2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season began October 3, 2007, against the Anaheim Ducks. It was the franchise's 81st season in the National Hockey League, 75th as the Red Wings.
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.
Three Red Wings players represented the West at the 56th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia. Goaltender Chris Osgood along with defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom and center Pavel Datsyuk were starters in the game. The Western Conference team was coached by Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock.
After winning their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 3, the Red Wings clinched the Presidents' Trophy once again, for a total of six times. The Red Wings won the Stanley Cup on June 4, winning the game 3-2 and the series 4-2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This is their first Cup since 2002 and 4th in 11 years.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 10–2–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–1–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 3 	Anaheim 	2 – 3	Detroit 	SO	Hasek 	17,610 	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 6 	Detroit 	3 – 4	Chicago 	SO	Hasek 	18,768 	1–0–1 	3
3 	October 8 	Edmonton 	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	16,913 	2–0–1 	5
4 	October 10	Calgary 	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	16,629 	3–0–1 	7
5 	October 12	Chicago 	3 – 2	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	17,696 	3–1–1 	7
6 	October 14	Detroit 	4 – 1	Los Angeles	 	Osgood 	17,215 	4–1–1 	9
7 	October 15	Detroit 	3 – 6	Anaheim 	 	Hasek 	17,174 	4–2–1 	9
8 	October 18	Detroit 	4 – 2	San Jose 	 	Osgood 	17,496 	5–2–1 	11
9 	October 20	Detroit 	5 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Hasek 	14,154 	6–2–1 	13
10	October 24	Vancouver	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	17,015 	7–2–1 	15
11	October 26	San Jose 	1 – 5	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	18,289 	8–2–1 	17
12	October 28	Detroit 	3 – 2	Vancouver 	 	Osgood 	18,630 	9–2–1 	19
13	October 30	Detroit 	2 – 1	Edmonton 	 	Osgood 	16,839 	10–2–1	21
====November====
Record: 7–4–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–3–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
14	November 1 	Detroit 	4 – 1	Calgary 	 	Osgood 	19,289 	11–2–1	23
15	November 7 	Nashville	2 – 3	Detroit 	SO	Osgood 	16,885 	12–2–1	25
16	November 9 	Columbus 	1 – 4	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	18,654 	13–2–1	27
17	November 11	Detroit 	2 – 3	Chicago 	 	Osgood 	19,045 	13–3–1	27
18	November 13	Detroit 	3 – 4	St. Louis	 	Hasek 	18,440 	13–4–1	27
19	November 17	Chicago 	5 – 3	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	20,066 	13–5–1	27
20	November 18	Detroit 	5 – 4	Columbus 	SO	Osgood 	15,503 	14–5–1	29
21	November 21	St. Louis	0 – 3	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	19,124 	15–5–1	31
22	November 22	Detroit 	2 – 3	Nashville	 	Hasek 	14,346 	15–6–1	31
23	November 24	Detroit 	2 – 3	Columbus 	SO	Osgood 	17,513 	15–6–2	32
24	November 27	Calgary 	3 – 5	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	17,108 	16–6–2	34
25	November 29	Tampa Bay	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	17,001 	17–6–2	36
====December====
Record: 12–2–1 ; Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 6–1–0 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 1 	Phoenix 	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	18,557 	18–6–2	38
27	December 4 	Detroit 	4 – 1	Montreal 	 	Hasek 	21,273 	19–6–2	40
28	December 7 	Minnesota 	0 – 5	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	19,508 	20–6–2	42
29	December 9 	Carolina 	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	19,609 	21–6–2	44
30	December 10	Detroit 	2 – 1	Nashville	 	Osgood 	15,056 	22–6–2	46
31	December 13	Edmonton 	4 – 3	Detroit 	SO	Hasek 	18,859 	22–6–3	47
32	December 15	Florida 	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	23–6–3	49
33	December 17	Washington 	3 – 4	Detroit 	SO	Hasek 	19,483 	24–6–3	51
34	December 19	Los Angeles	2 – 6	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	19,516 	25–6–3	53
