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2007-08 Detroit Red Wings
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings
Division	1st Central
Conference	1st Western
2007-08 record	13-4-1
Home record	7-1-0
Road record	6-1-1
Goals for	61
Goals against	41
Team information
General manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Mike Babcock
Captain	Nicklas Lidstrom
Alternate captains	Pavel Datsyuk; Kris Draper; Henrik Zetterberg
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
Average attendance	17,461 (87.0%)
Team leaders
Goals	Henrik Zetterberg (13)
Assists	Henrik Zetterberg (14); Pavel Datsyuk (14)
Points	Henrik Zetterberg (27)
Penalty minutes	Kris Draper (28)
Wins	Chris Osgood (8)
Goals against average	Chris Osgood (1.65)
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The 2007-08 Detroit Red Wings season began October 3, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks. It is 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.

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Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	82	54	21	7	257	184	115
2	Nashville Predators	82	41	32	9	230	229	91
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	40	34	8	239	235	88
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	36	12	193	218	80
5	St. Louis Blues	82	33	36	13	205	237	79

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: 3-0-0; Home: 2-0-0; Road: 1-0-0

#	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		Chicago
18	November 13	Detroit		St. Louis
19	November 17	Chicago		Detroit
20	November 18	Detroit		Columbus
21	November 21	St. Louis		Detroit
22	November 22	Detroit		Nashville
23	November 24	Detroit		Columbus
24	November 27	Calgary		Detroit
25	November 29	Tampa Bay		Detroit

December

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 1	Phoenix		Detroit
27	December 4	Detroit		Montreal
28	December 7	Minnesota		Detroit
29	December 9	Carolina		Detroit
30	December 10	Detroit		Nashville
31	December 13	Edmonton		Detroit
32	December 15	Florida		Detroit
33	December 17	Washington		Detroit
34	December 19	Los Angeles		Detroit
35	December 20	Detroit		St. Louis
36	December 22	Detroit		Minnesota
37	December 26	Detroit		St. Louis
38	December 27	Detroit		Colorado
39	December 29	Detroit		Phoenix
40	December 31	St. Louis		Detroit

January

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
41	January 2	Dallas		Detroit
42	January 5	Detroit		Dallas
43	January 6	Detroit		Chicago
44	January 8	Colorado		Detroit
45	January 10	Minnesota		Detroit
46	January 12	Detroit		Ottawa
47	January 15	Atlanta		Detroit
48	January 17	Vancouver		Detroit
49	January 19	Detroit		San Jose
50	January 22	Detroit		Los Angeles
51	January 23	Detroit		Anaheim
52	January 30	Phoenix		Detroit

February

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
53	February 1	Colorado		Detroit
54	February 2	Detroit		Boston
55	February 5	Detroit		Minnesota
56	February 7	Los Angeles		Detroit
57	February 9	Detroit		Toronto
58	February 10	Anaheim		Detroit
59	February 12	Detroit		Nashville
60	February 15	Columbus		Detroit
61	February 17	Detroit		Dallas
62	February 18	Detroit		Colorado
63	February 22	Detroit		Calgary
64	February 23	Detroit		Vancouver
65	February 26	Detroit		Edmonton
66	February 29	San Jose		Detroit

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
67	March 2	Detroit		Buffalo
68	March 5	St. Louis		Detroit
69	March 9	Nashville		Detroit
70	March 11	Chicago		Detroit
71	March 13	Dallas		Detroit
72	March 15	Nashville		Detroit
73	March 16	Detroit		Columbus
74	March 19	Columbus		Detroit
75	March 22	Detroit		Nashville
76	March 23	Detroit		Columbus
77	March 25	Detroit		St. Louis
78	March 28	St. Louis		Detroit
79	March 30	Detroit		Nashville

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 2	Detroit		Chicago
81	April 3	Columbus		Detroit
82	April 6	Chicago		Detroit

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.

Player stats

Skaters

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

Regular Season
Top 10 Players	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Henrik Zetterberg	16	13	13	26	9	8
Tomas Holmstrom	16	9	7	16	5	26
Pavel Datsyuk	16	2	14	16	8	4
Nicklas Lidstrom	16	1	13	14	13	8
Brian Rafalski	16	2	11	13	7	4
Mikael Samuelsson	13	2	9	11	5	2
Daniel Cleary	16	5	4	9	3	4
Kris Draper	16	5	3	8	-1	24
Jiri Hudler	16	4	2	6	2	4
Valterri Filppula	16	2	3	5	2	4
Playoffs
Top 10 Players	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime 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	8	485	8	0	0	12	0	.936	1.48
Dominik Hasek	8	486	5	2	1	20	0	.883	2.47

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
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 Kronvall	100th NHL PIM	October 12, 2007
Matt Ellis	1st NHL Assist 1st 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

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

Free Agents

Player	Former team	Contract Terms
Brian Rafalski	New Jersey Devils	6 years, $35 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

Player	New team
Mathieu Schneider	Anaheim Ducks
Robert Lang	Chicago Blackhawks
Kyle Calder	Los Angeles Kings
Todd Bertuzzi	Anaheim Ducks
Darryl Bootland	New York Islanders
Matt Hussey	Colorado Avalanche
Brad Norton	San Jose Sharks

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.^[1]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	27	Brendan Smith	Defenceman	Canada	St. Michael's Buzzers (OPHL)
3	88	Joakim Andersson	Center	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Swe Jr.)
5	148	Randy Cameron	Center	Canada	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6	178	Zack Torquato	Center	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
7	208	Bryan Rufenach	Defenceman	Canada	Lindsay Muskies (OPJHL)

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2007-08.

ECHL

Roster

Updated April 18, 2024^[2]^[3]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8	Ben Chiarot (A)	D	L	33	2022	Hamilton, Ontario
18	Andrew Copp (A)	C	L	29	2022	Ann Arbor, Michigan
37	J.T. Compher	C/LW	R	29	2023	Northbrook, Illinois
93	Alex DeBrincat	LW	R	26	2023	Farmington Hills, Michigan
77	Simon Edvinsson	D	L	21	2021	Onsala, Sweden
14	Robby Fabbri	C	L	28	2019	Mississauga, Ontario
36	Christian Fischer	C	R	27	2023	Chicago, Illinois
41	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	L	31	2023	Pembroke Pines, Florida
3	Justin Holl	D	R	32	2023	Tonka Bay, Minnesota
35	Ville Husso	G	L	29	2022	Helsinki, Finland
88	Patrick Kane	RW	L	35	2023	Buffalo, New York
71	Dylan Larkin (C)	C	L	27	2014	Waterford, Michigan
34	Alex Lyon	G	L	31	2023	Baudette, Minnesota
2	Olli Maatta	D	L	29	2022	Jyvaskyla, Finland
57	David Perron (A)	LW	R	36	2022	Sherbrooke, Quebec
46	Jeff Petry	D	R	36	2023	Ann Arbor, Michigan
27	Michael Rasmussen	C	L	25	2017	Vancouver, British Columbia
23	Lucas Raymond	LW	R	22	2020	Gothenburg, Sweden
47	James Reimer	G	L	36	2023	Arborg, Manitoba
53	Moritz Seider	D	R	23	2019	Zell, Germany
90	Joe Veleno	C	L	24	2018	Montreal, Quebec
96	Jake Walman	D	L	28	2022	Toronto, Ontario

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

^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
^ "Detroit Red Wings Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
^ "Detroit Red Wings Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[1] 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com

[2] "Detroit Red Wings Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[3] "Detroit Red Wings Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

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Revision as of 06:34, 14 November 2007

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Draft picks

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

ECHL

Roster

See also

References