2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season

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.

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)

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Schedule and results

Preseason
2007 Preseason Game Log
September: 3–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBox
1September 13Kings5–4Aubin (1–0–0)Levasseur (0–1–0)16,973*0–1–0Honda CenterL1
2September 15@ Kings3–2Hiller (1–0–0)LaBarbera (0–1–0)11,107*1–1–0Staples CenterW1
3September 16Coyotes2–1SOTordjman (1–0–0)Hiller (1–0–1)16,888*1–1–1Honda CenterO1
4September 17@ Canucks3–2OTBryzgalov (1–0–0)MacIntyre (0–0–1)2–1–1General Motors PlaceW1
5September 19Sharks1–0Greiss (1–0–0)Hiller (1–1–1)2–2–1Honda CenterL1
6September 21@ Sharks3–1Nabokov (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (1–1–0)14,837*2–3–1HP Pavilion at San JoseL2
7September 23Canucks5–0Hiller (2–1–1)Sanford (1–1–0)17,030*3–3–1Honda CenterW1
*Attendance Figure provided by ESPN
Legend
Ducks Win Ducks Loss OT Loss

Regular season

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

2007–08 Game Log
September: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
1September 29@ Kings4–1Bernier (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–1–0)17,5510–1–0O2 Arena (in London, UK)L10
2September 30Kings4–1Hiller (1–0–0)LaBarbera (0–1–0)17,3001–1–0O2 Arena (in London, UK)W12
October: 3–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 0–4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
3October 3@ Red Wings3–2SOHasek (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–1–1)17,6101–1–1Joe Louis ArenaO13
4October 5@ Blue Jackets4–0Leclaire (1–0–0)Bryzgalov (0–2–1)17,8521–2–1Nationwide ArenaL13
5October 6@ Penguins5–4Fleury (1–1–0)Hiller (1–1–0)17,1321–3–1Mellon ArenaL23
6October 10Bruins2–1Bryzgalov (1–2–1)Thomas (1–1–0)17,2852–3–1Honda CenterW15
7October 14Wild2–0Harding (1–0–0)Giguere (0–1–0)17,1742–4–1Honda CenterL15
8October 15Red Wings6–3Bryzgalov (2–2–1)Hasek (2–2–0)17,1743–4–1Honda CenterW17
9October 17Predators3–1Giguere (1–1–0)Mason (2–4–0)17,1744–4–1Honda CenterW29
10October 20@ Stars3–1Turco (3–1–1)Giguere (1–2–0)18,0574–5–1American Airlines CenterL19
11October 23@ Blues4–2Legace (4–2–0)Giguere (1–3–0)14,7644–6–1Scottrade CenterL29
12October 25Coyotes1–0Auld (2–2–0)Bryzgalov‡ (2–3–1)17,1744–7–1Honda CenterL39
13October 28Oilers3–2SOGaron (2–1–0)Giguere (1–3–1)17,1744–7–2Honda CenterO110
November: 8–4–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
14November 1Blue Jackets1–2SOGiguere (2–3–1)Norrena (1–1–0)17,1745–7–2Honda CenterW112
15November 3@ Coyotes5–2Giguere (3–3–1)Auld (2–4–0)15,8886–7–2Jobing.com ArenaW214
16November 5Stars5–0Turco (4–3–1)Giguere (3–4–1)17,1746–8–2Honda CenterL214
17November 7Coyotes6–5OTAuld (3–4–0)Giguere (3–4–2)17,1746–8–3Honda CenterO115
18November 9Sharks2–3SOGiguere (4–4–2)Nabokov (7–7–0)17,1747–8–3Honda CenterW117
19November 13Kings3–4SOGiguere (5–4–2)LaBarbera (4–4–0)17,1748–8–3Honda CenterW219
20November 15@ Kings6–3Giguere (6–4–2)Aubin (3–2–0)18,1189–8–3Staples CenterW321
21November 17@ Sharks2–1SOGiguere (7–4–2)Nabokov (11–7–0)17,49610–8–3HP Pavilion at San JoseW423
22November 21@ Stars2–1Giguere (7–5–2)18,58410–9–3American Airlines CenterL123
23November 23Coyotes4–3SOBryzgalov‡ (3–0–0)Hiller (1–1–1)17,17410–9–4Honda CenterO124
24November 25Kings2–3Giguere (8–5–2)LaBarbera (5–7–0)17,17411–9–4Honda CenterW126
25November 27@ Canucks0–4Luongo (11–9–0)Giguere (8–6–2)18,63011–10–4General Motors PlaceL126
26November 29@ Flames4–1Giguere (9–6–2)Kiprusoff (10–11–2)19,28912–10–4Scotiabank SaddledomeW128
27November 30@ Oilers1–5Roloson (6–10–1)Giguere (9–7–2)16,83912–11–4Rexall PlaceL128
December: 7–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 5–3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
28December 2Oilers4–0Garon (6–4–0)Giguere (9–8–2)17,17412–12–4Honda CenterL228
29December 5Sabres4–1Giguere (10–8–2)Miller (10–11–1)17,17413–12–4Honda CenterW130
30December 7@ Blackhawks5–3Giguere (11–8–2)Khabibulin (10–8–2)17,73414–12–4United CenterW232
31December 8@ Predators4–2Mason (8–10–2)Hiller (1–2–1)13,46914–13–4Sommet CenterL132
32December 10@ Blue Jackets4–3OTGiguere (12–8–2)Leclaire (10–6–3)11,98415–13–4Nationwide ArenaW134
33December 12Canucks3–2Sanford (4–1–0)Giguere (12–9–2)17,17415–14–4Honda CenterL134
34December 14Wild5–2Harding (4–6–1)Giguere (12–10–2)17,17415–15–4Honda CenterL234
35December 16Sharks2–1SONabokov (18–10–4)Giguere (12–10–3)17,17415–15–5Honda CenterO135
