2007–08 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 8th Western |
2007–08 record | 41–32–9 |
Home record | 23–14–4 |
Road record | 18–18–5 |
Goals for | 230 |
Goals against | 229 |
Team information | |
General Manager | David Poile |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Jason Arnott |
Alternate captains | Jean-Pierre Dumont Steve Sullivan |
Arena | Sommet Center |
Average attendance | 14,910 (87.1%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jean-Pierre Dumont (29) |
Assists | Jason Arnott (44) |
Points | Jason Arnott & Jean-Pierre Dumont (72) |
Penalties in minutes | Jordin Tootoo (100) |
Plus/minus | Jason Arnott (+19) |
Wins | Dan Ellis (23) |
Goals against average | Dan Ellis (2.34) |
<2006–07 | 2008–09> |
The 2007–08 Nashville Predators season began October 4, 2007. It was the Nashville Predators tenth season in the National Hockey League.
The 2007 offseason was dominated by the attempted purchase of the Predators by Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie,[1] who signed a letter of intent to purchase the team for at least $220 million.[2] The attempted sale led to widespread speculation that Balsillie intended to relocate the team to Hamilton, Ontario if the Predators failed to reach a 14,000 paid average attendance in 2007–08, allowing the team to break its lease.[3] Balsillie had already entered negotiations on a lease at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton.[4] Despite calling the negotiations a "contingency plan", Balsillie petitioned the league to decide on his ability to relocate the franchise at the same time the Board of Governors voted on his purchase of the team.[5] However, the deal was ended by Leipold on June 22, as he informed the league that he was pulling out of the agreement due to a lack of a finalized sale agreement, and over concerns that Balsillie would relocate the team to Hamilton.[6]
On August 1, a group led by local businessman David Freeman issued a letter of intent to purchase the Predators.[7]. The sale was approved by the Board of Governors on November 29.[8]
In January, it was revealed that former Predators owner Craig Leipold was purchasing the majority share in the Minnesota Wild.[9]
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
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No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | p-Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
2 | 8 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
3 | 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
4 | 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
5 | 14 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
R | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | p-Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 | |
2 | y-San Jose Sharks | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 | |
3 | y-Minnesota Wild | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 | |
4 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 | |
5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 | |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 | |
7 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 | |
8 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 | |
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9 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 | |
10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 | |
11 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 | |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 | |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 | |
14 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 | |
15 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, p - Presidents' Trophy
Record: 4–7–0; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 0–5–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 4 | Colorado | 0 – 4 | Nashville | Mason | 16,363 | 1–0–0 | 2 | |
2 | October 6 | Dallas | 1 – 5 | Nashville | Mason | 13,079 | 2–0–0 | 4 | |
