Division 1st Central 2007–08 record 54–21–7 Road record 25–12–4 | Conference 1st Western Home record 29–9–3 Goals for 257 | |
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The 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 76th season as the Red Wings and 82nd in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team won their 11th Central Division title, 6th Presidents' Trophy, 5th Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, and won the Stanley Cup as league champion for the 11th time. The team finished first in the Central Division and first in the Western Conference for their 17th consecutive playoff appearance and began the playoffs versus the Nashville Predators. The team won the first two games of the series at home but lost the next two at Nashville. In response to these losses, head coach Mike Babcock replaced starting goaltender Dominik Hasek with Chris Osgood. Osgood led the team to nine straight victories en route to a 14-4 record (and 16-6 overall team record) and a 4 games to 2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.
Contents
- Regular season
- Conference standings
- October
- November
- December
- January
- February
- March
- April
- Playoffs
- Western Conference Quarter finals vs Nashville Predators 8
- Western Conference Semi finals vs Colorado Avalanche 6
- Western Conference Finals vs Dallas Stars 5
- Stanley Cup Final vs Pittsburgh Penguins 21
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
- Transactions
- Draft picks
- Grand Rapids Griffins
- References
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.
Regular season
The Red Wings had the best goaltending in the League, allowing only 179 goals (excluding five shootout goals).
Conference standings
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
October
Record: 10–2–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–1–1
November
Record: 7–4–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–3–1
December
Record: 12–2–1 ; Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 6–1–0
January
Record: 9–2–1; Home: 4–1–1; Road: 5–1–0
February
Record: 4–8–2; Home: 1–4–0; Road: 3–4–2
March
Record: 10–2–1; Home: 7–1–1; Road: 3–1–0;
April
Record: 2–1–0 ; Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0
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.
Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. Colorado Avalanche (6)
Detroit wins series 4–0.
Western Conference Finals: vs. Dallas Stars (5)
Detroit wins series 4–2
Stanley Cup Final vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (2)[1]
Detroit wins series 4–2
Detroit wins the Stanley Cup for the 11th time, and first since 2002
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Playoffs
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 Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Draft picks
Detroit's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.
Grand Rapids Griffins
The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.