2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2007–08 2007 Vancouver Canucks Western 11th Northwest 5th 39–33–10 21–15–5 18–18–5 213 215 Dave Nonis Alain Vigneault Markus Naslund Trevor LindenBrendan Morrison General Motors Place 18,630 (100%) Daniel Sedin (29) Henrik Sedin (61) Henrik Sedin (76) Alexandre Burrows (179) Alexandre Burrows (+11) Roberto Luongo (35) Roberto Luongo (2.38) The 2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 38th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the second time in three years, the Canucks failed to qualify for the playoffs. Standings Divisional standings VAN Conference standings VAN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 5px solid; 2007–08 regular season2007-08 Vancouver Canucks Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/VAN/2008_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 26, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; October: 5–7–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 1 || October 5 || San Jose || 3–1 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 0–1–0 || 0 || 2007020020 L |- | 2 || October 6 || Vancouver || 4–3 || Calgary || OT || Luongo || 19,289 || 1–1–0 || 2 || 2007020032 W |- | 3 || October 10 || Philadelphia || 8–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 1–2–0 || 2 || 2007020050 L |- | 4 || October 12 || Vancouver || 5–2 || Edmonton || || Luongo || 16,839 || 2–2–0 || 4 || 2007020061 W |- | 5 || October 13 || Edmonton || 1–4 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 3–2–0 || 6 || 2007020073 W |- | 6 || October 15 || San Jose || 4–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 3–3–0 || 6 || 2007020079 L |- | 7 || October 19 || Los Angeles || 4–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 3–4–0 || 6 || 2007020101 L |- | 8 || October 21 || Vancouver || 4–1 || Columbus || || Sanford || 12,667 || 4–4–0 || 8 || 2007020115 W |- | 9 || October 22 || Vancouver || 1–3 || Carolina || || Luongo || 15,532 || 4–5–0 || 8 || 2007020117 L |- | 10 || October 24 || Vancouver || 2–3 || Detroit || || Luongo || 17,015 || 4–6–0 || 8 || 2007020129 L |- | 11 || October 26 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Washington || || Luongo || 12,705 || 5–6–0 || 10 || 2007020140 W |- | 12 || October 28 || Detroit || 3–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 5–7–0 || 10 || 2007020159 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; November: 9–2–2 (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 13 || November 1 || Nashville || 3–0 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 5–8–0 || 10 || 2007020180 L |- | 14 || November 3 || Vancouver || 4–3 || Colorado || || Luongo || 18,007 || 6–8–0 || 12 || 2007020197 W |- | 15 || November 8 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Calgary || || Luongo || 19,289 || 7–8–0 || 14 || 2007020226 W |- | 16 || November 9 || Colorado || 1–2 || Vancouver || OT || Luongo || 18,630 || 8–8–0 || 16 || 2007020232 W |- | 17 || November 14 || Edmonton || 1–0 || Vancouver || SO || Luongo || 18,630 || 8–8–1 || 17 || 2007020261 OTL |- | 18 || November 16 || Minnesota || 2–6 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 9–8–1 || 19 || 2007020277 W |- | 19 || November 18 || Calgary || 1–4 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 10–8–1 || 21 || 2007020290 W |- | 20 || November 20 || Vancouver || 4–5 || Edmonton || SO || Luongo || 16,839 || 10–8–2 || 22 || 2007020299 OTL |- | 21 || November 21 || Vancouver || 4–2 || Minnesota || || Sanford || 18,568 || 11–8–2 || 24 || 2007020308 W |- | 22 || November 23 || Vancouver || 1–3 || St. Louis || || Luongo || 18,721 || 11–9–2 || 24 || 2007020323 L |- | 23 || November 25 || Chicago || 0–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 12–9–2 || 26 || 