2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season

Regular season

The Red Wings finished the regular season with the League's best power-play percentage, at 22.13% (102 for 461).

Season standings

For complete final standings, see 2005–06 NHL season

Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Edmonton in the first round. Edmonton would go on to defeat Detroit and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 5 || St. Louis || 1 – 5 || Detroit || || Legace || 20,066 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 6 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || St. Louis || || Legace || 15,318 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 9 || Calgary || 3 – 6 || Detroit || || Legace || 20,066 || 3–0–0 || 6 || |- | 4 || October 10 || Vancouver || 4 – 2 || Detroit || || Legace || 20,066 || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 13 || Detroit || 5 – 2 || Los Angeles || || Legace || 18,118 || 4–1–0 || 8 || |- | 6 || October 15 || Detroit || 2 – 0 || Phoenix || || Legace || 17,799 || 5–1–0 || 10 || |- | 7 || October 17 || San Jose || 2 – 3 || Detroit || OT || Legace || 20,066 || 6–1–0 || 12 || |- | 8 || October 21 || Anaheim || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Legace || 20,066 || 7–1–0 || 14 || |- | 9 || October 22 || Detroit || 6 – 0 || Columbus || || Legace || 18,136 || 8–1–0 || 16 || |- | 10 || October 24 || Detroit || 6 – 2 || Columbus || || Legace || 16,098 || 9–1–0 || 18 || |- | 11 || October 27 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || Detroit || || Legace || 20,066 || 10–1–0 || 20 || |- | 12 || October 29 || Detroit || 4 – 2 || Chicago || || Osgood || 20,658 || 11–1–0 || 22 ||

Game was cancelled with 7:31 left in the first period after Jiri Fischer suffered heart failure on the bench. Nashville was ahead 1–0 and the score would be added to a January 23 rescheduled game. Fischer was tended to and would soon after retire due to an enlarged heart and complications resulting thereof.

Makeup date for the November 21st game that was postponed. Nashville started the game with a 1–0 lead.

| Legend:

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 21 || Edmonton || 2 – 3 || Detroit || 2OT || Legace || 20,066 || Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 23 || Edmonton || 4 – 2 || Detroit || || Legace || 20,066 || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 25 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || Edmonton || 2OT || Legace || 16,839 || Oilers lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 27 || Detroit || 4 – 2 || Edmonton || || Legace || 16,839 || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 29 || Edmonton || 3 – 2 || Detroit || || Legace || 20,066 || Oilers lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || May 1 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || Edmonton|| || Legace || 16,839 || Oilers win 4–2||

| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.*
• • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.*

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

As there was no 2004–05 season to set the order for the draft, a lottery was held in which teams were assigned a number of balls, between one and three, based on the number of playoff appearances the team had had in the past three seasons. As the Red Wings had made the playoffs three consecutive seasons, they were given only one ball in the lottery. The Red Wings ended up with the 19th overall pick.

Detroit's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario:

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2005–06.

Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2005–06 season.

Notes

References

References

1. [https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2232577 Defenseman stable, breathing on his own], ESPN.com, accessed August 31, 2007.
2. [http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletes/athletesbysport.shtml?Ice%20Hockey Meet the athletes: ice hockey], cbc sports, accessed August 31, 2007.
3. [http://www.usoc.org/26_43552.htm Chris Chelios], usolympicteam.com, accessed August 31, 2007.
4. [http://www.nhl.com/olympics/2006/preview.html Let the games begin] {{Webarchive. link. (2006-04-27 , NHL.com, accessed August 31, 2007.)
5. [https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2249670&campaign=rss&source=NHLHeadlines Yzerman pulls name out of Team Canada list], ESPN.com, accessed August 31, 2007.
6. "2005-06 Detroit Red Wings Schedule and Results".
7. "2005-06 NHL Summary".
8. "2005-06 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
9. [https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=144010/ Wings' Fischer collapses, game cancelled], TSN.com, November 21, 2005, accessed August 30, 2007.
10. "James Norris Memorial Trophy".
11. "Lady Byng Memorial Trophy".
12. "Lester Patrick Trophy".
13. "Postseason All-Star Teams".
14. (November 1, 2005). "Legace earns defensive honors".
15. (October 24, 2005). "Legace wins Player of the Week".
16. (February 13, 2006). "Legace earns defensive honors".
17. (December 19, 2005). "Shanahan named Player of the Week".
18. "2005-06 NHL Debuts".
19. (December 17, 2015). "A Tremendous Honor For Schneider".
20. "Brendan Shanahan".
21. (March 7, 2006). "Coyotes vs. Red Wings - NHL Game Recap - March 7, 2006".
22. "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
23. (March 9, 2006). "Rivers traded to Phoenix for seventh round pick".
24. (March 9, 2006). "Wings become his third team in six weeks".
25. (August 8, 2005). "Veteran netminder signs one-year deal".
26. (August 12, 2005). "McDonell signs with Wings".
27. (August 16, 2005). "Red Wings add Delmore".
28. "Michael Hackert".
29. (August 25, 2005). "Wings sign Lilja and MacLean".
30. (September 18, 2005). "Samuelsson inks one-year deal".
31. (October 4, 2005). "Cleary signs, final roster set for opener".
32. (August 1, 2005). "Free Agents List".
33. (August 2, 2005). "Flyers sign big trio: Hatcher, Rathje, Therien".
34. (July 27, 2005). "Notebook: Red Wings GM will meet with Yzerman".
35. (August 2, 2005). "Calgary Flames sign forwards Tony Amonte and Darren McCarty".
36. (August 6, 2005). "HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH RAY WHITNEY".
37. (August 2, 2005). "P. Vandermeer signs with Habs".
38. (August 3, 2005). "Canadiens retain Kovalev, add Dandenault".
39. (August 10, 2005). "Roadrunners establish veteran presence".
40. (August 15, 2005). "Bruins sign three former AHL All-Stars".
41. (August 17, 2005). "Coyotes sign veteran goalie Curtis Joseph".
42. "Danny Groulx Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN".
43. (July 28, 2005). "Shanahan returns for ninth season with Detroit".
44. (July 29, 2005). "Red Wings sign Oulahen and Quincey".
45. (August 2, 2005). "Yzerman set to begin 22nd season in Detroit".
46. (August 4, 2005). "Chelios & Schneider return, Franzen joins from Sweden".
47. (August 11, 2005). "Kopecky signs qualifying offer".
48. (August 16, 2005). "Bootland agrees to one-year contract".
49. (August 16, 2005). "Williams accepts qualifying offer".
50. (August 19, 2005). "Detroit signs 2002 draft pick".
51. (August 24, 2005). "Ellis inks two-year deal".
52. (August 25, 2005). "Goaltender will not return for his senior season".
53. (August 27, 2005). "2005 Eddie Shore Award winner inks deal".
54. (September 7, 2005). "Zetterberg inks four-year deal".
55. (September 27, 2005). "Datsyuk returns to Red Wings".
56. (October 8, 2005). "Woolley back in Detroit".
57. (March 25, 2006). "Samuelsson signs three-year extension".
58. "Andreas Lilja Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN".
59. (May 31, 2006). "Chelios returns for 23rd season".
60. "2005 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".