1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1974–75
Year:	1974
Team:	Detroit Red Wings
Record:	23–45–12
Divisionrank:	4th
Coach:	Alex Delvecchio
Goalsfor:	259
Goalsagainst:	335
Goalsleader:	Danny Grant (50)
Assistsleader:	Marcel Dionne (74)
Pointsleader:	Marcel Dionne (121)
Pimleader:	Bryan Watson (238)
Winsleader:	Jim Rutherford (20)
Gaaleader:	Jim Rutherford (3.75)

The 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings season was the 49th season for the Detroit franchise, 43rd as the Red Wings. The team finished fourth and missed the playoffs

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 9, 1974	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	1–0–0
2	L	October 12, 1974	2–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	1–1–0
3	W	October 13, 1974	7–3	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	2–1–0
4	W	October 16, 1974	4–2	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	3–1–0
5	W	October 19, 1974	6–4	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	4–1–0
6	W	October 22, 1974	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	5–1–0
7	L	October 23, 1974	1–10	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	5–2–0
8	L	October 26, 1974	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	5–3–0
9	L	October 29, 1974	0–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	5–4–0
10	T	November 1, 1974	4–4	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	5–4–1
11	L	November 2, 1974	1–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	5–5–1
12	T	November 6, 1974	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	5–5–2
13	L	November 10, 1974	2–4	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	5–6–2
14	L	November 13, 1974	4–7	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	5–7–2
15	W	November 16, 1974	5–3	New York Islanders (1974–75)	6–7–2
16	L	November 17, 1974	2–5	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	6–8–2
17	L	November 20, 1974	4–5	New York Rangers (1974–75)	6–9–2
18	L	November 23, 1974	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	6–10–2
19	L	November 24, 1974	1–4	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	6–11–2
20	L	November 27, 1974	2–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	6–12–2
21	L	November 28, 1974	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	6–13–2
22	W	November 30, 1974	1–0	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	7–13–2
23	L	December 4, 1974	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	7–14–2
24	W	December 5, 1974	6–4	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	8–14–2
25	T	December 7, 1974	3–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	8–14–3
26	W	December 8, 1974	4–2	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	9–14–3
27	L	December 12, 1974	3–4	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	9–15–3
28	L	December 15, 1974	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	9–16–3
29	L	December 18, 1974	5–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	9–17–3
30	T	December 21, 1974	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	9–17–4
31	L	December 22, 1974	4–5	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	9–18–4
32	T	December 26, 1974	4–4	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	9–18–5
33	L	December 27, 1974	1–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	9–19–5
34	L	December 30, 1974	2–3	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	9–20–5
35	W	December 31, 1974	4–3	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	10–20–5
36	L	January 4, 1975	1–2	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	10–21–5
37	L	January 5, 1975	0–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	10–22–5
38	T	January 8, 1975	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	10–22–6
39	T	January 11, 1975	3–3	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	10–22–7
40	L	January 12, 1975	1–2	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	10–23–7
41	W	January 16, 1975	7–4	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	11–23–7
42	L	January 18, 1975	1–5	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	11–24–7
43	T	January 19, 1975	4–4	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	11–24–8
44	L	January 23, 1975	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	11–25–8
45	W	January 25, 1975	5–2	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	12–25–8
46	L	January 26, 1975	3–6	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	12–26–8
47	T	January 28, 1975	4–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	12–26–9
48	W	January 30, 1975	5–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	13–26–9
49	L	February 1, 1975	1–4	New York Islanders (1974–75)	13–27–9
50	T	February 2, 1975	5–5	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	13–27–10
51	L	February 4, 1975	1–6	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	13–28–10
52	L	February 5, 1975	5–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	13–29–10
53	L	February 8, 1975	5–8	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	13–30–10
54	W	February 9, 1975	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	14–30–10
55	L	February 12, 1975	2–4	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	14–31–10
56	L	February 14, 1975	4–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	14–32–10
57	L	February 15, 1975	2–8	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	14–33–10
58	W	February 19, 1975	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	15–33–10
59	W	February 22, 1975	4–3	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	16–33–10
60	W	February 23, 1975	3–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	17–33–10
61	L	February 26, 1975	1–2	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	17–34–10
62	L	February 27, 1975	4–9	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	17–35–10
63	W	March 1, 1975	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	18–35–10
64	L	March 2, 1975	4–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	18–36–10
65	L	March 5, 1975	3–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	18–37–10
66	W	March 8, 1975	5–1	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	19–37–10
67	L	March 9, 1975	5–8	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	19–38–10
68	W	March 11, 1975	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	20–38–10
69	T	March 13, 1975	5–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	20–38–11
70	L	March 14, 1975	2–4	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	20–39–11
71	L	March 16, 1975	3–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	20–40–11
72	L	March 20, 1975	2–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	20–41–11
73	W	March 22, 1975	7–4	New York Rangers (1974–75)	21–41–11
74	T	March 23, 1975	4–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	21–41–12
75	L	March 26, 1975	3–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	21–42–12
76	L	March 29, 1975	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	21–43–12
77	W	March 30, 1975	8–5	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	22–43–12
78	W	April 2, 1975	8–3	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	23–43–12
79	L	April 5, 1975	1–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	23–44–12
80	L	April 6, 1975	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	23–45–12

