2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes season

2007-08 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
2007-08 record	18-14-3
Home record	9-7-1
Road record	9-7-2
Goals for	110
Goals against	111
Team information
General manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Rod Brind'Amour
Alternate captains	Eric Staal Cory Stillman Glen Wesley Ray Whitney
Arena	RBC Center
Average attendance	16.055 (85.7%)
Team leaders
Goals	Cory Stillman (16)
Assists	Matt Cullen (24)
Points	Cory Stillman (34)
Penalty minutes	Justin Williams (43)
Wins	Cam Ward (14)
Goals against average	Cam Ward (2.53)

The 2007-08 Carolina Hurricanes season began October 3, 2007. It is the franchise's 35th season, 28th season in the National Hockey League and 10th as the Hurricanes.

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.

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

October

Record: 7-3-3; Home: 3-1-1; Road: 4-2-2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 3	Montreal	3 - 2	Carolina	OT	Ward	18,680	0-0-1	1
2	October 5	Pittsburgh	1 - 4	Carolina		Ward	17,816	1-0-1	3
3	October 6	Carolina	0 - 2	Washington		Grahame	16,741	1-1-1	3
4	October 9	Carolina	7 - 1	Toronto		Ward	19,224	2-1-1	5
5	October 11	Carolina	5 - 3	Ottawa		Ward	18,268	3-1-1	7
6	October 13	Carolina	3 - 1	Montreal		Ward	21,273	4-1-1	9
7	October 19	Carolina	3 - 4	Pittsburgh	SO	Ward	17,132	4-1-2	10
8	October 20	Carolina	2 - 3	Philadelphia	OT	Grahame	19,615	4-1-3	11
9	October 22	Vancouver	1 - 3	Carolina		Ward	15,532	5-1-3	13
10	October 24	Buffalo	2 - 6	Carolina		Ward	16,058	6-1-3	15
11	October 26	Montreal	7 - 4	Carolina		Ward	16,796	6-2-3	15
12	October 27	Carolina	8 - 3	NY Islanders		Grahame	13,136	7-2-3	17
13	October 31	Carolina	2 - 4	Florida		Ward	10,063	7-3-3	17

November

Record: 7-6-0; Home: 5-4-0; Road: 2-2-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
14	November 3	Florida	2 - 4	Carolina		Grahame	17,547	8-3-3	19
15	November 5	Washington	0 - 5	Carolina		Ward	12,171	9-3-3	21
16	November 8	Tampa Bay	5 - 1	Carolina		Ward	14,017	9-4-3	21
17	November 10	Carolina	5 - 3	Atlanta		Ward	18,545	10-4-3	23
18	November 12	Carolina	4 - 3	Florida		Ward	12,715	11-4-3	25
19	November 14	Carolina	1 - 6	Florida		Grahame	17,444	11-5-3	25
20	November 16	Atlanta	3 - 0	Carolina		Ward	14,632	11-6-3	25
21	November 17	Florida	1 - 2	Carolina		Ward	16,962	12-6-3	27
22	November 21	Philadelphia	6 - 3	Carolina		Ward	16,351	12-7-3	27
23	November 23	Tampa Bay	3 - 4	Carolina		Ward	18,033	13-7-3	29
24	November 24	Carolina	2 - 5	Washington		Grahame	13,650	13-8-3	29
25	November 28	Philadelphia	3 - 1	Carolina		Ward	15,108	13-9-3	29
26	November 30	Washington	3 - 4	Carolina		Ward	16,386	14-9-3	31

December

Record: 3-5-0; Home: 0-2-0; Road: 3-3-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
27	December 1	Carolina	1 - 8	Buffalo		Grahame	18,690	14-10-3	31
28	December 3	Carolina	4 - 0	NY Rangers		Ward	18,200	15-10-3	33
29	December 6	Carolina	1 - 2	Tampa Bay		Ward	16,674	15-11-3	33
30	December 8	Carolina	5 - 1	Montreal		Ward	21,273	16-11-3	35
31	December 9	Carolina	2 - 5	Detroit		Ward	19,609	16-12-3	35
32	December 12	Ottawa	6 - 0	Carolina		Ward	15,268	16-13-3	35
33	December 14	Calgary	4 - 3	Carolina		Ward	15,536	16-14-3	35
34	December 15	Carolina	6 - 5	Philadelphia	SO	Grahame	19,460	17-14-3	37
35	December 18	Toronto	2 - 3	Carolina	OT	Grahame	17,045	18-14-3	39
36	December 20	Carolina		Florida
37	December 22	Carolina		Tampa Bay
38	December 26	Carolina		NY Rangers
39	December 28	Boston		Carolina
40	December 29	Carolina		Columbus
41	December 31	NY Islanders		Carolina

January

Record: 0-0-0; Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
42	January 2	Atlanta		Carolina
43	January 4	Carolina		Atlanta
44	January 5	Carolina		St. Louis
45	January 8	Carolina		Boston
46	January 10	New Jersey		Carolina
47	January 12	Colorado		Carolina
48	January 15	Carolina		Toronto
49	January 17	Carolina		Ottawa
50	January 18	Edmonton		Carolina
51	January 21	Carolina		NY Islanders
52	January 22	NY Islanders		Carolina
53	January 29	NY Rangers		Carolina
54	January 31	Toronto		Carolina

