2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes season


The 2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes season began October 3, 2007. It was the franchise's 36th season, 29th season in the National Hockey League and 11th as the Hurricanes.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
The Hurricanes had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 NHL teams, with 420.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

October

Record: 7–3–3; Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–2–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 3Montreal3 – 2CarolinaOTWard18,6800–0–11
2October 5Pittsburgh1 – 4CarolinaWard17,8161–0–13
3October 6Carolina0 – 2WashingtonGrahame16,7411–1–13
4October 9Carolina7 – 1TorontoWard19,2242–1–15
5October 11Carolina5 – 3OttawaWard18,2683–1–17
6October 13Carolina3 – 1MontrealWard21,2734–1–19
7October 19Carolina3 – 4PittsburghSOWard17,1324–1–210
8October 20Carolina2 – 3PhiladelphiaOTGrahame19,6154–1–311
9October 22Vancouver1 – 3CarolinaWard15,5325–1–313
10October 24Buffalo2 – 6CarolinaWard16,0586–1–315
11October 26Montreal7 – 4CarolinaWard16,7966–2–315
12October 27Carolina8 – 3NY IslandersGrahame13,1367–2–317
13October 31Carolina2 – 4FloridaWard10,0637–3–317

November

Record: 7–6–0; Home: 5–4–0; Road: 2–2–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
14November 3Florida2 – 4CarolinaGrahame17,5478–3–319
15November 5Washington0 – 5CarolinaWard12,1719–3–321
16November 8Tampa Bay5 – 1CarolinaWard14,0179–4–321
17November 10Carolina5 – 3AtlantaWard18,54510–4–323
18November 12Carolina4 – 3FloridaWard12,71511–4–325
19November 14Carolina1 – 6FloridaGrahame17,44411–5–325
20November 16Atlanta3 – 0CarolinaWard14,63211–6–325
21November 17Florida1 – 2CarolinaWard16,96212–6–327
22November 21Philadelphia6 – 3CarolinaWard16,35112–7–327
23November 23Tampa Bay3 – 4CarolinaWard18,03313–7–329
24November 24Carolina2 – 5WashingtonGrahame13,65013–8–329
25November 28Philadelphia3 – 1CarolinaWard15,10813–9–329
26November 30Washington3 – 4CarolinaWard16,38614–9–331

December

Record: 5–10–0; Home: 2–3–0; Road: 3–7–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
27December 1Carolina1 – 8BuffaloGrahame18,69014–10–331
28December 3Carolina4 – 0NY RangersWard18,20015–10–333
29December 6Carolina1 – 2Tampa BayWard16,67415–11–333
30December 8Carolina5 – 1MontrealWard21,27316–11–335
31December 9Carolina2 – 5DetroitWard19,60916–12–335
32December 12Ottawa6 – 0CarolinaWard15,26816–13–335
33December 14Calgary4 – 3CarolinaWard15,53616–14–335
34December 15Carolina6 – 5PhiladelphiaSOGrahame19,46017–14–337
35December 18Toronto2 – 3CarolinaOTGrahame17,04518–14–339
36December 20Carolina4 – 5FloridaGrahame15,06118–15–339
37December 22Carolina4 – 1Tampa BayWard18,76519–15–341
38December 26Carolina2 – 4NY RangersWard18,20019–16–341
39December 28Boston3 – 4CarolinaWard18,68020–16–343
40December 29Carolina1 – 4ColumbusWard17,45320–17–343
41December 31NY Islanders4 – 1CarolinaGrahame17,09120–18–343

January

Record: 6–6–1; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
42January 2Atlanta5 – 4CarolinaOTWard13,50620–18–444
43January 4Carolina4 – 3AtlantaLeighton16,09721–18–446
44January 5Carolina0 – 1St. LouisLeighton19,15021–19–446
45January 8Carolina1 – 0BostonWard14,54922–19–448
46January 10New Jersey4 – 1CarolinaWard17,17322–20–448
47January 12Colorado5 – 4CarolinaWard18,68022–21–448
48January 15Carolina4 – 5TorontoWard19,44422–22–448
49January 17Carolina1 – 5OttawaWard19,72022–23–448
50January 18Edmonton2 – 7CarolinaWard16,86823–23–450
51January 21Carolina3 – 2NY IslandersOTWard16,23424–23–452
52January 22NY Islanders6 – 3CarolinaWard15,67524–24–452
53January 29NY Rangers1 – 3CarolinaWard17,79325–24–454
54January 31Toronto2 – 3CarolinaOTWard15,15926–24–456

February

Record: 7–5–1; Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–4–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
55February 2Carolina1 – 4PittsburghWard17,05826–25–456
56February 5Carolina0 – 1NashvilleWard13,94926–26–456
57February 8Carolina2 – 1WashingtonWard18,20427–26–458
58February 9Carolina1 – 6New JerseyWard16,25727–27–458
59February 12Carolina3 – 2BostonWard15,30028–27–460
60February 14Pittsburgh2 – 4CarolinaWard14,92229–27–462
61February 16Florida5 – 4CarolinaWard17,73730–27–464
62February 18Carolina1 – 5New JerseyGrahame16,18230–28–464
63February 19Boston3 – 2CarolinaSOWard17,55230–28–565
64February 21Atlanta3 – 5CarolinaWard13,54831–28–567
65February 23Washington3 – 6CarolinaWard18,68032–28–569
66February 26New Jersey1 – 2CarolinaOTWard15,46633–28–571
67February 28NY Rangers4 – 2CarolinaWard16,04133–29–571

March

Record: 9–2–1; Home: 5–0–1; Road: 4–2–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
68March 1Tampa Bay1 – 5CarolinaWard16,83134–29–573
69March 5Carolina6 – 3AtlantaWard13,03235–29–575
70March 6Minnesota2 – 3CarolinaWard16,29736–29–577
71March 8Buffalo3 – 4CarolinaWard18,80837–29–579
72March 12Carolina3 – 0ChicagoWard18,21038–29–581
73March 14Carolina1 – 7BuffaloWard18,69038–30–581
74March 16Ottawa1 – 5CarolinaWard18,68039–30–583
75March 19Carolina5 – 3AtlantaWard13,25140–30–585
76March 20Carolina2 – 1FloridaSOWard18,54641–30–587
77March 25Washington3 – 2CarolinaSOWard18,68041–30–688
78March 28Atlanta1 – 7CarolinaWard17,83342–30–690
79March 29Carolina1 – 2Tampa BayWard19,31142-31-690

April

Record: 1–2–0; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–1–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
80April 1Carolina1 – 4WashingtonWard18,27742-32-690
81April 2Tampa Bay2 – 6CarolinaWard17,64443-32-692
82April 4Florida4 – 3CarolinaWard18,68043-33-692

Playoffs

The Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. They are the first team to miss the playoffs twice in a row after winning the Stanley Cup since the 1922 Toronto St. Patricks.

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Time on ice ; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Saves; GA = Goals allowed; SV%= Save percentage

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

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

Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Hurricanes have the 11th overall pick.
Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
111Brandon SutterC/WCanadaRed Deer Rebels
372Drayson BowmanC/RWUnited StatesSpokane Chiefs
4102Justin McCraeCCanadaSaskatoon Blades
5132Chris TerryLWCanadaPlymouth Whalers
6162Brett BellemoreDCanadaPlymouth Whalers

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007–08 AHL season.

ECHL

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate.

Roster