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2007–08 Washington Capitals season

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2007–08 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2007–08 record43–31–8
Home record23–15–3
Road record20–16–5
Goals for242
Goals against231
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachGlen Hanlon (Oct.–Nov.)
Bruce Boudreau (Nov.–Apr.)
CaptainChris Clark
Alternate captainsDonald Brashear (Nov.–Apr.)
Alexander Ovechkin
Brian Sutherby (Oct.–Nov.)
ArenaVerizon Center
Average attendance15,473 (84.7%)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (65)
AssistsNicklas Backstrom (55)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (112)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (119)
Plus/minusViktor Kozlov
Alexander Ovechkin (+28)
WinsOlaf Kolzig (25)
Goals against averageCristobal Huet (1.63)

The 2007–08 Washington Capitals season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Capitals' 34th season in the National Hockey League.

On November 22, Head coach Glen Hanlon was fired[1] after starting the Capitals with a 6–14–1 record, the team's worst start since the 1981–82 season. He was replaced by Bruce Boudreau on an interim basis until December 26, when Boudreau's position was made permanent.[2]

On March 21, Alexander Ovechkin scored his 60th goal of the season in a game against the Atlanta Thrashers, becoming the first NHL player to accomplish the feat in 12 years, and tying Dennis Maruk's single-season franchise record. He would go on to break the record in the Capitals' next game, a 3–2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, on March 25. Ovechkin also became the first NHL player to score 60 goals in a season since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr in 1995–96.[3]

On April 3, Ovechkin scored twice to break Luc Robitaille's single-season left-winger goal-scoring record of 63 goals.

Leading the league in scoring with 65 goals, 47 assists and 112 points in all 82 games played, Ovechkin simultaneously captured the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's Most Valuable Player. It was also the first time in 41 seasons that a left-winger led the NHL in points since Bobby Hull led the league with 97 points in 1965–66.[4] Moreover, Ovechkin also holds the distinction of being the only NHL player to have scored over 60 goals in a single NHL season during the 2000s. He also belongs to a select group of NHL players to have accomplished this rare feat in the salary cap era following the 2004–05 NHL lockout.[4]

On April 5, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers 3–1 at home to clinch the franchise's third Southeast Division title and fourth Division title overall. The Capitals became the first team in NHL history to make the playoffs after being ranked 14th or lower in the standings at the season's midpoint.[5]

In the playoffs, the Capitals won their first game against the Philadelphia Flyers, but then lost three consecutive games to fall behind three games to one. They managed to win their next two games to force a Game 7, but lost in overtime on a power play goal by Joffrey Lupul.

Regular season

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On March 3, 2008, the Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10–2.[6] 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.[7]

Season standings

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Division standings

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Southeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 43 31 8 242 231 94
2 Carolina Hurricanes 82 43 33 6 252 249 92
3 Florida Panthers 82 38 35 9 216 226 85
4 Atlanta Thrashers 82 34 40 8 216 272 76
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 31 42 9 223 267 71

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal Canadiens NE 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 y – Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 27 8 247 216 102
3 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 43 31 8 242 231 94
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 29 7 206 197 99
5 New York Rangers AT 82 42 27 13 213 199 97
6 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 29 11 248 233 95
7 Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
8 Boston Bruins NE 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 43 33 6 252 249 92
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 38 35 9 216 226 85
12 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 36 35 11 231 260 83
13 New York Islanders AT 82 35 38 9 194 243 79
14 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 40 8 216 272 76
15 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 31 42 9 223 267 71

