2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season

2007–08 Anaheim Ducks
Division	2nd Pacific
Conference	4th Western
2007–08 record	46–26–8
Home record	28–9–4
Road record	18–18–4
Goals for	202
Goals against	189
Team information
General manager	Brian Burke
Coach	Randy Carlyle
Captain	Chris Pronger
Alternate captains	Chris Kunitz Rob Niedermayer
Arena	Honda Center
Average attendance	17,195 (100.1%)
Team leaders
Goals	Corey Perry (29)
Assists	Ryan Getzlaf (57)
Points	Ryan Getzlaf (81)
Penalty minutes	George Parros (183)
Plus/minus	Ryan Getzlaf (+32)
Wins	Jean-Sebastien Giguere (35)
Goals against average	Jonas Hiller (2.07)

he 2007–08 Anaheim Ducks season began September 29, 2007, with a game in London, England, against the Los Angeles Kings. It was the Ducks' 14th season in the National Hockey League. They also began their season as defending Stanley Cup champions.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
• The free agency period began on July 1.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	San Jose Sharks	82	49	23	10	222	193	108
2	4	Anaheim Ducks	82	47	27	8	205	191	102
3	5	Dallas Stars	82	45	30	7	242	207	97
4	12	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	37	7	214	231	83
5	15	Los Angeles Kings	82	32	43	7	231	266	71

Conference standings

Western Conference

	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
p-Detroit Red Wings *	82	54	21	7	257	184	115
y-San Jose Sharks *	82	49	23	10	222	193	108
y-Minnesota Wild *	82	44	28	10	223	218	98
Anaheim Ducks	82	47	27	8	205	191	102
Dallas Stars	82	45	30	7	242	207	97
Colorado Avalanche	82	44	31	7	231	219	95
Calgary Flames	82	42	30	10	229	227	94
Nashville Predators	82	41	32	9	230	229	91
Edmonton Oilers	82	41	35	6	235	251	88
Chicago Blackhawks	82	40	34	8	239	235	88
Vancouver Canucks	82	39	33	10	213	215	88
Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	37	7	214	231	83
Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	36	12	193	218	80
St. Louis Blues	82	33	36	13	205	237	79
Los Angeles Kings	82	32	43	7	231	266	71

bold - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, p - clinched Presidents' Trophy and best record in conference, * - division leader

Game log

September

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	September 29*	Anaheim	1 – 4	Los Angeles		Bryzgalov	17,551	0–1–0	0
2	September 30*	Los Angeles	1 – 4	Anaheim		Hiller	17,551	1–1–0	2

*At O2 Arena in London, England

October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
3	October 3	Anaheim	2 – 3	Detroit	SO	Bryzgalov	17,610	1–1–1	3
4	October 5	Anaheim	0 – 4	Columbus		Bryzgalov	17,852	1–2–1	3
5	October 6	Anaheim	4 – 5	Pittsburgh		Hiller	17,132	1–3–1	3
6	October 10	Boston	1 – 2	Anaheim		Bryzgalov	17,285	2–3–1	5
7	October 14	Minnesota	2 – 0	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	2–4–1	5
8	October 15	Detroit	3 – 6	Anaheim		Bryzgalov	17,187	3–4–1	7
9	October 17	Nashville	1 – 3	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	4–4–1	9
10	October 20	Anaheim	1 – 3	Dallas		Giguere	18,057	4–5–1	9
11	October 23	Anaheim	2 – 4	St. Louis		Giguere	14,764	4–6–1	9
12	October 25	Phoenix	1 – 0	Anaheim		Bryzgalov	17,174	4–7–1	9
13	October 28	Edmonton	3 – 2	Anaheim	SO	Giguere	17,174	4–7–2	10

November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
14	November 1	Columbus	1 – 2	Anaheim	SO	Giguere	17,174	5–7–2	12
15	November 3	Anaheim	5 – 2	Phoenix		Giguere	15,888	6–7–2	14
16	November 5	Dallas	5 – 0	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	6–8–2	14
17	November 7	Phoenix	6 – 5	Anaheim	OT	Giguere	17,174	6–8–3	15
18	November 9	San Jose	2 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Giguere	17,174	7–8–3	17
19	November 13	Los Angeles	3 – 4	Anaheim	SO	Giguere	17,174	8–8–3	19
20	November 15	Anaheim	6 – 3	Los Angeles		Giguere	18,118	9–8–3	21
21	November 17	Anaheim	2 – 1	San Jose	SO	Giguere	17,496	10–8–3	23
22	November 21	Anaheim	1 – 2	Dallas		Giguere	18,584	10–9–3	23
23	November 23	Phoenix	4 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Hiller	17,174	10–9–4	24
24	November 25	Los Angeles	2 – 3	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	11–9–4	26
25	November 27	Anaheim	0 – 4	Vancouver		Giguere	18,630	11–10–4	26
26	November 29	Anaheim	4 – 1	Calgary		Giguere	19,289	12–10–4	28
27	November 30	Anaheim	1 – 5	Edmonton		Giguere	16,839	12–11–4	28

