2007–08 NHL season

The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The season began on September 29, 2007 and the regular season ended on April 6, 2008.

The Stanley Cup playoffs ended on June 4, 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings taking the championship.

The 56th NHL All-Star Game was held in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the event at Philips Arena on January 27, 2008.

The hosting by Atlanta was rescheduled from 2005 when a lockout cancelled the entire 2004–05 NHL season.

Player Statistics
Scoring Leaders


 * (GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes)

Leading Goaltenders
 * (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)

NHL Milestones

 * On October 3, in his first game with Montreal, Roman Hamrlik played in his 1,000th NHL game.
 * On October 7, Joe Sakic reached 1,591 points, moving him past Phil Esposito for eighth all-time in scoring.
 * On October 8, Chris Chelios played in his 1,550th game, moving him past Alex Delvecchio for eighth place on the career list.
 * On October 12, Jaromir Jagr scored his 1,533rd career point, passing Paul Coffey for 11th in all-time scoring.
 * On October 22, Bryan Smolinski played in his 1,000th NHL game.
 * On October 26, Alexei Kovalev played in his 1,000th NHL game, the third Montreal player to reach this milestone in October.
 * On November 3, Al Arbour coached his 1,500th game with the New York Islanders and earned his 740th win with the team. Both are NHL records for coaching a single team. At 75 years old, he was the oldest man to coach in an NHL game.
 * On November 10, Jeremy Roenick scored his 500th career NHL goal, becoming only the 40th player in the history of the league to do so, and only the third American.
 * On November 17, Martin Brodeur recorded his 500th career win, becoming only the second goaltender in the history of the league to do so.
 * On November 17, Glen Wesley played in his 1,400th NHL game, becoming the 10th defenseman to do so.
 * On December 20, Marian Gaborik scored five goals for the Minnesota Wild in a 6–3 win against the New York Rangers. It is the first time a player has scored five goals in a game since Sergei Fedorov did so on December 26, 1996.
 * On December 23, New York Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr recorded his 927th assist, passing Stan Mikita for 15th place on the all-time list.
 * On January 17, Markus Naslund played in his 1000th NHL game.
 * On February 9, San Jose Sharks coach Ron Wilson earned his 500th career win as an NHL head coach, becoming the 11th in league history to do so.
 * On March 13, the Detroit Red Wings reached the 100-point mark for the eighth straight season, tying an NHL record set by the Montreal Canadiens from 1975–1982.
 * On March 22, Joe Sakic recorded his 1000th assist on a goal by teammate Tyler Arnason, becoming just the 11th player to reach this mark.
 * On April 6, Keith Tkachuk scored his 500th career goal, becoming the fourth American-born player to do so.
 * On April 9, Joe Sakic extended his record for playoff overtime goals to eight.
 * On April 12, Chris Chelios played his 248th career playoff game, moving past Patrick Roy for most career playoff games played.

First Career Games

 * Tobias Enstrom: Atlanta Thrashers
 * Claude Giroux: Philadelphia Flyers
 * Jonas Hiller: Anaheim Ducks
 * Erik Johnson: St. Louis Blues
 * Patrick Kane: Chicago Blackhawks
 * Jonathan Quick: Los Angeles Kings
 * Carey Price: Montreal Canadiens
 * Tuukka Rask: Boston Bruins
 * Bobby Ryan: Anaheim Ducks
 * Marc Staal: New York Rangers
 * Jonathan Toews: Chicago Blackhawks
 * Nicklas Backstrom: Washington Capitals
 * Darren Helm: Detroit Red Wings

Last Career Games

 * Bryan Berard: New York Islanders
 * Stu Barnes: Dallas Stars
 * Dallas Drake: Detroit Red Wings
 * Dominik Hasek: Detroit Red Wings
 * Derian Hatcher: Philadelphia Flyers
 * Sami Kapanen: Philadelphia Flyers
 * Trevor Linden: Vancouver Canucks
 * Mattias Norstrom: Dallas Stars
 * Karel Rachunek: New Jersey Devils
 * Glen Wesley: Carolina Hurricanes
 * Josef Vasicek: New York Islanders