2017–18 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2017–18 Detroit Red Wings season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was also the Red Wings' first season at Little Caesars Arena. The team missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, marking the first time since 1979–80 that the Red Wings missed the playoffs multiple seasons in a row.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)	2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 19 	Detroit 	2–4 	Boston 	 	Mrazek 	16,309 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 20 	Detroit 	5–6 	Pittsburgh 	OT 	McCollum 	17,784 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 21 	Detroit 	1–6 	Chicago 	 	Mrazek 	20,342 	0–2–1 	Recap
4 	September 23 	Boston 	1–5 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	17,314 	1–2–1 	Recap
5 	September 25 	Pittsburgh 	1–4 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	16,770 	2–2–1 	Recap
6 	September 28 	Chicago 	4–2 	Detroit 	 	Mrazek 	17,089 	2–3–1 	Recap
7 	September 29 	Toronto 	4–2 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	17,746 	2–4–1 	Recap
8 	September 30 	Detroit 	3–2 	Toronto 	SO 	Coreau 	— 	3–4–1 	Recap
===Regular season===
2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4)	
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October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) 	October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 5 	Minnesota 	2–4 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	19,515 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 7 	Detroit 	2–1 	Ottawa 	SO 	Howard 	14,883 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 10 	Detroit 	2–4 	Dallas 	 	Mrazek 	18,119 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 12 	Detroit 	4–2 	Arizona 	 	Howard 	13,584 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 13 	Detroit 	6–3 	Vegas 	 	Mrazek 	17,645 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	October 16 	Tampa Bay 	3–2 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	19,515 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 18 	Detroit 	3–6 	Toronto 	 	Mrazek 	19,158 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 20 	Washington 	4–3 	Detroit 	OT 	Mrazek 	19,515 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 22 	Vancouver 	4–1 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	19,515 	4–4–1 	9 	Recap
10 	October 24 	Detroit 	0–1 	Buffalo 	 	Howard 	16,882 	4–5–1 	9 	Recap
11 	October 26 	Detroit 	2–3 	Tampa Bay 	 	Howard 	19,092 	4–6–1 	9 	Recap
12 	October 28 	Detroit 	3–2 	Florida 	SO 	Howard 	13,085 	5–6–1 	11 	Recap
13 	October 31 	Arizona 	3–5 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	19,515 	6–6–1 	13 	Recap
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	16	47	63	−9 	61
 	82	11	45	56	1 	14
 	80	24	24	48	−1 	52
 	82	21	19	40	−2 	20
 	75	13	22	35	−11	78
 	79	16	17	33	1 	14
 	71	16	17	33	−15	16
 	66	8 	25	33	−14	38
 	75	13	18	31	3 	39
‡ 	62	16	12	28	−8 	24
 	79	4 	23	27	−14	36
 	68	11	14	25	−14	14
 	48	7 	17	24	−7 	39
 	69	11	8 	19	−14	17
 	77	9 	7 	16	−5 	36
 	81	0 	15	15	−8 	27
 	81	3 	10	13	−7 	47
 	65	6 	6 	12	2 	28
 	45	0 	7 	7 	−3 	6
 	28	4 	1 	5 	−5 	10
 	14	2 	2 	4 	−2 	8
 	31	1 	3 	4 	−1 	68
 	5 	0 	3 	3 	5 	0
†‡ 	17	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	60	57	3,368	22	27	9	160	2.85	1,770	.910	0	0	0	6
‡ 	22	18	1,184	8 	7 	3	57 	2.89	573 	.910	3	0	0	0
 	7 	7 	381 	0 	5 	1	27 	4.26	176 	.867	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Awards and honours==
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	October 5, 2017
 	300th career NHL assist 	October 5, 2017
 	200th career NHL win 	October 5, 2017
 	100th career NHL game 	October 12, 2017
 	900th career NHL game 	October 16, 2017
 	300th career NHL game 	October 16, 2017
 	500th career NHL game 	October 18, 2017
 	100th career NHL goal 	October 18, 2017
 	800th career NHL game 	October 20, 2017
 	700th career NHL game 	November 5, 2017
Tomáš Tatar 	200th career NHL point 	November 6, 2017
Frans Nielsen 	400th career NHL point 	November 28, 2017
 	100th career NHL point 	December 2, 2017
 	100th career NHL game 	December 11, 2017
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	December 27, 2017
 	100th career NHL goal 	December 31, 2017
Dylan Larkin 	200th career NHL game 	January 5, 2018
 	600th career NHL assist 	January 5, 2018
 	1st career NHL game 	January 14, 2018
Tyler Bertuzzi 	1st career NHL goal 	January 14, 2018
 	1st career NHL game 	January 22, 2018
Tomáš Tatar 	400th career NHL game 	February 13, 2018
 	1st career NHL goal 	February 17, 2018
Henrik Zetterberg	100th career NHL power-play goal 	February 24, 2018
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	March 20, 2018
Joe Hicketts 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	March 27, 2018
