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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]
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 [ edit ]
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Recap
1
September 22
Detroit
W 2–1
Pittsburgh
Howard
17,543
1–0–0
Recap
2
September 23
Detroit
L 1–2
Chicago
OT
Mrazek
20,512
1–0–1
Recap
3
September 25
Chicago
W 2–3
Detroit
Howard
16,246
2–0–1
Recap
4
September 27
Boston
L 3–1
Detroit
Gustavsson
15,976
2–1–1
Recap
5
September 29
Toronto
W 0–3
Detroit
Mrazek
14,754
3–1–1
Recap
6
October 1
Pittsburgh
L 2–0
Detroit
Howard
16,387
3–2–1
Recap
7
October 3
Detroit
L 1–5
Toronto
Gustavsson
18,020
3–3–1
Recap
8
October 4
Detroit
W 4–3
Boston
SO
Mrazek
17,565
4–3–1
Recap
2014–15 Game Log
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 9
Boston
W 1–2
Detroit
Howard
20,027
1–0–0
2
Recap
2
October 11
Anaheim
L 3–2
Detroit
Howard
20,027
1–1–0
2
Recap
3
October 15
Boston
L 3–2
Detroit
SO
Howard
20,027
1–1–1
3
Recap
4
October 17
Detroit
W 4–1
Toronto
Howard
19,054
2–1–1
5
Recap
5
October 18
Toronto
W 0–1
Detroit
OT
Gustavsson
20,027
3–1–1
7
Recap
6
October 21
Detroit
L 1–2
Montreal
OT
Howard
21,287
3–1–2
8
Recap
7
October 23
Pittsburgh
W 3–4
Detroit
OT
Howard
20,027
4–1–2
10
Recap
8
October 25
Detroit
L 2–4
Philadelphia
Gustavsson
19,867
4–2–2
10
Recap
9
October 29
Detroit
W 4–2
Washington
Howard
18,506
5–2–2
12
Recap
10
October 31
Los Angeles
W 2–5
Detroit
Howard
20,027
6–2–2
14
Recap
November: 8–3–3 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
11
November 2
Detroit
L 2–3
Buffalo
SO
Howard
17,815
6–2–3
15
Recap
12
November 4
Detroit
L 1–3
Ottawa
Howard
16,436
6–3–3
15
Recap
13
November 5
Detroit
L 3–4
N.Y. Rangers
OT
Gustavsson
18,006
6–3–4
16
Recap
14
November 7
New Jersey
W 2–4
Detroit
Howard
20,027
7–3–4
18
Recap
15
November 9
Tampa Bay
L 4–3
Detroit
SO
Howard
20,027
7–3–5
19
Recap
16
November 14
Chicago
W 1–4
Detroit
Howard
20,027
8–3–5
21
Recap
17
November 16
Montreal
L 4–1
Detroit
Howard
20,027
8–4–5
21
Recap
18
November 18
Detroit
W 5–0
Columbus
Howard
15,438
9–4–5
23
Recap
19
November 20
Detroit
W 4–3
Winnipeg
Mrazek
15,016
10–4–5
25
Recap
20
November 22
Detroit
L 1–4
Toronto
Howard
19,311
10–5–5
25
Recap
21
November 24
Ottawa
W 3–4
Detroit
Howard
20,027
11–5–5
27
Recap
22
November 26
Philadelphia
W 2–5
Detroit
Howard
20,027
12–5–5
29
Recap
23
November 28
Detroit
W 5–4
New Jersey
SO
Mrazek
16,592
13–5–5
31
Recap
24
November 30
Vancouver
W 3–5
Detroit
Howard
20,027
14–5–5
33
Recap
December: 6–4–4 (Home: 4–2–4 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
25
December 2
Florida
L 4–3
Detroit
Howard
20,027
14–6–5
33
Recap
26
December 4
Dallas
W 2–5
Detroit
Howard
20,027
15–6–5
35
Recap
27
December 6
N.Y. Rangers
W 2–3
Detroit
Howard
20,027
16–6–5
37
Recap
28
December 7
Detroit
W 3–1
Carolina
Mrazek
13,489
17–6–5
39
Recap
29
December 10
Toronto
L 2–1
Detroit
SO
Howard
20,027
17–6–6
40
Recap
30
December 12
Florida
L 3–2
Detroit
SO
Howard
20,027
17–6–7
41
Recap
31
December 13
Detroit
L 1–4
Toronto
Mrazek
19,063
17–7–7
41
Recap
32
December 16
Columbus
L 1–0
Detroit
SO
Howard
20,027
17–7–8
42
Recap
33
December 19
N.Y. Islanders
L 2–1
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
17–8–8
42
Recap
34
December 21
Colorado
L 2–1
Detroit
SO
Mrazek
20,027
17–8–9
43
Recap
35
December 23
Buffalo
W 3–6
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
18–8–9
45
Recap
36
December 27
Detroit
W 3–2
Ottawa
OT
Howard
17,194
19–8–9
47
Recap
37
December 29
Detroit
L 2–5
Boston
Howard
17,565
19–9–9
47
Recap
38
December 31
New Jersey
W 1–3
Detroit
Howard
20,027
20–9–9
49
Recap
January: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 5–3–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
39
