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2007-08 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Detroit Red Wings

Hart Memorial Trophy: Alex Ovechkin (65 G, 47 A, 112 P)
Vezina Trophy: Martin Brodeur (44-27-6, 2.17 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Patrick Kane (21 G, 51 A, 72 P)

Goals Leader: Alex Ovechkin (65)
Assists Leader: Joe Thornton (67)
Points Leader: Alex Ovechkin (112)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Eastern Conference GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Atlantic Division                    
Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 47 27 8 102 .622 247 216 0.24 -0.14
New Jersey Devils* 82 46 29 7 99 .604 206 197 0.00 -0.11
New York Rangers* 82 42 27 13 97 .591 213 199 0.05 -0.12
Philadelphia Flyers* 82 42 29 11 95 .579 248 233 0.06 -0.12
New York Islanders 82 35 38 9 79 .482 194 243 -0.65 -0.05
Northeast Division                    
Montreal Canadiens* 82 47 25 10 104 .634 262 222 0.35 -0.14
Ottawa Senators* 82 43 31 8 94 .573 261 247 0.06 -0.11
Boston Bruins* 82 41 29 12 94 .573 212 222 -0.20 -0.08
Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 12 90 .549 255 242 0.05 -0.11
Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 35 11 83 .506 231 260 -0.42 -0.06
Southeast Division                    
Washington Capitals* 82 43 31 8 94 .573 242 231 -0.06 -0.19
Carolina Hurricanes 82 43 33 6 92 .561 252 249 -0.15 -0.18
Florida Panthers 82 38 35 9 85 .518 216 226 -0.29 -0.17
Atlanta Thrashers 82 34 40 8 76 .463 216 272 -0.80 -0.12
Tampa Bay Lightning 82 31 42 9 71 .433 223 267 -0.67 -0.13
Western Conference GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Central Division                    
Detroit Red Wings* 82 54 21 7 115 .701 257 184 0.93 0.04
Nashville Predators* 82 41 32 9 91 .555 230 229 0.13 0.12
Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 34 8 88 .537 239 235 0.16 0.12
Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 36 12 80 .488 193 218 -0.16 0.15
St. Louis Blues 82 33 36 13 79 .482 205 237 -0.24 0.16
Northwest Division                    
Minnesota Wild* 82 44 28 10 98 .598 223 218 0.16 0.10
Colorado Avalanche* 82 44 31 7 95 .579 231 219 0.24 0.09
Calgary Flames* 82 42 30 10 94 .573 229 227 0.13 0.10
Edmonton Oilers 82 41 35 6 88 .537 235 251 -0.07 0.12
Vancouver Canucks 82 39 33 10 88 .537 213 215 0.08 0.11
Pacific Division                    
San Jose Sharks* 82 49 23 10 108 .659 222 193 0.47 0.12
Anaheim Ducks* 82 47 27 8 102 .622 205 191 0.30 0.13
Dallas Stars* 82 45 30 7 97 .591 242 207 0.54 0.11
Phoenix Coyotes 82 38 37 7 83 .506 214 231 -0.04 0.17
Los Angeles Kings 82 32 43 7 71 .433 231 266 -0.24 0.19

