The 2023–24 Detroit Red Wings season was the 98th season for the

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

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. This was the Red Wings' second season under head coach Derek Lalonde. The Red Wings played two games on November 16 and 17 in

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at the

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as part of the NHL Global Series. The Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention for the eighth consecutive season via tiebreaker on April 16, 2024, after the

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' 2–1 win over the

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. They finished the season with a 41–32–9 record. This would result in their first non-losing season since 2015-16.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Trades

Free agents

Contract terminations

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2023 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at the

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. Notes: # The

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' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in 2023 to Vancouver in exchange for a second-round pick in 2023 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Detroit will receive the Islanders' first-round pick in 2023 if the Islanders' first-round pick in 2023 is outside of the top twelve selections – was converted when the Islanders qualified for the

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on April 12, 2023. # The

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' second-round pick will go to the

as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent

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and Luke Witkowski to St. Louis in exchange for Oskar Sundqvist, Jake Walman and this pick. # The

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' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent a second-round pick in 2023, and a fifth-round pick in 2023 in exchange for this pick. # The

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' second-round pick will go to the

as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in 2023 to Vancouver in exchange for the Islanders' conditional first-round in 2023 and this pick. # The

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's fourth-round pick will go to the

as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Oskar Sundqvist to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

References

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