2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season

2008–09 Detroit Red Wings
Western Conference Champions
Central Division Champions
Division 1st Central
Conference 2nd Western
2008–09 record 51–19–10
Home record 27–8–5
Road record 27–11–5
Goals for 297
Goals against 244
Team information
General Manager Ken Holland
Coach Mike Babcock
Captain Nicklas Lidstrom
Alternate captains Pavel Datsyuk
Kris Draper
Henrik Zetterberg
Arena Joe Louis Arena
Average attendance 19,865
Capacity: 20,066 (99.0%)
Total: 814,474
Team leaders
Goals Marian Hossa (40)
Assists Pavel Datsyuk (65)
Points Pavel Datsyuk (97)
Penalties in minutes Andreas Lilja (66)
Plus/minus Pavel Datsyuk (34)
Wins Chris Osgood (26)
Goals against average Ty Conklin (2.51)
<2007–08 2009–10>

The 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Detroit Red Wings attempt to defend their Stanley Cup title, but they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games in the Stanley Cup Finals, the team they defeated in the finals the previous season.

Off-season

June 9: Dominik Hasek announced his retirement from the NHL.[1]

June 10: Detroit signed Head Coach Mike Babcock to three-year contract extension.[2]

June 11: Assistant Coach Todd McLellan signed with the San Jose Sharks as their new head coach.[3]

June 30: The Detroit Red Wings re-signed defenseman Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract.[4]

July 1: Brad Stuart re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings. It is a four-year deal worth $3.75 million per season, and a no-trade clause for the first two.[5]

July 2: Marian Hossa signed a one-year, $7.45 million contract.

July 15: Dallas Drake announced his retirement from the NHL.[6]

July 23: Ryan Oulahen re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings with a one-year deal.[7]

July 30: Valtteri Filppula re-signed on a five-year, $15 million contract.[8]

Regular season

Excluding six shootout-winning goals, the Red Wings scored 289 goals during the regular season, the most of all 30 teams in the NHL. They also scored the most power-play goals, with 90, and had the best power-play percentage, at 25.50% (90 for 353).[9][10]

Divisional standings

Central Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Detroit Red Wings 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
3 St. Louis Blues 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
5 Nashville Predators 82 40 34 8 213 233 88

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – San Jose Sharks PA 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
4 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
5 Calgary Flames NW 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
6 St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
7 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
8 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
8.5
9 Minnesota Wild NW 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
10 Nashville Predators CE 82 40 34 8 213 233 88
11 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
12 Dallas Stars PA 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 34 37 11 207 234 79
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

2008–09 Game Log

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

Playoffs

Detroit has not missed the post-season since 1989–90. The 2008–09 season is their 18th consecutive playoff season.

2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

During the Finals, Head Coach Mike Babcock joined Mike Keenan as the only coaches in NHL history to coach in Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals on two different teams, having been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2003. When the Red Wings lost Game 7, Babcock had the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first coach in NHL history to lose a Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals on two different teams, as his Ducks lost to the New Jersey Devils in 2003.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk 81 32 65 97 +34 22
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg 77 31 42 73 +13 36
Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa 74 40 31 71 +27 63
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom 78 16 43 59 +31 30
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski 78 10 49 59 +17 20
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen 71 34 25 59 +21 44
Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler 82 23 34 57 +7 16
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall 80 6 45 51 +2 50
Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary 74 14 26 40 0 46
Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson 81 19 21 40 0 50
Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula 80 12 28 40 +9 42
Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom 53 14 23 37 +18 38
Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky 79 6 13 19 -7 46
Draper, KrisKris Draper 79 7 10 17 -13 40
Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda 65 6 10 16 +9 48
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart 67 2 13 15 -3 26
Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja 60 2 11 13 +13 66
Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby 78 5 6 11 -9 28
Leino, VilleVille Leino 13 5 4 9 +5 6
Meech, DerekDerek Meech 41 2 5 7 -12 12
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson 19 1 3 4 -1 15
Downey, AaronAaron Downey 4 1 1 2 0 7
McCarty, DarrenDarren McCarty 13 1 0 1 -2 25
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm 16 0 1 1 -7 4
Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios 28 0 0 0 +1 18
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader 2 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg 23 11 13 24 +13 13
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen 23 12 11 23 +8 12
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom 21 4 12 16 +11 6
Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula 23 3 13 16 +8 8
Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary 23 9 6 15 +17 12
Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa 23 6 9 15 +5 10
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski 18 3 9 12 +11 11
Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler 23 4 8 12 +4 6
Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson 23 5 5 10 +7 6
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart 23 3 6 9 +5 12
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk 16 1 8 9 +5 9
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall 23 2 7 9 +4 33
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson 22 4 4 8 +9 25
Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom 23 2 5 7 -2 22
Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda 23 0 6 6 +8 22
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm 23 4 1 5 +1 4
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader 10 2 1 3 +2 0
Leino, VilleVille Leino 7 0 2 2 +2 0
Draper, KrisKris Draper 8 1 0 1 0 0
Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby 20 0 1 1 -1 2
Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky 8 0 1 1 0 7
Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios 6 0 0 0 0 2
Meech, DerekDerek Meech 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood 46 2662 26 9 8 137 3.09 1208 1071 .887 2
Conklin, TyTy Conklin 40 2246 25 11 2 94 2.51 1033 939 .909 6
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard 1 58 0 1 0 4 4.10 28 24 .857 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood 23 1,405 15 8 47 2.01 637 590 .926 2
Conklin, TyTy Conklin 1 19 0 0 0 0.00 9 9 1.000 0

