2013–14 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings
Division4th Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2013–14 record39–28–15
Home record18–13–10
Road record21–15–5
Goals for222
Goals against230
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainHenrik Zetterberg
Alternate captainsPavel Datsyuk
Niklas Kronwall
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance22,149 (110.4%)
Total: 908,131
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsGustav Nyquist (28)
AssistsNiklas Kronwall (41)
PointsDaniel Alfredsson (49)
Niklas Kronwall
Penalty minutesKyle Quincey (88)
Plus/minusHenrik Zetterberg (+19)
WinsJimmy Howard (21)
Goals against averagePetr Mrazek (1.74)

The 2013–14 Detroit Red Wings season was the 88th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] In the 2013–14 season, the Wings went 39–28–15, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division and qualifying for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs as a Wildcard. The team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, losing the best-of-seven series to the Boston Bruins, four games to one.

Mike Babcock served his ninth year as head coach of the Red Wings, while Henrik Zetterberg served as the team's captain.

Realignment

This will mark the first season of a new divisional format change which the number of divisions are reduced to four. Detroit will be in a division with the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference as opposed to the Red Wings long standing within the Western Conference. This format will continue until the league either expands or a relocation requires a change.

It will also present an added difficulty in extending the club's playoff streak. The Red Wings' division is one of two eight-team divisions, as opposed to two seven-team divisions in the West. According to NHL.com "The Stanley Cup Playoffs will still consist of 16 teams, eight in each conference, but it will be division-based and a wild-card system has been added.[2]

The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season points and regardless of division. It will be possible, then, for one division to send five teams to the post-season while the other sends three." This means the Eastern Conference teams will fight to be one of eight teams out of 16, while the Western Conference has better odds with eight of 14 teams making the playoffs. The Red Wings will have a statistically harder time making the playoffs under this format. The league dismissed the issue as minor and focused on increased home and home series and the vast majority of games being played in the teams own time zone.[3]

Members of the media also predicted that Detroit and the Columbus Blue Jackets (the other team to switch conferences from the west) would benefit from the greatly reduced travel and less physical level of play on average in the Eastern Conference. The move of Detroit and Columbus to the Eastern Conference allowed the Winnipeg Jets to be moved to the Western Conference, two calendar years from when the Atlanta Thrashers were officially relocated and renamed the Jets (not to be confused with the Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), who are still the Phoenix Coyotes).

The Red Wings will compete directly against three of the Original Six teams in their division, as well as against the team of the general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning and former Red Wing Hockey Hall of Famer, Steve Yzerman. They will lose longtime rivals in the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues. They also will no longer serve as the rivals for the Nashville Predators or Columbus Blue Jackets, though they would still have a decent shot at meeting Columbus in the Conference play in the playoffs as well as play every team in the NHL at least twice per year in the regular season.

It is likely that there will be an NHL league expansion in the near future, but Detroit will likely remain in the Eastern Conference permanently after a hard-fought campaign over the years to be moved East.

The team will also play in a rescheduled Winter Classic game on New Year's Day at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well as participate in alumni games and other events at Comerica Park. The planned events were temporarily cancelled following the 2012–13 NHL lockout.[4]

Off-season

On June 18, 2013, the Red Wings re-signed fan favorite and all-star Pavel Datsyuk to a three-year extension that will keep him in Detroit through the 2016–17 season and pay him $23 million.[5]

In a surprise move that shocked Ottawa fans, captain and multiple franchise record holder Daniel Alfredsson signed as a free agent a one-year $5.5 million contract with the Red Wings on July 5, the first day of free agency. This came as a surprise to Detroit fans, as the 18-year veteran seemed destined to retire having only played for the Senators. "It pretty much came down to a selfish decision in terms of I have not won a Stanley Cup, a big priority for me," Alfredsson explained in a candid conference call with the media.[6]

Alfredsson continued explaining how hard of a decision it was and gave his reasoning. "I feel that in Ottawa they are getting closer and closer and they have a really bright future in front of them, but at this point in my career there's not much left," Alfredsson said. "I don't have the time to wait for that." He also stated that, "I didn't really see myself making a change if you would have asked me a week ago, but as we got closer to free agency, thoughts started creeping in I've played 18 years and haven't won a Stanley Cup."[7] Ottawa, coincidentally, host the Detroit Red Wings several times in the 2013–14 season due to a change to a four-division realignment format that brings Detroit into the Eastern Conference, as well as the same division as Ottawa.

