2025–26 Detroit Red Wings season

2025–26 Detroit Red Wings
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record19–13–3
Home record10–7–1
Road record9–6–2
Goals for108
Goals against115
Team information
General managerSteve Yzerman
CoachTodd McLellan
CaptainDylan Larkin
Alternate captainsLucas Raymond
Moritz Seider
ArenaLittle Caesars Arena
Minor league affiliatesGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlex DeBrincat (20)
AssistsLucas Raymond (27)
PointsAlex DeBrincat (39)
Penalty minutesSimon Edvinsson (44)
Plus/minusMoritz Seider (+12)
WinsJohn Gibson
Cam Talbot (9)
Goals against averageCam Talbot (3.01)

The 2025–26 Detroit Red Wings season is the 100th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] It is the Red Wings' ninth season at Little Caesars Arena. This is the Red Wings' first full season under head coach Todd McLellan, after former head coach Derek Lalonde, was fired on December 26, 2024.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 35 19 13 3 15 108 115 −7 41
2 Montreal Canadiens 34 18 12 4 11 110 118 −8 40
3 Boston Bruins 35 20 15 0 14 114 109 +5 40
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 34 18 13 3 15 107 90 +17 39
5 Florida Panthers 33 18 13 2 16 106 103 +3 38
6 Ottawa Senators 33 16 13 4 11 105 104 +1 36
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 33 15 13 5 11 105 108 −3 35
8 Buffalo Sabres 33 15 14 4 10 103 112 −9 34
Updated to game(s) played on December 18, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Philadelphia Flyers 33 17 10 6 10 99 94 +5 40
2 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 34 18 13 3 15 107 90 +17 39
3 ME New Jersey Devils 34 19 14 1 12 99 104 −5 39
4 AT Florida Panthers 33 18 13 2 16 106 103 +3 38
5 ME New York Rangers 36 17 15 4 11 91 96 −5 38
6 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 33 14 10 9 13 103 106 −3 37
7 AT Ottawa Senators 33 16 13 4 11 105 104 +1 36
8 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 33 15 13 5 11 105 108 −3 35
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 33 15 14 4 11 103 112 −9 34
10 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 34 14 14 6 7 102 120 −18 34
Updated to game(s) played on December 18, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

2025–26 game log: 19–13–3 (Home: 10–7–1; Road: 9–6–2)[14]
December: 6–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 4–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
27 December 2 Boston 4–5 Detroit Gibson 19,515 14–11–2 30 [41]
28 December 4 Detroit 5–6 Columbus SO Talbot 16,818 14–11–3 31 [42]
29 December 6 Detroit 4–3 Seattle Gibson 17,151 15–11–3 33 [43]
30 December 8 Detroit 4–0 Vancouver Gibson 18,707 16–11–3 35 [44]
31 December 10 Detroit 4–3 Calgary Gibson 17,055 17–11–3 37 [45]
32 December 11 Detroit 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 17–12–3 37 [46]
33 December 13 Detroit 4–0 Chicago Gibson 20,751 18–12–3 39 [47]
34 December 16 NY Islanders 2–3 Detroit Gibson 19,515 19–12–3 41 [48]
35 December 17 Utah 4–1 Detroit Talbot 19,515 19–13–3 41 [49]
36 December 20 Detroit Washington
37 December 21 Washington Detroit
38 December 23 Dallas Detroit
39 December 27 Detroit Carolina
40 December 28 Toronto Detroit
41 December 31 Winnipeg Detroit