2007020340 W |- | 24 || November 27 || Anaheim || 0–4 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 13–9–2 || 28 || 2007020347 W |- | 25 || November 29 || Columbus || 0–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 14–9–2 || 30 || 2007020363 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; December: 7–5–2 (home: 3–0–1; road: 4–5–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 26 || December 2 || Vancouver || 1–2 || Minnesota || || Luongo || 18,568 || 14–10–2 || 30 || 2007020384 L |- | 27 || December 5 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Chicago || || Luongo || 12,444 || 15–10–2 || 32 || 2007020401 W |- | 28 || December 6 || Vancouver || 5–2 || Nashville || || Sanford || 15,918 || 16–10–2 || 34 || 2007020409 W |- | 29 || December 8 || Pittsburgh || 2–1 || Vancouver || SO || Luongo || 18,630 || 16–10–3 || 35 || 2007020427 OTL |- | 30 || December 10 || Vancouver || 2–4 || Los Angeles || || Sanford || 15,087 || 16–11–3 || 35 || 2007020440 L |- | 31 || December 12 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Anaheim || || Sanford || 17,174 || 17–11–3 || 37 || 2007020452 W |- | 32 || December 13 || Vancouver || 2–5 || San Jose || || Sanford || 17,496 || 17–12–3 || 37 || 2007020462 L |- | 33 || December 15 || Vancouver || 1–2 || Edmonton || SO || Sanford || 16,839 || 17–12–4 || 38 || 2007020477 OTL |- | 34 || December 18 || New Jersey || 0–5 || Vancouver || || Luongo ||18,630 || 18–12–4 || 40 || 2007020496 W |- | 35 || December 20 || Dallas || 2–3 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 19–12–4 || 42 || 2007020509 W |- | 36 || December 22 || Vancouver || 2–1 || Phoenix || SO || Luongo || 17,471 || 20–12–4 || 44 || 2007020526 W |- | 37 || December 23 || Vancouver || 1–3 || Colorado || || Luongo || 17,186 || 20–13–4 || 44 || 2007020533 L |- | 38 || December 27 || Calgary || 3–5 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 21–13–4 || 46 || 2007020554 W |- | 39 || December 30 || Anaheim || 1–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 22–13–4 || 48 || 2007020575 W |- | 40 || December 31 || Vancouver || 1–2 || Calgary || || Luongo || 19,289 || 22–14–4 || 48 || 2007020583 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; January: 4–7–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–3–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 41 || January 3 || NY Rangers || 0–3 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 23–14–4 || 50 || 2007020602 W |- | 42 || January 8 || NY Islanders || 2–3 || Vancouver || SO || Luongo || 18,630 || 24–14–4 || 52 || 2007020636 W |- | 43 || January 10 || Vancouver || 1–3 || San Jose || || Luongo || 17,496 || 24–15–4 || 52 || 2007020651 L |- | 44 || January 11 || Phoenix || 4–3 || Vancouver || || Sanford || 18,630 || 24–16–4 || 52 || 2007020655 L |- | 45 || January 13 || Vancouver || 4–3 || St. Louis || SO || Luongo|| 16,828 || 25–16–4 || 54 || 2007020668 W |- | 46 || January 15 || Vancouver || 2–3 || Columbus || || Luongo || 13,555 || 25–17–4 || 54 || 2007020677 L |- | 47 || January 17 || Vancouver || 2–3 || Detroit || SO || Luongo || 18,878 || 25–17–5 || 55 || 2007020694 OTL |- | 48 || January 19 || Los Angeles || 4–3 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 25–18–5 || 55 || 2007020714 L |- | 49 || January 21 || Minnesota || 4–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 25–19–5 || 55 || 2007020726 L |- | 50 || January 23 || St. Louis || 2–3 || Vancouver || SO || Luongo || 18,630 || 26–19–5 || 57 || 2007020739 W |- | 51 || January 29 || Dallas || 4–3 || Vancouver || || MacIntyre || 18,630 || 26–20–5 || 57 || 2007020764 L |- | 52 || January 31 || Vancouver || 3–4 || Tampa Bay || || Luongo || 17,019 || 26–21–5 || 57 || 2007020776 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; February: 6–1–5 (home: 