1973–74 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1973–74 1973 Detroit Red Wings 29–39–10 21–12–6 8–27–4 East 6th 255 319 Ned Harkness (Oct–Feb) Alex Delvecchio (Feb–Apr) Ted Garvin (Oct–Nov) Alex Delvecchio (Nov–Apr) Alex Delvecchio (Oct) Rotating Nick LibettRed BerensonGary BergmanTed HarrisMickey RedmondLarry Johnston Mickey RedmondNick LibettLarry Johnston Detroit Olympia Mickey Redmond (51) Marcel Dionne (54) Marcel Dionne (78) Larry Johnston (139) Doug Grant (15) Bill McKenzie (3.58) The 1973–74 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 48th season of competition, 42nd season as the Red Wings. The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year for the first time in franchise history. 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1973–74 regular season1973-74 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1974_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 10, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1973||4–9 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1973||2–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||0–4–0 |- |5||T||October 18, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||0–4–1 |- |6||W||October 21, 1973||11–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||1–4–1 |- |7||L||October 24, 1973||3–7 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||1–5–1 |- |8||L||October 26, 1973||3–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||1–6–1 |- |9||W||October 27, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||2–6–1 |- |10||L||October 30, 1973||0–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||2–7–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||L||November 4, 1973||0–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||2–8–1 |- |12||L||November 7, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||2–9–1 |- |13||W||November 10, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||3–9–1 |- |14||W||November 11, 1973||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||4–9–1 |- |15||W||November 14, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||5–9–1 |- |16||L||November 17, 1973||0–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||5–10–1 |- |17||W||November 18, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||6–10–1 |- |18||W||November 20, 1973||6–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||7–10–1 |- |19||L||November 22, 1973||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1973–74) ||7–11–1 |- |20||W||November 24, 1973||6–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||8–11–1 |- |21||W||November 25, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||9–11–1 |- |22||L||November 29, 1973||3–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||9–12–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||December 1, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||9–13–1 |- |24||L||December 2, 1973||1–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||9–14–1 |- |25||L||December 5, 1973||2–8 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||9–15–1 |- |26||T||December 7, 1973||1–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||9–15–2 |- |27||L||December 8, 1973||0–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||9–16–2 |- |28||W||December 13, 1973||7–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||10–16–2 |- |29||W||December 15, 1973||2–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||11–16–2 |- |30||W||December 16, 1973||7–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||12–16–2 |- |31||T||December 18, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||12–16–3 |- |32||L||December 20, 1973||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||12–17–3 |- |33||W||December 22, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||13–17–3 |- |34||T||December 26, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||13–17–4 |- |35||L||December 27, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||13–18–4 |- |36||W||December 30, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||14–18–4 |- |37||L||December 31, 1973||5–6 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||14–19–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||L||January 2, 1974||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||14–20–4 |- |39||W||January 6, 1974||9–6 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||15–20–4 |- |40||T||January 9, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||15–20–5 |- |41||W||January 12, 1974||6–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||16–20–5 |- |42||L||January 13, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||16–21–5 |- |43||T||January 16, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||16–21–6 |- |44||W||January 19, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||17–21–6 |- |45||L||January 20, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||17–22–6 |- |46||W||January 23, 1974||6–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||18–22–6 |- |47||T||January 25, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||18–22–7 |- |48||W||January 27, 1974||6–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||19–22–7 |- |49||L||January 30, 1974||3–7 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||19–23–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 2, 1974||2–12 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||19–24–7 |- |51||L||February 3, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||19–25–7 |- |52||T||February 6, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||19–25–8 |- |53||L||February 9, 1974||4–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||19–26–8 |- |54||L||February 13, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||19–27–8 |- |55||L||February 15, 1974||4–9 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||19–28–8 |- |56||L||February 17, 1974||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||19–29–8 |- |57||L||February 20, 1974||1–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||19–30–8 |- |58||W||February 23, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||20–30–8 |- |59||W||February 24, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||21–30–8 |- |60||W||February 26, 1974||7–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||22–30–8 |- |61||L||February 28, 1974||1–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||22–31–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||T||March 2, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||22–31–9 |- |63||T||March 3, 1974||6–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||22–31–10 |- |64||L||March 7, 1974||1–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||22–32–10 |- |65||W||March 9, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1973–74) ||23–32–10 |- |66||L||March 10, 1974||0–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||23–33–10 |- |67||W||March 12, 1974||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||24–33–10 |- |68||W||March 13, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||25–33–10 |- |69||L||March 16, 1974||0–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||25–34–10 |- |70||W||March 20, 1974||7–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||26–34–10 |- |71||W||March 23, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||27–34–10 |- |72||L||March 24, 1974||0–8 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||27–35–10 |- |73||W||March 27, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||28–35–10 |- |74||L||March 30, 1974||1–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||28–36–10 |- |75||L||March 31, 1974||1–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||28–37–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |76||L||April 3, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||28–38–10 |- |77||W||April 6, 1974||8–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||29–38–10 |- |78||L||April 7, 1974||4–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||29–39–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Marcel Dionne C 74 24 54 78 10−31301 Mickey Redmond RW 76 51 26 77 14−212109 Red Berenson C 76 24 42 66 28−22612 Guy Charron C 76 25 30 55 10−31602 Nick Libett LW 67 24 24 48 37−26315 Bill Hogaboam C 47 18 23 41 12−3600 Pierre Jarry LW 52 15 23 38 17−11200 Doug Roberts Doug Roberts (ice hockey) RW 57 12 25 37 33−9201 Henry Boucha C 70 19 12 31 32−22235 Bill Collins ice hockey RW 54 13 15 28 37−20230 Garnet Bailey LW 45 9 14 23 33−12302 Brent Hughes Brent Hughes (ice hockey b. 1943) D 69 1 21 22 92−28000 Ron Stackhouse D 33 2 14 16 331000 Larry Johnston Larry Johnston (ice hockey) D 65 2 12 14 139−26001 Jack Lynch ice hockey D 35 3 9 12 27−14101 Ted Harris ice hockey D 41 0 11 11 66−4000 Robbie Ftorek C/LW 12 2 5 7 41100 Tom Mellor ice hockey D 25 2 4 6 25−9000 Gary Bergman D 11 0 6 6 18−6000 Nelson Debenedet LW 15 4 1 5 21000 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 11 1 4 5 2−13100 Tim Ecclestone LW 14 0 5 5 6−6000 Al McLeod D 26 2 2 4 24−7000 Danny Gruen LW 18 1 3 4 70000 Blair Stewart Blair Stewart (ice hockey) C 17 0 4 4 16−6000 Bryan Watson Bryan Watson (ice hockey) D 21 0 4 4 99−1000 Thommie Bergman D 43 0 3 3 21−15000 Jean Hamel D 22 0 3 3 40−12000 Jim Rutherford G 25 0 3 3 20000 Tord Lundstrom LW 11 1 1 2 0−2000 Chris Evans Chris Evans (ice hockey) D 23 0 2 2 2−4000 Len Fontaine RW 7 0 1 1 4−2000 Terry Richardson Terry Richardson (ice hockey) G 9 0 1 1 00000 Murray Wing D 1 0 1 1 0−2000 Denis DeJordy G 1 0 0 0 00000 Roy Edwards ice hockey G 4 0 0 0 00000 Rick Foley D 7 0 0 0 4−7000 Doug Grant Doug Grant (ice hockey) G 37 0 0 0 20000 Mike Korney RW 2 0 0 0 0−3000 Brian Lavender LW 4 0 0 0 11−4000 Bill McKenzie Bill McKenzie (ice hockey) G 13 0 0 0 20000 Rick Newell D 3 0 0 0 0−1000 Nelson Pyatt C 5 0 0 0 0−2000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Doug Grant Doug Grant (ice hockey) 2018 37 15 16 2 140 4.16 1 Jim Rutherford 1420 25 9 11 4 86 3.63 0 Bill McKenzie Bill McKenzie (ice hockey) 720 13 4 4 4 43 3.58 1 Terry Richardson Terry Richardson (ice hockey) 315 9 1 4 0 28 5.33 0 Denis DeJordy 20 1 0 1 0 4 12.00 0 Roy Edwards ice hockey 187 4 0 3 0 18 5.78 0 Team: 4680 78 29 39 10 319 4.09 2hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1973-74 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1974.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Awards and records Alex Delvecchio, Lester Patrick TrophyCollins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.424, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, 978-1-55468-621-6 Draft picks Detroit's draft picks at the 1973 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)111 Terry Richardson Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)339 Nelson Pyatt Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)343 Robbie Neale Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)459 Mike Korney Canada Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)575 Blair Stewart Canada Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)691 Glen Cickello Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)7107 Brian Middleton Canada University of Alberta (CIAU)8118 Dennis Polonich Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)8123 George Lyle Canada Michigan Tech University (NCAA)9135 Dennis O'Brien Canada Laurentian University (CIAU)9138 Tom Newman Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)9139 Ray Bibeau Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)10151 Kevin Neville Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)10154 Ken Gibb Canada University of North Dakota (NCAA)10155 Mitch Brandt United States University of Denver (NCAA) See also 1973–74 NHL season 1974 in Michigan References Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Category:1973 in Detroit Category:1974 in Detroit