2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Detroit Red Wings
Division:	Atlantic
Conference:	Eastern
Record:	0–0–0
Homerecord:	0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–0
Goalsfor:	0
Goalsagainst:	0
Generalmanager:	Steve Yzerman
Coach:	Derek Lalonde
Captain:	Dylan Larkin
Altcaptain:	Ben Chiarot Andrew Copp
Arena:	Little Caesars Arena
Minorleague:	Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL)

The 2024–25 Detroit Red Wings season will be the 99th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.^[1] It will be the Red Wings' eighth season at Little Caesars Arena. This will be the Red Wings' third season under head coach Derek Lalonde.

Schedule and results

Preseason

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)^[2]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 25	Detroit
2	September 27	Chicago		Detroit
3	September 28			Detroit
4	September 30	Detroit
5	October 1	Detroit		Pittsburgh
6	October 3			Detroit
7	October 4			Detroit
8	October 5	Detroit		Toronto

Regular season

2024–25 game log 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)^[3]
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 Detroit 2 October 12 Detroit 3 October 14 Detroit 4 October 17 NY Rangers Detroit 5 October 19 Detroit Nashville 6 October 22 Detroit 7 October 24 Detroit 8 October 26 Detroit 9 October 27 Detroit 10 October 30 Detroit
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 Detroit 12 November 6 Detroit 13 November 8 Detroit 14 November 9 Detroit 15 November 13 Detroit 16 November 15 Detroit 17 November 16 Detroit 18 November 18 Detroit 19 November 21 Detroit 20 November 23 Detroit 21 November 25 Detroit NY Islanders 22 November 27 Detroit 23 November 29 Detroit
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Detroit 25 December 3 Detroit 26 December 5 Detroit 27 December 7 Detroit 28 December 9 Detroit 29 December 12 Detroit 30 December 14 Detroit 31 December 18 Philadelphia Detroit 32 December 20 Detroit 33 December 21 Detroit Montreal 34 December 23 Detroit 35 December 27 Detroit 36 December 29 Detroit 37 December 31 Detroit
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Detroit 39 January 4 Detroit 40 January 7 Detroit 41 January 10 Detroit 42 January 12 Detroit 43 January 14 Detroit 44 January 16 Detroit 45 January 18 Detroit 46 January 19 Detroit 47 January 21 Detroit 48 January 23 Detroit 49 January 25 Tampa Bay Detroit 50 January 27 Detroit 51 January 30 Detroit
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 1 Detroit 53 February 2 Detroit 54 February 4 Detroit 55 February 8 Detroit 56 February 22 Detroit 57 February 23 Detroit 58 February 25 Detroit Minnesota 59 February 27 Detroit
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Detroit 61 March 4 Detroit 62 March 6 Detroit 63 March 7 Detroit 64 March 10 Detroit 65 March 12 Detroit 66 March 14 Detroit 67 March 16 Detroit 68 March 18 Detroit Washington 69 March 22 Detroit Vegas 70 March 24 Detroit Utah 71 March 25 Detroit 72 March 27 Detroit Ottawa 73 March 29 Detroit
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 74 April 1 Detroit 75 April 4 Detroit 76 April 6 Detroit 77 April 8 Detroit 78 April 10 Detroit Florida 79 April 11 Detroit 80 April 14 Detroit 81 April 16 Detroit 82 April 17 Detroit
Legend:

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Nashville Predators Andrew Gibson	To Detroit Red Wings 2nd-round pick in 2024 Jesse Kiiskinen	^[4]
	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2024 Jake Walman	To Detroit Red Wings Future considerations	^[5]
	To Anaheim Ducks Robby Fabbri Conditional 4th-round pick in 2025	To Detroit Red Wings Gage Alexander	^[6]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
			2-year	^[7]
			1-year	^[8]
			2-year	^[9]
			1-year	^[10]
			2-year	^[11]
			2-year	^[12]
			1-year
			3-year	^[13]
			2-year	^[14]
			1-year	^[15]
			1-year	^[16]
			1-year	^[17]
			2-year	^[18]
			1-year	^[19]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
		1-year	^[20]
		3-year	^[21]

Draft picks

See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks. Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.^{[22] [23]}

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	15	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	RW		Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
2	47	Max Plante	LW		U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	80	Ondrej Becher	C		Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4	126^1	Landon Miller	G		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	144	John Whipple	D		U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6	176	Charlie Forslund	LW		Falu IF (Hockeyettan)
7	203^2	Austin Baker	LW		U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7	208	Fisher Scott	D		Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Notes:

1. The Dallas Stars' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Dallas in exchange for this pick.^[24]
2. The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Klim Kostin to San Jose in exchange for Radim Simek and this pick.^[25]

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 57. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. Web site: Red Wings announce 2024-25 preseason schedule . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . June 25, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
3. News: Red Wings release 2024-25 regular-season schedule . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 2, 2024 . July 12, 2024.
4. Web site: Red Wings acquire forward Jesse Kiiskinen and second-round pick in 2024 NHL entry draft from Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Andrew Gibson . NHL.com . June 25, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
5. Web site: Walman traded to Sharks by Red Wings for future considerations . NHL.com . June 25, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
6. Web site: Ducks Acquire Forward Fabbri and a Conditional 2025 Fourth-Round Pick from Detroit . NHL.com . July 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
7. Web site: Pair of years for Perron . NHL.com . Ottawa Senators . Sydney . D'Amico . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
8. Web site: Red Wings sign defenseman William Lagesson to one-year contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
9. Web site: Red Wings sign goaltender Cam Talbot to two-year contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
10. Web site: Golden Knights Sign Zach Aston-Reese To A One-Year Contract . . Julian . Gaudio . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
11. Web site: Red Wings sign defenseman Erik Gustafsson to two-year contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . 1 July 2024 . 1 July 2024.
12. Web site: Red Wings sign goaltender Jack Campbell to one-year contract and forward Sheldon Dries to two-year, two-way contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
13. Web site: Canes Sign Gostisbehere To Three-Year Contract . NHL.com . July 1, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
14. Web site: Avalanche Signs Chase Bradley . NHL.com . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
15. Web site: Red Wings sign forward Joe Snively to one-year, two-way contract . NHL.com . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
16. Web site: Sabres sign Reimer to 1-year contract . NHL.com . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
17. Web site: Red Wings sign forward Tyler Motte to one-year contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
18. Web site: Red Wings sign Vladimir Tarasenko to two-year contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
19. Web site: Red Wings defensemen Tory Dello to one-year, two-way contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 4, 2024 . July 4, 2024.
20. Web site: Red Wings sign Patrick Kane to one-year contract extension . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . June 30, 2024 . June 30, 2024.
21. Web site: Red Wings sign Michael Brandsegg-Nygård to three-year, entry-level contract . NHL.com . Thomas . Roth . July 11, 2024 . July 11, 2024.
22. Web site: Red Wings to select 15th overall in 2024 NHL Entry Draft . NHL.com . Jonathan . Mills . May 7, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
23. Web site: As 2024 NHL Entry Draft and free agency near, Yzerman remains focused on building Red Wings into sustainable contender . NHL.com . Jonathan . Mills . June 26, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
24. Web site: Namestnikov traded to Stars by Red Wings . NHL.com . March 21, 2022 . June 27, 2024.
25. Web site: San Jose Sharks acquire forward Klim Kostin from Detroit Red Wings . NHL.com . March 8, 2024 . June 27, 2024.