2007–08 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2007–08 2007 New York Rangers Eastern 5th Atlantic 3rd 42–27–13 25–13–3 17–14–10 213 199 Glen Sather Tom Renney Jaromir Jagr Brendan ShanahanMartin Straka Madison Square Garden 18,200 (100%) Chris Drury (25)Jaromir Jagr (25) Scott Gomez (54) Jaromir Jagr (71) Nigel Dawes (+11) Colton Orr (159) Henrik Lundqvist (37) Henrik Lundqvist (2.23) The 2007–08 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 81st season of play and their 82nd season overall in the National Hockey League (NHL). An impressive late season run in 2006–07 brought the team from 12th to 6th place in the Eastern Conference, but the team ran out of steam in the Conference Semifinals before losing in six games to the Buffalo Sabres. 2 Offseason The off-season began in late June with the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Rangers had the 17th overall pick in the first round, yet came away with Russian superstar Alexei Cherepanov, despite Cherepanov being considered by many rankings to be a top five prospect, and the top European available in the draft. A variety of reasons have been postulated for Cherepanov's drop, most notably, the lack of a new transfer agreement between the NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) concerning players from Russia.Rangers Official Site. "Rangers Get Cherepanov with First-Round Pick", June 22, 2007 – accessed July 2, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070626180532/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2945 June 26, 2007 In the second round, the Rangers selected goaltender Antoine Lafleur from the P.E.I. Rocket of the QMJHL.Rangers Official Site. "Rangers 2007 Draft Picks", June 23, 2007 – accessed July 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070728005004/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/team/draft07/ July 28, 2007 Lafleur was ranked #3 among North American goaltenders by NHL Central Scouting. The Rangers made a tremendous splash on July 1, the first day of free agency. Within a 30-minute span on that Sunday evening, the Rangers announced the signings of the two most coveted centers available: Scott Gomez from the rival New Jersey Devils and Chris Drury from the Buffalo Sabres.Roarke, Shawn P. "Rangers Double Up with Gomez, Drury", NHL.com, July 1, 2007 – accessed July 2, 2007.September 2011 As both players had worn number 23 with their previous teams, general manager Glen Sather flipped a puck at their introductory press conference to determine who would wear number 23 on the Rangers; the winner was Drury.Rangers Official Site. "New Rangers Drury, Gomez Get Heroes' Welcome", July 2, 2007 – accessed July 2, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070704175456/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2955 July 4, 2007 After these signings, left out of the picture was center Michael Nylander, who had reportedly signed with the Edmonton Oilers,"Report: Oilers Sign Michael Nylander", TSN.ca, July 2, 2007 – accessed July 2, 2007. but then actually signed with the Washington Capitals."Capitals Sign Michael Nylander https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122416/http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212549 September 29, 2007 ", TSN.ca, July 2, 2007 – accessed July 2, 2007. In addition, the Rangers also lost Jed Ortmeyer,"Ortmeyer Signs Two-Year Deal with Preds", TSN.ca, July 2, 2007 – accessed July 2, 2007. Brad Isbister,"Canucks Ink Isbister, Ritchie, Schneider", TSN.ca, July 3, 2007 – accessed July 3, 2007. Karel Rachunek"Devils Sign Zubrus, Rachunek", TSN.ca, July 3, 2007 – accessed July 4, 2007. and Kevin Weekes"Devils Sign Weekes to Back Up Brodeur", TSN.ca, July 5, 2007 – accessed July 5, 2007. to the free agency market, the latter two signing with the rival New Jersey Devils. The Rangers re-signed a number of their own free agents, including Jason Strudwick,Rangers Official Site. "Strudwick Returning to Rangers for 2007–08", July 2, 2007 – accessed July 9, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070705184621/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2956 July 5, 2007 Petr Prucha"Rangers Re-Sign Forward Prucha", TSN.ca, July 5, 2007 – accessed July 5, 2007. and Brendan Shanahan."Rangers Agree to Terms with Shanahan", TSN.ca, July 10, 2007 – accessed July 10, 2007. