2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season

The Red Wings finished the regular season with the League's best power-play percentage, at 22.13% (102 for 461). Season standings For complete final standings, see 2005–06 NHL season ==Playoffs==

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Edmonton in the first round. Edmonton would go on to defeat Detroit and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the Carolina Hurricanes. ==Schedule and results==

Regular season Notes: Game was cancelled with 7:31 left in the first period after Jiri Fischer suffered heart failure on the bench. Nashville was ahead 1–0 and the score would be added to a January 23 rescheduled game. Fischer was tended to and would soon after retire due to an enlarged heart and complications resulting thereof. Notes: Makeup date for the November 21st game that was postponed. Nashville started the game with a 1–0 lead. Legend: Playoffs Legend: ==Player statistics==

Scoring • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. } || 0 Goaltending ==Awards and records==

Awards Milestones ==Transactions==

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. Trades Players acquired Players lost Signings ==Draft picks==

As there was no 2004–05 season to set the order for the draft, a lottery was held in which teams were assigned a number of balls, between one and three, based on the number of playoff appearances the team had had in the past three seasons. As the Red Wings had made the playoffs three consecutive seasons, they were given only one ball in the lottery. The Red Wings ended up with the 19th overall pick. Detroit's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario: ==Farm teams==

Grand Rapids Griffins The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2005–06. Toledo Storm The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2005–06 season. ==See also==