Signing Alfredsson seemed to close the door on young bright spot from the prior season, Damien Brunner. Detroit added on the same day centre Stephen Weiss, a former fourth overall pick in 2001 of the Florida Panthers. His numbers were comparable to Valtteri Filppula, who the club seemed unwilling to pay the $5 million salary he wanted, and instead gave Weiss a five-year deal worth $4.9 million per year.[8]

The Red Wings also lost three key members of the front-office staff when Jim Nill, former director of amateur scouting for the Red Wings, took the general management job of the Dallas Stars. Joe McDonnell, who replaced Nill for a few weeks as director of amateur scouting, and amateur scout Mark Leach followed their former colleague Nill to the Stars.[9]

Regular season

The Red Wings set a franchise record this season, surpassing their most man-games lost due to injury or illness in one season since the stat started being kept in 1985–86. The previous high was 346, which Detroit eclipsed on March 23 against the Minnesota Wild. Detroit ended the season with 421 man-games lost, second only to the Pittsburgh Penguins, including six key players who missed at least 25 games. Fifteen players missed ten or more games, resulting in Detroit dressing 38 different players during the regular season. That marks the most since the team used 45 in the 1990–91 season. Nine players made their NHL debuts with the Red Wings this season, their highest total since 14 debuted in 1990–91.

The Red Wings reached several milestones as a franchise this season, including their 3,000th home game (1/31 vs. Washington), 3,000th road game (2/26 at Montreal) and 6,000th game (2/8 at Tampa Bay). After the 2013–14 regular season, the Red Wings stood at 2,774–2,328–815–107, ranking third in NHL history in wins.[10]

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins 82 54 19 9 51 261 177 +84 117
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 27 9 38 240 215 +25 101
3 x – Montreal Canadiens 82 46 28 8 40 215 204 +11 100
4 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 15 34 222 230 −8 93
5 Ottawa Senators 82 37 31 14 30 236 265 −29 88
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 38 36 8 29 231 256 −25 84
7 Florida Panthers 82 29 45 8 21 196 268 −72 66
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 10 14 157 248 −91 52
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
2 AT x – Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 15 34 222 230 −8 93
3 ME Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
4 ME New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 37 31 14 30 236 265 −29 88
6 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 38 36 8 29 231 256 −25 84
7 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 ME New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
9 AT Florida Panthers 82 29 45 8 21 196 268 −72 66
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 10 14 157 248 −91 52
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 16 Detroit W 4–1 Pittsburgh Howard 17,610 1–0–0 Recap
2 September 17 Detroit L 0–2 Chicago Gustavsson 20,071 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 19 Detroit W 8–2 Boston Howard 16,839 2–1–0 Recap
4 September 21 Boston L 2–0 Detroit Gustavsson 15,516 2–2–0 Recap
5 September 22 Chicago L 4–3 Detroit Howard 15,022 2–3–0 Recap
6 September 25 Pittsburgh L 5–1 Detroit Mrazek 14,712 2–4–0 Recap
7 September 27 Toronto W 2–5 Detroit Howard 18,508 3–4–0 Recap
8 September 28 Detroit L 1–3 Toronto Mrazek 19,320 3–5–0 Recap