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and forward Marcel Hossa had been designated for salary arbitration, but both signed contracts before reaching their respective hearings."Rangers, Lundqvist Agree to Terms", TSN.ca, July 11, 2007 – accessed July 11, 2007.Rangers Avoid Arbitration with Hossa", TSN.ca, July 31, 2007 – accessed July 31, 2007. Sean Avery did go through arbitration and was awarded a one-year deal worth $1.9 million."Arbitrator Awards Avery $1.9–Million", TSN.ca, August 1, 2007 – accessed August 1, 2007. The multitude of high-profile free agent signings in July left the Rangers dangerously close to the league's $50.3 million salary cap. This effectively forced the Rangers to deal Matt Cullen and his $2.875 million per year cap number back to the Carolina Hurricanes."Hurricanes Acquire Cullen from Rangers", TSN.ca, July 17, 2007 – accessed July 17, 2007. At the start of the season, the Rangers total cap number was over the league maximum, but player bonuses can be deferred to the next season if it causes a team to exceed the upper limit of the salary cap, so the Rangers were in compliance."NHL Team Salaries: New York Rangers https://web.archive.org/web/20071111084953/http://www.nhlnumbers.com/overview.php?team=NYR November 11, 2007 ", nhlnumbers.com – accessed November 13, 2007. Regular season thumb|right|Action of a January 2008 game in Calgary against the Flames. The Rangers had the most shutouts of all 30 teams in the League, with 12.https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/2008.html 2007-08 New York Rangers Roster and Statisticshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2008_games.html 2007-08 NHL Schedule and Results On April 3, 2008, the New York Rangers clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season in a 3–0 win against their crosstown rival Islanders. Divisional standings NYR Conference standings NYR Playoffs 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs The New York Rangers ended the 2007–08 regular season as the Eastern Conference's fifth seed.2007-08 New York Rangers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/2008.html 2026-06-25 Hockey-Reference.com en The Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in five games. This was the fifth playoff meeting between the two clubs, with the Rangers having won four of those series. The lone Devils series win was in 2006.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=280418011 Lundqvist stops penalty shot, Rangers hold on to eliminate Devils 2008-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080421050848/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=280418011 April 21, 2008 dead They were eventually eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.2008 NHL Playoffs — Eastern Conference Semifinals https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/2008-eastern-conference-semifinals-new-york-rangers-vs-pittsburgh-penguins.html https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/2008-eastern-conference-quarterfinals-new-jersey-devils-vs-new-york-rangers.html 25 June 2026 Hockey-Reference.com Schedule and results Regular season background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 2007–08 regular season2007-08 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/2008_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 24, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 4–6–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 0–4–1) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record Recap |- | 1 || October 4 || Florida Panthers || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 1–0–0 || 2007020007 W |- | 2 || October 6 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 1–1–0 || 2007020023 L |- | 3 || October 10 || @ New York Islanders || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 1–2–0 || 2007020040 L |- | 4 || October 12 || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 2–2–0 || 2007020057 W |- | 5 || October 13 || Ottawa Senators || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 2–3–0 || 2007020066 L |- | 6 || October 18 || @ Atlanta Thrashers || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 2–4–0 || 2007020092 L |- | 7 || October 20 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–0 SO || Lundqvist || 2–4–1 || 2007020102 OTL |- | 8 || October 23 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || Lundqvist || 2–5–1 || 2007020120 L |- | 9 || October 25 || New Jersey Devils || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 3–5–1 || 2007020132 W |- | 10 || October 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 3–6–1 || 2007020149 L |- | 11 || October 29 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 4–6–1 || 2007020160 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 10–3–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 5–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record Recap |- | 12 || November 1 || Washington Capitals || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 5–6–1 || 2007020174 W |- | 13 || November 3 || New Jersey Devils || 2–1 SO || Lundqvist || 6–6–1 || 2007020191 