The was the 79th
National Hockey League season in
Detroit, Michigan . The Wings once again found themselves having the best regular season record, scoring 124 points for the second highest point total in franchise history.
The Red Wings began the season with a conflict in goal as recent pickup
Chris Osgood was injured in preseason activities and unproven
Manny Legace was to start in goal. Legace played great, winning 10 of his first 11 games, and quickly earned the starting goaltender job. The Red Wings decided to start Legace in the playoffs but his inexperience quickly showed and Detroit was knocked out in the first round by the
Edmonton Oilers .
Detroit defenseman,
Jiri Fischer , suffered a seizure in the first period of a game against the
Nashville Predators on November 21. The game was stopped and eventually called as many fans in
Joe Louis Arena either couldn't see what was going on or looked on in horror. Fischer was given
CPR on the Wings' bench and then carried out on a stretcher. Nashville had a 1-0 lead with in the game and it was decided that the score would be added on to the rescheduled game later in the season
Defenseman stable, breathing on his own , ESPN.com, accessed August 31 2007.
The Red Wings sold out all 42 home games in 2005-06 as 20,066 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in
Detroit .
There was no All-Star game his year as the , told
Steve Yzerman it was his decision as to whether he wanted to play in the 2006 Olympics. Citing his age and playing ability, Yzerman bowed out to give up his roster spot to a "more deserving player"
Yzerman pulls name out of Team Canada list , ESPN.com, accessed August 31 2007.
Sweden won the
Gold Medal in
Ice Hockey as all three goals scored in the gold medal game were by Red Wings. Red Wings' Head Coach
Mike Babcock decided to give the five Gold Medal winners from Detroit time to return to Sweden to celebrate. They only missed one game, February 28 against the
San Jose Sharks . In that game, Detroit suffered their worst loss of the season, losing by four goals.
''For complete final standings, see
2005-06 NHL Season ''
Record: 11-1-0; Home: 5-1-0; Road: 6-0-0
Record: 7-5-2; Home: 4-2-1; Road: 3-3-1
† Game was cancelled with 7:31 left in the first period after
Jiri Fischer suffered a seizure on the bench. Nashville was ahead 1-0 and the score would be added to a January 23 rescheduled game.
Wings' Fischer collapses, game cancelled , TSN.com, November 21, 2005, accessed August 30, 2007
Record: 8-3-1; Home: 4-2-0; Road: 4-1-1
Record: 8-4-2; Home: 4-3-1; Road: 4-1-1
†Makeup date for the November 21st game that was postponed. Nashville started the game with a 1-0 lead.
Record: 5-1-0; Home: 3-0-0; Road: 2-1-0
Record: 11-1-3; Home: 4-1-3; Road: 7-0-0
Record: 8-1-0; Home: 3-0-0; Road: 5-1-0
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
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 .
Edmonton wins series 4-2
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates loss.
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes''
- Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.
''Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''
The Red Wings have been involved in the following
Transactions during the 2005-06 season.
2005 NHL Free Agents , proicehockey.about.com, accessed August 30, 2007
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