1971–72 Detroit Red Wings
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 33-35-10
The 1971–72 Detroit Red Wings went 33-35-10. Marcel Dionne led the team with 77 points (28 G, 49 A). Al Smith had 18 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Dionne | C | 78 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 268 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | R | 78 | 42 | 29 | 71 | -15 | 34 | 10 | 271 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | C | 78 | 28 | 41 | 69 | -8 | 16 | 6 | 218 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 75 | 20 | 45 | 65 | -17 | 22 | 9 | 123 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | L | 77 | 31 | 22 | 53 | +7 | 50 | 6 | 219 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | L | 72 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -21 | 33 | 10 | 189 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | R | 71 | 15 | 25 | 40 | +3 | 38 | 2 | 157 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | D | 75 | 6 | 31 | 37 | +7 | 138 | 1 | 141 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Karlander | C | 71 | 15 | 20 | 35 | +13 | 29 | 0 | 93 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 73 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -11 | 81 | 1 | 117 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | R | 66 | 17 | 12 | 29 | +1 | 10 | 0 | 97 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | D | 77 | 2 | 23 | 25 | -13 | 84 | 0 | 107 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | C | 66 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -8 | 14 | 0 | 119 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | D | 65 | 4 | 20 | 24 | +21 | 111 | 0 | 59 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | R | 46 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +1 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | D | 64 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -14 | 80 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Johnson | C | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | D | 48 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab McDonald | L | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Conacher | L | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Webster | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Boucha | C | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sutherland | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Niekamp | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Falkenberg | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick McCann | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Manery | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 43 | 40 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1242 | .892 | 3.22 | 4 |
| Joe Daley | 29 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 794 | .893 | 3.15 | 0 |
| Andy Brown | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 320 | .884 | 3.98 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs MNS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 10 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ STL | L 2–9 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs STL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 20 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 22 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs CGS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs CHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ NYR | L 4–7 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ MTL | L 0–3 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs PIT | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ TOR | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 6 | vs BOS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ BUF | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ MNS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ PHI | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ STL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ LAK | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ VAN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ CGS | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs NYR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 28 | vs MTL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ PHI | T 1–1 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs LAK | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs STL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs PHI | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ CGS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ LAK | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs VAN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 25 | @ TOR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs MNS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ BUF | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs CGS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs MTL | W 6–4 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ MNS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 7 | @ CGS | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs PHI | W 5–0 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs LAK | W 7–4 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ BOS | L 2–9 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs MNS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs STL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ BUF | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs LAK | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs TOR | W 4–0 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ BOS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs CGS | W 8–2 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs BUF | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs CHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ MNS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ PIT | W 6–2 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ NYR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 22 | vs TOR | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs VAN | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ MTL | L 1–8 | Final |
| Feb 27 | vs PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 29 | vs VAN | W 8–2 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ PIT | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs BOS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs PIT | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ TOR | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs NYR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs MTL | W 7–6 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ VAN | W 7–5 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ LAK | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ STL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs BOS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ NYR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ CHI | L 1–6 | Final |