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| 51–21–10
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)
Penalty 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 was the 83rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Detroit Red Wings attempted 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. The Red Wings roster featured former Penguin Marian Hossa, who signed a one-year contract with Detroit during the summer of 2008, as well as former Penguins backup Ty Conklin.

They won 51 games during the regular season, the fourth consecutive season of 50 or more victories.

## Contents

* 1 Off-season
* 2 Regular season
* 2.1 Divisional standings
* 2.2 Conference standings
* 3 Schedule and results
* 4 Playoffs
* 5 Player statistics
* 5.1 Skaters
* 5.2 Goaltenders
* 6 Awards and records
* 6.1 Milestones
* 7 Transactions
* 7.1 Free agents
* 8 Draft picks
* 9 Farm teams
* 10 See also
* 11 References
* 12 External links

## Off-season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Central Division |  | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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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[edit]

Western Conference R |  | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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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
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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, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

## Schedule and results[edit]

2008–09 Game Log

Preseason: 6–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–0–1)

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1 | September 24 | Montreal | 3 – 2 | Detroit | SO | Howard | 15,319 | 0–0–1
2 | September 25 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Boston |  | Larsson |  | 1–0–1
3 | September 26 | Boston | 2 – 1 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 15,266 | 1–1–1
4 | September 28 | Atlanta | 0 – 4 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 17,714 | 2–1–1
5 | September 30 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Montreal | SO | Howard | 21,273 | 2–1–2
6 | October 1 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Atlanta |  | Osgood | 10,817 | 3–1–2
7 | October 3 | Toronto | 3 – 5 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 17,913 | 4–1–2
8 | October 4 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Toronto |  | Osgood | 18,878 | 5–1–2
9 | October 5 | Buffalo | 0 – 3 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 15,983 | 6–1–2

October: 7–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 5–1–1)

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1 | October 9 | Toronto | 3 – 2 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 0–1–0 | 0
2 | October 11 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Ottawa |  | Osgood | 20,182 | 1–1–0 | 2
3 | October 13 | Detroit | 3 – 1 | Carolina |  | Conklin | 18,680 | 2–1–0 | 4
4 | October 16 | Vancouver | 4 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Osgood | 19,011 | 2–1–1 | 5
5 | October 18 | NY Rangers | 4 – 5 | Detroit | OT | Osgood | 20,066 | 3–1–1 | 7
6 | October 22 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | St. Louis |  | Conklin | 19,150 | 4–1–1 | 9
7 | October 24 | Atlanta | 5 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 5–1–1 | 11
8 | October 25 | Detroit | 6 – 5 | Chicago | SO | Conklin | 22,690 | 6–1–1 | 13
9 | October 27 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Los Angeles | SO | Osgood | 17,671 | 7–1–1 | 15
10 | October 29 | Detroit | 4 – 5 | Anaheim | OT | Osgood | 17,174 | 7–1–2 | 16
11 | October 30 | Detroit | 2 – 4 | San Jose |  | Conklin | 17,496 | 7–2–2 | 16

November: 8–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 5–1–1)

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12 | November 2 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Vancouver |  | Osgood | 18,630 | 8–2–2 | 18
13 | November 8 | New Jersey | 1 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 9–2–2 | 20
14 | November 11 | Pittsburgh | 7 – 6 | Detroit | OT | Osgood | 20,066 | 9–2–3 | 21
15 | November 13 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Tampa Bay |  | Osgood | 20,544 | 10–2–3 | 23
16 | November 14 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Florida |  | Conklin | 18,637 | 11–2–3 | 25
17 | November 17 | Edmonton | 0 – 4 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 18,934 | 12–2–3 | 27
18 | November 20 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Edmonton |  | Osgood | 16,839 | 13–2–3 | 29
19 | November 22 | Detroit | 5 – 2 | Calgary |  | Conklin | 19,289 | 14–2–3 | 31
20 | November 24 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Vancouver | OT | Osgood | 18,630 | 14–2–4 | 32
21 | November 26 | Montreal | 3 – 1 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 14–3–4 | 32
22 | November 28 | Columbus | 3 – 5 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 15–3–4 | 34
23 | November 29 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Boston |  | Conklin | 17,565 | 15–4–4 | 34