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 4–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 2 Buffalo W 1–2 Detroit Howard 20,066 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 4 Detroit W 3–2 Carolina OT Howard 18,680 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 5 Detroit L 1–4 Boston Howard 17,565 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 10 Phoenix L 4–2 Detroit Howard 20,066 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 12 Philadelphia W 2–5 Detroit Howard 20,066 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 14 Detroit W 3–2 Boston Gustavsson 17,565 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 15 Columbus W 1–2 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 5–2–0 10 Recap
8 October 17 Detroit W 4–2 Colorado Gustavsson 18,101 6–2–0 12 Recap
9 October 19 Detroit L 2–5 Phoenix Howard 14,624 6–3–0 12 Recap
10 October 21 San Jose L 1–0 Detroit SO Howard 20,066 6–3–1 13 Recap
11 October 23 Ottawa L 6–1 Detroit Howard 20,066 6–4–1 13 Recap
12 October 26 N.Y. Rangers L 3–2 Detroit OT Howard 20,066 6–4–2 14 Recap
13 October 30 Detroit W 2–1 Vancouver Howard 18,910 7–4–2 16 Recap
November: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–4 ; Road: 4–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
14 November 1 Detroit W 4–3 Calgary Howard 19,289 8–4–2 18 Recap
15 November 2 Detroit W 5–0 Edmonton Mrazek 16,389 9–4–2 20 Recap
16 November 4 Detroit L 2–4 Winnipeg Howard 15,004 9–5–2 20 Recap
17 November 7 Dallas L 4–3 Detroit OT Howard 20,066 9–5–3 21 Recap
18 November 9 Tampa Bay L 3–2 Detroit OT Howard 20,066 9–5–4 22 Recap
19 November 12 Winnipeg L 3–2 Detroit SO Howard 20,066 9–5–5 23 Recap
20 November 15 Washington L 4–3 Detroit SO Howard 20,066 9–5–6 24 Recap
21 November 16 Detroit L 4–5 N.Y. Islanders SO Gustavsson 15,619 9–5–7 25 Recap
22 November 19 Nashville L 2–0 Detroit Howard 20,066 9–6–7 25 Recap
23 November 21 Carolina W 3–4 Detroit Howard 20,066 10–6–7 27 Recap
24 November 23 Ottawa L 4–2 Detroit Howard 20,066 10–7–7 27 Recap
25 November 24 Detroit W 3–1 Buffalo Gustavsson 18,721 11–7–7 29 Recap
26 November 27 Boston W 1–6 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 12–7–7 31 Recap
27 November 29 Detroit W 5–0 N.Y. Islanders Howard 14,826 13–7–7 33 Recap
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 1–6–0 ; Road: 4–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
28 December 1 Detroit W 4–2 Ottawa Gustavsson 20,011 14–7–7 35 Recap
29 December 4 Philadelphia L 6–3 Detroit Howard 20,066 14–8–7 35 Recap
30 December 6 Detroit W 3–1 New Jersey Gustavsson 13,223 15–8–7 37 Recap
31 December 7 Florida L 2–1 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 15–9–7 37 Recap
32 December 10 Detroit L 3–2 Florida SO Howard 13,358 15–9–8 38 Recap
33 December 12 Detroit L 1–2 Tampa Bay SO Gustavsson 19,204 15–9–9 39 Recap
34 December 14 Pittsburgh L 4–1 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 15–10–9 39 Recap
35 December 15 Tampa Bay L 3–0 Detroit Mrazek 20,066 15–11–9 39 Recap
36 December 17 Anaheim L 5–2 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 15–12–9 39 Recap
37 December 19 Calgary W 2–3 Detroit OT Gustavsson 20,066 16–12–9 41 Recap
38 December 21 Detroit W 5–4 Toronto SO Gustavsson 19,508 17–12–9 43 Recap
39 December 23 N.Y. Islanders L 3–0 Detroit Mrazek 20,066 17–13–9 43 Recap
