2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season

none March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2008–09 2008 Detroit Red Wings Western 2nd Central 1st 51–21–10 27–9–5 24–12–5 297 244 Ken Holland Mike Babcock Nicklas Lidström Pavel DatsyukKris DraperHenrik Zetterberg Joe Louis Arena 19,865 Capacity: 20,066 (99.0%) Total: 814,474 Marián Hossa (40) Pavel Datsyuk (65) Pavel Datsyuk (97) Pavel Datsyuk (34) Andreas Lilja (66) Chris Osgood (26) Ty Conklin (2.51) Yes Yes The 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season was the 83rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Detroit Red Wings entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions, winning the 2008 Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. The Red Wings signed free agent and former Penguin Marián Hossa on July 2nd to a one-year contract with the team, after he turned down a long term offer from the Penguins as he felt Detroit offered him his best chance to win the Cup. They also signed free agent and former Penguins backup goaltender Ty Conklin to backup veteran starting goaltender Chris Osgood for the season after Dominik Hašek retired from the NHL after the Cup win. With the elimination of the MLB's New York Yankees from the playoffs for the first time since 1993, the Red Wings owned the longest active playoff streak in North American sports, qualifying every year since 1991. They won 51 games during the regular season, their fourth consecutive season of 50 or more victories. The team made it back to the Stanley Cup Final, also against the team they defeated the year prior, the Penguins, but with a different outcome as the Penguins beat the Red Wings in seven games. 2 Off-season June 9: Dominik Hašek announced his retirement from the NHL.https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3433498 Lacking motivation to continue career, Hasek retires after 16 seasons Associated Press 2008-06-09 2008-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080612053431/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3433498 12 June 2008 live June 10: Detroit signed head coach Mike Babcock to three-year contract extension.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/SPORTS05/806110444/0/SPORTS05 Babcock cashes in, gets new deal for 3 years Detroit Free Press 2008-06-11 2008-06-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154904/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080611%2FSPORTS05%2F806110444%2F0%2FSPORTS05 April 2, 2015 June 11: Assistant coach Todd McLellan signed with the San Jose Sharks as their new head coach.http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=365760&page=NewsPage&service=page Sharks Name Todd McLellan Head Coach San Jose Sharks 2008-06-11 2008-06-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080614231837/http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365760 2008-06-14 June 30: The Detroit Red Wings re-signed defenseman Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract.http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367267 Lilja signs two-year deal with Wings Roose Roose 2008-06-30 Detroit Red Wings 2008-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080701173822/http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367267 1 July 2008 dead July 1: Brad Stuart re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings. It is a four-year deal worth $3.75 million per season, and a no-trade clause for the first two.https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3469270 Stuart re-signs with Red Wings for $3.75M per season 2008-07-02 ESPN.com news services 2008-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705212708/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3469270 5 July 2008 live July 2: Marián Hossa signed a one-year, $7.45 million contract. July 15: Dallas Drake announced his retirement from the NHL.https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nhl&id=3488552 Red Wings forward Dallas Drake will retire 2008-07-15 ESPN.com news services 2008-07-15 July 23: Ryan Oulahen re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings with a one-year deal.https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=txredwingssignings&prov=st&type=lgns Red Wings sign RW Haydar, LW Oulahen 2008-07-23 Yahoo.com 2008-07-23 July 30: Valtteri Filppula re-signed on a five-year, $15 million contract.https://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=244853 Red Wings sign Filppula to five-year deal 2008-07-30 TSN.com news services 2008-07-30 Regular season Excluding six shootout-winning goals, the Red Wings scored 289 goals during the regular season, the most of all 30 teams in the NHL. They also scored the most power-play goals, with 90, and had the best power-play percentage, at 25.50% (90 for 353).