Playoffs

The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
	C	80	47	74	121	14	−15	15	10	2
	RW	80	50	37	87	28	−11	19	1	5
	LW	80	23	28	51	39	−41	8	1	2
	C	60	14	27	41	16	−34	6	1	1
	RW	46	13	27	40	30	−10	5	0	2
	D	76	5	25	30	104	−25	2	1	0
	LW	65	16	12	28	34	−30	3	0	2
	RW	29	15	12	27	18	−12	5	0	1
	D	80	5	19	24	136	−40	0	0	0
	LW	56	8	14	22	69	−34	1	0	0
	D	39	2	20	22	60	−10	1	0	1
	LW	39	8	13	21	4	−12	0	0	1
	RW	25	10	7	17	10	5	1	0	0
	C	23	6	11	17	6	−3	1	0	2
	D	48	2	15	17	14	−10	0	0	0
	D	50	2	15	17	46	−15	0	0	0
	D	70	1	13	14	238	−29	0	1	0
	LW	13	4	8	12	10	2	1	0	1
	C	26	1	10	11	6	−9	0	0	1
	RW	30	8	2	10	18	−9	2	0	1
	RW	45	7	3	10	12	−11	1	0	1
	RW	26	4	4	8	8	−7	4	0	0
	C	27	3	3	6	8	−10	1	0	0
	LW	18	1	4	5	4	−2	0	0	0
	C	19	0	5	5	38	−5	0	0	0
	LW	17	3	1	4	2	−3	0	0	0
	C	13	1	3	4	2	−4	0	0	0
	G	59	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0
	RW	20	0	4	4	6	−10	0	0	0
	D	19	0	3	3	31	−5	0	0	0
	D	27	0	2	2	18	−11	0	0	0
	D	18	0	1	1	27	−7	0	0	0
	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	C/LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	C/RW	4	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
	C	9	0	0	0	2	−2	0	0	0
	G	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	3478	59	20	29	10	217	3.74	2
	380	7	1	5	0	34	5.37	0
	740	13	1	9	2	58	4.70	0
	202	4	1	2	0	23	6.83	0
Team:	4800	80	23	45	12	332	4.15	2

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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;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	9	Bill Lochead		Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
3	44	Dan Mandryk		Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
3	45	Bill Evo		Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
4	63	Michel Bergeron		Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
5	81	John Taft		University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
6	99	Don Dufek		University of Michigan (WCHA)
7	117	Jack Carlson		Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL)
8	134	Greg Steel		Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
9	151	Glen McLeod		Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)

See also

• 1974–75 NHL season

External links

• Web site: 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-07 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-02 . 1974-75 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.