# 2007–08 Washington Capitals season

The 2007–08 Washington Capitals season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Capitals' 34th season in the National Hockey League.
On November 22, Head coach Glen Hanlon was fired after starting the Capitals with a 6–14–1 record, the team's worst start since the 1981–82 season. He was replaced by Bruce Boudreau on an interim basis until December 26, when Boudreau's position was made permanent.
On March 21, Alexander Ovechkin scored his 60th goal of the season in a game against the Atlanta Thrashers, becoming the first NHL player to accomplish the feat in 12 years, and tying Dennis Maruk's single-season franchise record. He would go on to break the record in the Capitals' next game, a 3–2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, on March 25. Ovechkin also became the first NHL player to score 60 goals in a season since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr in 1995–96.
On April 3, Ovechkin scored twice to break Luc Robitaille's single-season left-winger goal-scoring record of 63 goals.
Leading the league in scoring with 65 goals, 47 assists and 112 points in all 82 games played, Ovechkin simultaneously captured the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's Most Valuable Player. It was also the first time in 41 seasons that a left-winger led the NHL in points since Bobby Hull led the league with 97 points in 1965–66. Moreover, Ovechkin also holds the distinction of being the only NHL player to have scored over 60 goals in a single NHL season during the 2000s. He also belongs to a select group of NHL players to have accomplished this rare feat in the salary cap era following the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
On April 5, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers 3–1 at home to clinch the franchise's third Southeast Division title and fourth Division title overall. The Capitals became the first team in NHL history to make the playoffs after being ranked 14th or lower in the standings at the season's midpoint.
In the playoffs, the Capitals won their first game against the Philadelphia Flyers, but then lost three consecutive games to fall behind three games to one. They managed to win their next two games to force a Game 7, but lost in overtime on a power play goal by Joffrey Lupul.

## Regular season

On March 3, 2008, the Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10–2. Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals in the game. It was the first time that the Capitals had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since January 11, 2003, when they defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.

### Season standings
#### Division standings

Southeast Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – Washington Capitals | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
| 3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
| 4 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 262 | 222 | 104 |
| 2 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
| 3 | y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
| 7 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 261 | 247 | 94 |
| 8 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 222 | 94 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 255 | 242 | 90 |
| 11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
| 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 231 | 260 | 83 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
| 14 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

## Schedule and results
### October

Record: 5-6-0; Home: 2-3-0; Road: 3-3-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | October 5 | Washington | 3 - 1 | Atlanta | Johnson | 18,707 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | October 6 | Carolina | 0 - 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 16,741 | 2-0-0 | 4 |
| 3 | October 8 | Washington | 2 - 1 | NY Islanders | Kolzig | 16,234 | 3-0-0 | 6 |
| 4 | October 12 | Washington | 1 - 3 | NY Rangers | Kolzig | 18,200 | 3-1-0 | 6 |
| 5 | October 13 | Washington | 3 - 7 | Buffalo | Johnson | 18,690 | 3-2-0 | 6 |
| 6 | October 18 | NY Islanders | 5 - 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 11,036 | 3-3-0 | 6 |
| 7 | October 20 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 1 | Washington | Johnson | 18,277 | 3-4-0 | 6 |
| 8 | October 24 | Tampa Bay | 3 - 5 | Washington | Kolzig | 10,226 | 4-4-0 | 8 |
| 9 | October 26 | Vancouver | 3 - 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 12,705 | 4-5-0 | 8 |
| 10 | October 27 | Washington | 3 - 4 | St. Louis | Johnson | 16,863 | 4-6-0 | 8 |
| 11 | October 29 | Washington | 7 - 1 | Toronto | Kolzig | 19,316 | 5-6-0 | 10 |

