2007–08 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2007–08 2007 Washington Capitals Eastern 3rd Southeast 1st 43–31–8 23–15–3 20–16–5 242 231 George McPhee Glen Hanlon (Oct.–Nov.) Bruce Boudreau (Nov.–Apr.) Chris Clark Donald Brashear (Nov.–Apr.) Alexander OvechkinBrian Sutherby (Oct.–Nov.) Verizon Center 15,473 (84.7%) Alexander Ovechkin (65) Nicklas Backstrom (55) Alexander Ovechkin (112) Viktor Kozlov Alexander Ovechkin (+28) Donald Brashear (119) Olaf Kolzig (25) Cristobal Huet (1.63) Yes The 2007–08 Washington Capitals season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Capitals' 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). On November 22, Head coach Glen Hanlon was firedhttps://archive.today/20070808042627/http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=344174&page=NewsPage&service=page NHL-worst Capitals fire Hanlon, promote Bruce Boudreau from AHL 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.Washington Capitals remove interim tag from coach Boudreau's resumeJuly 2026 medicmedic 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."Ovechkin becomes first NHL player in 12 years to score 60, Caps beat Atlanta 5–3" https://web.archive.org/web/20090106163355/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14533-Ovechkin-becomes-first-NHL-player-in-12-years-to-score-60-Caps-beat-Thrashers-53.html 6 January 2009 . The Canadian Press (21 March 2008). Retrieved 29 November 2011. 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.http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=280403023 Ovechkin passes single-season mark as Capitals keep playoff hopes alive ESPN 3 April 2008 9 May 2013 5 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105195951/http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=280403023 dead 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. 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.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/05/AR2008040502708.html The Washington Post Coming All the Way Back Tarik El-Bashir April 6, 2008 April 22, 2010 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. 2 Regular season On March 3, 2008, the Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10–2.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200803030WSH.html Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals Box Score — March 3, 2008 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.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200301110WSH.html Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Box Score — January 11, 2003 Season standings Division standings WSH Conference standings WSH Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 5px solid; 2007–08 regular season2007-08 Washington Capitals Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/2008_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 25, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007020018 W |- | 2 || October 6 || Carolina || 0 – 2|| Washington || || Kolzig || 16,741 || 2–0–0 || 4 || 2007020025 W |- | 3 || October 8 || Washington || 2 – 1||NY Islanders || || Kolzig || 16,234 || 3–0–0 || 6 || 2007020036 W |- | 4 || October 12 || Washington || 1 – 3 ||NY Rangers || || Kolzig || 18,200 || 3–1–0 || 6 || 2007020057 L |- | 5 || October 13 || Washington || 3 – 7 ||Buffalo || || Johnson || 18,690 || 3–2–0 || 6 || 2007020063 L |- | 6 || October 18 || NY Islanders || 5 – 2 || Washington || || Kolzig || 11,036 || 3–3–0 || 6 || 2007020091 L |- | 7 || October 20 || Pittsburgh || 2 – 1 || Washington || || Johnson || 18,277 || 3–4–0 || 6 || 2007020108 L |- | 8 || October 24 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 5 || Washington || || Kolzig || 10,226 || 4–4–0 || 8 || 2007020126 W |- | 9 || October 26 || Vancouver || 3 – 2 || Washington || || Kolzig || 12,705 || 4–5–0 || 8 || 2007020140 L |- | 10 || October 27 || Washington || 3 – 4 ||St. Louis || || Johnson || 16,863 || 4–6–0 || 8 || 2007020154 L |- | 11 || October 29 || Washington || 7 – 1 ||Toronto || || Kolzig || 19,316 || 5–6–0 || 10 || 2007020161 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007020174 L |- | 13 || November 2 || Philadelphia || 3 – 2 || Washington || || Kolzig || 16,055 || 5–8–0 || 10 || 2007020183 L |- | 14 || November 5 || Washington || 0 – 5 || Carolina || || Kolzig || 12,171 || 5–9–0 || 