2017–18 Detroit Red Wings season

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

| League = NHL

| Season = 2017–18

| year = 2017

| Team = Detroit Red Wings

| Division = Atlantic

| DivisionRank = 5th

| Conference = Eastern

| ConferenceRank = 13th

| Record = 30–39–13

| HomeRecord = 16–16–9

| RoadRecord = 14–23–4

| GoalsFor = 217

| GoalsAgainst = 255

| GeneralManager = Ken Holland

| Coach = Jeff Blashill

| Captain = Henrik Zetterberg

| AltCaptain = Justin Abdelkader
Niklas Kronwall

| Arena = Little Caesars Arena

| Attendance = 19,515{{cite web |title=2017-2018 NHL Attendance |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/attendance/_/year/2018 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=November 7, 2021}}

| MinorLeague = Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)

| GoalsLeader = Anthony Mantha (24)

| AssistsLeader = Dylan Larkin (47)

| PointsLeader = Dylan Larkin (63)

| PlusMinusLeader = Joe Hicketts (+5)

| PIMLeader = Justin Abdelkader (78)

| WinsLeader = Jimmy Howard (22)

| GAALeader = Jimmy Howard (2.85)

| DivisionWin =

| PresidentsTrophy =

| ConferenceWin =

| StanleyCup =

}}

The 2017–18 Detroit Red Wings season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.{{cite book|last=National Hockey League|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014|year=2013|publisher=Diamond Sports Data, Inc.|page=[https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/57 57]|isbn=978-1-894801-26-3|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/57}} It was also the Red Wings' first season at Little Caesars Arena. The team missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, marking the first time since 1982–83 that the Red Wings missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

Standings

Schedule and results

=Preseason=

colspan=10 style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid;" \| 2017 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1){{cite web\|title=Red Wings release 2017-18 preseason schedule\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/2017-18-preseason-schedule-released/c-289834880\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Alex\|last=DiFilippo\|date=June 8, 2017\|access-date=June 8, 2017}}
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style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1	September 19	Detroit	2–4	Boston		Mrazek	16,309	0–1–0	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2017/09/19/2017010016 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 2	September 20	Detroit	5–6	Pittsburgh	OT	McCollum	17,784	0–1–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-pit/2017/09/20/2017010025 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 3	September 21	Detroit	1–6	Chicago		Mrazek	20,342	0–2–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2017/09/21/2017010034 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 4	September 23	Boston	1–5	Detroit		Howard	17,314	1–2–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2017/09/23/2017010048 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 5	September 25	Pittsburgh	1–4	Detroit		Howard	16,770	2–2–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-pit/2017/09/25/2017010073 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 6	September 28	Chicago	4–2	Detroit		Mrazek	17,089	2–3–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2017/09/28/2017010087 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 7	September 29	Toronto	4–2	Detroit		Howard	17,746	2–4–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/2017/09/29/2017010095 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 8	September 30	Detroit	3–2	Toronto	SO	Coreau	—	3–4–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/2017/09/30/2017010102 Recap]

