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 Detroit Red Wings 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
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
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
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