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2007–08 regular season[8]
October: 5–6–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 5 Washington 3 – 1 Atlanta Johnson 18,707 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 6 Carolina 0 – 2 Washington Kolzig 16,741 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 8 Washington 2 – 1 NY Islanders Kolzig 16,234 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 12 Washington 1 – 3 NY Rangers Kolzig 18,200 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 13 Washington 3 – 7 Buffalo Johnson 18,690 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 18 NY Islanders 5 – 2 Washington Kolzig 11,036 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 October 20 Pittsburgh 2 – 1 Washington Johnson 18,277 3–4–0 6 Recap
8 October 24 Tampa Bay 3 – 5 Washington Kolzig 10,226 4–4–0 8 Recap
9 October 26 Vancouver 3 – 2 Washington Kolzig 12,705 4–5–0 8 Recap
10 October 27 Washington 3 – 4 St. Louis Johnson 16,863 4–6–0 8 Recap
11 October 29 Washington 7 – 1 Toronto Kolzig 19,316 5–6–0 10 Recap
November: 3–10–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–5–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 1 Washington 0 – 2 NY Rangers Kolzig 18,200 5–7–0 10 Recap
13 November 2 Philadelphia 3 – 2 Washington Kolzig 16,055 5–8–0 10 Recap
14 November 5 Washington 0 – 5 Carolina Kolzig 12,171 5–9–0 10 Recap
15 November 6 Washington 1 – 2 Atlanta OT Johnson 15,530 5–9–1 11 Recap
16 November 8 Washington 4 – 1 Ottawa Kolzig 19,666 6–9–1 13 Recap
17 November 10 Tampa Bay 5 – 2 Washington Kolzig 14,617 6–10–1 13 Recap
18 November 15 Washington 1 – 2 Florida Kolzig 12,101 6–11–1 13 Recap
19 November 16 Washington 2 – 5 Tampa Bay Kolzig 19,526 6–12–1 13 Recap
20 November 19 Florida 4 – 3 Washington Kolzig 13,411 6–13–1 13 Recap
21 November 21 Atlanta 5 – 1 Washington Kolzig 11,669 6–14–1 13 Recap
22 November 23 Washington 4 – 3 Philadelphia OT Kolzig 19,727 7–14–1 15 Recap
23 November 24 Carolina 2 – 5 Washington Kolzig 13,650 8–14–1 17 Recap
24 November 26 Buffalo 3 – 1 Washington Kolzig 11,204 8–15–1 17 Recap
25 November 28 Florida 2 – 1 Washington SO Kolzig 10,526 8–15–2 18 Recap
26 November 30 Washington 3 – 4 Carolina Kolzig 16,386 8–16–2 18 Recap
December: 7–3–3 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–1–3)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 1 Washington 2 – 1 Florida Johnson 14,333 9–16–2 20 Recap
28 December 7 Washington 2 – 3 New Jersey Kolzig 16,265 9–17–2 20 Recap
29 December 8 Atlanta 3 – 6 Washington Kolzig 14,014 10–17–2 22 Recap
30 December 10 New Jersey 2 – 3 Washington Kolzig 10,719 11–17–2 24 Recap
31 December 12 NY Rangers 4 – 5 Washington OT Kolzig 12,553 12–17–2 26 Recap
32 December 14 Buffalo 5 – 3 Washington Kolzig 17,035 12–18–2 26 Recap
33 December 15 Washington 3 – 2 Tampa Bay Johnson 18,367 13–18–2 28 Recap
34 December 17 Washington 3 – 4 Detroit SO Kolzig 19,483 13–18–3 29 Recap
35 December 20 Montreal 5 – 2 Washington Kolzig 12,670 13–19–3 29 Recap
36 December 22 Washington 2 – 3 NY Islanders OT Kolzig 14,305 13–19–4 30 Recap
37 December 26 Tampa Bay 2 – 3 Washington Kolzig 15,035 14–19–4 32 Recap
38 December 27 Washington 3 – 4 Pittsburgh OT Johnson 17,132 14–19–5 33 Recap
39 December 29 Washington 8 – 6 Ottawa Kolzig 20,296 15–19–5 35 Recap
January: 9–4–0 (home: 7–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
40 January 1 Ottawa 3 – 6 Washington Kolzig 14,547 16–19–5 37 Recap
41 January 3 Washington 0 – 2 Boston Kolzig 12,240 16–20–5 37 Recap
42 January 5 Washington 5 – 4 Montreal OT Kolzig 21,273 17–20–5 39 Recap
43 January 9 Colorado 1 – 2 Washington Kolzig 16,168 18–20–5 41 Recap
44 January 13 Philadelphia 6 – 4 Washington Kolzig 17,713 18–21–5 41 Recap
45 January 15 Ottawa 2 – 4 Washington Johnson 15,261 19–21–5 43 Recap