10 || 2007020204 L |- | 15 || November 6 || Washington || 1 – 2 || Atlanta || OT || Johnson || 15,530 || 5–9–1 || 11 || 2007020211 OTL |- | 16 || November 8 || Washington || 4 – 1 || Ottawa || || Kolzig || 19,666 || 6–9–1 || 13 || 2007020225 W |- | 17 || November 10 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 2 || Washington || || Kolzig || 14,617|| 6–10–1 || 13 || 2007020239 L |- | 18 || November 15 || Washington || 1 – 2 || Florida || || Kolzig || 12,101 || 6–11–1 || 13 || 2007020266 L |- | 19 || November 16 || Washington || 2 – 5 || Tampa Bay || || Kolzig || 19,526 || 6–12–1 || 13 || 2007020274 L |- | 20 || November 19 || Florida || 4 – 3 || Washington || || Kolzig || 13,411 || 6–13–1 || 13 || 2007020292 L |- | 21 || November 21 || Atlanta || 5 – 1 || Washington || || Kolzig || 11,669 || 6–14–1 || 13 || 2007020302 L |- | 22 || November 23 || Washington || 4 – 3 || Philadelphia || OT || Kolzig || 19,727 || 7–14–1 || 15 || 2007020316 W |- | 23 || November 24 || Carolina || 2 – 5 || Washington || || Kolzig || 13,650 || 8–14–1 || 17 || 2007020328 W |- | 24 || November 26 || Buffalo || 3 – 1 || Washington || || Kolzig || 11,204 || 8–15–1 || 17 || 2007020343 L |- | 25 || November 28 || Florida || 2 – 1 || Washington || SO || Kolzig || 10,526 || 8–15–2 || 18 || 2007020351 OTL |- | 26 || November 30 || Washington || 3 – 4 || Carolina || || Kolzig || 16,386 || 8–16–2 || 18 || 2007020365 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007020377 W |- | 28 || December 7 || Washington || 2 – 3 || New Jersey || || Kolzig || 16,265 || 9–17–2 || 20 || 2007020412 L |- | 29 || December 8 || Atlanta || 3 – 6 || Washington || || Kolzig || 14,014 || 10–17–2 || 22 || 2007020423 W |- | 30 || December 10 || New Jersey || 2 – 3 || Washington || || Kolzig || 10,719 || 11–17–2 || 24 || 2007020435 W |- | 31 || December 12 || NY Rangers || 4 – 5 || Washington || OT || Kolzig || 12,553 || 12–17–2 || 26 || 2007020447 W |- | 32 || December 14 || Buffalo || 5 – 3 || Washington || || Kolzig || 17,035 || 12–18–2 || 26 || 2007020463 L |- | 33 || December 15 || Washington || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Johnson || 18,367 || 13–18–2 || 28 || 2007020475 W |- | 34 || December 17 || Washington || 3 – 4 || Detroit || SO || Kolzig || 19,483 || 13–18–3 || 29 || 2007020485 OTL |- | 35 || December 20 || Montreal || 5 – 2 || Washington || || Kolzig || 12,670 || 13–19–3 || 29 || 2007020503 L |- | 36 || December 22 || Washington || 2 – 3 || NY Islanders || OT || Kolzig || 14,305 || 13–19–4 || 30 || 2007020519 OTL |- | 37 || December 26 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 3 || Washington || || Kolzig || 15,035 || 14–19–4 || 32 || 2007020539 W |- | 38 || December 27 || Washington || 3 – 4 || Pittsburgh || OT || Johnson || 17,132 || 14–19–5 || 33 || 2007020548 OTL |- | 39 || December 29 || Washington || 8 – 6 || Ottawa || || Kolzig || 20,296 || 15–19–5 || 35 || 2007020562 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007020585 W |- | 41 || January 3 || Washington || 0 – 2 || Boston || || Kolzig || 12,240 || 16–20–5 || 37 || 2007020595 L |- | 42 || January 5 || Washington || 5 – 4 || Montreal || OT || Kolzig || 21,273 || 17–20–5 || 39 || 2007020609 W |- | 43 || January 9 || Colorado || 1 – 2 ||Washington || || Kolzig || 16,168 || 18–20–5 || 41 || 2007020638 W |- | 44 || January 13 || Philadelphia || 6 – 4 || Washington || || Kolzig || 17,713 || 18–21–5 || 41 || 2007020666 L |- | 45 || January 15 || Ottawa || 2 – 4 || Washington || || Johnson || 15,261 || 19–21–5 || 43 || 2007020676 W |- | 46 || January 17 || Edmonton || 4 – 5 || Washington || SO || Kolzig || 13,399 || 20–21–5 || 45 || 2007020691 W |- | 47 || January 19 || Florida || 3 – 5 || Washington || || Johnson || 16,973 || 21–21–5 || 47 || 2007020711 W |- | 48 || January 21 || Washington || 6 – 5 || Pittsburgh || SO || Kolzig || 17,050 || 22–21–5 || 49 || 2007020725 W |- | 49 || January 23 || Washington || 2 – 3 || Toronto || || Kolzig || 19,479 || 22–22–5 || 49 || 2007020738 L |- | 50 || January 24 || Toronto || 1 – 2 || Washington || || Johnson || 14,094 || 23–22–5 || 51 || 2007020745 W |- | 51 || January 29 || Washington || 0 – 4 || Montreal || || Johnson || 21,273 || 23–23–5 || 51 || 2007020761 L |- | 52 || January 31 || Montreal || 4 – 5 || Washington || OT || Kolzig || 14,930 || 24–23–5 || 53 || 2007020773 