| 2007–08Florida Panthers | |
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| Division | 3rdSoutheast |
| Conference | 11thEastern |
| 2007–08 record | 38–35–9 |
| Home record | 18–15–8 |
| Road record | 20–20–1 |
| Goals for | 216 |
| Goals against | 226 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jacques Martin |
| Coach | Jacques Martin |
| Captain | Olli Jokinen |
| Alternate captains | Bryan Allen Stephen Weiss |
| Arena | BankAtlantic Center |
| Average attendance | 15,436 (80.2%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Olli Jokinen (34) |
| Assists | Olli Jokinen (37) |
| Points | Olli Jokinen (71) |
| Penalty minutes | Nathan Horton (85) |
| Plus/minus | Jassen Cullimore (+21) |
| Wins | Tomas Vokoun (30) |
| Goals against average | Tomas Vokoun (2.68) |
The2007–08Florida Panthersseason began on October 4, 2007, with a game atMadison Square Garden against theNew York Rangers. It was the Panthers'14thseason in theNational Hockey League (NHL). The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
The2007 NHL entry draft took place inColumbus, Ohio, on June 22–23. For a complete list of Panthers' draft picks, see below.
The Panthers tied theMontreal Canadiens for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed with just three.[1]
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1 | y –Washington Capitals | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
| 3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
| 4 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
| R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | z –Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 262 | 222 | 104 |
| 2 | y –Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
| 3 | y –Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
| 7 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 261 | 247 | 94 |
| 8 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 222 | 94 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 255 | 242 | 90 |
| 11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
| 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 231 | 260 | 83 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
| 14 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
Divisions:AT – Atlantic,NE – Northeast,SE – Southeast
bold – qualified for playoffs,y – division winner,z – placed first in conference (and division)
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October: 5–7–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–5–0)
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November: 7–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–3–1)
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December: 6–5–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 4–1–0)
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January: 4–7–2 (home: 1–3–2; road: 3–4–0)
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February: 6–6–3 (home: 2–1–3; road: 4–5–0)
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March: 8–3–1 (home: 6–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
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Legend:W Win (2 points)L Loss (0 points)OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
| Olli Jokinen | 82 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 67 | |
| Nathan Horton | 82 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 85 | |
| Stephen Weiss | 74 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 40 | |
| David Booth | 73 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 40 | |
| Jay Bouwmeester | 82 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 72 | |
| Richard Zednik | 54 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 43 | |
| Rostislav Olesz | 56 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 16 | |
| Kamil Kreps | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 29 | |
| Steve Montador | 73 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 73 | |
| Jozef Stumpel | 52 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | |
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| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | |
| Tomas Vokoun | 69 | 4031 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 180 | 4 | .919 | 2.63 | |
| Craig Anderson | 17 | 935 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 2 | .935 | 2.25 | |
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| Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
| Cory Murphy | 1st NHL Game | October 4, 2007 | |||||||
| Cory Murphy | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
| Bryan Allen | 300th NHL Game | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
| Cory Murphy | 1st NHL Assist | October 11, 2007 | |||||||
| Stefan Meyer | 1st NHL Game | October 24, 2007 | |||||||
| Ville Peltonen | 100th NHL Point | October 26, 2007 | |||||||
| Olli Jokinen | 400th NHL Point | October 27, 2007 | |||||||
| Radek Dvorak | 300th NHL PIM | November 2, 2007 | |||||||
| Tanner Glass | 1st NHL Game | November 12, 2007 | |||||||
The Panthers have been involved in the followingtransactions during the 2007–08 season.
| June 13, 2007 [1] | ToFlorida Panthers 2nd-round pick in either2007 or2008 –Jacob Markstrom | ToTampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton |
| June 22, 2007 | ToFlorida Panthers Tomas Vokoun | ToNashville Predators 1st-round pick in2008 – Josh Bailey 2nd-round pick in2007 – Nick Spaling conditional 2nd-round pick – Aaron Ness |
| February 26, 2008 | ToFlorida Panthers Wade Belak | ToToronto Maple Leafs 5th-round pick in2008 – Jerome Flaake |
| February 26, 2008 | ToFlorida Panthers Karlis Skrastins 3rd-round pick in2008 – Adam Comrie | ToColorado Avalanche Ruslan Salei |
| February 26, 2008 | ToFlorida Panthers Chad Kilger | ToToronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in2008 – James Livingston |
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Florida's picks at the2007 NHL entry draft inColumbus,Ohio.[3] The Panthers had the 10th overall pick.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 10 | Keaton Ellerby (D) | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | |
| 2 | 40 | Michal Repik (RW) | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | |
| 3 | 71 | Evgeny Dadonov (RW) | Traktor Chelyabinsk (RSL) | |
| 4 | 101 | Matt Rust (C) | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 5 | 131 | John Lee (D) | United States | Moorhead High School (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 181 | Corey Syvret (D) | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 7 | 191 | Ryan Wilson (LW) | Cambridge Winterhawks (MWJHL) | |
| 7 | 202 | Sergei Gaiduchenko (G) | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) |
Florida has an affiliation agreement with theRochester Americans for this season.
TheFlorida Everblades remained the Panthers'ECHL affiliate that season.