# 2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season began September 29, 2007, with a game in London, England, against the Los Angeles Kings. It was the Ducks' 15th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). They began the season as defending Stanley Cup champions.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
* The free agency period began on July 1.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2007 Preseason Game Log :
September: 3–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBox
1September 13Kings5–4Aubin (1–0–0)Levasseur (0–1–0)16,973*0–1–0Honda CenterL1
2September 15@ Kings3–2Hiller (1–0–0)LaBarbera (0–1–0)11,107*1–1–0Staples CenterW1
3September 16Coyotes2–1SOTordjman (1–0–0)Hiller (1–0–1)16,888*1–1–1Honda CenterO1
4September 17@ Canucks3–2OTBryzgalov (1–0–0)MacIntyre (0–0–1)2–1–1General Motors PlaceW1
5September 19Sharks1–0Greiss (1–0–0)Hiller (1–1–1)2–2–1Honda CenterL1
6September 21@ Sharks3–1Nabokov (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (1–1–0)14,837*2–3–1HP Pavilion at San JoseL2
7September 23Canucks5–0Hiller (2–1–1)Sanford (1–1–0)17,030*3–3–1Honda CenterW1 :
*Attendance Figure provided by ESPN :
Legend :
| Ducks Win | Ducks Loss | OT Loss |