W |- | 14 || November 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 7–6–1 || 2007020203 W |- | 15 || November 6 || @ New York Islanders || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 7–7–1 || 2007020210 L |- | 16 || November 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 8–7–1 || 2007020223 W |- | 17 || November 10 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 SO || Valiquette || 9–7–1 || 2007020236 W |- | 18 || November 14 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 10–7–1 || 2007020257 W |- | 19 || November 15 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 SO || Lundqvist || 11–7–1 || 2007020263 W |- | 20 || November 17 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 OT || Lundqvist || 12–7–1 || 2007020284 W |- | 21 || November 19 || New York Islanders || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 12–8–1 || 2007020291 L |- | 22 || November 21 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 13–8–1 || 2007020306 W |- | 23 || November 23 || @ Florida Panthers || 3–2 SO || Valiquette || 13–8–2 || 2007020322 OTL |- | 24 || November 25 || Dallas Stars || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 13–9–2 || 2007020337 L |- | 25 || November 29 || New York Islanders || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 14–9–2 || 2007020357 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 6–6–2 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record Recap |- | 26 || December 1 || @ Ottawa Senators || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 15–9–2 || 2007020371 W |- | 27 || December 3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–0 || Lundqvist|| 15–10–2 || 2007020387 L |- | 28 || December 6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || Lundqvist || 15–11–2 || 2007020407 L |- | 29 || December 7 || @ Atlanta Thrashers || 4–2 || Valiquette || 15–12–2 || 2007020413 L |- | 30 || December 9 || New Jersey Devils || 1–0 OT || Lundqvist || 16–12–2 || 2007020430 W |- | 31 || December 12 || @ Washington Capitals || 5–4 OT || Lundqvist || 16–12–3 || 2007020447 OTL |- | 32 || December 16 || Phoenix Coyotes || 5–1 || Valiquette || 16–13–3 || 2007020481 L |- | 33 || December 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–0 || Lundqvist || 17–13–3 || 2007020488 W |- | 34 || December 20 || @ Minnesota Wild || 6–3 || Lundqvist || 17–14–3 || 2007020507 L |- | 35 || December 21 || @ Colorado Avalanche || 4–3 OT || Lundqvist || 17–14–4 || 2007020514 OTL |- | 36 || December 23 || Ottawa Senators || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 17–15–4 || 2007020531 L |- | 37 || December 26 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 18–15–4 || 2007020538 W |- | 38 || December 29 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–1 || Valiquette || 19–15–4 || 2007020561 W |- | 39 || December 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 OT || Lundqvist || 20–15–4 || 2007020573 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 5–7–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–2) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record Recap |- | 40 || January 2 || @ Calgary Flames || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 20–16–4 || 2007020593 L |- | 41 || January 3 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 3–0 || Valiquette || 20–17–4 || 2007020602 L |- | 42 || January 5 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 3–2 SO || Lundqvist || 20–17–5 || 2007020619 OTL |- | 43 || January 8 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 20–18–5 || 2007020629 L |- | 44 || January 10 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–2 || Lundqvist || 20–19–5 || 2007020642 L |- | 45 || January 12 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 21–19–5 || 2007020660 W |- | 46 || January 14 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 21–20–5 || 2007020674 L |- | 47 || January 16 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 22–20–5 || 2007020686 W |- | 48 || January 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 SO || Lundqvist || 22–20–6 || 2007020705 OTL |- | 49 || January 20 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 22–21–6 || 2007020716 L |- | 50 || January 22 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4–0 || Lundqvist || 23–21–6 || 2007020727 W |- | 51 || January 24 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2–1 SO || Lundqvist || 24–21–6 || 2007020743 W |- | 52 || January 29 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 24–22–6 || 2007020758 L |- | 53 || January 31 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–0 || Valiquette || 25–22–6 || 2007020772 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 