2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes season began October 3, 2007. It was the franchise's 35th season, 28th season in the National Hockey League and 10th as the Hurricanes. 
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.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 7–3–3; Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–2–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 3 	Montreal 	3 – 2	Carolina 	OT	Ward 	18,680 	0–0–1 	1
2 	October 5 	Pittsburgh	1 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	17,816 	1–0–1 	3
3 	October 6 	Carolina 	0 – 2	Washington 	 	Grahame 	16,741 	1–1–1 	3
4 	October 9 	Carolina 	7 – 1	Toronto 	 	Ward 	19,224 	2–1–1 	5
5 	October 11	Carolina 	5 – 3	Ottawa 	 	Ward 	18,268 	3–1–1 	7
6 	October 13	Carolina 	3 – 1	Montreal 	 	Ward 	21,273 	4–1–1 	9
7 	October 19	Carolina 	3 – 4	Pittsburgh 	SO	Ward 	17,132 	4–1–2 	10
8 	October 20	Carolina 	2 – 3	Philadelphia	OT	Grahame 	19,615 	4–1–3 	11
9 	October 22	Vancouver 	1 – 3	Carolina 	 	Ward 	15,532 	5–1–3 	13
10	October 24	Buffalo 	2 – 6	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,058 	6–1–3 	15
11	October 26	Montreal 	7 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,796 	6–2–3 	15
12	October 27	Carolina 	8 – 3	NY Islanders	 	Grahame 	13,136 	7–2–3 	17
13	October 31	Carolina 	2 – 4	Florida 	 	Ward 	10,063 	7–3–3 	17
====November====
Record: 7–6–0; Home: 5–4–0; Road: 2–2–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
14	November 3 	Florida 	2 – 4	Carolina 	 	Grahame 	17,547 	8–3–3 	19
15	November 5 	Washington 	0 – 5	Carolina 	 	Ward 	12,171 	9–3–3 	21
16	November 8 	Tampa Bay 	5 – 1	Carolina 	 	Ward 	14,017 	9–4–3 	21
17	November 10	Carolina 	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Ward 	18,545 	10–4–3	23
18	November 12	Carolina 	4 – 3	Florida 	 	Ward 	12,715 	11–4–3	25
19	November 14	Carolina 	1 – 6	Florida 	 	Grahame 	17,444 	11–5–3	25
20	November 16	Atlanta 	3 – 0	Carolina 	 	Ward 	14,632 	11–6–3	25
21	November 17	Florida 	1 – 2	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,962 	12–6–3	27
22	November 21	Philadelphia	6 – 3	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,351 	12–7–3	27
23	November 23	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,033 	13–7–3	29
24	November 24	Carolina 	2 – 5	Washington	 	Grahame 	13,650 	13–8–3	29
25	November 28	Philadelphia	3 – 1	Carolina 	 	Ward 	15,108 	13–9–3	29
26	November 30	Washington 	3 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,386 	14–9–3	31
====December====
Record: 5–10–0; Home: 2–3–0; Road: 3–7–0 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
27	December 1 	Carolina 	1 – 8	Buffalo 	 	Grahame 	18,690 	14–10–3	31
28	December 3 	Carolina 	4 – 0	NY Rangers 	 	Ward 	18,200 	15–10–3	33
29	December 6 	Carolina 	1 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Ward 	16,674 	15–11–3	33
30	December 8 	Carolina 	5 – 1	Montreal 	 	Ward 	21,273 	16–11–3	35
31	December 9 	Carolina 	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	Ward 	19,609 	16–12–3	35
32	December 12	Ottawa 	6 – 0	Carolina 	 	Ward 	15,268 	16–13–3	35
33	December 14	Calgary 	4 – 3	Carolina 	 	Ward 	15,536 	16–14–3	35
34	December 15	Carolina 	6 – 5	Philadelphia	SO	Grahame 	19,460 	17–14–3	37
35	December 18	Toronto 	2 – 3	Carolina 	OT	Grahame 	17,045 	18–14–3	39
36	December 20	Carolina 	4 – 5	Florida 	 	Grahame 	15,061 	18–15–3	39
37	December 22	Carolina 	4 – 1	Tampa Bay 	 	Ward 	18,765 	19–15–3	41
38	December 26	Carolina 	2 – 4	NY Rangers 	 	Ward 	18,200 	19–16–3	41
39	December 28	Boston 	3 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,680 	20–16–3	43
40	December 29	Carolina 	1 – 4	Columbus 	 	Ward 	17,453 	20–17–3	43
41	December 31	NY Islanders	4 – 1	Carolina 	 	Grahame 	17,091 	20–18–3	43
====January====
Record: 6–6–1; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
42	January 2 	Atlanta 	5 – 4	Carolina 	OT	Ward 	13,506 	20–18–4	44
