2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season

2009–10 Detroit Red Wings
Division 2nd Central
Conference 5th Western
2009–10 record 44–24–14
Home record 25–10–6
Road record 19–14–8
Goals for 229
Goals against 216
Team information
General Manager Ken Holland
Coach Mike Babcock
Captain Nicklas Lidstrom
Alternate captains Pavel Datsyuk
Kris Draper
Henrik Zetterberg
Arena Joe Louis Arena
Team leaders
Goals Pavel Datsyuk (27)
Assists Henrik Zetterberg (47)
Points Pavel Datsyuk & Henrik Zetterberg (70)
Penalties in minutes Todd Bertuzzi (80)
Plus/minus Brian Rafalski (23)
Wins Jimmy Howard (37)
Goals against average Jimmy Howard (2.26)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season was the 84th season of play for the franchise (78th as the Detroit Red Wings). The Red Wings once again qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the Conference Semi-final.

Regular season

October

As part of the NHL Premiere, the Red Wings began their season on Friday, October 2 in Stockholm, Sweden against the St. Louis Blues. Their home opener was on October 8 versus the Chicago Blackhawks.

2009–2010 Season Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division[1]
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
1 2 y–Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
2 5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
3 7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
4 9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
5 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79

Conference standings

Western Conference[2]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z–San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y–Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y–Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

2009–10 Game Log

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

Playoffs

As of the conclusion of the previous season, the Red Wings have made the Stanley Cup playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons, the longest current post-season streak for a single team in all of North American major professional sports.[3] As of 4 April 2010 (2010 -04-04), the Red Wings have made the playoffs for 19 consecutive seasons.

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk 80 27 43 70 +17 18
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg 74 23 47 70 +12 26
Lidström, NicklasNicklas Lidström 82 9 40 49 +22 24
Holmström, TomasTomas Holmström 68 25 20 45 +5 60
Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi 82 18 26 44 -7 80
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski 78 8 34 42 +23 26
Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula 55 11 24 35 -4 24
Cleary, DanDan Cleary 64 15 19 34 -3 29
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm 75 11 13 24 -2 18
Draper, KrisKris Draper 81 7 15 22 -2 28
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall 48 7 15 22 +5 32
Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves 65 12 10 22 0 26
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen 27 10 11 21 +1 22
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart 82 4 16 20 -12 22
Miller, DrewDrew Miller 66 10 9 19 5 10
Williams, JasonJason Williams 44 6 9 15 -7 8
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson 62 4 9 13 -15 44
Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda 63 1 7 8 -2 24
Leino, VilleVille Leino 42 4 3 7 -10 6
Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby 52 4 2 6 +1 32
Meech, DerekDerek Meech 49 2 4 6 -12 19
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader 50 3 3 6 -11 35
Janik, DougDoug Janik 13 0 2 2 -3 18
Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja 20 1 1 2 -2 4
May, BradBrad May 40 0 1 1 -5 66
Newbury, KrisKris Newbury 4 1 0 1 +1 4
Ritola, MattiasMattias Ritola 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl 3 0 0 0 -2 0
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen 12 6 12 18 +8 16
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg 12 7 8 15 +11 6
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk 12 6 7 13 +3 8
Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi 12 2 9 11 +4 12
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski 12 3 8 11 +4 2
Lidström, NicklasNicklas Lidström 12 4 6 10 +7 2
Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula 12 4 5 9 +1 6
Holmström, TomasTomas Holmström 12 4 3 7 +3 12
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart 12 2 4 6 +6 8
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall 12 0 5 5 +2 12
Cleary, DanDan Cleary 12 2 0 2 +3 4
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson 12 0 2 2 +1 8
Miller, DrewDrew Miller 12 1 1 2 +2 4
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader 11 1 1 2 +1 36
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm 12 1 0 1 -4 4
Draper, KrisKris Draper 12 0 0 0 0 16
Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja 11 0 0 0 +1 14
Williams, JasonJason Williams 3 0 0 0 -1 0
Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves 8 0 0 0 -3 2
Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ritola, MattiasMattias Ritola 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard 63 3740 37 15 10 141 2.26 1849 .924 3 0 2 2
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood 23 1252 7 9 4 63 3.02 561 .888 1 0 1 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard 12 720 5 7 33 2.75 387 .915 1 0 0 2

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Henrik Zetterberg[4] NHL First Star of the Week November 16, 2009
Jimmy Howard[5] NHL Second Star of the Week March 29, 2010
Jimmy Howard[6] NHL Second Star of the Month March 2010
Jimmy Howard[7] NHL Rookie of the Month March 2010
Pavel Datsyuk[8] Selke Trophy winner June 23, 2010

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
February 6, 2010[9] To Philadelphia Flyers
Ville Leino
To Detroit Red Wings
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
5th-round pick in 2011
March 3, 2010[10] To New York Rangers
Kris Newbury
To Detroit Red Wings
Jordan Owens
March 3, 2010[11] To Calgary Flames
Andy Delmore
To Detroit Red Wings
Riley Armstrong

