Detroit Red Wings
2026-27: 1-2-0 · 2 pts · 26th in the NHL · 8th in the Atlantic · L10 1-2-0 · W1
2025-26: 41-31-10 · 92 pts · 16th in the NHL · 6th in the Atlantic
vs Seattle · 7:00 PM ETPrices after the game-day snapshotExpected in goal: John Gibson 86%Game preview →Detroit are 1-2-0 after 3 games of 2026-27, 8th in the Atlantic. Last season they finished 16th in the league with 92 points.
8th in the Atlantic after 3 games
League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.
League rank through the season
See all: League rank through the season →2026-27 · 26th in the league · 1-2-0 · 2 pts
StandingsPoints in line with the goal difference
Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.
Expected vs actual points
See all: Expected vs actual points →Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 7 goals for and 8 against in 3 games. Last season: 92 points against 85.8. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.
MethodClose games
Splits
Four of the next six at home
Next six
See all: Next six →Seattle Kraken79 pts · 27th10 Oct@
Montréal Canadiens106 pts · 6th13 Octvs
New Jersey Devils87 pts · 21st15 Octvs
Philadelphia Flyers98 pts · 11th17 Octvs
San Jose Sharks86 pts · 24th20 Oct@Seattle Kraken79 pts · 27thDifficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.
Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 47.3% of the time. 2 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.
Full scheduleLast results
See all: Last results →
Ottawa5–336–25W4 Octvs
Winnipeg2–335–27L2 Octvs
NY Rangers0–222–21LScores Alex DeBrincat leads with 4 points in 3 games
2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.
Moves since July
See all: Moves since July →2026-27 roster
See all: 2026-27 roster →$16.77M of cap space under a $104M ceiling
Cap hit against the ceiling
Biggest cap hits
See all: Biggest cap hits →Out of contract in summer 2027
See all: Out of contract in summer 2027 →As of 2 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.
Who dressed against Ottawa on 6 Oct
Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.
Changes from 4 Oct: in Dylan Larkin, William Wallinder, Carter Mazur; out J.T. Compher, Andreas Englund, Mason Appleton.
Forwards · by ice time
Defence · by ice time
Goalies · by ice time
Did not dress
On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.
A 11th power play and a 30th penalty kill
Small sample after 3 games. Last season: power play 22.6%, penalty kill 77.1%.
2026-27
Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.
Detroit attempt more from the slot than anywhere else
Every Detroit attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (3 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best).
Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.
Team xG tableBy zone
185 att · 93 on goal · 7 G
By shot type
Detroit Red Wings rank 28th for 22+ mph bursts and 9th for shot-attempt differential
How fast Detroit Red Wings skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.
Fastest skaters
- 22.04Dylan LarkinvsOTT6 Oct · 1st 18:41
- 21.80Emmitt FinnievsNYR2 Oct · 2nd 18:29
- 21.64Michael Brandsegg-NygårdvsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 17:07
- 21.54J.T. ComphervsNYR2 Oct · 3rd 16:39
- 21.29Nate DanielsonvsWPG4 Oct · 1st 05:47
- 21.12Mason AppletonvsWPG4 Oct · 1st 02:50
- 21.09Alex DeBrincatvsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 08:29
- 21.08Andrew CoppvsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 08:14
Each Detroit Red Wings skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.
Hardest shots
- 95.89Moritz SeidervsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 18:02
- 91.98Lucas RaymondvsNYR2 Oct · 3rd 07:17
- 89.28Justin FaulkvsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 19:32
- 84.25Michael Brandsegg-NygårdvsWPG4 Oct · 1st 14:43
- 83.90Ben ChiarotvsNYR2 Oct · 1st 10:35
- 83.37Emmitt FinnievsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 08:29
- 81.56Anton JohanssonvsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 12:25
- 77.47Mason AppletonvsNYR2 Oct · 2nd 05:45
Each Detroit Red Wings skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.
Territory
Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.
John Gibson has started 3 of 3
Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.
2026-27
2025-26
Seven on the injury list
Injury report
See all: Injury report →Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET
InjuriesTransactions
See all: Transactions →Placed F Dylan Larkin on the non-roster injured reserve.
Assigned Fs Ondrej Becher, Cameron Butler, Sheldon Dries, Noah Dower Nilsson, Dylan James, Jesse Kiiskinen, John Leonard, Sutter Muzzatti, Theo Rochette, Dominik Shine and Wilmer Skoog, Ds Ronnie Attard, Jacob Bryson, Shai Buium and William Lagesson and Gs Trey Augustine and Michal Postava to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Acquired F Sutter Muzzatti from Nashville Predators for future considerations.
Signed G Carter Gylander to a one-year contract.
Signed D Ronald Attard to a one-year contract.
Signed F Chase Stillman to a one-year, two-way contract.
Acquired a 2026 first-round pick (No. 23) from Utah Mammoth for G Sebastian Cossa.
2026 draft class
See all: 2026 draft class →Priced at 14% to make the playoffs
Every season-long market the venues list for the Detroit Red Wings, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.
Make the playoffs: market vs last season
A 94-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 58%; the market sits 44 points lower.
Season points: the market's ladder
2 points from 3 games so far. A points pace is shown from game 10.
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Polymarket
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Toronto is the most-played rivalry: 781 meetings
Detroit against every Atlantic rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.
Toronto Maple Leafs781387-358-36.4961932-33Montréal Canadiens661288-349-24.4361932-33
Boston Bruins626320-283-23.5111932-33
Buffalo Sabres16585-69-11.5151970-71
Tampa Bay Lightning10048-41-11.4801992-93
Florida Panthers7832-30-16.4101993-94Ottawa Senators7540-30-5.5331992-9319 playoff trips and 4 Stanley Cups in 30 seasons
Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.
The last 30 seasons
Points leaders since 1990-91
Regular season, with this franchise only.
Retired numbers
Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.
Top picks since 1980
The 6 highest first-round picks of 39 since 1980.
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct