2007–08 Ottawa Senators season

2007–08 Ottawa Senators
Division 2nd Northeast
Conference 7th Eastern
2007–08 record 43–31–8
Home record 22–15–4
Road record 21–16–4
Team information
General Manager Bryan Murray
Coach John Paddock (Oct-Feb)
Bryan Murray (Feb-Apr) interim
Captain Daniel Alfredsson
Alternate captains Chris Phillips
Wade Redden
Arena Scotiabank Place
Average attendance 19,821 (103.5%)
Team leaders
Goals Dany Heatley (41)
Assists Jason Spezza (58)
Points Jason Spezza (92)
Penalties in minutes Chris Neil (199)
Plus/minus Dany Heatley (+33)
Wins Martin Gerber (30)
Goals against average Martin Gerber (2.72)
<2006–07 2008–09>

The 2007–08 Ottawa Senators season began on October 3, 2007, and finished on April 16, 2008. It was the Senators' 16th season in the National Hockey League. The Senators started strongly in the regular season, but the team slumped after Christmas, and just barely qualified for the playoffs. The slump caused the Senators to fire John Paddock, who was in his first season as head coach. The Senators lost in the first round, losing in a sweep by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Offseason

The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was held in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23, and the Senators used their first-round draft pick, 29th overall, to select James O'Brien.

Prior to the season, the Senators changed their staff, promoting Bryan Murray to general manager and John Paddock to head coach. Previous General Manager John Muckler did not accept another position with the Senators and resigned. Two players, Mike Comrie and Tom Preissing, left as free agents, and Peter Schaefer was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Shean Donovan.

Pre-season

In the pre-season, a major incident occurred in the game against the Philadelphia Flyers on September 25. Early in the second period, forward Dean McAmmond was hit in the head by Steve Downie of the Flyers. Downie was given a match penalty with an automatic suspension. McAmmond was diagnosed with a concussion. Four Flyers players were eventually injured in the match, which was won by the Senators by two goals.[1] Steve Downie was eventually suspended for 20 games for the hit,[2] also adding a nine-game suspension from the NHL's affiliate, the American Hockey League (AHL). The Senators won all seven of their pre-season games, the only NHL team to do so that year.[3]

Regular season

The Senators opened the regular season with two straight wins over their rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the Battle of Ontario. The season opener at Toronto ended in overtime with right winger Dany Heatley notching two goals and an assist to start the season off 1–0–0. That afternoon, Heatley also agreed to a new contract, a six-year, $45 million deal.[4] The Senators earned another win the following day in their home opener, with captain Daniel Alfredsson scoring two goals. Before the game, the 2007 Eastern Conference Champions banner was raised to the rafters of Scotiabank Place.

The Sens went undefeated to start the season until the streak was snapped in their sixth game with a 5–3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on October 11. In a later win against the Montreal Canadiens, rookie Nick Foligno scored his first NHL goal off a wrap-around attempt on goaltender Carey Price. He celebrated the goal by imitating his father Mike's signature goal celebration, a high jump.

After an 8–1 record to start the season, and with a one week break, Head Coach John Paddock organized a team retreat to the Muskoka, Ontario, area starting on October 21.[5] With their win over the Maple Leafs on November 6, the Senators set a team record by recording their eighth consecutive win. They also set an NHL record for the best start to a season after 14 games.[6]

Also on November 6, six Senators were named to the All-Star Game ballot: Daniel Alfredsson, Ray Emery, Dany Heatley, Chris Phillips, Wade Redden and Jason Spezza, the most players from any one team in the NHL.[7] As of December 5, Daniel Alfredsson trailed only Sidney Crosby in the Eastern Conference voting for forwards with 119,825 votes.[8]

After a 4–2 win against Montreal, the Senators entered into a seven–game losing skid (0–4–3), recording three points and matching a record for straight losses set in the 1995–96 season. The Senators then rebounded with a six–game winning streak.

On January 2, 2008, Head Coach Paddock was named to coach the Eastern Conference All-Star team[9] and Jason Spezza was named the NHL's First Star of the Month for December.[10] On January 8, Daniel Alfredsson was named to the starting lineup for the All-Star Game, based on fan voting.[11] He is the first Senator ever to be voted to the starting lineup. Alfredsson will be making his fifth appearance in the All-Star Game.[12]

On January 11, Alfredsson's "CASH line" linemates, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza, were named to the All-Star Game roster.[13] They are the first complete line named since 1981, when the "Triple Crown" line of the Los Angeles Kings was named. However, due to Heatley's shoulder injury suffered against the Detroit Red Wings earlier in January, he did not dress in the game.