=Regular season=

colspan=10 style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid;" \| 2017–18 game log: 30–39–13 (Home: 16–16–9; Road: 14–23–4){{cite web\|title=Red Wings reveal schedule for Inaugural Season at Little Caesars Arena\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-reveal-schedule-for-inaugural-season-at-little-caesars-arena/c-290066754\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=June 22, 2017\|access-date=June 22, 2017}}
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colspan=11 \| {\| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid;"\| October: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 4–4–0)
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#cfc;" \| 1	October 5	Minnesota	2–4	Detroit		Howard	19,515	1–0–0	2	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-min/2017/10/05/2017020009 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 2	October 7	Detroit	2–1	Ottawa	SO	Howard	14,883	2–0–0	4	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ott/2017/10/07/2017020017 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 3	October 10	Detroit	2–4	Dallas		Mrazek	18,119	2–1–0	4	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/2017/10/10/2017020043 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 4	October 12	Detroit	4–2	Arizona		Howard	13,584	3–1–0	6	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ari-vs-det/2017/10/12/2017020056 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 5	October 13	Detroit	6–3	Vegas		Mrazek	17,645	4–1–0	8	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-vgk/2017/10/13/2017020062 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 6	October 16	Tampa Bay	3–2	Detroit		Howard	19,515	4–2–0	8	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tbl/2017/10/16/2017020080 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 7	October 18	Detroit	3–6	Toronto		Mrazek	19,158	4–3–0	8	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/2017/10/18/2017020092 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 8	October 20	Washington	4–3	Detroit	OT	Mrazek	19,515	4–3–1	9	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wsh/2017/10/20/2017020106 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 9	October 22	Vancouver	4–1	Detroit		Howard	19,515	4–4–1	9	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-van/2017/10/22/2017020122 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 10	October 24	Detroit	0–1	Buffalo		Howard	16,882	4–5–1	9	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-det/2017/10/24/2017020125 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 11	October 26	Detroit	2–3	Tampa Bay		Howard	19,092	4–6–1	9	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tbl/2017/10/26/2017020144 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 12	October 28	Detroit	3–2	Florida	SO	Howard	13,085	5–6–1	11	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-fla/2017/10/28/2017020160 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 13	October 31	Arizona	3–5	Detroit		Howard	19,515	6–6–1	13	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ari-vs-det/2017/10/31/2017020179 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid;"\| November: 4–5–4 (Home: 2–3–3; Road: 2–2–1)
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style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 14	November 2	Detroit	1–3	Ottawa		Howard	14,724	6–7–1	13	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ott/2017/11/02/2017020188 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 15	November 5	Detroit	4–0	Edmonton		Mrazek	18,347	7–7–1	15	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/2017/11/05/2017020213 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 16	November 6	Detroit	3–2	Vancouver		Howard	17,836	8–7–1	17	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-van/2017/11/06/2017020222 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 17	November 9	Detroit	3–6	Calgary		Mrazek	18,788	8–8–1	17	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-det/2017/11/09/2017020239 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 18	November 11	Columbus	2–1	Detroit	SO	Howard	19,515	8–8–2	18	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2017/11/11/2017020253 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 19	November 15	Calgary	2–8	Detroit		Howard	19,515	9–8–2	20	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-det/2017/11/15/2017020275 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 20	November 17	Buffalo	1–3	Detroit		Howard	19,515	10–8–2	22	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-det/2017/11/17/2017020291 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 21	November 19	Colorado	4–3	Detroit	OT	Howard	19,515	10–8–3	23	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2017/11/19/2017020306 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 22	November 22	Edmonton	6–2	Detroit		Howard	19,515	10–9–3	23	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/2017/11/22/2017020320 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 23	November 24	Detroit	1–2	NY Rangers	OT	Howard	18,006	10–9–4	24	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/2017/11/24/2017020341 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 24	November 25	New Jersey	4–3	Detroit	OT	Howard	19,515	10–9–5	25	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-njd/2017/11/25/2017020351 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 25	November 28	Los Angeles	4–1	Detroit		Howard	19,515	10–10–5	25	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-lak/2017/11/28/2017020372 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 26	November 30	Montreal	6–3	Detroit		Howard	19,515	10–11–5	25	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/2017/11/30/2017020382 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid;"\| December: 5–5–2 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 1–4–0)
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style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 27	December 2	Detroit	1–10	Montreal		Mrazek	21,302	10–12–5	25	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/2017/12/02/2017020398 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 28	December 5	Winnipeg	1–5	Detroit		Howard	19,515	11–12–5	27	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wpg/2017/12/05/2017020419 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 29	December 9	St. Louis	6–1	Detroit		Howard	19,515	11–13–5	27	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/2017/12/09/2017020446 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 30	December 11	Florida	2–1	Detroit	OT	Howard	19,515	11–13–6	28	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-fla/2017/12/11/2017020463 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 31	December 13	Boston	3–2	Detroit	OT	Howard	19,515	11–13–7	29	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2017/12/13/2017020477 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 32	December 15	Toronto	1–3	Detroit		Howard	19,515	12–13–7	31	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/2017/12/15/2017020494 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 33	December 19	Detroit	6–3	NY Islanders		Mrazek	10,511	13–13–7	33	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyi/2017/12/19/2017020518 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 34	December 20	Detroit	3–4	Philadelphia		Howard	19,674	13–14–7	33	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-phi/2017/12/20/2017020527 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 35	December 23	Detroit	1–3	Boston		Howard	17,565	13–15–7	33	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2017/12/23/2017020543 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 36	December 27	Detroit	1–3	New Jersey		Howard	16,514	13–16–7	33	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-njd/2017/12/27/2017020559 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 37	December 29	NY Rangers	2–3	Detroit	SO	Howard	19,515	14–16–7	35	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/2017/12/29/2017020578 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 38	December 31	Pittsburgh	1–4	Detroit		Howard	19,515	15–16–7	37	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-pit/2017/12/31/2017020595 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid;"\| January: 5–5–1 (Home: 3–4–1; Road: 2–1–0)