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html 2008-09 NHL Summaryhttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009_games.html 2008-09 NHL Schedule and Results Divisional standings DET Conference standings DET Schedule and results background:#C60C30;color:white; 2008–09 Game Log y background:#C60C30;color:white; Preseason: 6–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1 || September 24 || Montreal || 3 – 2 || Detroit || SO || Howard || 15,319 || 0–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2 || September 25 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Boston || || Larsson || || 1–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || September 26 || Boston || 2 – 1 || Detroit || || Conklin || 15,266 || 1–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 4 || September 28 || Atlanta || 0 – 4 || Detroit || || Osgood || 17,714 || 2–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 5 || September 30 || Detroit || 1 – 2 || Montreal || SO || Howard || 21,273 || 2–1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 6 || October 1 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Atlanta || || Osgood || 10,817 || 3–1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 7 || October 3 || Toronto || 3 – 5 || Detroit || || Conklin || 17,913 || 4–1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 8 || October 4 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Toronto || || Osgood || 18,878 || 5–1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 9 || October 5 || Buffalo || 0 – 3 || Detroit || || Conklin || 15,983 || 6–1–2 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; October: 7–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || October 9 || Toronto || 3 – 2 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 0–1–0 || 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2 || October 11 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Ottawa || || Osgood || 20,182 || 1–1–0 || 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 3 || October 13 || Detroit || 3 – 1 || Carolina || ||Conklin || 18,680 || 2–1–0 ||4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 4 || October 16 || Vancouver || 4 – 3 || Detroit || OT || Osgood || 19,011 || 2–1–1 || 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 5 || October 18 || NY Rangers || 4 – 5 || Detroit || OT || Osgood ||20,066 || 3–1–1|| 7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 6 || October 22 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || St. Louis || || Conklin || 19,150 || 4–1–1 || 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 7 || October 24 || Atlanta || 3 - 5 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 5–1–1 || 11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 8 || October 25 || Detroit || 6 – 5 || Chicago || SO || Conklin || 22,690 || 6–1–1 || 13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 9 || October 27 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Los Angeles || SO || Osgood || 17,671 || 7–1–1 || 15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 10 || October 29 || Detroit || 4 – 5 || Anaheim || OT || Osgood || 17,174 || 7–1–2 || 16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 11 || October 30 || Detroit || 2 – 4 || San Jose || || Conklin || 17,496 || 7–2–2 || 16 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; November: 8–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 12 || November 2 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Vancouver || || Osgood || 18,630 || 8–2–2 || 18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 13 || November 8 || New Jersey || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 9–2–2 || 20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 14 || November 11 || Pittsburgh || 7 – 6 || Detroit || OT || Osgood || 20,066 || 9–2–3 || 21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 15 || November 13 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Osgood || 20,544 || 10–2–3 || 23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 16 || November 14 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Florida || || Conklin || 18,637 || 11–2–3 || 25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 17 || November 17 || Edmonton || 0 – 4 || Detroit || || Conklin || 18,934 || 12–2–3 || 27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 18 || November 20 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Edmonton || || Osgood || 16,839 || 13–2–3 || 29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 19 || November 22 || Detroit || 5 – 2 || Calgary || || Conklin || 19,289 || 14–2–3 || 31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 20 || November 24 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Vancouver || OT || Osgood || 18,630 || 14–2–4 || 32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || November 26 || Montreal || 3 – 1 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 14–3–4 || 32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 22 || November 28 || Columbus || 3 – 5 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 15–3–4 || 