40 December 28 Detroit W 4–3 Florida Gustavsson 18,932 18–13–9 45 Recap
41 December 30 Detroit L 4–6 Nashville Howard 17,212 18–14–9 45 Recap
January: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
42 January 11 Toronto L 3–2 Detroit SO Howard 105,491 18–14–10 46 Recap
43 January 4 Detroit W 5–1 Dallas Howard 17,232 19–14–10 48 Recap
44 January 9 Detroit L 1–4 San Jose Howard 17,562 19–15–10 48 Recap
45 January 11 Detroit W 3–1 Los Angeles Howard 18,262 20–15–10 50 Recap
46 January 12 Detroit L 0–1 Anaheim Mrazek 17,375 20–16–10 50 Recap
47 January 16 Detroit L 0–1 N.Y. Rangers Howard 18,006 20–17–10 50 Recap
48 January 18 Los Angeles W 2–3 Detroit SO Howard 20,066 21–17–10 52 Recap
49 January 20 St. Louis L 4–1 Detroit Howard 20,066 21–18–10 52 Recap
50 January 22 Chicago W 4–5 Detroit SO Gustavsson 20,066 22–18–10 54 Recap
51 January 24 Montreal W 1–4 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 23–18–10 56 Recap
52 January 26 Florida L 5–4 Detroit SO Gustavsson 20,066 23–18–11 57 Recap
53 January 28 Detroit L 0–5 Philadelphia Gustavsson 19,987 23–19–11 57 Recap
54 January 31 Washington W 3–4 Detroit SO Howard 20,066 24–19–11 59 Recap
February: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
55 February 2 Detroit L 5–6 Washington OT Howard 18,506 24–19–12 60 Recap
56 February 3 Vancouver W 0–2 Detroit Howard 20,066 25–19–12 62 Recap
57 February 6 Detroit W 3–1 Florida Howard 15,623 26–19–12 64 Recap
58 February 8 Detroit L 2–4 Tampa Bay Howard 19,204 26–20–12 64 Recap
59 February 26 Detroit W 2–1 Montreal OT Howard 21,273 27–20–12 66 Recap
60 February 27 Detroit W 6–1 Ottawa Gustavsson 18,931 28–20–12 68 Recap
March: 7–6–2 (Home: 5–1–2 ; Road: 2–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
61 March 4 Detroit L 3–4 New Jersey Howard 16,592 28–21–12 68 Recap
62 March 6 Colorado L 3–2 Detroit OT Howard 20,066 28–21–13 69 Recap
63 March 7 New Jersey W 4–7 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 29–21–13 71 Recap
64 March 9 Detroit L 0–3 N.Y. Rangers Howard 18,006 29–22–13 71 Recap
65 March 11 Detroit L 1–4 Columbus Mrazek 14,330 29–23–13 71 Recap
66 March 14 Edmonton W 1–2 Detroit SO Howard 20,066 30–23–13 73 Recap
67 March 16 Detroit L 1–4 Chicago Howard 22,128 30–24–13 73 Recap
68 March 18 Toronto W 2–3 Detroit Howard 20,066 31–24–13 75 Recap
69 March 20 Pittsburgh W 4–5 Detroit OT Howard 20,066 32–24–13 77 Recap
70 March 22 Detroit W 3–2 Minnesota Howard 19,176 33–24–13 79 Recap
71 March 23 Minnesota L 4–3 Detroit OT Howard 20,066 33–24–14 80 Recap
72 March 25 Detroit L 2–4 Columbus Howard 15,103 33–25–14 80 Recap
73 March 27 Montreal L 5–4 Detroit Howard 20,066 33–26–14 80 Recap
74 March 29 Detroit W 4–2 Toronto Howard 20,270 34–26–14 82 Recap
75 March 30 Tampa Bay W 3–2 Detroit Gustavsson 20,066 35–26–14 84 Recap
April: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
76 April 2 Boston W 2–3 Detroit Howard 20,066 36–26–14 86 Recap
77 April 4 Buffalo W 2–3 Detroit Howard 20.066 37–26–14 88 Recap
78 April 5 Detroit L 3–5 Montreal Gustavsson 21,273 37–27–14 88 Recap
79 April 8 Detroit W 4–2 Buffalo Howard 18,710 38–27–14 90 Recap
80 April 9 Detroit L 3–4 Pittsburgh SO Gustavsson 18,620 38–27–15 91 Recap
81 April 11 Carolina L 2–1 Detroit Howard 20,066 38–28–15 91 Recap
82 April 13 Detroit W 3–0 St. Louis Mrazek 18,430 39–28–15 93 Recap