3 | October 10 | Nashville | 1 – 4 | St. Louis | Mason | 19,150 | 2–1–0 | 4 | |
4 | October 11 | Phoenix | 6 – 3 | Nashville | Mason | 12,155 | 2–2–0 | 4 | |
5 | October 13 | Calgary | 7 – 4 | Nashville | Mason | 13,152 | 2–3–0 | 4 | |
6 | October 17 | Nashville | 1 – 3 | Anaheim | Mason | 17,174 | 2–4–0 | 4 | |
7 | October 20 | Nashville | 0 – 3 | San Jose | Mason | 17,496 | 2–5–0 | 4 | |
8 | October 23 | Nashville | 0 – 6 | Los Angeles | Mason | 14,026 | 2–6–0 | 4 | |
9 | October 25 | Atlanta | 0 – 3 | Nashville | Ellis | 13,383 | 3–6–0 | 6 | |
10 | October 27 | Florida | 3 – 4 | Nashville | Ellis | 15,767 | 4–6–0 | 8 | |
11 | October 30 | Nashville | 1 – 5 | Calgary | Mason | 19,289 | 4–7–0 | 8 |
Record: 8–2–2; Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–1–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
12 | November 1 | Nashville | 3 – 0 | Vancouver | Ellis | 18,630 | 5–7–0 | 10 | |
13 | November 2 | Nashville | 4 – 1 | Edmonton | Ellis | 16,839 | 6–7–0 | 12 | |
14 | November 4 | Nashville | 5 – 2 | Chicago | Mason | 12,086 | 7–7–0 | 14 | |
15 | November 7 | Nashville | 3 – 2 | Detroit | SO | Mason | 16,885 | 7–7–1 | 15 |
16 | November 10 | Columbus | 4 – 3 | Nashville | SO | Mason | 15,947 | 8–7–1 | 17 |
17 | November 12 | Nashville | 4 – 1 | Columbus | Mason | 12,554 | 9–7–1 | 19 | |
18 | November 15 | Chicago | 4 – 5 | Nashville | OT | Mason | 15,353 | 10–7–1 | 21 |
19 | November 17 | St. Louis | 3 – 2 | Nashville | SO | Mason | 15,246 | 10–7–2 | 22 |
20 | November 19 | Nashville | 1 – 2 | St. Louis | Mason | 15,239 | 10–8–2 | 22 | |
21 | November 22 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Nashville | Mason | 14,346 | 11–8–2 | 24 | |
22 | November 24 | Minnesota | 4 – 3 | Nashville | Mason | 12,639 | 11–9–2 | 24 | |
23 | November 29 | Nashville | 6 – 5 | Ottawa | Ellis | 19,538 | 12–9–2 | 26 |
Record: 6-9-0; Home: 3-4-0; Away: 4-5-0
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
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24 | December 1 | Nashville | 5 - 4 | Montreal | SO | Ellis | 21,273 | 13-9-2 | 28 |
25 | December 4 | Nashville | 1 - 3 | Toronto | Mason | 19,400 | 13-10-2 | 28 | |
26 | December 6 | Vancouver | 5 - 2 | Nashville | Ellis | 15,918 | 13-11-2 | 28 | |
27 | December 8 | Anaheim | 2 - 4 | Nashville | Mason | 13,469 | 14-11-2 | 30 | |
28 | December 10 | Detroit | 2 - 1 | Nashville | Ellis | 15,056 | 14-12-2 | 30 | |
29 | December 13 | Colorado | 2 - 1 | Nashville | Mason | 12,456 | 14-13-2 | 30 | |
30 | December 15 | Nashville | 1 - 3 | Colorado | Mason | 16,582 | 14-14-2 | 30 | |
31 | December 18 | Nashville | 2 - 3 | Minnesota | Ellis | 18,568 | 14-15-2 | 30 | |
32 | December 19 | Nashville | 2 - 5 | Chicago | Ellis | 14,151 | 14-16-2 | 30 | |
33 | December 22 | Los Angeles | 3 - 4 | Nashville | Ellis | 15,698 | 15-16-2 | 32 | |
34 | December 23 | Nashville | 3 - 1 | Columbus | Mason | 15,481 | 16-16-2 | 34 | |
35 | December 26 | Nashville | 2 - 5 | Chicago | Mason | 20,511 | 16-17-2 | 34 | |
36 | December 27 | Columbus | 3 - 4 | Nashville | Mason | 14,331 | 17-17-2 | 36 | |
37 | December 29 | San Jose | 5 - 2 | Nashville | Mason | 13,298 | 17-18-2 | 36 | |
38 | December 31 | Nashville | 1 - 0 | Dallas | Ellis | 18,584 | 18-18-2 | 38 |
Record: 8–3–3; Home: 5–1–1; Road: 3–2–2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
39 | January 3 | Edmonton | 2 – 5 | Nashville | Ellis | 12,676 | 19–18–2 | 40 | |
40 | January 5 | Minnesota | 1 – 4 | Nashville | Ellis | 17,113 | 20–18–2 | 42 | |
41 | January 7 | Nashville | 2 – 5 | Anaheim | Ellis | 17,174 | 20–19–2 | 42 | |
42 | January 8 | Nashville | 7 – 0 | Los Angeles | Mason | 14,751 | 21–19–2 | 44 | |
43 | January 12 | Nashville | 1 – 2 | Columbus | SO | Mason | 16,230 | 21–19–3 | 45 |
44 | January 13 | Chicago | 3 – 2 | Nashville | SO | Ellis | 12,484 | 21–19–4 | 46 |
45 | January 15 | Calgary | 0 – 3 | Nashville | Mason | 11,764 | 22–19–4 | 48 | |
46 | January 17 | Anaheim | 2 – 1 | Nashville | Mason | 14,193 | 22–20–4 | 48 | |
47 | January 19 | Nashville | 5 – 2 | St. Louis | Mason | 19,275 | 23–20–4 | 50 | |
