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2007-08 Colorado Avalanche
Division2rd Northwest
Conference6th Western
2007-08 record30-23-5
Home record18-10-2
Road record12-13-3
Goals for164
Goals against160
Team information
General managerFrancois Giguere
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsAndrew Brunette
Milan Hejduk
Ian Laperriere
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance16,758 (93.1%)
Team leaders
GoalsMarek Svatos (25)
AssistsPaul Stastny (32)
PointsPaul Stastny (49)
Penalty minutesIan Laperriere (73)
WinsPeter Budaj (15)
Jose Theodore (15)
Goals against averageJose Theodore (2.43)

The 2007-08 Colorado Avalanche season began on October 3, 2007. It is the franchise's 35th season, 28th in the National Hockey League, and 12th as the Colorado Avalanche.

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Regular season

The Avalanche warming up before a game against the Calgary Flames


Divisional standings

Northwest Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Minnesota Wild 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
2 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
3 Calgary Flames 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
4 Edmonton Oilers 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
5 Vancouver Canucks 82 39 33 10 213 215 88

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 54 21 7 257 184 115
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 49 23 10 222 193 108
3 y – Minnesota Wild NW 82 44 28 10 223 218 98
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 27 8 205 191 102
5 Dallas Stars PA 82 45 30 7 242 207 97
6 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 231 219 95
7 Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 10 229 227 94
8 Nashville Predators CE 82 41 32 9 230 229 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 35 6 235 251 88
10 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 40 34 8 239 235 88
11 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 39 33 10 213 215 88
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 37 7 214 231 83
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 36 12 193 218 80
14 St. Louis Blues CE 82 33 36 13 205 237 79
15 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 32 43 7 231 266 71

