1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season was the 50th season of competition for the Detroit franchise and 42nd as the Red Wings. The Wings finished fourth in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 80 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 85 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| LW | 77 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 203 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| RW | 72 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 48 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 80 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 71 | -9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 50 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 30 | -8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 80 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 95 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 76 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 99 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 37 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| C/RW | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 302 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 39 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 20 | -17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 53 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 79 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 322 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 35 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 39 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 63 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 52 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 77 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 129 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 49 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2640 | 44 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 158 | 3.59 | 4 | |
| 1740 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 100 | 3.45 | 2 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| 240 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 295 | 3.69 | 6 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Rick Lapointe | Victoria Cougars | |
| 2 | 23 | Jerry Rollins | Winnipeg Clubs | |
| 3 | 37 | Al Cameron | New Westminster Bruins | |
| 3 | 45 | Blair Davidson | Flin Flon Bombers | |
| 3 | 50 | Clark Hamilton | University of Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 59 | Mike Wirachowsky | Regina Pats | |
| 5 | 77 | Mike Wong | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | |
| 6 | 95 | Mike Harazny | Regina Pats | |
| 7 | 113 | Jean-Luc Phaneuf | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | |
| 8 | 131 | Steve Carlson | Johnstown Jets | |
| 9 | 148 | Gary Vaughan | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| 10 | 164 | Jean Thibodeau | Shawinigan Dynamos | |
| 11 | 176 | Dave Hanson | Colorado College | |
| 11 | 178 | Rob Larson | University of Minnesota |