43	January 4 	Carolina 	4 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Leighton	16,097 	21–18–4	46
44	January 5 	Carolina 	0 – 1	St. Louis 	 	Leighton	19,150 	21–19–4	46
45	January 8 	Carolina 	1 – 0	Boston 	 	Ward 	14,549 	22–19–4	48
46	January 10	New Jersey 	4 – 1	Carolina 	 	Ward 	17,173 	22–20–4	48
47	January 12	Colorado 	5 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,680 	22–21–4	48
48	January 15	Carolina 	4 – 5	Toronto 	 	Ward 	19,444 	22–22–4	48
49	January 17	Carolina 	1 – 5	Ottawa 	 	Ward 	19,720 	22–23–4	48
50	January 18	Edmonton 	2 – 7	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,868 	23–23–4	50
51	January 21	Carolina 	3 – 2	NY Islanders	OT	Ward 	16,234 	24–23–4	52
52	January 22	NY Islanders	6 – 3	Carolina 	 	Ward 	15,675 	24–24–4	52
53	January 29	NY Rangers 	1 – 3	Carolina 	 	Ward 	17,793 	25–24–4	54
54	January 31	Toronto 	2 – 3	Carolina 	OT	Ward 	15,159 	26–24–4	56
====February====
Record: 7–5–1; Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–4–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
55	February 2 	Carolina 	1 – 4	Pittsburgh	 	Ward 	17,058 	26–25–4	56
56	February 5 	Carolina 	0 – 1	Nashville 	 	Ward 	13,949 	26–26–4	56
57	February 8 	Carolina 	2 – 1	Washington	 	Ward 	18,204 	27–26–4	58
58	February 9 	Carolina 	1 – 6	New Jersey	 	Ward 	16,257 	27–27–4	58
59	February 12	Carolina 	3 – 2	Boston 	 	Ward 	15,300 	28–27–4	60
60	February 14	Pittsburgh	2 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	14,922 	29–27–4	62
61	February 16	Florida 	5 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	17,737 	30–27–4	64
62	February 18	Carolina 	1 – 5	New Jersey	 	Grahame 	16,182 	30–28–4	64
63	February 19	Boston 	3 – 2	Carolina 	SO	Ward 	17,552 	30–28–5	65
64	February 21	Atlanta 	3 – 5	Carolina 	 	Ward 	13,548 	31–28–5	67
65	February 23	Washington	3 – 6	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,680 	32–28–5	69
66	February 26	New Jersey	1 – 2	Carolina 	OT	Ward 	15,466 	33–28–5	71
67	February 28	NY Rangers	4 – 2	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,041 	33–29–5	71
====March====
Record: 9–2–1; Home: 5–0–1; Road: 4–2–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
68	March 1 	Tampa Bay 	1 – 5	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,831 	34–29–5	73
69	March 5 	Carolina 	6 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Ward 	13,032 	35–29–5	75
70	March 6 	Minnesota 	2 – 3	Carolina 	 	Ward 	16,297 	36–29–5	77
71	March 8 	Buffalo 	3 – 4	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,808 	37–29–5	79
72	March 12	Carolina 	3 – 0	Chicago 	 	Ward 	18,210 	38–29–5	81
73	March 14	Carolina 	1 – 7	Buffalo 	 	Ward 	18,690 	38–30–5	81
74	March 16	Ottawa 	1 – 5	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,680 	39–30–5	83
75	March 19	Carolina 	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Ward 	13,251 	40–30–5	85
76	March 20	Carolina 	2 – 1	Florida 	SO	Ward 	18,546 	41–30–5	87
77	March 25	Washington	3 – 2	Carolina 	SO	Ward 	18,680 	41–30–6	88
78	March 28	Atlanta 	1 – 7	Carolina 	 	Ward 	17,833 	42–30–6	90
79	March 29	Carolina 	1 - 2	Tampa Bay	 	Ward 	19,311 	42-31-6	90
====April====
Record: 1–2–0; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 1	Carolina 	1 – 4	Washington	 	Ward 	18,277 	42-32-6	90
81	April 2	Tampa Bay	2 – 6	Carolina 	 	Ward 	17,644 	43-32-6	92
82	April 4	Florida 	4 – 3	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,680 	43-33-6	92
==Playoffs==
The Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. They are the only team to ever miss the playoffs twice in a row after winning the Stanley Cup.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Top 10 Players 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	+/- 	PIM
Eric Staal 	82 	38 	44 	82 	-2 	50
Ray Whitney 	66 	25 	36 	61 	-6 	30
Rod Brind'Amour	59 	19 	32 	51 	0 	38
Erik Cole 	73 	22 	29 	51 	5 	76
