Overview
- The club raised a No. 91 banner at Little Caesars Arena before the game against Carolina, formally retiring Fedorov’s number with his family present.
- Detroit presented Fedorov a commemorative jersey and custom white skates, while players arrived in shirts bearing his image and warmed up in skates styled after his.
- Video messages saluted Fedorov from Alexander Ovechkin, Vladimir Konstantinov and Igor Larionov, with Konstantinov attending the ceremony and receiving an embrace on the ice.
- Detroit capped the night with a 4–3 overtime victory, as Andrew Copp scored the winner after regulation goals from James van Riemsdyk, Alex DeBrincat and Albert Johansson.
- Fedorov, a three-time Stanley Cup winner and 2015 Hall of Fame inductee, logged 908 games and 954 points for Detroit and became the third Russian to have an NHL number retired.