46 January 17 Edmonton 4 – 5 Washington SO Kolzig 13,399 20–21–5 45 Recap
47 January 19 Florida 3 – 5 Washington Johnson 16,973 21–21–5 47 Recap
48 January 21 Washington 6 – 5 Pittsburgh SO Kolzig 17,050 22–21–5 49 Recap
49 January 23 Washington 2 – 3 Toronto Kolzig 19,479 22–22–5 49 Recap
50 January 24 Toronto 1 – 2 Washington Johnson 14,094 23–22–5 51 Recap
51 January 29 Washington 0 – 4 Montreal Johnson 21,273 23–23–5 51 Recap
52 January 31 Montreal 4 – 5 Washington OT Kolzig 14,930 24–23–5 53 Recap
February: 6–4–3 (home: 2–2–2; road: 4–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
53 February 2 Atlanta 2 – 0 Washington Kolzig 17,205 24–24–5 53 Recap
54 February 5 Washington 4 – 3 Columbus OT Johnson 14,450 25–24–5 55 Recap
55 February 6 Washington 4 – 3 Philadelphia Kolzig 19,778 26–24–5 57 Recap
56 February 8 Carolina 2 – 1 Washington Johnson 18,204 26–25–5 57 Recap
57 February 10 NY Rangers 2 – 3 Washington OT Kolzig 17,873 27–25–5 59 Recap
58 February 13 Washington 2 – 3 Atlanta SO Kolzig 15,285 27–25–6 60 Recap
59 February 15 Washington 2 – 4 Florida Johnson 16,202 27–26–6 60 Recap
60 February 16 Washington 3 – 2 Tampa Bay Kolzig 20,454 28–26–6 62 Recap
61 February 20 NY Islanders 3 – 2 Washington SO Kolzig 17,584 28–26–7 63 Recap
62 February 23 Washington 3 – 6 Carolina Kolzig 18,680 28–27–7 63 Recap
63 February 24 New Jersey 2 – 1 Washington OT Johnson 18,277 28–27–8 64 Recap
64 February 26 Minnesota 1 – 4 Washington Kolzig 17,391 29–27–8 66 Recap
65 February 29 Washington 4 – 0 New Jersey Huet 16,580 30–27–8 68 Recap
March: 10–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 6–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
66 March 1 Toronto 3 – 2 Washington Kolzig 18,277 30–28–8 68 Recap
67 March 3 Boston 2 – 10 Washington Huet 17,189 31–28–8 70 Recap
68 March 5 Washington 3 – 1 Buffalo Kolzig 18,690 32–28–8 72 Recap
69 March 8 Washington 1 – 2 Boston Huet 17,565 32–29–8 72 Recap
70 March 9 Pittsburgh 4 – 2 Washington Huet 18,277 32–30–8 72 Recap
71 March 12 Calgary 2 – 3 Washington Kolzig 17,560 33–30–8 74 Recap
72 March 14 Atlanta 1 – 4 Washington Kolzig 18,208 34–30–8 76 Recap
73 March 16 Boston 1 – 2 Washington SO Huet 18,277 35–30–8 78 Recap
74 March 18 Washington 4 – 2 Nashville Huet 17,133 36–30–8 80 Recap
75 March 19 Washington 0 – 5 Chicago Kolzig 20,942 36–31–8 80 Recap
76 March 21 Washington 5 – 3 Atlanta Huet 18,562 37–31–8 82 Recap
77 March 25 Washington 3 – 2 Carolina SO Huet 18,680 38–31–8 84 Recap
78 March 27 Washington 4 – 3 Tampa Bay OT Huet 17,777 39–31–8 86 Recap
79 March 29 Washington 3 – 0 Florida Huet 17,832 40–31–8 88 Recap
April: 3–0–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
80 April 1 Carolina 1 – 4 Washington Huet 18,277 41–31–8 90 Recap
81 April 3 Tampa Bay 1 – 4 Washington Huet 16,311 42–31–8 92 Recap
82 April 5 Florida 1 – 3 Washington Huet 18,277 43–31–8 94 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2008 Stanley Cup playoffs[8]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 11 Philadelphia 4 – 5 Washington Huet 18,277 Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 13 Philadelphia 2 – 0 Washington Huet 18,277 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 15 Washington 3 – 6 Philadelphia Huet 19,822 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 17 Washington 3 – 4 Philadelphia 2OT Huet 19,913 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 19 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Washington Huet 18,277 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 21 Washington 4 – 2 Philadelphia Huet 19,297 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 22 Philadelphia 3 – 2 Washington OT Huet 18,277 Flyers win 4–3 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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

