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2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season was the team's 84th season of play for the franchise (78th as the Detroit Red Wings). The Red Wings once again qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost in the Western Conference Semifinal. Additionally, for the first time since 1999–2000, the Red Wings did not win their division.

Regular season

During the regular season, the Red Wings were shut-out an NHL-high nine times. They also tied the Calgary Flames for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with just one.[1][2]

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 against the Chicago Blackhawks.

2009–10 season standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

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

Game log

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.[5] As of 4 April 2010, the Red Wings have made the playoffs for 19 consecutive seasons.

Player statistics

Skaters

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

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

†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

Transactions

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

Trades

Draft picks

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

See also

Farm teams

The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10[30] and the Toledo Walleye will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2009-10.[31]

References

  1. ^ "2009-10 NHL Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  4. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  5. ^ "Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Series Storylines". NHL. Retrieved April 28, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
  7. ^ Brian Elliott, Jimmy Howard, Ilya Kovalchuk named NHL's three stars
  8. ^ Stempniak, Howard, Sedin named March 'Three Stars'
  9. ^ Red Wings' Howard named NHL Rookie of the Month
  10. ^ Datsyuk wins third straight Selke
  11. ^ Red Wings trade Leino to Flyers
  12. ^ Wings acquire Owens from NY Rangers
  13. ^ Wings acquire Riley Armstrong
  14. ^ Wings sign Janik to one-year contract
  15. ^ a b c Wings agree to terms with three players
  16. ^ Red Wings sign Andy Delmore
  17. ^ Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal
  18. ^ Red Wings reunite with Williams
  19. ^ Bertuzzi signs one-year deal with Wings
  20. ^ Red Wings sign Brad May
  21. ^ a b Blackhawks Sign Hossa To 12-Year Deal
  22. ^ Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin
  23. ^ Canucks sign Mikael Samuelsson
  24. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  25. ^ Wings claim Miller off waivers
  26. ^ McCarty makes it official: he retires
  27. ^ Red Wings sign Leino to two-year deal
  28. ^ Red Wings extend Kindl's contract
  29. ^ Tatar signed to 3-year entry level deal
  30. ^ "Minor League Affiliates". Detroit Red Wings. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  31. ^ Sipple, George (June 19, 2009). "Alex Ovechkin has fun beating Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk". Detroit Free Press.

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