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007020789 L |- | 54 || February 5 || Washington || 4 – 3 || Columbus || OT || Johnson || 14,450 || 25–24–5 || 55 || 2007020805 W |- | 55 || February 6 || Washington || 4 – 3 || Philadelphia || || Kolzig || 19,778 || 26–24–5 || 57 || 2007020814 W |- | 56 || February 8 || Carolina || 2 – 1 || Washington || || Johnson || 18,204 || 26–25–5 || 57 || 2007020828 L |- | 57 || February 10 || NY Rangers || 2 – 3 || Washington || OT || Kolzig || 17,873 || 27–25–5 || 59 || 2007020844 W |- | 58 || February 13 || Washington || 2 – 3 || Atlanta || SO || Kolzig || 15,285 || 27–25–6 || 60 || 2007020863 OTL |- | 59 || February 15 || Washington || 2 – 4 || Florida || || Johnson || 16,202 || 27–26–6 || 60 || 2007020876 L |- | 60 || February 16 || Washington || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Kolzig || 20,454 || 28–26–6 || 62 || 2007020886 W |- | 61 || February 20 || NY Islanders || 3 – 2 || Washington || SO || Kolzig || 17,584 || 28–26–7 || 63 || 2007020913 OTL |- | 62 || February 23 || Washington || 3 – 6 || Carolina || || Kolzig || 18,680 || 28–27–7 || 63 || 2007020933 L |- | 63 || February 24 || New Jersey || 2 – 1 || Washington || OT || Johnson || 18,277 || 28–27–8 || 64 || 2007020943 OTL |- | 64 || February 26 || Minnesota || 1 – 4 || Washington || || Kolzig || 17,391 || 29–27–8 || 66 || 2007020952 W |- | 65 || February 29 || Washington || 4 – 0 || New Jersey || || Huet || 16,580 || 30–27–8 || 68 || 2007020971 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007020982 L |- | 67 || March 3 || Boston || 2 – 10 || Washington || || Huet || 17,189 || 31–28–8 || 70 || 2007020995 W |- | 68 || March 5 || Washington || 3 – 1 || Buffalo || || Kolzig || 18,690 || 32–28–8 || 72 || 2007021008 W |- | 69 || March 8 || Washington || 1 – 2 || Boston || || Huet || 17,565 || 32–29–8 || 72 || 2007021028 L |- | 70 || March 9 || Pittsburgh || 4 – 2 || Washington || || Huet || 18,277 || 32–30–8 || 72 || 2007021038 L |- | 71 || March 12 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Washington || || Kolzig || 17,560 || 33–30–8 || 74 || 2007021058 W |- | 72 || March 14 || Atlanta || 1 – 4 || Washington || || Kolzig || 18,208 || 34–30–8 || 76 || 2007021071 W |- | 73 || March 16 || Boston || 1 – 2 || Washington || SO || Huet || 18,277 || 35–30–8 || 78 || 2007021087 W |- | 74 || March 18 || Washington || 4 – 2 || Nashville || || Huet || 17,133 || 36–30–8 || 80 || 2007021100 W |- | 75 || March 19 || Washington || 0 – 5 || Chicago || || Kolzig || 20,942 || 36–31–8 || 80 || 2007021107 L |- | 76 || March 21 || Washington || 5 – 3 || Atlanta || || Huet || 18,562 || 37–31–8 || 82 || 2007021121 W |- | 77 || March 25 || Washington || 3 – 2 || Carolina || SO || Huet || 18,680 || 38–31–8 || 84 || 2007021143 W |- | 78 || March 27 || Washington || 4 – 3 || Tampa Bay || OT || Huet || 17,777 || 39–31–8 || 86 || 2007021158 W |- | 79 || March 29 || Washington || 3 – 0 || Florida || || Huet || 17,832 || 40–31–8 || 88 || 2007021174 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007021189 W |- | 81 || April 3 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 4 || Washington || || Huet || 16,311 || 42–31–8 || 92 || 2007021202 W |- | 82 || April 5 || Florida || 1 – 3 || Washington || ||Huet || 18,277 || 43–31–8 || 94 || 2007021221 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 5px solid; 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 2px solid; 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 || 2007030131 W |- | 2 || April 13 || Philadelphia || 2 – 0 || Washington || || Huet || 18,277 || Series tied 1–1 || 2007030132 L |- | 3 || April 15 || Washington || 3 – 6 || Philadelphia || || Huet || 19,822 || Flyers lead 2–1 || 2007030133 L |- | 4 || April 17 || Washington || 3 – 4 || Philadelphia || 2OT || Huet || 19,913 || Flyers lead 3–1 || 2007030134 L |- | 5 || April 19 || Philadelphia || 2 – 3 || Washington || || Huet || 18,277 || Flyers lead 3–2 || 2007030135 W |- | 6 || April 21 || Washington || 4 – 2 || Philadelphia|| || Huet || 19,297 || Series tied 3–3 || 2007030136 W |- | 7 || April 22 || Philadelphia || 3 – 2 || Washington || OT || Huet || 18,277 || Flyers win 4–3 || 2007030137 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics 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 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 