2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It is the Red Wings' fifth season at Little Caesars Arena.
The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season on April 9, 2022.
==Off-season==
On June 30, 2021, the Red Wings hired Alex Tanguay as an assistant coach.
On July 18, 2021, the NHL released the full list of players protected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected defenseman Dennis Cholowski during their expansion draft.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)	2021 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 29 	Detroit 	4–3 	Chicago 	SO 	Pickard 	— 	1–0–0 	
2 	September 30 	Buffalo 	2–6 	Detroit 	 	Nedeljkovic 	14,352 	2–0–0 	
3 	October 2 	Columbus 	1–5 	Detroit 	 	Greiss 	14,827 	3–0–0 	
4 	October 3 	Detroit 	1–5 	Pittsburgh 	 	Nedeljkovic 	15,554 	3–1–0 	
5 	October 4 	Chicago 	6–4 	Detroit 	 	Greiss 	14,769 	3–2–0 	
6 	October 6 	Detroit 	2–4 	Columbus 	 	Nedeljkovic 	10,374 	3–3–0 	
7 	October 7 	Pittsburgh 	2–4 	Detroit 	 	Greiss 	14,812 	4–3–0 	
8 	October 9 	Detroit 	1–3 	Buffalo 	 	Nedeljkovic 	6,607 	4–4–0 	
===Regular season===
2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)	2021–22 game log 32–40–10 (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 14–24–3)
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October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 14 	Tampa Bay 	7–6 	Detroit 	OT 	Nedeljkovic 	19,515 	0–0–1 	1 	
2 	October 16 	Vancouver 	1–3 	Detroit 	 	Greiss 	19,515 	1–0–1 	3 	
3 	October 19 	Columbus 	1–4 	Detroit 	 	Greiss 	19,515 	2–0–1 	5 	
4 	October 21 	Calgary 	3–0 	Detroit 	 	Nedeljkovic 	19,515 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 23 	Detroit 	1–6 	Montreal 	 	Greiss 	19,706 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 24 	Detroit 	6–3 	Chicago 	 	Nedeljkovic 	19,042 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 27 	Detroit 	3–2 	Washington 	OT 	Greiss 	18,573 	4–2–1 	9 	
8 	October 29 	Florida 	3–2 	Detroit 	OT 	Nedeljkovic 	15,593 	4–2–2 	10 	
9 	October 30 	Detroit 	4–5 	Toronto 	 	Greiss 	18,921 	4–3–2 	10 	
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	October 2021
 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	November 2021
 	NHL First Star of the Week	December 20, 2021
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL point1st career NHL assist	October 14, 2021
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL point1st career NHL assist	October 14, 2021
Lucas Raymond	1st career NHL goal 	October 19, 2021
 	200th career NHL point 	October 19, 2021
Lucas Raymond	1st career NHL hat-trick 	October 24, 2021
Moritz Seider	1st career NHL goal 	November 6, 2021
 	500th career NHL game 	November 7, 2021
 	900th career NHL game 	November 9, 2021
 	100th career NHL game 	November 9, 2021
 	300th career NHL point 	November 13, 2021
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	71	31	38	69	–18	47
 	68	30	32	62	–11	47
 	82	23	34	57	–32	16
 	82	7 	43	50	–9 	34
 	78	5 	33	38	–29	36
 	82	15	21	36	–11	22
 	81	13	18	31	–4 	32
 	66	17	13	30	–23	35
 	80	15	12	27	–25	66
‡ 	60	13	12	25	+1 	34
 	74	10	14	24	–24	10
 	26	13	6 	19	–8 	16
 	79	6 	13	19	–22	34
‡ 	55	1 	15	16	–33	16
 	71	3 	13	16	-1 	28
 	66	8 	7 	15	–14	22
 	63	1 	12	13	–12	22
 	59	0 	11	11	–8 	26
† 	18	4 	4 	8 	1 	17
 	45	2 	6 	8 	–7 	4
 	46	4 	3 	7 	–6 	108
 	26	4 	2 	6 	–4 	0
 	27	0 	6 	6 	–8 	8
 	15	1 	3 	4 	–5 	4
† 	19	0 	4 	4 	–6 	4
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	+1 	2
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	–2 	5
‡ 	16	1 	1 	2 	–6 	9
† 	8 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	4
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	7
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	1 	1 	60 	1 	0 	0	3 	3.00	20 	.870	0	0	0	0
 	59	52	3,231	20	24	9	178	3.31	1,618	.901	4	0	0	0
