2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
==Off-season==
On May 23, 2014, it was announced that restricted free agent centre Cory Emmerton had signed with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2014–15 season.Red Wings' Cory Emmerton signs with KHL club after spending most of 2013-14 in Grand Rapids
On June 19, 2014, former Red Wings assistant coach, Bill Peters, was hired as the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach On July 15, 2014, the Red Wings hired Tony Granato as an assistant coach.Red Wings hire Granato as assistant coach On July 30, 2014, the Red Wings hired Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer as assistant coaches.Red Wings add Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer to coaching staff
On August 14, 2014, the Red Wings signed executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland to a four-year contract extension through the end of the 2017–18 season.Red Wings announce new four-year deal for executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 22 	Detroit 	W 2–1 	Pittsburgh 	 	Howard 	17,543 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 23 	Detroit 	L 1–2 	Chicago 	OT 	Mrazek 	20,512 	1–0–1 	Recap
3 	September 25 	Chicago 	W 2–3 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	16,246 	2–0–1 	Recap
4 	September 27 	Boston 	L 3–1 	Detroit 	 	Gustavsson 	15,976 	2–1–1 	Recap
5 	September 29 	Toronto 	W 0–3 	Detroit 	 	Mrazek 	14,754 	3–1–1 	Recap
6 	October 1 	Pittsburgh 	L 2–0 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	16,387 	3–2–1 	Recap
7 	October 3 	Detroit 	L 1–5 	Toronto 	 	Gustavsson 	18,020 	3–3–1 	Recap
8 	October 4 	Detroit 	W 4–3 	Boston 	SO 	Mrazek 	17,565 	4–3–1 	Recap
===Regular season===
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October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Boston 	W 1–2 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	20,027 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Anaheim 	L 3–2 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	20,027 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 15 	Boston 	L 3–2 	Detroit 	SO 	Howard 	20,027 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 17 	Detroit 	W 4–1 	Toronto 	 	Howard 	19,054 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 18 	Toronto 	W 0–1 	Detroit 	OT 	Gustavsson 	20,027 	3–1–1 	7 	Recap
6 	October 21 	Detroit 	L 1–2 	Montreal 	OT 	Howard 	21,287 	3–1–2 	8 	Recap
7 	October 23 	Pittsburgh 	W 3–4 	Detroit 	OT 	Howard 	20,027 	4–1–2 	10 	Recap
8 	October 25 	Detroit 	L 2–4 	Philadelphia 	 	Gustavsson 	19,867 	4–2–2 	10 	Recap
9 	October 29 	Detroit 	W 4–2 	Washington 	 	Howard 	18,506 	5–2–2 	12 	Recap
10 	October 31 	Los Angeles 	W 2–5 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	20,027 	6–2–2 	14 	Recap
===Playoffs===
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 16 	Detroit 	3–2 	Tampa Bay 	 	Mrazek 	19,204 	1–0 	Recap 	
2 	April 18 	Detroit 	1–5 	Tampa Bay 	 	Mrazek 	19,204 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 21 	Tampa Bay 	0–3 	Detroit 	 	Mrazek 	20,027 	2–1 	Recap 	
4 	April 23 	Tampa Bay 	3–2 	Detroit 	OT 	Mrazek 	20,027 	2–2 	Recap 	
5 	April 25 	Detroit 	4–0 	Tampa Bay 	 	Mrazek 	19,204 	3–2 	Recap 	
6 	April 27 	Tampa Bay 	5–2 	Detroit 	 	Mrazek 	20,027 	3–3 	Recap 	
7 	April 29 	Detroit 	0–2 	Tampa Bay 	 	Mrazek 	19,204 	3–4 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	77	17	49	66	−6 	32
 	63	26	39	65	12 	8
 	82	29	27	56	6 	28
 	82	27	27	54	−11	26
 	80	9 	35	44	−4 	40
 	71	23	21	44	3 	72
 	79	13	23	36	−3 	16
 	75	15	18	33	7 	12
 	80	2 	29	31	11 	42
 	52	9 	16	25	−2 	16
 	33	7 	15	22	−12	30
 	73	3 	15	18	10 	77
 	63	3 	15	18	6 	14
 	82	12	6 	18	5 	34
 	82	3 	12	15	−5 	70
 	82	5 	8 	13	−3 	25
 	35	5 	8 	13	2 	22
 	76	4 	9 	13	−2 	68
† 	21	3 	8 	11	−2 	14
 	68	3 	5 	8 	−4 	22
 	31	5 	3 	8 	5 	10
† 	11	3 	3 	6 	−2 	0
 	21	2 	1 	3 	4 	2
 	17	1 	1 	2 	−4 	6
 	11	0 	2 	2 	4 	6
 	13	1 	1 	2 	1 	2
 	3 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
‡ 	13	0 	2 	2 	−3 	4
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	3	2	5	−3	2
 	7	0	4	4	0 	8
 	7	3	1	4	−3	2
 	7	0	3	3	−4	8
 	7	0	3	3	−1	4
 	7	0	3	3	−3	4
 	7	2	1	3	−1	2
 	7	2	1	3	1 	8