34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || November 29 || Detroit || 1 – 3 || Boston || || Conklin || 17,565 || 15–4–4 || 34 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; December: 9–3–1 (Home: 8–1–0; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 24 || December 1 || Anaheim || 1 – 2 || Detroit || || Osgood || 18,862 || 16–4–4 || 36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 25 || December 4 || Vancouver || 5 – 6 || Detroit || || Osgood || 19,116 || 17–4–4 || 38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 26 || December 6 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Detroit || SO || Conklin || 20,066 || 18–4–4 || 40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 27 || December 10 || Calgary || 3 - 4 || Detroit || OT || Conklin || 19,335 || 19–4–4 || 42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || December 12 || Detroit || 1 – 3 || Dallas || || Conklin || 18,532 || 19–5–4 || 42 |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 29 || December 13 || Detroit || 5 – 4 || Phoenix || SO || Osgood || 16,339 || 20–5–4 || 44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || December 15 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Detroit || || Osgood || 19,154 || 20–6–4 || 44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 31 || December 18 || San Jose || 0 – 6 || Detroit || || Conklin || 19,507 || 21–6–4 || 46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 32 || December 20 || Los Angeles || 4 – 6 || Detroit || || Conklin || 19,784 || 22–6–4 || 48 |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 33 || December 23 || St. Louis || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 23–6–4 || 50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || December 26 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Nashville || || Conklin || 17,113 || 23–7–4 || 50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" | 35 || December 27 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || Colorado || SO || Conklin || 18,007 || 23–7–5 || 51 |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 36 || December 30 || Chicago || 0 – 4 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 24–7–5 || 53 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; January: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 4–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 37 || January 1 || Detroit || 6 – 4 || Chicago1 || || Conklin || 40,818 || 25–7–5 || 55 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 38 || January 3 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Minnesota || SO || Osgood || 18,568 || 26–7–5 || 57 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 39 || January 6 || Columbus || 0 – 3 || Detroit || || Conklin || 19,717 || 27–7–5 || 59 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 40 || January 8 || Dallas || 1 – 6 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 28–7–5 || 61 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 41 || January 10 || Buffalo || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 29–7–5 || 63 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 42 || January 12 || Detroit || 4 – 5 || Dallas || OT || Osgood || 17,648 || 29–7–6 || 64 |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 43 || January 14 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Anaheim || || Osgood || 17,525 || 30–7–6 || 66 |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 44 || January 15 || Detroit || 4 – 0 || Los Angeles || || Conklin || 18,118 || 31–7–6 || 68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || January 17 || Detroit || 5 – 6 || San Jose || || Osgood || 17,496 || 31–8–6 || 68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || January 20 || Detroit || 3 – 6 || Phoenix || || Conklin || 16,368 || 31–9–6 || 68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" | 47 || January 27 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Columbus || OT || Osgood || 16,348 || 31–9–7 || 69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || January 29 || Dallas || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 31–10–7 || 69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || January 31 || Detroit || 2 – 4 || Washington || || Conklin || 18,277 || 31–11–7 || 69 |- | style="font-size:88%; text-align:left;" colspan=9 | |1 12009 NHL Winter Classic, played at Wrigley Field. |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; February: 10–3–1 (Home: 8–0–1; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 50 || February 2 || St. Louis || 3 – 4 || Detroit || SO || Osgood || 19,384 || 32–11–7 || 71 |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 51 || February 4 || Phoenix || 4 – 5 || Detroit || || Osgood || 19,821 || 33–11–7 || 73 |- align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 52 || February 7 || Edmonton || 3 – 8 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 34–11–7 || 75 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 