| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 04/07/2008 | 2 | 2 |
| Dominik Hasek looks sharp and rested heading into the playoffs, which is good news for the Red Wings. So is the easiest first-round travel schedule the veteran team has had in several seasons. |
| 03/31/2008 | 2 | 2 |
| Johan Franzen is one of several Detroit players getting into a higher gear as the playoffs approach. He has 14 goals in his past 13 games and 26 overall this season. |
| 03/24/2008 | 2 | 4 |
| The Red Wings are quietly heating up again with eight wins in their past 10 games, helping Mike Babcock become the first coach in history to win 50 games in each of his first three seasons with a new team. |
| 03/17/2008 | 4 | 3 |
| Is the Western Conference all that secure? Detroit's lead isn't insurmountable, especially since the Wings finish their schedule entirely within their own division, where they have a 10-11-2 record. |
| 03/10/2008 | 3 | 5 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom is the latest key player to come for the Red Wings, who are starting to come out of the funk they were in for nearly a month. It didn’t really hurt because no one will catch them for first place overall. |
| 03/03/2008 | 5 | 4 |
| The Red Wings got Dominik Hasek back over the weekend and that helped them stop some of the bleeding they have experienced. In the meantime, Detroit finished 7-2-1 against East teams this season. |
| 02/25/2008 | 4 | 2 |
| Detroit's defense has been decimated with injuries of late, and the offense hasn't picked up the slack. Detroit has only 15 goals in the past nine games (1-7-1) and four came in its only regulation win. |
| 02/18/2008 | 2 | 1 |
| Hasek is out and Chris Osgood hasn't filled the void, leaving the Wings vulnerable for the first time this season. |
| 02/11/2008 | 1 | 1 |
| The refs robbed them of at least a point in a showdown with Anaheim, but Detroit showed a few cracks losing games it should have won to Toronto and Los Angeles and stealing a win it didn't deserve in Minnesota. |
| 02/04/2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Some numbers in case the standings don't tell you enough about how good they have been this season. The Red Wings are 25-4-2 in their past 31 games, 12-2-0 in their past 14 road games and on pace with the 1995-96 team that won an NHL-record 62 games. |
