2007–08 Florida Panthers season

The 2007–08 Florida Panthers season began on October 4 with a game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers. It was the Panthers' 14th season in the National Hockey League.
The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23. For a complete list of Panthers' draft picks, see below.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 5–7–0; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 1–5–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 4 	Florida 	2 – 5	NY Rangers	 	Vokoun 	18,200 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 6 	New Jersey 	4 – 1	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	19,250 	0–2–0 	0
3 	October 10	Florida 	1 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Anderson	18,540 	0–3–0 	0
4 	October 11	New Jersey 	0 – 3	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	10,847 	1–3–0 	2
5 	October 13	Tampa Bay 	4 – 6	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	15,801 	2–3–0 	4
6 	October 16	Florida 	2 – 1	Montreal 	SO	Vokoun 	21,273 	3–3–0 	6
7 	October 18	Florida 	2 – 3	Toronto 	 	Anderson	19,349 	3–4–0 	6
8 	October 20	Florida 	1 – 4	Ottawa 	 	Vokoun 	19,904 	3–5–0 	6
9 	October 24	Philadelphia	3 – 4	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	12,856 	4–5–0 	8
10	October 26	Buffalo 	4 – 2	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	15,842 	4–6–0 	8
11	October 27	Florida 	3 – 4	Nashville 	 	Vokoun 	15,767 	4–7–0 	8
12	October 31	Carolina 	2 – 4	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	10,063 	5–7–0 	10
====November====
Record: 7–6–1; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–3–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
13	November 2 	Florida 	4 – 2	Buffalo 	 	Vokoun 	18,690 	6–7–0 	12
14	November 3 	Florida 	2 – 4	Carolina 	 	Vokoun 	17,547 	6–8–0 	12
15	November 5 	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	10,149 	7–8–0 	14
16	November 7 	Florida 	1 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Vokoun 	16,526 	7–9–0 	14
17	November 9 	Atlanta 	4 – 1	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	14,268 	7–10–0 	14
18	November 12	Carolina 	4 – 3	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	12,715 	7–11–0 	14
19	November 13	Florida 	2 – 3	Atlanta 	OT	Anderson	12,599 	7–11–1 	15
20	November 15	Washington	1 – 2	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	12,101 	8–11–1 	17
21	November 17	Florida 	1 – 2	Carolina 	 	Vokoun 	16,962 	8–12–1 	17
22	November 19	Florida 	4 – 3	Washington	 	Vokoun 	13,411 	9–12–1 	19
23	November 21	Florida 	5 – 2	Columbus 	 	Vokoun 	13,326 	10–12–1	21
24	November 23	NY Rangers	2 – 3	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	19,250 	11–12–1	23
25	November 28	Florida 	2 – 1	Washington	SO	Vokoun 	10,526 	12–12–1	25
26	November 29	Boston 	4 – 3	Florida 	 	Anderson	14,926 	12–13–1	25
====December====
Record: 6–5–2; Home: 2–4–2; Road: 4–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
27	December 1 	Washington 	2 – 1	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	14,333 	12–14–1	25
28	December 5 	Ottawa 	5 – 4	Florida 	 	Anderson	11,289 	12–15–1	25
29	December 7 	NY Islanders	0 – 3	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	14,502 	13–15–1	27
30	December 11	Calgary 	2 – 1	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	12,499 	13–15–2	28
31	December 13	Florida 	1 – 0	St. Louis	 	Vokoun 	14,088 	14–15–2	30
32	December 15	Florida 	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	Vokoun 	20,066 	14–16–2	30
33	December 16	Florida 	3 – 1	Chicago 	 	Vokoun 	12,926 	15–16–2	32
34	December 18	Florida 	3 – 2	Montreal 	 	Vokoun 	21,273 	16–16–2	34
35	December 20	Carolina 	4 – 5	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	15,061 	17–16–2	36
36	December 22	Toronto 	2 – 1	Florida 	OT	Vokoun 	18,500 	17–16–3	37
37	December 27	Florida 	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Vokoun 	16,080 	18–16–3	39
38	December 28	Montreal 	5 – 1	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	19,838 	18–17–3	39
39	December 30	Philadelphia	1 – 0	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	18,767 	18–18–3	39
====January====
