- 2007–08 Washington Capitals season
NHLTeamSeason
Season=2007-08
Team=Washington Capitals
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank=3rd
Division=Southeast
DivisionRank=1st
Record=43-31-8
HomeRecord=23-15-3
RoadRecord=20-16-5
GoalsFor=242
GoalsAgainst=231
GeneralManager=George McPhee
Coach=Glen Hanlon (Oct-Nov)
Bruce Boudreau (Nov-Apr)
Captain=Chris Clark
AltCaptain=Brian Sutherby (Oct-Nov)Donald Brashear (Nov-Apr)Alexander Ovechkin
Arena=Verizon Center
Attendance=15,473 (84.7%)
GoalsLeader=Alexander Ovechkin (65)
AssistsLeader=Nicklas Backstrom (55)
PointsLeader=Alexander Ovechkin (112)
PlusMinusLeader=Alexander Ovechkin (+28)
Viktor Kozlov (+28)
PIMLeader=Donald Brashear (119)
WinsLeader=Olaf Kolzig (25)
GAALeader=Cristobal Huet (1.63)
DivisionWin=YesThe 2007-08
Washington Capitals season began onOctober 5 ,2007 . It was theWashington Capitals ' 33rd season in theNational Hockey League .On
November 22 , coachGlen Hanlon was fired [NHL-worst Capitals fire Hanlon, promote Bruce Boudreau from AHL [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=344174&page=NewsPage&service=page] ] after starting the Capitals with a 6-14-1 record; the team's worst start since 1981-82. He was replaced byBruce Boudreau on an interim basis untilDecember 26 , when Boudreau's position was made permanent. [Washington Capitals remove interim tag from coach Boudreau's resume [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=347706&page=NewsPage&service=page] ]On
March 21 , LWAlexander Ovechkin scored his 60th goal of the season in a game against theAtlanta Thrashers , becoming the first NHL player to accomplish the feat in twelve 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 theCarolina Hurricanes onMarch 25 . On April 3, Ovechkin scored twice to break Luc Robitaille's single-season LW goal scoring record of 63 goals. Ovechkin finished the regular season with 65 goals and 112 points and is widely considered to be the favorite to win the Hart Trophy, awarded to the NHL's Most Valuable Player.On April 5th, 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. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/05/AR2008040502708.html Coming All the Way Back - washingtonpost.com ] ] .
In the playoffs, the Capitals won their first game against the
Philadelphia Flyers , but then lost three consecutive games to fall behing three games to one. They managed to win their next two games to force a game seven, but lost in overtime on a power play goal byJoffrey Lupul .Regular season
eason standings
Division standings
Conference standings
Game log
October
Record: 5-6-0; Home: 2-3-0; Road: 3-3-0
January
Record: 9-4-0; Home: 7-1-0; Road: 2-3-0
April
Record: 3-0-0; Home: 3-0-0; Road: 0-0-0
Player stats
katers
"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes"
Awards
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ee also
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2007-08 NHL season References
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