### Regular season

The Ducks were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 408 power-play opportunities against.
2007–08 Game Log :
September: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
1September 29@ Kings4–1Bernier (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–1–0)17,5510–1–0O$_2$ Arena (in London, UK)L10
2September 30Kings4–1Hiller (1–0–0)LaBarbera (0–1–0)17,3001–1–0O$_2$ Arena (in London, UK)W12 :
October: 3–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 0–4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
3October 3@ Red Wings3–2SOHasek (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–1–1)17,6101–1–1Joe Louis ArenaO13
4October 5@ Blue Jackets4–0Leclaire (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–2–1)17,8521–2–1Nationwide ArenaL13
5October 6@ Penguins5–4Fleury (1–1–0)Hiller (1–1–0)17,1321–3–1Mellon ArenaL23
6October 10Bruins2–1Bryzgalov (1–2–1)Thomas (1–1–0)17,2852–3–1Honda CenterW15
7October 14Wild2–0Harding (1–0–0)Giguere (0–1–0)17,1742–4–1Honda CenterL15
8October 15Red Wings6–3Bryzgalov (2–2–1)Hasek (2–2–0)17,1743–4–1Honda CenterW17
9October 17Predators3–1Giguere (1–1–0)Mason (2–4–0)17,1744–4–1Honda CenterW29
10October 20@ Stars3–1Turco (3–1–1)Giguere (1–2–0)18,0574–5–1American Airlines CenterL19
11October 23@ Blues4–2Legace (4–2–0)Giguere (1–3–0)14,7644–6–1Scottrade CenterL29
12October 25Coyotes1–0Auld (2–2–0)Bryzgalov‡ (2–3–1)17,1744–7–1Honda CenterL39
13October 28Oilers3–2SOGaron (2–1–0)Giguere (1–3–1)17,1744–7–2Honda CenterO110 :
November: 8–4–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
14November 1Blue Jackets1–2SOGiguere (2–3–1)Norrena (1–1–0)17,1745–7–2Honda CenterW112
15November 3@ Coyotes5–2Giguere (3–3–1)Auld (2–4–0)15,8886–7–2Jobing.com ArenaW214
16November 5Stars5–0Turco (4–3–1)Giguere (3–4–1)17,1746–8–2Honda CenterL214
17November 7Coyotes6–5OTAuld (3–4–0)Giguere (3–4–2)17,1746–8–3Honda CenterO115
18November 9Sharks2–3SOGiguere (4–4–2)Nabokov (7–7–0)17,1747–8–3Honda CenterW117
19November 13Kings3–4SOGiguere (5–4–2)LaBarbera (4–4–0)17,1748–8–3Honda CenterW219
20November 15@ Kings6–3Giguere (6–4–2)Aubin (3–2–0)18,1189–8–3Staples CenterW321
21November 17@ Sharks2–1SOGiguere (7–4–2)Nabokov (11–7–0)17,49610–8–3HP Pavilion at San JoseW423
22November 21@ Stars2–1Giguere (7–5–2)18,58410–9–3American Airlines CenterL123
23November 23Coyotes4–3SOBryzgalov‡ (3–0–0)Hiller (1–1–1)17,17410–9–4Honda CenterO124
24November 25Kings2–3Giguere (8–5–2)LaBarbera (5–7–0)17,17411–9–4Honda CenterW126
25November 27@ Canucks0–4Luongo (11–9–0)Giguere (8–6–2)18,63011–10–4General Motors PlaceL126
26November 29@ Flames4–1Giguere (9–6–2)Kiprusoff (10–11–2)19,28912–10–4Scotiabank SaddledomeW128
27November 30@ Oilers1–5Roloson (6–10–1)Giguere (9–7–2)16,83912–11–4Rexall PlaceL128 :
December: 7–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 5–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
28December 2Oilers4–0Garon (6–4–0)Giguere (9–8–2)17,17412–12–4Honda CenterL228
29December 5Sabres4–1Giguere (10–8–2)Miller (10–11–1)17,17413–12–4Honda CenterW130
30December 7@ Blackhawks5–3Giguere (11–8–2)Khabibulin (10–8–2)17,73414–12–4United CenterW232
31December 8@ Predators4–2Mason (8–10–2)Hiller (1–2–1)13,46914–13–4Sommet CenterL132
32December 10@ Blue Jackets4–3OTGiguere (12–8–2)Leclaire (10–6–3)11,98415–13–4Nationwide ArenaW134
33December 12Canucks3–2Sanford (4–1–0)Giguere (12–9–2)17,17415–14–4Honda CenterL134
34December 14Wild5–2Harding (4–6–1)Giguere (12–10–2)17,17415–15–4Honda CenterL234
35December 16Sharks2–1SONabokov (18–10–4)Giguere (12–10–3)17,17415–15–5Honda CenterO135
36December 18@ Sharks2–0Giguere (13–10–3)Nabokov (18–11–4)17,19716–15–5HP Pavilion at San JoseW137
37December 19Avalanche2–1OTHiller (2–2–1)Budaj (12–6–1)17,17417–15–5Honda CenterW239
38December 22@ Sharks5–2Giguere (14–10–3)Nabokov (18–12–5)17,49618–15–5HP Pavilion at San JoseW341
39December 27@ Oilers2–1Giguere (15–10–3)Garon (9–8–1)16,83919–15–5Rexall PlaceW443
40December 29@ Flames5–3Kiprusoff (18–12–7)Giguere (15–11–3)19,28919–16–5Pengrowth SaddledomeL143
41December 30@ Canucks2–1Luongo (18–11–3)Hiller (2–3–1)18,63019–17–5General Motors PlaceL243 :