Record: 4–6–2; Home: 1–2–2; Road: 3–4–0 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
40	January 2 	Florida 	2 – 3	New Jersey 	 	Vokoun 	14,124 	18–19–3	39
41	January 3 	Florida 	4 – 3	NY Islanders	OT	Anderson	11,428 	19–19–3	41
42	January 5 	Florida 	0 – 3	Pittsburgh 	 	Vokoun 	17,090 	19–20–3	41
43	January 8 	Pittsburgh	3 – 1	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	17,086 	19–21–3	41
44	January 10	Florida 	3 – 2	Atlanta 	SO	Vokoun 	14,805 	20–21–3	43
45	January 12	Tampa Bay 	5 – 3	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	16,578 	20–22–3	43
46	January 13	Colorado 	4 – 3	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	13,854 	20–22–4	44
47	January 16	Florida 	3 – 5	Philadelphia	 	Vokoun 	19,207 	20–23–4	44
48	January 18	Florida 	2 – 1	New Jersey 	 	Anderson	15,203 	21–23–4	46
49	January 19	Florida 	3 – 5	Washington 	 	Vokoun 	16,973 	21–24–4	46
50	January 22	Ottawa 	3 – 5	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	12,794 	22–24–4	48
51	January 24	Edmonton 	4 – 3	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	12,322 	22–24–5	49
52	January 30	Buffalo 	1 – 0	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	14,024 	22–25–5	49
====February====
Record:6–6–3 ; Home:2–1–3 ; Road:4–5–0 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
53	February 1 	Vancouver 	3 – 4	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	17,523 	23–25–5	51
54	February 2 	Florida 	3 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Vokoun 	19,977 	24–25–5	53
55	February 5 	Florida 	8 – 0	Toronto 	 	Vokoun 	19,430 	25–25–5	55
56	February 7 	Florida 	4 – 5	Ottawa 	 	Vokoun 	19,435 	25–26–5	55
57	February 9 	Florida 	6 – 3	Boston 	 	Vokoun 	19,893 	26–26–5	57
58	February 10	Florida 	3 – 5	Buffalo 	 	Anderson	18,690 	26–27–5	57
59	February 13	Montreal 	2 – 1	Florida 	OT	Vokoun 	17,100 	26–27–6	58
60	February 15	Washington	2 – 4	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	16,202 	27–27–6	60
61	February 16	Florida 	4 – 5	Carolina 	 	Vokoun 	17,737 	27–28–6	60
62	February 19	Florida 	2 – 2	Pittsburgh 	 	Vokoun 	17,075 	27–29–6	60
63	February 21	Boston 	5 – 4	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	14,992 	27–29–7	61
64	February 23	Florida 	2 – 1	Philadelphia	OT	Anderson	19,629 	28–29–7	63
65	February 24	Florida 	0 – 5	NY Rangers 	 	Anderson	17,645 	28–30–7	63
66	February 27	Toronto 	4 – 3	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	14,457 	28–30–8	64
67	February 29	Minnesota 	3 – 2	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	17,897 	28–31–8	64
====March====
Record: 8–3–1 ; Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
68	March 2 	Florida 	1 – 0	NY Islanders	 	Anderson	15,314 	29–31–8	66
69	March 4 	Florida 	1 – 0	Boston 	OT	Anderson	16,478 	30–31–8	68
70	March 6 	Pittsburgh 	2 – 5	Florida 	 	Anderson	17,012 	31–31–8	70
71	March 8 	Atlanta 	2 – 3	Florida 	OT	Vokoun 	16,614 	32–31–8	72
72	March 12	NY Islanders	2 – 4	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	15,233 	33–31–8	74
73	March 14	NY Rangers 	2 – 3	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	19,321 	34–31–8	76
74	March 16	Atlanta 	1 – 3	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	15,704 	35–31–8	78
75	March 20	Carolina 	2 – 1	Florida 	SO	Vokoun 	18,546 	35–31–9	79
76	March 22	Tampa Bay 	2 – 4	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	18,502 	36–31–9	81
77	March 25	Florida 	1 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Vokoun 	16,110 	36–32–9	81
78	March 27	Atlanta 	3 – 2	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	17,301 	36–33–9	81
79	March 29	Washington 	3 – 2	Florida 	 	Vokoun 	17,832 	36–34–9	81
====April====
Record: 2–1–0 ; Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 1	Florida	3 – 2	Atlanta 	 	Anderson	15,453 	37–34–9	83
81	April 4	Florida	4 – 3	Carolina 	 	Anderson	18,680 	38–34–9	85
82	April 5	Florida	1 – 3	Washington	 	Anderson	18,277 	38–35–9	85
==Playoffs==
The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
Olli Jokinen 	 	82 	34 	37 	71 	67
Nathan Horton 	 	82 	27 	35 	62 	85
Stephen Weiss 	 	74 	13 	29 	42 	40
David Booth 	 	73 	22 	18 	40 	40
Jay Bouwmeester	 	82 	15 	22 	37 	72