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Doug Janik[12] Montreal Canadiens One year, $500,000
Kris Newbury[13] Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000
Jeremy Williams[13] Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000
Travis Ehrhardt[13] Portland Winterhawks Three year entry-level contract
Andy Delmore[14] Hamburg Freezers One year, $500,000
Patrick Eaves[15] Boston Bruins One year, $500,000
Jason Williams[16] Columbus Blue Jackets One year, $1.5 million
Todd Bertuzzi[17] Calgary Flames One year, $1.5 million
Brad May[18] Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Marian Hossa[19] Chicago Blackhawks Twelve years, $62.8 million
Tomas Kopecky[19] Chicago Blackhawks Two years, $2.4 million
Ty Conklin[20] St. Louis Blues Two years, $2.6 million
Mikael Samuelsson[21] Vancouver Canucks Three years, $7.5 million
Darren Haydar[22] Colorado Avalanche One year, $525,000

Claimed via Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Drew Miller[23] Tampa Bay Lightning November 11, 2009

Lost via Waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Darren McCarty[24]

Player Signings

Player Contract terms
Ville Leino[25] Two years, $1.6 million
Jakub Kindl[26] Three years, $2.65 million contract extension
Tomas Tatar[27] Three years, entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec on June 26–27, 2009. Detroit made following picks:

Round Overall Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 32 (from Tampa Bay) Landon Ferraro C  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 60 Tomas Tatar C  Slovakia HKm Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)
3 75 (from Florida) Andrej Nestrasil C/RW  Czech Republic Victoriaville Tigres (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
3 90 Gleason Fournier D  Canada Rimouski Oceanic (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
5 150 Nick Jensen D  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6 180 Mitchell Callahan RW  United States Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7 210 Adam Almqvist D  Sweden HV71 (Elitserien)

Final roster

Updated April 12, 2010.[28]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
8 Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader C L 25 2005 Muskegon, Michigan
44 Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi RW L 37 2009 Sudbury, Ontario
11 Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary RW L 33 2005 Carbonear, Newfoundland
13 Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk (A) C L 33 1998 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
33 Draper, KrisKris Draper (A) C L 40 1993 Toronto, Ontario
17 Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves RW R 27 2009 Calgary, Alberta
52 Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson D L 28 2002 Karlskrona, Sweden
51 Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula C L 27 2002 Vantaa, Finland
93 Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen LW L 32 2004 Vetlanda, Sweden
43 Helm, DarrenDarren Helm C L 25 2005 St. Andrews, Manitoba
96 Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom RW L 39 1994 Piteå, Sweden
35 Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard G L 27 2003 Ogdensburg, New York
37 Janik, DougDoug Janik D L 31 2009 Agawam, Massachusetts
46 Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl D L 25 2005 Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
55 Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall D L 31 2000 Stockholm, Sweden
31 Larsson, DanielDaniel Larsson G L 26 2006 Boden, Sweden
22 Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda D L 30 2004 Buffalo Grove, Illinois
5 Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom (C) D L 41 1989 Västerås, Sweden
3 Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja D L 36 2005 Helsingborg, Sweden
18 Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby  RW R 39 1996 Guelph, Ontario
24 May, BradBrad May LW L 40 2009 Toronto, Ontario
14 Meech, DerekDerek Meech D L 27 2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba
20 Miller, DrewDrew Miller LW L 28 2009 Dover, New Jersey
30 Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood G L 39 2005 Peace River, Alberta
28 Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski D R 38 2007 Dearborn, Michigan
42 Ritola, MattiasMattias Ritola C L 24 2005 Borlänge, Sweden
23 Stuart, BradBrad Stuart D L 32 2008 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
29 Williams, JasonJason Williams RW R 31 2009 London, Ontario
40 Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg (A) LW/C L 31 1999 Njurunda, Sweden

See also

Farm teams

The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10[29] and the Toledo Walleye will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2009-10.[30]

References

  1. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20092010&type=DIV. 
  2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20092010&type=CON. 
  3. ^ "Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Series Storylines". NHL. http://www.nhl.com/ice/newsprint.htm?id=418108. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  4. ^ Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
  5. ^ Brian Elliott, Jimmy Howard, Ilya Kovalchuk named NHL's three stars
  6. ^ Stempniak, Howard, Sedin named March 'Three Stars'
  7. ^ Red Wings' Howard named NHL Rookie of the Month
  8. ^ Datsyuk wins third straight Selke
  9. ^ Red Wings trade Leino to Flyers
  10. ^ Wings acquire Owens from NY Rangers
  11. ^ Wings acquire Riley Armstrong
  12. ^ Wings sign Janik to one-year contract
  13. ^ a b c Wings agree to terms with three players
  14. ^ Red Wings sign Andy Delmore
  15. ^ Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal
  16. ^ Red Wings reunite with Williams
  17. ^ Bertuzzi signs one-year deal with Wings
  18. ^ Red Wings sign Brad May
  19. ^ a b Blackhawks Sign Hossa To 12-Year Deal
  20. ^ Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin
  21. ^ Canucks sign Mikael Samuelsson
  22. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  23. ^ Wings claim Miller off waivers
  24. ^ McCarty makes it official: he retires
  25. ^ Red Wings sign Leino to two-year deal
  26. ^ Red Wings extend Kindl's contract
  27. ^ Tatar signed to 3-year entry level deal
  28. ^ "Detroit Red Wings - Team - Roster". Detroit Red Wings. http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
  29. ^ "Minor League Affiliates". Detroit Red Wings. http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=win_minorLeague. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  30. ^ Sipple, George (June 19, 2009). "Alex Ovechkin has fun beating Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk". Detroit Free Press. 

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