December: 9–3–1 (Home: 8–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)

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24 | December 1 | Anaheim | 1 – 2 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 18,862 | 16–4–4 | 36
25 | December 4 | Vancouver | 5 – 6 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 19,116 | 17–4–4 | 38
26 | December 6 | Chicago | 4 – 5 | Detroit | SO | Conklin | 20,066 | 18–4–4 | 40
27 | December 10 | Calgary | 4 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Conklin | 19,335 | 19–4–4 | 42
28 | December 12 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Dallas |  | Conklin | 18,532 | 19–5–4 | 42
29 | December 13 | Detroit | 5 – 4 | Phoenix | SO | Osgood | 16,339 | 20–5–4 | 44
30 | December 15 | Colorado | 3 – 2 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 19,154 | 20–6–4 | 44
31 | December 18 | San Jose | 0 – 6 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 19,507 | 21–6–4 | 46
32 | December 20 | Los Angeles | 4 – 6 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 19,784 | 22–6–4 | 48
33 | December 23 | St. Louis | 1 – 4 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 23–6–4 | 50
34 | December 26 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Nashville |  | Conklin | 17,113 | 23–7–4 | 50
35 | December 27 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Colorado | SO | Conklin | 18,007 | 23–7–5 | 51
36 | December 30 | Chicago | 0 – 4 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 24–7–5 | 53

January: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–2)

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37 | January 1 | Detroit | 6 – 4 | Chicago[1] |  | Conklin | 40,818 | 25–7–5 | 55
38 | January 3 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Minnesota | SO | Osgood | 18,568 | 26–7–5 | 57
39 | January 6 | Columbus | 0 – 3 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 19,717 | 27–7–5 | 59
40 | January 8 | Dallas | 1 – 6 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 28–7–5 | 61
41 | January 10 | Buffalo | 1 – 3 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 29–7–5 | 63
42 | January 12 | Detroit | 4 – 5 | Dallas | OT | Osgood | 17,648 | 29–7–6 | 64
43 | January 14 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Anaheim |  | Osgood | 17,525 | 30–7–6 | 66
44 | January 15 | Detroit | 4 – 0 | Los Angeles |  | Conklin | 18,118 | 31–7–6 | 68
45 | January 17 | Detroit | 5 – 6 | San Jose |  | Osgood | 17,496 | 31–8–6 | 68
46 | January 20 | Detroit | 3 – 6 | Phoenix |  | Conklin | 16,368 | 31–9–6 | 68
47 | January 27 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Columbus | OT | Osgood | 16,348 | 31–9–7 | 69
48 | January 29 | Dallas | 2 – 4 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 31–10–7 | 69
49 | January 31 | Detroit | 2 – 4 | Washington |  | Conklin | 18,277 | 31–11–7 | 69
|^1 2009 NHL Winter Classic, played at Wrigley Field.

February: 10–3–1 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–3–0)

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50 | February 2 | St. Louis | 3 – 4 | Detroit | SO | Osgood | 19,384 | 32–11–7 | 71
51 | February 4 | Phoenix | 4 – 5 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 19,821 | 33–11–7 | 73
52 | February 7 | Edmonton | 3 – 8 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 34–11–7 | 75
53 | February 8 | Detroit | 3 – 0 | Pittsburgh |  | Conklin | 17,132 | 35–11–7 | 77
54 | February 10 | Detroit | 5 – 3 | Nashville |  | Conklin | 15,077 | 36–11–7 | 79
55 | February 12 | Minnesota | 2 – 4 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 37–11–7 | 81
56 | February 13 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Columbus |  | Osgood | 18,802 | 37–12–7 | 81
57 | February 15 | Colorado | 6 – 5 | Detroit | SO | Osgood | 20,066 | 37–12–8 | 82
58 | February 18 | Nashville | 2 – 6 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 38–12–8 | 84
59 | February 20 | Anaheim | 2 – 5 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 39–12–8 | 86
60 | February 21 | Detroit | 2 – 5 | Minnesota |  | Howard | 18,568 | 39–13–8 | 86
61 | February 25 | San Jose | 1 – 4 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 40–13–8 | 88
62 | February 27 | Los Angeles | 1 – 2 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 41–13–8 | 90
63 | February 28 | Detroit | 0 – 8 | Nashville |  | Conklin | 17,113 | 41–14–8 | 90

