2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season

2009–10 Detroit Red Wings

Division| 2nd Central
Conference| 5th Western
2009–10 record| 44–24–14
Home record| 25–10–6
Road record| 19–14–8
Goals for| 229
Goals against| 216
Team information
General manager| Ken Holland
Coach| Mike Babcock
Captain| Nicklas Lidstrom
Alternate captains| Pavel Datsyuk
Kris Draper
Henrik Zetterberg
Arena| Joe Louis Arena
Team leaders
Goals| Pavel Datsyuk (27)
Assists| Henrik Zetterberg (47)
Points| Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg (70)
Penalty minutes| Todd Bertuzzi (80)
Plus/minus| Brian Rafalski (23)
Wins| Jimmy Howard (37)
Goals against average| Jimmy Howard (2.26)

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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.

## Regular season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Divisional standings[edit]

Central Division[3] |  | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1  | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112
2  | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102
3  | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100
4  | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90
5  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79

### Conference standings[edit]

Western Conference[4] R |  | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1  | z – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113
2  | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112
3  | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103
4  | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107
5  | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102
6  | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101
7  | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100
8  | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95
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9  | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90
10  | Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90
11  | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89
12  | Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88
13  | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84
14  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79
15  | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62

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

### Game log[edit]

2009–10 Game Log

October: 5–4–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–3–2)

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1 | October 2 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | St. Louis[1] |  | Osgood | 13,850 | 0–1–0 | 0
2 | October 3 | St. Louis | 5 – 3 | Detroit[2] |  | Howard | 13,850 | 0–2–0 | 0
3 | October 8 | Chicago | 2 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 1–2–0 | 2
4 | October 10 | Washington | 2 – 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 19,122 | 2–2–0 | 4
5 | October 13 | Detroit | 2 – 6 | Buffalo |  | Osgood | 17,459 | 2–3–0 | 4
6 | October 15 | Los Angeles | 2 – 5 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 17,782 | 3–3–0 | 6
7 | October 17 | Colorado | 4 – 3 | Detroit | SO | Osgood | 19,763 | 3–3–1 | 7
8 | October 22 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Phoenix | OT | Osgood | 11,938 | 3–3–2 | 8
9 | October 24 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Colorado |  | Howard | 17,690 | 3–4–2 | 8
10 | October 27 | Detroit | 5 – 4 | Vancouver |  | Howard | 18,810 | 4–4–2 | 10
11 | October 29 | Detroit | 5 – 6 | Edmonton | SO | Howard | 16,839 | 4–4–3 | 11
12 | October 31 | Detroit | 3 – 1 | Calgary |  | Osgood | 19,289 | 5–4–3 | 13

* ^1 Played at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the NHL Premiere.

November: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 3–2–0)

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13 | November 3 | Boston | 0 – 2 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 19,167 | 6–4–3 | 15
14 | November 5 | San Jose | 1 – 2 | Detroit | SO | Osgood | 19,558 | 7–4–3 | 17
15 | November 7 | Detroit | 1 – 5 | Toronto |  | Osgood | 19,303 | 7–5–3 | 17
16 | November 11 | Detroit | 9 – 1 | Columbus |  | Howard | 15,304 | 8–5–3 | 19
17 | November 12 | Vancouver | 1 – 3 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 9–5–3 | 21
18 | November 14 | Anaheim | 4 – 7 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 10–5–3 | 23
19 | November 18 | Dallas | 3 – 1 | Detroit |  | Howard | 18,112 | 10–6–3 | 23
20 | November 20 | Florida | 2 – 1 | Detroit | OT | Osgood | 18,634 | 10–6–4 | 24
21 | November 21 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Montreal | SO | Howard | 21,273 | 11–6–4 | 26
22 | November 23 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Nashville |  | Osgood | 14,410 | 11–7–4 | 26
23 | November 25 | Atlanta | 2 – 0 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 11–8–4 | 26
24 | November 27 | Calgary | 3 – 0 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 20,066 | 11–9–4 | 26
25 | November 28 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | St. Louis | SO | Howard | 19,150 | 12–9–4 | 28
26 | November 30 | Dallas | 1 – 4 | Detroit |  | Howard | 17,645 | 13–9–4 | 30

