2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season

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The 2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season began September 29, 2007, with a game in London, England, against the Los Angeles Kings. It was the Ducks' 15th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). They began the season as defending Stanley Cup champions.

Division2nd Pacific
Conference4th Western
2007–08 record47–27–8
Home record28–9–4
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2007–08 Anaheim Ducks
Division2nd Pacific
Conference4th Western
2007–08 record47–27–8
Home record28–9–4
Road record19–18–4
Goals for205
Goals against191
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachRandy Carlyle
CaptainChris Pronger
Alternate captainsChris Kunitz
Rob Niedermayer
ArenaHonda Center
Average attendance17,191 (100.1%)
Total: 687,632[1]
Team leaders
GoalsCorey Perry (29)
AssistsRyan Getzlaf (58)
PointsRyan Getzlaf (82)
Penalty minutesGeorge Parros (183)
Plus/minusRyan Getzlaf (+32)
WinsJean-Sebastien Giguere (35)
Goals against averageJonas Hiller (2.07)
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Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

The Ducks were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 408 power-play opportunities against.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Pacific Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – San Jose Sharks82492310222193108
2Anaheim Ducks8247278205191102
3Dallas Stars824530724220797
4Phoenix Coyotes823837721423183
5Los Angeles Kings823243723126671
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Conference standings

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Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red WingsCE8254217257184115
2 y – San Jose SharksPA82492310222193108
3 y – Minnesota WildNW8244281022321898
4 Anaheim DucksPA8247278205191102
5 Dallas StarsPA824530724220797
6 Colorado AvalancheNW824431723121995
7 Calgary FlamesNW8242301022922794
8 Nashville PredatorsCE824132923022991
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW824135623525188
10 Chicago BlackhawksCE824034823923588
11 Vancouver CanucksNW8239331021321588
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823837721423183
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8234361219321880
14 St. Louis BluesCE8233361320523779
15 Los Angeles KingsPA823243723126671
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Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner

Playoffs

The Ducks enter the 2007–08 season as defending Stanley Cup champions. They were defeated in the series 4 games to 2 by their division rival Dallas Stars.

Schedule and results

Preseason

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2007 preseason
Preseason: 3–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendance[a]RecordArenaRecap
1September 13Kings5–4Aubin (1–0–0)Levasseur (0–1–0)16,973*0–1–0Honda CenterL
2September 15@ Kings3–2Hiller (1–0–0)LaBarbera (0–1–0)11,107*1–1–0Staples CenterW
3September 16Coyotes2–1SOTordjman (1–0–0)Hiller (1–0–1)16,888*1–1–1Honda CenterOTL
4September 17@ Canucks3–2OTBryzgalov (1–0–0)MacIntyre (0–0–1)2–1–1General Motors PlaceW
5September 19Sharks1–0Greiss (1–0–0)Hiller (1–1–1)2–2–1Honda CenterL
6September 21@ Sharks3–1Nabokov (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (1–1–0)14,837*2–3–1HP Pavilion at San JoseL
7September 23Canucks5–0Hiller (2–1–1)Sanford (1–1–0)17,030*3–3–1Honda CenterW

