2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season

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 eleventh Central Division title, sixth Presidents' Trophy, fifth Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, and won the Stanley Cup as league champion for the fourth time in eleven years. 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 four games to two victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.

2007–08 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Presidents' Trophy winners
Western Conference champions
Central Division champions
Division	1st Central
Conference	1st Western
2007–08 record	54–21–7
Home record	29–9–3
Road record	25–12–4
Goals for	257
Goals against	184
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	18,871 (94%)
Team leaders
Goals	Henrik Zetterberg (43)
Assists	Pavel Datsyuk (66)
Points	Pavel Datsyuk (97)
Penalty minutes	Aaron Downey (116)
Plus/minus	Pavel Datsyuk (+41)
Wins	Chris Osgood (27) Dominik Hasek (27)
Goals against average	Chris Osgood (2.09)

Detroit Red Wings celebrating their 2008 Stanley Cup victory.

The 2008 Stanley Cup champion Red Wings present two jerseys to U.S. President George W. Bush.

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.

As of 2024, this is the most recent season that a Presidents’ Trophy winner went on to also win the Stanley Cup in a full 82-game season, and the only time it has happened since the implementation of a salary cap as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Regular season

The Red Wings had the best goaltending in the League, allowing only 179 goals (excluding five shootout goals).

Divisional 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

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	54	21	7	257	184	115
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	49	23	10	222	193	108
3	y – Minnesota Wild	NW	82	44	28	10	223	218	98
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	27	8	205	191	102
5	Dallas Stars	PA	82	45	30	7	242	207	97
6	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	44	31	7	231	219	95
7	Calgary Flames	NW	82	42	30	10	229	227	94
8	Nashville Predators	CE	82	41	32	9	230	229	91
8.5
9	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	41	35	6	235	251	88
10	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	40	34	8	239	235	88
11	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	39	33	10	213	215	88
12	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	38	37	7	214	231	83
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	36	12	193	218	80
14	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	33	36	13	205	237	79
15	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	32	43	7	231	266	71

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner

Schedule and results

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: 7–4–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–3–1

#	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	2 – 3	Chicago		Osgood	19,045	13–3–1	27
18	November 13	Detroit	3 – 4	St. Louis		Hasek	18,440	13–4–1	27
19	November 17	Chicago	5 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	13–5–1	27
20	November 18	Detroit	5 – 4	Columbus	SO	Osgood	15,503	14–5–1	29
21	November 21	St. Louis	0 – 3	Detroit		Osgood	19,124	15–5–1	31
22	November 22	Detroit	2 – 3	Nashville		Hasek	14,346	15–6–1	31
23	November 24	Detroit	2 – 3	Columbus	SO	Osgood	17,513	15–6–2	32
24	November 27	Calgary	3 – 5	Detroit		Osgood	17,108	16–6–2	34
25	November 29	Tampa Bay	2 – 4	Detroit		Osgood	17,001	17–6–2	36

December

Record: 12–2–1 ; Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 6–1–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 1	Phoenix	2 – 3	Detroit		Osgood	18,557	18–6–2	38
27	December 4	Detroit	4 – 1	Montreal		Hasek	21,273	19–6–2	40
28	December 7	Minnesota	0 – 5	Detroit		Hasek	19,508	20–6–2	42
29	December 9	Carolina	2 – 5	Detroit		Hasek	19,609	21–6–2	44
30	December 10	Detroit	2 – 1	Nashville		Osgood	15,056	22–6–2	46
31	December 13	Edmonton	4 – 3	Detroit	SO	Hasek	18,859	22–6–3	47
32	December 15	Florida	2 – 5	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	23–6–3	49
33	December 17	Washington	3 – 4	Detroit	SO	Hasek	19,483	24–6–3	51
34	December 19	Los Angeles	2 – 6	Detroit		Hasek	19,516	25–6–3	53
35	December 20	Detroit	2 – 3	St. Louis		Osgood	19,150	25–7–3	53
36	December 22	Detroit	4 – 1	Minnesota		Hasek	18,568	26–7–3	55
37	December 26	Detroit	5 – 0	St. Louis		Osgood	19,250	27–7–3	57
38	December 27	Detroit	4 – 2	Colorado		Hasek	18,007	28–7–3	59
39	December 29	Detroit	4 – 2	Phoenix		Osgood	17,866	29–7–3	61
40	December 31	St. Louis	2 – 0	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	29–8–3	61