 	6	0	2	2	−1	4
 	7	1	1	2	−1	2
 	5	0	2	2	−1	6
 	7	1	1	2	1 	2
 	7	1	1	2	−2	2
 	7	1	1	2	−1	2
 	7	1	0	1	−4	12
 	2	0	0	0	−1	0
 	6	0	0	0	0 	4
 	1	0	0	0	−1	0
 	5	0	0	0	1 	6
 	7	0	0	0	−2	2
 	3	0	0	0	−3	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	53	50	2971	23	13	11	121	2.44	1350	.910	2	0	1	2
 	29	26	1585	16	9 	2 	63 	2.38	768 	.918	3	0	0	0
 	7 	6 	351 	3 	3 	1 	15 	2.56	168 	.911	1	0	0	2
 	2 	0 	66 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0.91	25 	.960	0	0	0	0
;Goaltenders
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	7	398	3	4	14	2.11	186	.925	2	0	0	0
 	1	0	20 	0	0	1 	3.00	12 	.917	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
==Final roster==
Updated April 24, 2015.
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==Notable achievements==
===Awards===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 3, 2014
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 24, 2014
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 8, 2014
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 19, 2015
===Milestones===
 Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 9, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 15, 2014
 	600th Career NHL Game 	October 21, 2014
Andrej Nestrasil 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 25, 2014
 	300th Career NHL Game 	October 29, 2014
 	300th Career NHL Game 	November 18, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Point 	November 18, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	November 22, 2014
 	400th Career NHL Point 	November 24, 2014
Xavier Ouellet 	1st Career NHL Goal 	November 28, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Shootout Win 	November 28, 2014
 	500th Career NHL Win 	December 6, 2014
 	600th Career NHL Game with Detroit 	December 13, 2014
Darren Helm 	50th Career NHL Goal 	December 31, 2014
 	800th Career NHL Game 	January 7, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Win 	January 18, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	January 20, 2015
Justin Abdelkader	50th Career NHL Goal 	February 5, 2015
Gustav Nyquist 	100th Career NHL Point 	February 5, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Point 	February 21, 2015
 	400th Career NHL Game with Detroit 	February 28, 2015
Alexei Marchenko 	1st Career NHL Goal 	February 28, 2015
 	400th Career NHL Point 	April 2, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	April 11, 2015
 Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
Landon Ferraro 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 16, 2015
Alexei Marchenko	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 16, 2015
Petr Mrazek 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Win 	April 16, 2015
Tomas Jurco 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2015
Niklas Kronwall 	100th Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 18, 2015
Tomas Tatar 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2015
Riley Sheahan 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 21, 2015
Tomas Tatar 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 21, 2015
Petr Mrazek 	1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout 	April 21, 2015
Tomas Jurco 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 23, 2015
Riley Sheahan 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 23, 2015
==Transactions==
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 28, 2014Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 20143rd-round pick in 2015	To Detroit Red Wings EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014
March 1, 2015Red Wings acquire Erik Cole from Dallas 	To Dallas Stars Mattias BackmanMattias Janmark2nd-round pick in 2015 	To Detroit Red Wings Erik ColeConditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015Red Wings acquire Zidlicky from Devils 	To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 	To Detroit Red Wings Marek Zidlicky
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Kevin Porter	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $600,000 	Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