35	December 20	Detroit 	2 – 3	St. Louis	 	Osgood 	19,150 	25–7–3	53
36	December 22	Detroit 	4 – 1	Minnesota	 	Hasek 	18,568 	26–7–3	55
37	December 26	Detroit 	5 – 0	St. Louis	 	Osgood 	19,250 	27–7–3	57
38	December 27	Detroit 	4 – 2	Colorado 	 	Hasek 	18,007 	28–7–3	59
39	December 29	Detroit 	4 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Osgood 	17,866 	29–7–3	61
40	December 31	St. Louis 	2 – 0	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	20,066 	29–8–3	61
====January====
Record: 9–2–1; Home: 4–1–1; Road: 5–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
41	January 2 	Dallas 	1 – 4	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	30–8–3 	63
42	January 5 	Detroit 	3 – 0	Dallas 	 	Hasek 	18,584 	31–8–3 	65
43	January 6 	Detroit 	3 – 1	Chicago 	 	Osgood 	21,869 	32–8–3 	67
44	January 8 	Colorado 	0 – 1	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	19,160 	33–8–3 	69
45	January 10	Minnesota	6 – 5	Detroit 	SO	Osgood 	17,848 	33–8–4 	70
46	January 12	Detroit 	2 – 3	Ottawa 	 	Hasek 	20,208 	33–9–4 	70
47	January 15	Atlanta 	5 – 1	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	17,408 	33–10–4	70
48	January 17	Vancouver	2 – 3	Detroit 	SO	Hasek 	18,878 	34–10–4	72
49	January 19	Detroit 	6 – 3	San Jose 	 	Hasek 	17,496 	35–10–4	74
50	January 22	Detroit 	3 – 0	Los Angeles	 	Osgood 	18,118 	36–10–4	76
51	January 23	Detroit 	2 – 1	Anaheim 	 	Hasek 	17,174 	37–10–4	78
52	January 30	Phoenix 	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	19,289 	38–10–4	80
====February====
Record: 4–8–2; Home: 1–4–0; Road: 3–4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
53	February 1 	Colorado 	0 – 2	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	20,066 	39–10–4	82
54	February 2 	Detroit 	3 – 1	Boston 	 	Osgood 	17,565 	40–10–4	84
55	February 5 	Detroit 	3 – 2	Minnesota	OT	Hasek 	18,568 	41–10–4	86
56	February 7 	Los Angeles	5 – 3	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	18,852 	41–11–4	86
57	February 9 	Detroit 	2 – 3	Toronto 	OT	Hasek 	19,510 	41–11–5	87
58	February 10	Anaheim 	3 – 2	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	41–12–5	87
59	February 12	Detroit 	2 – 4	Nashville	 	Osgood 	15,692 	41–13–5	87
60	February 15	Columbus 	5 – 1	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	41–14–5	87
61	February 17	Detroit 	0 – 1	Dallas 	 	Howard 	18,584 	41–15–5	87
62	February 18	Detroit 	4 – 0	Colorado 	 	Osgood 	18,007 	42–15–5	89
63	February 22	Detroit 	0 – 1	Calgary 	 	Osgood 	19,289 	42–16–5	89
64	February 23	Detroit 	1 – 4	Vancouver	 	Howard 	18,630 	42–17–5	89
65	February 26	Detroit 	3 – 4	Edmonton 	SO	Osgood 	16,839 	42–17–6	90
66	February 29	San Jose 	3 – 2	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	20,066 	42–18–6	90
====March====
Record: 10–2–1; Home: 7–1–1; Road: 3–1–0;
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
67	March 2 	Detroit 	4 – 2	Buffalo 	 	Hasek 	18,690 	43–18–6	92
68	March 5 	St. Louis	1 – 2	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	18,064 	44–18–6	94
69	March 9 	Nashville	3 – 4	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	20,066 	45–18–6	96
70	March 11	Chicago 	1 – 3	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	18,632 	46–18–6	98
71	March 13	Dallas 	3 – 5	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	19,453 	47–18–6	100
72	March 15	Nashville	3 – 1	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	47–19–6	100
73	March 16	Detroit 	3 – 4	Columbus 	 	Hasek 	18,188 	47–20–6	100
74	March 19	Columbus 	1 – 3	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	19,061 	48–20–6	102
75	March 20	Detroit 	6 – 3	Nashville	 	Hasek 	17,113 	49–20–6	104
76	March 22	Detroit 	4 – 1	Columbus 	 	Hasek 	17,681 	50–20–6	106
77	March 25	Detroit 	2 – 1	St. Louis	 	Osgood 	19,150 	51–20–6	108
78	March 28	St. Louis	4 – 3	Detroit 	OT	Osgood 	20,066 	51–20–7	109
79	March 30	Nashville	0 – 1	Detroit 	OT	Hasek 	20,066 	52–20–7	111
====April====
Record: 2–1–0 ; Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 2	Detroit 	2 – 6	Chicago	 	Hasek 	21,365 	52–21–7	111
81	April 3	Columbus	2 – 3	Detroit	 	Hasek 	19,435 	53–21–7	113
82	April 6	Chicago 	1 – 4	Detroit	 	Hasek 	20,066 	54–21–7	115
*Green background indicates win.
