| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Dylan Larkin  ActiveDylan Larkin will join Team USA for the 2018 Worlds. This will be the fourth straight year that Larkin has played in the World Championship. He won a bronze medal with the States back in 2015. He's scored four goals and 20 points in 28 career games in the tournament. Apr 10 |
| 2 | Henrik Zetterberg ActiveAlthough the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs for the second straight year, Henrik Zetterberg is upbeat about the franchise. "We are in rebuild, but I think we are doing a lot of the right things," Zetterberg said after the Red Wings' wrapped up their season on Saturday. "We have a lot of picks this summer. We have to be lucky and get some good players that can be here for a long time." He's certainly right about the picks. Detroit has seven selections in the first three rounds, including two first-round picks. This will be an important draft for Detroit's rebuilding efforts. Meanwhile, Zetterberg, 37, finished with 11 goals and 56 points. He's signed through 2020-21. Apr 8 |
| 3 | Frans Nielsen ActiveFrans Nielsen will join Team Denmark for the 2018 Worlds. Nielsen is the all-time points leader for Denmark. He had 152 goals and 423 points in 764 career games. Denmark has some good young players now though as Bjorkstrand recorded 40 points in his first full season and Nikolaj Ehlers reached the 60-point milestone for the second straight campaign. Apr 10 |
| 4 | Luke Glendening ActiveLuke Glendening will play in Saturday's game against the Islanders. This is a little surprising considering the Wings announced that Glendening was done for the season due to an upper-body injury he suffered on Tuesday night. He has 11 goals and eight assists in 68 games this season. Apr 7 |
| LW | 1 | Anthony Mantha ActiveAnthony Mantha feels like he's been more consistent this season. "My consistency this year was a little better the whole year," Mantha said. "I just had a big slump here, but I was playing pretty good hockey in general. It's something I talked to Blash (coach Jeff Blashill) about a lot last year. It was something he thought I got better at." He just ended an 11-game goalless drought last Thursday, so he still has some kinks to work out. However, it has been a solid year for Mantha overall. He leads the Red Wings with 24 goals after he had 17 last season. His 46 points is also 10 more than he had a year ago. Apr 3 |
| 2 | Justin Abdelkader ActiveJustin Abdelkader found the back of the net in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Abdelakder got the Red Wings on the board at the 12:38 mark of the second period to cut his team's deficit to 3-1 at the time. Unfortunately for the Wings, that's as close as they'd come to tying the game. Abdelkader also got a 10-minute misconduct for cross-checking Alexander Kerfoot late in the third period. He now has 12 goals and 32 points in 65 games this season. Mar 18 |
| 3 | Tyler Bertuzzi ActiveTyler Bertuzzi scored a pair of goals in Tuesday's 5-4 OT loss to Columbus. Bertuzzi scored twice in the opening period to give the Red Wings a 3-1 lead going into the first intermission. He has scored four of his six goals this season in his last six outings. Apr 4 |
| 4 | Darren Helm ActiveDarren Helm found the back of the net in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Montreal. Helm has been hot of late with four goals and two assists in the past five games. He has posted 31 points in 74 matches this campaign. Apr 6 |
| RW | 1 | Gustav Nyquist ActiveGustav Nyquist will be looking for more production in 2018-19. Nyquist netted 21 goals, which is his highest total since 2014-15 when he had 27 markers. He also had a career-high with 213 shots on net. However, he posted personal lows with 19 assists and 40 points this past season. Apr 19 |
| 2 | Andreas Athanasiou ActiveAndreas Athanasiou had five shots on goal in Thursday's 1-0 loss to the Washington Capitals. Athanasiou and Justin Abdelkader tied for the team lead in that category. The Wings fired a total of 39 shots on Philipp Grubauer, but none of them found the back of the net. Athanasiou has just one goal in his last 11 games. He has 14 goals and 31 points in 63 games this season. Mar 22 |