36December 18@ Sharks2–0Giguere (13–10–3)Nabokov (18–11–4)17,19716–15–5HP Pavilion at San JoseW137
37December 19Avalanche2–1OTHiller (2–2–1)Budaj (12–6–1)17,17417–15–5Honda CenterW239
38December 22@ Sharks5–2Giguere (14–10–3)Nabokov (18–12–5)17,49618–15–5HP Pavilion at San JoseW341
39December 27@ Oilers2–1Giguere (15–10–3)Garon (9–8–1)16,83919–15–5Rexall PlaceW443
40December 29@ Flames5–3Kiprusoff (18–12–7)Giguere (15–11–3)19,28919–16–5Pengrowth SaddledomeL143
41December 30Canucks2–1Luongo (18–11–3)Hiller (2–3–1)18,63019–17–5General Motors PlaceL243
January: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
42January 2Blue Jackets2–1Giguere (16–11–3)Leclaire (13–8–3)17,17420–17–5Honda CenterW145
43January 4Blackhawks2–1Hiller (3–3–1)Khabibulin (15–13–3)17,17421–17–5Honda CenterW247
44January 5@ Coyotes3–2SOBryzgalov (12–8–1)Giguere (16–11–4)16,15921–17–6Jobing.com ArenaO148
45January 7Predators5–2Giguere (17–11–4)Ellis (10–5–0)17,17422–17–6Honda CenterW150
46January 9Maple Leafs5–0Giguere (18–11–4)Toskala (13–12–4)17,17423–17–6Honda CenterW252
47January 13Sharks4–3OTGiguere (19–11–4)Greiss (0–0–1)17,17424–17–6Honda CenterW354
48January 15Stars4–2Giguere (20–11–4)Turco (17–10–4)17,17425–17–6Honda CenterW456
49January 17@ Predators2–1Giguere (21–11–4)Mason (12–15–3)14,19326–17–6Sommet CenterW558
50January 18@ Wild4–2Hiller (4–3–1)Harding (10–9–1)18,56827–17–6Xcel Energy CenterW660
51January 20@ Stars5–2Turco (19–10–4)Giguere (21–12–4)18,46127–18–6American Airlines CenterL160
52January 23Red Wings2–1Hasek (17–7–2)Giguere (21–13–4)17,17427–19–6Honda CenterL260
53January 24@ Kings3–1LaBarbera (13–18–1)Giguere (21–14–4)18,11827–20–6Staples CenterL360
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 CenterL460
February: 9–2–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 5–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
55February 1@ Blues1–0SOLegace (19–13–4)Giguere (21–15–5)19,15027–21–7Scottrade CenterO161
56February 2@ Flyers3–0Biron (20–11–4)Hiller (4–4–1)19,82227–22–7Wachovia CenterL161
57February 5@ Islanders3–0Giguere (22–15–5)DiPietro (19–20–6)9,64928–22–7Nassau Memorial ColiseumW163
58February 7@ Rangers4–1Giguere (23–15–5)Lundqvist (24–21–5)18,20029–22–7Madison Square GardenW265
59February 8@ Devils2–1Giguere (24–15–5)Brodeur (28–19–3)15,33230–22–7Prudential CenterW367
60February 10@ Red Wings3–2Giguere (25–15–5)Osgood (22–5–2)20,06631–22–7Joe Louis ArenaW469
61February 12@ Avalanche2–1Giguere (26–15–5)Theodore (15–13–2)16,25732–22–7Pepsi CenterW571
62February 15Stars4–2Turco (25–12–4)Giguere (26–16–5)17,32332–23–7Honda CenterL171
63February 17Flames4–2Giguere (27–16–5)Kiprusoff (29–19–8)17,17433–23–7Honda CenterW173
64February 20Avalanche3–2SOGiguere (28–16–5)Budaj (15–9–4)17,17434–23–7Honda CenterW275
65February 22Blues2–1OTGiguere (29–16–5)Legace (23–16–7)17,17435–23–7Honda CenterW377
66February 24Blackhawks6–3Hiller (5–4–1)Lalime (11–9–1)17,17436–23–7Honda CenterW479
67February 29Flames3–1Giguere (30–16–5)Kiprusoff (32–20–9)17,17437–23–7Honda CenterW581
March: 8–4–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
68March 3Senators3–1Giguere (––)Gerber (24–12–2)17,17438–23–7Honda CenterW683
69March 5@ Blackhawks3–0Crawford (1–0–0)Giguere (31–17–5)16,66638–24–7United CenterL183
70March 6@ Avalanche1–0Theodore (21–17–2)Hiller (5–5–1)18,00738–25–7Pepsi CenterL283
71March 9Canadiens3–1Giguere (32–17–5)Price (16–11–3)17,17439–25–7Honda CenterW185
72March 11@ Coyotes3–2SOBryzgalov (24–17–4)Giguere (32–17–6)14,68339–25–8Jobing.com ArenaO186
73March 12Canucks4–1Hiller (6–5–1)Luongo (31–21–9)17,17440–25–8Honda CenterW188
74March 15Blues5–2Giguere (33–17–6)Legace (24–23–8)17,17441–25–8Honda CenterW290
75March 19@ Stars2–1Giguere (34–17–6)Turco (30–19–4)18,58442–25–8American Airlines CenterW392
76March 21@ Sharks2–1Nabokov (43–20–8)Hiller (6–6–1)17,49642–26–8HP Pavilion at San JoseL192
77March 22@ Coyotes2–1Hiller (7–6–1)Bryzgalov (25–20–4)17,64543–26–8Jobing.com ArenaW194
78March 26Kings2–1SOHiller (8–6–1)Ersberg (4–3–3)17,33144–26–8Honda CenterW296
79March 28Sharks3–1Boucher (3–0–1)Hiller (8–7–1)17,33444–27–8Honda CenterL196
80March 30Stars3–2SOGiguere (35–17–6)Turco (31–20–6)17,17445–27–8Honda CenterW198
April: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
81April 5@ Kings4–3Giguere (36–17–6)Cloutier (2–4–1)18,11846–27–8Staples CenterW2100
82April 6Coyotes3–2SOHiller (9–7–1)Bryzgalov (26–22–5)17,26947–27–8Honda CenterW3102
Legend
Ducks Win (2 pts.) Ducks Loss (0 pts.) All-Star Game OT Loss (1 pt.) Clinched Playoffs
"Points" Legend
1st (Pacific Division) Not in Playoff Position In Playoff Position