Matt Cullen 	59 	13 	36 	49 	2 	32
Joe Corvo 	74 	13 	35 	48 	17 	26
Sergei Samsonov	61 	14 	22 	36 	-1 	16
Scott Walker 	58 	14 	18 	32 	-3 	115
Tuomo Ruutu 	77 	10 	22 	32 	4 	91
Justin Williams	37 	9 	21 	30 	2 	43
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Time on ice (minutes); GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Saves; GA = Goals allowed; SV%= Save percentage
Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	GP 	MIN 	GAA 	W 	L 	OT 	SO 	SA 	GA 	SV%
Cam Ward 	69 	3930 	2.75 	37 	25 	5 	4 	1870 	180 	.904
John Grahame 	17 	848 	3.75 	5 	7 	1 	0 	424 	53 	.875
Michael Leighton	3 	158 	2.66 	1 	1 	0 	0 	68 	7 	.897
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bret Hedican 	800th NHL PIM 	October 26, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rod Brind'Amour	1000th NHL PIM	October 27, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Craig Adams 	400th NHL Game	October 31, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Glen Wesley 	1000th NHL PIM	October 31, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades 	Trades 	Trades 	Trades 	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades
Date 	Hurricanes Receive 	From 	For 	 	 	 	 	 	
June 23, 2007 	Michael Leighton 	Montreal Canadiens 	192nd Overall Pick in 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	
July 17, 2007 	Matt Cullen 	New York Rangers 	Andrew Hutchinson Joe Barnes 3rd Round Pick in 2008	 	 	 	 	 	
January 17, 2008 	Future Considerations 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Craig Adams 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 31, 2008 	Joe Jensen 	Pittsburgh Penguins	David Gove 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 7, 2008 	Future Considerations 	San Jose Sharks 	J.D. Forrest 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 11, 2008	Joe Corvo Patrick Eaves	Ottawa Senators 	Mike Commodore Cory Stillman 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 26, 2008	Tuomo Ruutu 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Andrew Ladd 	 	 	 	 	 	
Free Agents 	Free Agents 	Free Agents	Free Agents	Free Agents	Free Agents	Free Agents	Free Agents	Free Agents	Free Agents
Player 	Former Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wade Brookbank	Pittsburgh Penguins	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Hamilton 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Tanabe 	Boston Bruins 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Draft picks==
Carolina's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Hurricanes have the 11th overall pick.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	11 	Brandon Sutter 	C/W 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 	72 	Drayson Bowman 	C/RW 	 	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4 	102	Justin McCrae 	C 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5 	132	Chris Terry 	LW 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 	162	Brett Bellemore	D 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
==Farm teams==
===American Hockey League===
The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007–08 AHL season.
===East Coast Hockey League===
The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.
==Roster==
						
Goaltenders
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*GM: Jim Rutherford
*Coach: Peter Laviolette		
Defensemen
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Wingers
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* - A
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Centers
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* - A
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* - C
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==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
Category:Carolina Hurricanes seasons
Category:2007 in hockey
Category:2008 in hockey