December: 7–5–2 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 2–2–2)

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27 | December 3 | Edmonton | 4 – 1 | Detroit |  | Howard | 18,018 | 13–10–4 | 30
28 | December 5 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | New Jersey | SO | Osgood | 17,625 | 13–10–5 | 31
29 | December 6 | Detroit | 3 – 1 | NY Rangers |  | Howard | 18,200 | 14–10–5 | 33
30 | December 9 | St. Louis | 1 – 0 | Detroit |  | Howard | 18,165 | 14–11–5 | 33
31 | December 11 | Anaheim | 2 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Howard | 20,066 | 15–11–5 | 35
32 | December 12 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Nashville | OT | Osgood | 16,673 | 16–11–5 | 37
33 | December 14 | Phoenix | 2 – 3 | Detroit |  | Howard | 18,795 | 17–11–5 | 39
34 | December 17 | Tampa Bay | 0 – 3 | Detroit |  | Howard | 19,474 | 18–11–5 | 41
35 | December 19 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Dallas |  | Howard | 18,532 | 18–12–5 | 41
36 | December 20 | Detroit | 0 – 3 | Chicago |  | Osgood | 21,781 | 18–13–5 | 41
37 | December 23 | Chicago | 3 – 0 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 18–14–5 | 41
38 | December 26 | Columbus | 1 – 2 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 19–14–5 | 43
39 | December 28 | Detroit | 0 – 1 | Columbus | OT | Howard | 18,421 | 19–14–6 | 44
40 | December 31 | Colorado | 2 – 4 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 20–14–6 | 46

January: 6–5–4 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 4–4–2)

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41 | January 2 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Phoenix |  | Howard | 17,125 | 21–14–6 | 48
42 | January 5 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | Anaheim |  | Howard | 15,531 | 21–15–6 | 48
43 | January 7 | Detroit | 2 – 1 | Los Angeles |  | Howard | 18,118 | 22–15–6 | 50
44 | January 9 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | San Jose |  | Howard | 17,562 | 23–15–6 | 52
45 | January 12 | Detroit | 0 – 6 | NY Islanders |  | Howard | 12,254 | 23–16–6 | 52
46 | January 14 | Carolina | 1 – 3 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 24–16–6 | 54
47 | January 16 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Dallas | SO | Howard | 18,532 | 24–16–7 | 55
48 | January 17 | Chicago | 4 – 3 | Detroit | SO | Howard | 20,066 | 24–16–8 | 56
49 | January 19 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Chicago |  | Osgood | 18,277 | 24–17–8 | 56
50 | January 21 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Minnesota | SO | Howard | 18,330 | 25–17–8 | 58
51 | January 23 | Los Angeles | 3 – 2 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 25–18–8 | 58
52 | January 26 | Phoenix | 5 – 4 | Detroit | OT | Howard | 19,843 | 25–18–9 | 59
53 | January 27 | Detroit | 2 – 5 | Minnesota |  | Osgood | 18,316 | 25–19–9 | 59
54 | January 29 | Nashville | 2 – 4 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 26–19–9 | 61
55 | January 31 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Pittsburgh | SO | Howard | 17,105 | 26–19–10 | 62

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

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56 | February 2 | Detroit | 4 – 2 | San Jose |  | Howard | 17,562 | 27–19–10 | 64
57 | February 3 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Anaheim |  | Howard | 15,180 | 27–20–10 | 64
58 | February 6 | Detroit | 3 - 4 | Los Angeles |  | Howard | 18,118 | 27-21-10 | 64
59 | February 9 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | St. Louis | SO | Howard | 19,150 | 27–21–11 | 65
60 | February 11 | San Jose | 3 – 2 | Detroit | SO | Howard | 20,066 | 27–21–12 | 66
61 | February 13 | Ottawa | 1 – 4 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 28–21–12 | 68

March: 12–2–1 (Home: 7–2–0; Road: 5–0–1)