53 || February 8 || Detroit || 3 – 0 || Pittsburgh || || Conklin || 17,132 || 35–11–7 || 77 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 54 || February 10 || Detroit || 5 – 3 || Nashville || || Conklin || 15,077 || 36–11–7 || 79 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 55 || February 12 || Minnesota || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 37–11–7 || 81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 56 || February 13 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Columbus || || Osgood || 18,802 || 37–12–7 || 81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 57 || February 15 || Colorado || 6 – 5 || Detroit || SO || Osgood || 20,066 || 37–12–8 || 82 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 58 || February 18 || Nashville || 2 – 6 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 38–12–8 || 84 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 59 || February 20 || Anaheim || 2 – 5 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 39–12–8 || 86 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 60 || February 21 || Detroit || 2 – 5 || Minnesota || || Howard || 18,568 || 39–13–8 || 86 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 61 || February 25 || San Jose || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 40–13–8 || 88 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 62 || February 27 || Los Angeles || 1 – 2 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 41–13–8 || 90 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 63 || February 28 || Detroit || 0 – 8 || Nashville || || Conklin || 17,113 || 41–14–8 || 90 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; March: 8–4–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 6–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 64 || March 3 || Detroit || 5 – 0 || St. Louis || || Osgood || 19,250 || 42–14–8 || 92 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 65 || March 4 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Colorado || || Conklin || 18,007 || 43–14–8 || 94 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || March 7 || Columbus || 8 – 2 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 43–15–8 || 94 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 67 || March 10 || Phoenix || 2 – 3 || Detroit || OT || Conklin || 20,066 || 44–15–8 || 96 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 68 || March 12 || Calgary || 6 – 5 || Detroit || SO || Conklin || 20,066 || 44–15–9 || 97 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 69 || March 14 || Detroit || 5 – 2 || St. Louis || || Osgood || 19,250 || 45–15–9 || 99 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 70 || March 15 || Detroit || 4 – 0 || Columbus || || Osgood || 18,685 || 46–15–9 || 101 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 71 || March 17 || Philadelphia || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 47–15–9 || 103 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 72 || March 20 || Detroit || 6 – 3 || Atlanta || || Osgood || 18,545 || 48–15–9 || 105 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 73 || March 23 || Detroit || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || Osgood || 19,289 || 48–16–9 || 105 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 74 || March 24 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Edmonton || || Conklin || 16,839 || 49–16–9 || 107 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 75 || March 27 || NY Islanders || 2 – 0 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 49–17–9 || 107 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 76 || March 29 || Nashville || 4 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 49–18–9 || 107 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; April: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 77 || April 2 || St. Louis || 5 – 4 || Detroit || || Conklin || 19,935 || 49–19–9 || 107 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 78 || April 5 || Minnesota || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 50–19–9 || 109 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 79 || April 6 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Buffalo || || Osgood || 18,690 || 51–19–9 || 111 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 80 || April 9 || Nashville || 4 – 3 || Detroit || SO || Osgood || 20,066 || 51–19–10 || 112 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || April 11 || Chicago || 4 – 2 || Detroit || || Conklin || 20,066 || 51–20–10 || 112 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 82 || April 12 || Detroit || 0 – 3 || Chicago || || Osgood || 22,376 || 51–21–10 || 112 |- |Legend: #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #FFBBBB white Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs Detroit had not missed the post-season since 1989–90. The 2008–09 season was their 18th consecutive playoff season. background:#C60C30;color:white; 