### November

Record: 3-10-2; Home: 1-5-1; Road: 2-5-1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 12 | November 1 | Washington | 0 - 2 | NY Rangers | | Kolzig | 18,200 | 5-7-0 | 10 |
| 13 | November 2 | Philadelphia | 3 - 2 | Washington | | Kolzig | 16,055 | 5-8-0 | 10 |
| 14 | November 5 | Washington | 0 - 5 | Carolina | | Kolzig | 12,171 | 5-9-0 | 10 |
| 15 | November 6 | Washington | 1 - 2 | Atlanta | OT | Johnson | 15,530 | 5-9-1 | 11 |
| 16 | November 8 | Washington | 4 - 1 | Ottawa | | Kolzig | 19,666 | 6-9-1 | 13 |
| 17 | November 10 | Tampa Bay | 5 - 2 | Washington | | Kolzig | 14,617 | 6-10-1 | 13 |
| 18 | November 15 | Washington | 1 - 2 | Florida | | Kolzig | 12,101 | 6-11-1 | 13 |
| 19 | November 16 | Washington | 2 - 5 | Tampa Bay | | Kolzig | 19,526 | 6-12-1 | 13 |
| 20 | November 19 | Florida | 4 - 3 | Washington | | Kolzig | 13,411 | 6-13-1 | 13 |
| 21 | November 21 | Atlanta | 5 - 1 | Washington | | Kolzig | 11,669 | 6-14-1 | 13 |
| 22 | November 23 | Washington | 4 - 3 | Philadelphia | OT | Kolzig | 19,727 | 7-14-1 | 15 |
| 23 | November 24 | Carolina | 2 - 5 | Washington | | Kolzig | 13,650 | 8-14-1 | 17 |
| 24 | November 26 | Buffalo | 3 - 1 | Washington | | Kolzig | 11,204 | 8-15-1 | 17 |
| 25 | November 28 | Florida | 2 - 1 | Washington | SO | Kolzig | 10,526 | 8-15-2 | 18 |
| 26 | November 30 | Washington | 3 - 4 | Carolina | | Kolzig | 16,386 | 8-16-2 | 18 |

### December

Record: 7-3-3; Home: 4-2-0; Road: 3-1-3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 27 | December 1 | Washington | 2 - 1 | Florida | | Johnson | 14,333 | 9-16-2 | 20 |
| 28 | December 7 | Washington | 2 - 3 | New Jersey | | Kolzig | 16,265 | 9-17-2 | 20 |
| 29 | December 8 | Atlanta | 3 - 6 | Washington | | Kolzig | 14,014 | 10-17-2 | 22 |
| 30 | December 10 | New Jersey | 2 - 3 | Washington | | Kolzig | 10,719 | 11-17-2 | 24 |
| 31 | December 12 | NY Rangers | 4 - 5 | Washington | OT | Kolzig | 12,553 | 12-17-2 | 26 |
| 32 | December 14 | Buffalo | 5 - 3 | Washington | | Kolzig | 17,035 | 12-18-2 | 26 |
| 33 | December 15 | Washington | 3 - 2 | Tampa Bay | | Johnson | 18,367 | 13-18-2 | 28 |
| 34 | December 17 | Washington | 3 - 4 | Detroit | SO | Kolzig | 19,483 | 13-18-3 | 29 |
| 35 | December 20 | Montreal | 5 - 2 | Washington | | Kolzig | 12,670 | 13-19-3 | 29 |
| 36 | December 22 | Washington | 2 - 3 | NY Islanders | OT | Kolzig | 14,305 | 13-19-4 | 30 |
| 37 | December 26 | Tampa Bay | 2 - 3 | Washington | | Kolzig | 15,035 | 14-19-4 | 32 |
| 38 | December 27 | Washington | 3 - 4 | Pittsburgh | OT | Johnson | 17,132 | 14-19-5 | 33 |
| 39 | December 29 | Washington | 8 - 6 | Ottawa | | Kolzig | 20,296 | 15-19-5 | 35 |