3–1–3; road: 3–0–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 53 || February 1 || Vancouver || 3–4 || Florida || SO || Luongo || 17,523 || 26–21–6 || 58 || 2007020780 OTL |- | 54 || February 5 || Vancouver || 2–3 || Dallas || SO || Luongo || 17,642 || 26–21–7 || 59 || 2007020811 OTL |- | 55 || February 7 || Vancouver || 2–1 || Atlanta || || Luongo || 16,813 || 27–21–7 || 61 || 2007020818 W |- | 56 || February 9 || Colorado || 6–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 27–22–7 || 61 || 2007020841 L |- | 57 || February 10 || Chicago || 2–3 || Vancouver || SO || Luongo || 18,630 || 28–22–7 || 63 || 2007020850 W |- | 58 || February 14 || Minnesota || 5–4 || Vancouver || SO || Luongo || 18,630 || 28–22–8 || 64 || 2007020873 OTL |- | 59 || February 16 || Edmonton || 2–4 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 29–22–8 || 66 || 2007020889 W |- | 60 || February 19 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Minnesota || OT || Luongo || 18,568 || 30–22–8 || 68 || 2007020908 W |- | 61 || February 21 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Nashville || SO || Luongo || 17,113 || 31–22–8 || 70 || 2007020924 W |- | 62 || February 23 || Detroit || 1–4 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 32–22–8 || 72 || 2007020940 W |- | 63 || February 27 || Colorado || 3–2 || Vancouver || SO || Luongo || 18,630 || 32–22–9 || 73 || 2007020963 OTL |- | 64 || February 29 || Columbus || 3–2 || Vancouver || OT || Luongo || 18,630 || 32–22–10 || 74 || 2007020976 OTL |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; March: 7–8–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–7–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 65 || March 2 || Vancouver || 1–4 || Chicago || || Luongo || 19,670 || 32–23–10 || 74 || 2007020992 L |- | 66 || March 4 || Vancouver || 1–2 || Colorado || || Luongo || 17,621 || 32–24–10 || 74 || 2007021005 L |- | 67 || March 6 || Nashville || 2–6 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 33–24–10 || 76 || 2007021021 W |- | 68 || March 8 || St. Louis || 2–4 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 34–24–10 || 78 || 2007021036 W |- | 69 || March 10 || Vancouver || 2–1 || Los Angeles || OT || Luongo || 14,653 || 35–24–10 || 80 || 2007021047 W |- | 70 || March 12 || Vancouver || 1–4 || Anaheim || || Luongo || 17,174 || 35–25–10 || 80 || 2007021062 L |- | 71 || March 13 || Vancouver || 0–2 || Phoenix || || Luongo || 15,562 || 35–26–10 || 80 || 2007021070 L |- | 72 || March 15 || Vancouver || 4–3 || Dallas || || Luongo || 18,584 || 36–26–10 || 82 || 2007021083 W |- | 73 || March 17 || Phoenix || 1–3 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 37–26–10 || 84 || 2007021094 W |- | 74 || March 20 || Vancouver || 4–1 || Edmonton || || Luongo || 16,839 || 38–26–10 || 86 || 2007021116 W |- | 75 || March 21 || Minnesota || 2–1 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 38–27–10 || 86 || 2007021122 L |- | 76 || March 25 || Vancouver || 2–3 || Calgary || || Luongo || 19,025 || 38–28–10 || 86 || 2007021148 L |- | 77 || March 26 || Vancouver || 3–6 || Colorado || || Luongo || 18,050 || 38–29–10 || 86 || 2007021152 L |- | 78 || March 28 || Vancouver || 0–4 || Minnesota || || Luongo || 18,064 || 38–30–10 || 86 || 2007021167 L |- | 79 || March 30 || Calgary || 2–6 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 39–30–10 || 88 || 2007021185 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#046A38 2px solid; April: 0–3–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 0–0–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 80 || April 1 || Colorado || 4–2 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 39–31–10 || 88 || 2007021195 L |- | 81 || April 3 || Edmonton || 2–1 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 