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Regular season

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2007–08 regular season[3]
September: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
1September 29@ Kings4–1Bernier (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–1–0)17,5510–1–0O2 Arena (in London, UK)L0
2September 30Kings4–1Hiller (1–0–0)LaBarbera (0–1–0)17,3001–1–0O2 Arena (in London, UK)W2
October: 3–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 0–4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
3October 3@ Red Wings3–2SOHasek (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–1–1)17,6101–1–1Joe Louis ArenaOTL3
4October 5@ Blue Jackets4–0Leclaire (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–2–1)17,8521–2–1Nationwide ArenaL3
5October 6@ Penguins5–4Fleury (1–1–0)Hiller (1–1–0)17,1321–3–1Mellon ArenaL3
6October 10Bruins2–1Bryzgalov (1–2–1)Thomas (1–1–0)17,2852–3–1Honda CenterW5
7October 14Wild2–0Harding (1–0–0)Giguere (0–1–0)17,1742–4–1Honda CenterL5
8October 15Red Wings6–3Bryzgalov (2–2–1)Hasek (2–2–0)17,1743–4–1Honda CenterW7
9October 17Predators3–1Giguere (1–1–0)Mason (2–4–0)17,1744–4–1Honda CenterW9
10October 20@ Stars3–1Turco (3–1–1)Giguere (1–2–0)18,0574–5–1American Airlines CenterL9
11October 23@ Blues4–2Legace (4–2–0)Giguere (1–3–0)14,7644–6–1Scottrade CenterL9
12October 25Coyotes1–0Auld (2–2–0)Bryzgalov(2–3–1)17,1744–7–1Honda CenterL9
13October 28Oilers3–2SOGaron (2–1–0)Giguere (1–3–1)17,1744–7–2Honda CenterOTL10
November: 8–4–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
14November 1Blue Jackets1–2SOGiguere (2–3–1)Norrena (1–1–0)17,1745–7–2Honda CenterW12
15November 3@ Coyotes5–2Giguere (3–3–1)Auld (2–4–0)15,8886–7–2Jobing.com ArenaW14
16November 5Stars5–0Turco (4–3–1)Giguere (3–4–1)17,1746–8–2Honda CenterL14
17November 7Coyotes6–5OTAuld (3–4–0)Giguere (3–4–2)17,1746–8–3Honda CenterOTL15
18November 9Sharks2–3SOGiguere (4–4–2)Nabokov (7–7–0)17,1747–8–3Honda CenterW17
19November 13Kings3–4SOGiguere (5–4–2)LaBarbera (4–4–0)17,1748–8–3Honda CenterW19
20November 15@ Kings6–3Giguere (6–4–2)Aubin (3–2–0)18,1189–8–3Staples CenterW21
21November 17@ Sharks2–1SOGiguere (7–4–2)Nabokov (11–7–0)17,49610–8–3HP Pavilion at San JoseW23
22November 21@ Stars2–1Giguere (7–5–2)18,58410–9–3American Airlines CenterL23
23November 23Coyotes4–3SOBryzgalov(3–0–0)Hiller (1–1–1)17,17410–9–4Honda CenterOTL24
24November 25Kings2–3Giguere (8–5–2)LaBarbera (5–7–0)17,17411–9–4Honda CenterW26
25November 27@ Canucks0–4Luongo (11–9–0)Giguere (8–6–2)18,63011–10–4General Motors PlaceL26
26November 29@ Flames4–1Giguere (9–6–2)Kiprusoff (10–11–2)19,28912–10–4Scotiabank SaddledomeW28
27November 30@ Oilers1–5Roloson (6–10–1)Giguere (9–7–2)16,83912–11–4Rexall PlaceL28
December: 7–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 5–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
28December 2Oilers4–0Garon (6–4–0)Giguere (9–8–2)17,17412–12–4Honda CenterL28
29December 5Sabres4–1Giguere (10–8–2)Miller (10–11–1)17,17413–12–4Honda CenterW30
30December 7@ Blackhawks5–3Giguere (11–8–2)Khabibulin (10–8–2)17,73414–12–4United CenterW32
31December 8@ Predators4–2Mason (8–10–2)Hiller (1–2–1)13,46914–13–4Sommet CenterL32
32December 10@ Blue Jackets4–3OTGiguere (12–8–2)Leclaire (10–6–3)11,98415–13–4Nationwide ArenaW34
33December 12Canucks3–2Sanford (4–1–0)Giguere (12–9–2)17,17415–14–4Honda CenterL34
34December 14Wild5–2Harding (4–6–1)Giguere (12–10–2)17,17415–15–4Honda CenterL34
35December 16Sharks2–1SONabokov (18–10–4)Giguere (12–10–3)17,17415–15–5Honda CenterOTL35
36December 18@ Sharks2–0Giguere (13–10–3)Nabokov (18–11–4)17,19716–15–5HP Pavilion at San JoseW37
37December 19Avalanche2–1OTHiller (2–2–1)Budaj (12–6–1)17,17417–15–5Honda CenterW39
38December 22@ Sharks5–2Giguere (14–10–3)Nabokov (18–12–5)17,49618–15–5HP Pavilion at San JoseW41
39December 27@ Oilers2–1Giguere (15–10–3)Garon (9–8–1)16,83919–15–5Rexall PlaceW43
40December 29@ Flames5–3Kiprusoff (18–12–7)Giguere (15–11–3)19,28919–16–5Pengrowth SaddledomeL43
