2010–11 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2010–11 Detroit Red Wings season was the 85th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926, and saw the Red Wings equal the Dallas Cowboys (from 1966 to 1985) in second place for the most consecutive winning seasons in major North American professional sports.

Off season The 2010 Detroit Red Wings off-season saw the acquisitions of Joey MacDonald from the Anaheim Ducks and Mike Modano from the Dallas Stars. In the 2010 NHL entry draft, the Red Wings picked Riley Sheahan out of the University of Notre Dame for their first round pick. The Red Wings looked to improve off of their 44–24–14 record in the 2009–10 season and make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 20th consecutive season.

Regular season On January 18, Nicklas Lidstrom was voted by the players to represent one of the teams as captain during the 2011 NHL All-Star Game.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results 2010–11 Game Log October: 6–2–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Anaheim Ducks W 4–0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 1–0–0 2 2 October 9 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 3–2 Osgood United Center 22,161 2–0–0 4 3 October 12 Colorado Avalanche L 4–5 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 19,651 2–0–1 5 4 October 14 @ Dallas Stars L 1–4 Osgood American Airlines Arena 18,532 2–1–1 5 5 October 16 @ Phoenix Coyotes W 2-1 OT Howard Jobing.com Arena 17,125 3-1-1 7 6 October 21 Calgary Flames W 4–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 18,399 4-1-1 9 7 October 23 Anaheim Ducks W 5–4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 19,401 5-1-1 11 8 October 28 Phoenix Coyotes L 2–4 Osgood Joe Louis Arena 18,165 5-2-1 11 9 October 30 Nashville Predators W 5–2 Osgood Joe Louis Arena 18,771 6-2-1 13 November: 10–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 3 @ Calgary Flames W 2–1 Howard Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 7-2-1 15 11 November 5 @ Edmonton Oilers W 3–1 Howard Rexall Place 16,839 8-2-1 17 12 November 6 @ Vancouver Canucks L 4–6 Howard Rogers Arena 18,860 8-3-1 17 13 November 8 Phoenix Coyotes W 3–2 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 19,207 9-3-1 19 14 November 11 Edmonton Oilers W 6–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 10-3-1 21 15 November 13 Colorado Avalanche W 3–1 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 11-3-1 23 16 November 17 St. Louis Blues W 7–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 12-3-1 25 17 November 19 Minnesota Wild L 3–4 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 12-3-2 26 18 November 21 Calgary Flames W 5–4 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 19,636 13-3-2 28 19 November 24 @ Atlanta Thrashers L 1–5 Howard Philips Arena 15,337 13-4-2 28 20 November 26 @ Columbus Blue Jackets W 2–1 Howard Nationwide Arena 18,391 14-4-2 30 21 November 28 Columbus Blue Jackets W 4–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 18,860 15-4-2 32 22 November 30 @ San Jose Sharks W 5–3 Howard HP Pavilion 17,562 16-4-2 34 December 8–5–3 (Home: 3–3–2; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 3 @ Anaheim Ducks W 4–0 Howard Honda Center 15,173 17-4-2 36 24 December 4 @ Los Angeles Kings L 2–3 OT Osgood Staples Center 18,118 17-4-3 37 25 December 6 San Jose Sharks L 2–5 Howard Joe Louis Arena 19,010 17-5-3 37 26 December 8 Nashville Predators L 2–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 17,359 17-6-3 37 27 December 10 Montreal Canadiens W 4–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 18-6-3 39 28 December 11 @ New Jersey Devils W 2–1 Osgood Prudential Center 17,625 19-6-3 41 29 December 13 Los Angeles Kings L 0–5 Howard Joe Louis Arena 17,810 19-7-3 41 30 December 15 St. Louis Blues W 5–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 18,769 20-7-3 43 31 December 17 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 1–4 Howard United Center 21,904 20-8-3 43 32 December 19 Dallas Stars L 3–4 OT Osgood Joe Louis Arena 20,066 20-8-4 44 33 December 22 Vancouver Canucks W 5–4 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 21-8-4 46 34 December 23 @ St. Louis Blues L 3–4 Osgood Scottrade Center 19,150 21-9-4 46 35 December 26 @ Minnesota Wild W 4–1 Howard Xcel Energy Center 19,227 22-9-4 48 36 December 27 @ Colorado Avalanche W 4–3 OT Osgood Pepsi Center 18,007 23-9-4 50 37 December 29 @ Dallas Stars W 7–3 Howard American Airlines Center 18,532 24-9-4 52 38 December 31 