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner


Game log

2007-08 Game Log
Preseason: 4-2-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Road: 2-1-0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record
1 September 17 Colorado 4 - 3 Phoenix OT Weiman 8,392 1-0
2 September 19 Los Angeles 3 - 6 Colorado Budaj 2-0
3 September 20 Colorado 6 - 3 Dallas Wall 14,895 3-0
4 September 22 Colorado 2 - 3 Los Angeles† SO Weiman 3-1
5 September 25 Dallas 5 - 4 Colorado OT Budaj 3-2
6 September 29 Phoenix 2 - 3 Colorado Budaj 4-2
† In Las Vegas
October: 7-4-0 (Home: 5-0-0 ; Road: 2-4-0 )
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 3 Dallas 3 - 4 Colorado Budaj 17,487 1-0-0 2
2 October 4 Colorado 0 - 4 Nashville Budaj 16,363 1-1-0 2
3 October 7 San Jose 2 - 6 Colorado Budaj 15,876 2-1-0 4
4 October 12 Colorado 1 - 4 St. Louis Theodore 19,150 2-2-0 4
5 October 13 Columbus 1 - 5 Colorado Budaj 16,153 3-2-0 6
6 October 16 Calgary 4 - 5 Colorado SO Theodore 16,722 4-2-0 8
7 October 19 Colorado 3 - 5 Chicago Theodore 13,519 4-3-0 8
8 October 21 Colorado 2 - 3 Minnesota Budaj 15,568 4-4-0 8
9 October 23 Colorado 4 - 2 Edmonton Budaj 16,839 5-4-0 10
10 October 26 Colorado 3 - 2 Calgary OT Theodore 19,289 6-4-0 12
11 October 28 Minnesota 1 - 3 Colorado Budaj 17,041 7-4-0 14
November: 6-6-1 (Home: 5-2-0; Road: 1-4-1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
12 November 1 Pittsburgh 2 - 3 Colorado Theodore 18,007 8-4-0 16
13 November 3 Vancouver 4 - 3 Colorado Budaj 18,007 8-5-0 16
14 November 5 Calgary 1 - 4 Colorado Theodore 15,655 9-5-0 18
15 November 7 Edmonton 3 - 4 Colorado SO Budaj 15,877 10-5-0 20
16 November 9 Colorado 1 - 2 Vancouver OT Theodore 18,630 10-5-1 21
17 November 11 Minnesota 2 - 4 Colorado Budaj 15,434 11-5-1 23
18 November 16 Colorado 1 - 6 Dallas Theodore 18,019 11-6-1 23
19 November 18 Colorado 1 - 4 Minnesota Budaj 18,568 11-7-1 23
20 November 20 Colorado 1 - 4 Calgary Theodore 19,289 11-8-1 23
21 November 22 Colorado 3 - 2 Edmonton Budaj 16,839 12-8-1 25
22 November 24 Calgary 5 - 2 Colorado Theodore 18,007 12-9-1 25
23 November 28 Edmonton 2 - 4 Colorado Budaj 15,128 13-9-1 27
24 November 30 Colorado 2 - 3 San Jose Budaj 17,496 13-10-1 27
December: 8-5-2 (Home: 5-3-0 ; Road: 3-2-2 )
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
25 December 1 Colorado 5 - 2 Los Angeles Theodore 17,297 14-10-1 29
26 December 3 San Jose 3 - 2 Colorado Theodore 15,213 14-11-1 29
27 December 5 Colorado 4 - 5 Columbus Budaj 12,851 14-12-1 29
28 December 7 Philadelphia 1 - 2 Colorado Theodore 16,312 15-12-1 31
29 December 9 St. Louis 5 - 9 Colorado Theodore 15,476 16-12-1 33
30 December 12 Colorado 1 - 4 Columbus Theodore 13,150 16-13-1 33
31 December 13 Colorado 2 - 1 Nashville Budaj 12,456 17-13-1 35
32 December 15 Nashville 1 - 3 Colorado Budaj 16,582 18-13-1 37
33 December 17 Colorado 4 - 2 Los Angeles Budaj 16,647 19-13-1 39
34 December 19 Colorado 1 - 2 Anaheim OT Budaj 17,197 19-13-2 40
35 December 21 NY Rangers 3 - 4 Colorado OT Budaj 16,612 20-13-2 42
36 December 23 Vancouver 1 - 3 Colorado Budaj 17,186 21-13-2 44
37 December 27 Detroit 4 - 2 Colorado Budaj 18,007 21-14-2 44
38 December 29 Los Angeles 3 - 1 Colorado Theodore 17,256 21-15-2 44
39 December 31 Colorado 3 - 4 Phoenix SO Budaj 12,973 21-15-3 45
January: 6-5-1 (Home: 3-3-1; Road: 3-2-0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
40 January 2 Phoenix 5 - 2 Colorado Budaj 15,232 21-16-3 45
41 January 5 NY Islanders 1 - 2 Colorado OT Theodore 17,154 22-16-3 47
42 January 8 Colorado 0 - 1 Detroit Theodore 19,160 22-17-3 47
43 January 9 Colorado 1 - 2 Washington Theodore 16,168 22-18-3 47
44 January 12 Colorado 5 - 4 Carolina Theodore 18,680 23-18-3 49
45 January 13 Colorado 4 - 3 Florida SO Theodore 13,854 24-18-3 51
46 January 15 Colorado 3 - 0 Tampa Bay Theodore 17,222 25-18-3 53
47 January 18 Chicago 2 - 1 Colorado SO Theodore 18,007 25-18-4 54
48 January 20 Columbus 1 - 3 Colorado Theodore 17,197 26-18-4 56
49 January 22 Nashville 4 - 0 Colorado Theodore 15,235 26-19-4 56
50 January 24 Minnesota 3 - 2 Colorado Theodore 15,321 26-20-4 56
51 January 30 Chicago 3 - 6 Colorado Theodore 15,348 27-20-4 58
February: 3-2-1 (Home: 0-1-1 ; Road: 3-1-0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
52 February 1 Colorado 0 - 2 Detroit Budaj 20,066 27-21-4 58
53 February 2 Colorado 6 - 4 St. Louis Budaj 19,150 28-21-4 60
55 February 4 Phoenix 4 - 3 Colorado OT Budaj 14,381 28-21-5 61
55 February 6 Colorado 3 - 1 San Jose Theodore 17,087 29-21-5 63
56 February 9 Colorado 6 - 2 Vancouver Theodore 18,630 30-21-5 65
57 February 12 Anaheim 2 - 1 Colorado Theodore 16,257 30-22-5 65
58 February 14 St. Louis Colorado
59 February 17 Colorado Chicago
60 February 18 Detroit Colorado
61 February 20 Colorado Anaheim
62 February 22 Colorado Phoenix
63 February 24 Colorado Edmonton
64 February 26 Colorado Calgary
65 February 27 Colorado Vancouver
March: (Home: ; Road: )
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
66 March 1 Los Angeles Colorado
67 March 4 Vancouver Colorado
68 March 6 Anaheim Colorado
69 March 8 Dallas Colorado
70 March 9 Colorado Dallas
71 March 11 Colorado Atlanta
72 March 13 Edmonton Colorado
73 March 15 New Jersey Colorado
74 March 17 Colorado Minnesota
75 March 20 Colorado Calgary
76 March 22 Colorado Edmonton
77 March 24 Calgary Colorado
78 March 26 Vancouver Colorado
79 March 28 Edmonton Colorado
80 March 30 Colorado Minnesota
April: (Home: ; Road: )
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
81 April 1 Colorado Vancouver
82 April 6 Minnesota Colorado

Playoffs

The Avalanche are looking to rebound after missing the playoffs last season for the first time since they relocated to Denver in 1995.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
As of February 10th, 2008 [1]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Paul Stastny 46 17 32 49 22
Milan Hejduk 51 20 19 39 30
Wojtek Wolski 56 14 23 37 12
Andrew Brunette 56 11 26 37 10
Marek Svatos 52 24 6 30 26
Ryan Smyth 36 11 17 28 24
Tyler Arnason 44 7 19 26 16
Jaroslav Hlinka 52 6 18 24 14
Joe Sakic 24 7 15 22 10
John-Michael Liles 55 2 20 22 14