January 3
Detroit
L 1–4
Vancouver
Howard
18,870
20–10–9
49
Recap
40
January 6
Detroit
W 4–2
Edmonton
Howard
16,839
21–10–9
51
Recap
41
January 7
Detroit
W 3–2
Calgary
Mrazek
19,154
22–10–9
53
Recap
42
January 10
Detroit
L 1–3
Washington
Mrazek
18,506
22–11–9
53
Recap
43
January 13
Detroit
W 3–1
Buffalo
Mrazek
19,070
23–11–9
55
Recap
44
January 15
Detroit
W 3–2
St. Louis
OT
Mrazek
18,543
24–11–9
57
Recap
45
January 17
Nashville
W 2–5
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
25–11–9
59
Recap
46
January 18
Buffalo
W 4–6
Detroit
McCollum
20,027
26–11–9
61
Recap
47
January 20
Minnesota
W 4–5
Detroit
SO
Mrazek
20,027
27–11–9
63
Recap
48
January 27
Detroit
W 5–4
Florida
Mrazek
12,190
28–11–9
65
Recap
49
January 29
Detroit
L 1–5
Tampa Bay
Mrazek
19,204
28–12–9
65
Recap
50
January 31
N.Y. Islanders
W 1–4
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
29–12–9
67
Recap
February: 6–3–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 6–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
51
February 5
Detroit
W 3–0
Colorado
Mrazek
18,087
30–12–9
69
Recap
52
February 7
Detroit
W 3–1
Arizona
Mrazek
17,125
31–12–9
71
Recap
53
February 11
Detroit
L 1–4
Pittsburgh
Mrazek
18,580
31–13–9
71
Recap
54
February 14
Winnipeg
L 5–4
Detroit
SO
Howard
20,027
31–13–10
72
Recap
55
February 16
Montreal
L 2–0
Detroit
Howard
20,027
31–14–10
72
Recap
56
February 18
Detroit
W 3–2
Chicago
SO
Howard
22,112
32–14–10
74
Recap
57
February 21
Detroit
W 7–6
Dallas
OT
Gustavsson
18,532
33–14–10
76
Recap
58
February 23
Detroit
L 3–4
Anaheim
SO
Howard
17,174
33–14–11
77
Recap
59
February 24
Detroit
L 0–1
Los Angeles
Gustavsson
18,203
33–15–11
77
Recap
60
February 26
Detroit
W 3–2
San Jose
Howard
17,562
34–15–11
79
Recap
61
February 28
Detroit
W 4–3
Nashville
Gustavsson
17,361
35–15–11
81
Recap
March: 5–8–2 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 0–5–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
62
March 4
N.Y. Rangers
W 1–2
Detroit
OT
Howard
20,027
36–15–11
83
Recap
63
March 6
Calgary
L 5–2
Detroit
Howard
20,027
36–16–11
83
Recap
64
March 8
Detroit
L 3–5
Boston
Gustavsson
17,565
36–17–11
83
Recap
65
March 9
Edmonton
W 2–5
Detroit
Howard
20,027
37–17–11
85
Recap
66
March 12
Columbus
L 3–1
Detroit
Howard
20,027
37–18–11
85
Recap
67
March 14
Detroit
L 2–7
Philadelphia
Howard
19,701
37–19–11
85
Recap
68
March 15
Detroit
W 5–1
Pittsburgh
Mrazek
18,668
38–19–11
87
Recap
69
March 19
Detroit
L 1–3
Florida
Mrazek
11,458
38–20–11
87
Recap
70
March 20
Detroit
L 1–3
Tampa Bay
Howard
19,204
38–21–11
87
Recap
71
March 22
St. Louis
W 1–2
Detroit
OT
Howard
20,027
39–21–11
89
Recap
72
March 24
Arizona
L 5–4
Detroit
OT
Howard
20,027
39–21–12
90
Recap
73
March 26
San Jose
L 6–4
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
39–22–12
90
Recap
74
March 28
Tampa Bay
W 0–4
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
40–22–12
92
Recap
75
March 29
Detroit
L 4–5
N.Y. Islanders
Howard
16,170
40–23–12
92
Recap
76
March 31
Ottawa
L 2–1
Detroit
SO
Mrazek
20,027
40–23–13
93
Recap
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
April 16
Detroit
3–2
Tampa Bay
Mrazek
19,204
1–0
Recap
2
April 18
Detroit
1–5
Tampa Bay
Mrazek
19,204
1–1
Recap
3
April 21
Tampa Bay
0–3
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
2–1
Recap
4
April 23
Tampa Bay
3–2
Detroit
OT
Mrazek
20,027
2–2
Recap
5
April 25
Detroit
4–0
Tampa Bay
Mrazek
19,204
3–2
Recap
6
April 27
Tampa Bay
5–2
Detroit
Mrazek
20,027
3–3
Recap
7
April 29
Detroit
0–2
Tampa Bay
Mrazek
19,204
3–4
Recap
Legend :
Win
Loss
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Jimmy Howard
53
50
2971
23
13
11
121
2.44
1350
.910
2
0
1
2
Petr Mrazek
29
26
1585
16
9
2
63
2.38
768
.918
3
0
0
0
Jonas Gustavsson
7
6
351
3
3
1
15
2.56
168
