List of Detroit Red Wings records explained

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the League.[1] [2]

Key

Color/symbol/abbreviation!scope="col"
Explanation
NHL record, career for franchise
Tied for NHL record
NHL record
RefReferences

Career and single season records

Individual

Individual records
RecordRegular seasonPostseason
CareerSeasonCareerSeason
Games played1,687
Gordie Howe[3] [4]
84
Nicklas Lidstrom (1992–93)
Steve Yzerman (1992–93)
Nicklas Lidstrom (1993–94)[5]
263
Nicklas Lidstrom[6] [7]
23
27 times[8] [9]
Games played, goaltender734
Terry Sawchuk[10]
72
Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)[11]
110
Chris Osgood[12]
23
Dominik Hasek (2002)
Chris Osgood (2009)
Goals scored786
Gordie Howe
65
Steve Yzerman (1988–89)
70
Steve Yzerman
13
Johan Franzen (2008)
Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Goals scored, defenseman264
Nicklas Lidstrom[13]
27
Reed Larson (1980–81)[14]
54
Nicklas Lidstrom[15]
6
Paul Coffey (1995)
Nicklas Lidstrom (1998)[16]
Goals scored, goaltender1
Chris Osgood
1
Chris Osgood (1995–96)


Assists1,063
Steve Yzerman
90
Steve Yzerman (1988–89)
129
Nicklas Lidstrom
18
Sergei Fedorov (1996)
Steve Yzerman (1998)
Assists, defenseman878
Nicklas Lidstrom
64
Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)
129
Nicklas Lidstrom[17]
15
Niklas Kronwall (2008)
Assists, goaltender15
Tim Cheveldae
Chris Osgood
Greg Stefan[18]
5
Tim Cheveldae (1990–91)
4
Chris Osgood
2
Tim Cheveldae (1993)
Chris Osgood (2009)
Points1,809
Gordie Howe
155
Steve Yzerman (1988–89)
185
Steve Yzerman
27
Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Points, defenseman1,142
Nicklas Lidstrom
80
Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)
183
Nicklas Lidstrom
19
Nicklas Lidstrom (1998)
Points, goaltender16
Chris Osgood
5
Tim Cheveldae (1990–91)
4
Chris Osgood
2
Tim Cheveldae (1993)
Chris Osgood (2009)
Penalties in minutes2,090
Bob Probert
398
Bob Probert (1987–88)
218
Gordie Howe
71
Joe Kocur (1987)
Highest plus-minus+450
Nicklas Lidstrom
+60
Vladimir Konstantinov (1995–96)
+61
Nicklas Lidstrom
+17
Daniel Cleary (2009)
Lowest plus-minus-150
Lynn Libett
-54
Randy Ladouceur (1985–86)
-15
Dino Ciccarelli
-7
Steve Yzerman (1989)
Powerplay goals202
Steve Yzerman
21
Mickey Redmond (1973–74)
Dino Ciccarelli (1992–93)
30
Nicklas Lidstrom
6
Andy Bathgate (1966)
Dino Ciccarelli (1995)
Dino Ciccarelli (1996)
Johan Franzen (2008)
Powerplay goals, defenseman132
Nicklas Lidstrom
11
Reed Larson (1985–86)
Mathieu Schneider (2005–06)
30
Nicklas Lidstrom
4
Nicklas Lidstrom (2007)
Powerplay points590
Nicklas Lidstrom
50
Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)
111
Nicklas Lidstrom
12
Paul Coffey (1995)
Nicklas Lidstrom (2007)
Powerplay points, defenseman590
Nicklas Lidstrom
50
Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)
111
Nicklas Lidstrom
12
Paul Coffey (1995)
Nicklas Lidstrom (2007)
Short-handed goals50
Steve Yzerman
10
Marcel Dionne (1974–75)
5
Sergei Fedorov
Kirk Maltby
2
Sergei Fedorov (1992)
Paul Coffey (1996)
Larry Murphy (1998)
Brett Hull (2002)
Kirk Maltby (2002)
Daniel Cleary (2007)
Johan Franzen (2008)
Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Short-handed points81
Steve Yzerman
11
Steve Yzerman (1989–90)
Sergei Fedorov(1993–94)
11
Sergei Fedorov
Steve Yzerman
5
Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Game-winning goals121
Gordie Howe
11
Sergei Fedorov (1995–96)
Sergei Fedorov (2002–03)
12
Steve Yzerman
Vyacheslav Kozlov
Johan Franzen
5
Johan Franzen (2008)
Shots on goal4,602
Steve Yzerman
388
Steve Yzerman (1988–89)
656
Nicklas Lidstrom
116
Henrik Zetterberg (2008)
Wins351
Terry Sawchuk
44
Terry Sawchuk (1950–51)
Terry Sawchuk (1951–52)
67
Chris Osgood
16
Mike Vernon (1997)
Chris Osgood (1998)
Dominik Hasek (2002)
Losses243
Terry Sawchuk
36
Terry Sawchuk (1958–59)
37
Terry Sawchuk
Chris Osgood
8
Dominik Hasek (2007)
Chris Osgood (2009)
Shutouts85
Terry Sawchuk
12
Terry Sawchuk (1951–52)
Terry Sawchuk (1953–54)
Terry Sawchuk (1954–55)
Glenn Hall (1955–56)
14
Chris Osgood
6
Dominik Hasek (2002)
Minutes played43,636:00
Terry Sawchuk
4,235:44
Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)
6,554:38
Chris Osgood
1,454:42
Dominik Hasek (2002)
Goals against average1.52
Wilf Cude
1.37
Dolly Dolson (1928–29)[19]
1.32
Normie Smith
0.63
Terry Sawchuk (1952)
Save percentage.920
Petr Mrazek
.925
Manny Legace (2002–03)
.931
Curtis Joseph
.943
Glen Hanlon (1987)
Shots against14,145
Chris Osgood
1,978
Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)
2,700
Chris Osgood
637
Chris Osgood (2009)
Goals against1,774
Terry Sawchuk
226
Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)
221
Chris Osgood
48
Chris Osgood (1998)
Saves12,801
Chris Osgood
1,752
Tim Cheveldae (1991–92)
2,479
Chris Osgood
590
Chris Osgood (2009)
Games coached964
Jack Adams[20]
84
Bryan Murray (1992–93)
Scotty Bowman (1993–94)[21]
134
Scotty Bowman
23
Scotty Bowman (2002)[22]
Mike Babcock (2009)[23]
Wins, coach458
Mike Babcock
62
Scotty Bowman (1995–96)
86
Scotty Bowman
16
Scotty Bowman (1997)
Scotty Bowman (1998)
Scotty Bowman (2002)
Mike Babcock (2008)