January: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
42January 2Blue Jackets2–1Giguere (16–11–3)Leclaire (13–8–3)17,17420–17–5Honda CenterW145
43January 4Blackhawks2–1Hiller (3–3–1)Khabibulin (15–13–3)17,17421–17–5Honda CenterW247
44January 5@ Coyotes3–2SOBryzgalov (12–8–1)Giguere (16–11–4)16,15921–17–6Jobing.com ArenaO148
45January 7Predators5–2Giguere (17–11–4)Ellis (10–5–0)17,17422–17–6Honda CenterW150
46January 9Maple Leafs5–0Giguere (18–11–4)Toskala (13–12–4)17,17423–17–6Honda CenterW252
47January 13Sharks4–3OTGiguere (19–11–4)Greiss (0–0–1)17,17424–17–6Honda CenterW354
48January 15Stars4–2Giguere (20–11–4)Turco (17–10–4)17,17425–17–6Honda CenterW456
49January 17@ Predators2–1Giguere (21–11–4)Mason (12–15–3)14,19326–17–6Sommet CenterW558
50January 18@ Wild4–2Hiller (4–3–1)Harding (10–9–1)18,56827–17–6Xcel Energy CenterW660
51January 20@ Stars5–2Turco (19–10–4)Giguere (21–12–4)18,46127–18–6American Airlines CenterL160
52January 23Red Wings2–1Hasek (17–7–2)Giguere (21–13–4)17,17427–19–6Honda CenterL260
53January 24@ Kings3–1LaBarbera (13–18–1)Giguere (21–14–4)18,11827–20–6Staples CenterL360
January 27: All-Star Game (East wins—Box)8–7Thomas (BOS)Legace (STL)18,644Philips ArenaAtlanta, GA
54January 30@ Wild5–1Backstrom (19–9–2)Giguere (21–15–4)18,56827–21–6Xcel Energy CenterL460 :
February: 9–2–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 5–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
55February 1@ Blues1–0SOLegace (19–13–4)Giguere (21–15–5)19,15027–21–7Scottrade CenterO161
56February 2@ Flyers3–0Biron (20–11–4)Hiller (4–4–1)19,82227–22–7Wachovia CenterL161
57February 5@ Islanders3–0Giguere (22–15–5)DiPietro (19–20–6)9,64928–22–7Nassau Memorial ColiseumW163
58February 7@ Rangers4–1Giguere (23–15–5)Lundqvist (24–21–5)18,20029–22–7Madison Square GardenW265
59February 8@ Devils2–1Giguere (24–15–5)Brodeur (28–19–3)15,33230–22–7Prudential CenterW367
60February 10@ Red Wings3–2Giguere (25–15–5)Osgood (22–5–2)20,06631–22–7Joe Louis ArenaW469
61February 12@ Avalanche2–1Giguere (26–15–5)Theodore (15–13–2)16,25732–22–7Pepsi CenterW571
62February 15Stars4–2Turco (25–12–4)Giguere (26–16–5)17,32332–23–7Honda CenterL171
63February 17Flames4–2Giguere (27–16–5)Kiprusoff (29–19–8)17,17433–23–7Honda CenterW173
64February 20Avalanche3–2SOGiguere (28–16–5)Budaj (15–9–4)17,17434–23–7Honda CenterW275
65February 22Blues2–1OTGiguere (29–16–5)Legace (23–16–7)17,17435–23–7Honda CenterW377
66February 24Blackhawks6–3Hiller (5–4–1)Lalime (11–9–1)17,17436–23–7Honda CenterW479
67February 29Flames3–1Giguere (30–16–5)Kiprusoff (32–20–9)17,17437–23–7Honda CenterW581 :
March: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
68March 3Senators3–1Giguere (––)Gerber (24–12–2)17,17438–23–7Honda CenterW683
69March 5@ Blackhawks3–0Crawford (1–0–0)Giguere (31–17–5)16,66638–24–7United CenterL183
70March 6@ Avalanche1–0Theodore (21–17–2)Hiller (5–5–1)18,00738–25–7Pepsi CenterL283
71March 9Canadiens3–1Giguere (32–17–5)Price (16–11–3)17,17439–25–7Honda CenterW185
72March 11@ Coyotes3–2SOBryzgalov (24–17–4)Giguere (32–17–6)14,68339–25–8Jobing.com ArenaO186
73March 12Canucks4–1Hiller (6–5–1)Luongo (31–21–9)17,17440–25–8Honda CenterW188
74March 15Blues5–2Giguere (33–17–6)Legace (24–23–8)17,17441–25–8Honda CenterW290
75March 19@ Stars2–1Giguere (34–17–6)Turco (30–19–4)18,58442–25–8American Airlines CenterW392
76March 21@ Sharks2–1Nabokov (43–20–8)Hiller (6–6–1)17,49642–26–8HP Pavilion at San JoseL192
77March 22@ Coyotes2–1Hiller (7–6–1)Bryzgalov (25–20–4)17,64543–26–8Jobing.com ArenaW194
78March 26Kings2–1SOHiller (8–6–1)Ersberg (4–3–3)17,33144–26–8Honda CenterW296
79March 28Sharks3–1Boucher (3–0–1)Hiller (8–7–1)17,33444–27–8Honda CenterL196
80March 30Stars3–2SOGiguere (35–17–6)Turco (31–20–6)17,17445–27–8Honda CenterW198 :
April: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
81April 5@ Kings4–3Giguere (36–17–6)Cloutier (2–4–1)18,11846–27–8Staples CenterW2100
82April 6Coyotes3–2SOHiller (9–7–1)Bryzgalov (26–22–5)17,26947–27–8Honda CenterW3102 :
Legend :
| Ducks Win (2 pts.) | Ducks Loss (0 pts.) | All-Star Game | OT Loss (1 pt.) | Clinched Playoffs |
"Points" Legend :
| 1st (Pacific Division) | Not in Playoff Position | In Playoff Position |

