2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season will see the Detroit Red Wings' attempt to win their 12th Stanley Cup title. It is the 83rd season for the franchise (77th as the Detroit Red Wings).
== Regular season ==
=== October ===
As part of the NHL Premiere, the Red Wings began their season on Friday, October 2 in Stockholm, Sweden against the St. Louis Blues. Their home opener was on October 8 versus the Chicago Blackhawks.
== 2009–2010 Season Standings ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
== Playoffs ==
As of the conclusion of the previous season, the Red Wings have made the Stanley Cup playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons, the longest current post-season streak for a single team in all of North American major professional sports. As of April 4, 2010, the Red Wings have made the playoffs for 19 consecutive seasons.
2009 Stanley Cup playoffs	2009 Stanley Cup playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Western Conference quarter-final vs. (4) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won series 4–3
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# 	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1 	Apr 14 	Detroit	2 – 3	Coyotes	 	Howard 	17,125 	0–1
2 	Apr 16 	Detroit	7 – 4	Coyotes	 	Howard 	17,386 	1–1
3 	Apr 18 	Coyotes	4 – 2	Detroit	 	Howard 	20,066 	1–2
4 	Apr 20 	Coyotes	0 – 3	Detroit	 	Howard 	20,066 	2–2
5 	Apr 23 	Detroit	4 – 1	Coyotes	 	Howard 	17,458 	3–2
6 	Apr 25 	Coyotes	5 – 2	Detroit	 	Howard 	20,066 	3–3
7 	Apr 27 	Detroit	6 – 1	Coyotes	 	Howard 	17,543 	4–3
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	80	27	43	70 	+17	18
 	74	23	47	70 	+12	26
 	82	9 	40	49 	+22	24
 	68	25	20	45 	+5 	60
 	82	18	26	44 	-7 	80
 	78	8 	34	42 	+23	26
 	55	11	24	35 	-4 	24
 	64	15	19	34 	-3 	29
 	75	11	13	24 	-2 	18
 	81	7 	15	22 	-2 	28
 	48	7 	15	22 	+5 	32
 	65	12	10	22 	0 	26
 	27	10	11	21 	+1 	22
 	82	4 	16	20 	-12	22
 	66	10	9 	19 	5 	10
 	44	6 	9 	15 	-7 	8
 	62	4 	9 	13 	-15	44
 	63	1 	7 	8 	-2 	24
 	42	4 	3 	7 	-10	6
 	52	4 	2 	6 	+1 	32
 	49	2 	4 	6 	-12	19
 	50	3 	3 	6 	-11	35
 	13	0 	2 	2 	-3 	18
 	20	1 	1 	2 	-2 	4
 	40	0 	1 	1 	-5 	66
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	+1 	4
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	2 	3	0	3 	+3 	0
 	2 	2	1	3 	+2 	0
 	2 	1	1	2 	+2 	2
 	2 	1	1	2 	+1 	0
 	2 	0	2	2 	+1 	2
 	2 	0	2	2 	0 	4
 	2 	0	2	2 	+2 	4
 	1 	1	0	1 	+1 	2
 	2 	1	0	1 	+1 	0
 	2 	0	1	1 	+1 	2
 	2 	0	1	1 	0 	0
 	2 	0	1	1 	+2 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	+1 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	-3 	0
=== Goaltenders ===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	63	3740	37	15	10	141	2.26	1849	.924	3 	0	2	2
 	23	1252	7 	9 	4 	63 	3.02	561 	.888	1 	0	1	0
 
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	2 	119	1	1	7 	3.53	66	.894	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik ZetterbergZetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars 	NHL First Star of the Week 	November 16, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jimmy HowardBrian Elliott, Jimmy Howard, Ilya Kovalchuk named NHL's three stars	NHL Second Star of the Week 	March 29, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jimmy HowardStempniak, Howard, Sedin named March 'Three Stars' 	NHL Second Star of the Month	March 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jimmy HowardRed Wings' Howard named NHL Rookie of the Month 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	March 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
February 6, 2010Red Wings trade Leino to Flyers 	To Philadelphia Flyers Ville Leino	To Detroit Red Wings Ole-Kristian Tollefsen5th-round pick in 2011
March 3, 2010Wings acquire Owens from NY Rangers	To New York Rangers Kris Newbury 	To Detroit Red Wings Jordan Owens
=== Free Agents ===
{|class="wikitable"	Acquired by Detroit	Acquired by Detroit 	Acquired by Detroit
Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms 	
Doug Janik 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year 	
Kris Newbury 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year 	
Jeremy Williams	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year 	
Todd Bertuzzi 	Calgary Flames 	1 year; $1.5 million	
== Draft picks ==
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec on June 26–27, 2009. Detroit made following picks:
Round	Overall Pick 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	32 (from Tampa Bay)	Landon Ferraro 	C 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 	60 	Tomas Tatar 	C 	 	HKm Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)
3 	75 (from Florida) 	Andrej Nestrasil 	C/RW 	 	Victoriaville Tigres (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
3 	90 	Gleason Fournier 	D 	 	Rimouski Oceanic (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
5 	150 	Nick Jensen 	D 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6 	180 	Mitchell Callahan	RW 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7 	210 	Adam Almqvist 	D 	 	HV71 (Elitserien)
== Roster ==
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10 and the Toledo Walleye will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2009-10.
== References ==
==External links==
*2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at ESPN
*2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at Hockey Reference
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