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style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#cfc;" \| 39	January 3	Ottawa	1–2	Detroit	OT	Howard	19,515	16–16–7	39	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ott/2018/01/03/2017020614 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 40	January 5	Florida	2–4	Detroit		Howard	19,515	17–16–7	41	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-fla/2018/01/05/2017020630 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 41	January 7	Tampa Bay	5–2	Detroit		Mrazek	19,515	17–17–7	41	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tbl/2018/01/07/2017020649 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 42	January 13	Detroit	1–4	Pittsburgh		Howard	18,637	17–18–7	41	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-pit/2018/01/13/2017020671 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 43	January 14	Detroit	4–0	Chicago		Mrazek	21,830	18–18–7	43	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2018/01/14/2017020681 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 44	January 16	Dallas	4–2	Detroit		Howard	19,515	18–19–7	43	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-det/2018/01/16/2017020690 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 45	January 20	Carolina	3–1	Detroit		Howard	19,515	18–20–7	43	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-det/2018/01/20/2017020714 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 46	January 22	Detroit	3–0	New Jersey		Mrazek	13,847	19–20–7	45	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-njd/2018/01/22/2017020727 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 47	January 23	Philadelphia	3–2	Detroit	OT	Mrazek	19,515	19–20–8	46	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-phi/2018/01/23/2017020735 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 48	January 25	Chicago	5–1	Detroit		Howard	19,515	19–21–8	46	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2018/01/25/2017020751 Recap]
style="background:#bbcaff;" \|colspan="11" \| All-Star Break in Tampa
style="background:#cfc;" \| 49	January 31	San Jose	1–2	Detroit	SO	Mrazek	19,515	20–21–8	48	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-sjs/2018/01/31/2017020774 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid;"\| February: 6–6–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 4–3–1)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#cfc;" \| 50	February 2	Detroit	4–1	Carolina		Mrazek	18,126	21–21–8	50	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-det/2018/02/02/2017020789 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 51	February 3	Detroit	2–3	Florida		Mrazek	17,987	21–22–8	50	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-fla/2018/02/03/2017020796 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 52	February 6	Boston	3–2	Detroit		Howard	19,515	21–23–8	50	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2018/02/06/2017020817 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 53	February 9	Detroit	6–7	NY Islanders	OT	Mrazek	11,847	21–23–9	51	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyi/2018/02/09/2017020835 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 54	February 11	Detroit	5–4	Washington	OT	Howard	18,506	22–23–9	53	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wsh/2018/02/11/2017020852 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 55	February 13	Anaheim	1–2	Detroit		Howard	19,515	23–23–9	55	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2018/02/13/2017020870 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 56	February 15	Detroit	1–4	Tampa Bay		Howard	19,092	23–24–9	55	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tbl/2018/02/15/2017020883 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 57	February 17	Detroit	3–1	Nashville		Mrazek	17,561	24–24–9	57	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nsh/2018/02/17/2017020901 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 58	February 18	Toronto	3–2	Detroit		Mrazek	19,515	24–25–9	57	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/2018/02/18/2017020909 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 59	February 20	Nashville	3–2	Detroit		Howard	19,515	24–26–9	57	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nsh/2018/02/20/2017020922 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 60	February 22	Buffalo	3–2	Detroit	OT	Howard	19,515	24–26–10	58	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-det/2018/02/22/2017020935 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 61	February 24	Carolina	1–3	Detroit		Howard	19,515	25–26–10	60	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-det/2018/02/24/2017020950 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 62	February 25	Detroit	3–2	NY Rangers	OT	Howard	18,006	26–26–10	62	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/2018/02/25/2017020960 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 63	February 28	Detroit	1–2	St. Louis		Howard	18,813	26–27–10	62	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/2018/02/28/2017020980 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid;"\| March: 4–11–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–9–1)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 64	March 2	Detroit	3–4	Winnipeg		Howard	15,321	26–28–10	62	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wpg/2018/03/02/2017020994 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 65	March 4	Detroit	1–4	Minnesota		Howard	19,037	26–29–10	62	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-min/2018/03/04/2017021013 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 66	March 6	Detroit	5–6	Boston	OT	Howard	17,565	26–29–11	63	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2018/03/06/2017021020 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 67	March 8	Vegas	4–0	Detroit		Howard	19,515	26–30–11	63	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-vgk/2018/03/08/2017021036 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 68	March 9	Detroit	2–3	Columbus		Coreau	17,284	26–31–11	63	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2018/03/09/2017021044 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 69	March 12	Detroit	3–5	San Jose		Howard	17,199	26–32–11	63	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-sjs/2018/03/12/2017021070 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 70	March 15	Detroit	1–4	Los Angeles		Coreau	18,230	26–33–11	63	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-lak/2018/03/15/2017021091 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 71	March 16	Detroit	2–4	Anaheim		Howard	17,243	26–34–11	63	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2018/03/16/2017021096 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 72	March 18	Detroit	1–5	Colorado		Coreau	18,032	26–35–11	63	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2018/03/18/2017021108 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 73	March 20	Philadelphia	4–5	Detroit	SO	Howard	19,515	27–35–11	65	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-phi/2018/03/20/2017021126 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 74	March 22	Washington	1–0	Detroit		Howard	19,515	27–36–11	65	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-wsh/2018/03/22/2017021141 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 75	March 24	Detroit	3–4	Toronto		Howard	19,154	27–37–11	65	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/2018/03/24/2017021153 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 76	March 26	Detroit	2–4	Montreal		Coreau	21,302	27–38–11	65	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/2018/03/26/2017021172 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 77	March 27	Pittsburgh	2–5	Detroit		Howard	19,515	28–38–11	67	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-pit/2018/03/27/2017021179 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 78	March 29	Detroit	6–3	Buffalo		Howard	18,493	29–38–11	69	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-det/2018/03/29/2017021191 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 79	March 31	Ottawa	0–2	Detroit		Howard	19,515	30–38–11	71	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ott/2018/03/31/2017021207 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid;"\| April: 0–1–2 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–0–1)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#ffc;" \| 80	April 3	Detroit	4–5	Columbus	OT	Howard	18,477	30–38–12	72	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-det/2018/04/03/2017021231 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 81	April 5	Montreal	4–3	Detroit		Coreau	19,515	30–39–12	72	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/2018/04/05/2017021246 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 82	April 7	NY Islanders	4–3	Detroit	OT	Coreau	19,515	30–39–13	73	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyi/2018/04/07/2017021260 Recap]