### January

Record: 9-4-0; Home: 7-1-0; Road: 2-3-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 40 | January 1 | Ottawa | 3 - 6 | Washington | | Kolzig | 14,547 | 16-19-5 | 37 |
| 41 | January 3 | Washington | 0 - 2 | Boston | | Kolzig | 12,240 | 16-20-5 | 37 |
| 42 | January 5 | Washington | 5 - 4 | Montreal | OT | Kolzig | 21,273 | 17-20-5 | 39 |
| 43 | January 9 | Colorado | 1 - 2 | Washington | | Kolzig | 16,168 | 18-20-5 | 41 |
| 44 | January 13 | Philadelphia | 6 - 4 | Washington | | Kolzig | 17,713 | 18-21-5 | 41 |
| 45 | January 15 | Ottawa | 2 - 4 | Washington | | Johnson | 15,261 | 19-21-5 | 43 |
| 46 | January 17 | Edmonton | 4 - 5 | Washington | SO | Kolzig | 13,399 | 20-21-5 | 45 |
| 47 | January 19 | Florida | 3 - 5 | Washington | | Johnson | 16,973 | 21-21-5 | 47 |
| 48 | January 21 | Washington | 6 - 5 | Pittsburgh | SO | Kolzig | 17,050 | 22-21-5 | 49 |
| 49 | January 23 | Washington | 2 - 3 | Toronto | | Kolzig | 19,479 | 22-22-5 | 49 |
| 50 | January 24 | Toronto | 1 - 2 | Washington | | Johnson | 14,094 | 23-22-5 | 51 |
| 51 | January 29 | Washington | 0 - 4 | Montreal | | Johnson | 21,273 | 23-23-5 | 51 |
| 52 | January 31 | Montreal | 4 - 5 | Washington | OT | Kolzig | 14,930 | 24-23-5 | 53 |

### February

Record: 6-4-3; Home: 2-2-2; Road: 4-2-1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 53 | February 2 | Atlanta | 2 - 0 | Washington | | Kolzig | 17,205 | 24-24-5 | 53 |
| 54 | February 5 | Washington | 4 - 3 | Columbus | OT | Johnson | 14,450 | 25-24-5 | 55 |
| 55 | February 6 | Washington | 4 - 3 | Philadelphia | | Kolzig | 19,778 | 26-24-5 | 57 |
| 56 | February 8 | Carolina | 2 - 1 | Washington | | Johnson | 18,204 | 26-25-5 | 57 |
| 57 | February 10 | NY Rangers | 2 - 3 | Washington | OT | Kolzig | 17,873 | 27-25-5 | 59 |
| 58 | February 13 | Washington | 2 - 3 | Atlanta | SO | Kolzig | 15,285 | 27-25-6 | 60 |
| 59 | February 15 | Washington | 2 - 4 | Florida | | Johnson | 16,202 | 27-26-6 | 60 |
| 60 | February 16 | Washington | 3 - 2 | Tampa Bay | | Kolzig | 20,454 | 28-26-6 | 62 |
| 61 | February 20 | NY Islanders | 3 - 2 | Washington | SO | Kolzig | 17,584 | 28-26-7 | 63 |
| 62 | February 23 | Washington | 3 - 6 | Carolina | | Kolzig | 18,680 | 28-27-7 | 63 |
| 63 | February 24 | New Jersey | 2 - 1 | Washington | OT | Johnson | 18,277 | 28-27-8 | 64 |
| 64 | February 26 | Minnesota | 1 - 4 | Washington | | Kolzig | 17,391 | 29-27-8 | 66 |
| 65 | February 29 | Washington | 4 - 0 | New Jersey | | Huet | 16,580 | 30-27-8 | 68 |