8–2–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–0–2) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record Recap |- | 54 || February 1 || @ New Jersey Devils || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 26–22–6 || 2007020778 W |- | 55 || February 3 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 27–22–6 || 2007020797 W |- | 56 || February 5 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 27–23–6 || 2007020803 L |- | 57 || February 7 || Anaheim Ducks || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 27–24–6 || 2007020817 L |- | 58 || February 9 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || Valiquette || 28–24–6 || 2007020831 W |- | 59 || February 10 || @ Washington Capitals || 3–2 OT || Valiquette || 28–24–7 || 2007020844 OTL |- | 60 || February 16 || Buffalo Sabres || 5–1 || Lundqvist || 29–24–7 || 2007020880 W |- | 61 || February 17 || San Jose Sharks || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 30–24–7 || 2007020891 W |- | 62 || February 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 SO || Lundqvist || 30–24–8 || 2007020904 OTL |- | 63 || February 23 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 31–24–8 || 2007020934 W |- | 64 || February 24 || Florida Panthers || 5–0 || Lundqvist || 32–24–8 || 2007020944 W |- | 65 || February 28 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 33–24–8 || 2007020966 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 8–3–3 (home: 5–0–2; road: 3–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record Recap |- | 66 || March 2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–4 SO || Valiquette || 34–24–8 || 2007020990 W |- | 67 || March 4 || New York Islanders || 4–3 SO || Lundqvist || 34–24–9 || 2007020999 OTL |- | 68 || March 6 || @ New York Islanders || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 35–24–9 || 2007021015 W |- | 69 || March 9 || Boston Bruins || 1–0 SO || Lundqvist || 36–24–9 || 2007021037 W |- | 70 || March 10 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 3–2 SO || Lundqvist || 37–24–9 || 2007021045 W |- | 71 || March 14 || @ Florida Panthers || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 37–25–9 || 2007021074 L |- | 72 || March 15 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 37–26–9 || 2007021081 L |- | 73 || March 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 38–26–9 || 2007021096 W |- | 74 || March 19 || @ New Jersey Devils || 2–1 SO || Lundqvist || 39–26–9 || 2007021104 W |- | 75 || March 21 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 SO || Valiquette || 39–26–10 || 2007021119 OTL |- | 76 || March 25 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 OT || Lundqvist || 39–26–11 || 2007021142 OTL |- | 77 || March 27 || New Jersey Devils || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 40–26–11 || 2007021155 W |- | 78 || March 30 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 40–27–11 || 2007021179 L |- | 79 || March 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 OT || Lundqvist || 41–27–11 || 2007021186 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; April: 1–0–2 (home: 0–0–1; road: 1–0–1) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record Recap |- | 80 || April 3 || @ New York Islanders || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 42–27–11 || 2007021201 W |- | 81 || April 4 || New York Islanders || 4–3 SO || Lundqvist || 42–27–12 || 2007021211 OTL |- | 82 || April 6 || @ New Jersey Devils || 3–2 SO || Lundqvist || 42–27–13 || 2007021224 OTL |- |- | 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:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) New Jersey Devils – Rangers win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series Recap |- | 1 || April 9 || New York Rangers || 4–1 || New Jersey Devils || || Rangers lead series 1–0 || 2007030141 W |- | 2 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || New Jersey Devils || || Rangers lead series 2–0 || 2007030142 W |- | 3 || April 13 || New Jersey Devils || 4–3 || New York Rangers || OT || Rangers lead series 2–1 || 2007030143 L |- | 4 || April 16 || New Jersey Devils || 3–5 || New York Rangers || || Rangers lead series 3–1 || 2007030144 W |- | 5 || April 18 || New York Rangers || 5–3 || New Jersey Devils || || Rangers win series 4–1 || 2007030145 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series Recap |- | 1 || April 25 || New York Rangers || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || || Pittsburgh leads series 1–0 || 2007030221 L |- | 2 || April 27 || New York Rangers || 0–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || || Pittsburgh leads series 2–0 || 2007030222 L |- | 3 || April 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || New York Rangers || || Pittsburgh