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Detroit Red Wings

Franchise history

99 seasons · 1926–27 to 2025–26Season records

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Detroit Red Wings season-by-season records
2025–26 Detroit Red Wings 82 41 31 — 10 92 .561 239 254 East · Atlantic Division —
2024–25 Detroit Red Wings 82 39 35 — 8 86 .524 235 259 East · Atlantic Division —
2023–24 Detroit Red Wings 82 41 32 — 9 91 .555 275 273 East · Atlantic Division —
2022–23 Detroit Red Wings 82 35 37 — 10 80 .488 237 275 East · Atlantic Division —
2021–22 Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 — 10 74 .451 227 310 East · Atlantic Division —
2020–21 Detroit Red Wings 56 19 27 — 10 48 .429 125 168 Central Division —
2019–20 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 — 5 39 .275 142 265 East · Atlantic Division —
2018–19 Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 — 10 74 .451 224 272 East · Atlantic Division —
2017–18 Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 — 13 73 .445 212 254 East · Atlantic Division —
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 — 13 79 .482 198 244 East · Atlantic Division —
2015–16 Detroit Red Wings 82 41 30 — 11 93 .567 209 219 East · Atlantic Division 1–4
2014–15 Detroit Red Wings 82 43 25 — 14 100 .610 231 211 East · Atlantic Division 3–4
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 — 15 93 .567 217 221 East · Atlantic Division 1–4
2012–13 Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 — 8 56 .583 122 110 West · Central Division 7–7
2011–12 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 28 — 6 102 .622 239 200 West · Central Division 1–4
2010–11 Detroit Red Wings 82 47 25 — 10 104 .634 257 237 West · Central Division 7–4
2009–10 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 — 14 102 .622 223 207 West · Central Division 5–7
2008–09 Detroit Red Wings 82 51 21 — 10 112 .683 289 240 West · Central Division 15–8
2007–08 Detroit Red Wings 82 54 21 — 7 115 .701 252 179 West · Central Division 16–6
2006–07 Detroit Red Wings 82 50 19 — 13 113 .689 252 191 West · Central Division 10–8
2005–06 Detroit Red Wings 82 58 16 — 8 124 .756 301 206 West · Central Division 2–4
2003–04 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 21 11 2 109 .665 255 189 West · Central Division 6–6
2002–03 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 20 10 4 110 .671 269 203 West · Central Division 0–4
2001–02 Detroit Red Wings 82 51 17 10 4 116 .707 251 187 West · Central Division 16–7
2000–01 Detroit Red Wings 82 49 20 9 4 111 .677 253 202 West · Central Division 2–4
1999–00 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 22 10 2 108 .659 278 210 West · Central Division 5–4
1998–99 Detroit Red Wings 82 43 32 7 — 93 .567 245 202 Western · Central 6–4
1997–98 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 23 15 — 103 .628 250 196 Western · Central 16–6
1996–97 Detroit Red Wings 82 38 26 18 — 94 .573 253 197 Western · Central 16–4
1995–96 Detroit Red Wings 82 62 13 7 — 131 .799 325 181 Western · Central 10–9
1994–95 Detroit Red Wings 48 33 11 4 — 70 .729 180 117 Western · Central 12–6
1993–94 Detroit Red Wings 84 46 30 8 — 100 .595 356 275 Western · Central 3–4
1992–93 Detroit Red Wings 84 47 28 9 — 103 .613 369 280 Clarence Campbell · Norris 3–4
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings 80 43 25 12 — 98 .613 320 256 Clarence Campbell · Norris 4–7
1990–91 Detroit Red Wings 80 34 38 8 — 76 .475 273 298 Clarence Campbell · Norris 3–4
1989–90 Detroit Red Wings 80 28 38 14 — 70 .438 288 323 Clarence Campbell · Norris 0–0
1988–89 Detroit Red Wings 80 34 34 12 — 80 .500 313 316 Clarence Campbell · Norris 2–4
1987–88 Detroit Red Wings 80 41 28 11 — 93 .581 322 269 Clarence Campbell · Norris 9–7
1986–87 Detroit Red Wings 80 34 36 10 — 78 .488 260 274 Clarence Campbell · Norris 9–7
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings 80 17 57 6 — 40 .250 266 415 Clarence Campbell · Norris 0–0
1984–85 Detroit Red Wings 80 27 41 12 — 66 .413 313 357 Clarence Campbell · Norris 0–3
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings 80 31 42 7 — 69 .431 298 323 Clarence Campbell · Norris 1–3
1982–83 Detroit Red Wings 80 21 44 15 — 57 .356 263 344 Clarence Campbell · Norris 0–0
1981–82 Detroit Red Wings 80 21 47 12 — 54 .338 270 351 Clarence Campbell · Norris 0–0
1980–81 Detroit Red Wings 80 19 43 18 — 56 .350 252 339 Prince of Wales · Norris 0–0
1979–80 Detroit Red Wings 80 26 43 11 — 63 .394 268 306 Prince of Wales · Norris 0–0
1978–79 Detroit Red Wings 80 23 41 16 — 62 .388 252 295 Prince of Wales · Norris 0–0
