| Conference Team Rankings | GF Average | GA Average | Power Play |
| Red Wings | 2.54 | 2.25 | 19.21% |
| Western | 7th | 2nd | 7th |
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| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 04/29/2013 | 12 | 16 |
| The pressure of missing the playoffs for the first time in 22 years was felt and they closed with four straight wins. Championship pedigree. | ||
| 04/22/2013 | 16 | 18 |
| The pressure is mounting as the Wings remain below the playoff cut even if they have two games in hand on Columbus, one on Minnesota. Losing five of six isn't how you close when you're in ninth. | ||
| 04/15/2013 | 18 | 16 |
| It's hard to overstate how big that win in Nashville was on Sunday. The Wings were going the wrong way fast having lost three in a row and six of eight but the win gets them back on track and keeps the pressure on the pack. | ||
| 04/01/2013 | 12 | 10 |
| Nothing kills the good vibes of a great road trip more than a home thumping by a rival. ... Remember, they got a great addition before the deadline in Danny DeKeyser. Can't wait to see if he matches the hype. | ||
| 03/25/2013 | 10 | 9 |
| Consider this: The Ducks were 13-1-0 at home before the Red Wings came to town. They're now 13-3-0. What an impressive two wins for Detroit in such a tough place to play. | ||
| 03/18/2013 | 9 | 13 |
| Are the Wings an elite team this season? Absolutely not. Are they a playoff team? Most likely, and they're one I don't think any team would be happy to draw. | ||
| 03/11/2013 | 13 | 11 |
| I wanted to move the Red Wings up. But losing two straight to the Blue Jackets? Picking up only 1 of 10 points in the season series? Not good for optics. | ||
| 03/04/2013 | 11 | 10 |
| It's tough for a team to look much better than the Wings did in a loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. They had plenty of scoring chances and were selling out to block shots. Play with that effort every night and they'll be very successful. | ||
| 02/25/2013 | 10 | 15 |
| I don't get the Wings; they just can't decide what they want to do. They lose five games in a row and then they come back and beat the Predators and Canucks by a combined 12-3. | ||
| 02/18/2013 | 15 | 7 |
| The most damming thing you can say about a franchise like the Red Wings is that they're just another team this season. Not bad, not great. | ||
| Preseason Power Rankings | ||
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 01/15/2013 | 11 | - |
| Nicklas Lidstrom and Brad Stuart are gone. Carlo Colaiacovo is in. That doesn't seem like an equal swap and a sign that the defense will have big question marks. But Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and Co. are still around. | ||
