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2007–08 Minnesota Wild season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2007–08
year	2007
Team	Minnesota Wild
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	3rd
Division	Northwest
DivisionRank	1st
Record	44–28–10
HomeRecord	25–11–5
RoadRecord	19–17–5
GoalsFor	223
GoalsAgainst	218
GeneralManager	Doug Risebrough
Coach	Jacques Lemaire
Captain	Rotating
Pavol Demitra (Oct.)
Brian Rolston (Nov.)
Mark Parrish (Dec.)
Nick Schultz (Jan.–Feb.)
Marian Gaborik (Mar.–Apr.)
AltCaptain	Rotating
Brian Rolston (Oct., Dec.–Apr.)
Wes Walz (Oct.–Nov.)
Mikko Koivu (Nov., Jan., Mar.–Apr.)
Nick Schultz (Dec.)
Kim Johnsson (Jan., Feb.)
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Attendance	18,568 (102.8%)
GoalsLeader	Marian Gaborik (42)
AssistsLeader	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (50)
PointsLeader	Marian Gaborik (83)
PlusMinusLeader	Marian Gaborik (+17)
PIMLeader	Aaron Voros (141)
WinsLeader	Niklas Backstrom (33)
GAALeader	Niklas Backstrom (2.31)
DivisionWin	Yes

Pavol Demitra (Oct.) Brian Rolston (Nov.) Mark Parrish (Dec.) Nick Schultz (Jan.–Feb.) Marian Gaborik (Mar.–Apr.) Brian Rolston (Oct., Dec.–Apr.) Wes Walz (Oct.–Nov.) Mikko Koivu (Nov., Jan., Mar.–Apr.) Nick Schultz (Dec.) Kim Johnsson (Jan., Feb.)

The 2007–08 Minnesota Wild season began October 4, 2007. It was the Wild's eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They won their first Northwest Division title this season.

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

Conference standings

Playoffs

The Wild clinched a playoff spot for the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost in the Quarterfinals to the Colorado Avalanche, four games to two.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 4 || Chicago || 0 – 1 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 6 || Columbus || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 10 || Edmonton || 0 – 2 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 3–0–0 || 6 || |- | 4 || October 13 || Minnesota || 3 – 2 || Phoenix || || Backstrom || 12,088 || 4–0–0 || 8 || |- | 5 || October 14 || Minnesota || 2 – 0 || Anaheim || || Harding || 17,174 || 5–0–0 || 10 || |- | 6 || October 16 || Minnesota || 3 – 4 || Los Angeles || SO || Backstrom || 14,239 || 5–0–1 || 11 || |- | 7 || October 20 || Minnesota || 3 – 1 || St. Louis || || Harding || 19,150 || 6–0–1 || 13 || |- | 8 || October 21 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 7–0–1 || 15 || |- | 9 || October 24 || Minnesota || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || Backstrom || 19,289 || 7–1–1 || 15 || |- | 10 || October 25 || Minnesota || 4 – 5 || Edmonton || SO || Harding || 16,839 || 7–1–2 || 16 || |- | 11 || October 28 || Minnesota || 1 – 3 || Colorado || || Harding || 17,041 || 7–2–2 || 16 || |- | 12 || October 30 || Pittsburgh || 4 – 2 || Minnesota || || Harding || 18,568 || 7–3–2 || 16 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 9 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Minnesota || 11:11 OT || Backstrom || 19,352 || 0 – 1 || |- | 2 || April 11 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || 1:14 OT || Backstrom || 19,360 || 1 – 1 || |- | 3 || April 14 || Minnesota || 3 – 2 || Colorado || 11:58 OT || Backstrom || 18,007 || 2 – 1 || |- | 4 || April 15 || Minnesota || 1 – 5 || Colorado || || Backstrom || 18,007 || 2 – 2 || |- | 5 || April 17 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 19,364 || 2 – 3 || |- | 6 || April 19 || Minnesota || 1 – 2 || Colorado || || Backstrom || 18,007 || 2 – 4 ||

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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
Marian Gaborik	77	42	41	83	63	6	0	1	1	4
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	81	13	50	63	34	6	2	2	4	2
Brian Rolston	81	31	28	59	53	6	2	4	6	8
Pavol Demitra	68	15	39	54	24	6	1	2	3	2
Brent Burns	82	15	28	43	80	6	0	2	2	6
Mikko Koivu	57	11	31	42	42	6	4	1	5	4
Eric Belanger	75	13	24	37	30	6	0	0	0	4
Mark Parrish	66	16	14	30	16	1	0	0	0	0
Kim Johnsson	80	4	23	27	42	6	0	1	1	18
Kurtis Foster	56	7	12	19	37	0	0	0	0	0

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
Niklas Backstrom	58	3409	33	13	8	131	4	.920	2.31	6	361	2	4	17	0	.900	2.82
Josh Harding	29	1571	11	15	2	77	1	.908	2.94	1	20	0	0	0	0	1.000	0.00

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

	1st Northwest Division Title	April 3, 2008

Transactions

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

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.

Round	#	Player	Pos	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	16	Colton Gillies	C	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4	110	Justin Falk	D	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
5	140	Cody Almond	C	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6	170	Harri Ilvonen	D	Tappara Jr. (Finland)
7	200	Carson McMillan	RW	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

References

Player stats: Minnesota Wild player stats on espn.com
Game log: Minnesota Wild game log on espn.com
Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

References

"2007-08 Minnesota Wild Schedule".
2007 NHL Entry Draft Results [http://www.nhl.com/futures/2007draft/ nhl.com] {{dead link. (January 2017)

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