January

Record: 9–2–1; Home: 4–1–1; Road: 5–1–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
41	January 2	Dallas	1 – 4	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	30–8–3	63
42	January 5	Detroit	3 – 0	Dallas		Hasek	18,584	31–8–3	65
43	January 6	Detroit	3 – 1	Chicago		Osgood	21,869	32–8–3	67
44	January 8	Colorado	0 – 1	Detroit		Hasek	19,160	33–8–3	69
45	January 10	Minnesota	6 – 5	Detroit	SO	Osgood	17,848	33–8–4	70
46	January 12	Detroit	2 – 3	Ottawa		Hasek	20,208	33–9–4	70
47	January 15	Atlanta	5 – 1	Detroit		Osgood	17,408	33–10–4	70
48	January 17	Vancouver	2 – 3	Detroit	SO	Hasek	18,878	34–10–4	72
49	January 19	Detroit	6 – 3	San Jose		Hasek	17,496	35–10–4	74
50	January 22	Detroit	3 – 0	Los Angeles		Osgood	18,118	36–10–4	76
51	January 23	Detroit	2 – 1	Anaheim		Hasek	17,174	37–10–4	78
52	January 30	Phoenix	2 – 3	Detroit		Osgood	19,289	38–10–4	80

February

Record: 4–8–2; Home: 1–4–0; Road: 3–4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
53	February 1	Colorado	0 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	39–10–4	82
54	February 2	Detroit	3 – 1	Boston		Osgood	17,565	40–10–4	84
55	February 5	Detroit	3 – 2	Minnesota	OT	Hasek	18,568	41–10–4	86
56	February 7	Los Angeles	5 – 3	Detroit		Osgood	18,852	41–11–4	86
57	February 9	Detroit	2 – 3	Toronto	OT	Hasek	19,510	41–11–5	87
58	February 10	Anaheim	3 – 2	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	41–12–5	87
59	February 12	Detroit	2 – 4	Nashville		Osgood	15,692	41–13–5	87
60	February 15	Columbus	5 – 1	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	41–14–5	87
61	February 17	Detroit	0 – 1	Dallas		Howard	18,584	41–15–5	87
62	February 18	Detroit	4 – 0	Colorado		Osgood	18,007	42–15–5	89
63	February 22	Detroit	0 – 1	Calgary		Osgood	19,289	42–16–5	89
64	February 23	Detroit	1 – 4	Vancouver		Howard	18,630	42–17–5	89
65	February 26	Detroit	3 – 4	Edmonton	SO	Osgood	16,839	42–17–6	90
66	February 29	San Jose	3 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	42–18–6	90

March

Record: 10–2–1; Home: 7–1–1; Road: 3–1–0;

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
67	March 2	Detroit	4 – 2	Buffalo		Hasek	18,690	43–18–6	92
68	March 5	St. Louis	1 – 2	Detroit		Hasek	18,064	44–18–6	94
69	March 9	Nashville	3 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	45–18–6	96
70	March 11	Chicago	1 – 3	Detroit		Osgood	18,632	46–18–6	98
71	March 13	Dallas	3 – 5	Detroit		Osgood	19,453	47–18–6	100
72	March 15	Nashville	3 – 1	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	47–19–6	100
73	March 16	Detroit	3 – 4	Columbus		Hasek	18,188	47–20–6	100
74	March 19	Columbus	1 – 3	Detroit		Osgood	19,061	48–20–6	102
75	March 20	Detroit	6 – 3	Nashville		Hasek	17,113	49–20–6	104
76	March 22	Detroit	4 – 1	Columbus		Hasek	17,681	50–20–6	106
77	March 25	Detroit	2 – 1	St. Louis		Osgood	19,150	51–20–6	108
78	March 28	St. Louis	4 – 3	Detroit	OT	Osgood	20,066	51–20–7	109
79	March 30	Nashville	0 – 1	Detroit	OT	Hasek	20,066	52–20–7	111