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
As of February 10th, 2008 [2]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Peter Budaj 30 1684 15 9 3 76 0 .900 2.71
Jose Theodore 29 1677 15 12 2 68 1 .908 2.43
Tyler Weiman 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0.00

Records and Milestones

Records

Milestones

  • On October 7th, Joe Sakic scored twice to move past Phil Esposito into 8th place all-time in scoring.
  • On October 26th, Joel Quenneville won his 400th game as a head coach, to move him into 7th place on the all-time list. Joe Sakic also picked up his 1,600th career point by providing the primary assist to Ryan Smyth's OT winner against the Flames, and Andrew Brunnette picked up his 500th career point with a secondary assist to Joe Sakic's goal that put the Avs up 1-0 in the first period.
  • With a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center on November 28th, the Avalanche won their 500th regular season game since their move from Quebec in 1995.
  • With a 9-5 win over St. Louis on December 9th, the Avalanche reached 1,000 wins in their franchise history.

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the season:

Trades

November 8, 2007
 To Colorado Avalanche
Jason Bacashihua 		To St. Louis Blues
7th round pick in 2008 Entry Draft
January 22, 2008
 To Colorado Avalanche
Darcy Campbell
Philippe Dupuis 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Mark Rycroft

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Scott Hannan San Jose Sharks 4 years, $18 million
Ryan Smyth New York Islanders 5 years, $31.25 million
Matt Hussey Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $475,000
Wyatt Smith Minnesota Wild 1 year, $500,000
Player New team
Brett McLean Florida Panthers
Ken Klee Atlanta Thrashers
Patrice Brisebois Montreal Canadiens

Draft picks

Colorado had nine picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[1] The Avalanche picked 14th overall.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 14 Kevin Shattenkirk Defenseman  United States US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2 45 Colby Cohen Defenseman  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
2 49 Trevor Cann Goalie  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 55 T.J. Galiardi Wing  Canada Dartmouth College (ECAC)
4 105 Brad Malone Center/Left Wing  Canada Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
4 113 Kent Patterson Goalie  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5 135 Paul Carey Center  United States
6 155 Jens Hellgren Defenseman  Sweden Frolunda Jr. (SEL)
7 195 Johan Alcen Wing  Sweden Brynäs IF (SEL)

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

The Avalanche have a new American Hockey League affiliate in the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team is a revival of the Utah Grizzlies franchise that had been dormant since 2005.

Arizona Sundogs

The Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League remain Colorado's secondary affiliate.

Roster

Updated April 21, 2025[2][3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
39 Canada Mackenzie Blackwood G L 28 2024 Thunder Bay, Ontario
20 United States Ross Colton C L 28 2023 Robbinsville, New Jersey
10 United States Charlie Coyle C R 33 2025 Weymouth, Massachusetts
27 Canada Jonathan Drouin LW L 30 2023 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
18 United States Jack Drury C L 25 2025 New York, New York
49 Canada Sam Girard D L 27 2017 Roberval, Quebec
6 United States Erik Johnson D R 37 2025 Bloomington, Minnesota
17 Canada Parker Kelly C L 26 2024 Camrose, Alberta
94 Finland Joel Kiviranta C L 29 2023 Vantaa, Finland
92 Sweden Gabriel Landeskog (C) LW L 32 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
62 Finland Artturi Lehkonen LW L 29 2022 Piikkiö, Finland
55 United States Ryan Lindgren D L 27 2025 Minneapolis, Minnesota
29 Canada Nathan MacKinnon (A) C R 29 2013 Halifax, Nova Scotia
8 Canada Cale Makar (A) D R 26 2017 Calgary, Alberta
70 United States Sam Malinski D R 26 2023 Lakeville, Minnesota
31 United States Kevin Mandolese G L 24 2024 Blainville, Quebec
42 United States Josh Manson D R 33 2022 Hinsdale, Illinois
67 Canada Keaton Middleton D L 27 2021 Stratford, Ontario
88 Czech Republic Martin Necas C R 26 2025 Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
11 United States Brock Nelson C L 33 2025 Warroad, Minnesota
13 Russia Valeri Nichushkin RW L 30 2019 Chelyabinsk, Russia
25 Canada Logan O'Connor RW R 28 2018 Missouri City, Texas
– United States Tucker Poolman Injured Reserve D R 31 2024 Dubuque, Iowa
36 Canada Matt Stienburg RW R 24 2019 Halifax, Nova Scotia
7 Canada Devon Toews (A) D L 31 2020 Abbotsford, British Columbia
26 United States Jimmy Vesey LW L 32 2025 Boston, Massachusetts
41 Canada Scott Wedgewood G L 32 2024 Brampton, Ontario
28 United States Miles Wood LW L 29 2023 Buffalo, New York


See also

References

  1. ^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
  2. ^ "Colorado Avalanche Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "Colorado Avalanche Roster Transactions". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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