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62 | March 1 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Colorado |  | Howard | 18,007 | 29–21–12 | 70
63 | March 3 | Vancouver | 6 - 3 | Detroit |  | Osgood | 19,536 | 29-22-12 | 70
64 | March 5 | Nashville | 2 - 5 | Detroit |  | Howard | 19,608 | 30-22-12 | 72
65 | March 7 | Detroit | 5 - 4 | Chicago |  | Howard | 22,309 | 31-22-12 | 74
66 | March 9 | Calgary | 4 - 2 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 31-23-12 | 74
67 | March 11 | Minnesota | 1 - 5 | Detroit |  | Howard | 19,327 | 32-23-12 | 76
68 | March 13 | Buffalo | 2 - 3 | Detroit | OT | Howard | 20,066 | 33-23-12 | 78
69 | March 15 | Detroit | 3 - 2 | Calgary |  | Howard | 19,289 | 34-23-12 | 80
70 | March 19 | Detroit | 2 - 3 | Edmonton | SO | Howard | 16,829 | 34-23-13 | 81
71 | March 20 | Detroit | 4 - 3 | Vancouver | OT | Howard | 18,810 | 35-23-13 | 83
72 | March 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 3 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 36-23-13 | 85
73 | March 24 | St. Louis | 2 - 4 | Detroit |  | Howard | 19,625 | 37-23-13 | 87
74 | March 26 | Minnesota | 2 - 6 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 38-23-13 | 89
75 | March 27 | Detroit | 1 - 0 | Nashville | SO | Howard | 17,113 | 39-23-13 | 91
76 | March 30 | Edmonton | 4 - 5 | Detroit |  | Howard | 19,343 | 40-23-13 | 93

April: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 3–1–0)

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77 | April 1 | Columbus | 2 - 3 | Detroit |  | Howard | 19,259 | 41-23-13 | 95
78 | April 3 | Nashville | 4 - 3 | Detroit | OT | Howard | 20,066 | 41-23-14 | 96
79 | April 4 | Detroit | 3 - 4 | Philadelphia |  | Howard | 19,596 | 41-24-14 | 96
80 | April 7 | Columbus | 3 - 4 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 42-24-14 | 98
81 | April 9 | Detroit | 1 - 0 | Columbus | SO | Howard | 18,512 | 43-24-14 | 100
82 | April 11 | Detroit | 3 - 2 | Chicago | OT | Howard | 22,428 | 44-24-14 | 102

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

## Playoffs[edit]

See also: 2010 Stanley Cup 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[update], the Red Wings have made the playoffs for 19 consecutive seasons.

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference quarter-final vs. (4) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won series 4–3

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1 | Apr 14 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Coyotes |  | Howard | 17,125 | 0–1
2 | Apr 16 | Detroit | 7 – 4 | Coyotes |  | Howard | 17,386 | 1–1
3 | Apr 18 | Coyotes | 4 – 2 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 1–2
4 | Apr 20 | Coyotes | 0 – 3 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 2–2
5 | Apr 23 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Coyotes |  | Howard | 17,458 | 3–2
6 | Apr 25 | Coyotes | 5 – 2 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 3–3
7 | Apr 27 | Detroit | 6 – 1 | Coyotes |  | Howard | 17,543 | 4–3

Western Conference semi-final vs. (1) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won series 4-1

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1 | Apr 29 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Sharks |  | Howard | 17,562 | 0–1
2 | May 2 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Sharks |  | Howard | 17,562 | 0–2
3 | May 4 | Sharks | 4 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Howard | 20,066 | 0–3
4 | May 6 | Sharks | 1 – 7 | Detroit |  | Howard | 20,066 | 1–3
5 | May 8 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Sharks |  | Howard | 17,562 | 1–4