Team

Team records
RecordRegular seasonPostseason
MostLeastMostLeast
Games played84
1992–93
1993–94
44
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
23
2002
2009
2
1929
1932
Wins62
1995–96
12
1926–27
1937–38
16
1997
1998
2002
2008
0
1929
1932
1958
1970
1985
2003
Losses57
1985–86
11
1994–95
9
1996
0
1952
Ties18
1952–53
1980–81
1996–97
4
1926–27
1941–42
1966–67
1994–95
1
1932
0
1929
1933
Points131
1995–96
28
1926–27
Goals for369
1992–93
72
1928–29
76
2009
1
1932
Goals against415
1985–86
63
1928–29
57
1988
3
1932
Penalties in minutes2,393
1985–86
240
1938–39
-
-
-
-
Powerplay goals113
1992–93
-
-
23
2009
-
-
Powerplay goals allowed111
1985–86
-
-
20
1988
-
-
Shorthanded goals22
1993–94
-
-
7
2002
-
-
Shorthanded goals allowed15
1984–85
-
-
4
1989
-
-
Shutouts13
1953–54
0
1980–81
1981–82
1984–85
6
2002
-
-
Home wins36
1995–96
5
1926–27
11
2009
0
1929
1932
1958
1970
1985
2003
Road wins31
2005–06
3
1980–81)
1931–32
8
1998
2002
0
1929
1932
1958
1970
1985
2003

