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2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers
2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	8th Eastern
2007-08 record	35-26-8
Home record	16-13-6
Road record	19-13-2
Goals for	212
Goals against	197
Team information
General manager	Paul Holmgren
Coach	John Stevens
Captain	Jason Smith
Alternate captains	Simon Gagne; Mike Richards
Arena	Wachovia Center
Average attendance	19,540 (100.2%)
Team leaders
Goals	Jeff Carter (26)
Assists	Mike Richards (43)
Points	Mike Richards (66)
Penalty minutes	Riley Cote (183)
Wins	Martin Biron (25)
Goals against average	Martin Biron (2.63)
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The 2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers season began October 4, 2007. It is the Philadelphia Flyers' 41st season in the National Hockey League.^[1]

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22-23
The free agency period began on July 1.

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Regular season

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	27	8	247	216	102
2	New Jersey Devils	82	46	29	7	206	197	99
3	New York Rangers	82	42	27	13	213	199	97
4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	248	233	95
5	New York Islanders	82	35	38	9	194	243	79

Conference standings

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
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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)

Game log

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2007-08 Game Log

October: 7-3-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Road: 3-3-0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 4	Philadelphia	3 - 2	Calgary		Biron	19,289	1-0-0	2
2	October 6	Philadelphia	3 - 5	Edmonton		Biron	16,839	1-1-0	2
3	October 10	Philadelphia	8 - 2	Vancouver		Biron	18,630	2-1-0	4
4	October 13	NY Islanders	1 - 3	Philadelphia		Biron	19,714	3-1-0	6
5	October 16	Atlanta	0 - 4	Philadelphia		Biron	18,933	4-1-0	8
6	October 18	New Jersey	0 - 4	Philadelphia		Biron	19,113	5-1-0	10
7	October 20	Carolina	2 - 3	Philadelphia	OT	Biron	19,615	6-1-0	12
8	October 24	Philadelphia	3 - 4	Florida		Biron	12,856	6-2-0	12
9	October 25	Philadelphia	2 - 5	Tampa Bay		Niittymaki	18,616	6-3-0	12
10	October 27	Philadelphia	2 - 1	Boston		Biron	14,956	7-3-0	14

November: 7-5-2 (Home: 2-2-2 ; Road: 5-3-0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
11	November 1	Philadelphia	2 - 5	Montreal		Biron	21,173	7-4-0	14
12	November 2	Philadelphia	3 - 2	Washington		Niittymaki	16,055	8-4-0	16
13	November 5	Philadelphia	0 - 2	NY Rangers		Biron	18,200	8-5-0	16
14	November 7	Philadelphia	3 - 1	Pittsburgh		Biron	17,132	9-5-0	18
15	November 8	Philadelphia	1 - 4	New Jersey		Biron	14,948	9-6-0	18
16	November 10	Pittsburgh	2 - 5	Philadelphia		Biron	19,859	10-6-0	20
17	November 12	NY Islanders	2 - 3	Philadelphia		Biron	19,312	11-6-0	22
18	November 15	NY Rangers	4 - 3	Philadelphia	SO	Biron	19,571	11-6-1	23
19	November 17	New Jersey	6 - 2	Philadelphia		Biron	19,621	11-7-1	23
20	November 21	Philadelphia	6 - 3	Carolina		Biron	16,351	12-7-1	25
21	November 23	Washington	4 - 3	Philadelphia	OT	Biron	19,727	12-7-2	26
22	November 24	Philadelphia	4 - 3	Ottawa		Niittymaki	20,128	13-7-2	28
23	November 26	Boston	6 - 3	Philadelphia		Niittymaki	19,457	13-8-2	28
24	November 28	Philadelphia	3 - 1	Carolina		Biron	15,108	14-8-2	30