48 | January 21 | St. Louis | 3 – 6 | Nashville | Mason | 13,642 | 24–20–4 | 52 | |
49 | January 22 | Nashville | 4 – 0 | Colorado | Ellis | 15,235 | 25–20–4 | 54 | |
50 | January 24 | Nashville | 3 – 4 | Phoenix | OT | Mason | 12,622 | 25–20–5 | 55 |
51 | January 29 | Nashville | 1 – 3 | Boston | Mason | 14,150 | 25–21–5 | 55 | |
52 | January 31 | Columbus | 2 – 4 | Nashville | Mason | 13,745 | 26–21–5 | 57 |
Record: 6–4–3 ; Home: 5–2–2 ; Road: 1–2–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
53 | February 2 | Phoenix | 2 – 3 | Nashville | Ellis | 27–21–5 | 59 | ||
54 | February 5 | Carolina | 0 – 1 | Nashville | Ellis | 28–21–5 | 61 | ||
55 | February 7 | Tampa Bay | 2 – 1 | Nashville | OT | Ellis | 28–21–6 | 62 | |
56 | February 9 | Nashville | 3 – 4 | San Jose | Ellis | 28–22–6 | 62 | ||
57 | February 10 | Nashville | 6 – 3 | Phoenix | Ellis | 29–22–6 | 64 | ||
58 | February 12 | Detroit | 2 – 4 | Nashville | Ellis | 30–22–6 | 66 | ||
59 | February 14 | Chicago | 6 – 1 | Nashville | Mason | 30–23–6 | 66 | ||
60 | February 16 | St. Louis | 1 – 2 | Nashville | Ellis | 31–23–6 | 68 | ||
61 | February 17 | Nashville | 4 – 5 | Minnesota | OT | Ellis | 31–23–7 | 69 | |
62 | February 19 | Edmonton | 4 – 5 | Nashville | Ellis | 32–23–7 | 71 | ||
63 | February 21 | Vancouver | 3 – 2 | Nashville | OT | Ellis | 32–23–8 | 72 | |
64 | February 23 | Dallas | 6 – 3 | Nashville | Ellis | 32–24–8 | 72 | ||
65 | February 27 | Nashville | 4 – 8 | Buffalo | Mason | 32–25–8 | 72 |
Record: 7-6-1; Home: 2-4-0; Road: 5-2-1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
66 | March 1 | Nashville | 3 – 1 | Dallas | Ellis | 18,584 | 33–25–8 | 74 | |
67 | March 4 | Nashville | 5 – 1 | Edmonton | Ellis | 16,839 | 34–25–8 | 76 | |
68 | March 6 | Nashville | 2 – 6 | Vancouver | Ellis | 18,630 | 34–26–8 | 76 | |
69 | March 7 | Nashville | 2 – 1 | Calgary | Ellis | 19,289 | 35–26–8 | 78 | |
70 | March 9 | Nashville | 3 – 4 | Detroit | Mason | 20,066 | 35–27–8 | 78 | |
71 | March 11 | San Jose | 2 – 1 | Nashville | Ellis | 14,965 | 35–28–8 | 78 | |
72 | March 13 | Los Angeles | 4 – 1 | Nashville | Ellis | 15,853 | 35–29–8 | 78 | |
73 | March 15 | Nashville | 3 – 1 | Detroit | Ellis | 20,066 | 36–29–8 | 80 | |
74 | March 18 | Washington | 4 – 2 | Nashville | Ellis | 17,113 | 36–30–8 | 80 | |
75 | March 20 | Detroit | 6 – 3 | Nashville | Mason | 17,113 | 36–31–8 | 80 | |
76 | March 22 | Chicago | 1 – 2 | Nashville | SO | Ellis | 17,113 | 37–31–8 | 82 |
77 | March 25 | Columbus | 0 – 3 | Nashville | Ellis | 16,330 | 38–31–8 | 84 | |
78 | March 28 | Nashville | 2 – 0 | Columbus | Ellis | 15,595 | 39–31–8 | 86 | |
79 | March 30 | Nashville | 0 – 1 | Detroit | OT | Ellis | 20,066 | 39–31–9 | 87 |
Record: 2-1-0; Home: 1-0-0; Road: 1-1-0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 1 | Nashville | 4 – 3 | St. Louis | OT | Mason | 17,357 | 40–31–9 | 89 |
81 | April 3 | St. Louis | 2 – 3 | Nashville | Ellis | 17,113 | 41–31–9 | 91 | |
82 | April 4 | Nashville | 1 – 3 | Chicago | Mason | 21,929 | 41–32–9 | 91 |
Red Wings win series 4–2.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series |
1 | April 10 | Nashville | 1 – 3 | Detroit | Ellis | 20,066 | 0 – 1 | |
2 | April 12 | Nashville | 2 – 4 | Detroit | Ellis | 20,066 | 0 – 2 | |
3 | April 14 | Detroit | 3 – 5 | Nashville | Ellis | 17,113 | 1 – 2 | |
4 | April 16 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Nashville | Ellis | 17,113 | 2 – 2 | |
5 | April 18 | Nashville | 2 – 1 | Detroit | 1OT | Ellis | 20,066 | 2 – 3 |
6 | April 20 | Detroit | 3 – 0 | Nashville | Ellis | 17,113 | 2 – 4 |
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 | ||
Jason Arnott | 79 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
J.P. Dumont | 80 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Alexander Radulov | 81 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
Martin Erat | 76 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
David Legwand | 65 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Marek Zidlicky | 79 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
