	
3 	September 30 	Washington 	2–0 	Detroit 	 	Brattström 	13,426 	1–2–0 	
4 	October 1 	Detroit 	3–0 	Chicago 	 	Cossa 	15,735 	2–2–0 	
5 	October 3 	Pittsburgh 	3–2 	Detroit 	 	Husso 	— 	2–3–0 	
6 	October 5 	Detroit 	2–4 	Washington 	 	Husso 	— 	2–4–0 	
7 	October 7 	Toronto 	2–4 	Detroit 	 	Nedeljkovic 	— 	3–4–0 	
8 	October 8 	Detroit 	1–5 	Toronto 	 	Brattström 	18,347 	3–5–0 	
===Regular season===
2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)	2022–23 game log 35–37–10 (Home: 19–17–5; Road: 16–20–5)
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October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 14 	Montreal 	0–3 	Detroit 	 	Husso 	19,515 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 15 	Detroit 	5–2 	New Jersey 	 	Nedeljkovic 	16,514 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 17 	Los Angeles 	5–4 	Detroit 	OT 	Husso 	15,919 	2–0–1 	5 	
4 	October 21 	Detroit 	3–4 	Chicago 	OT 	Nedeljkovic 	18,753 	2–0–2 	6 	
5 	October 23 	Anaheim 	1–5 	Detroit 	 	Husso 	17,932 	3–0–2 	8 	
6 	October 25 	New Jersey 	6–2 	Detroit 	 	Nedeljkovic 	16,546 	3–1–2 	8 	
7 	October 27 	Detroit 	1–5 	Boston 	 	Husso 	17,850 	3–2–2 	8 	
8 	October 29 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Detroit 	 	Husso 	17,364 	4–2–2 	10 	
9 	October 31 	Detroit 	3–8 	Buffalo 	 	Nedeljkovic 	9,673 	4–3–2 	10 	
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 16, 2023
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 6, 2023
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	February 20, 2023
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL point1st career NHL goal	October 14, 2022
 	100th career NHL assist 	October 21, 2022
 	100th career NHL point 	October 23, 2022
 	300th career NHL game 	October 25, 2022
 	100th career NHL game 	October 31, 2022
 	500th career NHL game 	November 5, 2022
 	300th career NHL game 	November 6, 2022
 	400th career NHL assist 	November 12, 2022
 	500th career NHL game 	November 17, 2022
 	100th career NHL game 	November 19, 2022
 	100th career NHL game 	November 19, 2022
 	300th career NHL game 	November 23, 2022
 	200th career NHL game 	November 25, 2022
David Perron	1,000th career NHL game 	December 10, 2022
 	100th career NHL game 	December 17, 2022
 	100th career NHL game 	January 12, 2023
 	1st career NHL game 	March 18, 2023
 	100th career NHL game 	March 28, 2023
 	100th career NHL game 	March 31, 2023
 	1st career NHL game 	April 2, 2023
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	80	32	47	79	–7 	45
 	82	24	32	56	–7 	52
 	81	20	25	45	–15	24
 	74	17	28	45	–17	24
 	82	9 	33	42	2 	25
 	82	5 	37	42	–11	40
‡ 	60	9 	29	38	8 	34
 	56	10	19	29	2 	43
 	67	15	13	28	–14	16
 	79	14	10	24	–3 	6
 	78	6 	17	23	–9 	14
 	81	9 	11	20	–12	30
 	76	5 	14	19	–31	51
 	63	9 	9 	18	10 	45
 	61	8 	10	18	–12	21
 	28	7 	9 	16	–1 	22
‡ 	29	4 	10	14	–12	23
 	52	2 	9 	11	–9 	19
 	20	6 	3 	9 	–8 	6
 	36	1 	7 	8 	–16	20
 	30	3 	4 	7 	–5 	10
 	38	2 	5 	7 	–5 	26
 	29	3 	2 	5 	–4 	8
 	19	2 	2 	4 	–4 	0
 	9 	2 	0 	2 	–7 	12
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	56	56	3,221	26	22	7	167	3.11	1,603	.896	4	0	0	0
† 	17	13	877 	4 	8 	0	48 	3.29	416 	.885	0	0	0	0
 	15	13	833 	5 	7 	2	49 	3.53	466 	.895	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.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Transactions==
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To St. Louis Blues3rd-round pick in 2022 	To Detroit Red WingsVille Husso 	
 	To Florida PanthersGivani Smith 	To Detroit Red WingsMichael Del Zotto 	
 	To Anaheim DucksMichael Del Zotto 	To Detroit Red WingsDanny O'Regan 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksFilip Hronek4th-round pick in 2023	To Detroit Red Wings1st-round pick in 20232nd-round pick in 2023	
 	To Boston BruinsTyler Bertuzzi 	To Detroit Red Wings1st-round pick in 20244th-round pick in 2025	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Ben Chiarot 	from Florida Panthers 	4-year 	
 	Andrew Copp 	from New York Rangers 	5-year 	
 	Austin Czarnik 	from New York Islanders 	2-year 	
 	Thomas Greiss 	to St. Louis Blues 	1-year 	
 	Magnus Hellberg 	to Seattle Kraken 	2-year 	
 	Dominik Kubalík 	from Chicago Blackhawks 	2-year 	
 	Matt Luff 	from Nashville Predators	1-year 	
 	David Perron 	from St. Louis Blues 	2-year 	
 	Calvin Pickard 	to Edmonton Oilers 	2-year 	
 	Dan Renouf 	to Boston Bruins 	2-year 	
 	Marc Staal 	to Florida Panthers 	1-year 	
 	Mitchell Stephens	to Montreal Canadiens 	1-year 	
 	Riley Barber 	to Dallas Stars 	1-year 	
 	Olli Määttä 	from Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	Mark Pysyk 	from Buffalo Sabres 	1-year 	
 	Turner Elson 	to New York Rangers 	1-year 	
 	Robert Hägg 	from Florida Panthers 	1-year 	
 	Olli Juolevi 	to Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Sam Gagner 	to Winnipeg Jets 	1-year 	
 	Carter Rowney 	to Löwen Frankfurt 	1-year 	
 	Amadeus Lombardi 	from Flint Firebirds 	3-year 	
 	Alexandre Doucet 	from Halifax Mooseheads 	3-year 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Ville Husso 	3-year 	
 	Marco Kasper 	3-year 	
 	Chase Pearson	1-year 	
 	Jake Walman 	1-year 	
 	Filip Zadina 	3-year 	
 	Olli Määttä 	2-year 	
 	Dylan Larkin 	8-year 	
 	Carter Mazur 	3-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	8 	Marco Kasper 	C 	 	Rogle BK (SHL)
2 	40 	Dylan James 	LW 	 	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2 	521 	Dmitri Buchelnikov 	LW 	 	SKA-1946 (JHL)
4 	105 	Anton Johansson 	D 	 	Leksands IF (SHL)
4 	1132	Amadeus Lombardi 	C 	 	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
4 	1293	Maximilian Kilpinen	LW 	 	Örebro HK (J20)
5 	137 	Tnias Mathruin 	D 	 	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7 	201 	Owen Mehlenbacher 	C 	 	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
7 	2124	Brennan Ali 	C 	 	Avon Old Farms (US-Prep)
Notes:
# The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Anthony Mantha to Washington in exchange for Richard Panik, Jakub Vrana, a first-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
# The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2020 (125th overall) to Vegas in exchange for this pick.
# The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on April 9, 2021, that sent Patrik Nemeth to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
# The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Troy Stecher to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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