2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season

2014–15 Detroit Red Wings
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
2014–15 record43–25–14
Home record22–10–9
Road record21–15–5
Goals for235
Goals against221
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainHenrik Zetterberg
Alternate captainsPavel Datsyuk
Niklas Kronwall
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,027 (100%)
Total: 821,107[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Tatar (29)
AssistsHenrik Zetterberg (49)
PointsHenrik Zetterberg (66)
Penalty minutesKyle Quincey (77)
Plus/minusPavel Datsyuk (+12)
WinsJimmy Howard (23)
Goals against averagePetr 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

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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]

Standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Montreal Canadiens 82 50 22 10 43 221 189 +32 110
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 24 8 47 262 211 +51 108
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 43 25 14 39 235 221 +14 100
4 x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
5 Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
6 Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2014–15 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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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

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

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Date
Details
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 New Jersey Devils
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016
To Detroit Red Wings
Marek Zidlicky

Suspensions/fines

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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]

Draft picks

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The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Dylan Larkin C  United States USA U-18 (USHL)
3 63 Dominic Turgeon C  United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 106 Christoffer Ehn C  Sweden Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
5 136 Chase Perry G  United States Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
6 166 Julius Vahatalo LW  Finland HC TPS (SM-liiga)
7 196 Axel Holmstrom C  Sweden Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
7 201[a] Alexander Kadeikin C  Russia Atlant Moscow Oblast (KHL)
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]

References

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  1. ^ "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Red Wings' Cory Emmerton signs with KHL club after spending most of 2013-14 in Grand Rapids
  4. ^ Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach
  5. ^ Red Wings hire Granato as assistant coach
  6. ^ Red Wings add Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer to coaching staff
  7. ^ Red Wings announce new four-year deal for executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland
  8. ^ "Tarasenko, Datsyuk and Fleury named 'Three Stars'". NHL. November 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week". NHL. November 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week". NHL. December 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
  12. ^ "Byfuglien, Tatar and Okposo named stars of the week". NHL. January 19, 2015.
  13. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
  14. ^ Red Wings acquire Erik Cole from Dallas
  15. ^ Red Wings acquire Zidlicky from Devils
  16. ^ Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
  17. ^ Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
  18. ^ Cory Emmerton headed to KHL, finishing off Detroit Red Wings' disappointing 2006 draft
  19. ^ News Release: Senators agree to terms on a two-year contract with centre David Legwand
  20. ^ Devils sign Jordin Tootoo
  21. ^ Hurricanes claim Nestrasil off waivers
  22. ^ Gustavsson agrees to one-year deal
  23. ^ Sheahan gets two-year extension
  24. ^ Detroit signs goaltender Petr Mrazek to one-year extension
  25. ^ Red Wings sign defenseman Kyle Quincey to two-year deal
  26. ^ Red Wings re-sign Daniel Cleary
  27. ^ McCollum earns one-year NHL contract
  28. ^ Red Wings re-sign Callahan, Nestrasil
  29. ^ Wings sign Ferraro to one-year deal
  30. ^ Wings agree to terms with Tatar on three-year deal
  31. ^ Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Danny Dekeyser on two-year contract
  32. ^ Detroit agrees to terms with Joe Hicketts
  33. ^ Detroit signs forward Tyler Bertuzzi to three-year deal
  34. ^ Red Wings ink Dominic Turgeon to entry-level deal
  35. ^ Larkin, Red Wings agree to terms
  36. ^ Detroit signs forward Axel Holmstrom to entry-level deal
  37. ^ "Wings' Nyquist fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment". NHL. January 7, 2015.
  38. ^ "Wings' Kronwall suspended one game for charging". NHL. April 28, 2015.
  39. ^ "Predators trade pending free agent David Legwand to Red Wings". The Globe and Mail. March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  40. ^ "Wings secure 23rd straight playoff spot". April 9, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  41. ^ 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.
  42. ^ "Sharks ink D Stuart to three-year, $10.8 million deal". Total Sports Network. June 18, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2014.