| colspan="11" style="text-align:center;"|

Legend:

{{legend2|#ffc|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #ffffcc}}

Player statistics

=Skaters=

Player ! {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|G\|Goals}} ! {{abbr\|A\|Assists}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number" \| {{abbr\|+/−\|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr\|PIM\|Penalty minutes}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#CE1126 5px solid;border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid;"\| Regular season
{{sortname\|Dylan\|Larkin}}	82	16	47	63	−9	61
{{sortname\|Henrik\|Zetterberg}}	82	11	45	56	1	14
{{sortname\|Anthony\|Mantha}}	80	24	24	48	−1	52
{{sortname\|Gustav\|Nyquist}}	82	21	19	40	−2	20
{{sortname\|Justin\|Abdelkader}}	75	13	22	35	−11	78
{{sortname\|Frans\|Nielsen}}	79	16	17	33	1	14
{{sortname\|Andreas\|Athanasiou}}	71	16	17	33	−15	16
{{sortname\|Mike\|Green\|Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985)}}	66	8	25	33	−14	38
{{sortname\|Darren\|Helm}}	75	13	18	31	3	39
{{sortname\|Tomas\|Tatar\|Tomáš Tatar}}^‡	62	16	12	28	−8	24
{{sortname\|Niklas\|Kronwall}}	79	4	23	27	−14	36
{{sortname\|Martin\|Frk}}	68	11	14	25	−14	14
{{sortname\|Tyler\|Bertuzzi}}	48	7	17	24	−7	39
{{sortname\|Luke\|Glendening}}	69	11	8	19	−14	17
{{sortname\|Trevor\|Daley}}	77	9	7	16	−5	36
{{sortname\|Nick\|Jensen}}	81	0	15	15	−8	27
{{sortname\|Jonathan\|Ericsson}}	81	3	10	13	−7	47
{{sortname\|Danny\|DeKeyser}}	65	6	6	12	2	28
{{sortname\|Xavier\|Ouellet}}	45	0	7	7	−3	6
{{sortname\|David\|Booth\|David Booth (ice hockey)}}	28	4	1	5	−5	10
{{sortname\|Evgeny\|Svechnikov}}	14	2	2	4	−2	8
{{sortname\|Luke\|Witkowski}}	31	1	3	4	−1	68
{{sortname\|Joe\|Hicketts}}	5	0	3	3	5	0
{{sortname\|Scott\|Wilson\|Scott Wilson (ice hockey)}}^†‡	17	0	0	0	−1	0
{{sortname\|Dominic\|Turgeon}}	3	0	0	0	−1	2

=Goaltenders=

Player ! {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|GS\|Games started}} ! {{abbr\|TOI\|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Win}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Loss}} ! {{abbr\|OT\|Overtime loss}} ! {{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! {{abbr\|GAA\|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr\|SA\|Shots against}} ! {{abbr\|SV%\|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr\|SO\|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr\|G\|Goals}} ! {{abbr\|A\|Assists}} ! {{abbr\|PIM\|Penalty minutes}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid;"\| Regular season
align=center \| {{sortname\|Jimmy\|Howard}}	60	57	3,368	22	27	9	160	2.85	1,770	.910	0	0	0	6
align=center \| {{sortname\|Petr\|Mrazek\|Petr Mrázek}}^‡	22	18	1,184	8	7	3	57	2.89	573	.910	3	0	0	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Jared\|Coreau}}	7	7	381	0	5	1	27	4.26	176	.867	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