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
28	December 2	Edmonton	4 – 0	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	12–12–4	28
29	December 5	Buffalo	1 – 4	Anaheim		Giguire	17,174	13–12–4	30
30	December 7	Anaheim	5 – 3	Chicago		Giguere	17,734	14–12–4	32
31	December 8	Anaheim	2 – 4	Nashville		Hiller	13,469	14–13–4	32
32	December 10	Anaheim	4 – 3	Columbus	OT	Giguere	11,984	15–13–4	34
33	December 12	Vancouver	3 – 2	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	15–14–4	34
34	December 14	Minnesota	5 – 2	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	15–15–4	34
35	December 16	San Jose	2 – 1	Anaheim	SO	Giguere	17,174	15–15–5	35
36	December 18	Anaheim	2 – 0	San Jose		Giguere	17,197	16–15–5	37
37	December 19	Colorado	1 – 2	Anaheim	OT	Hiller	17,174	17–15–5	39
38	December 22	Anaheim	5 – 2	San Jose		Giguere	17,496	18–15–5	41
39	December 27	Anaheim	2 – 1	Edmonton		Giguere	16,839	19–15–5	43
40	December 29	Anaheim	3 – 5	Calgary		Giguere	19,289	19–16–5	43
41	December 30	Anaheim	1 – 2	Vancouver		Hiller	18,630	19–17–5	43

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
42	January 2	Columbus	1 – 2	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	20–17–5	45
43	January 4	Chicago	1 – 2	Anaheim		Hiller	17,174	21–17–5	47
44	January 5	Anaheim	2 – 3	Phoenix	SO	Giguere	16,159	21–17–6	48
45	January 7	Nashville	2 – 5	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	22–17–6	50
46	January 9	Toronto	0 – 5	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	23–17–6	52
47	January 13	San Jose	3 – 4	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	24–17–6	54
48	January 15	Dallas	2 – 4	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	25–17–6	56
49	January 17	Anaheim	2 – 1	Nashville		Giguere	14,193	26–17–6	58
50	January 18	Anaheim	4 – 2	Minnesota		Hiller	18,568	27–17–6	60
51	January 20	Anaheim	2 – 5	Dallas		Giguere	18,461	27–18–6	60
52	January 23	Detroit	2 – 1	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	27–19–6	60
53	January 24	Anaheim	1 – 3	Los Angeles		Giguere	18,118	27–20–6	60
54	January 30	Anaheim	1 – 5	Minnesota		Giguere	18,568	27–21–6	60

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
55	February 1	Anaheim	0 – 1	St. Louis	SO	Giguere	19,150	27–21–7	61
56	February 2	Anaheim	0 – 3	Philadelphia		Hiller	19,822	27–22–7	61
57	February 5	Anaheim	3 – 0	NY Islanders		Giguere	9,649	28–22–7	63
58	February 7	Anaheim	4 – 1	NY Rangers		Giguere	18,200	29–22–7	65
59	February 8	Anaheim	2 – 1	New Jersey		Giguere	15,332	30–22–7	67
60	February 10	Anaheim	3 – 2	Detroit		Giguere	20,066	31–22–7	69
61	February 12	Anaheim	2 – 1	Colorado		Giguere	16,257	32–22–7	71
62	February 15	Dallas	4 – 2	Anaheim		Giguere	17,323	32–23–7	71
63	February 17	Calgary	2 – 4	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	33–23–7	73
64	February 20	Colorado	2 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Giguere	17,174	34–23–7	75
65	February 22	St. Louis	1 – 2	Anaheim	OT	Giguere	17,174	35–23–7	77
66	February 24	Chicago	3 – 6	Anaheim		Hiller	17,174	36–23–7	79
67	February 29	Calgary	1 – 3	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	37–23–7	81

