| Year | Location | W | L | T | OL | PTS | POS | DIV | W | L | |
| 1926-27 | Detroit | 12 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 5 | American | ||||
| 1927-28 | Detroit | 19 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 4 | American | ||||
| 1928-29 | Detroit | 19 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 3 | American | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1929-30 | Detroit | 14 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 4 | American | ||||
| 1930-31 | Detroit | 16 | 21 | 7 | 39 | 4 | American | ||||
| 1931-32 | Detroit | 18 | 20 | 10 | 46 | 3 | American | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1932-33 | Detroit | 25 | 15 | 8 | 58 | 2 | American | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1933-34 | Detroit | 24 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 1 | American | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1934-35 | Detroit | 19 | 22 | 7 | 45 | 4 | American | ||||
| 1935-36 | Detroit | 24 | 16 | 8 | 56 | 1 | American | 6 | 1 | Stanley Cup | |
| 1936-37 | Detroit | 25 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 1 | American | 6 | 4 | Stanley Cup | |
| 1937-38 | Detroit | 12 | 25 | 11 | 35 | 4 | American | ||||
| 1938-39 | Detroit | 18 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1939-40 | Detroit | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1940-41 | Detroit | 21 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1941-42 | Detroit | 19 | 25 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1942-43 | Detroit | 25 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Stanley Cup | ||
| 1943-44 | Detroit | 26 | 18 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1944-45 | Detroit | 31 | 14 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 1945-46 | Detroit | 20 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1946-47 | Detroit | 22 | 27 | 11 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1947-48 | Detroit | 30 | 18 | 12 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 1948-49 | Detroit | 34 | 19 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 1949-50 | Detroit | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Stanley Cup | ||
| 1950-51 | Detroit | 44 | 13 | 13 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1951-52 | Detroit | 44 | 14 | 12 | 100 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Stanley Cup | ||
| 1952-53 | Detroit | 36 | 16 | 18 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1953-54 | Detroit | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Stanley Cup | ||
| 1954-55 | Detroit | 42 | 17 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Stanley Cup | ||
| 1955-56 | Detroit | 30 | 24 | 16 | 76 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 1956-57 | Detroit | 38 | 20 | 12 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1957-58 | Detroit | 29 | 29 | 12 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1958-59 | Detroit | 25 | 37 | 8 | 58 | 6 | |||||
| 1959-60 | Detroit | 26 | 29 | 15 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1960-61 | Detroit | 25 | 29 | 16 | 66 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 1961-62 | Detroit | 23 | 33 | 14 | 60 | 5 | |||||
| 1962-63 | Detroit | 32 | 25 | 13 | 77 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 1963-64 | Detroit | 30 | 29 | 11 | 71 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 1964-65 | Detroit | 40 | 23 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1965-66 | Detroit | 31 | 27 | 12 | 74 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 1966-67 | Detroit | 27 | 39 | 4 | 58 | 5 | |||||
| 1967-68 | Detroit | 27 | 35 | 12 | 66 | 6 | East | ||||
| 1968-69 | Detroit | 33 | 31 | 12 | 75 | 5 | East | ||||
| 1969-70 | Detroit | 40 | 21 | 15 | 95 | 3 | East | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1970-71 | Detroit | 22 | 45 | 11 | 55 | 7 | East | ||||
| 1971-72 | Detroit | 33 | 35 | 10 | 76 | 5 | East | ||||
| 1972-73 | Detroit | 37 | 29 | 12 | 86 | 5 | East | ||||
| 1973-74 | Detroit | 29 | 39 | 10 | 68 | 6 | East | ||||
| 1974-75 | Detroit | 23 | 45 | 12 | 58 | 4 | Norris | ||||
| 1975-76 | Detroit | 26 | 44 | 10 | 62 | 4 | Norris | ||||
| 1976-77 | Detroit | 16 | 55 | 9 | 41 | 5 | Norris | ||||
| 1977-78 | Detroit | 32 | 34 | 14 | 78 | 2 | Norris | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1978-79 | Detroit | 23 | 41 | 16 | 62 | 5 | Norris | ||||
| 1979-80 | Detroit | 26 | 43 | 11 | 63 | 5 | Norris | ||||
| 1980-81 | Detroit | 19 | 43 | 18 | 56 | 5 | Norris | ||||
| 1981-82 | Detroit | 21 | 47 | 12 | 54 | 6 | Norris | ||||
| 1982-83 | Detroit | 21 | 44 | 15 | 57 | 5 | Norris | ||||
| 1983-84 | Detroit | 31 | 42 | 7 | 69 | 3 | Norris | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1984-85 | Detroit | 27 | 41 | 12 | 66 | 3 | Norris | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1985-86 | Detroit | 17 | 57 | 6 | 40 | 5 | Norris | ||||
| 1986-87 | Detroit | 34 | 36 | 10 | 78 | 2 | Norris | 9 | 7 | ||
| 1987-88 | Detroit | 41 | 28 | 11 | 93 | 1 | Norris | 9 | 7 | ||
| 1988-89 | Detroit | 34 | 34 | 12 | 80 | 1 | Norris | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1989-90 | Detroit | 28 | 38 | 14 | 70 | 5 | Norris | ||||
| 1990-91 | Detroit | 34 | 38 | 8 | 76 | 3 | Norris | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1991-92 | Detroit | 43 | 25 | 12 | 98 | 1 | Norris | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1992-93 | Detroit | 47 | 28 | 9 | 103 | 2 | Norris | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1993-94 | Detroit | 46 | 30 | 8 | 100 | 1 | Central | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1994-95 | Detroit | 33 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 1 | Central | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1995-96 | Detroit | 62 | 13 | 7 | 131 | 1 | Central | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1996-97 | Detroit | 36 | 26 | 18 | 94 | 2 | Central | 16 | 4 | Stanley Cup | |
| 1997-98 | Detroit | 44 | 23 | 15 | 103 | 2 | Central | 16 | 6 | Stanley Cup | |
| 1998-99 | Detroit | 43 | 32 | 7 | 93 | 1 | Central | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1999-00 | Detroit | 48 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 2 | Central | 5 | 4 | |
| 2000-01 | Detroit | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 111 | 1 | Central | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001-02 | Detroit | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 116 | 1 | Central | 16 | 7 | Stanley Cup |
| 2002-03 | Detroit | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 110 | 1 | Central | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003-04 | Detroit | 48 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 109 | 1 | Central | 6 | 6 | |
| 2004-05 | Detroit | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Detroit | 58 | 16 | 8 | 124 | 1 | Central | 2 | 4 |