leads series 3–0 || 2007030223 L |- | 4 || May 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || New York Rangers || || Pittsburgh leads series 3–1 || 2007030224 W |- | 5 || May 4 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || OT || Pittsburgh wins series 4–1 || 2007030225 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 82 25 46 71 8 58 Scott Gomez 81 16 54 70 3 36 Chris Drury 82 25 33 58 −3 45 Brendan Shanahan 73 23 23 46 −2 35 Martin Straka 65 14 27 41 5 22 Brandon Dubinsky 82 14 26 40 8 79 Michal Roszival Michal Rozsíval 80 13 25 38 0 80 Sean Avery 57 15 18 33 6 154 Nigel Dawes 61 14 15 29 11 10 Dan Girardi 82 10 18 28 0 14 Fedor Tyutin 82 5 15 20 5 43 Paul Mara 61 1 16 17 1 52 Petr Prucha Petr Průcha 62 7 10 17 3 22 Ryan Callahan 52 8 5 13 7 31 Marek Malik Marek Malík 42 2 8 10 7 48 Marc Staal 80 2 8 10 2 42 Marcel Hossa‡ 36 1 7 8 8 24 Christian Backman Christian Bäckman† 18 2 6 8 2 20 Blair Betts 75 2 5 7 −4 20 Ryan Hollweg 70 2 2 4 −12 96 Jason Strudwick 52 1 1 2 0 40 Fredrik Sjostrom Fredrik Sjöström† 18 2 0 2 0 8 Colton Orr 74 1 1 2 −13 159 Ivan Baranka 1 0 1 1 1 0 Thomas Pock Thomas Pöck 1 0 0 0 −2 0 Dane Byers 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Greg Moore Greg Moore (ice hockey) 6 0 0 0 −2 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 10 5 10 15 3 12 Scott Gomez 10 4 7 11 5 8 Martin Straka 10 3 7 10 2 16 Brandon Dubinsky 10 4 4 8 2 12 Sean Avery 8 4 3 7 3 6 Chris Drury 10 3 3 6 3 8 Michal Rozsival Michal Rozsíval 10 1 5 6 4 10 Brendan Shanahan 10 1 4 5 0 8 Nigel Dawes 10 2 2 4 3 0 Ryan Callahan 10 2 2 4 3 10 Fedor Tyutin 10 0 3 3 −1 4 Marc Staal 10 1 2 3 4 8 Dan Girardi 10 0 3 3 1 6 Paul Mara 10 0 1 1 3 20 Fredrik Sjostrom Fredrik Sjöström 10 0 1 1 0 2 Lauri Korpikoski 1 1 0 1 1 0 Jason Strudwick 2 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Backman Christian Bäckman 8 0 0 0 3 12 Blair Betts 8 0 0 0 −4 2 Colton Orr 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Hollweg 8 0 0 0 −2 2 Petr Prucha Petr Průcha 3 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Henrik Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist 72 4305 37 24 10 160 2.23 1823 .912 10 0 0 2 Steve Valiquette Steve Valiquette 13 686 5 3 3 25 2.19 296 .916 2 0 0 2 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Henrik Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist 10 608 5 5 26 2.57 287 .909 1 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. hockeydb.com 2010-08-02 2007–08 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000482008.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100710174310/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000482008.html July 10, 2010 live Awards and records February 2024 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Marc Staal 1st NHL game October 4, 2007 Michal Roszival 400th NHL game October 4, 2007 Colton Orr 200th NHL PIM October 6, 2007 Paul Mara 500th NHL PIM October 12, 2007 Dan Girardi 1st NHL goal October 18, 2007 Jaromir Jagr 1200th NHL game October 25, 2007 Brandon Dubinsky 1st NHL assist1st NHL point October 25, 2007 Colton Orr 100th NHL game October 29, 2007 Brendan Shanahan 1300th NHL point October 29, 2007 Marc Staal 1st NHL assist1st NHL point November 1, 2007 Nigel Dawes 1st NHL assist November 8, 2007 Brandon Dubinsky 1st NHL goal November 8, 2007 Tom Renney 100th Rangers win November 10, 2007 Blair BettsMarcel Hossa 200th NHL game November 10, 2007 Marc Staal 1st NHL goal November 14, 2007 Ivan Baranka 1st NHL game1st NHL assist1st NHL point November 21, 2007 Greg Moore 1st NHL game November 21, 2007 Martin Straka 900th NHL game December 6, 2007 Chris Drury 200th NHL goal December 7, 2007 Petr Prucha 100th NHL point January 16, 2008 Stephen Valiquette 1st NHL shutout January 31, 2008 Scott Gomez 500th NHL point February 1, 2008 Chris Drury 500th NHL point February 1, 2008 Dane Byers 1st NHL game February 5, 2008 Martin Straka 700th NHL point February 16, 2008 Dan Girardi 100th NHL game March 4, 2008 Sean Avery 100th NHL assist March 14, 2008 Chris Drury 700th NHL game March 15, 2008 Henrik Lundqvist 100th NHL win March 18, 2008 Chris Drury 300th NHL assist March 27, 2008 Ryan Hollweg 200th NHL game April 4, 2008 Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Brandon DubinskyMarc StaalFredrik Sjostrom 1st NHL playoff game April 9, 2008 Nigel Dawes 1st NHL playoff goal April 9, 2008 Brandon Dubinsky 1st NHL playoff goal April 13, 2008 Scott Gomez 100th NHL playoff game April 13, 2008 Marc Staal 1st NHL playoff goal April 16, 2008 Lauri Korpikoski 1st NHL playoff game1st NHL playoff goal1st NHL playoff point May 4, 2008 Transactions The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season. Trades July 4, 2007"Lightning Acquire D Lampman from