Regular Season
Top 10 Players GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alexander Ovechkin 82 65 47 112 28 40
Nicklas Backstrom 82 14 55 69 13 24
Mike Green 82 18 38 56 6 62
Viktor Kozlov 81 16 38 54 28 18
Alexander Semin 63 26 16 42 -18 54
Michael Nylander 40 11 26 37 -19 24
Brooks Laich 82 21 16 37 -3 35
Tomas Fleischmann 75 10 20 30 -7 18
Tom Poti 71 2 27 29 9 46
Jeff Schultz 72 5 13 18 12 28
Playoffs
Top 10 Players GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alexander Ovechkin 7 4 5 9 -1 0
Alexander Semin 7 3 5 8 2 8
Mike Green 7 3 4 7 -2 15
Brooks Laich 7 1 5 6 2 4
Nicklas Backstrom 7 3 2 5 2 2
Sergei Fedorov 7 1 3 4 -1 2
Viktor Kozlov 7 0 3 3 -4 2
Donald Brashear 7 1 1 2 1 0
Dave Steckel 7 1 1 2 -2 4
Matt Bradley 7 0 2 2 -3 2

Goaltenders

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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

Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA
Olaf Kolzig 54 3154 25 21 6 153 1 .892 2.91
Brent Johnson 19 1032 7 8 2 46 0 .908 2.67
Cristobal Huet 13 771 11 2 0 21 2 .936 1.63
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA
Cristobal Huet 7 451 3 2 2 22 0 .909 2.93

Awards and records

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Records

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Milestones

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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Nicklas Backstrom 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 5, 2007
Alexander Ovechkin 200th NHL Point October 6, 2007
Milan Jurcina 100th NHL PIM October 8, 2007
Alexander Ovechkin 100th NHL Goal October 12, 2007
Joe Motzko 1st NHL Assist October 18, 2007
Tom Poti 600th NHL Game October 18, 2007
Mike Green 100th NHL Game October 24, 2007
Dave Steckel 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 October 24, 2007
Jeff Schultz 1st NHL Goal October 29, 2007
Chris Bourque 1st NHL Game November 6, 2007
Nicklas Backstrom 1st NHL Goal November 8, 2007
Matt Pettinger 300th NHL Game November 23, 2007
Tom Poti 200th NHL Assist November 23, 2007
Alexander Semin 100th NHL Point December 8, 2007
Quintin Laing 1st NHL Goal December 10, 2007
Alexander Ovechkin 200th NHL Game December 26, 2007
Brian Pothier 100th NHL Point December 27, 2007
Alexander Ovechkin 1st NHL 4-Goal Game December 29, 2007
Michael Nylander 200th NHL Goal January 13, 2008
Brooks Laich 200th NHL Game January 23, 2008
Steve Eminger 200th NHL Game January 24, 2008
John Erskine 200th NHL Game January 29, 2008
Viktor Kozlov 800th NHL Game January 29, 2008
Donald Brashear 900th NHL Game February 5, 2008
Olaf Kolzig 700th NHL Game February 10, 2008
Viktor Kozlov 300th NHL Assist February 16, 2008
Sami Lepisto 1st NHL Game February 16, 2008
Tomas Fleischmann 100th NHL Game February 20, 2008
Donald Brashear 200th NHL Point March 3, 2008
Olaf Kolzig 300th NHL Win March 12, 2008
Sami Lepisto 1st NHL Point March 14, 2008
Alexander Ovechkin 300th NHL Point March 18, 2008
Alexander Ovechkin 61st Goal (Franchise single season record) March 25, 2008
Alexander Ovechkin 64th Goal (NHL single season record - goals by LW) April 3, 2008
Alexander Ovechkin 65th Goal (Franchise single season record) April 3, 2008
Nicklas Backstrom 55th Assist (Franchise single season record - rookie assists) April 5, 2008