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

Playoffs

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Boston Bruins – Boston won series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 18 Detroit 1–0 Boston Howard 17,565 1–0 Recap
2 April 20 Detroit 1–4 Boston Howard 17,565 1–1 Recap
3 April 22 Boston 3–0 Detroit Howard 20,066 1–2 Recap
4 April 24 Boston 3–2 Detroit OT Gustavsson 20,066 1–3 Recap
5 April 26 Detroit 2–4 Boston Gustavsson 17,565 1–4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Daniel Alfredsson 68 18 31 49 2 10
Niklas Kronwall 79 8 41 49 0 44
Gustav Nyquist 57 28 20 48 16 10
Henrik Zetterberg 45 16 32 48 19 20
Johan Franzen 54 16 25 41 6 40
Tomas Tatar 73 19 20 39 12 30
Pavel Datsyuk 45 17 20 37 1 6
Justin Abdelkader 70 10 18 28 2 31
Riley Sheahan 42 9 15 24 8 6
Danny DeKeyser 65 4 19 23 10 30
Darren Helm 42 12 8 20 2 14
Brendan Smith 71 5 14 19 −2 68
Jakub Kindl 66 2 17 19 −4 24
Joakim Andersson 65 8 9 17 −11 12
Todd Bertuzzi 59 9 7 16 −17 40
Tomas Jurco 36 8 7 15 0 14
Drew Miller 82 7 8 15 −11 21
Kyle Quincey 82 4 9 13 −5 88
David Legwand† 21 4 7 11 −9 31
Jonathan Ericsson 48 1 10 11 2 34
Daniel Cleary 52 4 4 8 −11 31
Luke Glendening 56 1 6 7 −8 22
Brian Lashoff 75 1 5 6 −2 36
Patrick Eaves‡ 25 2 3 5 −4 2
Stephen Weiss 26 2 2 4 −4 12
Mikael Samuelsson 26 1 2 3 −4 6
Cory Emmerton 18 0 2 2 −2 4
Adam Almqvist 2 1 0 1 −1 0
Jordin Tootoo 11 0 1 1 −3 5
Landon Ferraro 4 0 0 0 0 2
Mitch Callahan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Teemu Pulkkinen 3 0 0 0 0 2
Alexey Marchenko 1 0 0 0 2 2
Xavier Ouellet 4 0 0 0 0 2
Ryan Sproul 1 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Pavel Datsyuk 5 3 2 5 1 0
Henrik Zetterberg 2 1 1 2 1 0
Niklas Kronwall 5 1 1 2 −1 0
Johan Franzen 5 0 2 2 −2 2
Justin Abdelkader 5 0 2 2 1 6
Luke Glendening 5 1 0 1 −2 0
Drew Miller 5 0 1 1 −2 0
Darren Helm 5 0 1 1 −3 0
Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 0 0 0 2
Daniel Alfredsson 3 0 0 0 −1 2
David Legwand 5 0 0 0 −1 0
Kyle Quincey 5 0 0 0 0 2
Jakub Kindl 4 0 0 0 −2 2
Brendan Smith 5 0 0 0 1 8
Joakim Andersson 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Gustav Nyquist 5 0 0 0 −1 0
Brian Lashoff 5 0 0 0 −3 0
Tomas Tatar 5 0 0 0 −3 8
Riley Sheahan 5 0 0 0 −1 0
Tomas Jurco 3 0 0 0 −1 0
Xavier Ouellet 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Danny DeKeyser 5 0 0 0 −1 6

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jimmy Howard 51 50 3004 21 19 11 133 2.66 1482 .910 2 0 0 6
Jonas Gustavsson 27 26 1551 16 5 4 68 2.63 735 .907 0 0 0 0
Petr Mrazek 9 6 449 2 4 0 13 1.74 178 .927 2 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jimmy Howard 3 3 178 1 2 6 2.02 87 .931 1 0 0 0
Jonas Gustavsson 2 2 133 0 2 6 2.71 72 .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