April

Record: 2–1–0 ; Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 2	Detroit	2 – 6	Chicago		Hasek	21,365	52–21–7	111
81	April 3	Columbus	2 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	19,435	53–21–7	113
82	April 6	Chicago	1 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	54–21–7	115

• 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. 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.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 10	Nashville	1 – 3	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	1 – 0
2	April 12	Nashville	2 – 4	Detroit		Hasek	20,066	2 – 0
3	April 14	Detroit	3 – 5	Nashville		Hasek	17,113	2 – 1
4	April 16	Detroit	2 – 3	Nashville		Hasek	17,113	2 – 2
5	April 18	Nashville	1 – 2	Detroit	1OT	Osgood	20,066	3 – 2
6	April 20	Detroit	3 – 0	Nashville		Osgood	17,113	4 – 2

Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. Colorado Avalanche (6)

Detroit wins series 4–0.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 24	Colorado	3 – 4	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	1 – 0
2	April 26	Colorado	1 – 5	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	2 – 0
3	April 29	Detroit	4 – 3	Colorado		Osgood	18,007	3 – 0
4	May 1	Detroit	8 – 2	Colorado		Osgood	18,007	4 – 0

Western Conference Finals: vs. Dallas Stars (5)

Detroit wins series 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 8	Dallas	1 – 4	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	1 – 0
2	May 10	Dallas	1 – 2	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	2 – 0
3	May 12	Detroit	5 – 2	Dallas		Osgood	18,532	3 – 0
4	May 14	Detroit	1 – 3	Dallas		Osgood	18,532	3 – 1
5	May 17	Dallas	2 – 1	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	3 – 2
6	May 19	Detroit	4 – 1	Dallas		Osgood	18,532	4 – 2

Stanley Cup Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (2)^[1]

Detroit wins series 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 24	Pittsburgh	0 – 4	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	1 – 0
2	May 26	Pittsburgh	0 – 3	Detroit		Osgood	20,066	2 – 0
3	May 28	Detroit	2 – 3	Pittsburgh		Osgood	17,132	2 – 1
4	May 31	Detroit	2 – 1	Pittsburgh		Osgood	17,132	3 – 1
5	June 2	Pittsburgh	4 – 3	Detroit	3OT	Osgood	20,066	3 – 2
6	June 4	Detroit	3 – 2	Pittsburgh		Osgood	17,132	4 – 2

• ^1 The Pittsburgh Penguins ranked 2nd in the Eastern Conference regular season.

Detroit wins the Stanley Cup for the 11th time, and first since 2002

2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game

Main article: 2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 27, 2008 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 8-7. The following are Red Wings players who participated in the all-star game.

• Mike Babcock (Head Coach, Western Conference)
• Chris Osgood (Starting Goaltender, Western Conference)
• Niklas Lidstrom (Defense Starter, Western Conference)
• Pavel Datsyuk (Forward Starter, Western Conference)

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Pavel Datsyuk	82	31	66	97	41	20
Henrik Zetterberg	75	43	49	92	30	34
Nicklas Lidstrom	76	10	60	70	40	40
Brian Rafalski	73	13	42	55	27	34
Daniel Cleary	63	20	22	42	21	33
Jiri Hudler	81	13	29	42	11	26
Tomas Holmstrom	59	20	20	40	9	58
Mikael Samuelsson	73	11	29	40	21	26
Johan Franzen	72	27	11	38	12	51
Valtteri Filppula	78	19	17	36	16	28

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Henrik Zetterberg	22	13	14	27	16	16
Pavel Datsyuk	22	10	13	23	13	6
Johan Franzen	16	13	5	18	13	14
Niklas Kronwall	22	0	15	15	16	18
Jiri Hudler	22	5	9	14	-1	14
Brian Rafalski	22	4	10	14	6	12
Nicklas Lidstrom	22	3	10	13	8	14
Mikael Samuelsson	22	5	8	13	8	8
Tomas Holmstrom	22	4	8	12	4	26
Valtteri Filppula	22	5	6	11	7	2

