1973–74 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1973–74 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 48th season of competition, 42nd season as the Red Wings.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 74 | 24 | 54 | 78 | 10 | −31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 76 | 51 | 26 | 77 | 14 | −21 | 21 | 0 | 9 | |
| C | 76 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 28 | −22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 76 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 10 | −31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 67 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 37 | −26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| C | 47 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 52 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 17 | −11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 57 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 33 | −9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 70 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 32 | −22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| RW | 54 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 37 | −20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| LW | 45 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 33 | −12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 69 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 92 | −28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 33 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 65 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 139 | −26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 41 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 66 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | −13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 99 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | −12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2018 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 140 | 4.16 | 1 | |
| 1420 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 86 | 3.63 | 0 | |
| 720 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 3.58 | 1 | |
| 315 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5.33 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12.00 | 0 | |
| 187 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5.78 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4680 | 78 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 319 | 4.09 | 2 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
- Alex Delvecchio, Lester Patrick Trophy
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 11 | Terry Richardson | New Westminster Bruins | |
| 3 | 39 | Nelson Pyatt | Oshawa Generals | |
| 3 | 43 | Robbie Neale | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
| 4 | 59 | Mike Korney | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 5 | 75 | Blair Stewart | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 6 | 91 | Glen Cickello | Hamilton Red Wings | |
| 7 | 107 | Brian Middleton | University of Alberta | |
| 8 | 118 | Dennis Polonich | Flin Flon Bombers | |
| 8 | 123 | George Lyle | Michigan Tech University | |
| 9 | 135 | Dennis O'Brien | Laurentian University | |
| 9 | 138 | Tom Newman | Kitchener Rangers | |
| 9 | 139 | Ray Bibeau | Montreal Junior Canadiens | |
| 10 | 151 | Kevin Neville | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 10 | 154 | Ken Gibb | University of North Dakota | |
| 10 | 155 | Mitch Brandt | University of Denver |