 	31	28	1,508	10	15	1	92 	3.66	750 	.891	0	0	0	0
 	3 	1 	126 	1 	1 	0	9 	4.29	72 	.875	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 2021–22 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To New York IslandersRichard Pánik2nd-round pick in 2021 	To Detroit Red WingsNick Leddy 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesJonathan Bernier3rd-round pick in 2021	To Detroit Red WingsAlex Nedeljkovic 	
 	To Tampa Bay Lightning6th-round pick in 2022 	To Detroit Red WingsMitchell Stephens 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsTroy Stecher 	To Detroit Red Wings7th-round pick in 2022 	
 	To St. Louis BluesNick LeddyLuke Witkowski 	To Detroit Red WingsOskar SundqvistJake Walman2nd-round pick in 2023	
 	To Dallas StarsVladislav Namestnikov 	To Detroit Red Wings4th-round pick in 2024 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Luke Glendening 	to Dallas Stars 	2-year 	
 	Joe Hicketts 	to Minnesota Wild 	2-year 	
 	Jordan Oesterle 	from Arizona Coyotes 	2-year 	
 	Dominic Turgeon 	to Minnesota Wild 	1-year 	
 	Alex Biega 	to Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year 	
 	Pius Suter 	from Chicago Blackhawks 	2-year 	
 	Dylan McIlrath 	to Washington Capitals 	2-year 	
 	Ryan Murphy 	from Henderson Silver Knights	1-year 	
 	Darren Helm 	to Colorado Avalanche 	1-year 	
 	Dan Renouf 	from Colorado Avalanche 	1-year 	
 	Luke Witkowski 	from Syracuse Crunch 	2-year 	
 	Brian Lashoff 	from Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year 	
 	Kevin Boyle 	to HC Bolzano 	1-year 	
 	Valtteri Filppula	to Geneve-Servette HC 	1-year 	
 	Carter Rowney 	from Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Evgeny Svechnikov	to Winnipeg Jets 	1-year 	
 	Magnus Hellberg 	from HC Sochi 	1-year 	
 	Turner Elson 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	1-year 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Frans Nielsen	Buyout	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Gemel Smith 	from Tampa Bay Lightning	
 	Gemel Smith 	to Tampa Bay Lightning 	
 	Olli Juolevi	from Florida Panthers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Michael Rasmussen	3-year 	
 	Alex Nedeljkovic 	2-year 	
 	Marc Staal 	1-year 	
 	Gustav Lindström 	2-year 	
 	Taro Hirose 	1-year 	
 	Sam Gagner 	1-year 	
 	Calvin Pickard 	1-year 	
 	Tyler Bertuzzi 	2-year 	
 	Chase Pearson 	1-year 	
 	Jakub Vrána 	3-year 	
 	Adam Erne 	2-year 	
 	Filip Hronek 	3-year 	
 	Givani Smith 	2-year 	
 	Robby Fabbri 	3-year 	
 	Cross Hanas 	3-year 	
 	Simon Edvinsson 	3-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	6 	Simon Edvinsson 	D 	 	Frölunda HC (SHL)
1 	151 	Sebastian Cossa 	G 	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
2 	362 	Shai Buium 	D 	 	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
3 	70 	Carter Mazur 	LW 	 	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
4 	1143	Redmond Savage 	C 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 	134 	Liam Dower Nilsson	C 	 	Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
5 	1554	Oscar Plandowski 	D 	 	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
6 	166 	Pasquale Zito 	LW 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Notes:
# The Dallas Stars' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent a first-round pick in 2021, a second-round pick in 2021, and a fifth-round pick in 2021 in exchange for this pick.
# The Vegas Golden Knights' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a second-round pick in 2021, and a fourth-round pick in 2021 in exchange for this pick.
# The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2021 in exchange for this pick.
# The Vegas Golden Knights' fifth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2021 in exchange for this pick.
==References==
Detroit Red Wings
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