Niklas Kronwall 	400th career NHL point 	March 27, 2018
Evgeny Svechnikov	1st career NHL assist 	March 29, 2018
 	100th career NHL goal 	April 7, 2018
== Suspensions/fines ==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Luke Witkowski 	Returning to the ice to take part in an altercation after being escorted off by an official 	10 games	$40,322.58	November 16, 2017
Justin Abdelkader	Spearing New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield in New York on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 19:17 of the first period.	— 	$5,000.00 	December 20, 2017
==Transactions==
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details 	Ref
July 1, 2017 	To Calgary FlamesConditional 7th-round pick in 2018 	To Detroit Red WingsTom McCollum 	
October 21, 2017 	To New York RangersRyan Sproul 	To Detroit Red WingsMatt Puempel 	
October 21, 2017 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsRiley Sheahan5th-round pick in 2018	To Detroit Red WingsScott Wilson3rd-round pick in 2018 	
December 4, 2017 	To Buffalo Sabres Scott Wilson 	To Detroit Red Wings5th-round pick in 2019 	
February 19, 2018	To Philadelphia FlyersPetr Mrazek 	To Detroit Red WingsConditional 4th-round pick in 2018Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019	
February 26, 2018	To Vegas Golden KnightsTomas Tatar 	To Detroit Red Wings1st-round pick in 20182nd-round pick in 20193rd-round pick in 2021 	
Notes:
* Detroit to retain 50% ($2 million) of salary as part of trade.
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Trevor Daley 	Pittsburgh Penguins	3-year, $9.53 million 	
 	Luke Witkowski	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year, $1.5 million 	
 	Turner Elson 	San Antonio Rampage	1-year, $650,000 	
 	David Booth 	Avangard Omsk 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Kaden Fulcher 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	3-year, $2.15 million entry-level contract	
 	Patrik Rybar 	Mountfield HK 	1-year, $925,000 entry-level contract 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Mitch Callahan 	Edmonton Oilers 	2-year, $1.4 million 	
 	Edward Pasquale	Edmonton Oilers 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Jake Paterson 	Milwaukee Admirals 	2-year, $1.4 million 	
 	Matej Machovsky	Sparta Praha 	3-year 	
 	Turner Elson 	Grand Rapids Griffins	1-year 	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Ben Street 	1-year, $650,000 contract extension 	
 	Brian Lashoff 	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension 	
 	Dylan McIlrath 	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension 	
 	Xavier Ouellet 	2-year, $2.5 million contract extension 	
 	Martin Frk 	1-year, $650,000 contract extension 	
 	Tomas Tatar 	4-year, $21.2 million contract extension 	
 	Michael Rasmussen 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Robbie Russo 	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension 	
 	Andreas Athanasiou	1-year, $1.3875 million contract extension 	
 	David Pope 	2-year, $2.875 million entry-level contract	
 	Gustav Lindstrom 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	9 	Michael Rasmussen	C 	 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2 	38 	Gustav Lindstrom 	D 	 	Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan)
3 	711 	Kasper Kotkansalo	D 	 	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
3 	792 	Lane Zablocki 	C 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 	833 	Zach Gallant 	C 	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 	884 	Keith Petruzzelli	G 	 	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
4 	100 	Malte Setkov 	D 	 	Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)
5 	131 	Cole Fraser 	D 	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6 	162 	John Adams 	RW 	 	Fargo Force (USHL)
6 	1645	Reilly Webb 	D 	 	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
7 	193 	Brady Gilmour 	C 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
;Draft notes
# The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Thomas Vanek to Florida in exchange for Dylan McIlrath and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2017 if Florida fails to qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 30, 2017.
# The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as compensation for Toronto hiring Mike Babcock as their head coach on May 20, 2015.
# The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Brendan Smith to New York in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
# The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 24, 2017 that sent Tomas Jurco to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
# The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jakub Kindl to Florida in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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