Detroit Red Wings: Top 25 Goals of All-Time
Number 1
Steve Yzerman was already a legend in Red Wings history but the goal he scored on May 16, 1996 will forever live in the minds of Red Wings fans.
Against the St. Louis Blues, Yzerman stole the puck away from Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky and skated up the right side with speed. As soon as Yzerman got over the blueline, he wound up and blasted a slap shot over the blocker side of Blues goaltender Jon Casey to give Detroit the game seven, double overtime win.
The Red Wings would advance to the Western Conference Finals with that goal but would lose to the Colorado Avalanche.
Number 2
Game four of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers saw tough guy Darren McCarty score one of the nicest goals ever by a Red Wing.
McCarty gets the puck from Tomas Sandstrom and skates through the neutral zone and into the offensive zone. After he hits the blueline, he is met by Flyers defenseman Janne Niinimaa, whom McCarty dekes out of his skates and moves in on goaltender Ron Hextall.
He easily puts a move on Hextall, to which McCarty puts the puck into the open net, with assists going to Sandstrom and Yzerman. The game-winning goal gives Detroit the win and the Stanley Cup.
Number 3
On December 2, 1995, we would see one of the wildest games in NHL history between the Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. Slava Kozlov would score four goals, including the game-winning goal from Igor Larionov and Vladimir Konstantinov.
Sergei Fedorov would score five points on one goal and four assists en route to an 11-1 Red Wings win in Montreal. In addition to the big win, Detroit chases Hall of Fame netminder Patrick Roy from the net. This would be the last game that Roy played for the Canadiens.
Number 4
On March 14, 1962, Gordie Howe would score the 500th goal of his NHL career. This historic goal would come on New York Rangers netminder Turk Broda as the Red Wings would lose this contest 3-2 in Madison Square Garden.
Howe becomes the second player in history to achieve the feat of 500 goals, only behind Maurice”Rocket” Richard.
Number 5
Center Steve Yzerman scores his 500th goal, a power play goal, in a 3-2 win versus Colorado. Yzerman becomes the second Red Wing player behind Gordie Howe to score 500 in a Red Wings jersey.
Yzerman would get the memorable goal on a backhander in front of the net off of a rebound.