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#C60C30;color:white; Western Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Columbus Blue Jackets: Detroit won series 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 16 || Columbus || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 18 || Columbus || 0 – 4 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 21 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Columbus || || Osgood || 19,219 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 23 || Detroit || 6 – 5 || Columbus || || Osgood || 18,889 || 4–0 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; Western Conference semi-final vs. (8) Anaheim Ducks: Detroit won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || May 1 || Anaheim || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || May 3 || Anaheim || 4 – 3 || Detroit || 3OT || Osgood || 20,066 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || May 5 || Detroit || 1 – 2 || Anaheim || || Osgood || 17,174 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || May 7 || Detroit || 6 – 3 || Anaheim || || Osgood || 17,601 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || May 10 || Anaheim || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || May 12 || Detroit || 1 – 2 || Anaheim || || Osgood || 17,174 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || May 14 || Anaheim || 3 – 4 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 4–3 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; Western Conference finals vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Detroit won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || May 17 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || May 19 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Detroit || OT || Osgood || 20,066 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || May 22 || Detroit || 3 – 4 || Chicago || OT || Osgood || 22,678 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || May 24 || Detroit || 6 – 1 || Chicago || || Conklin || 22,663 ||3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || May 27 || Chicago || 1 - 2 || Detroit || OT || Osgood || 20,066 || 4-1 |- y background:#C60C30;color:white; Stanley Cup Finals vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins: Detroit lost series 3–4 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || May 30 || Pittsburgh || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || May 31 || Pittsburgh || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || June 2 || Detroit || 2 – 4 || Pittsburgh || || Osgood || 17,132 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || June 4 || Detroit || 2 – 4 || Pittsburgh || || Osgood || 17,132 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || June 6 || Pittsburgh || 0 – 5 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || June 9 || Detroit || 1 – 2 || Pittsburgh || || Osgood || 17,132 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || June 12 || Pittsburgh || 2 - 1 || Detroit || || Osgood || 20,066 || 3–4 |- | Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #FFBBBB During the Finals, Head Coach Mike Babcock joined Mike Keenan as the only coaches in NHL history to coach in Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals on two different teams, having been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2003. When the Red Wings lost Game 7, Babcock had the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first coach in NHL history to lose a Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals on two different teams, as his Ducks lost to the New Jersey Devils in 2003. Player statistics Skaters player Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Pavel Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk 81 32 65 97 +34 22 Henrik Zetterberg Henrik Zetterberg 77 31 42 73 +13 36 Marián Hossa Marián Hossa 74 40 31 71 +27 63 Nicklas Lidström Nicklas Lidström 78 16 43 59 +31 30 Brian Rafalski Brian Rafalski 78 10 49 59 +17 20 Johan Franzén Johan Franzén 71 34 25 59 +21 44 Jiří Hudler Jiří Hudler 82 23 34 57 +7 16 Niklas Kronwall Niklas Kronwall 80 6 45 51 +2 50 Daniel Cleary Daniel Cleary 74 14 26 40 0 46 Mikael Samuelsson Mikael Samuelsson 81 19 21 40 0 50 Valtteri Filppula Valtteri Filppula 80 12 28 40 +9 42 Tomas Holmström Tomas Holmström 53 14 23 37 +18 38 Tomáš Kopecký Tomáš Kopecký 79 6 13 19 -7 46 Kris Draper Kris Draper 79 7 10 17 -13 40 Brett Lebda Brett Lebda 65 6 10 16 +9 48 Brad Stuart Brad Stuart 67 2 13 15 -3 26 Andreas Lilja Andreas Lilja 60 2 11 13 +13 66 Kirk Maltby Kirk Maltby 78 5 6 11 -9 28 Ville Leino Ville Leino 13 5 4 9 +5 6 Derek Meech Derek Meech 41 2 5 7 -12 12 Jonathan Ericsson Jonathan Ericsson 19 1 3 4 -1 15 Aaron Downey Aaron Downey 4 1 1 2 0 7 Darren McCarty Darren McCarty 13 1 0 1 -2 25 Darren Helm Darren Helm 16 0 1 1 -7 4 Chris Chelios Chris Chelios 28 0 0 0 +1 18 Justin Abdelkader Justin Abdelkader 2 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Henrik