Rangers", TSN.ca, July 4, 2007 – accessed July 4, 2007. To Tampa Bay Lightning Bryce Lampman To New York Rangers Mitch Fritz July 17, 2007 To Carolina Hurricanes Matt Cullen To New York Rangers Andrew Hutchinson Joe Barnes 3rd-round pick in 2008 October 11, 2007"Rangers Acquire Parenteau From Chicago", October 11, 2007 – accessed July 23, 2013. To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2008. To New York Rangers P. A. Parenteau February 26, 2008"Blues trade Backman to RangersJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes ", BND.com, February 26, 2008 – accessed February 26, 2008.September 2011 To St. Louis Blues 4th-round pick in 2008 To New York Rangers Christian Backman February 26, 2008"Rangers obtain three players from Coyotes https://web.archive.org/web/20090310013103/http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=354984 March 10, 2009 ", February 26, 2008 – accessed February 26, 2008. To Phoenix Coyotes Al MontoyaMarcel Hossa To New York Rangers David LeNeveuFredrik SjostromJosh Gratton5th-round pick in 2009 Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Scott Gomez New Jersey Devils seven years, $51.5 million Chris Drury Buffalo Sabres five years, $35.25 million Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Jed Ortmeyer Nashville Predators two years, $1.5 million Michael Nylander Washington Capitals four years, $19.5 million Brad Isbister Vancouver Canucks one year, $525,000 Karel Rachunek New Jersey Devils one year, $1.4 million Kevin Weekes New Jersey Devils two years, $1.375 million Player signings Player Contract terms Jason Strudwick one year, $500,000 Petr Prucha two years, $3.2 million Brendan Shanahan one year, $2.5 million Henrik Lundqvist one year, $4.25 million Marcel Hossa one year, $780,000 Sean Avery one year, $1.9 million* Henrik LundqvistThe Sports Network https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=229527&hubname= Lundqvist inks 6-year deal with Rangers 2008-02-16 2008-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080217121800/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=229527&hubname= 2008-02-17 six years, $41.25 million Daniel GirardiThe Sports Network https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=229814&hubname=nhl Rangers, Girardi agree on extension 2008-02-16 2008-02-18 October 2010 H3llBot two years, $3.1 million Fedor TyutinThe Sports Network https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=229890&hubname=nhl Rangers re-sign defenceman Tyutin 2008-02-17 2008-02-18 October 2010 H3llBot four years, $11.4 million * Sean Avery re-signed through salary arbitration. Draft picks New York's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio, at the Nationwide Arena. Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 17 Alexei Cherepanov RWRussia Avangard Omsk (RSL) 2 48 Antoine Lafleur GCanada P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) 5 138 Max Campbell CCanada Strathroy Rockets (WOHL) 6 168 Carl Hagelin LWSweden Södertälje SK (J20 SuperElit) 7 193 David Skokan CSlovakia Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) 7 198 Danny Hobbs FCanada Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) Farm teams Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) The 2007–08 season was the 11th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The team's status as the Rangers' highest-level minor-league affiliate became questionable when Northland AEG LLC purchased the Hartford Civic Center from Madison Square Garden, L.P.; however, on May 29, 2007, it was announced that the franchise will remain in Hartford and will remain affiliated with the Rangers."AEG Press Release: Wolf Pack to Remain in Hartford https://web.archive.org/web/20070927123046/http://www.aegworldwide.com/news/aeg_news_072905.html September 27, 2007 ", AEGworldwide.com, May 29, 2007 – accessed August 5, 2007. Hartford finished the regular season with a record of 50–20–2–8 for a total of 110 points, a franchise high. P. A. Parenteau led the team with 81 points in 75 games, and team captain Andrew Hutchinson won the Eddie Shore Award as the league's top defenseman. Portland eliminated Hartford from the playoffs in 5 games, marking two consecutive season's that the Wolf Pack failed to advance past the 1st round. Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) The 2007–08 season was the 15th season of ECHL hockey for the franchise. Charlotte finished the regular season with a record of 34–31–1–6 for a total of 75 points. Gwinnett eliminated the Checkers from the playoffs in 3 games. See also 2007–08 NHL season References 2007-08 Category:2007–08 NHL season by team Category:2007 in sports in New York City Category:2008 in sports in New York City 2007-08 New York Rangers season