The 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 76th

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as the Red Wings and 82nd in the

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(NHL). The team won their eleventh Central Division title, sixth

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, fifth Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, and won the Stanley Cup as league champion for the fourth time in eleven years. The team finished first in the Central Division and first in the Western Conference for their 17th consecutive playoff appearance and began the playoffs versus the

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. The team won the first two games of the series at home but lost the next two at Nashville. In response to these losses, head coach

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replaced starting goaltender Dominik Hasek with

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. Osgood led the team to nine straight victories en route to a 14–4 record (and 16–6 overall team record) and a four games to two victory over the

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in the

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. Three Red Wings players represented the West at the

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. Goaltender

along with defenceman

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and center

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were starters in the game. The Western Conference team was coached by Detroit Red Wings head coach

Regular season

The Red Wings had the best goaltending in the League, allowing only 179 goals (excluding five shootout goals).

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

October

Record: 10–2–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–1–1

November

Record: 7–4–1; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–3–1

December

Record: 12–2–1 ; Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 6–1–0

January

Record: 9–2–1; Home: 4–1–1; Road: 5–1–0

February

Record: 4–8–2; Home: 1–4–0; Road: 3–4–2

March

Record: 10–2–1; Home: 7–1–1; Road: 3–1–0;

April

Record: 2–1–0 ; Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0 *Green background indicates win. *Red background indicates regulation loss. *White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

Detroit has not missed the post-season since 1989–90. The 2007–08 season was their 17th consecutive playoff season. The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2007–08 season as the first seed in the Western Conference.

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs.
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Detroit wins series 4–2.

Western Conference Semi-finals: vs.
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Detroit wins series 4–0.

Western Conference Finals: vs.
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Detroit wins series 4–2

Stanley Cup Final vs.
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Detroit wins series 4–2 *The

ranked 2nd in the Eastern Conference regular season. Detroit wins the Stanley Cup for the 11th time, and first since 2002

2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 27, 2008 at

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. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 8-7. The following are Red Wings players who participated in the all-star game. *

(Head Coach, Western Conference) *

(Starting Goaltender, Western Conference) * Niklas Lidstrom (Defense Starter, Western Conference) *

(Forward Starter, Western Conference)

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP =

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; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM =

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Regular Season

Playoffs

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

Awards and records

Milestones

Transactions

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

Free agents

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the

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.2007 NHL Entry Draft Result
nhl.com

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The

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remain Detroit's

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affiliate in 2007–08.

References

*Player stats:''
Detroit Red Wings player stats
on espn.com *Game log:''
Detroit Red Wings game log
on espn.com *Team standings:''
NHL standings
on espn.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Detroit Red Wings Season Stanley Cup championship seasons Detroit Red Wings seasons

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Western Conference (NHL) championship seasons

Det 2007 in sports in Michigan 2008 in sports in Michigan Presidents' Trophy seasons

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Playoffs

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2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Milestones

Transactions

Free agents

Draft picks

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

See also

References

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