2007–08 Washington Capitals season

Regular season

On March 3, 2008, the Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10–2. Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals in the game. It was the first time that the Capitals had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since January 11, 2003, when they defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.

Season standings

Division standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 5 || Washington || 3 – 1||Atlanta || || Johnson || 18,707 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 6 || Carolina || 0 – 2|| Washington || || Kolzig || 16,741 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 8 || Washington || 2 – 1||NY Islanders || || Kolzig || 16,234 || 3–0–0 || 6 || |- | 4 || October 12 || Washington || 1 – 3 ||NY Rangers || || Kolzig || 18,200 || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 13 || Washington || 3 – 7 ||Buffalo || || Johnson || 18,690 || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- | 6 || October 18 || NY Islanders || 5 – 2 || Washington || || Kolzig || 11,036 || 3–3–0 || 6 || |- | 7 || October 20 || Pittsburgh || 2 – 1 || Washington || || Johnson || 18,277 || 3–4–0 || 6 || |- | 8 || October 24 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 5 || Washington || || Kolzig || 10,226 || 4–4–0 || 8 || |- | 9 || October 26 || Vancouver || 3 – 2 || Washington || || Kolzig || 12,705 || 4–5–0 || 8 || |- | 10 || October 27 || Washington || 3 – 4 ||St. Louis || || Johnson || 16,863 || 4–6–0 || 8 || |- | 11 || October 29 || Washington || 7 – 1 ||Toronto || || Kolzig || 19,316 || 5–6–0 || 10 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 11 || Philadelphia || 4 – 5 || Washington || || Huet || 18,277 || Capitals lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 13 || Philadelphia || 2 – 0 || Washington || || Huet || 18,277 || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 15 || Washington || 3 – 6 || Philadelphia || || Huet || 19,822 || Flyers lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 17 || Washington || 3 – 4 || Philadelphia || 2OT || Huet || 19,913 || Flyers lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 19 || Philadelphia || 2 – 3 || Washington || || Huet || 18,277 || Flyers lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 21 || Washington || 4 – 2 || Philadelphia|| || Huet || 19,297 || Series tied 3–3 || |- | 7 || April 22 || Philadelphia || 3 – 2 || Washington || OT || Huet || 18,277 || Flyers win 4–3 ||

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Awards

Transactions

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

Trades

Free agents

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Draft picks

Washington's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Capitals had the 5th overall pick .

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Hershey Bears are the Capitals American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

ECHL

The South Carolina Stingrays are the Capitals ECHL affiliate in 2007–08.

References

References

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