39–32–10 || 88 || 2007021208 L |- | 82 || April 5 || Calgary || 7–1 || Vancouver || || Luongo || 18,630 || 39–33–10 || 88 || 2007021223 L |- |- | 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 Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIMHenrik Sedin 82 15 61 76 +6 56Daniel Sedin 82 29 45 74 +6 50Markus Naslund Markus Näslund 82 25 30 55 -7 46Ryan Kesler 80 21 16 37 +1 79Taylor Pyatt 79 16 21 37 +9 60Alexandre Burrows 82 12 19 31 +11 179Brendan Morrison 39 9 16 25 -3 18Sami Salo 63 8 17 25 +8 38Mattias Ohlund Mattias Öhlund 53 9 15 24 -1 79Mason Raymond 49 9 12 21 +1 2Alexander Edler 75 8 12 20 +6 42Matt Cooke‡ 61 7 9 16 -4 64Ryan Shannon 27 5 8 13 -1 24Trevor Linden 59 7 5 12 0 15Kevin Bieksa 34 2 10 12 -11 90Willie Mitchell Willie Mitchell (ice hockey) 72 2 10 12 +6 81Brad Isbister 55 6 5 11 -4 38Byron Ritchie 71 3 8 11 -10 80Lukas Krajicek Lukáš Krajíček 39 2 9 11 -3 36Aaron Miller Aaron Miller (ice hockey) 57 1 8 9 -1 32Matt Pettinger† 20 4 2 6 0 11Jason Jaffray 19 2 4 6 +4 19Rick Rypien 22 1 2 3 -5 41Luc Bourdon 27 2 0 2 +7 20Kris Beech†‡ 4 1 1 2 +1 0Mike Brown Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985) 19 1 0 1 -2 55Jeff Cowan 46 0 1 1 -5 110Mike Weaver Mike Weaver (ice hockey) 55 0 1 1 +1 33Zack Fitzgerald 1 0 0 0 0 0Jannik Hansen 5 0 0 0 0 2Nathan McIver 17 0 0 0 -8 52 Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO G A PIMRoberto Luongo 73 4233 35 29 9 168 2.38 2029 1861 .917 6 0 3 4Curtis Sanford 16 679 4 3 1 32 2.83 313 281 .898 0 0 1 2Drew MacIntyre 2 61 0 1 0 3 2.95 22 19 .864 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Canucks only. Awards and records 2008 Canuck Awards winners Molson Cup - Roberto Luongo Cyclone Taylor Trophy - Roberto Luongo Cyrus H. McLean Trophy - Henrik Sedin Babe Pratt Trophy - Willie Mitchell Fred J. Hume Award - Alexandre Burrows Most Exciting Player Award - Alexandre Burrows Markus Naslund Recorded his 500th career point as Canuck captain on October 26, 2007, at Washington. Recorded his 11th career NHL hat trick on November 21, 2007, at Minnesota. With the hat trick Naslund is tied with Tony Tanti for the most hat tricks by a Canuck player with 10. Recorded a four-game point streak November 16–21, scoring 6–2–8. Recorded an assist on December 5, 2007, at Chicago to become the all-time franchise leader with 725 points. Surpassed 800 career NHL points on December 27, 2007, vs. Calgary. Played in his 1,000th career NHL game on January 17, 2008, at Detroit. Roberto Luongo Made 26 saves and established a club record by registering his third consecutive shutout on November 29, 2007, vs. Columbus. Was named the NHL's Second Star for November 2007, posting an 8–2–2 record, 1.56 GAA, .940 save percentage and four shutouts. Was named the NHL's first star of the week on December 3, 2007, after he posted a 2–1–0 record with a 0.67 goals-against average, a .976 save percentage and two shutouts from November 28-December 2. Was voted in by the fans to represent the Western Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta, as the starting goaltender. Eventually, Luongo decided to skip the All-Star Game to spend time with his pregnant wife in Florida. Trevor Linden Recorded his 412th career Canuck assist on November 8, 2007, at Calgary to become the all-time franchise assists leader. Linden surpassed the previous record of 411 that was held by Stan Smyl. Played in his 1,100th game in a Canucks uniform on December 5, 2007, at Chicago. Was awarded the NHL Foundation Player Award on May 22, 2008, along with Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier. Henrik Sedin Played in his 500th career NHL and Canuck game on November 16, 2007, vs. Minnesota. Was selected by the NHL to represent the Western Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta. Brendan