Defenseman William Lagesson skated in his first season with the Griffins and eighth year as a professional. He totaled nine points (3-6—9), 18 penalty minutes, a plus-13 rating in 23 games with Grand Rapids, pacing the team in the plus-minus category. The 29-year-old’s last game as a Griffin was on Jan. 2 before he joined the Detroit Red Wings for the remainder of the campaign. With Detroit, Lagesson logged one assist, four penalty minutes and a minus-one rating in seven outings, making his Red Wings debut on Dec. 21 at Montreal.

Regular Season Stat Line

23 GP, 3 goals, 6 assists, 9 points, +13 rating, 18 PIM with GRG
7 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, -1 rating, 4 PIM with DET

Contract Status 

Unrestricted free agent

By the Numbers 

11 – Made Griffins debut on Oct. 11 against Milwaukee

26 – Scored first point as a Griffin with a goal on Oct. 26 at Lehigh Valley

13 – Recorded first assist as a Griffin on Nov. 13 against Rockford

2 – Registered two points (1-1—2) on Nov. 15 against Chicago

3 – Three goals came on Oct. 26 at Lehigh Valley, Nov. 15 against Chicago, and Dec. 31 against Cleveland

3 – Enjoyed a season-high three-game point streak from Nov. 13-16 (1-3—4)

2 – Logged an assist in back-to-back games from Dec. 6-7

3 – Season-high plus-three rating in a 5-1 victory over Chicago on Nov. 15

10 – Showed a plus-10 rating in a six-game span from Oct. 26-Nov. 16

350 – Skated in 350th game as a professional on Dec. 6 against Chicago

21 – Made Red Wings debut on Dec. 21 at Montreal, competing in an NHL season-high 16:18 of ice time

11 – Notched first point as a Red Wing with an assist on April 11 at Tampa Bay 

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