March: 8–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 6–1–0)

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64 | March 3 | Detroit | 5 – 0 | St. Louis |  | Osgood | 19,250 | 42–14–8 | 92
65 | March 4 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Colorado |  | Conklin | 18,007 | 43–14–8 | 94
66 | March 7 | Columbus | 8 – 2 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 43–15–8 | 94
67 | March 10 | Phoenix | 2 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Conklin | 20,066 | 44–15–8 | 96
68 | March 12 | Calgary | 6 – 5 | Detroit | SO | Conklin | 20,066 | 44–15–9 | 97
69 | March 14 | Detroit | 5 – 2 | St. Louis |  | Osgood | 19,250 | 45–15–9 | 99
70 | March 15 | Detroit | 4 – 0 | Columbus |  | Osgood | 18,685 | 46–15–9 | 101
71 | March 17 | Philadelphia | 2 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 47–15–9 | 103
72 | March 20 | Detroit | 6 – 3 | Atlanta |  | Osgood | 18,545 | 48–15–9 | 105
73 | March 23 | Detroit | 3 – 5 | Calgary |  | Osgood | 19,289 | 48–16–9 | 105
74 | March 24 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Edmonton |  | Conklin | 16,839 | 49–16–9 | 107
75 | March 27 | NY Islanders | 2 – 0 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 49–17–9 | 107
76 | March 29 | Nashville | 4 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 49–18–9 | 107

April: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)

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77 | April 2 | St. Louis | 5 – 4 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 19,935 | 49–19–9 | 107
78 | April 5 | Minnesota | 2 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 50–19–9 | 109
79 | April 6 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Buffalo |  | Osgood | 18,690 | 51–19–9 | 111
80 | April 9 | Nashville | 4 – 3 | Detroit | SO | Osgood | 20,066 | 51–19–10 | 112
81 | April 11 | Chicago | 4 – 2 | Detroit |  | Conklin | 20,066 | 51–20–11 | 112
82 | April 12 | Detroit | 0 – 3 | Chicago |  | Osgood | 22,376 | 51–21–11 | 112

Legend:  Win (2 points)

Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

## Playoffs[edit]

See also: 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

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

2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Columbus Blue Jackets: Detroit won series 4–0

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1 | April 16 | Columbus | 1 – 4 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 1–0
2 | April 18 | Columbus | 0 – 4 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 2–0
3 | April 21 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Columbus |  | Osgood | 19,219 | 3–0
4 | April 23 | Detroit | 6 – 5 | Columbus |  | Osgood | 18,889 | 4–0

Western Conference semi-final vs. (8) Anaheim Ducks: Detroit won series 4–3

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1 | May 1 | Anaheim | 2 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 1–0
2 | May 3 | Anaheim | 4 – 3 | Detroit | 3OT | Osgood | 20,066 | 1–1
3 | May 5 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Anaheim |  | Osgood | 17,174 | 1–2
4 | May 7 | Detroit | 6 – 3 | Anaheim |  | Osgood | 17,601 | 2–2
5 | May 10 | Anaheim | 1 – 4 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 3–2
6 | May 12 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Anaheim |  | Osgood | 17,174 | 3–3
7 | May 14 | Anaheim | 3 – 4 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 4–3

Western Conference finals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Detroit won series 4–1

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1 | May 17 | Chicago | 2 – 5 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 1–0
2 | May 19 | Chicago | 2 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Osgood | 20,066 | 2–0
3 | May 22 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Chicago | OT | Osgood | 22,678 | 2–1
4 | May 24 | Detroit | 6 – 1 | Chicago |  | Conklin | 22,663 | 3–1
5 | May 27 | Chicago | 1 - 2 | Detroit | OT | Osgood | 20,066 | 4-1

Stanley Cup Final vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins: Detroit lost series 3–4