### Postseason

The Ducks enter the 2007–08 season as defending Stanley Cup champions. They were defeated in the series 4 games to 2 by their division rival Dallas Stars.
2008 Postseason Game Log :
Western Conference Quarter-Finals (2–4)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceSeriesArenaBox
1April 10Stars4–0Turco (1–0)Giguere (0–1)17,1910–1Honda CenterL1
2April 12Stars5–2Turco (2–0)Giguere (0–2)17,1810–2Honda CenterL2
3April 15@ Stars4–2Giguere (1–2)Turco (2–1)18,5321–2American Airlines CenterW1
4April 17@ Stars3–1Turco (3–1)Giguere (1–3)18,5321–3American Airlines CenterL1
5April 18Stars5–2Giguere (2–3)Turco (3–2)17,1992–3Honda CenterW1
6April 20@ Stars4–1Turco (4–2)Giguere (2–4)18,5322–4American Airlines CenterL1 :
Legend :
| Ducks Win | Ducks Loss |

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 3 | y – Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
| 8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
| 8.5 ||||||||||
| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
| 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
| 11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
| 14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 76 | 24 | 58 | 82 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Corey Perry | 70 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 108 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Chris Kunitz | 81 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Chris Pronger | 71 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 126 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Todd Bertuzzi | 67 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Mathieu Schneider | 64 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Scott Niedermayer | 47 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Teemu Selanne | 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Francois Beauchemin | 81 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 57 | 3250 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 114 | 4 | .923 | 2.10 | 6 | 358 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .898 | 3.19 |
| Jonas Hiller | 22 | 1158 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 0 | .926 | 2.07 |
| Ilya Bryzgalov‡ | 9 | 447 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .909 | 2.55 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only. ‡Traded mid-season.

## Awards and records
### Records

* February 1: Jean-Sebastien Giguere recorded his 28th shutout with the Ducks, beating Guy Hebert's team record.

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jonas Hiller | 1st NHL win | September 30, 2007 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 100th NHL point | October 6, 2007 |
| Kent Huskins | 1st NHL goal | October 15, 2007 |
| Chris Pronger | 400th NHL assist | October 15, 2007 |
| Brad May | 900th NHL game | November 15, 2007 |
| Chris Pronger | 900th NHL game | December 11, 2007 |
| Corey Perry | 100th NHL point | December 29, 2007 |
| Doug Weight | 700th NHL assist (5th American All-Time) | January 9, 2008 |
| Sean O'Donnell | 900th NHL game | January 18, 2008 |

### Transactions

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

### Trades

| June 23, 2007 | To Vancouver Canucks Ryan Shannon | To Anaheim Ducks Rights to Jason King Conditional pick in 2009 |
| September 24, 2007 | To Anaheim Ducks Mark Mowers | To Boston Bruins Nathan Saunders Brett Skinner |
| January 2, 2008 | To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Bochenski | To Boston Bruins Shane Hnidy 6th round pick in 2008 – Nicholas Tremblay |
| January 9, 2008 | To New York Islanders Matt Keith | To Anaheim Ducks Darryl Bootland |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team | Contract Terms |
| Mathieu Schneider | Detroit Red Wings | 2 years, $11.25 million |
| Todd Bertuzzi | Detroit Red Wings | 2 years, $4 million |
| Shane Hnidy | Atlanta Thrashers | 2 years, $1.515 million |
| Player | New team | Contract Terms |
| Shawn Thornton | Boston Bruins | multi-year, undisclosed |
| Trevor Gillies | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year, minor-league contract |
| Joe Motzko | Washington Capitals |

### Waivers

| November 17, 2007 | To Phoenix Coyotes Ilya Bryzgalov | To Anaheim Ducks claimed off waivers |

## Draft picks

The following were Anaheim's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Ducks drafted 16th overall with a pick acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their own pick, 30th overall, was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Chris Pronger trade.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 19 | Logan MacMillan | Center | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 42 | Eric Tangradi | Center | United States | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 3 | 63 | Maxime Macenauer | Center | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 92 | Justin Vaive | Left wing | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 4 | 93 | Steven Kampfer | Defence | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 4 | 98 | Sebastian Stefaniszin | Goaltender | Germany | Eisbären Berlin (DEL) |
| 4 | 121 | Mattias Modig | Goaltender | Sweden | Luleå HF (Elitserien) |
| 5 | 151 | Brett Morrison | Center | Canada | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) |

## Farm teams
### Portland Pirates

The Portland Pirates are the Ducks American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

### Augusta Lynx

The Augusta Lynx are the Ducks affiliate in the ECHL.