December: 5-6-2 (Home: 2-3-2 ; Road: 3-3-0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
25	December 1	Dallas	4 - 1	Philadelphia		Biron	19,660	14-9-2	30
26	December 5	Philadelphia	3 - 1	Minnesota		Niittymaki	18,568	15-9-2	32
27	December 7	Philadelphia	1 - 2	Colorado		Biron	16,312	15-10-2	32
28	December 11	Pittsburgh	2 - 8	Philadelphia		Biron	19,409	16-10-2	34
29	December 13	Montreal	4 - 1	Philadelphia		Niittymaki	19,322	16-11-2	34
30	December 15	Carolina	6 - 5	Philadelphia	SO	Biron	19,460	16-11-3	35
31	December 16	Philadelphia	2 - 4	New Jersey		Niittymaki	16,687	16-12-3	35
32	December 18	Phoenix	3 - 2	Philadelphia		Biron	19,211	16-13-3	35
33	December 21	Philadelphia	2 - 3	Buffalo		Biron	18,690	16-14-3	35
34	December 22	Buffalo	6 - 5	Philadelphia	SO	Biron	19,606	16-14-4	36
35	December 27	Toronto	1 - 4	Philadelphia		Biron	19,727	17-14-4	38
36	December 29	Philadelphia	4 - 2	Tampa Bay		Biron	20,124	18-14-4	40
37	December 30	Philadelphia	1 - 0	Florida		Niittymaki	18,767	19-14-4	42

January: 9-3-1 (Home: 4-2-1 ; Road: 5-1-0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
38	January 4	Philadelphia	0 - 3	New Jersey		Biron	17,625	19-15-4	42
39	January 5	Philadelphia	3 - 2	Toronto		Niittymaki	19,412	20-15-4	44
40	January 8	Philadelphia	4 - 1	Atlanta		Niittymaki	13,047	21-15-4	46
41	January 10	Philadelphia	6 - 2	NY Rangers		Niittymaki	18,200	22-15-4	48
42	January 12	Boston	4 - 3	Philadelphia	OT	Niittymaki	19,792	22-15-5	49
43	January 13	Philadelphia	6 - 4	Washington		Biron	17,713	23-15-5	51
44	January 16	Florida	3 - 5	Philadelphia		Niittymaki	19,207	24-15-5	53
45	January 19	Philadelphia	5 - 3	NY Islanders		Biron	16,234	25-15-5	55
46	January 20	Ottawa	1 - 6	Philadelphia		Niittymaki	19,742	26-15-5	57
47	January 22	New Jersey	7 - 3	Philadelphia		Niittymaki	19,677	26-16-5	57
48	January 24	Pittsburgh	3 - 4	Philadelphia		Biron	19,807	27-16-5	59
49	January 29	Los Angeles	2 - 3	Philadelphia	OT	Biron	19,127	28-16-5	61
50	January 31	NY Rangers	4 - 0	Philadelphia		Niittymaki	19,670	28-17-5	61

February: 4-8-2 (Home: 2-5-1 ; Road: 2-3-1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
51	February 2	Anaheim	0 - 3	Philadelphia		Biron	19,822	29-17-5	63
52	February 5	Philadelphia	3 - 2	Atlanta		Niittymaki	15,082	30-17-5	65
53	February 6	Washington	4 - 3	Philadelphia		Biron	19,778	30-18-5	65
54	February 9	NY Rangers	2 - 0	Philadelphia		Biron	19,862	30-19-5	65
55	February 10	Philadelphia	3 - 4	Pittsburgh		Biron	17,132	30-20-5	65
56	February 12	Philadelphia	3 - 4	NY Islanders		Niittymaki	11,193	30-21-5	65
57	February 14	Tampa Bay	5 - 3	Philadelphia		Biron	19,336	30-22-5	65
58	February 16	Philadelphia	0 - 1	Montreal		Niittymaki	21,273	30-23-5	65
59	February 17	Montreal	5 - 3	Philadelphia		Niitymaki	19,611	30-24-5	65
60	February 19	Philadelphia	2 - 3	Ottawa	SO	Biron	19,729	30-24-6	66
61	February 21	San Jose	3 - 1	Philadelphia		Biron	19,487	30-25-6	66
62	February 23	Florida	2 - 1	Philadelphia	OT	Niitymaki	19,629	30-25-7	67
63	February 25	Philadelphia	4 - 3	Buffalo	SO	Biron	18,690	31-25-7	69
64	February 28	Ottawa	1 - 3	Philadelphia		Biron	19,567	32-25-7	71

