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Detroit Red Wings, 2008-09
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Central Division, Western Conference Won the Central Division Made the playoffs
2008-09 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 82 | 51-21-10 | 112 | 0.683 | 295 | 244 | +51 | 27-9-5 | 24-12-5 |
Records are wins, then losses, then losses in overtime or a shootout.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Conference Quarterfinals |  Columbus Blue Jackets |
Won 4-0 |
| Conference Semifinals |  Anaheim Ducks |
Won 4-3 |
| Conference Finals |  Chicago Blackhawks |
Won 4-1 |
| Stanley Cup Final |  Pittsburgh Penguins |
Lost 3-4 |
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
Cap hit is what a player counts against the salary cap this season. A star beside it means a former team pays part of it, and the amount shown is this team's share. Value is what his season was worth at the going rate, minus his cap hit. It appears once he has played enough to be ranked.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | Cap hit | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pavel Datsyuk |
C | 81 | 32 | 65 | 97 | 34 | 22 | 248 | 76 | $6.7M | |
 Henrik Zetterberg |
C | 77 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 13 | 36 | 309 | 56 | $2.65M | |
 Marian Hossa |
R | 74 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 27 | 63 | 307 | 70 | $7.45M | |
 Brian Rafalski |
D | 78 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 17 | 20 | 141 | 33 | ||
 Johan Franzen |
R | 71 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 21 | 44 | 246 | 91 | $942K | |
 Nicklas Lidstrom |
D | 78 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 180 | 43 | ||
 Jiri Hudler |
R | 82 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 7 | 16 | 155 | 22 | $1.015M | |
 Niklas Kronwall |
D | 80 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 2 | 50 | 121 | 96 | $3M | |
 Daniel Cleary |
R | 74 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 46 | 163 | 107 | $2.8M | |
 Mikael Samuelsson |
R | 81 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 257 | 92 | ||
 Valtteri Filppula |
C | 80 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 42 | 129 | 41 | $3M | |
 Tomas Holmstrom |
L | 53 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 38 | 75 | 49 | ||
 Tomas Kopecky |
R | 79 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 46 | 110 | 109 | ||
 Kris Draper |
C | 79 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 40 | 93 | 105 | ||
 Brett Lebda |
D | 65 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 48 | 69 | 30 | ||
 Brad Stuart |
D | 67 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 26 | 105 | 157 | $3.75M | |
 Andreas Lilja |
D | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 95 | ||
 Kirk Maltby |
L | 78 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 28 | 58 | 64 | ||
 Ville Leino |
L | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | ||
 Derek Meech |
D | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 12 | 44 | 36 | ||
 Jonathan Ericsson |
D | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 15 | 25 | 28 | $900K | |
 Aaron Downey |
R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | ||
 Darren Helm |
C | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 4 | 29 | 37 | ||
 Darren McCarty |
R | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 25 | 6 | 4 | ||
 Chris Chelios |
D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 22 | ||
 Justin Abdelkader |
L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % | Cap hit | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Osgood |
46 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1208 | 1071 | 137 | 3.09 | 0.887 | ||
 Ty Conklin |
40 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1033 | 939 | 94 | 2.51 | 0.909 | ||