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 Records Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Nicklas Backstrom 1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st 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 Goal1st 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 Player AwardAlexander Ovechkin All-Star forwardNicklas Backstrom NHL YoungStarAlexander Ovechkin First Star of the Month (January)Ovechkin, Dumont and Huet named NHL 'Three Stars' for JanuaryJuly 2026 medicmedicNicklas Backstrom Rookie of the Month (January)https://archive.today/20070808042627/http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=348614&page=NewsPage&service=page Capitals' Backstrom named NHL Rookie of the monthAlexander Ovechkin First Star of the Month (March)Alexander Ovechkin Art Ross TrophyAlexander Ovechkin Maurice "Rocket" Richard TrophyAlexander Ovechkin Hart Memorial TrophyAlexander Ovechkin Lester B. Pearson AwardBruce Boudreau Jack Adams Award Transactions The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season. Trades 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 Player Former team Contract Terms Tom Potihttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=326885&page=NewsPage&service=page Capitals Sign Defenseman Tom Poti Washington Capitals 2007-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20070707235956/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=326885 2007-07-07 dead New York Islanders 4 years, $14 millionhttp://www4.sportsnet.ca/nhl_signings_2007/Was/ NHL Signing Tracker 2007-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070817202312/http://www4.sportsnet.ca/nhl_signings_2007/Was/ 17 August 2007 dead dmy-all http://www.nhlscap.com/capnumbers/washington.htm Washington Capitals Salary Cap Information 2007-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070813144123/http://www.nhlscap.com/capnumbers/washington.htm 13 August 2007 dead Viktor Kozlovhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=326911 Capitals Sign Forward Viktor Kozlov 2007-07-24 Washington Capitals https://web.archive.org/web/20070708000453/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=326911 8 July 2007 dead New York Islanders 2 years, $5 million Michael Nylanderhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=326993 Capitals Sign Center Michael Nylander 2007-07-24 Washington Capitals https://web.archive.org/web/20070704233531/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=326993 4 July 2007 dead New York Rangers 4 years, $19.5 million Joe Motzkohttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=331713 Capitals Sign Right Wing Joe Motzko 2007-07-24 Washington Capitals https://web.archive.org/web/20070712175324/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=331713 12 July 2007 dead Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.025 million Jason Morganhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=334617 Capitals Sign Center Jason Morgan Washington Capitals 2007-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726153032/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=334617 2011-07-26 dead Minnesota Wild 1 year, $500,000 Player New team Jiri Novotny Columbus Blue Jackets Joey Tenute Phoenix Coyotes Alexandre Giroux Atlanta Thrashers Kris Beech Pittsburgh Penguins Draft picks Washington's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.comJuly 2026 medicmedic The Capitals had the 5th overall pick . Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 5 Karl Alzner D Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 2 34 Josh Godfrey D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 2 46 Ted Ruth D U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 3 84 Phil Desimone C Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 4 108 Brett Bruneteau C Omaha Lancers (USHL) 5 125 Brett Leffler RW Regina Pats (WHL) 6 154 Dan Dunn G Wellington Dukes (OPRJA) 6 180 Justin Taylor C London Knights (OHL) 7 185 Nick Larson C Omaha Lancers (USHL) 7 199 Andrew Glass RW Farm teams American Hockey League The Hershey Bears are the Capitals American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08. ECHL The South Carolina Stingrays are the Capitals ECHL affiliate in 2007–08. See also 2007–08 NHL season References Wash Cap Cap Category:Washington Capitals seasons