The 2005–06

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season was the 80th

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. The Wings once again found themselves having the best regular season record, scoring 124 points for the second-highest point total in franchise history. The Red Wings began the season with a conflict in goal as recent pickup

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was injured in preseason activities and unproven

Manny Legace Emmanuel Legace (born February 4, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who played most notably in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, and later the St. Louis Blues. Legace also enjoyed spells with the Lo ...

was to start in goal. Legace played great, winning 10 of his first 11 games, and quickly earned the starting goaltender job. The Red Wings decided to start Legace in the playoffs but his inexperience quickly showed and Detroit was knocked out in the first round by the

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(who'd go on to win the conference) in six games. Detroit defenseman,

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, suffered a cardiac arrest in the first period of a game against the

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on November 21. The game was stopped and eventually called as many fans in

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either could not see what was going on or looked on in horror. Fischer was given

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on the Wings' bench and then carried out on a stretcher. Nashville had a 1–0 lead within the game and it was decided that the score would be added onto the rescheduled game later in the season. The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2005–06, as 20,066 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in

. There was no All-Star Game this year as the Winter Olympics in Turin took place in February 2006, where nine Red Wings players represented their countries.

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represented

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represented the

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, Robert Lang represented the

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Pavel Datsyuk Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (, ; born 20 July 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Datsyuk was nicknamed the "Magic Man" honoring his incredible stickhandling and creativity with the puck. From 2001 to 2016, he played for the ...

represented

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, and

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Mikael Samuelsson Karl Mikael Samuelsson (born 23 December 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger. Samuelsson began his career in Sweden, starting with small town team IFK Mariefred, followed by Södertälje SK as a junior in 1994. He wen ...

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and Tomas Holmstrom represented

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. Team Canada Head Coach

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told

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it was his decision as to whether he wanted to play in the 2006 Olympics. Citing his age and playing ability, Yzerman bowed out to give up his roster spot to a "more deserving player." Sweden won the

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, as all three goals scored in the gold medal game were by Red Wing players. Red Wings' Head Coach

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decided to give the five gold medal winners from Detroit time to return to Sweden to celebrate. They only missed one game, February 28 against the

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. In that game, Detroit suffered their worst loss of the season, losing by four goals. For the first time in 10 years, Detroit was not shut out in any of their 82 regular season games. Offensively, Detroit trailed only the

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in scoring and shots on goal, with 301 goals (305 including the four shootout-winning goals) and 2,796 shots, respectively. Furthermore, for the first time since the 1992–93 season, the Red Wings scored more than 100 power play goals during the regular season, this time with 102. Detroit had eight players on its roster that scored at least twenty goals each during the regular season. Defensively, the Red Wings finished second in most shutouts for, with nine and allowed only 206 goals (209 including three shootout-winning goals), good enough for third overall.

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

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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

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Schedule and results

Regular season

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St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

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Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

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Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

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Anaheim Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...

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Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

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Game was cancelled with 7:31 left in the first period after

suffered heart failure on the bench. Nashville was ahead 1–0 and the score would be added to a January 23 rescheduled game.Wings' Fischer collapses, game cancelled
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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

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Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and shallow estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west-central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay. The largest freshwater in ...

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Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

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Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

