2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:NHL
Season:2014–15
Year:2014
Team:Detroit Red Wings
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:6th
Division:Atlantic
Divisionrank:3rd
Record:43–25–14
Homerecord:22–10–9
Roadrecord:21–15–5
Goalsfor:235
Goalsagainst:221
Coach:Mike Babcock
Captain:Henrik Zetterberg
Altcaptain:Pavel Datsyuk
Niklas Kronwall
Arena:Joe Louis Arena
Minorleague:Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Attendance:20,027 (100%)
Total: 821,107[1]
Goalsleader:Tomas Tatar (29)
Assistsleader:Henrik Zetterberg (49)
Pointsleader:Henrik Zetterberg (66)
Plusminusleader:Pavel Datsyuk (+12)
Pimleader:Kyle Quincey (77)
Winsleader:Jimmy Howard (23)
Gaaleader:Petr Mrazek (2.38)

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.[2]

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.[3]

On June 19, 2014, former Red Wings assistant coach, Bill Peters, was hired as the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] On July 15, 2014, the Red Wings hired Tony Granato as an assistant coach.[5] On July 30, 2014, the Red Wings hired Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer as assistant coaches.[6]

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.[7]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
77 17 49 66 −6 32
63 26 39 65 12 8
82 29 27 56 6 28
82 27 27 54 −11 26
71 23 21 44 3 72
80 9 35 44 −4 40
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
82 12 6 18 5 34
73 3 15 18 10 77
63 3 15 18 6 14
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
31 5 3 8 5 10
68 3 5 8 −4 22
11 3 3 6 −2 0
21 2 1 3 4 2
17 1 1 2 −4 6
13 1 1 2 1 2
11 0 2 2 4 6
13 0 2 2 −3 4
3 1 0 1 1 0
Playoffs
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
7 3 2 5 −3 2
7 3 1 4 −3 2
7 0 4 4 0 8
7 2 1 3 −1 2
7 2 1 3 1 8
7 0 3 3 −4 8
7 0 3 3 −1 4
7 0 3 3 −3 4
7 1 1 2 −1 2
7 1 1 2 1 2
7 1 1 2 −2 2
7 1 1 2 −1 2
6 0 2 2 −1 4
5 0 2 2 −1 6
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

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwarddata-sort-type="date" Awarded
NHL Second Star of the Week[8] November 3, 2014
NHL Second Star of the Week[9] November 24, 2014
NHL First Star of the Week[10] December 8, 2014
NHL All-Star game selection[11] January 10, 2015
NHL Second Star of the Week[12] January 19, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestonedata-sort-type="date" 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 Assist
1st 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 Assist
1st 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 Goal
1st 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 Marchenko1st Career NHL Goal February 28, 2015
400th Career NHL Point April 2, 2015
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
April 11, 2015
Playoffs
PlayerMilestonedata-sort-type="date" Reached
1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 16, 2015
1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 16, 2015
1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Win
April 16, 2015
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 16, 2015
100th Career NHL Playoff Game April 18, 2015
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 18, 2015
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st 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
June 28, 2014[13] To Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2015
To Detroit Red Wings
EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014
March 1, 2015[14] To Dallas Stars
Mattias Backman
Mattias Janmark
2nd-round pick in 2015
To Detroit Red Wings
Erik Cole
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[15] To Detroit Red Wings
Marek Zidlicky

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 1 year, $600,000 [16]
July 1, 2014 1 year, $600,000 [17]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 Sochinskiye Leopardy (KHL) 1 year [18]
July 1, 2014 2 years, $6 million [19]
October 7, 2014 1 year, $550,000 [20]
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Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 27, 2014 1 year, $1.85 million contract extension [22]
July 1, 2014 2 years, $1.9 million contract extension [23]
July 1, 2014 1 year, $737,500 contract extension [24]
July 2, 2014 Kyle Quincey2 years, $8.5 million [25]
July 10, 2014 1 year, $1.5 million [26]
July 11, 2014 1 year, $600,000 [27]
July 17, 2014 1 year, $555,000 [28]
July 17, 2014 1 year, $550,000
July 25, 2014 1 year, $550,000 [29]
July 28, 2014 3 years, $8.25 million [30]
September 16, 2014 2 years, $4.375 million [31]
September 24, 2014 3 years, entry-level contract [32]
October 17, 2014 3 years, entry-level contract [33]
May 9, 2015 3 years, entry-level contract [34]
May 21, 2015 3 years, entry-level contract [35]
June 15, 2015 3 years, entry-level contract [36]