.911
1
0
0
2
Tom McCollum
2
0
66
1
0
0
1
0.91
25
.960
0
0
0
0
Goaltenders
Playoffs
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Petr Mrazek
7
7
398
3
4
14
2.11
186
.925
2
0
0
0
Jimmy Howard
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 [ edit ]
Regular Season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Andrej Nestrasil
1st Career NHL Game
October 9, 2014
Gustav Nyquist
100th Career NHL Game
October 15, 2014
Niklas Kronwall
600th Career NHL Game
October 21, 2014
Andrej Nestrasil
1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point
October 25, 2014
Darren Helm
300th Career NHL Game
October 29, 2014
Jimmy Howard
300th Career NHL Game
November 18, 2014
Justin Abdelkader
100th Career NHL Point
November 18, 2014
Xavier Ouellet
1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point
November 22, 2014
Stephen Weiss
400th Career NHL Point
November 24, 2014
Xavier Ouellet
1st Career NHL Goal
November 28, 2014
Petr Mrazek
1st Career NHL Shootout Win
November 28, 2014
Mike Babcock
500th Career NHL Win
December 6, 2014
Daniel Cleary
600th Career NHL Game with Detroit
December 13, 2014
Darren Helm
50th Career NHL Goal
December 31, 2014
Henrik Zetterberg
800th Career NHL Game
January 7, 2015
Tom McCollum
1st Career NHL Win
January 18, 2015
Teemu Pulkkinen
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
Alexei Marchenko
1st Career NHL Point
February 21, 2015
Drew Miller
400th Career NHL Game with Detroit
February 28, 2015
Alexei Marchenko
1st Career NHL Goal
February 28, 2015
Marek Zidlicky
400th Career NHL Point
April 2, 2015
Landon Ferraro
1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point
April 11, 2015
Playoffs
Player
Milestone
Reached
Landon Ferraro
1st Career NHL Playoff Game
April 16, 2015
Alexei Marchenko
1st Career NHL Playoff Game
April 16, 2015
Petr Mrazek
1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Win
April 16, 2015
Tomas Jurco
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 16, 2015
Niklas Kronwall
100th Career NHL Playoff Game
April 18, 2015
Tomas Tatar
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 18, 2015
Riley Sheahan
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
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
Free agents acquired [ edit ]
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 27, 2014
Jonas Gustavsson
1 year, $1.85 million contract extension
[ 22]
July 1, 2014
Riley Sheahan
2 years, $1.9 million contract extension
[ 23]
July 1, 2014
Petr Mrazek
1 year, $737,500 contract extension
[ 24]
July 2, 2014
Kyle Quincey
2 years, $8.5 million
[ 25]
July 10, 2014
Daniel Cleary
1 year, $1.5 million
[ 26]
July 11, 2014
Tom McCollum
1 year, $600,000
[ 27]
July 17, 2014
Mitch Callahan
1 year, $555,000
[ 28]
July 17, 2014
Andrej Nestrasil
1 year, $550,000
July 25, 2014
Landon Ferraro
1 year, $550,000
[ 29]
July 28, 2014
Tomas Tatar
3 years, $8.25 million
[ 30]
September 16, 2014
Danny DeKeyser
2 years, $4.375 million
[ 31]
September 24, 2014
Joe Hicketts
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 32]
October 17, 2014
Tyler Bertuzzi
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 33]
May 9, 2015
Dominic Turgeon
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 34]
May 21, 2015
Dylan Larkin
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 35]
June 15, 2015
Axel Holmstrom
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 36]
Player
Explanation
Length
Salary
Date issued
Gustav Nyquist
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]
Niklas Kronwall
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]
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
Draft notes
