2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season

2016–17 Detroit Red Wings
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings
Division	7th Atlantic
Conference	14th Eastern
2016–17 record	33–36–13
Home record	17–17–7
Road record	16–19–6
Goals for	207
Goals against	244
Team information
General manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Jeff Blashill
Captain	Henrik Zetterberg
Alternate captains	Justin Abdelkader; Niklas Kronwall
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
Average attendance	20,027 (100%); Total: 821,107
Minor league affiliate(s)	Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL); Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Tomas Tatar (25)
Assists	Henrik Zetterberg (51)
Points	Henrik Zetterberg (68)
Penalty minutes	Jonathan Ericsson (63)
Plus/minus	Henrik Zetterberg (+15)
Wins	Petr Mrazek (18)
Goals against average	Jimmy Howard (2.10)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The

NBA who made the playoffs every year since 1998 until 2020. Meanwhile the Pittsburgh Penguins

now owned the longest active playoff streak in the NHL.

Off-season

On May 10, 2016, the Red Wings named Doug Houda as an assistant coach.^[2]
On May 17, 2016, the Red Wings named Jeff Salajko as their new goaltending coach, replacing long-time former coach Jim Bedard.^[3]
On June 9, 2016, the Red Wings named John Torchetti as an assistant coach.^[4]
On September 16, 2016, the Red Wings named Shawn Horcoff director of player development.^[5]

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
v
t
e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts

1 y – Montreal Canadiens 82 47 26 9 44 226 200 +26 103

2 x – Ottawa Senators 82 44 28 10 38 212 214 −2 98

3 x – Boston Bruins 82 44 31 7 42 234 212 +22 95

4 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95

5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94

6 Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 −27 81

7 Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 −37 79

8 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 −36 78
Source: National Hockey League^[6]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
v
t
e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts

1 ME x – New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102

2 AT x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95

3 ME New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 −1 94

4 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94

5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 −17 88

6 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 −21 87

7 AT Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 −27 81

8 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 −37 79

9 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 −36 78

10 ME New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 −61 70
Source: National Hockey League^[7]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 6–1–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)^[8]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap

1 September 27 Pittsburgh 2–4 Detroit Howard 16,279 1–0–0 Recap

2 September 28 Detroit 5–1 Boston Coreau 16,631 2–0–0 Recap

3 September 30 Boston 2–1 Detroit OT Howard — 2–0–1 Recap

4 October 2 Chicago 3–6 Detroit Mrazek 17,962 3–0–1 Recap

5 October 4 Detroit 1–6 Chicago Howard 20,407 3–1–1 Recap

6 October 5 Detroit 5–2 Pittsburgh Coreau 17,848 4–1–1 Recap

7 October 7 Detroit 2–1 Toronto — — 5–1–1 Recap

8 October 8 Toronto 3–4 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 6–1–1 Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log^[9]

October: 6–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap

1 October 13 Detroit 4–6 Tampa Bay Mrazek 19,092 0–1–0 0 Recap

2 October 15 Detroit 1–4 Florida Mrazek 16,868 0–2–0 0 Recap

3 October 17 Ottawa 1–5 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 1–2–0 2 Recap

4 October 19 Detroit 2–1 NY Rangers Howard 18,200 2–2–0 4 Recap

5 October 21 Nashville 3–5 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 3–2–0 6 Recap

6 October 22 San Jose 0–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 4–2–0 8 Recap

7 October 25 Carolina 2–4 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 5–2–0 10 Recap

8 October 27 Detroit 2–1 St. Louis SO Mrazek 19,229 6–2–0 12 Recap

9 October 29 Boston 1–0 Detroit Howard 20,027 6–3–0 12 Recap

10 October 30 Florida 5–2 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 6–4–0 12 Recap

November: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 3–2–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap

11 November 2 Detroit 3–4 Philadelphia OT Mrazek 19,309 6–4–1 13 Recap

12 November 4 Winnipeg 5–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 6–5–1 13 Recap

13 November 6 Edmonton 2–1 Detroit Howard 20,027 6–6–1 13 Recap

14 November 8 Detroit 3–2 Philadelphia SO Howard 19,598 7–6–1 15 Recap

15 November 10 Vancouver 1–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 8–6–1 17 Recap

16 November 12 Detroit 0–5 Montreal Howard 21,288 8–7–1 17 Recap

17 November 15 Tampa Bay 4–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 8–8–1 17 Recap

18 November 18 Detroit 0–1 Washington Howard 18,506 8–9–1 17 Recap

19 November 20 Calgary 3–2 Detroit Howard 20,027 8–10–1 17 Recap

20 November 23 Detroit 2–1 Buffalo SO Howard 18,360 9–10–1 19 Recap

21 November 25 Detroit 5–4 New Jersey OT Mrazek 15,612 10–10–1 21 Recap

22 November 26 Montreal 2–1 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 10–10–2 22 Recap

23 November 29 Dallas 1–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 11–10–2 24 Recap

December: 5–6–2 (Home: 1–4–2 ; Road: 4–2–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap

24 December 1 Florida 2–1 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 11–10–3 25 Recap

25 December 3 Detroit 3–5 Pittsburgh Coreau 18,661 11–11–3 25 Recap

26 December 4 Detroit 4–3 NY Islanders OT Mrazek 13,789 12–11–3 27 Recap

27 December 6 Detroit 4–3 Winnipeg SO Mrazek 15,294 13–11–3 29 Recap

28 December 9 Columbus 4–1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 13–12–3 29 Recap

29 December 11 Philadelphia 1–0 Detroit OT Howard 20,027 13–12–4 30 Recap

30 December 13 Arizona 4–1 Detroit Howard 20,027 13–13–4 30 Recap

31 December 15 Los Angeles 4–1 Detroit Howard 20,027 13–14–4 30 Recap

32 December 17 Anaheim 4–6 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 14–14–4 32 Recap

— December 19 Detroit — Carolina Postponed due to poor ice conditions, rescheduled to March 27, 2017

33 December 20 Detroit 1–4 Tampa Bay Mrazek 19,092 14–15–4 32 Recap

34 December 23 Detroit 4–3 Florida SO Coreau 15,374 15–15–4 34 Recap

35 December 27 Buffalo 4–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 15–16–4 34 Recap

36 December 29 Detroit 3–2 Ottawa OT Coreau 20,011 16–16–4 36 Recap

January: 4–5–5 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–4)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap

37 January 1¹ Detroit 4–5 Toronto OT Coreau 40,148
(outdoors) 16–16–5 37 Recap

38 January 4 Detroit 0–2 Anaheim Mrazek 17,174 16–17–5 37 Recap

39 January 5 Detroit 4–0 Los Angeles Coreau 18,230 17–17–5 39 Recap

40 January 7 Detroit 3–6 San Jose Mrazek 17,562 17–18–5 39 Recap

41 January 10 Detroit 3–4 Chicago OT Mrazek 22,019 17–18–6 40 Recap

42 January 12 Detroit 2–5 Dallas Mrazek 18,532 17–19–6 40 Recap

43 January 14 Pittsburgh 3–6 Detroit Coreau 20,027 18–19–6 42 Recap

44 January 16 Montreal 0–1 Detroit Coreau 20,027 19–19–6 44 Recap

45 January 18 Boston 5–6 Detroit SO Mrazek 20,027 20–19–6 46 Recap

46 January 20 Detroit 2–3 Buffalo OT Mrazek 18,942 20–19–7 47 Recap

47 January 22 NY Rangers 1–0 Detroit OT Coreau 20,027 20–19–8 48 Recap

48 January 24 Detroit 3–4 Boston OT Coreau 17,565 20–19–9 49 Recap

49 January 25 Toronto 4–0 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 20–20–9 49 Recap

All-Star Break in Los Angeles

50 January 31 New Jersey 4–3 Detroit Coreau 20,027 20–21–9 49 Recap

^ NHL Centennial Classic, played at BMO Field.

February: 5–5–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap

51 February 3 NY Islanders 4–5 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 21–21–9 51 Recap

52 February 4 Detroit 1–0 Nashville Mrazek 17,204 22–21–9 53 Recap

53 February 7 Columbus 3–2 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 22–21–10 54 Recap

54 February 9 Detroit 3–6 Washington Mrazek 18,506 22–22–10 54 Recap

55 February 11 Detroit 1–2 Columbus Mrazek 19,143 22–23–10 54 Recap

56 February 12 Detroit 3–6 Minnesota Coreau 19,141 22–24–10 54 Recap

57 February 15 St. Louis 2–0 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 22–25–10 54 Recap

58 February 18 Washington 2–3 Detroit SO Mrazek 20,027 23–25–10 56 Recap

59 February 19 Detroit 5–2 Pittsburgh Mrazek 18,664 24–25–10 58 Recap

60 February 21 NY Islanders 3–1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 24–26–10 58 Recap

61 February 28 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver OT Mrazek 18,865 25–26–10 60 Recap

March: 6–8–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–6–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap

