| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Dylan Larkin  ActiveDylan Larkin earned three assists in a 5-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday night. Larkin had a hand in all three goals scored by Tyler Bertuzzi in the contest. He also posted four shots and two hits during 21:29 of ice time. Larkin has amassed 44 points in 47 games this campaign. Jan 13 |
| 2 | Frans Nielsen ActiveFrans Nielsen potted a goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to Toronto. Nielsen gave the Red Wings a 4-3 lead at the 12:03 mark of the third period and it looked like that would be the game winner until the Leafs tied the game in the dying seconds and went on to win in overtime. Nielsen didn't have a goal through the first two months of the season, but he has scored seven times in 13 matches in December. Dec 24 |
| 3 | Christoffer Ehn ActiveChristoffer Ehn is a healthy scratch Friday night. Ehn has a goal and four points in 23 games this season. He averages 9:48 minutes per contest. Jan 4 |
| 4 | Jacob De La Rose ActiveJacob De La Rose scored a goal in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. De La Rose's goal late in the first period actually gave the Red Wings a 2-0 lead, but they watched that evaporate in the second frame. The 23-year-old has three goals and four assists in 30 games this season. There's not much offensive upside here, which means you can ignore him in all fantasy formats. Jan 3 |
| 5 | Henrik Zetterberg  I.L.Henrik Zetterberg, who says his retirement has been good so far, decided to share the details of his back injury. Zetterberg first started dealing with back problems in 2006 when he was still in the early stages of his career. He had a weakened disc that was leading to back spasms. The condition deteriorated until 2014 when he left a game in Sochi on a stretcher with herniated discs that required surgery. After that though, Zetterberg had a related nerve issue that made it hard to control his ankle. He still ended up playing in two postseason games in 2014, but only by having his ankle taped to prevent movement. Over the summer he was able to improve through conditioning. That seemed to be enough until January when the nerve issue impacting his ankle came back. He managed to get through the rest of the season, but can't play anymore. Fortunately he's fine when walking, but his ankle gives way if he tries to skate. Naturally, under those circumstances, he knew it was time to end what was an incredible career despite the health issues that he endured throughout most of it. Nov 2 |
| LW | 1 | Anthony Mantha ActiveAnthony Mantha scored his 10th goal of the season in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Washington. Mantha, who was playing in his second game back from a broken hand, evened the score at 1-1 going into the first intermission. Filip Hronek scored Detroit's other marker in the defeat. Jan 6 |
| 2 | Justin Abdelkader ActiveJustin Abdelkader and Dylan Larkin may get Andreas Athanasiou on their line for Saturday's contest. Abdelkader and Larkin had been playing with Gustav Nyquist, but there may be some changes ahead of Saturday's contest against Dallas. Nyquist is slated to play with Frans Nielsen with Thomas Vanek instead. Dec 29 |
| 3 | Thomas Vanek ActiveThomas Vanek spoke up in the dressing room and helped motivate the Red Wings to a comeback win over Anaheim on Tuesday night. The Red Wings were down 1-0 to the Ducks after two periods, but bounced back for a 3-1 victory. "I think over the last month we were playing good hockey, but at the end of the day, this league is about results, not feel-good points," Vanek said afterward. "That was the only message: We haven't played our best, it's 1-0, let's go out there and grab those points. We found a way. It's nice." Vanek also picked up an assist on Gustav Nyquist's game-winning goal. Jan 16 |
| 4 | Michael Rasmussen I.L.Michael Rasmussen (hamstring) has been moved to injured reserve. Rasmussen is retroactive to Jan. 6, so he can be activated whenever he's ready to return. The Red Wings made the move to activate Danny DeKeyser for Tuesday night's game. Rasmussen will sit for a fifth straight game on Tuesday and he is unlikely to be ready for Friday's match in Calgary. Jan 15 |
| 5 | Darren Helm ActiveDarren Helm scored a goal in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. This was Helm's first game back in the lineup since Nov. 17, but he found a way to open the scoring in the first period. The 31-year-old has two goals and seven points in 21 games this season. He shouldn't pop up on your fantasy radar. Jan 3 |
| 6 | Martin Frk ActiveMartin Frk won't dress on Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild. This will be the sixth straight game that he sits, including nine of the last 10. He'll be joined in the press box by Luke Witkowski. Jan 12 |
| 7 | Evgeny Svechnikov I.L.Evgeny Svechnikov underwent successful surgery on his right knee Tuesday. Svechnikov is expected to miss five-to-six months after he required anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. He was injured late in the preseason and started the year on Detroit's non-roster injured list. Oct 16 |
| RW | 1 | Gustav Nyquist ActiveGustav Nyquist scored a goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The Red Wings started the third period down a goal before Anthony Mantha tied things up and Nyquist gave them the lead with a great tip on Danny DeKeyser's shot. The 29-year-old Nyquist has nine points in his last 10 games, bringing him to 11 goals and 40 points in 48 games this season. Jan 15 |
| 2 | Andreas Athanasiou ActiveAndreas Athanasiou is one goal away from tying his career-high. Athanasiou is having a breakout season, as he's already scored 17 goals in just 39 games which puts him on pace to score 33 times in 2018-19. His previous career-high was 18 (2016-17). The 24-year-old has picked up five points in his last four games, too. Jan 10 |