Morrison Recorded his 300th career assist on October 6, 2007, at Calgary. Sustained a wrist injury, which ended his current NHL Ironman streak at 542 games. His franchise leading Ironman streak stopped at 534 games on December 12, 2007. Mattias Ohlund Recorded his 200th career NHL and Canuck assist on November 3, 2007, at Colorado. Scored a goal on December 15, 2007, at Edmonton to surpass Jyrki Lumme to become the all-time leader in goal scoring by a Canucks defenceman with 84 career goals. Others Taylor Pyatt played in his 400th career game on November 9, 2007, vs. Colorado. Willie Mitchell played in his 400th career game on November 9, 2007, vs. Colorado. Brad Isbister played in his 500th career NHL game on November 16, 2007, vs. Minnesota. Daniel Sedin played in his 500th career NHL and Canuck game on November 23, 2007, at St. Louis. Jason Jaffray recorded his first career goal and assist in his NHL debut and was named third star of the game on December 12, 2007, at Anaheim. Alexander Edler was selected to represent the Western Conference at the 2008 YoungStars Game in Atlanta. Matt Cooke recorded an assist to earn his 200th career NHL and Canuck point on February 1, 2008, at Florida. Alexandre Burrows played in his 200th career NHL and Canuck game on March 25, 2008, at Calgary. Transactions Trades June 23, 2007 To Vancouver Canucks Ryan Shannon To Anaheim Ducks Jason King Conditional pick in 2009 June 23, 2007 To Vancouver Canucks Jim Sharrow To Atlanta Thrashers Jesse Schultz August 1, 2007 To Vancouver Canucks Zack Fitzgerald To St. Louis Blues Francois-Pierre Guenette February 26, 2008 To Vancouver Canucks Matt Pettinger To Washington Capitals Matt Cooke Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms F Brad Isbister New York Rangers 1 year, $525,000 F Byron Ritchie Calgary Flames 1 year, $675,000 G Curtis Sanford St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 D Aaron Miller Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $1.5 millionFree agents lost Player New team Contract Terms G Dany Sabourin Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $1.025 million F Bryan Smolinski Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $2 million G Wade Flaherty Chicago Blackhawks D Prestin Ryan Chicago Blackhawks F Nathan Smith Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $500,000 D Brent Sopel Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $1.5 million D Rory Fitzpatrick Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $550,000 Received from waivers Player From D Mike Weaver Los Angeles Kings C Kris Beech Columbus Blue JacketsPlaced on waivers Player New Team C Kris Beech Washington Capitals Draft picks Vancouver's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.comJuly 2026 medicmedic Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 25 Patrick White (C) Tri-City Storm (USHL) 2 33 Taylor Ellington (D) Everett Silvertips (WHL) 5 145 Charles-Antoine Messier (C) Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 5 146 Ilya Kablukov (LW) CKSA Moscow (RSL) 6 176 Taylor Matson (C) Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 7 206 Dan Gendur (RW) Everett Silvertips (WHL) Farm teams Manitoba Moose AHL affiliate that is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and their home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000–01 AHL season. Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL affiliate that is based in Victoria, British Columbia and their home arena is the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2006–07 ECHL season. See also 2007–08 NHL season References 2007-08 Category:2007–08 in Canadian ice hockey by team Category:2007–08 NHL season by team Vancouver Canucks, 2007-08 Vancouver Canucks, 2007-08 Canucks Season, 2007-08 Canucks Season, 2007-08