Legend:  Win Loss

## Player statistics[edit]

### Skaters[edit]

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

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Pavel Datsyuk | 80 | 27 | 43 | 70 | +17 | 18
Henrik Zetterberg | 74 | 23 | 47 | 70 | +12 | 26
Nicklas Lidstrom | 82 | 9 | 40 | 49 | +22 | 24
Tomas Holmstrom | 68 | 25 | 20 | 45 | +5 | 60
Todd Bertuzzi | 82 | 18 | 26 | 44 | -7 | 80
Brian Rafalski | 78 | 8 | 34 | 42 | +23 | 26
Valtteri Filppula | 55 | 11 | 24 | 35 | -4 | 24
Dan Cleary | 64 | 15 | 19 | 34 | -3 | 29
Darren Helm | 75 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 18
Kris Draper | 81 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -2 | 28
Niklas Kronwall | 48 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +5 | 32
Patrick Eaves | 65 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 26
Johan Franzen | 27 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +1 | 22
Brad Stuart | 82 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -12 | 22
Drew Miller† | 66 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 10
Jason Williams | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 8
Jonathan Ericsson | 62 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 44
Brett Lebda | 63 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 24
Ville Leino‡ | 42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 6
Kirk Maltby | 52 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 32
Derek Meech | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -12 | 19
Justin Abdelkader | 50 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 35
Doug Janik | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 18
Andreas Lilja | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4
Brad May | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 66
Kris Newbury‡ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4
Mattias Ritola | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jakub Kindl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0

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Johan Franzen | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +8 | 16
Henrik Zetterberg | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +11 | 6
Pavel Datsyuk | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +3  | 8
Todd Bertuzzi | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 12
Brian Rafalski | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +4 | 2
Nicklas Lidstrom | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 2
Valtteri Filppula | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 6
Tomas Holmstrom | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 12
Brad Stuart | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 8
Niklas Kronwall | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 12
Dan Cleary | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 4
Jonathan Ericsson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8
Drew Miller | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4
Justin Abdelkader | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 36
Darren Helm | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 4
Kris Draper | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16
Andreas Lilja | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 14
Jason Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0
Patrick Eaves | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2
Brett Lebda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Mattias Ritola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Goaltenders[edit]

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

Regular season

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Jimmy Howard | 63 | 3740 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 141 | 2.26 | 1849 | .924 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2
Chris Osgood | 23 | 1252 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 3.02 | 561 | .888 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Playoffs

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Jimmy Howard | 12 | 720 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 2.75 | 387 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2

†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[edit]

### Records[edit]

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### Milestones[edit]

Regular Season

Player | Milestone | Reached
Nicklas Lidstrom | 1,000th career NHL point | October 15, 2009
Tomas Holmstrom | 200th career NHL goal | December 5, 2009
Henrik Zetterberg | 200th career NHL goal | March 3, 2010

### Awards[edit]

Regular Season

Player | Award | Awarded
Henrik Zetterberg[6] | NHL First Star of the Week | November 16, 2009
Jimmy Howard[7] | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 29, 2010
Jimmy Howard[8] | NHL Second Star of the Month | March 2010
Jimmy Howard[9] | NHL Rookie of the Month | March 2010
Pavel Datsyuk[10] | Selke Trophy winner | June 23, 2010

## Transactions[edit]

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

### Trades[edit]

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Details

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February 6, 2010[11] | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Ville Leino | To Detroit Red Wings

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Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
5th-round pick in 2011
March 3, 2010[12] | To New York Rangers

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Kris Newbury | To Detroit Red Wings

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Jordan Owens
March 3, 2010[13] | To Calgary Flames

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Andy Delmore | To Detroit Red Wings

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Riley Armstrong

### Free agents acquired[edit]

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Doug Janik[14] | Montreal Canadiens | One year, $500,000
Kris Newbury[15] | Toronto Maple Leafs | One year, $500,000
Jeremy Williams[15] | Toronto Maple Leafs | One year, $500,000
Travis Ehrhardt[15] | Portland Winterhawks | Three year entry-level contract
Andy Delmore[16] | Hamburg Freezers | One year, $500,000
Patrick Eaves[17] | Boston Bruins | One year, $500,000
Jason Williams[18] | Columbus Blue Jackets | One year, $1.5 million
Todd Bertuzzi[19] | Calgary Flames | One year, $1.5 million
Brad May[20] | Toronto Maple Leafs | One year, $500,000

