2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes season began October 3, 2007. It was the franchise's 36th season, 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 10th as the Hurricanes.

2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes
Division2nd Southeast
Conference9th Eastern
2007–08 record43–33–6
Home record24–13–4
Road record19–20–2
Goals for252
Goals against249
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainRod Brind'Amour
Alternate captainsEric Staal
Cory Stillman (Oct.–Feb.)
Glen Wesley
Ray Whitney
ArenaRBC Center
Average attendance16,633 (89%)
Team leaders
GoalsEric Staal (38)
AssistsEric Staal (44)
PointsEric Staal (82)
Penalty minutesScott Walker (115)
Plus/minusBret Hedican (+17)
WinsCam Ward (37)
Goals against averageCam Ward (2.75)

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

The Hurricanes had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 NHL teams, with 420.[1]

Divisional standings
Southeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – Washington Capitals824331824223194
2Carolina Hurricanes824333625224992
3Florida Panthers823835921622685
4Atlanta Thrashers823440821627276
5Tampa Bay Lightning823142922326771

Conference standings
Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal CanadiensNE82472510262222104
2 y – Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247278247216102
3 y – Washington CapitalsSE824331824223194
4 New Jersey DevilsAT824629720619799
5 New York RangersAT8242271321319997
6 Philadelphia FlyersAT8242291124823395
7 Ottawa SenatorsNE824331826124794
8 Boston BruinsNE8241291221222294
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE824333625224992
10 Buffalo SabresNE8239311225524290
11 Florida PanthersSE823835921622685
12 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8236351123126083
13 New York IslandersAT823538919424379
14 Atlanta ThrashersSE823440821627276
15 Tampa Bay LightningSE823142922326771

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

Schedule and results

October

Record: 7–3–3; Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–2–2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 3Montreal3 – 2CarolinaOTWard18,6800–0–11
2October 5Pittsburgh1 – 4CarolinaWard17,8161–0–13
3October 6Carolina0 – 2WashingtonGrahame16,7411–1–13
4October 9Carolina7 – 1TorontoWard19,2242–1–15
5October 11Carolina5 – 3OttawaWard18,2683–1–17
6October 13Carolina3 – 1MontrealWard21,2734–1–19
7October 19Carolina3 – 4PittsburghSOWard17,1324–1–210
8October 20Carolina2 – 3PhiladelphiaOTGrahame19,6154–1–311
9October 22Vancouver1 – 3CarolinaWard15,5325–1–313
10October 24Buffalo2 – 6CarolinaWard16,0586–1–315
11October 26Montreal7 – 4CarolinaWard16,7966–2–315
12October 27Carolina8 – 3NY IslandersGrahame13,1367–2–317
13October 31Carolina2 – 4FloridaWard10,0637–3–317

November

Record: 7–6–0; Home: 5–4–0; Road: 2–2–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
14November 3Florida2 – 4CarolinaGrahame17,5478–3–319
15November 5Washington0 – 5CarolinaWard12,1719–3–321
16November 8Tampa Bay5 – 1CarolinaWard14,0179–4–321
17November 10Carolina5 – 3AtlantaWard18,54510–4–323
18November 12Carolina4 – 3FloridaWard12,71511–4–325
19November 14Carolina1 – 6FloridaGrahame17,44411–5–325
20November 16Atlanta3 – 0CarolinaWard14,63211–6–325
21November 17Florida1 – 2CarolinaWard16,96212–6–327
22November 21Philadelphia6 – 3CarolinaWard16,35112–7–327
23November 23Tampa Bay3 – 4CarolinaWard18,03313–7–329
24November 24Carolina2 – 5WashingtonGrahame13,65013–8–329
25November 28Philadelphia3 – 1CarolinaWard15,10813–9–329
26November 30Washington3 – 4CarolinaWard16,38614–9–331

December

Record: 5–10–0; Home: 2–3–0; Road: 3–7–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
27December 1Carolina1 – 8BuffaloGrahame18,69014–10–331
28December 3Carolina4 – 0NY RangersWard18,20015–10–333
29December 6Carolina1 – 2Tampa BayWard16,67415–11–333
30December 8Carolina5 – 1MontrealWard21,27316–11–335
31December 9Carolina2 – 5DetroitWard19,60916–12–335
32December 12Ottawa6 – 0CarolinaWard15,26816–13–335
33December 14Calgary4 – 3CarolinaWard15,53616–14–335
34December 15Carolina6 – 5PhiladelphiaSOGrahame19,46017–14–337
35December 18Toronto2 – 3CarolinaOTGrahame17,04518–14–339
36December 20Carolina4 – 5FloridaGrahame15,06118–15–339
37December 22Carolina4 – 1Tampa BayWard18,76519–15–341
38December 26Carolina2 – 4NY RangersWard18,20019–16–341
39December 28Boston3 – 4CarolinaWard18,68020–16–343
40December 29Carolina1 – 4ColumbusWard17,45320–17–343
41December 31NY Islanders4 – 1CarolinaGrahame17,09120–18–343