March: 3-1-1 (Home: 2-1-0 ; Road: 1-0-1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
65	March 1	Philadelphia	4 - 1	NY Islanders		Biron	15,136	33-25-7	73
66	March 2	Philadelphia	4 - 5	NY Rangers	SO	Biron	18,200	33-25-8	74
67	March 4	Buffalo	5 - 2	Philadelphia		Biron	19,516	33-26-8	74
68	March 6	Tampa Bay	2 - 3	Philadelphia		Biron	19,217	34-26-8	76
69	March 8	NY Islanders	1 - 4	Philadelphia		Biron	19,748	35-26-8	78
70	March 11	Philadelphia		Toronto
71	March 12	Toronto		Philadelphia
72	March 15	Philadelphia		Boston
73	March 16	Philadelphia		Pittsburgh
74	March 18	Atlanta		Philadelphia
75	March 21	NY Rangers		Philadelphia
76	March 23	NY Islanders		Philadelphia
77	March 25	Philadelphia		NY Rangers
78	March 28	Philadelphia		New Jersey
79	March 29	Philadelphia		NY Islanders

April: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0 ; Road: 0-0-0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 2	Philadelphia		Pittsburgh
81	April 4	New Jersey		Philadelphia
82	April 6	Pittsburgh		Philadelphia

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
Mike Richards	62	23	43	66	54
Daniel Briere	68	24	35	59	56
Mike Knuble	69	25	23	48	64
Jeff Carter	69	26	20	46	49
R.J. Umberger	67	12	34	46	17
Kimmo Timonen	67	8	32	40	44
Joffrey Lupul	44	18	21	39	26
Scott Hartnell	67	22	15	37	139
Braydon Coburn	65	7	25	32	58
Randy Jones	64	4	23	27	47
Scottie Upshall	50	11	15	26	68
Simon Gagne	25	7	11	18	4
Steve Downie	28	6	6	12	69
Jim Dowd	61	4	5	9	29
Sami Kapanen	64	5	3	8	14
Jason Smith	65	1	7	8	80
Derian Hatcher	41	2	5	7	29
Denis Tolpeko	25	1	5	6	24
~~Jim Vandermeer~~	28	1	5	6	27
Lasse Kukkonen	43	1	4	5	30
Riley Cote	58	1	3	4	183
Stefan Ruzicka	14	1	3	4	27
Vaclav Prospal	6	1	2	2	2
Rory Fitzpatrick	19	0	1	1	11
Jaroslav Modry	7	0	1	1	4
Ryan Potulny	7	0	1	1	4
Patrick Thoresen	8	0	1	1	2
Jesse Boulerice	5	0	0	0	29
~~Ben Eager~~	23	0	0	0	62
Claude Giroux	2	0	0	0	0
Kyle Greentree	2	0	0	0	0
Nate Guenin	2	0	0	0	2
Ryan Parent	13	0	0	0	6
~~Alexandre Picard~~	4	0	0	0	2

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
Martin Biron	51	2898	25	17	6	127	3	.918	2.63
Antero Niittymaki	25	1263	10	9	2	60	1	.909	2.85

Awards and records

Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Mike Richards Kimmo Timonen
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	TBD
Bobby Clarke Trophy	TBD
Gene Hart Award	TBD
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial	TBD
Toyota Cup	TBD
Yanick Dupre Memorial	TBD

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Denis Tolpeko	1st NHL Game	October 4, 2007
Randy Jones	100th NHL Game	October 6, 2007
Simon Gagne	400th NHL Point	October 20, 2007
Scottie Upshall	100th NHL Game	November 8, 2007
Ben Eager Lasse Kukkonen	100th NHL Game	November 10, 2007
Daniel Briere	500th NHL Game	November 12, 2007
Denis Tolpeko	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 15, 2007
Riley Cote	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 15, 2007
Jeff Carter	100th NHL PIM	November 15, 2007
Daniel Briere	400th NHL Point	November 21, 2007
Ben Eager	300th NHL PIM	November 26, 2007
Steve Downie	1st NHL Game	December 5, 2007
Daniel Briere	400th NHL PIM	December 5, 2007
Rory Fitzpatrick	200th NHL PIM	December 7, 2007
Kimmo Timonen	600th NHL Game	December 7, 2007
Steve Downie	1st NHL Goal	January 5, 2008
Scott Hartnell	100th NHL Goal	January 8, 2008
R.J. Umberger	100th NHL Point	January 24, 2008
Sami Kapenen	800th NHL Game	January 24, 2008
Claude Giroux	1st NHL Game	February 19, 2008

