2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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Division | 4th Southeast |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2007–08 record | 31–34–9 |
Home record | 16–13–2 |
Road record | 13–15–2 |
Goals for | 157 |
Goals against | 191 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | Bob Hartley (Oct) Don Waddell (Oct-Apr) interim |
Captain | Bobby Holik |
Alternate captains | Niclas Havelid Marian Hossa (Oct-Feb) Ilya Kovalchuk Vyacheslav Kozlov Mark Recchi (Feb-Apr ) |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Average attendance | 15,831 (85.4%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ilya Kovalchuk (40) |
Assists | Tobias Enstrom (31) |
Points | Ilya Kovalchuk (67) |
Penalties in minutes | Eric Boulton (91) |
Plus/minus | Colby Armstrong (+4) Darren Haydar (+4) |
Wins | Johan Hedberg (13) Kari Lehtonen (13) |
Goals against average | Ondrej Pavelec (3.11) |
<2006–07 | 2008–09> |
The 2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Atlanta Thrashers' ninth season in the National Hockey League.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
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Starting off 0–6, the Thrashers fired coach Bob Hartley on October 17, 2007, replaced on an interim basis by the general manager Don Waddell.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | y-Washington Capitals | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
2 | 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
3 | 11 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
4 | 14 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
5 | 15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
R | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | z-Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 262 | 222 | 104 | |
2 | y-Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 | |
3 | y-Washington Capitals | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 | |
4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 | |
5 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 | |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 | |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 261 | 247 | 94 | |
8 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 222 | 94 | |
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9 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 | |
10 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 255 | 242 | 90 | |
11 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 | |
12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 231 | 260 | 83 | |
13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 | |
14 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 | |
15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - placed first in conference (and division)
Record: 4–8–0; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 3–5–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 5 | Washington | 3 – 1 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 18,707 | 0–1–0 | 0 | |
2 | October 6 | Atlanta | 2 – 5 | Tampa Bay | Hedberg | 19,220 | 0–2–0 | 0 | |
3 | October 10 | Ottawa | 3 – 1 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 12,751 | 0–3–0 | 0 | |
4 | October 11 | Atlanta | 0 – 6 | Buffalo | Lehtonen | 18,690 | 0–4–0 | 0 | |
5 | October 13 | New Jersey | 6 – 4 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 15,606 | 0–5–0 | 0 | |
6 | October 16 | Atlanta | 0 – 4 | Philadelphia | Hedberg | 18,933 | 0–6–0 | 0 | |
7 | October 18 | NY Rangers | 3 – 5 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 14,076 | 1–6–0 | 2 | |
8 | October 20 | Atlanta | 2 – 6 | Tampa Bay | Hedberg | 19,420 | 1–7–0 | 2 | |
9 | October 23 | Atlanta | 5 – 4 | Toronto | SO | Hedberg | 19,210 | 2–7–0 | 4 |
10 | October 25 | Atlanta | 0 – 3 | Nashville | Hedberg | 13,383 | 2–8–0 | 4 | |
11 | October 27 | Atlanta | 3 – 2 | Chicago | Hedberg | 15,789 | 3–8–0 | 6 | |
12 | October 30 | Atlanta | 3 – 2 | Montreal | SO | Hedberg | 21,273 | 4–8–0 | 8 |
Record: 7–5–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–2–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
13 | November 1 | Atlanta | 4 – 6 | Ottawa | Pavelec | 18,538 | 4–9–0 | 8 | |
14 | November 3 | Atlanta | 6 – 4 | Tampa Bay | Pavelec | 19,155 | 5–9–0 | 10 | |
15 | November 6 | Washington | 1 – 2 | Atlanta | OT | Pavelec | 15,530 | 6–9–0 | 12 |
16 | November 9 | Atlanta | 4 – 1 | Florida | Pavelec | 14,268 | 7–9–0 | 14 | |
17 | November 10 | Carolina | 5 – 3 | Atlanta | Pavelec | 18,545 | 7–10–0 | 14 | |
18 | November 13 | Florida | 2 – 3 | Atlanta | OT | Hedberg | 12,599 | 8–10–0 | 16 |
19 | November 16 | Atlanta | 3 – 0 | Carolina | Hedberg | 14,632 | 9–10–0 | 18 | |
20 | November 19 | Tampa Bay | 3 – 4 | Atlanta | OT | Hedberg | 13,419 | 10–10–0 | 20 |
21 | November 21 | Atlanta | 5 – 1 | Washington | Hedberg | 11,669 | 11–10–0 | 22 | |
22 | November 23 | New Jersey | 3 – 0 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 18,545 | 11–11–0 | 22 | |