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Team member Milestone Reached
Andreas Lilja 400th NHL game October 11, 2008
Brett Lebda 200th NHL game October 11, 2008
Marian Hossa 300th NHL goal October 18, 2008
Ken Holland 500th win as general manager October 27, 2008
Niklas Kronwall 200th NHL game November 26, 2008
Brad Stuart 600th NHL game November 28, 2008
Pavel Datsyuk 300th NHL assist November 28, 2008
Johan Franzen 100th NHL point December 1, 2008
Derek Meech 1st NHL goal December 4, 2008
Jiri Hudler 200th NHL game December 10, 2008
Mike Babcock 250th win as coach December 10, 2008
Jiri Hudler 100th NHL point January 1, 2009
Chris Chelios NHL record for most regular season career wins (880) January 7, 2009
Valtteri Filppula 200th NHL game January 17, 2009
Brian Rafalski 400th NHL point January 17, 2009
Henrik Zetterberg 400th NHL game January 27, 2009
Ville Leino 1st NHL goal January 31, 2009
Kris Draper 1000th NHL game February 2, 2009
Pavel Datsyuk 500th NHL game February 13, 2009
Mike Babcock 200th win as coach of the Red Wings February 18, 2009
Pavel Datsyuk 500th NHL point February 25, 2009
Kirk Maltby 1000th NHL game February 27, 2009
Chris Osgood 300th win with the Red Wings March 14, 2009

Transactions


Free agents

Acquired by Detroit
Player Former team Contract Terms
Ty Conklin Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year; $750,000 [11]
Marian Hossa Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year; $7.4 million [12]
Darren Haydar Atlanta Thrashers 1 year [13]
Leaving Detroit
Player New team
Garrett Stafford Dallas Stars
Mark Cullen Vancouver Canucks
Carl Corazzini Edmonton Oilers

Draft picks

Detroit's selections at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.[14]

Round Overall Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 30 Thomas McCollum Goaltender  United States Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 91 Max Nicastro Defenseman  United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
4 121 Gustav Nyquist Center  Sweden Malmo Redhawks (Sweden Jr.)
5 151 Julien Cayer Center  Canada Northwood School (USHS-NY)
6 181 Stephen Johnston Left Wing  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
7 211 Jesper Samuelsson Center  Sweden HC Vita Hasten (Swe-3)

Farm teams

The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) remain the minor league affiliate of the Red Wings for the 2008–09 season.[15]

See also

References

  1. "Lacking motivation to continue career, Hasek retires after 16 seasons". Associated Press. 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  2. "Babcock cashes in, gets new deal for 3 years". Detroit Free Press. 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  3. "Sharks Name Todd McLellan Head Coach". San Jose Sharks. 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  4. Roose, Roose (2008-06-30). "Lilja signs two-year deal with Wings". Detroit Red Wings. Archived from the original on 1 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  5. "Stuart re-signs with Red Wings for $3.75M per season". ESPN.com news services. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  6. "Red Wings forward Dallas Drake will retire". ESPN.com news services. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  7. "Red Wings sign RW Haydar, LW Oulahen". Yahoo.com. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  8. "Red Wings sign Filppula to five-year deal". TSN.com news services. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  9. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html
  10. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009_games.html
  11. Burnside, Scott (2008-07-01). "Cup champs bring in Conklin as backup for Osgood". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  12. "Report: Red Wings sign Hossa for one year, $7.4 million". ESPN.com news services. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  13. "Red Wings sign RW Haydar, LW Oulahen". Yahoo.com. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  14. "2008 NHL Entry Draft picks". NHL.com. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  15. "Minor League Affiliates". Detroit Red Wings. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.

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