2007–08 Washington Capitals season – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NHL hockey team season
The 2007–08 Washington Capitals season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Capitals’ 34th season in the National Hockey League.
On November 22, Head Coach Glen Hanlon was fired[1] after starting the Capitals with a 6–14–1 record, the team’s worst start since the 1981–82 season. He was replaced by Bruce Boudreau on an interim basis until December 26, when Boudreau’s position was made permanent.[2]
On March 21, Alexander Ovechkin scored his 60th goal of the season in a game against the Atlanta Thrashers, becoming the first NHL player to accomplish the feat in 12 years, and tying Dennis Maruk’s single-season franchise record. He would go on to break the record in the Capitals’ next game, a 3–2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, on March 25. On April 3, Ovechkin scored twice to break Luc Robitaille’s single-season left-winger goal-scoring record of 63 goals. Ovechkin finished the regular season with 65 goals and 112 points and won the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. He remains the only NHL player to exceed 60 goals in a season in the salary cap era.
On April 5, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers 3–1 at home to clinch the franchise’s third Southeast Division title and fourth Division title overall. The Capitals became the first team in NHL history to make the playoffs after being ranked 14th or lower in the standings at the season’s midpoint.[3]
In the playoffs, the Capitals won their first game against the Philadelphia Flyers, but then lost three consecutive games to fall behind three games to one. They managed to win their next two games to force a Game 7, but lost in overtime on a power play goal by Joffrey Lupul.
Regular season[edit]
On March 3, 2008, the Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10–2.[4] Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals in the game. It was the first time that the Capitals had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since January 11, 2003, when they defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.[5]
Season standings[edit]
Division standings[edit]
Conference standings[edit]
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)
Schedule and results[edit]
October[edit]
Record: 5-6-0; Home: 2-3-0; Road: 3-3-0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 5 | Washington | 3 – 1 | Atlanta | Johnson | 18,707 | 1-0-0 | 2 | |
2 | October 6 | Carolina | 0 – 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 16,741 | 2-0-0 | 4 | |
3 | October 8 | Washington | 2 – 1 | NY Islanders | Kolzig | 16,234 | 3-0-0 | 6 | |
4 | October 12 | Washington | 1 – 3 | NY Rangers | Kolzig | 18,200 | 3-1-0 | 6 | |
5 | October 13 | Washington | 3 – 7 | Buffalo | Johnson | 18,690 | 3-2-0 | 6 | |
6 | October 18 | NY Islanders | 5 – 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 11,036 | 3-3-0 | 6 | |
7 | October 20 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 1 | Washington | Johnson | 18,277 | 3-4-0 | 6 | |
8 | October 24 | Tampa Bay | 3 – 5 | Washington | Kolzig | 10,226 | 4-4-0 | 8 | |
9 | October 26 | Vancouver | 3 – 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 12,705 | 4-5-0 | 8 | |
10 | October 27 | Washington | 3 – 4 | St. Louis | Johnson | 16,863 | 4-6-0 | 8 | |
11 | October 29 | Washington | 7 – 1 | Toronto | Kolzig | 19,316 | 5-6-0 | 10 |
November[edit]
Record: 3-10-2 ; Home: 1-5-1 ; Road: 2-5-1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
12 | November 1 | Washington | 0 – 2 | NY Rangers | Kolzig | 18,200 | 5-7-0 | 10 | |