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Jonas Gustavsson NHL First Star of the Week October 21, 2013 [11]
Niklas Kronwall NHL Second Star of the Week December 2, 2013 [12]
Gustav Nyquist NHL Second Star of the Week January 27, 2013 [13]
Johan Franzen NHL First Star of the Week March 3, 2014 [14]
Gustav Nyquist NHL First Star of the Week March 24, 2014 [15]
Gustav Nyquist NHL Second Star of the Month March [16]

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Luke Glendening 1st Career NHL Game October 12, 2013
Kyle Quincey 300th Career NHL Game October 14, 2013
Xavier Ouellet 1st Career NHL Game October 21, 2013
Kyle Quincey 100th Career NHL Point October 30, 2013
Mike Babcock 800th Career NHL Game November 1, 2013
Niklas Kronwall 200th Career NHL Assist November 1, 2013
Petr Mrazek 1st Career NHL Shutout November 2, 2013
Stephen Weiss 250th Career NHL Assist November 4, 2013
Adam Almqvist 1st Career NHL Game November 4, 2013
Danny DeKeyser 1st Career NHL Goal November 4, 2013
Adam Almqvist 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 November 7, 2013
Pavel Datsyuk 800th Career NHL Game November 16, 2013
Henrik Zetterberg 700th Career NHL Point November 24, 2013
Daniel Alfredsson 1,200th Career NHL Game November 29, 2013
Daniel Cleary 900th Career NHL Game December 10, 2013
Jonathan Ericsson 300th Career NHL Game December 12, 2013
Tomas Jurco 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 December 15, 2013
Luke Glendening 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 December 17, 2013
Daniel Alfredsson 700th Career NHL Assist December 19, 2013
Jonas Gustavsson 50th career NHL Win December 19, 2013
Alexey Marchenko 1st Career NHL Game January 4, 2014
Riley Sheahan 1st Career NHL Goal January 11, 2014
Justin Abdelkader 300th Career NHL Game January 18, 2014
Mike Babcock 400th Career NHL Win with Detroit January 18, 2014
Gustav Nyquist 1st Career NHL Hat Trick February 2, 2014
Pavel Datsyuk 800th Career NHL Point February 8, 2014
Joakim Andersson 100th Career NHL Game March 7, 2014
Brendan Smith 100th Career NHL Game March 7, 2014
Teemu Pulkkinen 1st Career NHL Game March 14, 2014
Landon Ferraro 1st Career NHL Game March 18, 2014
Todd Bertuzzi 300th Career NHL Game with Detroit March 20, 2014
Jakub Kindl 200th Career NHL Game March 20, 2014
Mitch Callahan 1st Career NHL Game March 25, 2014
Darren Helm 1st Career NHL Hat Trick March 29, 2014
Darren Helm 100th Career NHL Point March 30, 2014
Brian Lashoff 100th Career NHL Game April 2, 2014
Drew Miller 400th Career NHL Game April 2, 2014
Jimmy Howard 150th Career NHL Win April 2, 2014
Mike Babcock 700th Career NHL Game with Detroit April 4, 2014
Luke Glendening 1st Career NHL Goal April 5, 2014
Drew Miller 100th Career NHL Point April 8, 2014
Ryan Sproul 1st Career NHL Game April 13, 2014
Tomas Tatar 100th Career NHL Game April 13, 2014
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Luke Glendening 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 18, 2014
Tomas Jurco 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 18, 2014
Riley Sheahan 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 18, 2014
Luke Glendening 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 20, 2014
Justin Abdelkader 50th Career NHL Playoff Game April 20, 2014
Drew Miller 50th Career NHL Playoff Game April 20, 2014
David Legwand 50th Career NHL Playoff Game April 22, 2014
Jonas Gustavsson 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 24, 2014
Xavier Ouellet 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 26, 2014

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 30, 2013[17] To San Jose Sharks
1st-round pick (18th overall) in 2013 – Mirco Mueller 		To Detroit Red Wings
1st-round pick (20th overall) in 2013 – Anthony Mantha
2nd-round pick in 2013 – Tyler Bertuzzi
March 5, 2014[18] To Nashville Predators
Patrick Eaves
Calle Jarnkrok
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014[a] – Julius Bergman 		To Detroit Red Wings
David Legwand
  1. ^ Pick subsequently traded to San Jose Sharks.