July 1, 2014	Andy Miele 	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $600,000 	Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Cory Emmerton	Sochinskiye Leopardy (KHL)	1 year 	Cory Emmerton headed to KHL, finishing off Detroit Red Wings' disappointing 2006 draft
July 1, 2014 	David Legwand	Ottawa Senators 	2 years, $6 million 	News Release: Senators agree to terms on a two-year contract with centre David Legwand
October 7, 2014	Jordin Tootoo	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $550,000 	Devils sign Jordin Tootoo
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===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Andrej Nestrasil	Carolina Hurricanes	November 20, 2014 	Hurricanes claim Nestrasil off waivers
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
June 27, 2014 	Jonas Gustavsson	1 year, $1.85 million contract extension	Gustavsson agrees to one-year deal
July 1, 2014 	Riley Sheahan 	2 years, $1.9 million contract extension	Sheahan gets two-year extension
July 1, 2014 	Petr Mrazek 	1 year, $737,500 contract extension 	Detroit signs goaltender Petr Mrazek to one-year extension
July 2, 2014 	Kyle Quincey 	2 years, $8.5 million 	Red Wings sign defenseman Kyle Quincey to two-year deal
July 10, 2014 	Daniel Cleary 	1 year, $1.5 million 	Red Wings re-sign Daniel Cleary
July 11, 2014 	Tom McCollum 	1 year, $600,000 	McCollum earns one-year NHL contract
July 17, 2014 	Mitch Callahan 	1 year, $555,000 	Red Wings re-sign Callahan, Nestrasil
July 17, 2014 	Andrej Nestrasil	1 year, $550,000 	Red Wings re-sign Callahan, Nestrasil
July 25, 2014 	Landon Ferraro 	1 year, $550,000 	Wings sign Ferraro to one-year deal
July 28, 2014 	Tomas Tatar 	3 years, $8.25 million 	Wings agree to terms with Tatar on three-year deal
September 16, 2014	Danny DeKeyser 	2 years, $4.375 million 	Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Danny Dekeyser on two-year contract
September 24, 2014	Joe Hicketts 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Detroit agrees to terms with Joe Hicketts
October 17, 2014 	Tyler Bertuzzi 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Detroit signs forward Tyler Bertuzzi to three-year deal
May 9, 2015 	Dominic Turgeon 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Red Wings ink Dominic Turgeon to entry-level deal
May 21, 2015 	Dylan Larkin 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Larkin, Red Wings agree to terms
June 15, 2015 	Axel Holmstrom 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Detroit signs forward Axel Holmstrom to entry-level deal
=== Suspensions/fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length	Salary 	Date issued
Gustav Nyquist 	Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 529 in Boston on Monday, December 29, 2014, at 15:55 of the second period. 	— 	$2,000.00	January 7, 2015
Niklas Kronwall	Charging Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov during Game Six of the First Round of the Eastern Conference series in Detroit on Monday, April 27, 2015, at 18:55 of the second period.	1 game	N/A 	April 28, 2015
==Draft picks==
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	15 	Dylan Larkin 	C 	 	USA U-18 (USHL)
3 	63 	Dominic Turgeon 	C 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 	106	Christoffer Ehn 	C 	 	Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
5 	136	Chase Perry 	G 	 	Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
6 	166	Julius Vahatalo 	LW 	 	HC TPS (SM-liiga)
7 	196	Axel Holmstrom 	C 	 	Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
7 	201	Alexander Kadeikin	C 	 	Atlant Moscow Oblast (KHL)
;Draft notes
*Detroit's second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent David Legwand to Detroit, in exchange for Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Nashville will receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Detroit qualifies for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2014.
*San Jose's seventh-round pick will go to Detroit, as the result of a trade on June 10, 2012, that sent Brad Stuart to San Jose, in exchange for Andrew Murray and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Stuart is re-signed by San Jose for the 2012–13 season – was converted on June 18, 2012.
==References==
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