Suspensions/fines

PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issued
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[37]
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[38]

Draft picks

See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks. The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
align=center 1align=center 15Dylan LarkinCUSA U-18 (USHL)
align=center 3align=center 63Dominic TurgeonCPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
align=center 4align=center 106Christoffer EhnCFrölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
align=center 5align=center 136Chase PerryGWenatchee Wild (NAHL)
align=center 6align=center 166Julius VahataloLWHC TPS (SM-liiga)
align=center 7align=center 196Axel HolmstromCSkellefteå AIK (SHL)
align=center 7align=center 201Alexander KadeikinCAtlant Moscow Oblast (KHL)
Draft notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
  2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 57. 978-1-894801-26-3.
  3. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2014/05/red_wings_cory_emmerton_signs.html Red Wings' Cory Emmerton signs with KHL club after spending most of 2013-14 in Grand Rapids
  4. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=723168 Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach
  5. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726228 Red Wings hire Granato as assistant coach
  6. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727442 Red Wings add Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer to coaching staff
  7. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=728422 Red Wings announce new four-year deal for executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland
  8. Web site: Tarasenko, Datsyuk and Fleury named 'Three Stars'. NHL. November 3, 2014.
  9. Web site: Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week. NHL. November 24, 2014.
  10. Web site: Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week. NHL. December 8, 2014.
  11. Web site: 2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets. NHL. January 10, 2015.
  12. Web site: Byfuglien, Tatar and Okposo named stars of the week. NHL. January 19, 2015.
  13. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724392 Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
  14. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755934 Red Wings acquire Erik Cole from Dallas
  15. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756075 Red Wings acquire Zidlicky from Devils
  16. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724909 Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
  17. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725005 Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
  18. http://www.freep.com/article/20140529/SPORTS05/305290174/detroit-red-wings-cory-emmerton Cory Emmerton headed to KHL, finishing off Detroit Red Wings' disappointing 2006 draft
  19. http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725443 News Release: Senators agree to terms on a two-year contract with centre David Legwand
  20. http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733371 Devils sign Jordin Tootoo
  21. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=740147 Hurricanes claim Nestrasil off waivers
  22. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=723218 Gustavsson agrees to one-year deal
  23. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724759 Sheahan gets two-year extension
  24. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724756 Detroit signs goaltender Petr Mrazek to one-year extension
  25. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725081 Red Wings sign defenseman Kyle Quincey to two-year deal
  26. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725892 Red Wings re-sign Daniel Cleary
  27. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724753 McCollum earns one-year NHL contract
  28. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726492 Red Wings re-sign Callahan, Nestrasil
  29. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726186 Wings sign Ferraro to one-year deal
  30. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727256 Wings agree to terms with Tatar on three-year deal
  31. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=730642 Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Danny Dekeyser on two-year contract
  32. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=731696 Detroit agrees to terms with Joe Hicketts
  33. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=734928 Detroit signs forward Tyler Bertuzzi to three-year deal
  34. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=767228 Red Wings ink Dominic Turgeon to entry-level deal
  35. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=768498 Larkin, Red Wings agree to terms
  36. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=770938 Detroit signs forward Axel Holmstrom to entry-level deal
  37. Web site: Wings' Nyquist fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment. NHL. January 7, 2015.
  38. Web site: Wings' Kronwall suspended one game for charging. NHL. April 28, 2015.
  39. News: Predators trade pending free agent David Legwand to Red Wings. March 5, 2014. May 19, 2014. The Globe and Mail.
  40. News: Wings secure 23rd straight playoff spot. April 9, 2014. May 19, 2014.
  41. News: St. James. Helene. Red Wings trade Brad Stuart to San Jose for Andrew Murray, draft pick. May 19, 2014. Detroit Free Press. June 10, 2012.
  42. News: Sharks ink D Stuart to three-year, $10.8 million deal. May 19, 2014. Total Sports Network. June 18, 2012.