New York Islanders L 3–4 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 24-9-5 53 January 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Philadelphia Flyers L 2–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 24-10-5 53 40 January 4 @ Edmonton Oilers W 5–3 Osgood Rexall Place 16,839 25-10-5 55 41 January 7 @ Calgary Flames W 5–4 SO Howard Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 26-10-5 57 42 January 8 @ Vancouver Canucks W 2–1 SO Howard Rogers Arena 18,860 27-10-5 59 43 January 10 @ Colorado Avalanche L 4–5 MacDonald Pepsi Center 17,535 27-11-5 59 44 January 14 @ Columbus Blue Jackets L 2–3 SO MacDonald Nationwide Arena 18,684 27-11-6 60 45 January 15 Columbus Blue Jackets W 6–5 OT MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20,066 28-11-6 62 46 January 18 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 1–4 MacDonald Consol Energy Center 18,284 28-12-6 62 47 January 20 @ St. Louis Blues W 4–3 OT Howard Scottrade Center 19,150 29-12-6 64 48 January 22 Chicago Blackhawks L 1–4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 29-13-6 64 49 January 26 New Jersey Devils W 3–1 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 30-13-6 66 February 9–5–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 7–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 2 @ Ottawa Senators W 7–5 Howard Scotiabank Place 18,011 31-13-6 68 51 February 4 Columbus Blue Jackets L 0–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 31-14-6 68 52 February 5 @ Nashville Predators L 0–3 MacDondald Bridgestone Arena 17,113 31-15-6 68 53 February 7 New York Rangers W 3–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 32-15-6 70 54 February 9 Nashville Predators L 1–4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 32-16-6 70 55 February 11 @ Boston Bruins W 6–1 Howard TD Garden 17,565 33-16-6 72 56 February 13 Boston Bruins W 4–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 34-16-6 74 57 February 17 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W 6–2 Howard St. Pete Times Forum 20,849 35-16-6 76 58 February 18 @ Florida Panthers W 4–3 MacDondald BankAtlantic Center 19,947 36-16-6 78 59 February 20 @ Minnesota Wild W 2–1 SO Howard Xcel Energy Center 18,912 37-16-6 80 60 February 22 San Jose Sharks L 3–4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 37-17-6 80 61 February 24 Dallas Stars L 2–4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 37-18-6 80 62 February 26 @ Buffalo Sabres W 3–2 SO MacDondald HSBC Arena 18,690 38-18-6 82 63 February 28 @ Los Angeles Kings W 7–4 Howard Staples Center 18,118 39-18-6 84 March 5–5–4 (Home: 3–3–2; Road: 2–2–2) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 @ Anaheim Ducks L 1–2 OT Howard Honda Center 15,098 39-18-7 85 65 March 3 @ San Jose Sharks L 1–3 MacDonald HP Pavilion 17,562 39-19-7 85 66 March 5 @ Phoenix Coyotes L 4–5 SO Howard Jobing.com Arena 17,382 39-19-8 86 67 March 9 Los Angeles Kings L 1–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 39-20-8 86 68 March 11 Edmonton Oilers W 2–1 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 40-20-8 88 69 March 12 @ St. Louis Blues W 5–3 Howard Scottrade Center 19,150 41-20-8 90 70 March 16 Washington Capitals W 3–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 42-20-8 92 71 March 17 @ Columbus Blue Jackets W 2–0 MacDonald Nationwide Arena 14,444 43-20-8 94 72 March 19 @ Nashville Predators L 1–3 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17,113 43-21-8 94 73 March 21 Pittsburgh Penguins L 4–5 SO MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20,066 43-21-9 95 74 March 23 Vancouver Canucks L 1–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 43-22-9 95 75 March 26 Toronto Maple Leafs W 4–2 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20,066 44-22-9 97 76 March 28 Chicago Blackhawks L 2–3 OT MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20,066 44-22-10 98 77 March 30 St. Louis Blues L 3–10 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20,066 44-23-10 98 April 3–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 @ Nashville Predators W 4–3 OT Howard Bridgestone Arena 17,113 45-23-10 100 79 April 3 Minnesota Wild W 4–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 46-23-10 102 80 April 6 @ Carolina Hurricanes L 0–3 Howard RBC Center 17,602 46-24-10 102 81 April 8 Chicago Blackhawks L 2–4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 46-25-10 102 82 April 10 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 4–3 Howard United Center 22,046 47-25-10 104 Legend:

Playoffs The Detroit Red Wings have qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 20th consecutive season. The Red Wings currently hold the longest current streak of post-season appearances in all of North American professional sports.

2011 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference Quarter-final vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes: Detroit won series 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 Phoenix Coyotes W 4–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 1–0 2 April 16 Phoenix Coyotes W 4–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 2–0 3 April 18 @ Phoenix Coyotes W 4–2 Howard Jobing.com Arena 17,130 3–0 4 April 20 @ Phoenix Coyotes W 6–3 Howard Jobing.com Arena 17,314 4–0 Western Conference Semi-final vs. (2) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won series 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 @ San Jose Sharks L 1–2 OT Howard HP Pavilion 17,562 0–1 2 May 1 @ San Jose Sharks L 1–2 Howard HP Pavilion 17,562 0–2 3 May 4 San Jose Sharks L 3–4 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 0–3 4 May 6 San Jose Sharks W 4–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 1–3 5 May 8 @ San Jose Sharks W 4–3 Howard HP Pavilion 17,562 2–3 6 May 10 San Jose Sharks W 3–1 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 3–3 7 May 12 @ San Jose Sharks L 2-3 Howard HP Pavilion 17,562 3-4 Legend:

*Denotes if necessary

Player statistics

Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 80 24 56 80 -1 40 82 16 46 62 -2 20 56 23 36 59 11 15 76 28 27 55 5 58 63 4 44 48 11 22 68 26 20 46 -1 20 81 16 29 45 -7 71 71 16 23 39 -1 22 73 18 19 37 -6 62 77 11 26 37 5 36 73 10 27 37 -7 28 82 12 20 32 9 16 67 3 17 20 4 40 63 13 7 20 -2 14 74 7 12 19 15 61 67 10 8 18 -2 13 40 4 11 15 -4 8 74 3 12 15 8 87 47 6 5 11 1 12 75 2 8 10 0 48 48 2 2 4 -6 36 2 1 0 1 1 0 19 1 0 1 -3 4 9 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 -2 7

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 11 4 11 15 10 8 11 4 4 8 8 4 7 3 5 8 6 2 11 2 6 8 5 6 11 3 4 7 7 8 11 2 4 6 1 15 11 2 4 6 2 6 11 2 4 6 5 4 11 3 3 6 1 8 11 3 1 4 1 6 11 2 1 3 -1 4 10 1 2 3 -1 6 11 1 2 3 -2 4 8 2 1 3 -1 6 11 0 2 2 6 8 9 1 1 2 3 4 8 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 11 1 0 1 6 0 11 0 0 0 -4 22

Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 63 3615 37 17 5 168 2.79 1830 .908 2 0 1 4 15 721 5 5 3 31 2.58 372 .917 1 0 0 0 11 629 5 3 2 29 2.77 298 .903 0 0 0 4 1 15 0 0 0 3 12.00 8 .625 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 11 673:22 7 4 28 2.50 364 .923 0 0 0 2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards Regular Season Player Award Awarded Brian RafalskiNash, Liles and Rafalski top week's 'Three Stars' NHL Third Star of the Week November 22, 2010 Henrik ZetterbergRoloson tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' NHL Third Star of the Week December 27, 2010 Nicklas LidstromVarlamov tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' NHL Third Star of the Week January 3, 2011 Nicklas LidstromCrosby tops 'Three Stars' for the month of December NHL Third Star of the Month December 2010 Johan FranzenJohan Franzen tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' NHL First Star of the Week February 7, 2011 Nicklas Lidstrom2011 NHL Awards winners James Norris Memorial Trophy June 2011

Milestones