^‡Traded mid-season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and honours

=Milestones=

Player ! Milestone ! data-sort-type="date" \| Reached
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#CE1126 5px solid;border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid;"\| Regular season
{{sortname\|Martin\|Frk}}	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 5, 2017
{{sortname\|Mike\|Green\|Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985)}}	300th career NHL assist	October 5, 2017
{{sortname\|Jimmy\|Howard}}	200th career NHL win	October 5, 2017
{{sortname\|Xavier\|Ouellet}}	100th career NHL game	October 12, 2017
{{sortname\|Trevor\|Daley}}	900th career NHL game	October 16, 2017
{{sortname\|Luke\|Glendening}}	300th career NHL game	October 16, 2017
{{sortname\|Darren\|Helm}}	500th career NHL game	October 18, 2017
{{sortname\|Tomas\|Tatar\|Tomáš Tatar}}	100th career NHL goal	October 18, 2017
{{sortname\|Niklas\|Kronwall}}	800th career NHL game	October 20, 2017
{{sortname\|Frans\|Nielsen}}	700th career NHL game	November 5, 2017
Tomas Tatar	200th career NHL point	November 6, 2017
Frans Nielsen	400th career NHL point	November 28, 2017
{{sortname\|Dylan\|Larkin}}	100th career NHL point	December 2, 2017
{{sortname\|Anthony\|Mantha}}	100th career NHL game	December 11, 2017
{{sortname\|Tyler\|Bertuzzi}}	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	December 27, 2017
{{sortname\|Gustav\|Nyquist}}	100th career NHL goal	December 31, 2017
Dylan Larkin	200th career NHL game	January 5, 2018
{{sortname\|Henrik\|Zetterberg}}	600th career NHL assist	January 5, 2018
{{sortname\|Dominic\|Turgeon}}	1st career NHL game	January 14, 2018
Tyler Bertuzzi	1st career NHL goal	January 14, 2018
{{sortname\|Joe\|Hicketts}}	1st career NHL game	January 22, 2018
Tomas Tatar	400th career NHL game	February 13, 2018
{{sortname\|Luke\|Witkowski}}	1st career NHL goal	February 17, 2018
Henrik Zetterberg	100th career NHL power-play goal	February 24, 2018
{{sortname\|Evgeny\|Svechnikov}}	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	March 20, 2018
Joe Hicketts	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 27, 2018
Niklas Kronwall	400th career NHL point	March 27, 2018
Evgeny Svechnikov	1st career NHL assist	March 29, 2018
{{sortname\|Justin\|Abdelkader}}	100th career NHL goal	April 7, 2018

Suspensions/fines

class="wikitable" style="width:75em; text-align:center;"
style="width:15%;"\| Player !style="width:50%;"\| Explanation !style="width:10%;"\| Length !style="width:10%;"\| Salary !style="width:15%;"\| Date issued
Luke Witkowski	Returning to the ice to take part in an altercation after being escorted off by an official	10 games	$40,322.58	November 16, 2017{{cite web\|title=Witkowski suspended 10 games for actions in Red Wings game against Flames\|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-luke-witkowski-suspended-10-games/c-293051844\|publisher=National Hockey League\|date=November 16, 2017\|access-date=November 16, 2017}}
Justin Abdelkader	Spearing New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield in New York on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 19:17 of the first period.	—	$5,000.00	December 20, 2017{{cite web\|title=Abdelkader fined for spearing in Red Wings game against Islanders\|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-red-wings-justin-abdelkader-fined-by-nhl/c-294212064\|publisher=National Hockey League\|date=December 20, 2017\|access-date=December 20, 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="width:75em; text-align:center;"

style="width:15%;"| Player

!style="width:50%;"| Explanation

!style="width:10%;"| Length

!style="width:10%;"| Salary

!style="width:15%;"| Date issued

Luke Witkowski

Returning to the ice to take part in an altercation after being escorted off by an official

10 games

$40,322.58

November 16, 2017{{cite web|title=Witkowski suspended 10 games for actions in Red Wings game against Flames|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-luke-witkowski-suspended-10-games/c-293051844|publisher=National Hockey League|date=November 16, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2017}}

Justin Abdelkader

Spearing New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield in New York on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 19:17 of the first period.

