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Detroit Red Wings

2016–17·33–36–13·79 points·7th in the Atlantic, 14th in the Eastern

Points
79#25
Goal differential
−46#26
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
48.2%#23
Power play
15.1%#27
Penalty kill
80.9%#16
GSAx
−15.5#24

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4117–17–7410.5010211052.0%
Away4116–19–6380.469613445.0%
October106–4–0120.60272449.4%
November135–6–2120.46273545.3%
December135–6–2120.46304352.4%
January144–5–5130.46364646.5%
February115–5–1110.50263247.6%
March166–8–2140.44384948.8%
April52–2–150.50141549.0%
Division rivals308–15–7230.38639848.3%
Rest of conference2411–9–4260.54626947.6%
Other conference2814–12–2300.54737749.0%
OTT43–1–060.7512952.4%
MTL52–1–260.6061146.5%
NSH22–0–041.006352.3%
CAR32–1–040.679953.1%
PHI31–0–240.675740.1%
VAN22–0–041.006352.6%
NJD32–1–040.6712952.6%
PIT32–1–040.67141048.6%
NYI32–1–040.67101052.0%
FLA41–2–130.3871448.5%

On the road

61,148 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-13: to Tampa, 1,600 km (L)2016-10-15: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2016-10-17: to Detroit, 1,815 km (W)2016-10-19: to New York, 774 km (W)2016-10-21: to Detroit, 774 km (W)2016-10-27: to St. Louis, 731 km (SOW)2016-10-29: to Detroit, 731 km (L)2016-11-02: to Philadelphia, 713 km (OTL)2016-11-04: to Detroit, 713 km (L)2016-11-08: to Philadelphia, 713 km (SOW)2016-11-10: to Detroit, 713 km (W)2016-11-12: to Montreal, 837 km (L)2016-11-15: to Detroit, 837 km (L)2016-11-18: to Washington, 636 km (L)2016-11-20: to Detroit, 636 km (L)2016-11-23: to Buffalo, 347 km (SOW)2016-11-25: to Newark, 457 km (OTW)2016-11-26: to Detroit, 760 km (OTL)2016-12-03: to Pittsburgh, 330 km (L)2016-12-04: to Brooklyn, 509 km (OTW)2016-12-06: to Winnipeg, 2,069 km (SOW)2016-12-09: to Detroit, 1,370 km (L)2016-12-20: to Tampa, 1,600 km (L)2016-12-23: to Sunrise, 289 km (SOW)2016-12-27: to Detroit, 1,815 km (L)2016-12-29: to Ottawa, 660 km (OTW)2017-01-01: to Toronto, 333 km (OTL)2017-01-04: to Anaheim, 3,475 km (L)2017-01-05: to Los Angeles, 45 km (W)2017-01-07: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2017-01-10: to Chicago, 2,955 km (OTL)2017-01-12: to Dallas, 1,292 km (L)2017-01-14: to Detroit, 1,607 km (W)2017-01-20: to Buffalo, 347 km (OTL)2017-01-22: to Detroit, 347 km (OTL)2017-01-24: to Boston, 985 km (OTL)2017-01-25: to Detroit, 985 km (L)2017-02-04: to Nashville, 757 km (W)2017-02-07: to Detroit, 757 km (OTL)2017-02-09: to Washington, 636 km (L)2017-02-11: to Columbus, 528 km (L)2017-02-12: to St. Paul, 995 km (L)2017-02-15: to Detroit, 859 km (L)2017-02-19: to Pittsburgh, 330 km (W)2017-02-21: to Detroit, 330 km (L)2017-02-28: to Vancouver, 3,160 km (OTW)2017-03-03: to Calgary, 674 km (OTL)2017-03-04: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2017-03-07: to Toronto, 2,707 km (L)2017-03-08: to Boston, 691 km (L)2017-03-10: to Detroit, 985 km (W)2017-03-15: to Denver, 1,858 km (L)2017-03-16: to Glendale, 946 km (SOW)2017-03-18: to Detroit, 2,726 km (W)2017-03-21: to Montreal, 837 km (OTW)2017-03-24: to Detroit, 837 km (OTL)2017-03-27: to Raleigh, 816 km (OTW)2017-03-30: to Tampa, 942 km (L)2017-04-01: to Detroit, 1,600 km (L)2017-04-04: to Ottawa, 660 km (L)2017-04-08: to Detroit, 660 km (OTL)TampaSunriseDetroitNew YorkSt. LouisPhiladelphiaMontrealWashingtonBuffaloNewarkPittsburghBrooklynWinnipegOttawaTorontoAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseChicagoDallasBostonNashvilleColumbusSt. PaulVancouverCalgaryEdmontonTorontoDenverGlendaleRaleigh
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
17 GP · 9–7–1 · 13 vs fresher opponent
55.9%
49.7%
1 day
40 GP · 17–18–5 · 9 vs fresher opponent
48.8%
48.5%
2 days
20 GP · 6–8–6 · 4 vs fresher opponent
45.0%
46.1%
3+ days
4 GP · 1–2–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
37.5%
51.5%

Pulling the goalie

37 times this season the Red Wings were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Red Wings in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
47.4%
48.4%
Goals share
44.8%
38.9%
Shooting %
8.5%
7.8%
Save %
.906
.884