23 | November 24 | Atlanta | 0 – 5 | Pittsburgh | Pavelec | 17,132 | 11–12–0 | 22 | |
24 | November 29 | Toronto | 4 – 2 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 14,031 | 11–13–0 | 22 |
Record: 8–7–1; Home: 6–3–0; Road: 2–4–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
25 | December 1 | Atlanta | 4 – 0 | NY Islanders | Lehtonen | 15,355 | 12–13–0 | 24 | |
26 | December 2 | Atlanta | 2 – 3 | New Jersey | SO | Hedberg | 14,978 | 12–13–1 | 25 |
27 | December 5 | NY Islanders | 3 – 4 | Atlanta | SO | Lehtonen | 14,018 | 13–13–1 | 27 |
28 | December 7 | NY Rangers | 2 – 4 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 18,204 | 14–13–1 | 29 | |
29 | December 8 | Atlanta | 3 – 6 | Washington | Lehtonen | 14,014 | 14–14–1 | 29 | |
30 | December 12 | Boston | 5 – 3 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 14,265 | 14–15–1 | 29 | |
31 | December 14 | Toronto | 4 – 0 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 16,424 | 14–16–1 | 29 | |
32 | December 15 | Atlanta | 3 – 7 | Ottawa | Hedberg | 20,082 | 14–17–1 | 29 | |
33 | December 18 | Tampa Bay | 2 – 6 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 14,060 | 15–17–1 | 31 | |
34 | December 20 | Ottawa | 2 – 3 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 14,085 | 16–17–1 | 33 | |
35 | December 22 | Montreal | 2 – 3 | Atlanta | SO | Lehtonen | 17,153 | 17–17–1 | 35 |
36 | December 23 | Atlanta | 3 – 2 | St. Louis | OT | Lehtonen | 17,731 | 18–17–1 | 37 |
37 | December 26 | Atlanta | 0 – 2 | Columbus | Lehtonen | 15,726 | 18–18–1 | 37 | |
38 | December 27 | Florida | 5 – 3 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 16,080 | 18–19–1 | 37 | |
39 | December 29 | Boston | 0 – 5 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 18,545 | 19–19–1 | 39 | |
40 | December 31 | Atlanta | 2 – 5 | Boston | Lehtonen | 17,565 | 19–20–1 | 39 |
Record: 5–4–3; Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–2–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
41 | January 2 | Atlanta | 5 – 4 | Carolina | OT | Hedberg | 13,506 | 20–20–1 | 41 |
42 | January 4 | Carolina | 4 – 3 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 16,097 | 20–21–1 | 41 | |
43 | January 6 | Buffalo | 2 – 5 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 15,213 | 21–21–1 | 43 | |
44 | January 8 | Philadelphia | 4 – 1 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 13,047 | 21–22–1 | 43 | |
45 | January 10 | Florida | 3 – 2 | Atlanta | SO | Lehtonen | 14,805 | 21–22–2 | 44 |
46 | January 12 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 3 | Atlanta | SO | Lehtonen | 18,545 | 22–22–2 | 46 |
47 | January 15 | Atlanta | 5 – 1 | Detroit | Lehtonen | 17,408 | 23–22–2 | 48 | |
48 | January 17 | Montreal | 3 – 2 | Atlanta | SO | Lehtonen | 16,181 | 23–22–3 | 49 |
49 | January 18 | Atlanta | 1 – 10 | Buffalo | Hedberg | 18,690 | 23–23–3 | 49 | |
50 | January 20 | Edmonton | 4 – 2 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 16,683 | 23–24–3 | 49 | |
51 | January 22 | Atlanta | 0 – 4 | NY Rangers | Lehtonen | 18,200 | 23–25–3 | 49 | |
52 | January 24 | Atlanta | 1 – 2 | NY Rangers | SO | Hedberg | 18,200 | 23–25–4 | 50 |
53 | January 30 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 4 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 14,070 | 24–25–4 | 52 |
Record: 4–6–2; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
54 | February 1 | Buffalo | 4 – 5 | Atlanta | SO | Lehtonen | 17,064 | 25–25–4 | 54 |
55 | February 2 | Atlanta | 2 – 0 | Washington | Lehtonen | 26–25–5 | 56 | ||
56 | February 5 | Philadelphia | 3 – 2 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 15,082 | 26–26–5 | 56 | |
57 | February 7 | Vancouver | 2 – 1 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 16,813 | 26–27–5 | 56 | |
58 | February 9 | Tampa Bay | 1 – 2 | Atlanta | OT | Lehtonen | 18,879 | 27–27–5 | 58 |
59 | February 13 | Washington | 2 – 3 | Atlanta | SO | Lehtonen | 15,285 | 28–27–5 | 60 |
60 | February 15 | Atlanta | 4 – 3 | New Jersey | SO | Hedberg | 14,475 | 29–27–5 | 62 |
61 | February 16 | Atlanta | 1 – 4 | NY Islanders | Lehtonen | 16,234 | 29–28–5 | 62 | |
62 | February 21 | Atlanta | 3 – 5 | Carolina | Lehtonen | 13,548 | 29–29–5 | 62 | |
63 | February 23 | Atlanta | 1 – 3 | Toronto | Lehtonen | 19,390 | 29–30–5 | 62 | |
64 | February 26 | Atlanta | 1 – 5 | Montreal | Lehtonen | 21,273 | 29–31–5 | 62 | |
65 | February 28 | NY Islanders | 5 – 4 | Atlanta | OT | Lehtonen | 16,332 | 29–31–6 | 63 |
Record:2–4–2 ; Home:2–3–0 ; Road:0–1–3
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
66 | March 1 | Atlanta | 2 – 3 | Boston | OT | Hedberg | 17,565 | 29–31–7 | 64 |
67 | March 2 | Atlanta | 2 – 3 | Pittsburgh | SO | Lehtonen | 17,132 | 29–31–8 | 65 |
68 | March 5 | Carolina | 6 – 3 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 13,032 | 29–32–8 | 65 | |
69 | March 7 | Minnesota | 2 – 3 | Atlanta | SO | Hedberg | 18,709 | 30–32–8 | 67 |
70 | March 8 | Atlanta | 2 – 3 | Florida | OT | Lehtonen | 16,614 | 30–32–9 | 68 |
71 | March 11 | Colorado | 5 – 2 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 14,089 | 30–33–9 | 69 | |