### March

Record: 10-4-0; Home: 4-2-0; Road: 6-2-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 66 | March 1 | Toronto | 3 - 2 | Washington | | Kolzig | 18,277 | 30-28-8 | 68 |
| 67 | March 3 | Boston | 2 - 10 | Washington | | Huet | 17,189 | 31-28-8 | 70 |
| 68 | March 5 | Washington | 3 - 1 | Buffalo | | Kolzig | 18,690 | 32-28-8 | 72 |
| 69 | March 8 | Washington | 1 - 2 | Boston | | Huet | 17,565 | 32-29-8 | 72 |
| 70 | March 9 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 2 | Washington | | Huet | 18,277 | 32-30-8 | 72 |
| 71 | March 12 | Calgary | 2 - 3 | Washington | | Kolzig | 17,560 | 33-30-8 | 74 |
| 72 | March 14 | Atlanta | 1 - 4 | Washington | | Kolzig | 18,208 | 34-30-8 | 76 |
| 73 | March 16 | Boston | 1 - 2 | Washington | SO | Huet | 18,277 | 35-30-8 | 78 |
| 74 | March 18 | Washington | 4 - 2 | Nashville | | Huet | 17,133 | 36-30-8 | 80 |
| 75 | March 19 | Washington | 0 - 5 | Chicago | | Kolzig | 20,942 | 36-31-8 | 80 |
| 76 | March 21 | Washington | 5 - 3 | Atlanta | | Huet | 18,562 | 37-31-8 | 82 |
| 77 | March 25 | Washington | 3 - 2 | Carolina | SO | Huet | 18,680 | 38-31-8 | 84 |
| 78 | March 27 | Washington | 4 - 3 | Tampa Bay | OT | Huet | 17,777 | 39-31-8 | 86 |
| 79 | March 29 | Washington | 3 - 0 | Florida | | Huet | 17,832 | 40-31-8 | 88 |

### April

Record: 3-0-0; Home: 3-0-0; Road: 0-0-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 80 | April 1 | Carolina | 1 - 4 | Washington | Huet | 18,277 | 41-31-8 | 90 |
| 81 | April 3 | Tampa Bay | 1 - 4 | Washington | Huet | 16,311 | 42-31-8 | 92 |
| 82 | April 5 | Florida | 1 - 3 | Washington | Huet | 18,277 | 43-31-8 | 94 |

## Playoffs

2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular Season :
| Top 10 Players | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 82 | 65 | 47 | 112 | 28 | 40 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 82 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 13 | 24 |
| Mike Green | 82 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 6 | 62 |
| Viktor Kozlov | 81 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 28 | 18 |
| Alexander Semin | 63 | 26 | 16 | 42 | -18 | 54 |
| Michael Nylander | 40 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -19 | 24 |
| Brooks Laich | 82 | 21 | 16 | 37 | -3 | 35 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 75 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -7 | 18 |
| Tom Poti | 71 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 46 |
| Jeff Schultz | 72 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 28 |
| Playoffs |||||||
| Top 10 Players | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Alexander Semin | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Green | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| Brooks Laich | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Sergei Fedorov | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Viktor Kozlov | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| Donald Brashear | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Steckel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Matt Bradley | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Olaf Kolzig | 54 | 3154 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 153 | 1 | .892 | 2.91 |
| Brent Johnson | 19 | 1032 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 0 | .908 | 2.67 |
| Cristobal Huet | 13 | 771 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .936 | 1.63 |
| Playoffs ||||||||||
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Cristobal Huet | 7 | 451 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .909 | 2.93 |