Postseason

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.

2008 Postseason Game Log
Western Conference Quarter-Finals (2–4)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceSeriesArenaBox
1April 10Stars4–0Turco (1–0)Giguere (0–1)17,1910–1Honda CenterL1
2April 12Stars5–2Turco (2–0)Giguere (0–2)17,1810–2Honda CenterL2
3April 15@ Stars4–2Giguere (1–2)Turco (2–1)18,5321–2American Airlines CenterW1
4April 17@ Stars3–1Turco (3–1)Giguere (1–3)18,5321–3American Airlines CenterL1
5April 18Stars5–2Giguere (2–3)Turco (3–2)17,1992–3Honda CenterW1
6April 20@ Stars4–1Turco (4–2)Giguere (2–4)18,5322–4American Airlines CenterL1
Legend
Ducks Win Ducks Loss

Standings

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

Conference standings
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

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

Player statistics

Skaters

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

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Getzlaf7624588294
Corey Perry70292554108
Chris Kunitz8120294980
Chris Pronger71123143126
Todd Bertuzzi6714253997
Mathieu Schneider6412273950
Scott Niedermayer478162414
Teemu Selanne251210228
Francois Beauchemin812192159

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   Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Jean-Sebastien Giguere573250341761144.9232.10
Jonas Hiller221158971400.9262.07
Ilya Bryzgalov‡9447231190.9092.55 Jean-Sebastien Giguere0000000.0000.00

†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.[3] 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.

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)

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

Other Anaheim–based teams in 2007–08

References
  1. Does not include home game played in London, England.
  2. "2007-08 NHL Summary".
  3. 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
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