72 | March 13 | Calgary | 4 – 6 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 16,244 | 31–33–9 | 70 | |
73 | March 14 | Atlanta | 1 – 4 | Washington | Lehtonen | 18,208 | 31–34–9 | 70 | |
74 | March 16 | Atlanta | 1 – 3 | Florida | Hedberg | 15,704 | 31–35–9 | 70 | |
75 | March 18 | Atlanta | 2 – 3 | Philadelphia | Lehtonen | 19,564 | 31–36–9 | 70 | |
76 | March 19 | Carolina | 5 – 3 | Atlanta | Hedberg | 13,251 | 31–37–9 | 70 | |
77 | March 21 | Washington | 5 – 3 | Atlanta | Lehtonen | 18,562 | 31–38–9 | 70 | |
78 | March 27 | Atlanta | Florida | ||||||
79 | March 28 | Atlanta | Carolina | ||||||
80 | March 31 | Atlanta | Tampa Bay |
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
81 | April 1 | Florida | Atlanta | ||||||
82 | April 5 | Tampa Bay | Atlanta |
A year after winning the Southeast Division, the Thrashers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Ilya Kovalchuk | 36 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 21 | |||||||
Marian Hossa | 33 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 18 | |||||||
Eric Perrin | 36 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | |||||||
Vyacheslav Kozlov | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | |||||||
Tobias Enstrom | 36 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 16 | |||||||
Todd White | 36 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | |||||||
Bobby Holik | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 50 | |||||||
Niclas Havelid | 36 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | |||||||
Bryan Little | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||||||
Pascal Dupuis | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
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
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | ||
Johan Hedberg | 20 | 1082 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 1 | .898 | 3.16 | ||||||||||
Kari Lehtonen | 14 | 749 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | .903 | 3.20 | ||||||||||
Ondrej Pavelec | 7 | 347 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .905 | 3.11 |
Regular season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Tobias Enstrom | 1st NHL game | October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Bryan Little | 1st NHL game 1st NHL goal 1st NHL point |
October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Brett Sterling | 1st NHL game | October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Tobias Enstrom | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point |
October 6, 2007 | |||||||
Darren Haydar | 1st NHL goal 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point |
October 13, 2007 | |||||||
Bryan Little | 1st NHL assist | October 13, 2007 | |||||||
Brett Sterling | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point |
October 13, 2007 | |||||||
Ken Klee | 800th NHL PIM | October 16, 2007 | |||||||
Ondrej Pavelec | 1st NHL game | October 20, 2007 | |||||||
Brett Sterling | 1st NHL goal | October 20, 2007 | |||||||
Tobias Enstrom | 1st NHL goal | October 23, 2007 | |||||||
Ken Klee | 800th NHL game | October 25, 2007 | |||||||
Ilya Kovalchuk | 400th NHL game | November 1, 2007 | |||||||
Ondrej Pavelec | 1st NHL win | November 3, 2007 | |||||||
Eric Perrin | 100th NHL game | November 3, 2007 | |||||||
Todd White | 100th NHL goal | November 6, 2007 |
The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
June 26, 2007 |
To St. Louis Blues
Keith Tkachuk conditional 4th round pick in 2008 |
To Atlanta Thrashers
conditional 1st round pick in 2008 |
December 8, 2007 |
To Atlanta Thrashers
Mark Recchi |
Claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh Penguins |
February 26, 2008 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Marian Hossa Pascal Dupuis |
To Atlanta Thrashers
Colby Armstrong Erik Christensen Angelo Esposito 2008 1st round pick |
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Jon Sim | New York Islanders | ||||||||||||||
Greg de Vries | Nashville Predators | ||||||||||||||
Eric Belanger | Minnesota Wild | ||||||||||||||
Shane Hnidy | Anaheim Ducks | ||||||||||||||
Derek MacKenzie | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||||||||||||||
Andy Sutton | New York Islanders |
Atlanta's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[1]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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3 | 67 | Spencer Machacek | Right Wing | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
Atlanta will pick 3rd in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings, after failing to move up in the draft lottery. The Thrashers will also have the first round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins, received in the trade for Marian Hossa.[2]
The Chicago Wolves are the Thrashers American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007–08 AHL season
The Gwinnett Gladiators are the Thrashers East Coast Hockey League affiliate.
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