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.

Regular season
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.

Eastern Conference





Western Conference





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:

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

Scoring leaders

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

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

 Player Team GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAAChris Osgood  Detroit Red Wings  43  2,409

  27  9  4  84  4  .914  2.09Dominik Hasek  Detroit Red Wings  41  2,350  27  10  3  84  5  .902  2.14Jean-Sebastien Giguere  Anaheim Ducks  58  3,310  35  17  6  117  4  .922  2.12Martin Brodeur  New Jersey Devils  77  4,635  44  27  6  168  4  .920  2.17Evgeni Nabokov  San Jose Sharks  77  4,560  46  21  8  163  6  .910  2.14

Stanley Cup playoffs

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

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

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

Playoff Bracket

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

 References 

Other websites

Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:National Hockey League seasons