January

Record: 6–6–1; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
42January 2Atlanta5 – 4CarolinaOTWard13,50620–18–444
43January 4Carolina4 – 3AtlantaLeighton16,09721–18–446
44January 5Carolina0 – 1St. LouisLeighton19,15021–19–446
45January 8Carolina1 – 0BostonWard14,54922–19–448
46January 10New Jersey4 – 1CarolinaWard17,17322–20–448
47January 12Colorado5 – 4CarolinaWard18,68022–21–448
48January 15Carolina4 – 5TorontoWard19,44422–22–448
49January 17Carolina1 – 5OttawaWard19,72022–23–448
50January 18Edmonton2 – 7CarolinaWard16,86823–23–450
51January 21Carolina3 – 2NY IslandersOTWard16,23424–23–452
52January 22NY Islanders6 – 3CarolinaWard15,67524–24–452
53January 29NY Rangers1 – 3CarolinaWard17,79325–24–454
54January 31Toronto2 – 3CarolinaOTWard15,15926–24–456

February

Record: 7–5–1; Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–4–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
55February 2Carolina1 – 4PittsburghWard17,05826–25–456
56February 5Carolina0 – 1NashvilleWard13,94926–26–456
57February 8Carolina2 – 1WashingtonWard18,20427–26–458
58February 9Carolina1 – 6New JerseyWard16,25727–27–458
59February 12Carolina3 – 2BostonWard15,30028–27–460
60February 14Pittsburgh2 – 4CarolinaWard14,92229–27–462
61February 16Florida5 – 4CarolinaWard17,73730–27–464
62February 18Carolina1 – 5New JerseyGrahame16,18230–28–464
63February 19Boston3 – 2CarolinaSOWard17,55230–28–565
64February 21Atlanta3 – 5CarolinaWard13,54831–28–567
65February 23Washington3 – 6CarolinaWard18,68032–28–569
66February 26New Jersey1 – 2CarolinaOTWard15,46633–28–571
67February 28NY Rangers4 – 2CarolinaWard16,04133–29–571

March

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

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
68March 1Tampa Bay1 – 5CarolinaWard16,83134–29–573
69March 5Carolina6 – 3AtlantaWard13,03235–29–575
70March 6Minnesota2 – 3CarolinaWard16,29736–29–577
71March 8Buffalo3 – 4CarolinaWard18,80837–29–579
72March 12Carolina3 – 0ChicagoWard18,21038–29–581
73March 14Carolina1 – 7BuffaloWard18,69038–30–581
74March 16Ottawa1 – 5CarolinaWard18,68039–30–583
75March 19Carolina5 – 3AtlantaWard13,25140–30–585
76March 20Carolina2 – 1FloridaSOWard18,54641–30–587
77March 25Washington3 – 2CarolinaSOWard18,68041–30–688
78March 28Atlanta1 – 7CarolinaWard17,83342–30–690
79March 29Carolina1 – 2Tampa BayWard19,31142-31-690

April

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

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
80April 1Carolina1 – 4WashingtonWard18,27742-32-690
81April 2Tampa Bay2 – 6CarolinaWard17,64443-32-692
82April 4Florida4 – 3CarolinaWard18,68043-33-692

Playoffs

The Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. They are the first team to miss the playoffs twice in a row after winning the Stanley Cup since the 1922 Toronto St. Patricks.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season
Top 10 PlayersGPGAPts+/-PIM
Eric Staal82384482-250
Ray Whitney66253661-630
Rod Brind'Amour59193251038
Erik Cole73222951576
Matt Cullen59133649232
Joe Corvo741335481726
Sergei Samsonov61142236-116
Scott Walker58141832-3115
Tuomo Ruutu77102232491
Justin Williams3792130243

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Time on ice (minutes); GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Saves; GA = Goals allowed; SV%= Save percentage

Regular season
PlayerGPMINGAAWLOTSOSAGASV%
Cam Ward6939302.753725541870180.904
John Grahame178483.75571042453.875
Michael Leighton31582.661100687.897

Awards and records

Milestones
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Bret Hedican800th NHL PIMOctober 26, 2007
Rod Brind'Amour1000th NHL PIMOctober 27, 2007
Craig Adams400th NHL GameOctober 31, 2007
Glen Wesley1000th NHL PIMOctober 31, 2007

Transactions

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

Trades
DateHurricanes ReceiveFromFor
June 23, 2007Michael LeightonMontreal Canadiens192nd Overall Pick in 2007
July 17, 2007Matt CullenNew York RangersAndrew Hutchinson
Joe Barnes
3rd Round Pick in 2008
January 17, 2008Future ConsiderationsChicago BlackhawksCraig Adams
January 31, 2008Joe JensenPittsburgh PenguinsDavid Gove
February 7, 2008Future ConsiderationsSan Jose SharksJ. D. Forrest
February 11, 2008Joe Corvo
Patrick Eaves		Ottawa SenatorsMike Commodore
Cory Stillman
February 26, 2008Tuomo RuutuChicago BlackhawksAndrew Ladd
Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Wade BrookbankPittsburgh Penguins
Jeff HamiltonChicago Blackhawks
David TanabeBoston Bruins

Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[2] The Hurricanes have the 11th overall pick.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11 Brandon Sutter C/W  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 72 Drayson Bowman C/RW  United States Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4 102 Justin McCrae C  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5 132 Chris Terry LW  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 162 Brett Bellemore D  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007–08 AHL season.

ECHL

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate.

References
  1. "2007-08 NHL Summary".
  2. 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
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