# What is the greatest Detroit Red Wings team of all time?

> Original Six dynasties, a record regular season that fell short in the spring, and the late-1990s run that ended a long Cup drought give Hockeytown plenty to argue over.

*By YPB Team · Published November 6, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-greatest-detroit-red-wings-team-of-all-time*

---

## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **1942–43 Detroit Red Wings** — score 1000/1000
   A first-place team that swept the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final, with goaltender Johnny Mowers winning the Vezina Trophy.
2. **2007–08 Detroit Red Wings** — score 917/1000
   Mike Babcock's Presidents' Trophy winners beat Pittsburgh in six games for the Stanley Cup, with Henrik Zetterberg winning the Conn Smythe Trophy.
3. **1951–52 Detroit Red Wings** — score 886/1000
   A 100-point regular season was followed by an 8–0 playoff run, with Terry Sawchuk posting four shutouts in sweeps of Toronto and Montreal.
4. **2001–02 Detroit Red Wings** — score 886/1000
   A Presidents' Trophy team stacked with future Hall of Famers, including newcomers Dominik Hašek, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille, that beat Carolina for the Stanley Cup.
5. **2005–06 Detroit Red Wings** — score 743/1000
   Steve Yzerman's final team won 58 games and the Presidents' Trophy with 124 points before an upset loss to Edmonton in the first round.
6. **1935–36 Detroit Red Wings** — score 568/1000
   Jack Adams's team won the franchise's first Stanley Cup, beating Toronto in the final after a semifinal opener against the Montreal Maroons that lasted six overtimes.
7. **1949–50 Detroit Red Wings** — score 568/1000
   Playing without an injured Gordie Howe, Detroit beat the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Final on Pete Babando's double-overtime goal in Game 7.
8. **1954–55 Detroit Red Wings** — score 554/1000
   Detroit finished first for a seventh straight season and beat Montreal in a seven-game final for its fourth Stanley Cup in six years.
9. **1997–98 Detroit Red Wings** — score 468/1000
   The Red Wings repeated as champions by sweeping the Washington Capitals, with captain Steve Yzerman winning the Conn Smythe Trophy.
10. **1995–96 Detroit Red Wings** — score 468/1000
   Scotty Bowman's team set an NHL record with 62 regular-season wins and finished with 131 points but lost the Western Conference Final to the Colorado Avalanche.
11. **2008–09 Detroit Red Wings** — score 468/1000
   The defending champions, adding Marián Hossa, returned to the Stanley Cup Final and lost Game 7 at home to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
12. **1996–97 Detroit Red Wings** — score 353/1000
   Detroit ended a 42-year Stanley Cup drought by sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers, with Mike Vernon winning the Conn Smythe Trophy.
13. **1953–54 Detroit Red Wings** — score 218/1000
   The first-place Red Wings won the Stanley Cup over Montreal when Tony Leswick scored in overtime of Game 7.

Tags: sports, hockey, nhl, teams, detroit red wings