Detroit's second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent David Legwand to Detroit, in exchange for Patrick Eaves , Calle Jarnkrok , and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[ 39] The condition – Nashville will receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Detroit qualifies for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2014.[ 40]
a San Jose's seventh-round pick will go to Detroit, as the result of a trade on June 10, 2012, that sent Brad Stuart to San Jose, in exchange for Andrew Murray and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[ 41] The condition – Stuart is re-signed by San Jose for the 2012–13 season – was converted on June 18, 2012.[ 42]
^ "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN" . ESPN.
^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 . Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 57 . ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3 .
^ Red Wings' Cory Emmerton signs with KHL club after spending most of 2013-14 in Grand Rapids
^ Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach
^ Red Wings hire Granato as assistant coach
^ Red Wings add Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer to coaching staff
^ Red Wings announce new four-year deal for executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland
^ "Tarasenko, Datsyuk and Fleury named 'Three Stars' " . NHL. November 3, 2014.
^ "Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week" . NHL. November 24, 2014.
^ "Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week" . NHL. December 8, 2014.
^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets" . NHL. January 10, 2015.
^ "Byfuglien, Tatar and Okposo named stars of the week" . NHL. January 19, 2015.
^ Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
^ Red Wings acquire Erik Cole from Dallas
^ Red Wings acquire Zidlicky from Devils
^ Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
^ Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
^ Cory Emmerton headed to KHL, finishing off Detroit Red Wings' disappointing 2006 draft
^ News Release: Senators agree to terms on a two-year contract with centre David Legwand
^ Devils sign Jordin Tootoo
^ Hurricanes claim Nestrasil off waivers
^ Gustavsson agrees to one-year deal
^ Sheahan gets two-year extension
^ Detroit signs goaltender Petr Mrazek to one-year extension
^ Red Wings sign defenseman Kyle Quincey to two-year deal
^ Red Wings re-sign Daniel Cleary
^ McCollum earns one-year NHL contract
^ Red Wings re-sign Callahan, Nestrasil
^ Wings sign Ferraro to one-year deal
^ Wings agree to terms with Tatar on three-year deal
^ Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Danny Dekeyser on two-year contract
^ Detroit agrees to terms with Joe Hicketts
^ Detroit signs forward Tyler Bertuzzi to three-year deal
^ Red Wings ink Dominic Turgeon to entry-level deal
^ Larkin, Red Wings agree to terms
^ Detroit signs forward Axel Holmstrom to entry-level deal
^ "Wings' Nyquist fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment" . NHL. January 7, 2015.
^ "Wings' Kronwall suspended one game for charging" . NHL. April 28, 2015.
^ "Predators trade pending free agent David Legwand to Red Wings" . The Globe and Mail . March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014 .
^ "Wings secure 23rd straight playoff spot" . April 9, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014 .
^ St. James, Helene (June 10, 2012). "Red Wings trade Brad Stuart to San Jose for Andrew Murray, draft pick" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved May 19, 2014 .
^ "Sharks ink D Stuart to three-year, $10.8 million deal" . Total Sports Network . June 18, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2014 .
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