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over Pittsburgh Penguins  
 
Conference Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over Dallas Stars  
Conference Finals (4-1): Pittsburgh Penguins over Philadelphia Flyers  
 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2): Dallas Stars over San Jose Sharks  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-0): Detroit Red Wings over Colorado Avalanche  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1): Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Rangers  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1): Philadelphia Flyers over Montreal Canadiens  
 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Dallas Stars over Anaheim Ducks  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Colorado Avalanche over Minnesota Wild  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3): San Jose Sharks over Calgary Flames  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over Nashville Predators  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1): New York Rangers over New Jersey Devils  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3): Philadelphia Flyers over Washington Capitals  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-0): Pittsburgh Penguins over Ottawa Senators  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3): Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 82 54 21 7 115 .701 257 184 0.93 0.04 5.38 81 391 20.72 57 357 84.03 5 7
2 San Jose Sharks* 82 49 23 10 108 .659 222 193 0.47 0.12 5.06 70 374 18.72 44 310 85.81 7 9
3 Montreal Canadiens* 82 47 25 10 104 .634 262 222 0.35 -0.14 5.90 90 374 24.06 60 342 82.46 8 3
4 Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 47 27 8 102 .622 247 216 0.24 -0.14 5.65 77 378 20.37 68 357 80.95 6 10
5 Anaheim Ducks* 82 47 27 8 102 .622 205 191 0.30 0.13 4.83 60 361 16.62 69 408 83.09 8 7
6 New Jersey Devils* 82 46 29 7 99 .604 206 197 0.00 -0.11 4.91 50 320 15.63 54 314 82.80 6 7
7 Minnesota Wild* 82 44 28 10 98 .598 223 218 0.16 0.10 5.38 64 338 18.93 49 330 85.15 3 10
8 New York Rangers* 82 42 27 13 97 .591 213 199 0.05 -0.12 5.02 61 370 16.49 53 343 84.55 4 6
9 Dallas Stars* 82 45 30 7 97 .591 242 207 0.54 0.11 5.48 64 354 18.08 51 354 85.59 13 8
10 Philadelphia Flyers* 82 42 29 11 95 .579 248 233 0.06 -0.12 5.87 84 385 21.82 65 388 83.25 13 6
11 Colorado Avalanche* 82 44 31 7 95 .579 231 219 0.24 0.09 5.49 49 335 14.63 56 301 81.40 2 5
12 Ottawa Senators* 82 43 31 8 94 .573 261 247 0.06 -0.11 6.20 60 328 18.29 72 380 81.05 18 6
13 Boston Bruins* 82 41 29 12 94 .573 212 222 -0.20 -0.08 5.29 56 319 17.55 71 332 78.61 9 6
14 Calgary Flames* 82 42 30 10 94 .573 229 227 0.13 0.10 5.56 59 352 16.76 72 389 81.49 9 8
15 Washington Capitals* 82 43 31 8 94 .573 242 231 -0.06 -0.19 5.77 65 346 18.79 68 349 80.52 5 8
16 Carolina Hurricanes 82 43 33 6 92 .561 252 249 -0.15 -0.18 6.11 79 420 18.81 75 355 78.87 4 13
17 Nashville Predators* 82 41 32 9 91 .555 230 229 0.13 0.12 5.60 53 358 14.80 49 335 85.37 7 10
18 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 12 90 .549 255 242 0.05 -0.11 6.06 66 366 18.03 56 333 83.18 9 8
19 Vancouver Canucks 82 39 33 10 88 .537 213 215 0.08 0.11 5.22 63 369 17.07 64 368 82.61 8 7
20 Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 34 8 88 .537 239 235 0.16 0.12 5.78 58 365 15.89 69 385 82.08 17 6
21 Edmonton Oilers 82 41 35 6 88 .537 235 251 -0.07 0.12 5.93 57 344 16.57 56 366 84.70 7 10
22 Florida Panthers 82 38 35 9 85 .518 216 226 -0.29 -0.17 5.39 60 313 19.17 66 374 82.35 4 3
23 Phoenix Coyotes 82 38 37 7 83 .506 214 231 -0.04 0.17 5.43 63 339 18.58 64 332 80.72 11 12
24 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 35 11 83 .506 231 260 -0.42 -0.06 5.99 61 343 17.78 77 352 78.13 4 10
25 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 36 12 80 .488 193 218 -0.16 0.15 5.01 53 356 14.89 63 378 83.33 8 5
26 St. Louis Blues 82 33 36 13 79 .482 205 237 -0.24 0.16 5.39 47 334 14.07 56 359 84.40 3 13
27 New York Islanders 82 35 38 9 79 .482 194 243 -0.65 -0.05 5.33 48 330 14.55 68 375 81.87 10 15
28 Atlanta Thrashers 82 34 40 8 76 .463 216 272 -0.80 -0.12 5.95 52 316 16.46 75 354 78.81 13 10
29 Los Angeles Kings 82 32 43 7 71 .433 231 266 -0.24 0.19 6.06 64 367 17.44 68 309 77.99 11 4
30 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 31 42 9 71 .433 223 267 -0.67 -0.13 5.98 57 296 19.26 56 312 82.05 7 7
League Average 82 41 32 9 91 .555 228 228 0.00 0.00 5.57 62 351 17.75 62 351 82.25 8 8