*Red background indicates regulation loss.
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
==Playoffs==
Detroit has not missed the post-season since 1989–90. The 2007–08 season was their 17th consecutive playoff season. The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2007–08 season as the first seed in the Western Conference.
==== Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. Nashville Predators (8) ====
Detroit wins series 4–2.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT 	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 10	Nashville	1 – 3	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	20,066 	1 – 0
2	April 12	Nashville	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Hasek 	20,066 	2 – 0
3	April 14	Detroit 	3 – 5	Nashville	 	Hasek 	17,113 	2 – 1
4	April 16	Detroit 	2 – 3	Nashville	 	Hasek 	17,113 	2 – 2
5	April 18	Nashville	1 – 2	Detroit 	1OT	Osgood 	20,066 	3 – 2
6	April 20	Detroit 	3 – 0	Nashville	 	Osgood 	17,113 	4 – 2
==== Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. Colorado Avalanche (6) ====
Detroit wins series 4–0.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 24	Colorado	3 – 4	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	1 – 0
2	April 26	Colorado	1 – 5	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	2 – 0
3	April 29	Detroit 	4 – 3	Colorado	 	Osgood 	18,007 	3 – 0
4	May 1 	Detroit 	8 – 2	Colorado	 	Osgood 	18,007 	4 – 0
==== Western Conference Finals: vs. Dallas Stars (5) ====
Detroit wins series 4–2
#	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 8 	Dallas 	1 – 4	Detroit	 	Osgood 	20,066 	1 – 0
2	May 10	Dallas 	1 – 2	Detroit	 	Osgood 	20,066 	2 – 0
3	May 12	Detroit	5 – 2	Dallas 	 	Osgood 	18,532 	3 – 0
4	May 14	Detroit	1 – 3	Dallas 	 	Osgood 	18,532 	3 – 1
5	May 17	Dallas 	2 – 1	Detroit	 	Osgood 	20,066 	3 – 2
6	May 19	Detroit	4 – 1	Dallas 	 	Osgood 	18,532 	4 – 2
==== Stanley Cup Final vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (2)1 ====
Detroit wins series 4–2
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT 	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 24	Pittsburgh	0 – 4	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	1 – 0
2	May 26	Pittsburgh	0 – 3	Detroit 	 	Osgood 	20,066 	2 – 0
3	May 28	Detroit 	2 – 3	Pittsburgh	 	Osgood 	17,132 	2 – 1
4	May 31	Detroit 	2 – 1	Pittsburgh	 	Osgood 	17,132 	3 – 1
5	June 2	Pittsburgh	4 – 3	Detroit 	3OT	Osgood 	20,066 	3 – 2
6	June 4	Detroit 	3 – 2	Pittsburgh	 	Osgood 	17,132 	4 – 2
:The Pittsburgh Penguins ranked 2nd in the Eastern Conference regular season. 
Detroit wins the Stanley Cup for the 11th time, and first since 2002
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Regular Season
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
Pavel Datsyuk 	82	31	66	97 	41 	20
Henrik Zetterberg	75	43	49	92 	30 	34
Nicklas Lidstrom 	76	10	60	70 	40 	40
Brian Rafalski 	73	13	42	55 	27 	34
Daniel Cleary 	63	20	22	42 	21 	33
Jiri Hudler 	81	13	29	42 	11 	26
Tomas Holmstrom 	59	20	20	40 	9 	58
Mikael Samuelsson	73	11	29	40 	21 	26
Johan Franzen 	72	27	11	38 	12 	51
Valtteri Filppula	78	19	17	36 	16 	28
Playoffs
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
Henrik Zetterberg	22	13	14	27 	16 	16
Pavel Datsyuk 	22	10	13	23 	13 	6
Johan Franzen 	16	13	5 	18 	13 	14
Niklas Kronwall 	22	0 	15	15 	16 	18
Jiri Hudler 	22	5 	9 	14 	-1 	14
Brian Rafalski 	22	4 	10	14 	6 	12
Nicklas Lidstrom 	22	3 	10	13 	8 	14
Mikael Samuelsson	22	5 	8 	13 	8 	8
Tomas Holmstrom 	22	4 	8 	12 	4 	26
Valtteri Filppula	22	5 	6 	11 	7 	2
===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
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Chris Osgood 	43	2409	27	9 	4 	84	4 	.914	2.09
Dominik Hasek	41	2350	27	10	3 	84	5 	.902	2.14
Jimmy Howard 	4 	197 	0 	2 	0 	7 	0 	.926	2.13
Playoffs
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L	GA	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Chris Osgood 	19	1160	14	4	30	3 	.930	1.55
Dominik Hasek	4 	206 	2 	2	10	0 	.888	2.91
==Awards and records==
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Team member 	Milestone 	Date 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Holmstrom 	700th NHL Game 	October 3, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kris Draper 	300th NHL Point 	October 12, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Kopecky 	1st NHL Assist 	October 12, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niklas Kronwall 	100th NHL PIM 	October 12, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Ellis 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	October 15, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Ellis 	1st NHL Goal 	October 18, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jiri Hudler 	100th NHL Game 	October 18, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Datsyuk 	