Awards

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Player Award
Alexander Ovechkin All-Star forward
Nicklas Backstrom NHL YoungStar
Alexander Ovechkin First Star of the Month (January)[9]
Nicklas Backstrom Rookie of the Month (January)[10]
Alexander Ovechkin First Star of the Month (March)
Alexander Ovechkin Art Ross Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin Hart Memorial Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin Lester B. Pearson Award
Bruce Boudreau Jack Adams Award

Transactions

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

Trades

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November 19, 2007 To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2009 – Jeremy Morin 		To Anaheim Ducks
Brian Sutherby
February 26, 2008 To Washington Capitals
Cristobal Huet 		To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2009 – Jeremy Morin
February 26, 2008 To Washington Capitals
Sergei Fedorov 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ted Ruth
February 26, 2008 To Washington Capitals
Matt Cooke 		To Vancouver Canucks
Matt Pettinger
February 26, 2008 To Washington Capitals
Alexandre Giroux 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Joe Motzko

Free agents

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Player Former team Contract Terms
Tom Poti[11] New York Islanders 4 years, $14 million[12][13]
Viktor Kozlov[14] New York Islanders 2 years, $5 million[12][13]
Michael Nylander[15] New York Rangers 4 years, $19.5 million[12][13]
Joe Motzko[16] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.025 million[13]
Jason Morgan[17] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $500,000[13]
Player New team
Jiri Novotny Columbus Blue Jackets
Joey Tenute Phoenix Coyotes
Alexandre Giroux Atlanta Thrashers
Kris Beech Pittsburgh Penguins

Draft picks

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Washington's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[18] The Capitals had the 5th overall pick .

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Karl Alzner D  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2 34 Josh Godfrey D  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 46 Ted Ruth (Traded to Columbus) D  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
3 84 Phil Desimone C  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
4 108 Brett Bruneteau C  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
5 125 Brett Leffler RW  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
6 154 Dan Dunn G  Canada Wellington Dukes (OPRJA)
6 180 Justin Taylor C  Canada London Knights (OHL)
7 185 Nick Larson C  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
7 199 Andrew Glass RW  United States

Farm teams

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American Hockey League

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

ECHL

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NHL-worst Capitals fire Hanlon, promote Bruce Boudreau from AHL
  2. ^ Washington Capitals remove interim tag from coach Boudreau's resume
  3. ^ "Ovechkin becomes first NHL player in 12 years to score 60, Caps beat Atlanta 5–3" Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Press (21 March 2008). Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Ovechkin passes single-season mark as Capitals keep playoff hopes alive". ESPN. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  5. ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (April 6, 2008). "Coming All the Way Back". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals Box Score — March 3, 2008".
  7. ^ "Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Box Score — January 11, 2003".
  8. ^ a b "2007-08 Washington Capitals Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  9. ^ Ovechkin, Dumont and Huet named NHL 'Three Stars' for January
  10. ^ Capitals' Backstrom named NHL Rookie of the month
  11. ^ "Capitals Sign Defenseman Tom Poti". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  12. ^ a b c "NHL Signing Tracker". Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Washington Capitals Salary Cap Information". Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
  14. ^ "Capitals Sign Forward Viktor Kozlov". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  15. ^ "Capitals Sign Center Michael Nylander". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  16. ^ "Capitals Sign Right Wing Joe Motzko". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  17. ^ "Capitals Sign Center Jason Morgan". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  18. ^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
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