62 March 3 Detroit 2–3 Calgary OT Mrazek 19,289 25–26–11 61 Recap

63 March 4 Detroit 3–4 Edmonton Mrazek 18,347 25–27–11 61 Recap

64 March 7 Detroit 2–3 Toronto Mrazek 19,060 25–28–11 61 Recap

65 March 8 Detroit 1–6 Boston Coreau 17,565 25–29–11 61 Recap

66 March 10 Chicago 2–4 Detroit Howard 20,027 26–29–11 63 Recap

67 March 12 NY Rangers 4–1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 26–30–11 63 Recap

68 March 15 Detroit 1–3 Colorado Howard 16,764 26–31–11 63 Recap

69 March 16 Detroit 5–4 Arizona SO Mrazek 15,036 27–31–11 65 Recap

70 March 18 Colorado 1−5 Detroit Howard 20,027 28−31−11 67 Recap

71 March 20 Buffalo 2−1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 28−32−11 67 Recap

72 March 21 Detroit 2−1 Montreal OT Howard 21,288 29−32−11 69 Recap

73 March 24 Tampa Bay 2−1 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 29−32−12 70 Recap

74 March 26 Minnesota 2−3 Detroit OT Howard 20,027 30−32−12 72 Recap

75 March 27 Detroit 4−3 Carolina OT Mrazek 11,516 31−32−12 74 Recap

76 March 28 Detroit 1−4 Carolina Howard 9,427 31−33−12 74 Recap

77 March 30 Detroit 3−5 Tampa Bay Mrazek 19,092 31−34−12 74 Recap

April: 2–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 0–1–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap

78 April 1 Toronto 5–4 Detroit Howard 20,027 31–35–12 74 Recap

79 April 3 Ottawa 4–5 Detroit SO Mrazek 20,027 32–35–12 76 Recap

80 April 4 Detroit 0–2 Ottawa Howard 17,166 32–36–12 76 Recap

81 April 8 Montreal 3–2 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 32–36–13 77 Recap

82 April 9 New Jersey 1–4 Detroit Howard 20,027 33–36–13 79 Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM

Henrik Zetterberg 82 17 51 68 15 22

Gustav Nyquist 76 12 36 48 0 18

Tomas Tatar 82 25 21 46 −8 26

Frans Nielsen 79 17 24 41 −19 18

Thomas Vanek^‡ 48 15 23 38 2 16

Anthony Mantha 60 17 19 36 10 53

Mike Green 72 14 22 36 −20 40

Dylan Larkin 80 17 15 32 −28 37

Andreas Athanasiou 64 18 11 29 −7 28

Justin Abdelkader 64 7 14 21 −20 50

Darren Helm 50 8 9 17 −6 20

Luke Glendening 74 3 11 14 −10 26

Nick Jensen 49 4 9 13 −7 12

Riley Sheahan 80 2 11 13 −29 14

Niklas Kronwall 57 2 11 13 −7 32

Danny DeKeyser 82 4 8 12 −22 33

Xavier Ouellet 66 3 9 12 2 51

Jonathan Ericsson 51 1 8 9 −2 63

Drew Miller 55 5 2 7 −12 18

Ryan Sproul 27 1 6 7 −8 6

Steve Ott^‡ 42 3 3 6 −6 63

Alexei Marchenko
^‡ 30 0 6 6 6 12

Brendan Smith^‡ 33 2 3 5 −1 34

Tomas Nosek 11 1 0 1 −1 2

Matt Lorito 2 0 1 1 0 0

Ben Street 6 0 1 1 1 0

Tomas Jurco^‡ 16 0 0 0 −8 2

Robbie Russo 19 0 0 0 2 2

Tyler Bertuzzi 7 0 0 0 −1 0

Brian Lashoff 5 0 0 0 −3 0

Mitch Callahan 4 0 0 0 0 0

Evgeny Svechnikov 2 0 0 0 0 0

Dan Renouf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM

Petr Mrazek 50 44 2,858 18 21 9 145 3.04 1,462 .901 1 0 0 2

Jimmy Howard 26 24 1,397 10 11 1 49 2.10 675 .927 1 0 0 2

Jared Coreau 14 14 712 5 4 3 41 3.46 362 .887 2 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded

Mike Green NHL Third Star of the Week^[10] October 24, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Mike Green 400th career NHL point
1st career NHL hat-trick October 17, 2016

Ryan Sproul 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point October 21, 2016

Jonathan Ericsson 100th career NHL point October 22, 2016

Steve Ott 800th career NHL game October 27, 2016

Petr Mrazek 100th career NHL game October 27, 2016

Tyler Bertuzzi 1st career NHL game November 8, 2016

Ryan Sproul 1st career NHL goal November 15, 2016

Dylan Larkin 100th career NHL game November 23, 2016

Justin Abdelkader 500th career NHL game November 26, 2016

Jonathan Ericsson 500th career NHL game November 26, 2016

Jared Coreau 1st career NHL game December 3, 2016

Alexei Marchenko
100th career NHL game December 9, 2016

Tomas Tatar 1st career NHL hat-trick December 17, 2016

Nick Jensen 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point December 20, 2016

Jared Coreau 1st career NHL win December 23, 2016

Tomas Tatar 300th career NHL game January 1, 2017

Jared Coreau 1st career NHL shutout January 5, 2017

Gustav Nyquist 300th career NHL game January 5, 2017

Justin Abdelkader 100th career NHL assist January 20, 2017

Gustav Nyquist 100th career NHL assist January 24, 2017

Nick Jensen 1st career NHL goal January 31, 2017

Mike Green 700th career NHL game February 28, 2017

Robbie Russo 1st career NHL game March 7, 2017

Niklas Kronwall 300th career NHL assist March 18, 2017

Dan Renouf 1st career NHL game March 27, 2017

Tomas Nosek 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point March 28, 2017

Henrik Zetterberg 900th career NHL point March 30, 2017

Evgeny Svechnikov 1st career NHL game April 3, 2017

Jimmy Howard 400th career NHL game April 4, 2017

Matt Lorito 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point April 8, 2017

Henrik Zetterberg 1,000th career NHL game April 9, 2017

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued

Steve Ott Spearing Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara during NHL Game No. 115 in Detroit on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 0:12 of the first period. — $2,222.22 October 30, 2016^[11]

Gustav Nyquist High-sticking Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon during NHL Game No. 829 in Minnesota on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 14:13 of the first period. 6 games $158,333.34 February 15, 2017^[12]

Transactions

Trades

Date
Details
Ref

June 24, 2016 To
2016
To Detroit Red Wings
2016
^[13]

February 24, 2017 To Chicago Blackhawks
Tomas Jurco To Detroit Red Wings
3rd round pick in
2017
^[14]

February 28, 2017 To New York Rangers
Brendan Smith To Detroit Red Wings
3rd round pick in
2018
^[15]

February 28, 2017 To Montreal Canadiens
Steve Ott To Detroit Red Wings
6th round pick in
2018
^[16]

March 1, 2017 To Florida Panthers
Thomas Vanek ^[a] To Detroit Red Wings
2017
^[17]

Notes

^a Detroit to retain 50% ($1.3 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) Ref

July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Frans Nielsen New York Islanders 6 years, $31.5 million ^[18]

Thomas Vanek Minnesota Wild 1 year, $2.6 million ^[19]

Steve Ott St. Louis Blues 1 year, $800,000 ^[20]

Ben Street San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $600,000 ^[21]

Edward Pasquale St. John's IceCaps 1 year, $575,000

Matt Lorito Albany Devils 2 years, two-way contract

May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) Matej Machovsky
HC Plzen
1 year, $925,000 ^[22]

May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) Libor Sulak Orli Znojmo 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level ^[23]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) Ref

July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Andy Miele Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $600,000 ^[24]

September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) Kyle Quincey New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.25 million ^[25]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date Ref

Martin Frk Carolina Hurricanes November 1, 2016 ^[26]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Martin Frk Carolina Hurricanes October 9, 2016 ^[27]

Teemu Pulkkinen Minnesota Wild October 11, 2016 ^[28]

Alexei Marchenko
Toronto Maple Leafs February 4, 2017 ^[29]

Lost via retirement

Player Ref

Brad Richards ^[30]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) Ref

June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) Drew Miller 1 year, $1.025 million contract extension ^[31]