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, , 3 – 4 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 30–12–3 , , 63 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 46 , , January 18 , , Detroit , , 4 – 0 , , Columbus , , , , Osgood , , 17,089 , , 31–12–3 , , 65 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 47 , , January 21 , , Detroit , , 4 – 3 , , Colorado , , , , Legace , , 18,007 , , 32–12–3 , , 67 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 48 , , January 23 , , Nashville , , 3 – 2 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 32–13–3 , , 67 , , , - align="center" , 49 , , January 24 , , Nashville , , 2 – 1 , , Detroit , , OT , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 32–13–4 , , 67 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 50 , , January 26 , , Vancouver , , 1 – 2 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 33–13–4 , , 69 , , , - align="center" , 51 , , January 28 , , Detroit , , 1 – 2 , , Dallas , , SO , , Legace , , 18,584 , , 33–13–5 , , 71 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 52 , , January 30 , , Detroit , , 5 – 4 , , Minnesota , , , , Legace , , 18,568 , , 34–13–5 , , 73 , , , - , colspan="11" style="text-align:center;", ''Notes:''
Makeup date for the November 21st game that was postponed. Nashville started the game with a 1–0 lead. , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 53 , , February 1 , , St. Louis , , 2 – 3 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 35–13–5 , , 75 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 54 , , February 4 , , Detroit , , 3 – 0 , , Colorado , , , , Legace , , 18,007 , , 36–13–5 , , 77 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 55 , , February 8 , , Nashville , , 0 – 6 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 37–13–5 , , 79 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 56 , , February 9 , , Detroit , , 3 – 2 , , Nashville , , , , Legace , , 17,113 , , 38–13–5 , , 81 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 57 , , February 12 , , Colorado , , 3 – 6 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 39–13–5 , , 83 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 58 , , February 28 , , Detroit , , 1 – 5 , , San Jose , , , , Legace , , 17,496 , , 39–14–5 , , 83 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 59 , , March 1 , , Detroit , , 2 – 0 , , Anaheim , , , , Osgood , , 16,606 , , 40–14–5 , , 85 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 60 , , March 4 , , Detroit , , 7 – 3 , , Phoenix , , , , Legace , , 18,619 , , 41–14–5 , , 87 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 61 , , March 7 , , Phoenix , , 5 – 2 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 41–15–5 , , 89 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 62 , , March 9 , , Los Angeles , , 3 – 7 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 42–15–5 , , 89 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 63 , , March 11 , , Chicago , , 4 – 6 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 43–15–5 , , 91 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 64 , , March 12 , , Detroit , , 5 – 3 , , Chicago , , , , Osgood , , 19,136 , , 44–15–5 , , 93 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 65 , , March 15 , , Anaheim , , 1 – 3 , , Detroit , , , , Osgood , , 20,066 , , 45–15–5 , , 95 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 66 , , March 18 , , Detroit , , 4 – 3 , , Edmonton , , SO , , Legace , , 16,839 , , 46–15–5 , , 97 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 67 , , March 19 , , Detroit , , 7 – 3 , , Vancouver , , , , Osgood , , 18,630 , , 47–15–5 , , 99 , , , - align="center" , 68 , , March 21 , , Nashville , , 3 – 2 , , Detroit , , SO , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 47–15–6 , , 100 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 69 , , March 23 , , San Jose , , 0 – 4 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 48–15–6 , , 102 , , , - align="center" , 70 , , March 25 , , Columbus , , 5 – 4 , , Detroit , , SO , , Osgood , , 20,066 , , 48–15–7 , , 103 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 71 , , March 27 , , Detroit , , 4 – 1 , , St. Louis , , , , Legace , , 12,834 , , 49–15–7 , , 105 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 72 , , March 30 , , Detroit , , 4 – 2 , , Nashville , , , , Legace , , 16,570 , , 50–15–7 , , 107 , , , - align="center" , 73 , , March 31 , , Chicago , , 3 – 2 , , Detroit , , OT , , Osgood , , 20,066 , , 50–15–8 , , 108 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , , April 2 , , Detroit , , 3 – 2 , , Minnesota , , , , Legace , , 18,568 , , 51–15–8 , , 110 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 75 , , April 3 , , Detroit , , 2 – 1 , , Calgary , , SO , , Osgood , , 19,289 , , 52–15–8 , , 112 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 76 , , April 7 , , Columbus , , 6 – 5 , , Detroit , , SO , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 53–15–8 , , 114 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 77 , , April 8 , , Detroit , , 4 – 2 , , Columbus , , , , Osgood , , 18,136 , , 54–15–8 , , 116 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 78 , , April 11 , , Edmonton , , 0 – 2 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 55–15–8 , , 118 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 79 , , April 13 , , Detroit , , 7 – 3 , , Chicago , , , , Legace , , 15,117 , , 56–15–8 , , 120 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 80 , , April 15 , , Detroit , , 3 – 2 , , St. Louis , , , , Osgood , , 16,094 , , 57–15–8 , , 122 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 81 , , April 17 , , Dallas , , 2 – 3 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , 58–15–8 , , 124 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 82 , , April 18 , , Detroit , , 3 – 6 , , Nashville , , , , Osgood , , 17,113 , , 58–16–8 , , 124 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , , April 21 , ,

, , 2 – 3 , , Detroit , , 2OT , , Legace , , 20,066 , , Red Wings lead 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 2 , , April 23 , , Edmonton , , 4 – 2 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 25 , , Detroit , , 3 – 4 , , Edmonton , , 2OT , , Legace , , 16,839 , , Oilers lead 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 4 , , April 27 , , Detroit , , 4 – 2 , , Edmonton , , , , Legace , , 16,839 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 29 , , Edmonton , , 3 – 2 , , Detroit , , , , Legace , , 20,066 , , Oilers lead 3–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 6 , , May 1 , , Detroit , , 3 – 4 , , Edmonton, , , , Legace , , 16,839 , , Oilers win 4–2, , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; RW =

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'' * '' = 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 The 2004–05 NHL season was the National Hockey League's 88th season of operation. The entire 1,230-game schedule, that was set to begin in October, was officially canceled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on Septem ...

was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the

2006 Stanley Cup Finals The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2005–06 season, and the culmination of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The first Stanley Cup Finals since 2004 after a lockout in 2004 and 2005, it ...

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

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Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...

in 2005–06.

Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings'

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The E ...

affiliate for the 2005–06 season.

Notes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Detroit Red Wings season Detroit Red Wings seasons

Presidents' Trophy seasons

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

Toledo Storm

See also

Notes

References