—

$5,000.00

December 20, 2017{{cite web|title=Abdelkader fined for spearing in Red Wings game against Islanders|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-red-wings-justin-abdelkader-fined-by-nhl/c-294212064|publisher=National Hockey League|date=December 20, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017}}

Transactions

=Trades=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5" width=50%

style="background:#ddd; text-align:center;"

! Date

colspan="2"| Details

Ref

style="background:#eee;"

| July 1, 2017

| valign="top"| To Calgary Flames

Conditional 7th-round pick in 2018

| valign="top"| To Detroit Red Wings

Tom McCollum

| {{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-acquire-goaltender-tom-mccollum-from-calgary/c-290257112|title=Red Wings acquire goaltender Tom Mccollum from Calgary|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first=Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=July 1, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2017}}

October 21, 2017

| valign="top"| To New York Rangers

Ryan Sproul

| valign="top"| To Detroit Red Wings

Matt Puempel

| {{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/detroit-acquires-matt-puempel-from-new-york-rangers/c-292157822|title=Detroit acquires Matt Puempel from New York Rangers|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first=Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=October 21, 2017|access-date=October 21, 2017}}

style="background:#eee;"

| October 21, 2017

| valign="top"| To Pittsburgh Penguins

Riley Sheahan
5th-round pick in 2018

| valign="top"| To Detroit Red Wings

Scott Wilson
3rd-round pick in 2018

| {{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/scott-wilson-and-third-round-draft-pick-acquired-from-pittsburgh/c-292158510|title=Scott Wilson and third-round draft pick acquired from Pittsburgh|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first=Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=October 21, 2017|access-date=October 21, 2017}}

December 4, 2017

| valign="top"| To Buffalo Sabres

Scott Wilson

| valign="top"| To Detroit Red Wings

5th-round pick in 2019

| {{cite web|last1=Kujawa|first1=Kyle|title=Detroit acquires fifth-round pick from Buffalo for Scott Wilson|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/detroit-acquires-pick-from-buffalo-for-scott-wilson/c-293661266|website=NHL.com|access-date=December 4, 2017|date=December 4, 2017}}

style="background:#eee;"

| February 19, 2018

| valign="top"| To Philadelphia Flyers

Petr Mrazek{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

| valign="top"| To Detroit Red Wings

Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019

| {{cite web|last1=Kujawa|first1=Kyle|title=Red Wings acquire conditional draft picks from Philadelphia for Mrazek|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/conditional-draft-picks-acquired-from-philadelphia-for-mrazek/c-296146582|website=NHL.com|access-date=February 19, 2018|date=February 19, 2018}}

February 26, 2018

| valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights

Tomas Tatar

| valign="top"| To Detroit Red Wings

1st-round pick in 2018
2nd-round pick in 2019
3rd-round pick in 2021

| {{cite web|last1=Kujawa|first1=Kyle|title=Red Wings acquire trio of picks from Vegas for Tomas Tatar|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-acquire-trio-of-picks-from-vegas-for-tomas-tatar/c-296389956|website=NHL.com|access-date=February 26, 2018|date=February 26, 2018}}

Notes:

{{Note label|Note1|a|a}} Detroit to retain 50% ($2 million) of salary as part of trade.

=Free agents acquired=

class="wikitable" width=98%
style="background:#ddd;" ! Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
rowspan="3"\|{{start date\|2017\|07\|01}}	Trevor Daley	Pittsburgh Penguins	3-year, $9.53 million	{{cite web\|title=Red Wings sign free agent defenseman Trevor Daley\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-sign-free-agent-defenseman-trevor-daley/c-290256514\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first= Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=July 1, 2017\|access-date=July 1, 2017}}
Luke Witkowski	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year, $1.5 million	{{cite web\|title=Detroit adds defenseman Luke Witkowski\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/detroit-adds-defenseman-luke-witkowski/c-290256368\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=July 1, 2017\|access-date=July 1, 2017}}
Turner Elson	San Antonio Rampage	1-year, $650,000	{{cite web\|title=Red Wings agree to terms with forward Turner Elson\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-agree-to-terms-with-forward-turner-elson/c-290256654\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=July 1, 2017\|access-date=July 1, 2017}}
{{start date\|2017\|10\|02}}	David Booth	Avangard Omsk	1-year, $700,000	{{cite web\|title=Red Wings sign David Booth to one-year contract\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/david-booth-signed-to-one-year-contract/c-291508688\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=October 2, 2017\|access-date=October 2, 2017}}
{{start date\|2017\|10\|03}}	Kaden Fulcher	Hamilton Bulldogs	3-year, $2.15 million entry-level contract	{{cite web\|title=Detroit signs Goaltender Kaden Fulcher to entry-level deal\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/goaltender-kaden-fulcher-signed-to-entry-level-deal/c-291529702\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=October 3, 2017\|access-date=October 3, 2017}}
{{start date\|2018\|05\|21}}	Patrik Rybar	Mountfield HK	1-year, $925,000 entry-level contract	{{cite web\|last1=Kujawa\|first1=Kyle\|title=Red Wings add free agent goaltender Patrik Rybar\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/free-agent-goaltender-patrik-rybar-signed/c-298724564\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|access-date=May 21, 2018\|date=May 21, 2018}}