13 | November 2 | Philadelphia | 3 – 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 16,055 | 5-8-0 | 10 | |
14 | November 5 | Washington | 0 – 5 | Carolina | Kolzig | 12,171 | 5-9-0 | 10 | |
15 | November 6 | Washington | 1 – 2 | Atlanta | OT | Johnson | 15,530 | 5-9-1 | 11 |
16 | November 8 | Washington | 4 – 1 | Ottawa | Kolzig | 19,666 | 6-9-1 | 13 | |
17 | November 10 | Tampa Bay | 5 – 2[permanent dead link] | Washington | Kolzig | 14,617 | 6-10-1 | 13 | |
18 | November 15 | Washington | 1 – 2 | Florida | Kolzig | 12,101 | 6-11-1 | 13 | |
19 | November 16 | Washington | 2 – 5 | Tampa Bay | Kolzig | 19,526 | 6-12-1 | 13 | |
20 | November 19 | Florida | 4 – 3[permanent dead link] | Washington | Kolzig | 13,411 | 6-13-1 | 13 | |
21 | November 21 | Atlanta | 5 – 1 | Washington | Kolzig | 11,669 | 6-14-1 | 13 | |
22 | November 23 | Washington | 4 – 3 | Philadelphia | OT | Kolzig | 19,727 | 7-14-1 | 15 |
23 | November 24 | Carolina | 2 – 5 | Washington | Kolzig | 13,650 | 8-14-1 | 17 | |
24 | November 26 | Buffalo | 3 – 1 | Washington | Kolzig | 11,204 | 8-15-1 | 17 | |
25 | November 28 | Florida | 2 – 1 | Washington | SO | Kolzig | 10,526 | 8-15-2 | 18 |
26 | November 30 | Washington | 3 – 4 | Carolina | Kolzig | 16,386 | 8-16-2 | 18 |
December[edit]
Record: 7-3-3; Home: 4-2-0; Road: 3-1-3
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
27 | December 1 | Washington | 2 – 1 | Florida | Johnson | 14,333 | 9-16-2 | 20 | |
28 | December 7 | Washington | 2 – 3 | New Jersey | Kolzig | 16,265 | 9-17-2 | 20 | |
29 | December 8 | Atlanta | 3 – 6 | Washington | Kolzig | 14,014 | 10-17-2 | 22 | |
30 | December 10 | New Jersey | 2 – 3 | Washington | Kolzig | 10,719 | 11-17-2 | 24 | |
31 | December 12 | NY Rangers | 4 – 5[permanent dead link] | Washington | OT | Kolzig | 12,553 | 12-17-2 | 26 |
32 | December 14 | Buffalo | 5 – 3 | Washington | Kolzig | 17,035 | 12-18-2 | 26 | |
33 | December 15 | Washington | 3 – 2 | Tampa Bay | Johnson | 18,367 | 13-18-2 | 28 | |
34 | December 17 | Washington | 3 – 4 | Detroit | SO | Kolzig | 19,483 | 13-18-3 | 29 |
35 | December 20 | Montreal | 5 – 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 12,670 | 13-19-3 | 29 | |
36 | December 22 | Washington | 2 – 3 | NY Islanders | OT | Kolzig | 14,305 | 13-19-4 | 30 |
37 | December 26 | Tampa Bay | 2 – 3 | Washington | Kolzig | 15,035 | 14-19-4 | 32 | |
38 | December 27 | Washington | 3 – 4 | Pittsburgh | OT | Johnson | 17,132 | 14-19-5 | 33 |
39 | December 29 | Washington | 8 – 6 | Ottawa | Kolzig | 20,296 | 15-19-5 | 35 |
January[edit]
Record: 9-4-0; Home: 7-1-0; Road: 2-3-0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
40 | January 1 | Ottawa | 3 – 6 | Washington | Kolzig | 14,547 | 16-19-5 | 37 | |
41 | January 3 | Washington | 0 – 2 | Boston | Kolzig | 12,240 | 16-20-5 | 37 | |
42 | January 5 | Washington | 5 – 4 | Montreal | OT | Kolzig | 21,273 | 17-20-5 | 39 |
43 | January 9 | Colorado | 1 – 2 | Washington | Kolzig | 16,168 | 18-20-5 | 41 | |
44 | January 13 | Philadelphia | 6 – 4 | Washington | Kolzig | 17,713 | 18-21-5 | 41 | |
45 | January 15 | Ottawa | 2 – 4 | Washington | Johnson | 15,261 | 19-21-5 | 43 | |
46 | January 17 | Edmonton | 4 – 5 | Washington | SO | Kolzig | 13,399 | 20-21-5 | 45 |
47 | January 19 | Florida | 3 – 5 | Washington | Johnson | 16,973 | 21-21-5 | 47 | |
48 | January 21 | Washington | 6 – 5 | Pittsburgh | SO | Kolzig | 17,050 | 22-21-5 | 49 |
49 | January 23 | Washington | 2 – 3 | Toronto | Kolzig | 19,479 | 22-22-5 | 49 | |
50 | January 24 | Toronto | 1 – 2 | Washington | Johnson | 14,094 | 23-22-5 | 51 | |