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
68	March 3	Ottawa	1 – 3	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	38–23–7	83
69	March 5	Anaheim	0 – 3	Chicago		Giguere	16,666	38–24–7	83
70	March 6	Anaheim	0 – 1	Colorado		Hiller	18,007	38–25–7	83
71	March 9	Montreal	1 – 3	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	39–25–7	85
72	March 11	Anaheim	2 – 3	Phoenix	SO	Giguere	14,683	39–25–8	86
73	March 12	Vancouver	1 – 4	Anaheim		Hiller	17,174	40–25–8	88
74	March 15	St. Louis	2 – 5	Anaheim		Giguere	17,174	41–25–8	90
75	March 19	Anaheim	2 – 1	Dallas		Giguere	18,584	42–25–8	92
76	March 21	Anaheim	1 – 2	San Jose		Hiller	17,496	42–26–8	92
77	March 22	Anaheim	2 – 1	Phoenix		Hiller	17,645	43–26–8	94
78	March 26	Los Angeles	1 – 2	Anaheim	SO	Hiller	17,331	44–26–8	96
79	March 28	San Jose	3 – 1	Anaheim		Hiller	17,334	44–27–8	96
80	March 30	Dallas	2 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Giguere	17,174	45–27–8	98

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
81	April 5	Anaheim	4 – 3	Los Angeles		Giguere	18,118	46–27–8	100
82	April 6	Phoenix	2 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Hiller	17,269	47–27–8	102

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.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 10	Dallas	4 – 0	Anaheim		Giguere	17,191	0 – 1
2	April 12	Dallas	5 – 2	Anaheim		Giguere	17,181	0 – 2
3	April 15	Anaheim	4 – 2	Dallas		Giguere	18,532	1 – 2
4	April 17	Anaheim	3 – 1	Dallas		Giguere	18,532	1 – 3
5	April 18	Dallas	2 – 5	Anaheim		Giguere	17,199	2 – 3
6	April 20	Anaheim	1 – 4	Dallas		Giguere	18,532	2 – 4

Player stats

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 Getzlaf		76	24	57	81	94
Corey Perry		70	29	25	54	108
Chris Kunitz		81	20	29	49	80
Chris Pronger		71	12	31	43	126
Todd Bertuzzi		67	14	25	39	97
Mathieu Schneider		64	12	27	39	50
Scott Niedermeyer		47	8	16	24	14
Teemu Selanne		25	12	10	22	8
Francois Beauchemin		81	2	19	21	59

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 Giguere		57	3250	34	17	6	114	4	.923	2.10
Jonas Hiller		22	1158	9	7	1	40	0	.926	2.07
Ilya Bryzgalov		9	447	2	3	1	19	0	.909	2.55		Jean-Sebastien Aubin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00

Awards and records

Records

• February 1: Jean-Sebastien Giguere recorded his 28th shutout with the Ducks, beating Guy Hebert's team record.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Jonas Hiller	1st NHL win	September 30, 2007
Ryan Getzlaf	100th NHL point	October 6, 2007
Kent Huskins	1st NHL goal	October 15, 2007
Chris Pronger	400th NHL assist	October 15, 2007
Brad May	900th NHL game	November 15, 2007
Chris Pronger	900th NHL game	December 11, 2007
Corey Perry	100th NHL point	December 29, 2007
Doug Weight	700th NHL assist (5th American All-Time)	January 9, 2008
Sean O'Donnell	900th NHL game	January 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
January 9, 2008	To New York Islanders Matt Keith	To Anaheim Ducks Darryl Bootland

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms Mathieu Schneider Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $11.25 million Todd Bertuzzi Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $4 million Shane Hnidy Atlanta Thrashers 2 years, $1.515 million

Player New team Contract Terms Shawn Thornton Boston Bruins multi-year, undisclosed Trevor Gillies Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, minor-league contract Joe Motzko Washington 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. 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	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4	93	Steven Kampfer	Defence	United States	Michigan Wolverines (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.

Roster

Anaheim Ducks 2007–08 Final Roster
Goaltenders 1 Jonas Hiller  35 J. S. Giguere  Injured reserve		Defensemen 11 Mathieu Schneider  21 Sean O'Donnell  23 Francois Beauchemin  25 Chris Pronger - C 27 Scott Niedermayer  33 Joe DiPenta  40 Kent Huskins		Wingers 4 Todd Bertuzzi  8 Teemu Selanne  10 Corey Perry  14 Chris Kunitz - A 16 George Parros  17 Brian Sutherby  18 Drew Miller  20 Ryan Carter  20 Geoff Platt  24 Brad May  28 Mark Mowers  32 Travis Moen  44 Rob Niedermayer - A 54 Bobby Ryan		Centers 15 Ryan Getzlaf  22 Todd Marchant  26 Samuel Pahlsson  39 Doug Weight  48 Andrew Ebbett  56 Petteri Wirtanen  GM: Brian Burke Coach: Randy Carlyle

See also

• 2007–08 NHL season

References

• Player stats: Anaheim Ducks player stats on espn.com
• Game log: Anaheim Ducks game log on espn.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com