The 2022–23 Detroit Red Wings season was the 97th season for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was the Red Wings' sixth season at

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. This was the Red Wings' first season under new head coach Derek Lalonde. The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the seventh consecutive season on April 6, 2023, after a 7–6 shootout loss to the

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. They finished the season with a 35–37–10 record.

Off-season

On June 30, 2022, Derek Lalonde was named head coach following the departure of

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Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Trades

Free agents

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at the

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. Notes: # The

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' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent

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to Washington in exchange for Richard Panik, Jakub Vrana, a first-round pick in

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and this pick. # The

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' fourth-round pick went go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a fourth-round pick in

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(125th overall) to Vegas in exchange for this pick. # The

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's fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on April 9, 2021, that sent Patrik Nemeth to Colorado in exchange for this pick. # The

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' seventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Troy Stecher to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

References

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