Jan Hlavac | 80 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Vernon Fiddler | 79 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ryan Suter | 57 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Radek Bonk | 79 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Dan Hamhuis | 80 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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 | ||
Chris Mason | 43 | 2361 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 110 | 4 | .902 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dan Ellis | 27 | 1444 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 4 | .920 | 2.33 | 6 | ? | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .938 | 2.52 |
The Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award was won by goaltender Dan Ellis
On March 30, goaltender Dan Ellis had a 233:39 long shutout streak snapped in a 1–0 OTL to the Detroit Red Wings. This was the fifth longest shutout streak in league history
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Jason Arnott | 700th NHL Point | October 4, 2007 | |||||||
Ville Koistinen | 1st NHL Game | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
Martin Erat | 200th NHL Point | October 11, 2007 | |||||||
Jason Arnott | 900th NHL Game | October 23, 2007 | |||||||
Dan Ellis | 1st NHL Shutout | October 25, 2007 | |||||||
Kevin Klein | 1st NHL Assist | October 25, 2007 | |||||||
Jason Arnott | 400th NHL Assist | October 27, 2007 | |||||||
David Legwand | 500th NHL Game | November 10, 2007 | |||||||
David Legwand | 300th NHL Point | November 15, 2007 | |||||||
Chris Mason | 200th NHL Game | November 19, 2007 | |||||||
Jed Ortmeyer | 200th NHL Game | December 1, 2007 |
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
June 4, 2007 |
To Nashville Predators
Matt Ellison |
To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations |
June 18, 2007 |
To Philadelphia Flyers
Kimmo Timonen Scott Hartnell |
To Nashville Predators
1st round pick 2007 (previously acquired from Nashville) |
June 22, 2007 |
To Florida Panthers
Tomas Vokoun |
To Nashville Predators
1st round pick in 2008 2nd round pick in 2007 conditional 2nd round pick |
February 26, 2008 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th round pick in 2008 |
To Nashville Predators
Jan Hlavac |
February 26, 2008 |
To Anaheim Ducks
Future Considerations |
To Nashville Predators
Brandon Bochenski |
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Nashville's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[10] The Predators possess the 23rd overall pick in the draft. The pick was originally traded to the Philadelphia Flyers when the Predators acquired Peter Forsberg[11]. Nashville re-acquired the pick, however, on June 18 in exchange for Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen[12].
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (League) |
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1 | 23 | Jonathon Blum | D | United States | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
2 | 54 | Jeremy Smith | G | United States | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
2 | 58 | Nick Spaling | C | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
3 | 81 | Ryan Thang | LW | United States | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) |
4 | 114 | Ben Ryan | C | United States | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) |
4 | 119 | Mark Santorelli | C | Canada | Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) |
5 | 144 | Andreas Thuresson | W | Sweden | Malmö Redhawks (SEL) |
6 | 174 | Robert Dietrich | D | Germany | DEG Metro Stars (Germany) |
7 | 204 | Atte Engren | G | Finland | Lukko (SM-liiga) |
The Milwaukee Admirals are the Predators top affiliate, playing in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.
The New Mexico Scorpions remain the Predators affiliate in the Central Hockey League.
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