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 65
2. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 52
3. Jarome Iginla-CGY 50
4. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 47
5. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 43
  Brad Boyes-STL 43
Assists
1. Joe Thornton-SJS 67
2. Pavel Datsyuk-DET 66
3. Marc Savard-BOS 63
4. Henrik Sedin-VAN 61
5. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 60
Points
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 112
2. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 106
3. Jarome Iginla-CGY 98
4. Pavel Datsyuk-DET 97
5. Joe Thornton-SJS 96
Goals Created
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 48.0
2. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 40.5
3. Jarome Iginla-CGY 40.2
4. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 38.4
5. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 35.9
Plus/Minus
1. Pavel Datsyuk-DET 41
2. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 40
3. Dany Heatley-OTT 33
4. Ryan Getzlaf-ANA 32
5. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 30
  Duncan Keith-CHI 30
Penalties in Minutes
1. Daniel Carcillo-PHX 324
2. Jared Boll-CBJ 226
3. Adam Burish-CHI 214
4. Riley Cote-PHI 202
5. Zack Stortini-EDM 201
Even Strength Goals
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 43
2. Jarome Iginla-CGY 35
3. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 34
4. Brad Boyes-STL 32
5. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 30
  Marian Gaborik-MIN 30
Power Play Goals
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 22
2. Thomas Vanek-BUF 19
3. Olli Jokinen-FLA 18
4. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 17
  Alex Kovalev-MTL 17
Short-Handed Goals
1. Patrick Sharp-CHI 7
  Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 7
3. Rene Bourque-CHI 5
  Mike Richards-PHI 5
5. Richard Park-NYI 4
  Niklas Hagman-DAL 4
  Rick Nash-CBJ 4
Game-Winning Goals
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 11
2. Jeremy Roenick-SJS 10
3. Thomas Vanek-BUF 9
  Brad Boyes-STL 9
  Jarome Iginla-CGY 9
Shots
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 446
2. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 358
3. Olli Jokinen-FLA 341
4. Jarome Iginla-CGY 338
5. Jason Blake-TOR 332
Shooting Percentage
1. Mike Ribeiro-DAL 25.2
2. Brad Boyes-STL 20.8
3. Marek Svatos-COL 18.6
4. Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 18.4
5. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 18.4
Goals Per Game
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 0.79
2. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 0.66
3. Jarome Iginla-CGY 0.61
4. Dany Heatley-OTT 0.58
5. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 0.57
Assists Per Game
1. Sidney Crosby-PIT 0.91
2. Marc Savard-BOS 0.85
3. Joe Thornton-SJS 0.82
4. Pavel Datsyuk-DET 0.80
5. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 0.79
Points Per Game
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 1.37
2. Sidney Crosby-PIT 1.36
3. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 1.29
4. Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 1.27
5. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 1.23
Goals Created Per Game
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 0.59
2. Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 0.50
3. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 0.49
4. Jarome Iginla-CGY 0.49
5. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 0.49
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 150
2. Pavel Datsyuk-DET 144
3. Andrei Markov-MTL 140
  Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 140
5. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 137
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Andrei Markov-MTL 73
2. Mark Streit-MTL 67
3. Sergei Gonchar-PIT 62
4. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 60
  Pavel Datsyuk-DET 60
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Martin St. Louis-TBL 113
  Paul Ranger-TBL 113
3. Jay Bouwmeester-FLA 111
4. Filip Kuba-TBL 107
5. Niclas Havelid-ATL 106
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Hal Gill-TOT 46
  Duncan Keith-CHI 46
3. Francois Beauchemin-ANA 44
  Chris Phillips-OTT 44
5. Glen Wesley-CAR 43
Games Played
1. Martin Brodeur-NJD 77
  Evgeni Nabokov-SJS 77
3. Ryan Miller-BUF 76
  Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 76
5. Roberto Luongo-VAN 73
Wins
1. Evgeni Nabokov-SJS 46
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 44
3. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 39
4. Cam Ward-CAR 37
  Henrik Lundqvist-NYR 37
Losses
1. Roberto Luongo-VAN 29
  Tomas Vokoun-FLA 29
3. Rick DiPietro-NYI 28
4. Ryan Miller-BUF 27
  Martin Brodeur-NJD 27
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Henrik Lundqvist-NYR 10
  Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 10
  Ryan Miller-BUF 10
4. Martin Biron-PHI 9
  Roberto Luongo-VAN 9
Goals Against
1. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 197
  Ryan Miller-BUF 197
3. Cam Ward-CAR 180
  Tomas Vokoun-FLA 180
5. Vesa Toskala-TOR 175
Shots Against
1. Tomas Vokoun-FLA 2213
2. Ryan Miller-BUF 2104
3. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 2096
4. Martin Brodeur-NJD 2089
5. Roberto Luongo-VAN 2029
Saves
1. Tomas Vokoun-FLA 2033
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 1921
3. Ryan Miller-BUF 1907
4. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 1899
5. Roberto Luongo-VAN 1861
Save Percentage
1. Dan Ellis-NSH .924
2. Ty Conklin-PIT .923
3. Jean-Sebastien Giguere-ANA .922
4. Tim Thomas-BOS .921
5. Marc-Andre Fleury-PIT .921
Goals Against Average
1. Chris Osgood-DET 2.09
2. Jean-Sebastien Giguere-ANA 2.12
3. Evgeni Nabokov-SJS 2.14
4. Dominik Hasek-DET 2.14
5. Martin Brodeur-NJD 2.17
Shutouts
1. Henrik Lundqvist-NYR 10
2. Pascal Leclaire-CBJ 9
3. Dan Ellis-NSH 6
  Evgeni Nabokov-SJS 6
  Roberto Luongo-VAN 6
Minutes
1. Martin Brodeur-NJD 4635
2. Evgeni Nabokov-SJS 4561
3. Ryan Miller-BUF 4474
4. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 4398
5. Henrik Lundqvist-NYR 4305
Offensive Point Shares
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 14.1
2. Evgeni Malkin-PIT 11.5
3. Jarome Iginla-CGY 11.3
4. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 10.7
5. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 9.9
Defensive Point Shares
1. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 8.1
2. Brian Rafalski-DET 6.4
3. Duncan Keith-CHI 6.2
4. Paul Martin-NJD 6.1
5. Jan Hejda-CBJ 5.9
Goalie Point Shares
1. Tomas Vokoun-FLA 16.1
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 15.5
3. Roberto Luongo-VAN 14.4
4. Ilya Bryzgalov-TOT 13.5
5. Martin Biron-PHI 13.4
Point Shares
1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 17.2
2. Tomas Vokoun-FLA 16.1
3. Martin Brodeur-NJD 15.5
4. Roberto Luongo-VAN 14.4
5. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 14.4
 

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Evgeni Nabokov
D: Nicklas Lidstrom
D: Dion Phaneuf
C: Evgeni Malkin
LW: Alex Ovechkin
RW: Jarome Iginla
 2nd Team
G: Martin Brodeur
D: Brian Campbell
D: Zdeno Chara
C: Joe Thornton
LW: Henrik Zetterberg
RW: Alex Kovalev

NHL All-Rookie Team

1st Team
G: Carey Price
D: Tobias Enstrom
D: Tom Gilbert
F: Nicklas Backstrom
F: Patrick Kane
F: Jonathan Toews