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms Ref
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators 1 year, $5.5 million [19]
Stephen Weiss Florida Panthers 5 years, $24.5 million [8]
Luke Glendening Grand Rapids Griffins 1 year, $575,000 entry-level contract [20]
Colin Campbell Lake Superior State University 2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract [21]
Tomas Nosek HC Pardubice 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [22]

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms Ref
Valtteri Filppula Tampa Bay Lightning 5 years, $25 million [23]
Damien Brunner New Jersey Devils 2 years, $5 million [24]
Carlo Colaiacovo St. Louis Blues 1 year, $750,000 [25]
Adam Almqvist Severstal Cherepovets 2 years [26]

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Player signings

Player Date Contract terms Ref
Brendan Smith July 16, 2013 2 years, $2.525 million [27]
Joakim Andersson August 6, 2013 2 years, $1.465 million [28]
Gustav Nyquist August 20, 2013 2 years, $1.9 million [29]
Daniel Cleary September 12, 2013 1 year, $1.75 million [30]
Jake Paterson September 28, 2013 3 years, $1.9525 million entry-level contract [31]
Anthony Mantha October 12, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [32]
Zach Nastasiuk November 1, 2013 3 years, $2.1025 million entry-level contract [33]
Jonathan Ericsson November 27, 2013 6 years, $25.5 million contract extension [34]
Luke Glendening April 5, 2014 3 years, $1.885 million contract extension [35]

Draft picks

The Detroit Red Wings' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Anthony Mantha RW  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
2 48 Zach Nastasiuk RW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
2 58 Tyler Bertuzzi LW  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 79 Mattias Janmark-Nylen C  Sweden AIK IF (SHL)
4 109 David Pope LW  Canada West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
5 139 Mitchell Wheaton D  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6 169 Marc McNulty D  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 199 Hampus Melen RW  Sweden Tingsryds AIF (Division 1)
Draft notes
  • The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a first-round pick in 2013 (20th overall) and Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2013 (58th overall) to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[36]
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings (via San Jose), San Jose traded this pick to Detroit as a result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a first round pick in 2013 (18th overall) to San Jose in return for a first round pick in 2013 (20th overall) and this pick.[36]

References

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  9. ^ Daniel Cleary isn't at top of Wings' to-do list right now
  10. ^ Detroit Red Wings 2014 Playoffs Media Guide
  11. ^ Gustavsson, Crosby, Marleau named NHL three stars of the week
  12. ^ Malkin, Kronwall, Keith named 'Stars' of week
  13. ^ Lehtonen, Nyquist, Sekera named 'Stars' of week
  14. ^ Franzen, Henrique, Kuemper named 'Stars' of week
  15. ^ Nyquist, Lundqvist, Iginla named 'Stars' of week
  16. ^ Iginla, Nyquist and Giroux named 'Stars' of March
  17. ^ Wings land a sniper with NHL pedigree
  18. ^ Red Wings acquire forward David Legwand from Nashville
  19. ^ Red Wings reach deal for Alfredsson
  20. ^ Glendening signs 1-year deal with Wings
  21. ^ Red Wings sign forward Colin Campbell to entry-level contract
  22. ^ Wings sign free agent winger Nosek
  23. ^ Lightning sign free agent center Valtteri Filppula
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  25. ^ Blues Agree to Deal with Colaiacovo
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  27. ^ Smith, Red Wings reach new deal
  28. ^ Red Wings sign Joakim Andersson to a two-year deal
  29. ^ Wings reach agreement with Nyquist
  30. ^ Cleary, Wings agree on one-year deal
  31. ^ Wings and Paterson agree to entry-level contract
  32. ^ Wings sign Mantha to entry-level contract
  33. ^ Wings sign Zach Nastasiuk to entry-level contract
  34. ^ Wings signs Ericsson to six-year deal
  35. ^ Red Wings ink center Luke Glendening to three-year contract extension
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