February

Record: 0-0-0; Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
55	February 2	Carolina		Pittsburgh
56	February 5	Carolina		Ottawa
57	February 8	Carolina		Washington
58	February 9	Carolina		New Jersey
59	February 12	Carolina		Boston
60	February 14	Pittsburgh		Carolina
61	February 16	Florida		Carolina
62	February 18	Carolina		New Jersey
63	February 19	Boston		Carolina
64	February 21	Atlanta		Carolina
65	February 23	Washington		Carolina
66	February 26	New Jersey		Carolina
67	February 28	NY Rangers		Carolina

March

Record: 0-0-0; Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
68	March 1	Lightning		Carolina
69	March 5	Carolina		Atlanta
70	March 6	Minnesota		Carolina
71	March 8	Buffalo		Carolina
72	March 12	Carolina		Blackhawks
73	March 14	Carolina		Buffalo
74	March 16	Ottawa		Carolina
75	March 19	Carolina		Atlanta
76	March 20	Carolina		Florida
77	March 25	Washington		Carolina
78	March 28	Atlanta		Carolina
79	March 29	Carolina		Tampa Bay

April

Record: 0-0-0; Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 1	Carolina		Washington
81	April 2	Tampa Bay		Carolina
82	April 4	Florida		Carolina

Playoffs

The Hurricanes look to return to the playoffs during the 2007-08 NHL season from a one year absence.

Player stats

Skaters

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
Rod Brind'Amour	22	11	16	27	3	18
Cory Stillman	19	11	15	26	4	6
Justin Williams	22	8	16	24	4	37
Matt Cullen	22	5	18	23	-1	14
Eric Staal	22	13	9	22	2	12
Ray Whitney	22	9	13	22	2	2
Jeff Hamilton	22	5	10	15	-5	2
Erik Cole	14	3	9	12	7	12
Chad LaRose	22	3	4	7	2	12
Bret Hedican	20	2	4	6	4	20
Playoffs
Top 10 Players	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM

Goaltenders

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
Cam Ward	17	983	10	5	2	43	1	.910	2.62
John Grahame	6	338	2	2	1	17	0	.894	3.02

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Bret Hedican	800th NHL PIM	October 26, 2007
Rod Brind'Amour	1000th NHL PIM	October 27, 2007
Craig Adams	400th NHL Game	October 31, 2007
Glen Wesley	1000th NHL PIM	October 31, 2007

Transactions

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

Trades

June 23, 2007	To Carolina Hurricanes Michael Leighton	To Montreal Canadiens 192nd overall pick in 2007
July 17, 2007	To Carolina Hurricanes Matt Cullen	To New York Rangers Andrew Hutchinson Joe Barnes 3rd round pick in 2008

Free agents

Player Former team Jeff Hamilton Chicago Blackhawks Trevor Gillies Anaheim Ducks Wade Brookbank Pittsburgh Penguins David Tanabe Carolina Hurricanes

Player New team Shane Willis Nashville Predators

Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Hurricanes have the 11th overall pick.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	11	Brandon Sutter	C/W	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3	72	Drayson Bowman	C/RW	United States	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4	102	Justin McCrae	C	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5	132	Chris Terry	LW	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6	162	Brett Bellemore	D	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007-08 AHL season

East Coast Hockey League

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.

Roster

Updated July 29, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
20		Sebastian Aho (A)	C	L	27	2015	Rauma, Finland
31		Frederik Andersen	G	L	34	2021	Herning, Denmark
53		Jackson Blake	RW	R	21	2021	Fargo, North Dakota
8		Brent Burns	D	R	39	2022	Barrie, Ontario
28		William Carrier	LW	L	29	2024	LaSalle, Quebec
5		Jalen Chatfield	D	R	28	2021	Ypsilanti, Michigan
18		Jack Drury	C	L	24	2018	New York, New York
71		Jesper Fast	RW	R	32	2020	Nässjö, Sweden
4		Shayne Gostisbehere	D	L	31	2024	Pembroke Pines, Florida
24		Seth Jarvis (RFA)	C	R	22	2020	Winnipeg, Manitoba
27		Tyson Jost	C	L	26	2024	St. Albert, Alberta
52		Pyotr Kochetkov	G	L	25	2019	Penza, Russia
82		Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	L	24	2021	Pori, Finland
22		Brendan Lemieux	LW	L	28	2023	Denver, Colorado
41		Spencer Martin	G	L	29	2024	Oakville, Ontario
48		Jordan Martinook (A)	LW	L	32	2018	Brandon, Manitoba
56		Scott Morrow	D	R	21	2021	Darien, Connecticut
29		Bradly Nadeau	LW	R	19	2023	Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
88		Martin Necas	C	R	25	2017	Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
7		Dmitry Orlov	D	L	33	2023	Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
50		Eric Robinson	LW	L	29	2024	Bellmawr, New Jersey
96		Jack Roslovic	C	R	27	2024	Columbus, Ohio
74		Jaccob Slavin (A)	D	L	30	2012	Erie, Colorado
11		Jordan Staal (C)	C	L	35	2012	Thunder Bay, Ontario
61		Riley Stillman	D	L	26	2024	Calgary, Alberta
16		Ryan Suzuki	C	L	23	2019	London, Ontario
37		Andrei Svechnikov	RW	L	24	2018	Barnaul, Russia
26		Sean Walker	D	R	29	2024	Keswick, Ontario

See also

• 2007-08 NHL season