2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 76th season as the Red Wings and 82nd in the National Hockey League. The team won their eleventh Central Division title, sixth Presidents' Trophy, 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 Nashville Predators. 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 Mike Babcock replaced starting goaltender Dominik Hasek with Chris Osgood. Osgood led the team to nine straight victories en route to a 14–4 record and a four games to two victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.
Three Red Wings players represented the West at the 56th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia. Goaltender Chris Osgood along with defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom and center Pavel Datsyuk were starters in the game. The Western Conference team was coached by Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock.
As of 2025, this is the most recent season that a Presidents' Trophy winner went on to also win the Stanley Cup in a full 82-game season, and the only time it has happened since the implementation of a salary cap as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
Regular season
The Red Wings had the best goaltending in the League, allowing only 179 goals.Playoffs
The 2007–08 season was Detroit's 17th consecutive playoff season. They ended the 2007–08 season as the first seed in the Western Conference.Detroit wins the Stanley Cup for the 11th time, and first since 2002.
Schedule and results
Regular season
| 23 || November 24 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Columbus || SO || Osgood || 17,513 || 15–6–2 || 32 ||Legend:
Playoffs
Legend:2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 27, 2008 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 8-7. The following are Red Wings players who participated in the all-star game.Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in MinutesRegular Season
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 82 | 31 | 66 | 97 | 41 | 20 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 75 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 30 | 34 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 76 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 40 | 40 |
| Brian Rafalski | 73 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 27 | 34 |
| Daniel Cleary | 63 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 21 | 33 |
| Jiri Hudler | 81 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 26 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 58 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 73 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 21 | 26 |
| Johan Franzen | 72 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 12 | 51 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 78 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 16 | 28 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 22 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 16 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| Johan Franzen | 16 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 22 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Jiri Hudler | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 14 |
| Brian Rafalski | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 22 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
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 averageRegular season
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Chris Osgood | 43 | 2409 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 84 | 4 | .914 | 2.09 |
| Dominik Hasek | 41 | 2350 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 84 | 5 | .902 | 2.14 |
| Jimmy Howard | 4 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .926 | 2.13 |
Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.Draft picks
Detroit's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 27 | Brendan Smith | Defenseman | St. Michael's Buzzers | |
| 3 | 88 | Joakim Andersson | Center | Frölunda HC | |
| 5 | 148 | Randy Cameron | Center | Moncton Wildcats | |
| 6 | 178 | Zack Torquato | Center | Erie Otters | |
| 7 | 208 | Bryan Rufenach | Defenseman | Lindsay Muskies |