2007–08 NHL season

The **2007–08 NHL season** was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It began on September 29, 2007. The regular season ended April 6, 2008. The Stanley Cup playoffs ended on June 4. The Minnesota Wild won the Stanley Cup.

### Final standings

_GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, Rank = Conference rank (division leaders are ranked first to third), Top eight teams in each conference qualified for post-season playoffs._

#### Conference standings

-Denotes Division Leader

#### Tiebreaking Procedures

Where two or more clubs are tied in points at the end of the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:

1. The greater number of games won.
1. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
1. The difference between goals for and against.

### Scoring leaders

_GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes_

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%"|Player|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="28%"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|G|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|A|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|+/–|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Alexander Ovechkin|Washington Capitals|82|65|47|112|+28|40|||||||||
|Evgeni Malkin|Pittsburgh Penguins|82|47|59|106|+16|78|||||||||
|Jarome Iginla|Calgary Flames|82|50|48|98|+27|83|||||||||
|Pavel Datsyuk|Detroit Red Wings|82|31|66|97|+41|20|||||||||
|Joe Thornton|San Jose Sharks|82|29|67|96|+18|59|||||||||
|Henrik Zetterberg|Detroit Red Wings|75|43|49|92|+30|34|||||||||
|Vincent Lecavalier|Tampa Bay Lightning|81|40|52|92|-17|89|||||||||
|Jason Spezza|Ottawa Senators|76|34|58|92|+26|66|||||||||
|Daniel Alfredsson|Ottawa Senators|70|40|49|89|+15|34|||||||||
|Ilya Kovalchuk|Atlanta Thrashers|79|52|35|87|-12|52|||||||||

#### Leading goaltenders

_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_

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%"|Player|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|TOI|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|OT|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|SO|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|Sv%|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%"|GAA|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Chris Osgood|Detroit Red Wings|43|2,409|27|9|4|84|4|.914|2.09||||||||||||
|Dominik Hasek|Detroit Red Wings|41|2,350|27|10|3|84|5|.902|2.14||||||||||||
|Jean-Sebastien Giguere|Anaheim Ducks|58|3,310|35|17|6|117|4|.922|2.12||||||||||||
|Martin Brodeur|New Jersey Devils|77|4,635|44|27|6|168|4|.920|2.17||||||||||||
|Evgeni Nabokov|San Jose Sharks|77|4,560|46|21|8|163|6|.910|2.14||||||||||||

### Playoff seeds

After the 2007–08 NHL regular season, the standard of 16 teams qualified for
the playoffs.

#### Eastern Conference

1. Montreal Canadiens - Northeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champion; 104 points
1. Pittsburgh Penguins - Atlantic Division champion, 102 points
1. Washington Capitals - Southeast Division champion, 94 points
1. New Jersey Devils - 99 points
1. New York Rangers - 97 points
1. Philadelphia Flyers - 95 points
1. Ottawa Senators - 94 points  (43 wins)
1. Boston Bruins - 94 points (41 wins)

#### Western Conference

1. Detroit Red Wings - Central Division and Western Conference regular season champion; Presidents' Trophy winner, 115 points
1. San Jose Sharks - Pacific Division champion, 108 points
1. Minnesota Wild - Northwest Division champion, 98 points
1. Anaheim Ducks - 102 points
1. Dallas Stars - 97 points
1. Colorado Avalanche - 95 points
1. Calgary Flames - 94 points
1. Nashville Predators - 91 points

## NHL awards

|**Presidents' Trophy**: Detroit Red Wings||
| --- | --- |
|**Prince of Wales Trophy**: Pittsburgh Penguins||
|**Clarence S. Campbell Bowl**: Detroit Red Wings||
|**Art Ross Trophy**: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals||
|**Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy**: Jason Blake, Toronto Maple Leafs||
|**Calder Memorial Trophy**: Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks||
|**Conn Smythe Trophy**: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings||
|**Frank J. Selke Trophy**: Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings||
|**Hart Memorial Trophy**: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals||
|**Jack Adams Award**: Bruce Boudreau, Washington Capitals||
|**James Norris Memorial Trophy**: Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings||
|**King Clancy Memorial Trophy**: Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning||
|**Lady Byng Memorial Trophy**: Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings||
|**Lester B. Pearson Award**: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals||
|**Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy**: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals||
|**NHL Plus/Minus Award**: Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings||
|**Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award**: Dan Ellis, Nashville Predators||
|**Vezina Trophy**: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils||
|**William M. Jennings Trophy**: Dominik Hasek and Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings||
|**Lester Patrick Trophy**: Brian Burke, Phil Housley, Ted Lindsay, Bob Naegele Jr.||
|**NHL Lifetime Achievement Award**: Gordie Howe||

### NHL All Star Team

**First All-Star Team**
- Forwards: Alexander Ovechkin • Evgeni Malkin • Jarome Iginla
- Defencemen: Nicklas Lidstrom • Dion Phaneuf
- Goaltender: Evgeni Nabokov

**Second All-Star Team**
- Forwards: Henrik Zetterberg • Joe Thornton • Alexei Kovalev
- Defencemen: Brian Campbell • Zdeno Chara
- Goaltender: Martin Brodeur

## Other websites

- Hockey Database
- NHL.com

## Infobox (sports season)

- **title**: 2007–08 NHL season
- **league**: National Hockey League
- **sport**: Ice hockey
- **duration**: September 29, 2007 – June 4, 2008
- **draft**: Draft
- **draft link**: 2007 NHL Entry Draft
- **top pick link**: List of first overall NHL draft picks
- **top pick**: Patrick Kane
- **picked by**: Chicago Blackhawks
- **season**: Regular season
- **season champ name**: Presidents' Trophy
- **season champs**: Detroit Red Wings
- **mvp**: Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals, Capitals)
- **mvp link**: Hart Memorial Trophy
- **top scorer**: Alexander Ovechkin (Capitals)
- **top scorer link**: Art Ross Trophy
- **playoffs**: Playoffs
- **playoffs link**: 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- **finals**: Stanley Cup
- **finals link**: 2008 Stanley Cup Finals
- **finals champ**: Detroit Red Wings
- **finals runner-up**: Pittsburgh Penguins
- **playoffs mvp**: Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit Red Wings, Red Wings)
- **playoffs mvp link**: Conn Smythe Trophy
- **nextseason year**: 2008–09 NHL season, 2008–09
- **prevseason year**: 2006–07 NHL season, 2006–07
- **seasonslistnames**: List of NHL seasons, NHL
- **no of games**: 82
- **no of teams**: 30
- **tv**: Hockey Night in Canada, CBC, TSN Hockey, TSN, NHL on RDS, RDS (Canada)
NHL on Versus, Versus, NHL on NBC, NBC (United States)