Zetterberg Henrik Zetterberg 23 11 13 24 +13 13 Johan Franzén Johan Franzén 23 12 11 23 +8 12 Nicklas Lidström Nicklas Lidström 21 4 12 16 +11 6 Valtteri Filppula Valtteri Filppula 23 3 13 16 +8 8 Daniel Cleary Daniel Cleary 23 9 6 15 +17 12 Marián Hossa Marián Hossa 23 6 9 15 +5 10 Brian Rafalski Brian Rafalski 18 3 9 12 +11 11 Jiří Hudler Jiří Hudler 23 4 8 12 +4 6 Mikael Samuelsson Mikael Samuelsson 23 5 5 10 +7 6 Brad Stuart Brad Stuart 23 3 6 9 +5 12 Pavel Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk 16 1 8 9 +5 9 Niklas Kronwall Niklas Kronwall 23 2 7 9 +4 33 Jonathan Ericsson Jonathan Ericsson 22 4 4 8 +9 25 Tomas Holmstrom Tomas Holmström 23 2 5 7 -2 22 Brett Lebda Brett Lebda 23 0 6 6 +8 22 Darren Helm Darren Helm 23 4 1 5 +1 4 Justin Abdelkader Justin Abdelkader 10 2 1 3 +2 0 Ville Leino Ville Leino 7 0 2 2 +2 0 Kris Draper Kris Draper 8 1 0 1 0 0 Kirk Maltby Kirk Maltby 20 0 1 1 -1 2 Tomáš Kopecký Tomáš Kopecký 8 0 1 1 0 7 Chris Chelios Chris Chelios 6 0 0 0 0 2 Derek Meech Derek Meech 2 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Chris Osgood Chris Osgood 46 2662 26 9 8 137 3.09 1208 1071 .887 2 Ty Conklin Ty Conklin 40 2246 25 11 2 94 2.51 1033 939 .909 6 Jimmy Howard Jimmy Howard 1 58 0 1 0 4 4.10 28 24 .857 0 Playoffs Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Chris Osgood Chris Osgood 23 1,405 15 8 47 2.01 637 590 .926 2 Ty Conklin Ty Conklin 1 19 0 0 0 0.00 9 9 1.000 0 Awards and records Milestones Regular Season Team member Milestone Reached Andreas Lilja 400th NHL game October 11, 2008 Brett Lebda 200th NHL game October 11, 2008 Marián Hossa 300th NHL goal October 18, 2008 Ken Holland 500th win as general manager October 27, 2008 Niklas Kronwall 200th NHL game November 26, 2008Brad Stuart 600th NHL game November 28, 2008 Pavel Datsyuk 300th NHL assist November 28, 2008 Johan Franzén 100th NHL point December 1, 2008 Derek Meech 1st NHL goal December 4, 2008 Jiří Hudler 200th NHL game December 10, 2008 Mike Babcock 250th win as coach December 10, 2008 Jiří Hudler 100th NHL point January 1, 2009 Chris Chelios NHL record for most regular season career wins (880) January 7, 2009 Valtteri Filppula 200th NHL game January 17, 2009 Brian Rafalski 400th NHL point January 17, 2009 Henrik Zetterberg 400th NHL game January 27, 2009 Ville Leino 1st NHL goal January 31, 2009 Kris Draper 1000th NHL game February 2, 2009 Pavel Datsyuk 500th NHL game February 13, 2009 Mike Babcock 200th win as coach of the Red Wings February 18, 2009 Pavel Datsyuk 500th NHL point February 25, 2009 Kirk Maltby 1000th NHL game February 27, 2009 Chris Osgood 300th win with the Red Wings March 14, 2009 Transactions Free agents Acquired by Detroit Player Former team Contract Terms Ty Conklin Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year; $750,000 http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/3469533 Cup champs bring in Conklin as backup for Osgood Burnside Scott 2008-07-01 ESPN.com 2008-07-02 Marián Hossa Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year; $7.4 million https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3470849 Report: Red Wings sign Hossa for one year, $7.4 million 2008-07-02 ESPN.com news services 2008-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705101430/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3470849 5 July 2008 live Darren Haydar Atlanta Thrashers 1 year https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=txredwingssignings&prov=st&type=lgns Red Wings sign RW Haydar, LW Oulahen 2008-07-23 Yahoo.com 2008-07-23Leaving Detroit Player New team Garrett Stafford Dallas Stars Mark Cullen Vancouver Canucks Carl Corazzini Edmonton Oilers Draft picks Detroit's selections at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=DraftStats&year=2008&round=All&team=DET&position=All&supl=N 2008 NHL Entry Draft picks NHL.com 2008-06-21July 2026 medicmedic Round Overall pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 30 Tom McCollum Goaltender Guelph Storm (OHL) 3 91 Max Nicastro Defenseman Chicago Steel (USHL) 4 121 Gustav Nyquist Center Malmö Redhawks (Sweden Jr.) 5 151 Julien Cayer Center Northwood School (USHS-NY) 6 181 Stephen Johnston Left wing Belleville Bulls (OHL) 7 211 Jesper Samuelsson Center HC Vita Hästen (Swe-3) Farm teams The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) remain the minor league affiliate of the Red Wings for the 2008–09 season.http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=win_minorLeague Minor League Affiliates Detroit Red Wings 2008-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080628225732/http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=win_minorLeague 28 June 2008 dead See also 2008–09 NHL season References External links 2008-09 Detroit Red Wings Telecast Schedule Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings season, 2008-09 Category:Western Conference (NHL) championship seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Detroit Red