Single game records

Individual

Individual regular season single game records
RecordPlayerTotalDate and opponentRef
Goals 6 February 3, 1944 vs. New York Rangers[24]
Assists Billy Taylor7March 16, 1947 at Chicago Black Hawks[25]
4 January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
Points Carl Liscombe
Don Grosso
Billy Taylor
7 November 5, 1942 vs. New York Rangers
February 3, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
March 16, 1947 at Chicago Black Hawks
Points, one period Joe Carveth
Mickey Redmond
John Ogrodnick
Steve Yzerman
Sergei Fedorov
Doug Brown
Henrik Zetterberg
4 January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
October 21, 1973 vs. California Golden Seals
December 4, 1984 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
November 17, 1990 at Toronto Maple Leafs
January 21, 1992 vs. Philadelphia
December 19, 1997 vs. New Jersey Devils
November 14, 2009 vs. Anaheim Ducks
Power play goals 3March 20, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens
December 27, 1989 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
February 24, 2007 at Nashville Predators
February 17, 2007 at Phoenix Coyotes
Power play goals, one period Jimmy Carson 3 December 27, 1989 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Shorthanded goals 2 January 9, 1990 vs. Minnesota North Stars
April 14, 1992 at Minnesota North Stars
April 8, 1993 at Tampa Bay Lightning
October 10, 2002 at San Jose Sharks
December 31, 2009 vs. Colorado Avalanche
Shorthanded goals, one period Shawn Burr 2 January 9, 1990 vs. Minnesota North Stars
Penalty minutes Joe Kocur42 November 2, 1985 vs. St. Louis Blues
Penalty minutes, one period Joe Kocur37November 2, 1985 vs. St. Louis Blues
Individual postseason single game records
RecordPlayerTotalDate and opponentRef
Goals Carl Liscombe
Ted Lindsay
Johan Franzen
4April 3, 1945 vs. Boston Bruins
April 5, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens
May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
[26]
Goals, one period Ted Lindsay
Johan Franzen
3April 5, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens
May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
Assists Dutch Reibel
Sergei Fedorov
Sergei Fedorov
Chris Chelios
Nicklas Lidstrom
Todd Bertuzzi
4April 5, 1955 vs. Montreal Canadiens
April 23, 1996 vs. Winnipeg Jets
May 23, 1996 vs. Colorado Avalanche
April 27, 2002 at Vancouver Canucks
April 21, 2007 vs. Calgary
May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
Assists, one period Alex Delvecchio
Vyacheslav Kozlov
Chris Chelios
Mikael Samuelsson
3April 14, 1966 vs. Chicago Black Hawks
May 21, 1995 vs. San Jose Sharks
April 27, 2002 at Vancouver Canucks
May 22, 2007 at Anaheim Ducks
PointsJohan Franzen6May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
Points, one period Johan Franzen 4 May 6, 2010 vs. San Jose Sharks
Power play goals Syd Howe
Dino Ciccarelli
Dino Ciccarelli
3March 23, 1939 vs. Montreal Canadiens
April 29, 1993 at Toronto Maple Leafs
May 11, 1995 at Dallas Stars
Power play goals, one period Syd Howe2March 23, 1939 vs. Montreal Canadiens

Team

Team regular season single game records
RecordTotalDate and opponentRef
Goals for15 January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers[27]
Goals against 13January 2, 1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Points 37January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
Goals, one period 8January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
Points, one period 22January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers
Consecutive goals scored 15January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers[28]
Largest margin of victory15January 23, 1944 vs. New York Rangers[29]
Fastest two goals 0:05November 24, 2007 at Columbus Blue Jackets (Pavel Datsyuk, Tomas Holmstrom)
March 20, 2010 at Vancouver Canucks (Todd Bertuzzi, Pavel Datsyuk)
Fastest three goals 0:28Nov. 15, 1944 vs. Toronto (Hal Jackson, Steve Wochy, Don Grosso)
Fastest four goals 1:55Dec. 28, 1999 at Buffalo (Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Aaron Ward, Pat Verbeek)
Fastest five goals 4:54Nov. 25, 1987 vs. Winnipeg (Gerard Gallant, Adam Oates, Mel Bridgman, Jeff Sharples, Brent Ashton)
Power play goals 6 Nov. 5, 1942; Detroit 12, N.Y. Rangers 5
Power play goals, one period 4 Nov. 5, 1942; Detroit 12, N.Y. Rangers 5
Power play goals against 6January 4, 2007, at San Jose Sharks
Shorthanded goals 3 Jan. 9, 1990 (Shawn Burr 2, Steve Yzerman), Detroit 9, Minnesota 0
Apr. 14, 1992 (Steve Yzerman 2, Sergei Fedorov), Detroit 7, Minnesota 4
Feb.11, 1994 (Sergei Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Steve Yzerman), Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3
Mar. 22, 1996 (Steve Yzerman, Keith Primeau, Viacheslav Fetisov), Detroit 7, Colorado 0
Team postseason single game records
RecordTotalDate and opponentRef
Goals for9April 7, 1936 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
March 29, 1947 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
[30]
Goals against 9April 14, 1942 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
April 10, 1985 vs. Chicago Black Hawks
Goals for, one period 6March 29, 1947 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 3rd period
Fastest two goals 0:05April 11, 1965 vs. Chicago Black Hawks (Norm Ullman, Norm Ullman)
Fastest three goals 1:30March 29, 1947 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (Jim Conacher, Roy Conacher, Ed Bruneteau)
Fastest four goals 4:46March 23, 1939 vs. Montreal Canadiens (Syd Howe, Syd Howe, Sid Abel, Eddie Wares)
Power play goals 4six times
Power play goals, one period 3five times
Power play goals against 4March 28, 1963 vs. Chicago Black Hawks
Shorthanded goals 2five times
Penalties33April 12, 1991, vs. St. Louis Blues
Penalty minutes 152April 12, 1991, vs. St. Louis Blues

