2007–08 Colorado Avalanche season

Regular season

The Avalanche were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with only 301 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest shorthanded goals of all 30 teams, with 2.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Playoffs

The Avalanche clinched the sixth seed in the Western Conference playoffs after missing the playoffs last season for the first time since relocating to Denver in 1995.

Schedule and results

Preseason

|- | 1 || September 17 || Colorado || 4 – 3 || Phoenix || OT || Weiman || 8,392 || 1–0 || |- | 2 || September 19 || Los Angeles || 3 – 6 || Colorado || || Budaj || || 2–0 || |- | 3 || September 20 || Colorado || 6 – 3 || Dallas || || Wall || 14,895 || 3–0 || |- | 4 || September 22 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Los Angeles† || SO || Weiman || || 3–1 || |- | 5 || September 25 || Dallas || 5 – 4 || Colorado || OT || Budaj || || 3–2 || |- | 6 || September 29 || Phoenix || 2 – 3 || Colorado || || Budaj || || 4–2 ||

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Regular season

|- | 1 || October 3 || Dallas || 3 – 4 || Colorado || || Budaj || 17,487 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 4 || Colorado || 0 – 4 || Nashville || || Budaj || 16,363 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 7 || San Jose || 2 – 6 || Colorado || || Budaj || 15,876 || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 12 || Colorado || 1 – 4 || St. Louis || || Theodore || 19,150 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- | 5 || October 13 || Columbus || 1 – 5 || Colorado || || Budaj || 16,153 || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- | 6 || October 16 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || Colorado || SO || Theodore || 16,722 || 4–2–0 || 8 || |- | 7 || October 19 || Colorado || 3 – 5 || Chicago || || Theodore || 13,519 || 4–3–0 || 8 || |- | 8 || October 21 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || ||Budaj || 18,568 || 4–4–0 || 8 || |- | 9 || October 23 || Colorado || 4 – 2 || Edmonton || ||Budaj || 16,839 || 5–4–0 || 10 || |- | 10 || October 26 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Calgary || OT || Theodore || 19,289 || 6–4–0 || 12 || |- | 11 || October 28 || Minnesota || 1 – 3 || Colorado || ||Budaj || 17,041 || 7–4–0 || 14 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 9 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Minnesota || 1OT || Theodore || 19,352 || 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 11 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || 1OT || Theodore || 19,360 || 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 14 || Minnesota || 3 – 2 || Colorado || 1OT || Theodore || 18,007 || 1–2 || |- | 4 || April 15 || Minnesota || 1 – 5 || Colorado || || Theodore || 18,007 || 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 17 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Minnesota || || Theodore || 19,364 || 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 19 || Minnesota || 1 – 2 || Colorado || || Theodore || 18,007 || 4–2 ||

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Player statistics

Skaters

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

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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

Records and milestones

Records

Milestones

• On October 7, Joe Sakic scored twice to move past Phil Esposito into 8th place all-time in scoring.
• On October 26, Joel Quenneville won his 400th game as a head coach, to move him into 7th place on the all-time list. Joe Sakic also picked up his 1,600th career point by providing the primary assist to Ryan Smyth's OT winner against the Flames, and Andrew Brunette picked up his 500th career point with a secondary assist to Joe Sakic's goal that put the Avs up 1–0 in the first period.
• With a 4–2 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center on November 28, the Avalanche won their 500th regular season game since their move from Quebec in 1995.
• With a 9–5 win over St. Louis on December 9, the Avalanche reached 1,000 wins in their franchise history.
• In a game against the Edmonton Oilers on March 22, Joe Sakic assisted on a Tyler Arnason goal for his 1,000th career assist, becoming just the 11th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 assists.

Transactions

The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the season:

Trades

Free agents

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Draft picks

Colorado had nine picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Avalanche picked 14th overall.

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

The Avalanche had a new American Hockey League affiliate in the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team is a revival of the Utah Grizzlies franchise that had been dormant since 2005.

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.

References

• Player stats: Colorado Avalanche player stats on espn.com
• Game log: Colorado Avalanche game log on espn.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

References

1. "2007-08 NHL Summary".
2. "2007-08 Colorado Avalanche Schedule".
3. 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results [http://www.nhl.com/futures/2007draft/ nhl.com] {{dead link. (January 2017)