July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Darren Helm 5 years, $19.25 million contract extension ^[32]

Alexei Marchenko
2 years, $2.9 million contract extension

July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) Jared Coreau 2 years, $1.225 million contract extension ^[33]

July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) Teemu Pulkkinen 1 year, $812,500 contract extension ^[34]

July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) Luke Glendening 4 years, $7.2 million contract extension ^[35]

Filip Hronek 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract ^[36]

July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) Mitch Callahan 1 year, $600,000 ^[37]

July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) Danny DeKeyser 6 years, $30 million ^[38]

July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27) Petr Mrazek 2 years, $8 million ^[39]

September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) Ryan Sproul 2 years, $1.25 million ^[40]

October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17) Givani Smith 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract ^[41]

February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) Nick Jensen 2 years, $1.625 million contract extension ^[42]

April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05) Dennis Cholowski 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract ^[43]

April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20) Christoffer Ehn 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract ^[44]

May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) Matej Machovsky 1 year, $925,000 ^[22]

May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) Libor Sulak 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract ^[23]

Draft picks

See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the
First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York
.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)

1 20^[a] Dennis Cholowski D Canada
Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL
)

2 46 Givani Smith RW Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)

2 53^[b] Filip Hronek D Czech Mountfield HK (CZE)

4 107 Alfons Malmstrom D Sweden
J20 SuperElit
)

5 137 Jordan Sambrook D Canada Erie Otters (OHL)

6 167 Filip Larsson G Sweden Djurgården (Swedish Junior)

7 197 Mattias Elfstrom C Sweden Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)

Draft notes

The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick and a compensatory second-round pick both in 2016 (20th and 53rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for Pavel Datsyuk and this pick.^[13]

^[a] The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, a compensatory second-round pick in 2016 (53rd overall) and this pick.^[13]

Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent
2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[45] The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs^[46] – was converted on April 4, 2016.^[47]

[b] The Arizona Coyotes' compensatory second-round pick (53rd overall) went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick in 2016 (20th overall) and this pick.^[13]

Arizona previously received this pick as compensation for not signing
2014 first-round draft pick Conner Bleackley, whom they acquired in an earlier trade with Colorado.^[48]

The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Beau Bennett to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.^[49]

New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent
2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[50] The condition – New Jersey will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Detroit does not advance to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals^[50] – was converted on April 29, 2015 when Detroit was eliminated from the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
.

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^ Kujawa, Kyle (April 5, 2017). "Red Wings agree with defenseman Dennis Cholowski". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

^ DiFilippo, Alex (April 20, 2017). "Red Wings sign forward Christoffer Ehn to entry-level contract". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

^ "Rangers acquire defenseman Yandle from Coyotes". March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

^ "Keith Yandle traded to Rangers". March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

^ "Rangers clinch playoff berth, defeat Blue Jackets". April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

^ "Coyotes Won't Sign Bleackley, Will Get Supplemental Draft Pick". June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

^ "Devils get Bennett from Penguins for third-round pick". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

^ ^a ^b "Wings acquire Zidlicky from Devils". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

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[37] Kujawa, Kyle (July 21, 2016). "Red Wings re-sign Mitch Callahan". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

[38] Kujawa, Kyle (July 26, 2016). "Red Wings, DeKeyser agree to terms". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

[39] DiFilippo, Alex (July 27, 2016). "Mrazek agrees to new two-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

[40] Kujawa, Kyle (September 23, 2016). "Red Wings re-sign Ryan Sproul". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

[41] Kujawa, Kyle (October 17, 2016). "Red Wings sign 2016 second-round pick Givani Smith". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[42] Kujawa, Kyle (February 27, 2017). "Red Wings sign Jensen to two-year extension". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[43] Kujawa, Kyle (April 5, 2017). "Red Wings agree with defenseman Dennis Cholowski". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

[44] DiFilippo, Alex (April 20, 2017). "Red Wings sign forward Christoffer Ehn to entry-level contract". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[RangerYandle-45] "Rangers acquire defenseman Yandle from Coyotes". March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

[46] "Keith Yandle traded to Rangers". March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

[47] "Rangers clinch playoff berth, defeat Blue Jackets". April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[48] "Coyotes Won't Sign Bleackley, Will Get Supplemental Draft Pick". June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[49] "Devils get Bennett from Penguins for third-round pick". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

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