Streaks

Team streaks records
RecordTotalDate(s)Ref
Longest postseason appearance streak25 seasons1990-91 to 2015-16
Longest postseason appearance drought7 seasons1970-71 through 1976-77
Longest winning streak9 gamesSeven times[31]
Longest home winning streak23 gamesNovember 5, 2011 to February 19, 2012
Longest road winning streak12 gamesMarch 1, 2006 to April 15, 2006
Longest losing streak14 gamesFebruary 24, 1982 to March 25, 1982
Longest home losing streak8 gamesOctober 21, 2013 to November 19, 2013
Longest road losing streak14 gamesOctober 19, 1966 to December 21, 1966
Longest undefeated streak15 games
(8 wins, 7 ties)
November 27, 1952 to December 28, 1952
Longest home undefeated streak23 games
(23 wins)
November 5, 2011 to February 19, 2012
Longest road undefeated streak15 games
(10 wins, 5 ties)
October 18, 1951 to December 20, 1951
Longest winless streak19 games
(18 losses, 1 tie)
February 26, 1977 to April 3, 1977
Longest home winless streak10 games
(9 losses, 1 tie)
December 11, 1985 to January 18, 1986
Longest road winless streak26 games
(23 losses, 3 ties)
December 15, 1976 to April 3, 1977

See also

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps . August 27, 2013 . National Hockey League.
  2. Web site: 4 of the NHL's Original 6 – Chicago, Detroit, Boston, NY Rangers – among 8 still in playoffs . May 14, 2013 . August 26, 2013 . The Canadian Press . The Canadian Press . National Hockey League.
  3. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Skaters All-Time Regular Season. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  4. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Skaters All-Time Regular Season Franchise Totals. November 20, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  5. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Skaters By Season Regular Season. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  6. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Skaters All-Time Playoffs. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  7. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Skaters All-Time Playoffs Franchise Totals. November 20, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  8. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Skaters By Season Playoffs. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  9. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Goalies By Season Playoffs. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  10. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Goalies All-Time Regular Season. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  11. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Goalies By Season Regular Season. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  12. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Goalies All-Time Playoffs. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  13. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Defenseman All-Time Regular Season. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  14. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Defensemen By Season Regular Season. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  15. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Defensemen All-Time Playoffs. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  16. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Defensemen By Season Playoffs. November 18, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  17. Web site: NHL.com - Stats - Defensemen All-Time Playoffs Franchise Totals. November 20, 2015 . National Hockey League.
  18. Book: 2015–16 Detroit Red Wings Media Guide . Detroit Red Wings . 2015 . 198.
  19. Web site: Detroit Red Wings Season Leaders . November 19, 2015 . Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference.com.
  20. Web site: Detroit Red Wings coaches . November 19, 2015 . Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference.com.
  21. Web site: Detroit Red Wings Franchise Index . November 20, 2015 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference.com.
  22. Web site: Scotty Bowman. November 20, 2015 . Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference.com.
  23. Web site: Mike Babcock . November 20, 2015 . Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference.com.
  24. Book: 2015–16 Detroit Red Wings Media Guide . Detroit Red Wings . 2015 . 199.
  25. Web site: Seven of the most unlikely single-game performances . John Kreiser . September 5, 2012 . November 21, 2015 . National Hockey League . nhl.com.
  26. Book: 2014–15 Detroit Red Wings Season Review & Playoffs Media Guide . Detroit Red Wings . 2015 . 40.
  27. Book: 2015–16 Detroit Red Wings Media Guide . Detroit Red Wings . 2015 . 197.
  28. Web site: Red Wings rout Rangers 15-0, set records . Larry Schwartz . November 19, 2003 . November 21, 2015 . ESPN.
  29. Web site: Seven team records likely to stand test of time . John Kreiser . September 14, 2012 . November 21, 2015 . National Hockey League . nhl.com.
  30. Book: 2014–15 Detroit Red Wings Season Review & Playoffs Media Guide . Detroit Red Wings . 2015 . 39.
  31. Book: 2015–16 Detroit Red Wings Media Guide . Detroit Red Wings . 2015 . 196.