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1 | May 30 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 1–0
2 | May 31 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 2–0
3 | June 2 | Detroit | 2 – 4 | Pittsburgh |  | Osgood | 17,132 | 2–1
4 | June 4 | Detroit | 2 – 4 | Pittsburgh |  | Osgood | 17,132 | 2–2
5 | June 6 | Pittsburgh | 0 – 5 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 3–2
6 | June 9 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Pittsburgh |  | Osgood | 17,132 | 3–3
7 | June 12 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 1 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 3–4

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[edit]

### Skaters[edit]

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

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Pavel Datsyuk | 81 | 32 | 65 | 97 | +34 | 22
Henrik Zetterberg | 77 | 31 | 42 | 73 | +13 | 36
Marian Hossa | 74 | 40 | 31 | 71 | +27 | 63
Nicklas Lidstrom | 78 | 16 | 43 | 59 | +31 | 30
Brian Rafalski | 78 | 10 | 49 | 59 | +17 | 20
Johan Franzen | 71 | 34 | 25 | 59 | +21 | 44
Jiri Hudler | 82 | 23 | 34 | 57 | +7 | 16
Niklas Kronwall | 80 | 6 | 45 | 51 | +2 | 50
Daniel Cleary | 74 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 46
Mikael Samuelsson | 81 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 50
Valtteri Filppula | 80 | 12 | 28 | 40 | +9 | 42
Tomas Holmstrom | 53 | 14 | 23 | 37 | +18 | 38
Tomas Kopecky | 79 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 46
Kris Draper | 79 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 40
Brett Lebda | 65 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +9 | 48
Brad Stuart | 67 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 26
Andreas Lilja | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +13 | 66
Kirk Maltby | 78 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 28
Ville Leino | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +5 | 6
Derek Meech | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 12
Jonathan Ericsson | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 15
Aaron Downey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7
Darren McCarty | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 25
Darren Helm | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 4
Chris Chelios | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 18
Justin Abdelkader | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

| Playoffs

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Henrik Zetterberg | 23 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +13 | 13
Johan Franzen | 23 | 12 | 11 | 23 | +8 | 12
Nicklas Lidstrom | 21 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +11 | 6
Valtteri Filppula | 23 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +8 | 8
Daniel Cleary | 23 | 9 | 6 | 15 | +17 | 12
Marian Hossa | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +5 | 10
Brian Rafalski | 18 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +11 | 11
Jiri Hudler | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +4 | 6
Mikael Samuelsson | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 6
Brad Stuart | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 12
Pavel Datsyuk | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +5 | 9
Niklas Kronwall | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 33
Jonathan Ericsson | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +9 | 25
Tomas Holmstrom | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 22
Brett Lebda | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +8 | 22
Darren Helm | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 4
Justin Abdelkader | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0
Ville Leino | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0
Kris Draper | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
Kirk Maltby | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2
Tomas Kopecky | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7
Chris Chelios | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Derek Meech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Goaltenders[edit]

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

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Chris Osgood | 46 | 2662 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 137 | 3.09 | 1208 | 1071 | .887 | 2
Ty Conklin | 40 | 2246 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 2.51 | 1033 | 939 | .909 | 6
Jimmy 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

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Chris Osgood | 23 | 1,405 | 15 | 8 | 47 | 2.01 | 637 | 590 | .926 | 2
Ty Conklin | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 0

## Awards and records[edit]

### Milestones[edit]

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[edit]

### Free agents[edit]

| 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[edit]

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

Round  | Overall Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club Team (League)

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1  | 30  | Tom McCollum | Goaltender  |  United States | Guelph Storm (OHL)
3  | 91  | Max Nicastro  | Defenseman  |  United States | Chicago Steel (USHL)
4  | 121  | Gustav Nyquist | Center  |  Sweden | Malmö 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 Hästen (Swe-3)

## Farm teams[edit]

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[edit]

* 2008–09 NHL season

## References[edit]

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. ^ "2008-09 NHL Summary".
10. ^ "2008-09 NHL Schedule and Results".
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.[dead link]
15. ^ "Minor League Affiliates". Detroit Red Wings. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.

## External links[edit]

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