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

Regular season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Chris Osgood	43	2409	27	9	4	84	4	.914	2.09
Dominik Hasek	41	2350	27	10	3	84	5	.902	2.14
Jimmy Howard	4	197	0	2	0	7	0	.926	2.13

Playoffs

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Chris Osgood	19	1160	14	4	30	3	.930	1.55
Dominik Hasek	4	206	2	2	10	0	.888	2.91

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Team member	Milestone	Date
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 Kronwall	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
Mike Babcock	200th NHL Career Win	December 15, 2007
Nicklas Lidstrom	700th NHL Assist	January 2, 2008
Chris Chelios	1600th NHL Game	February 10, 2008
Pavel Datsyuk	400th NHL Point	February 18, 2008
Dallas Drake	1000th NHL Game 300th NHL Assist	March 11, 2008

Playoffs
Player	Milestone/Record	Date
Chris Chelios	248th NHL Playoff Game (Most NHL playoff games by any player in history. Broke the record held by Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy). Became oldest player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup (47 years, 4 months and 11 days), after Lester Patrick	April 12, 2008 June 4, 2008
Nicklas Lidstrom	197th NHL Playoff Game for the Red Wings, breaking Steve Yzerman's franchise record.	April 18, 2008
Nicklas Lidstrom	100th NHL Playoff Assist.	April 29, 2008
Johan Franzen	His 11 goals are one more than the previous club playoff record shared by Petr Klima (1988), Sergei Fedorov (1998) and Brett Hull (2002). Franzen did it in fewer games (10) than anybody else. Nine goals in one series broke the club mark held by Gordie Howe (eight vs. Montreal Canadiens in 1949) and established an NHL record for a four-game series. First player to record two hat tricks in one playoff series since Edmonton Oilers Jari Kurri notched three vs. Chicago Blackhawks in 1985. First Red Wing to record two hat tricks in one series since Norm Ullman in 1964 vs. Chicago Blackhawks.	May 1, 2008
Chris Osgood	48th NHL Playoff Win, breaking franchise record held by Hall of Fame goaltender Terry Sawchuk.	May 19, 2008
Niklas Lidstrom	First player born and trained in Europe to captain a Stanley Cup winning team.	June 4, 2008
Henrik Zetterberg	27 Playoff Points in a year, breaking franchise record held by Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov (24 Points). 13 Playoff Goals. Tied with Johan Franzen for the franchise record by scoring the Cup winning goal.	June 4, 2008
Niklas Kronwall	15 Playoff Assists in a year, breaking franchise record held by Niklas Lidstrom and Chris Chelios (13 Assists).	June 4, 2008
Niklas Kronwall, Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg	Joined the Triple Gold Club.	June 4, 2008
Pavel Datsyuk	Got the first hat trick of his career against Dallas in game three of the Western Conference Finals in the 2007-2008 season.	May 12, 2008

Transactions

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

Trades

February 8, 2008	To Montreal Canadiens	To Detroit Red Wings
	Brett Engelhardt	Francis Lemieux
	To Los Angeles Kings	To Detroit Red Wings
February 26, 2008	Brad Stuart	2nd round pick in 2008 4th round pick in 2009

Free agents

Date Player Former team Contract terms July 1, 2007 Brian Rafalski New Jersey Devils 5 years, $30 million July 3, 2007 Adam Berkhoel Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $500,000 July 3, 2007 Brad Ference Calgary Flames 1 year, $500,000 July 5, 2007 Mark Cullen Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $500,000 July 9, 2007 Dallas Drake St. Louis Blues 1 year, $550,000 July 16, 2007 Carl Corazzini Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $475,000 July 16, 2007 Randall Gelech Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $975,000 July 16, 2007 Mark Hartigan Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $550,000 July 16, 2007 Garrett Stafford San Jose Sharks 1 year, $500,000 October 3, 2007 Aaron Downey Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $525,000

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.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	27	Brendan Smith	Defenseman	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	Defenseman	Canada	Lindsay Muskies (OPJHL)

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

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

See also

• 2007–08 NHL season

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