### Free agents lost[edit]

| Player | New team | Contract terms

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Marian Hossa[21] | Chicago Blackhawks | 12 years, $62.8 million
Tomas Kopecky[21] | Chicago Blackhawks | Two years, $2.4 million
Ty Conklin[22] | St. Louis Blues | Two years, $2.6 million
Mikael Samuelsson[23] | Vancouver Canucks | Three years, $7.5 million
Darren Haydar[24] | Colorado Avalanche | One year, $525,000

### Claimed via waivers[edit]

| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers

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Drew Miller[25] | Tampa Bay Lightning | November 11, 2009

### Lost via waivers[edit]

| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers

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### Lost via retirement[edit]

| Player

Darren McCarty[26]

### Player signings[edit]

Player | Contract terms

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Ville Leino[27] | Two years, $1.6 million
Jakub Kindl[28] | Three years, $2.65 million contract extension
Tomas Tatar[29] | Three years, entry-level contract

## Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks

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

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2  | 32 (from Tampa Bay)  | Landon Ferraro | C  |  Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2  | 60  | Tomas Tatar | C  |  Slovakia | HKm Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)
3  | 75 (from Florida)  | Andrej Nestrasil | C/RW  |  Czech Republic | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
3  | 90  | Gleason Fournier | D  |  Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
5  | 150  | Nick Jensen | D  |  United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6  | 180  | Mitch Callahan | RW  |  United States | Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7  | 210  | Adam Almqvist | D  |  Sweden | HV71 (Elitserien)

## See also[edit]

* 2009–10 NHL season

## Farm teams[edit]

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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at ESPN
* 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at Hockey Reference

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* Award winners
* Retired numbers
* Broadcasters

Personnel|

Owner(s)
Ilitch Holdings (Christopher Ilitch, chairman)
General manager
Steve Yzerman
Head coach
Derek Lalonde
Team captain
Dylan Larkin
Current roster

Arenas|

* Windsor Arena
* Olympia Stadium
* Joe Louis Arena
* Little Caesars Arena

Rivalries|

* Chicago Blackhawks
* Colorado Avalanche
* Toronto Maple Leafs

Affiliates|

AHL
Grand Rapids Griffins
ECHL
Toledo Walleye

Media|

Bally Sports Detroit
Radio
WXYT
WXYT-FM

Culture and lore|

* Victoria Cougars
* Al the Octopus
* Grind Line
* Hockeytown
* Legend of the Octopus
* Production Line
* Red Wings–Avalanche brawl
* Hakan Andersson
* "Stanley's Cup" (South Park)
* Russian Five
* Karen Newman
* Budd Lynch
* Al Sobotka
* London Lions
* "Don't Stop Believin'"
* 1938 European tour
* 1954 prison game
* 2009 NHL Winter Classic
* 2014 NHL Winter Classic
* 2016 NHL Stadium Series
* NHL Centennial Classic

* Category
* Commons

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Detroit Red Wings seasons

1920s|

* 1920–21 . 1921–22 . 1922–23 . 1923–24 . 1924–25 . 1925–26 . 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30

1930s|

* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40

1940s|

* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50

1950s|

* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60

1960s|

* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70

1970s|

* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80

1980s|

* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90

1990s|

* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00

2000s|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10

2010s|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

2020s|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

* v
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* e

2009–10 NHL season

Atlantic|

* New Jersey
* NY Islanders
* NY Rangers
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh

Northeast|

* Boston
* Buffalo
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

Southeast|

* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Florida
* Tampa Bay
* Washington

Central|

* Chicago
* Columbus
* Detroit
* Nashville
* St. Louis

Northwest|

* Calgary
* Colorado
* Edmonton
* Minnesota
* Vancouver

Pacific|

* Anaheim
* Dallas
* Los Angeles
* Phoenix
* San Jose

See also|

* Canadiens centennial
* Draft
* Victoria Cup
* Winter Classic
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions
* Three Star Awards
* Suspensions and Fines

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*[OTL]: Overtime losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[Pts]: Points
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