Division 4th Southeast 2007–08 record 31–34–9 Road record 13–15–2 | Conference 14th Eastern Home record 16–13–2 Goals for 157 | |
The 2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Atlanta Thrashers' ninth season in the National Hockey League.
Contents
- Regular season
- Conference standings
- October
- November
- December
- January
- February
- March
- April
- Playoffs
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
- Transactions
- Draft picks
- American Hockey League
- ECHL
- References
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Regular season
Starting off 0–6-0, the Thrashers fired Head Coach Bob Hartley on October 17, 2007, replaced on an interim basis by General Manager Don Waddell.
On December 23, 2007, Marian Hossa scored just 19 seconds into overtime to give Atlanta a 3–2 road win over the St. Louis Blues. Hossa tied Martin Erat, who also scored 15 seconds into the overtime period of the Predators November 15, 2007, 5–4 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks, for the fastest overtime goal of the 2007–08 regular season.
Excluding six shootout goals, the Thrashers allowed 266 goals, tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the most in the NHL.
Conference standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)
October
Record: 4–8–0; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 3–5–0
November
Record: 7–5–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–2–0
December
Record: 8–7–1; Home: 6–3–0; Road: 2–4–1
January
Record: 5–4–3; Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–2–1
February
Record: 4–6–2; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–2
March
Record:2–4–2 ; Home:2–3–0 ; Road:0–1–3
April
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
Playoffs
A year after winning the Southeast Division, the Thrashers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
Transactions
The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Draft picks
Atlanta's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.
Atlanta will pick 3rd in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings, after failing to move up in the draft lottery. The Thrashers will also have the first round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins, received in the trade for Marian Hossa.
American Hockey League
The Chicago Wolves are the Thrashers American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007–08 AHL season
ECHL
The Gwinnett Gladiators are the Thrashers ECHL affiliate.