=Free agents lost=

class="wikitable" width=97%
style="background:#ddd;" ! Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
rowspan="2"\|{{start date\|2017\|7\|1}}	Mitch Callahan	rowspan="2"\| Edmonton Oilers	2-year, $1.4 million	rowspan="2"\|{{cite web\| url = https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/press-release-oilers-sign-seven/c-290267368 \| title = Oilers sign seven \| publisher = Edmonton Oilers \| date = July 1, 2017 \| access-date = July 1, 2017}}
Edward Pasquale	1-year, $700,000
{{start date\|2017\|7\|26}}	Jake Paterson	Milwaukee Admirals	2-year, $1.4 million	{{cite web\| url = http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/news/072617paterson \| title = Admirals Sign Paterson to AHL Deal \| publisher = Milwaukee Admirals \| access-date = August 10, 2017}}
{{start date\|2018\|05\|01}}	Matej Machovsky	Sparta Praha	3-year	{{cite web\|url=https://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Prvni-velka-posila-brankar-Matej-Machovsky-12539\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180147/http://www.hcsparta.cz/clanek.asp?id=Prvni-velka-posila-brankar-Matej-Machovsky-12539\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=May 3, 2018\|title=PRVNÍ VELKÁ POSILA: BRANKÁŘ MATĚJ MACHOVSKÝ\|work=hcsparta.cz\|date=May 1, 2018\|access-date=June 11, 2019\|language=cs}}
{{start date\|2018\|06\|18}}	Turner Elson	Grand Rapids Griffins	1-year	{{cite web\|url=http://griffinshockey.com/news-stats/?article_id=4099\|title=Griffins Re-Sign Elson and Shine\|work=griffinshockey.com\|date=June 18, 2018\|access-date=June 11, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024235/http://griffinshockey.com/news-stats/?article_id=4099\|archive-date=June 20, 2018\|url-status=dead}}

=Player signings=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 50em; padding: 3;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
{{start date\|2017\|06\|27}}	Ben Street	1-year, $650,000 contract extension	{{cite web\|title=Detroit extends Ben Street\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/detroit-extends-ben-street/c-290183214\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=June 27, 2017\|access-date=June 27, 2017}}
rowspan="2"\| {{start date\|2017\|06\|29}}	Brian Lashoff	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension	rowspan="2"\|{{cite web\|title=Lashoff and Mcilrath signed to two-year contract extensions\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/lashoff-and-mcllrath-signed-to-two-year-contract-extensions/c-290216816\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=June 29, 2017\|access-date=June 29, 2017}}
Dylan McIlrath	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension
{{start date\|2017\|07\|03}}	Xavier Ouellet	2-year, $2.5 million contract extension	{{cite web\|title=Red Wings and Ouellet agree to terms on two-year deal\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-and-ouellet-agree-to-terms-on-two-year-deal/c-290284708\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=July 3, 2017\|access-date=July 3, 2017}}
{{start date\|2017\|07\|18}}	Martin Frk	1-year, $650,000 contract extension	{{cite web\|title=Red Wings re-sign winger Martin Frk\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/winger-martin-frk-re-signed/c-290432586\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=July 18, 2017\|access-date=July 21, 2017}}
{{start date\|2017\|07\|21}}	Tomas Tatar	4-year, $21.2 million contract extension	{{cite web\|title=Red Wings and Tatar agree to four-year-deal\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-and-tatar-agree-to-four-year-deal/c-290471442\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=July 21, 2017\|access-date=July 21, 2017}}
{{start date\|2017\|08\|05}}	Michael Rasmussen	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	{{cite web\|title=Detroit agrees to terms with 2017 first-round pick Michael Rasmussen\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/2017-first-round-pick-michael-rasmussen-agrees-to-terms/c-290601356\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=August 5, 2017\|access-date=August 5, 2017}}
{{start date\|2017\|09\|05}}	Robbie Russo	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension	{{cite web\|title=Red Wings agree to terms with defenseman Robbie Russo\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-agree-to-terms-with-defenseman-robbie-russo/c-290868078\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|first=Kyle\|last=Kujawa\|date=September 5, 2017\|access-date=September 5, 2017}}
{{start date\|2017\|10\|21}}	Andreas Athanasiou	1-year, $1.3875 million contract extension	{{cite web\|last1=Kujawa\|first1=Kyle\|title=Red Wings agree in principle with Andreas Athanasiou\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-agree-in-principle-with-andreas-athanasiou/c-292127914\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|access-date=October 22, 2017\|date=October 21, 2017}}
{{start date\|2018\|05\|07}}	David Pope	2-year, $2.875 million entry-level contract	{{cite web\|last1=Kujawa\|first1=Kyle\|title=Red Wings sign David Pope to entry-level deal\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/2013-draft-pick-led-nebraska-omaha-in-scoring-in-2017-18/c-298505510\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|access-date=May 8, 2018\|date=May 7, 2018}}
{{start date\|2018\|05\|25}}	Gustav Lindstrom	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	{{cite web\|last1=DiFilippo\|first1=Alex\|title=Red Wings agree to terms with Gustav Lindstrom on entry-level deal\|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-agree-to-terms-with-gustav-lindstrom-on-entry-level-deal/c-298791024\|publisher=Detroit Red Wings\|access-date=May 25, 2018\|date=May 25, 2018}}

Draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

class="wikitable"
Round ! # ! Player ! Pos ! Nationality ! College/Junior/Club team (League)
style="text-align:center"\| 1 \| style="text-align:center"\| 9 \| Michael Rasmussen \| C \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Tri-City Americans (WHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 2 \| style="text-align:center"\| 38 \| Gustav Lindstrom \| D \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} \| Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan)
style="text-align:center"\| 3 \| style="text-align:center"\| 71¹ \| Kasper Kotkansalo \| D \| {{flagu\|Finland}} \| Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 3 \| style="text-align:center"\| 79² \| Lane Zablocki \| C \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 3 \| style="text-align:center"\| 83³ \| Zach Gallant \| C \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Peterborough Petes (OHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 3 \| style="text-align:center"\| 88⁴ \| Keith Petruzzelli \| G \| {{flagu\|United States}} \| Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 4 \| style="text-align:center"\| 100 \| Malte Setkov \| D \| {{flagu\|Denmark}} \| Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)
style="text-align:center"\| 5 \| style="text-align:center"\| 131 \| Cole Fraser \| D \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Peterborough Petes (OHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 6 \| style="text-align:center"\| 162 \| John Adams \| RW \| {{flagu\|United States}} \| Fargo Force (USHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 6 \| style="text-align:center"\| 164⁵ \| Reilly Webb \| D \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 7 \| style="text-align:center"\| 193 \| Brady Gilmour \| C \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Saginaw Spirit (OHL)

class="wikitable"

Round

! #

! Player

! Pos

! Nationality

! College/Junior/Club team (League)

style="text-align:center"| 1

| style="text-align:center"| 9

| Michael Rasmussen

| C

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Tri-City Americans (WHL)

style="text-align:center"| 2

| style="text-align:center"| 38

| Gustav Lindstrom

| D

| {{flagu|Sweden}}

| Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan)

style="text-align:center"| 3

| style="text-align:center"| 71¹

| Kasper Kotkansalo

| D

| {{flagu|Finland}}

| Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

style="text-align:center"| 3

| style="text-align:center"| 79²

| Lane Zablocki

| C

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

style="text-align:center"| 3

| style="text-align:center"| 83³

| Zach Gallant

| C

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Peterborough Petes (OHL)

style="text-align:center"| 3

| style="text-align:center"| 88⁴

| Keith Petruzzelli

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

style="text-align:center"| 4

| style="text-align:center"| 100

| Malte Setkov

| D

| {{flagu|Denmark}}

| Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)

style="text-align:center"| 5

| style="text-align:center"| 131

| Cole Fraser

| D

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Peterborough Petes (OHL)

style="text-align:center"| 6

| style="text-align:center"| 162

| John Adams

| RW

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Fargo Force (USHL)

style="text-align:center"| 6

| style="text-align:center"| 164⁵

| Reilly Webb

| D

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

style="text-align:center"| 7

| style="text-align:center"| 193

| Brady Gilmour

| C

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Saginaw Spirit (OHL)

;Draft notes

The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Thomas Vanek to Florida in exchange for Dylan McIlrath and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-acquire-pick-and-defenseman-thomas-vanek/c-287265210|title=Red Wings acquire pick and defenseman for Vanek|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first=Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017}} The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2017 if Florida fails to qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 30, 2017.{{cite web|title=Panthers eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Canadiens|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/florida-panthers/fl-sp-panthers-playoffs-033017-story.html|date=March 30, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}
The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as compensation for Toronto hiring Mike Babcock as their head coach on May 20, 2015.{{cite web|title=Mike Babcock hired by Maple Leafs as coach|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=768357|publisher=National Hockey League|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=May 31, 2017}}
The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Brendan Smith to New York in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/defenseman-brendan-smith-traded-to-new-york-rangers/c-287209340|title=Defenseman Brendan Smith traded to New York Rangers|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first=Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}
The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 24, 2017 that sent Tomas Jurco to Chicago in exchange for this pick.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/tomas-jurco-traded-to-blackhawks/c-287098426|title=Third-round pick acquired from Blackhawks for Jurco|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first=Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}
The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jakub Kindl to Florida in exchange for this pick.{{cite web|title=Red Wings trade Kindl to Panthers|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870988|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first= Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=February 27, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2017}}

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