100th NHL PIM 	October 20, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dominik Hasek 	700th NHL Game 	October 20, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Babcock 	200th NHL Career Win 	December 15, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicklas Lidstrom	700th NHL Assist 	January 2, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Chelios 	1600th NHL Game 	February 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Datsyuk 	400th NHL Point 	February 18, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dallas Drake 	1000th NHL Game300th NHL Assist	March 11, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Milestone/Record 	Date 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Chelios 	
* 248th NHL Playoff Game (Most NHL playoff games by any player in history. Broke the record held by Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy). 
* Became oldest player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup (47 years, 4 months and 11 days), after Lester Patrick	April 12, 2008
June 4, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicklas Lidstrom 	197th NHL Playoff Game for the Red Wings, breaking Steve Yzerman's franchise record. 	April 18, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicklas Lidstrom 	100th NHL Playoff Assist. 	April 29, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Franzen 	
* His 11 goals are one more than the previous club playoff record shared by Petr Klima (1988), Sergei Fedorov (1998) and Brett Hull (2002). Franzen did it in fewer games (10) than anybody else.
* Nine goals in one series broke the club mark held by Gordie Howe (eight vs. Montreal Canadiens in 1949) and established an NHL record for a four-game series.
* First player to record two hat tricks in one playoff series since Edmonton Oilers Jari Kurri notched three vs. Chicago Blackhawks in 1985.
* First Red Wing to record two hat tricks in one series since Norm Ullman in 1964 vs. Chicago Blackhawks.	May 1, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Osgood 	48th NHL Playoff Win, breaking franchise record held by Hall of Fame goaltender Terry Sawchuk. 	May 19, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niklas Lidstrom 	First player born and trained in Europe to captain a Stanley Cup winning team. 	June 4, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Zetterberg 	
* 27 Playoff Points in a year, breaking franchise record held by Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov (24 Points).
* 13 Playoff Goals. Tied with Johan Franzen for the franchise record by scoring the Cup winning goal.	June 4, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niklas Kronwall 	
15 Playoff Assists in a year, breaking franchise record held by Niklas Lidstrom and Chris Chelios (13 Assists). 	June 4, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niklas Kronwall, Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg	Joined the Triple Gold Club. 	June 4, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Datsyuk 	Got the first hat trick of his career against Dallas in game three of the Western Conference Finals in the 2007-2008 season.	May 12, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
===Free agents===
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Brian Rafalski 	New Jersey Devils 	5 years, $30 million
Brad Ference 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $500,000
Dallas Drake 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $550,000
Adam Berkhoel 	Atlanta Thrashers 	1 year, $500,000
Mark Cullen 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $500,000
Randall Gelech 	Phoenix Coyotes 	2 years, $975,000
Mark Hartigan 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $550,000
Garrett Stafford	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $500,000
Carl Corazzini 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $475,000
==Draft picks==
Detroit's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	27 	Brendan Smith 	Defenseman	 	St. Michael's Buzzers (OPHL)
3 	88 	Joakim Andersson	Center 	 	Frölunda HC (Swe Jr.)
5 	148	Randy Cameron 	Center 	 	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6 	178	Zack Torquato 	Center 	 	Erie Otters (OHL)
7 	208	Bryan Rufenach 	Defenseman	 	Lindsay Muskies (OPJHL)
==Farm teams==
===Grand Rapids Griffins===
The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.
==Roster==
Goaltenders
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Centers
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*GM: Ken Holland
*Coach: Mike Babcock
==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
==References==
*Player stats: Detroit Red Wings player stats on espn.com
*Game log: Detroit Red Wings game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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