The 2026–27 Detroit Red Wings season is the 101st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It is the Red Wings' tenth season at Little Caesars Arena. This is the Red Wings' second full season under head coach Todd McLellan.
Off-season On July 15, 2026, Steve Yzerman was moved from executive vice president and general manager to a senior advisor position. On September 15, 2026, Shawn Horcoff was named interim general manager.
Standings Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results Preseason 2026 preseason game log: 2–1–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Detroit 0–1 Columbus SO Postava 12,300 0–0–1 2 September 22 Detroit 7–4 Pittsburgh Augustine 11,768 1–0–1 3 September 24 Buffalo 2–3 Detroit OT Tarasov 15,887 2–0–1 4 September 26 Columbus 4–2 Detroit Gibson 16,592 2–1–1
Regular season 2026–27 game log: 1–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–0–0)October: 1–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 2 NY Rangers 2–0 Detroit Gibson 19,515 0–1–0 0 2 October 4 Winnipeg 3–2 Detroit Gibson 17,426 0–2–0 0 3 October 6 Ottawa 3–5 Detroit Gibson 17,583 1–2–0 2 4 October 9 Seattle Detroit 5 October 10 Detroit Montreal 6 October 13 New Jersey Detroit 7 October 15 Philadelphia Detroit 8 October 17 San Jose Detroit 9 October 20 Detroit Seattle 10 October 22 Detroit Vancouver 11 October 24 Detroit Calgary 12 October 26 Detroit Edmonton 13 October 29 Chicago Detroit 14 October 31 St. Louis Detroit November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Detroit Florida 16 November 3 Detroit Tampa Bay 17 November 5 Vegas Detroit 18 November 7 Detroit Colorado 19 November 10 Detroit St. Louis 20 November 12 Detroit Florida 21 November 14 Detroit Tampa Bay 22 November 18 Boston Detroit 23 November 21 NY Islanders Detroit 24 November 25 Vancouver Detroit 25 November 27 Detroit Columbus 26 November 28 Nashville Detroit December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 Calgary Detroit 28 December 3 Colorado Detroit 29 December 5 Detroit Boston 30 December 9 Detroit New Jersey 31 December 11 NY Rangers Detroit 32 December 12 Florida Detroit 33 December 15 Los Angeles Detroit 34 December 17 Detroit Washington 35 December 18 Detroit Philadelphia 36 December 20 Tampa Bay Detroit 37 December 22 Toronto Detroit 38 December 26 Detroit Nashville 39 December 28 Detroit Buffalo 40 December 29 Detroit NY Rangers 41 December 31 Carolina Detroit January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 2 Edmonton Detroit 43 January 4 Detroit Dallas 44 January 7 Utah Detroit 45 January 9 Boston Detroit 46 January 13 Detroit Utah 47 January 16 Detroit Chicago 48 January 17 Minnesota Detroit 49 January 19 Anaheim Detroit 50 January 21 Detroit Minnesota 51 January 23 Tampa Bay Detroit 52 January 25 Pittsburgh Detroit 53 January 27 Toronto Detroit 54 January 29 Florida Detroit 55 January 30 Detroit Columbus February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap All-Star Break in Elmont, New York 56 February 9 Detroit Anaheim 57 February 11 Detroit Los Angeles 58 February 13 Detroit San Jose 59 February 15 Detroit Vegas 60 February 18 Montreal Detroit 61 February 19 Detroit Carolina 62 February 21 Buffalo Detroit 63 February 23 Detroit Toronto 64 February 25 Detroit Ottawa 65 February 27 Detroit Boston March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 66 March 1 Detroit Toronto 67 March 4 New Jersey Detroit 68 March 6 Dallas Detroit 69 March 9 Detroit Winnipeg 70 March 12 Buffalo Detroit 71 March 14 Detroit Pittsburgh 72 March 16 Detroit Philadelphia 73 March 18 Columbus Detroit 74 March 20 Montreal Detroit 75 March 23 Detroit Washington 76 March 24 Washington Detroit 77 March 27 Detroit NY Islanders 78 March 28 Detroit Montreal 79 March 30 Ottawa Detroit April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Carolina Detroit 81 April 4 Detroit Ottawa 82 April 6 Detroit NY Islanders 83 April 9 Pittsburgh Detroit 84 April 10 Detroit Buffalo Legend:
Roster
Draft picks
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which will be held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)1231 JP HurlbertLW Kamloops Blazers (WHL)247 Victor PlanteLW U.S. NTDP (USHL)379 Michal OršulákG Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)4108 Adam LevacC Peterborough Petes (OHL)5143 Beckham EdwardsC Sarnia Sting (OHL)6175 Luka ArkkoLW Lahti Pelicans (Liiga)71962 Myles BrosnanD Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) Notes: The Utah Mammoth's first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2026, that sent Sebastian Cossa to Utah in exchange for this pick. The Calgary Flames' seventh-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent St. Louis's seventh-round pick in 2025 to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
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