| 3 | Martin Frk ActiveMartin Frk understands how he has to play in order to get more ice time next year. Frk lamented not being able to score more often, but he feels he learned a great deal from his his first NHL campaign. "Blash is really strict and he wants the players to work on both sides of the ice," he said of Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill. "It's definitely a little bit different for me. I'm trying to be as good offensively and defensive side. Especially on that fourth line you don't want the line to score against you." In 68 games, he recorded 11 goals and 25 points. Frk will play for the Czech Republic at the IIHF World Championship next month. Apr 16 |
| 4 | Luke Witkowski ActiveLuke Witkowski will be a healthy scratch in Saturday's game against the New York Islanders. Witkowski has served as a spare part for most of the season. He has one goal, three assists and 68 penalty minutes in 31 games this season. Apr 7 |
| 5 | David Booth ActiveDavid Booth will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. This will be the eighth game in a row that Booth watches from the press box. He has four goals, one assist and a minus-2 rating in 26 games this season. Luke Witkowski and Xavier Ouellet will also serve as scratches in this one. Mar 20 |
| 6 | Johan Franzen  I.L.Johan Franzen is still dealing with concussion symptoms every couple days. Franzen last played on October 10th. Unfortunately it's not clear if the 36-year-old will ever play again. We wish him the best in his recovery. Apr 21 |
| D | 1 | Mike Green ActiveMike Green's surgery on his cervical spine was a success. Green was address a problem that he's been dealing with for about a year and had played through. He's expected to be fine for the start of training camp. Apr 10 |
| 2 | Trevor Daley ActiveTrevor Daley posted a goal with an assist and a plus-1 rating in Monday's 5-3 road loss against the Sharks. Daley also filled up the stat sheet with two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a minor penalty. The veteran rearguard has posted nine goals this season, the second-most of his career behind the 16 he netted in 2014-15 in Dallas. Daley has picked up the pace with four goals over his past nine contests, but he remains useful only in the very deepest of fantasy pools at this time. Mar 13 |
| 3 | Danny DeKeyser ActiveDanny DeKeyser scored a pair of goals in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers. DeKeyser's first goal tied the game at one at the 8:51 mark of the second period, while his second tally gave his team a 2-1 lead three minutes into the final frame. The 27-year-old has now found the back of the net three times in his last two outings. He has four goals two assists in 34 games this season. Feb 3 |
| 4 | Niklas Kronwall ActiveNiklas Kronwall will be back next season. Kronwall was limited to 57 games in 2016-17, while dealing with a knee issue, but he only missed three games this past season and didn't sit out any practices. The 37-year-old defender has one more season left on his contract. Apr 11 |
| 5 | Nick Jensen ActiveNick Jensen will be a healthy scratch in Monday's game against the Detroit Red Wings. Jensen was also scratched in Saturday's game. He has no goals and eight assists in 44 games this season. Justin Abdelkader and Trevor Daley are both out with injuries. Jan 22 |
| 6 | Jonathan Ericsson ActiveJonathan Ericsson (illness) expects to be back in the lineup on Sunday. Ericsson did not play Friday because he was dealing with an illness. He still does not feel quite 100 percent, but he took part in the morning skate alongside Trevor Daley. Mar 4 |
| 7 | Xavier Ouellet ActiveXavier Ouellet will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ouellet has no goals, five assists and a minus-3 rating in 43 games this season. The 24-year-old has now been scratched in four consecutive games. David Booth and Luke Witkowski will also watch the game from the press box. Apr 3 |
| G | 1 | Jimmy Howard ActiveJimmy Howard allowed five goals on 41 shots in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Red Wings jumped out to a 4-1 lead just 31 seconds into the second frame. Howard then fell apart over the rest of the contest, allowing the next four goals, including the overtime winner to Pierre-Luc Dubois. Howard will see his record fall to 22-27-9 with a 2.85 goals-against-average and .910 save percentage. Apr 3 |