1977–78 Detroit Red Wings 80 32 34 14 — 78 .488 252 266 Prince of Wales · Norris 3–4
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings 80 16 55 9 — 41 .256 183 309 Prince of Wales · Norris 0–0
1975–76 Detroit Red Wings 80 26 44 10 — 62 .388 226 300 Prince of Wales · Norris 0–0
1974–75 Detroit Red Wings 80 23 45 12 — 58 .363 259 335 Prince of Wales · Norris 0–0
1973–74 Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10 — 68 .436 255 319 East 0–0
1972–73 Detroit Red Wings 78 37 29 12 — 86 .551 265 243 East 0–0
1971–72 Detroit Red Wings 78 33 35 10 — 76 .487 261 262 East 0–0
1970–71 Detroit Red Wings 78 22 45 11 — 55 .353 209 308 East 0–0
1969–70 Detroit Red Wings 76 40 21 15 — 95 .625 246 199 East 0–4
1968–69 Detroit Red Wings 76 33 31 12 — 78 .513 239 221 East 0–0
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings 74 27 35 12 — 66 .446 245 257 East 0–0
1966–67 Detroit Red Wings 70 27 39 4 — 58 .414 212 241 — 0–0
1965–66 Detroit Red Wings 70 31 27 12 — 74 .529 221 194 — 6–6
1964–65 Detroit Red Wings 70 40 23 7 — 87 .621 224 175 — 3–4
1963–64 Detroit Red Wings 70 30 29 11 — 71 .507 191 204 — 7–7
1962–63 Detroit Red Wings 70 32 25 13 — 77 .550 200 194 — 5–6
1961–62 Detroit Red Wings 70 23 33 14 — 60 .429 184 219 — 0–0
1960–61 Detroit Red Wings 70 25 29 16 — 66 .471 195 215 — 6–5
1959–60 Detroit Red Wings 70 26 29 15 — 67 .479 186 197 — 2–4
1958–59 Detroit Red Wings 70 25 37 8 — 58 .414 167 218 — 0–0
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings 70 29 29 12 — 70 .500 176 207 — 0–4
1956–57 Detroit Red Wings 70 38 20 12 — 88 .629 198 157 — 1–4
1955–56 Detroit Red Wings 70 30 24 16 — 76 .543 183 148 — 5–5
1954–55 Detroit Red Wings 70 42 17 11 — 95 .679 204 134 — 8–3
1953–54 Detroit Red Wings 70 37 19 14 — 88 .629 191 132 — 8–4
1952–53 Detroit Red Wings 70 36 16 18 — 90 .643 222 133 — 2–4
1951–52 Detroit Red Wings 70 44 14 12 — 100 .714 215 133 — 8–0
1950–51 Detroit Red Wings 70 44 13 13 — 101 .721 236 139 — 2–4
1949–50 Detroit Red Wings 70 37 19 14 — 88 .629 229 164 — 8–6
1948–49 Detroit Red Wings 60 34 19 7 — 75 .625 195 145 — 4–7
1947–48 Detroit Red Wings 60 30 18 12 — 72 .600 187 148 — 4–6
1946–47 Detroit Red Wings 60 22 27 11 — 55 .458 190 193 — 1–4
1945–46 Detroit Red Wings 50 20 20 10 — 50 .500 146 159 — 1–4
1944–45 Detroit Red Wings 50 31 14 5 — 67 .670 218 161 — 7–7
1943–44 Detroit Red Wings 50 26 18 6 — 58 .580 214 177 — 1–4
1942–43 Detroit Red Wings 50 25 14 11 — 61 .610 169 124 — 8–2
1941–42 Detroit Red Wings 48 19 25 4 — 42 .438 140 147 — 7–5
1940–41 Detroit Red Wings 48 21 16 11 — 53 .552 112 102 — 4–5
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings 48 16 26 6 — 38 .396 90 126 — 2–3
1938–39 Detroit Red Wings 48 18 24 6 — 42 .438 107 128 — 3–3
1937–38 Detroit Red Wings 48 12 25 11 — 35 .365 99 133 American 0–0
1936–37 Detroit Red Wings 48 25 14 9 — 59 .615 128 102 American 6–4
1935–36 Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 — 56 .583 124 103 American 6–1
1934–35 Detroit Red Wings 48 19 22 7 — 45 .469 127 114 American 0–0
1933–34 Detroit Red Wings 48 24 14 10 — 58 .604 113 98 American 4–5
1932–33 Detroit Red Wings 48 25 15 8 — 58 .604 111 93 American 2–2
1931–32 Detroit Falcons 48 18 20 10 — 46 .479 95 108 American 0–1–1 T
1930–31 Detroit Falcons 44 16 21 7 — 39 .443 102 105 American 0–0
1929–30 Detroit Cougars 44 14 24 6 — 34 .386 117 133 American 0–0
1928–29 Detroit Cougars 44 19 16 9 — 47 .534 72 63 American 0–2
1927–28 Detroit Cougars 44 19 19 6 — 44 .500 88 79 American 0–0
1926–27 Detroit Cougars 44 12 28 4 — 28 .318 76 105 American 0–0
Sources & coverage

Season links open the original NHL year and team. The canceled 2004–05 season is omitted. Earlier WHA and NHA seasons are outside this NHL record series. PTS% is points divided by twice games played; pre-1999–2000 overtime losses remain within L, and OTL includes shootout losses from 2005–06. Historical names and official franchise assignments are retained. Postseason ties are shown separately; 2020 round-robin OT/SO losses are also shown separately. Early Stanley Cup games against other leagues remain postseason records rather than NHL regular-season games. No Stanley Cup was awarded in 1919. An em dash means a field or postseason record is unavailable in this table.

Official NHL historical team and game statistics

Official NHL historical franchise assignments

Official NHL historical team identities

Jets and NHL: September24,2026 history consolidation

NHL: establishment of separate Utah franchise

ESPN historical group and selected-year identities

Recorded through the 2025–26 season. The current-season link opens live season coverage.