41December 30@ Canucks2–1Luongo (18–11–3)Hiller (2–3–1)18,63019–17–5General Motors PlaceL43
January: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
42January 2Blue Jackets2–1Giguere (16–11–3)Leclaire (13–8–3)17,17420–17–5Honda CenterW45
43January 4Blackhawks2–1Hiller (3–3–1)Khabibulin (15–13–3)17,17421–17–5Honda CenterW47
44January 5@ Coyotes3–2SOBryzgalov (12–8–1)Giguere (16–11–4)16,15921–17–6Jobing.com ArenaOTL48
45January 7Predators5–2Giguere (17–11–4)Ellis (10–5–0)17,17422–17–6Honda CenterW50
46January 9Maple Leafs5–0Giguere (18–11–4)Toskala (13–12–4)17,17423–17–6Honda CenterW52
47January 13Sharks4–3OTGiguere (19–11–4)Greiss (0–0–1)17,17424–17–6Honda CenterW54
48January 15Stars4–2Giguere (20–11–4)Turco (17–10–4)17,17425–17–6Honda CenterW56
49January 17@ Predators2–1Giguere (21–11–4)Mason (12–15–3)14,19326–17–6Sommet CenterW58
50January 18@ Wild4–2Hiller (4–3–1)Harding (10–9–1)18,56827–17–6Xcel Energy CenterW60
51January 20@ Stars5–2Turco (19–10–4)Giguere (21–12–4)18,46127–18–6American Airlines CenterL60
52January 23Red Wings2–1Hasek (17–7–2)Giguere (21–13–4)17,17427–19–6Honda CenterL60
53January 24@ Kings3–1LaBarbera (13–18–1)Giguere (21–14–4)18,11827–20–6Staples CenterL60
January 27: All-Star Game (East wins—Box)8–7Thomas (BOS)Legace (STL)18,644Philips ArenaAtlanta, GA
54January 30@ Wild5–1Backstrom (19–9–2)Giguere (21–15–4)18,56827–21–6Xcel Energy CenterL60
February: 9–2–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 5–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
55February 1@ Blues1–0SOLegace (19–13–4)Giguere (21–15–5)19,15027–21–7Scottrade CenterOTL61
56February 2@ Flyers3–0Biron (20–11–4)Hiller (4–4–1)19,82227–22–7Wachovia CenterL61
57February 5@ Islanders3–0Giguere (22–15–5)DiPietro (19–20–6)9,64928–22–7Nassau Memorial ColiseumW63
58February 7@ Rangers4–1Giguere (23–15–5)Lundqvist (24–21–5)18,20029–22–7Madison Square GardenW65
59February 8@ Devils2–1Giguere (24–15–5)Brodeur (28–19–3)15,33230–22–7Prudential CenterW67
60February 10@ Red Wings3–2Giguere (25–15–5)Osgood (22–5–2)20,06631–22–7Joe Louis ArenaW69
61February 12@ Avalanche2–1Giguere (26–15–5)Theodore (15–13–2)16,25732–22–7Pepsi CenterW71
62February 15Stars4–2Turco (25–12–4)Giguere (26–16–5)17,32332–23–7Honda CenterL71
63February 17Flames4–2Giguere (27–16–5)Kiprusoff (29–19–8)17,17433–23–7Honda CenterW73
64February 20Avalanche3–2SOGiguere (28–16–5)Budaj (15–9–4)17,17434–23–7Honda CenterW75
65February 22Blues2–1OTGiguere (29–16–5)Legace (23–16–7)17,17435–23–7Honda CenterW77
66February 24Blackhawks6–3Hiller (5–4–1)Lalime (11–9–1)17,17436–23–7Honda CenterW79
67February 29Flames3–1Giguere (30–16–5)Kiprusoff (32–20–9)17,17437–23–7Honda CenterW81
March: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
68March 3Senators3–1Giguere (––)Gerber (24–12–2)17,17438–23–7Honda CenterW83
69March 5@ Blackhawks3–0Crawford (1–0–0)Giguere (31–17–5)16,66638–24–7United CenterL83
70March 6@ Avalanche1–0Theodore (21–17–2)Hiller (5–5–1)18,00738–25–7Pepsi CenterL83
71March 9Canadiens3–1Giguere (32–17–5)Price (16–11–3)17,17439–25–7Honda CenterW85
72March 11@ Coyotes3–2SOBryzgalov (24–17–4)Giguere (32–17–6)14,68339–25–8Jobing.com ArenaOTL86
73March 12Canucks4–1Hiller (6–5–1)Luongo (31–21–9)17,17440–25–8Honda CenterW88
74March 15Blues5–2Giguere (33–17–6)Legace (24–23–8)17,17441–25–8Honda CenterW90
75March 19@ Stars2–1Giguere (34–17–6)Turco (30–19–4)18,58442–25–8American Airlines CenterW92
76March 21@ Sharks2–1Nabokov (43–20–8)Hiller (6–6–1)17,49642–26–8HP Pavilion at San JoseL92
77March 22@ Coyotes2–1Hiller (7–6–1)Bryzgalov (25–20–4)17,64543–26–8Jobing.com ArenaW94
78March 26Kings2–1SOHiller (8–6–1)Ersberg (4–3–3)17,33144–26–8Honda CenterW96
79March 28Sharks3–1Boucher (3–0–1)Hiller (8–7–1)17,33444–27–8Honda CenterL96
80March 30Stars3–2SOGiguere (35–17–6)Turco (31–20–6)17,17445–27–8Honda CenterW98
April: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaRecapPoints
81April 5@ Kings4–3Giguere (36–17–6)Cloutier (2–4–1)18,11846–27–8Staples CenterW100
82April 6Coyotes3–2SOHiller (9–7–1)Bryzgalov (26–22–5)17,26947–27–8Honda CenterW102