51 | January 29 | Washington | 0 – 4 | Montreal | Johnson | 21,273 | 23-23-5 | 51 | |
52 | January 31 | Montreal | 4 – 5 | Washington | OT | Kolzig | 14,930 | 24-23-5 | 53 |
February[edit]
Record: 6-4-3; Home: 2-2-2; Road: 4-2-1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
53 | February 2 | Atlanta | 2 – 0 | Washington | Kolzig | 17,205 | 24-24-5 | 53 | |
54 | February 5 | Washington | 4 – 3 | Columbus | OT | Johnson | 14,450 | 25-24-5 | 55 |
55 | February 6 | Washington | 4 – 3 | Philadelphia | Kolzig | 19,778 | 26-24-5 | 57 | |
56 | February 8 | Carolina | 2 – 1 | Washington | Johnson | 18,204 | 26-25-5 | 57 | |
57 | February 10 | NY Rangers | 2 – 3 | Washington | OT | Kolzig | 17,873 | 27-25-5 | 59 |
58 | February 13 | Washington | 2 – 3 | Atlanta | SO | Kolzig | 15,285 | 27-25-6 | 60 |
59 | February 15 | Washington | 2 – 4 | Florida | Johnson | 16,202 | 27-26-6 | 60 | |
60 | February 16 | Washington | 3 – 2 | Tampa Bay | Kolzig | 20,454 | 28-26-6 | 62 | |
61 | February 20 | NY Islanders | 3 – 2[permanent dead link] | Washington | SO | Kolzig | 17,584 | 28-26-7 | 63 |
62 | February 23 | Washington | 3 – 6[permanent dead link] | Carolina | Kolzig | 18,680 | 28-27-7 | 63 | |
63 | February 24 | New Jersey | 2 – 1[permanent dead link] | Washington | OT | Johnson | 18,277 | 28-27-8 | 64 |
64 | February 26 | Minnesota | 1 – 4[permanent dead link] | Washington | Kolzig | 17,391 | 29-27-8 | 66 | |
65 | February 29 | Washington | 4 – 0[permanent dead link] | New Jersey | Huet | 16,580 | 30-27-8 | 68 |
March[edit]
Record: 10-4-0; Home: 4-2-0; Road: 6-2-0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
66 | March 1 | Toronto | 3 – 2[permanent dead link] | Washington | Kolzig | 18,277 | 30-28-8 | 68 | |
67 | March 3 | Boston | 2 – 10[permanent dead link] | Washington | Huet | 17,189 | 31-28-8 | 70 | |
68 | March 5 | Washington | 3 – 1[permanent dead link] | Buffalo | Kolzig | 18,690 | 32-28-8 | 72 | |
69 | March 8 | Washington | 1 – 2[permanent dead link] | Boston | Huet | 17,565 | 32-29-8 | 72 | |
70 | March 9 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 2[permanent dead link] | Washington | Huet | 18,277 | 32-30-8 | 72 | |
71 | March 12 | Calgary | 2 – 3[permanent dead link] | Washington | Kolzig | 17,560 | 33-30-8 | 74 | |
72 | March 14 | Atlanta | 1 – 4[permanent dead link] | Washington | Kolzig | 18,208 | 34-30-8 | 76 | |
73 | March 16 | Boston | 1 – 2[permanent dead link] | Washington | SO | Huet | 18,277 | 35-30-8 | 78 |
74 | March 18 | Washington | 4 – 2[permanent dead link] | Nashville | Huet | 17,133 | 36-30-8 | 80 | |
75 | March 19 | Washington | 0 – 5[permanent dead link] | Chicago | Kolzig | 20,942 | 36-31-8 | 80 | |
76 | March 21 | Washington | 5 – 3[permanent dead link] | Atlanta | Huet | 18,562 | 37-31-8 | 82 | |
77 | March 25 | Washington | 3 – 2[permanent dead link] | Carolina | SO | Huet | 18,680 | 38-31-8 | 84 |
78 | March 27 | Washington | 4 – 3[permanent dead link] | Tampa Bay | OT | Huet | 17,777 | 39-31-8 | 86 |
79 | March 29 | Washington | 3 – 0[permanent dead link] | Florida | Huet | 17,832 | 40-31-8 | 88 |
April[edit]
Record: 3-0-0; Home: 3-0-0; Road: 0-0-0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 1 | Carolina | 1 – 4 | Washington | Huet | 18,277 | 41-31-8 | 90 | |
81 | April 3 | Tampa Bay | 1 – 4 | Washington | Huet | 16,311 | 42-31-8 | 92 | |
82 | April 5 | Florida | 1 – 3 | Washington | Huet | 18,277 | 43-31-8 | 94 |
Playoffs[edit]
Player statistics[edit]
Skaters[edit]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltenders[edit]
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime 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 |
