| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 1947–48 |
| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record: | 30–18–12 |
| Division: | NHL |
| Divisionrank: | 2nd |
| Goalsfor: | 187 |
| Goalsagainst: | 148 |
| Goalsleader: | Ted Lindsay (33) |
| Assistsleader: | Sid Abel (30) |
| Pointsleader: | Ted Lindsay (52) |
| Pimleader: | Jack Stewart (91) |
| Winsleader: | Harry Lumley (30) |
| Gaaleader: | Harry Lumley (2.46) |
The 1947–48 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 22nd season.
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | October 15, 1947 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 1–0–0 | |
| 2 | T | October 18, 1947 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 1–0–1 | |
| 3 | W | October 19, 1947 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 2–0–1 | |
| 4 | L | October 26, 1947 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 2–1–1 | |
| 5 | W | October 29, 1947 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 3–1–1 | |
| 6 | L | November 1, 1947 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 3–2–1 | |
| 7 | W | November 2, 1947 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 4–2–1 | |
| 8 | W | November 6, 1947 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 5–2–1 | |
| 9 | W | November 8, 1947 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 6–2–1 | |
| 10 | L | November 9, 1947 | 0–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 6–3–1 | |
| 11 | L | November 15, 1947 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 6–4–1 | |
| 12 | W | November 16, 1947 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 7–4–1 | |
| 13 | L | November 19, 1947 | 5–6 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 7–5–1 | |
| 14 | W | November 22, 1947 | 8–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 8–5–1 | |
| 15 | W | November 23, 1947 | 9–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 9–5–1 | |
| 16 | W | November 27, 1947 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 10–5–1 | |
| 17 | T | November 30, 1947 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 10–5–2 | |
| 18 | L | December 6, 1947 | 0–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 10–6–2 | |
| 19 | L | December 7, 1947 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 10–7–2 | |
| 20 | T | December 10, 1947 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 10–7–3 | |
| 21 | W | December 13, 1947 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 11–7–3 | |
| 22 | T | December 14, 1947 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 11–7–4 | |
| 23 | W | December 17, 1947 | 7–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 12–7–4 | |
| 24 | T | December 20, 1947 | 4–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 12–7–5 | |
| 25 | W | December 21, 1947 | 6–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 13–7–5 | |
| 26 | L | December 25, 1947 | 0–2 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 13–8–5 | |
| 27 | W | December 28, 1947 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 14–8–5 | |
| 28 | W | December 31, 1947 | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 15–8–5 | |
| 29 | W | January 1, 1948 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 16–8–5 | |
| 30 | W | January 4, 1948 | 6–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 17–8–5 | |
| 31 | W | January 7, 1948 | 6–0 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 18–8–5 | |
| 32 | T | January 8, 1948 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 18–8–6 | |
| 33 | L | January 10, 1948 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 18–9–6 | |
| 34 | T | January 11, 1948 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 18–9–7 | |
| 35 | T | January 14, 1948 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 18–9–8 | |
| 36 | L | January 18, 1948 | 4–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 18–10–8 | |
| 37 | W | January 21, 1948 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 19–10–8 | |
| 38 | W | January 24, 1948 | 5–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 20–10–8 | |
| 39 | W | January 25, 1948 | 1–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 21–10–8 | |
| 40 | W | January 28, 1948 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 22–10–8 | |
| 41 | L | January 31, 1948 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 22–11–8 | |
| 42 | W | February 1, 1948 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 23–11–8 | |
| 43 | W | February 3, 1948 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 24–11–8 | |
| 44 | T | February 4, 1948 | 4–4 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 24–11–9 | |
| 45 | W | February 7, 1948 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 25–11–9 | |
| 46 | L | February 8, 1948 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 25–12–9 | |
| 47 | L | February 15, 1948 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 25–13–9 | |
| 48 | W | February 18, 1948 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 26–13–9 | |
| 49 | L | February 21, 1948 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 26–14–9 | |
| 50 | W | February 22, 1948 | 4–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 27–14–9 | |
| 51 | W | February 28, 1948 | 5–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 28–14–9 | |
| 52 | W | March 3, 1948 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 29–14–9 | |
| 53 | T | March 6, 1948 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1947–48) | 29–14–10 | |
| 54 | T | March 7, 1948 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 29–14–11 | |
| 55 | L | March 9, 1948 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 29–15–11 | |
| 56 | W | March 10, 1948 | 7–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 30–15–11 | |
| 57 | L | March 14, 1948 | 1–5 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 30–16–11 | |
| 58 | T | March 17, 1948 | 0–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 30–16–12 | |
| 59 | L | March 20, 1948 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 30–17–12 | |
| 60 | L | March 21, 1948 | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 30–18–12 |
It looked initially to be a close series as, after the Blueshirts lost the first two games, the Rangers won the next two to tie the series. Detroit then took the next two to win the series in six games to qualify for the Finals.
See main article: 1948 Stanley Cup Finals.
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 60 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 95 | ||
| C | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 12 | ||
| RW | 60 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 63 | ||
| C/LW | 60 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 69 | ||
| C | 60 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 2 | ||
| LW | 50 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 44 | ||
| C | 40 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | ||
| LW | 58 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 78 | ||
| D | 58 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | ||
| D/C | 60 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 13 | ||
| D | 60 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 91 | ||
| RW | 34 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | ||
| LW | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | ||
| D | 58 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | ||
| RW | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| D | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 37 | ||
| RW | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| C | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| C | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| RW | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3592 | 60 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 147 | 2.46 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | ||
| Team: | 3600 | 60 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 148 | 2.47 | 7 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||
| C | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
| D/C | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| LW | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| LW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| D | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| C/LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| C | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| Team: | 600 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;