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

Updated December 16, 2025.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Mason Appleton  C R 29 2025 Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jacob Bernard-Docker D R 25 2025 Canmore, Alberta
8 Ben Chiarot D L 34 2022 Hamilton, Ontario
37 J. T. Compher LW R 30 2023 Northbrook, Illinois
18 Andrew Copp C L 31 2022 Ann Arbor, Michigan
29 Nate Danielson C R 21 2023 Red Deer, Alberta
93 Alex DeBrincat RW R 28 2023 Farmington Hills, Michigan
77 Simon Edvinsson D L 22 2021 Onsala, Sweden
58 Emmitt Finnie LW L 20 2023 Lethbridge, Alberta
36 John Gibson G L 32 2025 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
52 Travis Hamonic D R 35 2025 St. Malo, Manitoba
20 Albert Johansson D L 24 2019 Karlstad, Sweden
88 Patrick Kane RW L 37 2023 Buffalo, New York
92 Marco Kasper C L 21 2022 Innsbruck, Austria
71 Dylan Larkin (C) C L 29 2014 Waterford, Michigan
43 John Leonard LW L 27 2025 Westwood, New Jersey
27 Michael Rasmussen C L 26 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia
23 Lucas Raymond (A) LW R 23 2020 Gothenburg, Sweden
44 Axel Sandin-Pellikka D R 20 2023 Gällivare, Sweden
53 Moritz Seider (A) D R 24 2019 Zell, Germany
85 Elmer Soderblom LW L 24 2019 Gothenburg, Sweden
39 Cam Talbot G L 38 2024 Caledonia, Ontario
21 James van Riemsdyk LW L 36 2025 Middletown, New Jersey

Player statistics

Stats updated as of November 28, 2025

Skaters

Regular season [50]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Dylan Larkin 25 14 13 27 8 22
Alex DeBrincat 25 12 14 26 –6 8
Lucas Raymond 23 7 19 26 5 4
Moritz Seider 25 3 13 16 2 18
Patrick Kane 16 3 10 13 –13 4
Emmitt Finnie 25 5 6 11 3 0
J.T. Compher 25 4 5 9 –5 13
Mason Appleton 25 3 6 9 –2 22
Andrew Copp 25 1 8 9 –12 10
Ben Chiarot 25 3 4 7 2 28
Michael Rasmussen 20 3 4 7 –3 4
Simon Edvinsson 22 3 4 7 –2 40
Jonatan Berggren 14 2 4 6 –3 6
Axel Sandin Pellikka 25 2 4 6 –12 8
James van Riemsdyk 20 3 1 4 –8 8
Nate Danielson 10 1 3 4 –3 2
Marco Kasper 25 3 0 3 –11 23
Albert Johansson 25 0 2 2 –11 4
Elmer Soderblom 12 1 0 1 –3 2
Travis Hamonic 15 0 1 1 –10 16
Jacob Bernard-Docker 13 0 1 1 1 2
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård 9 0 1 1 –5 2
Erik Gustafsson 1 0 0 0 –1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season [51]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Talbot 14 12 768:09 9 4 0 38 2.97 336 .887 0 0 1 0
John Gibson 13 13 734:46 4 7 1 44 3.59 326 .865 0 0 1 0

†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 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) To Detroit Red Wings
John Gibson 		To Anaheim Ducks
Petr Mrazek
4th-round pick in 2026
2nd-round pick in 2027 		[52]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) To Detroit Red Wings
Future considerations 		To Minnesota Wild
Vladimir Tarasenko 		[53]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Ian Mitchell from Boston Bruins 1-year [54]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Jacob Bernard-Docker from Buffalo Sabres 1-year [55]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) James van Riemsdyk from Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year [56]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Jeff Petry to Florida Panthers 1-year [57]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Alex Lyon to Buffalo Sabres 2-year [58]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Mason Appleton from Winnipeg Jets 2-year [59]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26) Antti Tuomisto 1-year [60]
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) William Lagesson 2-year [61]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) Albert Johansson 2-year [62]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) Jonatan Berggren 1-year [63]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) Patrick Kane 1-year [64]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Elmer Söderblom 2-year [65]

Draft picks

See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.[66]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 13 Carter Bear LW  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2 44 Eddie Genborg RW  Sweden Linköping HC (SHL)
3 751 Michal Pradel G  Slovakia Tri-City Storm (USHL)
4 1092 Brent Solomon RW  United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
1193 Michal Svrcek LW  Slovakia Brynäs IF (SHL)
5 140 Nikita Tyurin D  Russia Moscow Spartak Jr. (MHL)
6 172 Will Murphy D  Canada Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
7 204 Grayden Robertson-Palmer C  Canada Phillips-Andover Academy (USHS-Prep)

Notes:

  1. The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 29, 2024, that sent Olli Maatta to Utah in exchange for this pick.[67]
  2. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a third-round pick in 2025 (76th overall) to Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  3. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Yanni Gourde to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time). The condition – Detroit will receive the higher of Edmonton or Tampa Bay's fourth-round picks in 2025 – was converted when the Edmonton advanced to the Western Conference finals on May 14, 2025.[68]

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