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   All-Star Game

"Points" legend:   1st (Pacific Division)   Not in Playoff Position   In Playoff Position   Clinched playoffs

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Playoffs

More information 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, # ...
2008 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Dallas Stars – Stars wins 4–2
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceSeriesArenaRecap
1April 10Stars4–0Turco (1–0)Giguere (0–1)17,1910–1Honda CenterL
2April 12Stars5–2Turco (2–0)Giguere (0–2)17,1810–2Honda CenterL
3April 15@ Stars4–2Giguere (1–2)Turco (2–1)18,5321–2American Airlines CenterW
4April 17@ Stars3–1Turco (3–1)Giguere (1–3)18,5321–3American Airlines CenterL
5April 18Stars5–2Giguere (2–3)Turco (3–2)17,1992–3Honda CenterW
6April 20@ Stars4–1Turco (4–2)Giguere (2–4)18,5322–4American Airlines CenterL

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Getzlaf762458829462356
Corey Perry7029255410832138
Chris Kunitz812029498060228
Chris Pronger71123143126623512
Todd Bertuzzi6714253997602214
Mathieu Schneider641227395061018
Scott Niedermayer47816241460224
Teemu Selanne25121022862246
Francois Beauchemin812192159600026
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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

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Jean-Sebastien Giguere573250351761144.9232.10635824190.8983.19
Jonas Hiller2211581071400.9262.07
Ilya Bryzgalov9447231190.9092.55
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only.
‡Traded mid-season.

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Jonas Hiller1st NHL winSeptember 30, 2007
Ryan Getzlaf100th NHL pointOctober 6, 2007
Kent Huskins1st NHL goalOctober 15, 2007
Chris Pronger400th NHL assistOctober 15, 2007
Brad May900th NHL gameNovember 15, 2007
Chris Pronger900th NHL gameDecember 11, 2007
Corey Perry100th NHL pointDecember 29, 2007
Doug Weight700th NHL assist (5th American All-Time)January 9, 2008
Sean O'Donnell900th NHL gameJanuary 18, 2008

Transactions

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

Trades

June 23, 2007
To Vancouver Canucks
Ryan Shannon
To Anaheim Ducks
Rights to Jason King
Conditional pick in 2009
September 24, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks
Mark Mowers
To Boston Bruins
Nathan Saunders
Brett Skinner
January 2, 2008
To Anaheim Ducks
Brandon Bochenski
To Boston Bruins
Shane Hnidy
6th round pick in 2008 – Nicholas Tremblay
January 9, 2008
To New York Islanders
Matt Keith
To Anaheim Ducks
Darryl Bootland

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
Mathieu SchneiderDetroit Red Wings2 years, $11.25 million
Todd BertuzziDetroit Red Wings2 years, $4 million
Shane HnidyAtlanta Thrashers2 years, $1.515 million
PlayerNew teamContract Terms
Shawn ThorntonBoston Bruinsmulti-year, undisclosed
Trevor GilliesCarolina Hurricanes1 year, minor-league contract
Joe MotzkoWashington Capitals

Waivers

November 17, 2007
To Phoenix Coyotes
Ilya Bryzgalov
To Anaheim Ducks
claimed off waivers

Draft picks

The following were Anaheim's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.[4] The Ducks drafted 16th overall with a pick acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their own pick, 30th overall, was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Chris Pronger trade.

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 19 Logan MacMillan Center  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 42 Eric Tangradi Center  United States Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3 63 Maxime Macenauer Center  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
4 92 Justin Vaive Left wing  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4 93 Steven Kampfer Defence  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
4 98 Sebastian Stefaniszin Goaltender  Germany Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
4 121 Mattias Modig Goaltender  Sweden Luleå HF (Elitserien)
5 151 Brett Morrison Center  Canada P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)
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Farm teams

Portland Pirates

The Portland Pirates are the Ducks American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

Augusta Lynx

The Augusta Lynx are the Ducks affiliate in the ECHL.

See also

Notes

  1. Attendance figures provided by ESPN.

References

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