Richard Zednik 	 	54 	15 	11 	26 	43
Rostislav Olesz	 	56 	14 	12 	26 	16
Kamil Kreps 	 	76 	8 	17 	25 	29
Steve Montador 	 	73 	8 	15 	23 	73
Jozef Stumpel 	 	52 	7 	13 	20 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
===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
Player 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OT 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA
Tomas Vokoun 	 	69 	4031 	30 	29 	8 	180 	4 	.919 	2.63
Craig Anderson	 	17 	935 	8 	6 	1 	35 	2 	.935 	2.25
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and records==
===Records===
* On October 24, Olli Jokinen scored two goals against the Philadelphia Flyers to surpass Scott Mellanby on the franchise's all-time goal-scoring (158) and points (355) lists.
===Milestones===
Regular Season	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Murphy 	1st NHL Game 	October 4, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Murphy 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point	October 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Allen 	300th NHL Game 	October 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Murphy 	1st NHL Assist 	October 11, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stefan Meyer 	1st NHL Game 	October 24, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ville Peltonen	100th NHL Point 	October 26, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Olli Jokinen 	400th NHL Point 	October 27, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Radek Dvorak 	300th NHL PIM 	November 2, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tanner Glass 	1st NHL Game 	November 12, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
===Trades===
June 13, 2007 	To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in either 2007 or 2008 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton
June 22, 2007 	To Florida Panthers Tomas Vokoun 	To Nashville Predators 1st-round pick in 2008 2nd-round pick in 2007 conditional 2nd-round pick
February 26, 2008	To Florida Panthers Wade Belak 	To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th-round pick in 2008
February 26, 2008	To Florida Panthers Karlis Skrastins 3rd-round pick in 2008	To Colorado Avalanche Ruslan Salei
February 26, 2008	To Florida Panthers Chad Kilger 	To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2008
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Richard Zednik	New York Islanders	2 years, $3.25 million
Brett McLean 	Colorado Avalanche	3 years, $5.1 million
Radek Dvorak 	St. Louis Blues 	2 years, $3.1 million
==Draft picks==
Florida's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Panthers had the 10th overall pick.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	10 	Keaton Ellerby (D) 	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2 	40 	Michal Repik (RW) 	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3 	71 	Evgeny Dadonov (RW) 	 	Traktor Chelyabinsk (RUS)
4 	101	Matt Rust (C) 	 	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
5 	131	John Lee (D) 	 	Moorhead High School, MN
6 	181	Corey Syvret (D) 	 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
7 	191	Ryan Wilson (LW) 	 	Cambridge Winterhawks (MWJHL)
7 	202	Sergei Gaiduchenko (G)	 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RUS)
==Farm teams==
===American Hockey League===
Florida has an affiliation agreement with the Rochester Americans for this season.
===East Coast Hockey League===
The Florida Everblades remained the Panthers' ECHL affiliate that season.
== Roster ==
						
Goaltenders
*
*
*GM: Jacques Martin
*Coach: Jacques Martin		
Defensemen
*
*
* 
* - A
*
*
*
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*
*		
Wingers
*
*
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*
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*
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* 
*
*
*		
Centers
* - A
*
* - C
*
*
*
*
== See also ==
* 2007–08 NHL season
== References ==
* Player stats: Florida Panthers player stats on espn.com
* Game log: Florida Panthers game log on espn.com
* Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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