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Atlantic Division · Est. 1926

Detroit Red Wings

2025–26 · 41–31–10 · 92 pts · #6 Atlantic

Yzerplan Year 6GM: Steve YzermanHC: Todd McLellan

STANLEY CUP

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STANLEY CUP

1936

Team xGF%

50.4

% · all situations · HighDanger xG

18th in NHL

Identity

Mid-pack mediocrity

Yzerplan fatigue

Contention window

Stalled

Behind schedule

Coach

McLellan

Improved D structure

Avg age · forwards

27.8

Balanced

Team Identity

Mid-pack mediocrity · "Yzerplan" fatigue

Dylan Larkin is having a strong individual year and Patrick Kane scored his 500th career goal in Detroit colors, but missing the playoffs again means the patient Yzerman rebuild is officially behind schedule. The defensive structure under Todd McLellan is better than years past, they're middle-of-the-pack in goals against, but the offensive ceiling caps out without a true second line center. John Gibson has been steady since arriving from Anaheim but isn't enough to flip the script.

5-year points history

Regular-season points, last five seasons.

Organization strength

Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).

Forwards · 12 43.7

top Alex DeBrincat (85.0) league 40.1 NHLe pts/82

Defense · 7 23.7

top Moritz Seider (56.6) league 25.3 NHLe pts/82

Goalies · 2 .892

top John Gibson (0.9014) league .895 SV%

Forwards

Lines: even-strength via DailyFaceoff

L · #43

Carter Mazur

0G · 0A · 0P · 0.00 P/GP

Emmitt Finnie

13G · 17A · 30P · 0.37 P/GP

R · #23

Lucas Raymond

25G · 51A · 76P · 0.95 P/GP

Line 1

L · #93

Alex DeBrincat

41G · 44A · 85P · 1.04 P/GP

C · #18

Andrew Copp

9G · 34A · 43P · 0.54 P/GP

R · #88

Patrick Kane

16G · 41A · 57P · 0.85 P/GP

Line 2

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C · #37

J.T. Compher

11G · 17A · 28P · 0.34 P/GP

R · #57

David Perron

13G · 15A · 28P · 0.43 P/GP

Line 3

L · #21

James van Riemsdyk

15G · 16A · 31P · 0.43 P/GP

Marco Kasper

9G · 10A · 19P · 0.23 P/GP

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

0G · 1A · 1P · 0.07 P/GP

Line 4

Defense

LD · #77

Simon Edvinsson

9G · 16A · 25P · 0.35 P/GP

RD · #53

Moritz Seider

10G · 50A · 60P · 0.73 P/GP

Pair 1

LD · #8

Ben Chiarot

5G · 10A · 15P · 0.18 P/GP

RD · #72

Justin Faulk

16G · 24A · 40P · 0.51 P/GP

Pair 2

LD · #20

Albert Johansson

3G · 8A · 11P · 0.13 P/GP

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

7G · 14A · 21P · 0.31 P/GP

Pair 3

Goaltending

Starter

G · #36

John Gibson

29-22-4 · .901 SV% · 2.72 GAA

Backup

G · #39

Cam Talbot

12-9-6 · .883 SV% · 3.19 GAA

Injury report (3)

via CBS Sports

Dylan Larkin Mason Appleton· Upper Body Michael Rasmussen· Lower Body

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