Olaf Kolzig | 54 | 3154 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 153 | 1 | .892 | 2.91 |
Brent Johnson | 19 | 1032 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 0 | .908 | 2.67 |
Cristobal Huet | 13 | 771 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .936 | 1.63 |
Playoffs | |||||||||
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
Cristobal Huet | 7 | 451 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .909 | 2.93 |
Awards and records[edit]
Records[edit]
Milestones[edit]
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Nicklas Backstrom | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 200th NHL Point | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
Milan Jurcina | 100th NHL PIM | October 8, 2007 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 100th NHL Goal | October 12, 2007 | |||||||
Joe Motzko | 1st NHL Assist | October 18, 2007 | |||||||
Tom Poti | 600th NHL Game | October 18, 2007 | |||||||
Mike Green | 100th NHL Game | October 24, 2007 | |||||||
Dave Steckel | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
October 24, 2007 | |||||||
Jeff Schultz | 1st NHL Goal | October 29, 2007 | |||||||
Chris Bourque | 1st NHL Game | November 6, 2007 | |||||||
Nicklas Backstrom | 1st NHL Goal | November 8, 2007 | |||||||
Matt Pettinger | 300th NHL Game | November 23, 2007 | |||||||
Tom Poti | 200th NHL Assist | November 23, 2007 | |||||||
Alexander Semin | 100th NHL Point | December 8, 2007 | |||||||
Quintin Laing | 1st NHL Goal | December 10, 2007 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 200th NHL Game | December 26, 2007 | |||||||
Brian Pothier | 100th NHL Point | December 27, 2007 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 1st NHL 4-Goal Game | December 29, 2007 | |||||||
Michael Nylander | 200th NHL Goal | January 13, 2008 | |||||||
Brooks Laich | 200th NHL Game | January 23, 2008 | |||||||
Steve Eminger | 200th NHL Game | January 24, 2008 | |||||||
John Erskine | 200th NHL Game | January 29, 2008 | |||||||
Viktor Kozlov | 800th NHL Game | January 29, 2008 | |||||||
Donald Brashear | 900th NHL Game | February 5, 2008 | |||||||
Olaf Kolzig | 700th NHL Game | February 10, 2008 | |||||||
Viktor Kozlov | 300th NHL Assist | February 16, 2008 | |||||||
Sami Lepisto | 1st NHL Game | February 16, 2008 | |||||||
Tomas Fleischmann | 100th NHL Game | February 20, 2008 | |||||||
Donald Brashear | 200th NHL Point | March 3, 2008 | |||||||
Olaf Kolzig | 300th NHL Win | March 12, 2008 | |||||||
Sami Lepisto | 1st NHL Point | March 14, 2008 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 300th NHL Point | March 18, 2008 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 61st Goal (Franchise single season record) | March 25, 2008 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 64th Goal (NHL single season record – goals by LW) | April 3, 2008 | |||||||
Alexander Ovechkin | 65th Goal (Franchise single season record) | April 3, 2008 | |||||||
Nicklas Backstrom | 55th Assist (Franchise single season record – rookie assists) | April 5, 2008 |
Awards[edit]
Transactions[edit]
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades[edit]
Free agents[edit]
Draft picks[edit]
Washington’s picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[15] The Capitals had the 5th overall pick .
Farm teams[edit]
American Hockey League[edit]
The Hershey Bears are the Capitals American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.
ECHL[edit]
The South Carolina Stingrays are the Capitals ECHL affiliate in 2007–08.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Recent Comments