| 3 | Tyler Bertuzzi ActiveTyler Bertuzzi scored three goals in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. Bertuzzi needed just 24 seconds to open the scoring off a redirection before getting his second of the night with another tip. He then capped off his hat trick in the third period, this time using his backhand. It’s his first career hatty, even getting a fan to throw out an octopus at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota. The 23-year-old winger is up to 13 goals and 25 points in 45 games this season. Thomas Vanek (x2) also scored in this one. Jan 12 |
| 4 | Luke Witkowski ActiveLuke Witkowski will be a healthy scratch on Friday. Witkowski was in the Red Wings' lineup for their last five games. He has two assists in 17 contests this season. Jan 11 |
| 5 | Johan Franzen I.L.Johan Franzen's wife, Cissi, detailed her family's continued struggle in a blog post as her husband continues to suffer from post-concussion syndrome. "I don't know where to start, but this week has been really hard and extremely emotional. Monday morning the kids, Lisa and I flew out to Denver, Colorado to visit Johan," Cissi wrote on Franzenresidence.com. "He's been going thru an intensive treatment program at Marcus Brain Health Institute, and this last week was a family week where I joined in for a lot of sessions. He's still dealing with post-concussion syndrome, and the last months have been really bad. Something needed to happen and I'm so thankful we found this new amazing place. It opened up in March and they treat veterans and athletes with brain traumas. Johan was actually their very first athlete." She went on to say that Franzen continues to have good and bad days, but they are hopeful for the future because he has shown improvement. He has not played a game since October 2015. May 29 |
| D | 1 | Mike Green ActiveMike Green (foot) said he will be back in the lineup on Friday night. Green declared himself good to go after Thursday's practice. He is expected to play again Saturday at Minnesota assuming everything goes well. Green has been absent for the last 12 games due to a foot injury. He still leads Detroit's defense corps with 16 points despite appearing in only 23 games this year and the Red Wings are 13-8-2 with him in the lineup. Jan 11 |
| 2 | Danny DeKeyser ActiveDanny DeKeyser earned two assists in his return to the lineup on Tuesday night. DeKeyser had the primary helper on goals by Gustav Nyquist and Darren Helm in a 3-1 win over Anaheim. The Detroit defender logged 17:13 of ice time and posted a plus-3 rating in his first game since Dec. 4 due to a fractured wrist. Jan 16 |
| 3 | Trevor Daley I.L.Trevor Daley will be sidelined for three-to-five weeks due to a broken foot. Coach Jeff Blashill said the injury occurred Monday morning and the team initially thought it wouldn't be an issue, but then it was discovered that Daley suffered a break and would not be available to play. Jan 1 |
| 4 | Dennis Cholowski ActiveDennis Cholowski scored a goal in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The Red Wings were down 3-0 in the second period, but goals by Luke Glendening (shorthanded) and Cholowski (power play) cut the deficit to 3-2. Even though he scored a goal, he still finished the game with a minus-3 rating in 18:46 of ice time. The 20-year-old now has seven goals and 16 points in 44 games this season. He's still a work in progress, but he clearly has some offensive upside. Jan 11 |
| 5 | Niklas Kronwall ActiveNiklas Kronwall scored a goal and assisted on another in Thursday’s 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Jordan Martinook failed to clear the puck before Kronwall blasted a point shot on the man-advantage for the goal. The Swedish blueliner then followed that up with a secondary assist on Frans Nielsen’s second period goal. It’s Kronwall’s first two-point outing of the season, bringing him to two goals and 10 points in 33 games this season. Dec 20 |
| 6 | Jonathan Ericsson ActiveJonathan Ericsson (lower body) returned to action on Friday against the Ottawa Senators. Ericsson was scoreless with an even rating, no shots on goal and one hit over 15:53 of ice time across 24 shifts. It appears safe to get the rearguard back into the active fantasy lineup if you normally rely upon him in deeper pools. Dec 15 |
| 7 | Filip Hronek ActiveFilip Hronek scored his third goal of the season in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Washington. Hronek jumped into the rush and received a beautiful pass from Dylan Larkin before depositing the puck into the net. He finished with three shots in 18:49 of ice time. Hronek has seven points 18 matches during his rookie campaign. Jan 7 |
| 8 | Nick Jensen ActiveNick Jensen scored a pair of goals in a 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Jensen opened the scoring at the 12:42 mark of the first period and later added his second goal of the game midway through the third period to make it a 3-2 Toronto game. The goals were his first two points of 2018-19. Last season, the 28-year old defenseman recorded 15 assists in 81 games. Dylan Larkin also scored for Detroit in the loss. Oct 11 |
| G | 1 | Jimmy Howard ActiveJimmy Howard allowed one goal on 24 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Howard was great tonight, only beat by a Rickard Rakell tip on a Ducks power play midway through the game. It's back-to-back wins for Howard, improving his record to 13-12-5 with a 2.71 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage. Jan 15 |
| 2 | Jonathan Bernier ActiveJonathan Bernier allowed 23 of 26 shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets opened the scoring just 13 seconds into the game and they went up 3-0 in the second frame. The Wings made things interesting by cutting the deficit to 3-2, but that's as close as they'd come to tying the game. Bernier now has a 5-11-2 record with a 3.54 goals-against-average and a .892 save percentage this season. He's dropped three straight decisions and seven of his last eight. Jan 11 |