2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season
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Western Conference champions
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Central Division champions
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| Division | 1st Central |
| Conference | 2nd Western |
| 2008–09 record | 51–19–10 |
| Home record | 27–8–5 |
| Road record | 27–11–5 |
| Goals for | 297 |
| Goals against | 244 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Ken Holland |
| Coach | Mike Babcock |
| Captain | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| Alternate captains |
Pavel Datsyuk Kris Draper Henrik Zetterberg |
| Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
| Average attendance | 19,865 Capacity: 20,066 (99.0%) Total: 814,474 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Marian Hossa (40) |
| Assists | Pavel Datsyuk (65) |
| Points | Pavel Datsyuk (97) |
| Penalties in minutes | Andreas Lilja (66) |
| Plus/minus | Pavel Datsyuk (34) |
| Wins | Chris Osgood (26) |
| Goals against average | Ty Conklin (2.51) |
The 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Detroit Red Wings attempt to defend their Stanley Cup title, but they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games in the Stanley Cup Finals, the team they defeated in the finals the previous season.
June 9: Dominik Hasek announced his retirement from the NHL.
June 10: Detroit signed Head Coach Mike Babcock to three-year contract extension.
June 11: Assistant Coach Todd McLellan signed with the San Jose Sharks as their new head coach.
June 30: The Detroit Red Wings re-signed defenseman Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract.
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.
July 2: Marian Hossa signed a one-year, $7.45 million contract.
July 15: Dallas Drake announced his retirement from the NHL.
July 23: Ryan Oulahen re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings with a one-year deal.
July 30: Valtteri Filppula re-signed on a five-year, $15 million contract.
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).
bold - qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division
Detroit has not missed the post-season since 1989–90. The 2008–09 season is their 18th consecutive playoff season.
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.
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