Transactions

The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

June 4, 2007	To Nashville Predators Matt Ellison	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations
June 18, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Kimmo Timonen Rights to Scott Hartnell	To Nashville Predators 1st round pick 2007^[2]
July 1, 2007	To Edmonton Oilers Geoff Sanderson Joni Pitkanen 3rd round pick in 2009	To Philadelphia Flyers Jason Smith Joffrey Lupul
December 10, 2007	To Dallas Stars Jussi Timonen	To Philadelphia Flyers conditional 7th round pick in 2009
December 18, 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager	To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Vandermeer
February 19, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers Jaroslav Modry	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd round pick in 2008
February 20, 2008	To Calgary Flames Jim Vandermeer	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd round pick in 2009
February 25, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers Vaclav Prospal	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Picard 2nd or 3rd round pick in 2009

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Daniel Briere	Buffalo	free agency
Mike Vannelli	Minnesota (WCHA)	free agency
Jim Dowd	New Jersey	free agency
Jesse Boulerice	Albany (AHL)	free agency
Rory Fitzpatrick	Vancouver	free agency
Patrick Thoresen	Edmonton	waivers

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Eric Meloche	Straubing (DEL)	free agency
Brad Tapper	Iserlohn (DEL)	free agency
David Printz	Djurgarden IF (SEL)	free agency
Mark Cullen	Detroit	free agency
Denis Hamel	Ottawa	free agency
Todd Fedoruk	Dallas	free agency
Mike York	Phoenix	free agency
Niko Dimitrakos	Ottawa	free agency
Dmitry Afanasenkov	Dynamo Moscow (RSL)	free agency
John Slaney	Cologne (DEL)	free agency
Robert Esche	Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)	free agency

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.^[3]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	2	James vanRiemsdyk	Left Wing	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2	41	Kevin Marshall	Defenseman	Canada	Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)
3	66	Garrett Klotz	Left Wing	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5	122	Mario Kempe	Right Wing	Sweden	St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
6	152	Jonathon Kalinski	Left Wing	Canada	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
6	161	Patrick Maroon	Left Wing	United States	London Knights (OHL)
7	182	Brad Phillips	Goalie	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)

Roster

Updated September 5, 2024^[4]^[5]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
27	Noah Cates	LW	L	25	2017	Stillwater, Minnesota
14	Sean Couturier (C)	C	L	31	2011	Phoenix, Arizona
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	LW	L	33	2022	LaSalle, Quebec
9	Jamie Drysdale	D	R	22	2024	Toronto, Ontario
94	Ryan Ellis	D	R	33	2021	Hamilton, Ontario
33	Samuel Ersson	G	L	24	2018	Falun, Sweden
86	Joel Farabee	LW	L	24	2018	Cicero, New York
82	Ivan Fedotov	G	L	27	2015	Lappeenranta, Finland
71	Tyson Foerster	C	R	22	2020	Alliston, Ontario
48	Morgan Frost	C	L	25	2017	Aurora, Ontario
19	Garnet Hathaway	RW	R	32	2023	Naples, Florida
77	Erik Johnson	D	R	36	2024	Bloomington, Minnesota
11	Travis Konecny (A)	RW	R	27	2015	London, Ontario
21	Scott Laughton (A)	C	L	30	2012	Oakville, Ontario
39	Matvei Michkov	RW	L	19	2023	Perm, Russia
25	Ryan Poehling	C/LW	L	25	2023	Lakeville, Minnesota
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	R	29	2021	Turku, Finland
6	Travis Sanheim	D	L	28	2014	Elkhorn, Manitoba
24	Nick Seeler	D	L	31	2021	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
74	Owen Tippett	RW	R	25	2022	Peterborough, Ontario
8	Cameron York	D	L	23	2019	Anaheim Hills, California
5	Egor Zamula	D	L	24	2018	Chelyabinsk, Russia

References

^ Flyers Open 2007-08 Season on October 4
^ This draft pick was previously acquired from Nashville in the Forsberg trade.
^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
^ "Philadelphia Flyers Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ "Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[1] Flyers Open 2007-08 Season on October 4

[2] This draft pick was previously acquired from Nashville in the Forsberg trade.

[3] 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com

[4] "Philadelphia Flyers Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[5] "Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

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