 Jimmy Howard |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4.10 | 0.857 | $717K |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2009 | @ CHI | L 0-3 | 37 | 23 |
| Apr 11, 2009 | vs CHI | L 2-4 | 23 | 26 |
| Apr 9, 2009 | vs NSH | L 3-4 (SO) | 26 | 25 |
| Apr 6, 2009 | @ BUF | W 4-1 | 32 | 33 |
| Apr 5, 2009 | vs MIN | W 3-2 | 44 | 23 |
| Apr 2, 2009 | vs STL | L 4-5 | 38 | 33 |
| Mar 29, 2009 | vs NSH | L 3-4 | 36 | 26 |
| Mar 27, 2009 | vs NYI | L 0-2 | 42 | 30 |
| Mar 24, 2009 | @ EDM | W 3-2 | 44 | 26 |
| Mar 23, 2009 | @ CGY | L 3-5 | 33 | 27 |
| Mar 20, 2009 | @ ATL | W 6-3 | 38 | 34 |
| Mar 17, 2009 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 48 | 26 |
| Mar 15, 2009 | @ CBJ | W 4-0 | 30 | 23 |
| Mar 14, 2009 | @ STL | W 5-2 | 27 | 32 |
| Mar 12, 2009 | vs CGY | L 5-6 (SO) | 45 | 33 |
| Mar 10, 2009 | vs PHX | W 3-2 (OT) | 43 | 25 |
| Mar 7, 2009 | vs CBJ | L 2-8 | 46 | 28 |
| Mar 4, 2009 | @ COL | W 3-2 | 30 | 27 |
| Mar 3, 2009 | @ STL | W 5-0 | 36 | 22 |
| Feb 28, 2009 | @ NSH | L 0-8 | 30 | 23 |
| Feb 27, 2009 | vs LAK | W 2-1 | 41 | 31 |
| Feb 25, 2009 | vs SJS | W 4-1 | 33 | 35 |
| Feb 21, 2009 | @ MIN | L 2-5 | 37 | 29 |
| Feb 20, 2009 | vs ANA | W 5-2 | 34 | 26 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | vs NSH | W 6-2 | 41 | 25 |
| Feb 15, 2009 | vs COL | L 5-6 (SO) | 45 | 28 |
| Feb 13, 2009 | @ CBJ | L 2-3 | 34 | 25 |
| Feb 12, 2009 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | 43 | 23 |
| Feb 10, 2009 | @ NSH | W 5-3 | 51 | 21 |
| Feb 8, 2009 | @ PIT | W 3-0 | 29 | 25 |
| Feb 7, 2009 | vs EDM | W 8-3 | 35 | 26 |
| Feb 4, 2009 | vs PHX | W 5-4 | 33 | 27 |
| Feb 2, 2009 | vs STL | W 4-3 (SO) | 21 | 33 |
| Jan 31, 2009 | @ WSH | L 2-4 | 29 | 27 |
| Jan 29, 2009 | vs DAL | L 2-4 | 24 | 23 |
| Jan 27, 2009 | @ CBJ | L 2-3 (OT) | 23 | 23 |
| Jan 20, 2009 | @ PHX | L 3-6 | 37 | 27 |
| Jan 17, 2009 | @ SJS | L 5-6 | 34 | 41 |
| Jan 15, 2009 | @ LAK | W 4-0 | 31 | 23 |
| Jan 14, 2009 | @ ANA | W 4-3 | 33 | 28 |
| Jan 12, 2009 | @ DAL | L 4-5 (OT) | 30 | 49 |
| Jan 10, 2009 | vs BUF | W 3-1 | 48 | 22 |
| Jan 8, 2009 | vs DAL | W 6-1 | 33 | 23 |
| Jan 6, 2009 | vs CBJ | W 3-0 | 40 | 23 |
| Jan 3, 2009 | @ MIN | W 3-2 (SO) | 37 | 35 |
| Jan 1, 2009 | @ CHI | W 6-4 | 43 | 37 |
| Dec 30, 2008 | vs CHI | W 4-0 | 39 | 36 |
| Dec 27, 2008 | @ COL | L 3-4 (SO) | 44 | 32 |
| Dec 26, 2008 | @ NSH | L 2-3 | 40 | 31 |
| Dec 23, 2008 | vs STL | W 4-1 | 41 | 34 |
| Dec 20, 2008 | vs LAK | W 6-4 | 36 | 26 |
| Dec 18, 2008 | vs SJS | W 6-0 | 28 | 24 |
| Dec 15, 2008 | vs COL | L 2-3 | 36 | 27 |
| Dec 13, 2008 | @ PHX | W 5-4 (SO) | 38 | 28 |
| Dec 12, 2008 | @ DAL | L 1-3 | 38 | 24 |
| Dec 10, 2008 | vs CGY | W 4-3 (OT) | 39 | 32 |
| Dec 6, 2008 | vs CHI | W 5-4 (SO) | 30 | 32 |
| Dec 4, 2008 | vs VAN | W 6-5 | 38 | 25 |
| Dec 1, 2008 | vs ANA | W 2-1 | 47 | 16 |
| Nov 29, 2008 | @ BOS | L 1-4 | 30 | 19 |
| Nov 28, 2008 | vs CBJ | W 5-3 | 35 | 16 |
| Nov 26, 2008 | vs MTL | L 1-3 | 33 | 25 |
| Nov 24, 2008 | @ VAN | L 2-3 (OT) | 34 | 24 |
| Nov 22, 2008 | @ CGY | W 5-2 | 37 | 33 |
| Nov 20, 2008 | @ EDM | W 4-3 | 35 | 34 |
| Nov 17, 2008 | vs EDM | W 4-0 | 41 | 21 |
| Nov 14, 2008 | @ FLA | W 3-2 | 32 | 27 |
| Nov 13, 2008 | @ TBL | W 4-3 | 39 | 18 |
| Nov 11, 2008 | vs PIT | L 6-7 (OT) | 34 | 34 |
| Nov 8, 2008 | vs NJD | W 3-1 | 31 | 25 |
| Nov 2, 2008 | @ VAN | W 3-2 | 23 | 27 |
| Oct 30, 2008 | @ SJS | L 2-4 | 27 | 33 |
| Oct 29, 2008 | @ ANA | L 4-5 (OT) | 38 | 34 |
| Oct 27, 2008 | @ LAK | W 4-3 (SO) | 37 | 19 |
| Oct 25, 2008 | @ CHI | W 6-5 (SO) | 44 | 41 |
| Oct 24, 2008 | vs ATL | W 5-3 | 46 | 33 |
| Oct 22, 2008 | @ STL | W 4-3 | 34 | 24 |
| Oct 18, 2008 | vs NYR | W 5-4 (OT) | 45 | 32 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | vs VAN | L 3-4 (OT) | 35 | 29 |
| Oct 13, 2008 | @ CAR | W 3-1 | 36 | 28 |
| Oct 11, 2008 | @ OTT | W 3-2 | 41 | 22 |
| Oct 9, 2008 | vs TOR | L 2-3 | 37 | 29 |