2007-08 Colorado Avalanche season

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2007-08 Colorado Avalanche · NHL
Division	TBD Northwest
Conference	TBD Western
2007-08 record	4-3-0
Home record	4-0-0
Road record	0-3-0
Goals for	24
Goals against	23
General Manager	Francois Giguere
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Joe Sakic
Alternate captains	Andrew Brunette Ian Laperriere
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	TBD
Team leaders
Goals	Paul Stastny (5)
Assists	Paul Stastny (9)
Points	Paul Stastny (14)
Penalties in minutes	Ian Laperriere (21)
Wins	Peter Budaj (3)
Goals against average	Jose Theodore (2.96)

The 2007-08 Colorado Avalanche season began on October 3, 2007. It is the franchise's 35th season, 28th in the National Hockey League and 12th as the Colorado Avalanche.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Minnesota Wild	6	5	0	1	14	8	11
Colorado Avalanche	7	4	3	0	24	23	8
Calgary Flames	7	3	2	2	25	25	8
Vancouver Canucks	7	3	4	0	20	25	6
Edmonton Oilers	7	3	4	0	17	22	6

Game log

2007-08 Game Log

Preseason: (Home: 2-1; Road: 2-1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record
1	September 17	Colorado	4-3	Phoenix	OT	Weiman	8,392	1-0
2	September 19	Los Angeles	3-6	Colorado		Budaj		2-0
3	September 20	Colorado	6-3	Dallas		Wall	14,895	3-0
4	September 22	Colorado	2-3	Los Angeles†	SO	Weiman		3-1
5	September 25	Dallas	5-4	Colorado	OT	Budaj		3-2
6	September 29	Phoenix	2-3	Colorado		Budaj		4-2

† In Las Vegas

October: (Home:4-0 ; Road: 0-2 )

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 3	Dallas	3 - 4	Colorado		Budaj	17,487	1-0-0	2
2	October 4	Colorado	0 - 4	Nashville		Budaj	16,363	1-1-0	2
3	October 7	San Jose	2 - 6	Colorado		Budaj	15,876	2-1-0	4
4	October 12	Colorado	1 - 4	St. Louis		Theodore	19,150	2-2-0	4
5	October 13	Columbus	1 - 5	Colorado		Budaj	16,153	3-2-0	6
6	October 16	Calgary	4 - 5	Colorado	SO	Theodore	16,722	4-2-0	8
7	October 19	Colorado	3 - 5	Chicago		Theodore	13,519	4-3-0	8
8	October 21	Colorado		Minnesota
9	October 23	Colorado		Edmonton
10	October 26	Colorado		Calgary
11	October 28	Minnesota		Colorado

November: (Home: ; Road: )

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 1	Pittsburgh		Colorado
13	November 3	Vancouver		Colorado
14	November 5	Calgary		Colorado
15	November 7	Edmonton		Colorado
16	November 9	Colorado		Vancouver
17	November 11	Minnesota		Colorado
18	November 16	Colorado		Dallas
19	November 18	Colorado		Minnesota
20	November 20	Colorado		Calgary
21	November 22	Colorado		Edmonton
22	November 24	Calgary		Colorado
23	November 28	Edmonton		Colorado
24	November 30	Colorado		San Jose

December: (Home: ; Road: )

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
25	December 1	Colorado		Los Angeles
26	December 3	San Jose		Colorado
27	December 5	Colorado		Columbus
28	December 7	Philadelphia		Colorado
29	December 9	St. Louis		Colorado
30	December 12	Colorado		Columbus
31	December 13	Colorado		Nashville
32	December 15	Nashville		Colorado
33	December 17	Colorado		Los Angeles
34	December 19	Colorado		Anaheim
35	December 21	NY Rangers		Colorado
36	December 23	Vancouver		Colorado
37	December 27	Detroit		Colorado
38	December 29	Los Angeles		Colorado
39	December 31	Colorado		Phoenix

January: (Home: ; Road: )

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
40	January 2	Phoenix		Colorado
41	January 5	NY Islanders		Colorado
42	January 8	Colorado		Detroit
43	January 9	Colorado		Washington
44	January 12	Colorado		Carolina
45	January 13	Colorado		Florida
46	January 15	Colorado		Tampa Bay
47	January 18	Chicago		Colorado
48	January 20	Columbus		Colorado
49	January 22	Nashville		Colorado
50	January 24	Minnesota		Colorado
51	January 30	Chicago		Colorado

February: (Home: ; Road: )

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
52	February 1	Colorado		Detroit
53	February 2	Colorado		St. Louis
55	February 4	Phoenix		Colorado
55	February 6	Colorado		San Jose
56	February 9	Colorado		Vancouver
57	February 12	Anaheim		Colorado
58	February 14	St. Louis		Colorado
59	February 17	Colorado		Chicago
60	February 18	Detroit		Colorado
61	February 20	Colorado		Anaheim
62	February 22	Colorado		Phoenix
63	February 24	Colorado		Edmonton
64	February 26	Colorado		Calgary
65	February 27	Colorado		Vancouver

March: (Home: ; Road: )

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
66	March 1	Los Angeles		Colorado
67	March 4	Vancouver		Colorado
68	March 6	Anaheim		Colorado
69	March 8	Dallas		Colorado
70	March 9	Colorado		Dallas
71	March 11	Colorado		Atlanta
72	March 13	Edmonton		Colorado
73	March 15	New Jersey		Colorado
74	March 17	Colorado		Minnesota
75	March 20	Colorado		Calgary
76	March 22	Colorado		Edmonton
77	March 24	Calgary		Colorado
78	March 26	Vancouver		Colorado
79	March 28	Edmonton		Colorado
80	March 30	Colorado		Minnesota

April: (Home: ; Road: )

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
81	April 1	Colorado		Vancouver
82	April 6	Minnesota		Colorado

Playoffs

The Avalanche are looking to rebound after missing the playoffs last season for the first time since they relocated to Denver in 1995.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

		Regular season						Playoffs
Player		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Goaltenders

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

		Regular season										Playoffs
Player		GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA

Records and Milestones

Records

Milestones

On October 7th, Joe Sakic scored twice to move past Phil Esposito into 8th place all-time in scoring.

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the offseason:

Trades

Free Agents

Player	Former team	Contract Terms
Scott Hannan	San Jose Sharks	4 years, $18 million
Ryan Smyth	New York Islanders	5 years, $31.25 million
Matt Hussey	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, $475,000
Wyatt Smith	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $500,000

Player	New team
Brett McLean	Florida Panthers
Ken Klee	Atlanta Thrashers
Patrice Brisebois	Montreal Canadiens

Draft picks

Colorado had nine picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.^[1] The Avalanche picked 14th overall.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	14	Kevin Shattenkirk	Defenceman	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2	45	Colby Cohen	Defenceman	United States	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
2	49	Trevor Cann	Goalie	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2	55	T.J. Galiardi	Wing	Canada	Dartmouth College (ECAC)
4	105	Brad Malone	Center/Left Wing	Canada	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
4	113	Kent Patterson	Goalie	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5	135	Paul Carey	Center	United States
6	155	Jens Hellgren	Defenceman	Sweden	Frolunda Jr. (SEL)
7	195	Johan Alcen	Wing	Sweden	Brynäs IF (SEL)

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

The Avalanche begin their season with a new American Hockey League affiliate in the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team is a revival of the Utah Grizzlies franchise that had been dormant since 2005.