## Awards and records
### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 5, 2007 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 200th NHL Point | October 6, 2007 |
| Milan Jurcina | 100th NHL PIM | October 8, 2007 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 100th NHL Goal | October 12, 2007 |
| Joe Motzko | 1st NHL Assist | October 18, 2007 |
| Tom Poti | 600th NHL Game | October 18, 2007 |
| Mike Green | 100th NHL Game | October 24, 2007 |
| Dave Steckel | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | October 24, 2007 |
| Jeff Schultz | 1st NHL Goal | October 29, 2007 |
| Chris Bourque | 1st NHL Game | November 6, 2007 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 1st NHL Goal | November 8, 2007 |
| Matt Pettinger | 300th NHL Game | November 23, 2007 |
| Tom Poti | 200th NHL Assist | November 23, 2007 |
| Alexander Semin | 100th NHL Point | December 8, 2007 |
| Quintin Laing | 1st NHL Goal | December 10, 2007 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 200th NHL Game | December 26, 2007 |
| Brian Pothier | 100th NHL Point | December 27, 2007 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 1st NHL 4-Goal Game | December 29, 2007 |
| Michael Nylander | 200th NHL Goal | January 13, 2008 |
| Brooks Laich | 200th NHL Game | January 23, 2008 |
| Steve Eminger | 200th NHL Game | January 24, 2008 |
| John Erskine | 200th NHL Game | January 29, 2008 |
| Viktor Kozlov | 800th NHL Game | January 29, 2008 |
| Donald Brashear | 900th NHL Game | February 5, 2008 |
| Olaf Kolzig | 700th NHL Game | February 10, 2008 |
| Viktor Kozlov | 300th NHL Assist | February 16, 2008 |
| Sami Lepisto | 1st NHL Game | February 16, 2008 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 100th NHL Game | February 20, 2008 |
| Donald Brashear | 200th NHL Point | March 3, 2008 |
| Olaf Kolzig | 300th NHL Win | March 12, 2008 |
| Sami Lepisto | 1st NHL Point | March 14, 2008 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 300th NHL Point | March 18, 2008 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 61st Goal (Franchise single season record) | March 25, 2008 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 64th Goal (NHL single season record - goals by LW) | April 3, 2008 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 65th Goal (Franchise single season record) | April 3, 2008 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 55th Assist (Franchise single season record - rookie assists) | April 5, 2008 |

### Awards

| Player | Award |
| Alexander Ovechkin | All-Star forward |
| Nicklas Backstrom | NHL YoungStar |
| Alexander Ovechkin | First Star of the Month (January) |
| Nicklas Backstrom | Rookie of the Month (January) |
| Alexander Ovechkin | First Star of the Month (March) |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Art Ross Trophy |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Lester B. Pearson Award |
| Bruce Boudreau | Jack Adams Award |

## Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Trades

| November 19, 2007 | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2009 – Jeremy Morin | To Anaheim Ducks Brian Sutherby |
| February 26, 2008 | To Washington Capitals Cristobal Huet | To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2009 – Jeremy Morin |
| February 26, 2008 | To Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ted Ruth |
| February 26, 2008 | To Washington Capitals Matt Cooke | To Vancouver Canucks Matt Pettinger |
| February 26, 2008 | To Washington Capitals Alexandre Giroux | To Atlanta Thrashers Joe Motzko |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team | Contract Terms |
| Tom Poti | New York Islanders | 4 years, $14 million |
| Viktor Kozlov | New York Islanders | 2 years, $5 million |
| Michael Nylander | New York Rangers | 4 years, $19.5 million |
| Joe Motzko | Anaheim Ducks | 2 years, $1.025 million |
| Jason Morgan | Minnesota Wild | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Player | New team |
| Jiri Novotny | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Joey Tenute | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Alexandre Giroux | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Kris Beech | Pittsburgh Penguins |

## Draft picks

Washington's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Capitals had the 5th overall pick .
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 5 | Karl Alzner | D | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 2 | 34 | Josh Godfrey | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 2 | 46 | Ted Ruth (Traded to Columbus) | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 3 | 84 | Phil Desimone | C | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 4 | 108 | Brett Bruneteau | C | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 5 | 125 | Brett Leffler | RW | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 6 | 154 | Dan Dunn | G | Canada | Wellington Dukes (OPRJA) |
| 6 | 180 | Justin Taylor | C | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 7 | 185 | Nick Larson | C | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 7 | 199 | Andrew Glass | RW | United States | |

## Farm teams
### American Hockey League

The Hershey Bears are the Capitals American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

### ECHL

The South Carolina Stingrays are the Capitals ECHL affiliate in 2007–08.