On January 24, 2008, in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Daniel Alfredsson set a new team record for points in a single game, notching seven points on three goals and four assists.[14] This topped the team record of six, done three times, the last time by Alfredsson himself against the Buffalo Sabres on November 2, 2005.[15] A six-point game had also been done by Dan Quinn and Radek Bonk. The seven-point night put Alfredsson into the overall lead in the scoring race for the All-Star break. Moreover, Alfredsson was named the First Star of the Week on January 28.[16] He was also named The Hockey News Player of the Week on that same day.[17]

On January 28, Ray Emery arrived late for a practice in New York on the first day back after the All-Star Game. Emery was subsequently fined $15,000 and the money was donated to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation. Despite his team's disappointment with his behaviour, it did not stop Emery starting against the Maple Leafs in a nationally-televised game, following Coach Paddock's "lose and you're out" policy of rotating his goaltenders depending on the team winning or losing, and not the goaltender's performance.

Dany Heatley returned from his separated shoulder injury after a month on injured reserve on February 7, 2008, scoring two goals in a win against the Florida Panthers.

On February 8, 2008, The Sports Network (TSN) reported that Wade Redden refused to waive his no-trade clause for a possible deal with the San Jose Sharks. Redden's agent was quoted as saying that "Redden wants to stay in Ottawa and contribute to Ottawa winning the Stanley Cup."[18]

On February 11, the Senators made a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes sending defenceman Joe Corvo and forward Patrick Eaves in exchange for forward Cory Stillman and defenceman Mike Commodore in a trade for "Stanley Cup experience," according to General Manager Bryan Murray.[19] Also that day, the NHL announced that Jason Spezza was named First Star of the Week after recording 11 points in the previous week's three games.

On February 27, after a prolonged slump through January and February during which the Senators won only 7 of 21 games, Murray fired Head Coach Paddock and Assistant Coach Ron Low, taking over the coaching duties himself.[20] Both Low and Paddock were offered other jobs within the organization. Murray said he told them to call him in a few weeks.[21]

The Senators trailed the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on March 25, 2008, with under eight minutes to play in the third period but scored five unanswered goals to win 6–3. It was only the third time in NHL history that a team scored six-or-more goals in a game despite scoring no more than one goal through the first 52:00.[22]

The team remained upbeat after the poor play and coaching change. Alfredsson appeared on the cover of the April 1 issue of The Hockey News, proclaiming "Don't Count Us Out." This was his seventh appearance on the cover of the magazine.[23] The article interviewed Alfredsson, Fisher and Murray, and discussed the up-and-down play of the team, and its defensive play which has allowed more goals than previous seasons.[24] Wayne Gretzky was quoted about the team: "This might mature them as a team going through this tough patch."[25]

Entering the final week of play, the Senators needed three points in three games to guarantee a playoff position ahead of the Washington Capitals, who held an edge in a tie-breaker between the teams. In the first game, Montreal would defeat the Senators 3–0. According to the Globe and Mail, before the next game on April 3 in Toronto, Ottawa employed the use of sports psychologist Dr. Max Offenberger.[26] The Senators defeated the Maple Leafs 8–2 and Antoine Vermette scored a hat-trick. Three of the Senators' goals were scored short-handed; it was the third time in franchise history that the Senators had scored three short-handed goals in a single game, with the two previous games being a 5–2 home win against the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000, and a 7–2 road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 2, 2006.[27] However, they lost Alfredsson and Fisher to injuries, adding to Chris Kelly, who was already sidelined. The Capitals continued to win, and it came down to the Senators final game, on April 4 at home against the Boston Bruins, needing one point to clinch a spot. Despite a 2–1 Senators' loss that night, the Carolina Hurricanes fell to the Florida Panthers and the Senators clinched a playoff berth for the 11th-straight season.

On April 6, the final day of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins played the Philadelphia Flyers to decide the final seedings and lost 2–0, drawing the Senators as first round opponents. According to Phil Sheridan of the Philadelphia Inquirer, it appeared deliberate:

“Two days after Double Clinch Friday came Letdown Sunday. Fans who filled the Wachovia Center expecting a fresh installment of There Will Be Blood got stuck watching Farce of the Penguins instead.


No Sidney Crosby, not much effort. The Pittsburgh Penguins paid the Flyers a huge compliment yesterday. They made it embarrassingly clear that they preferred to face the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the playoffs. After skating through the motions of a 2–0 loss to Philadelphia, the Pens will indeed face the Sens.”[28]

Excluding three shootout-winning goals, the Senators scored 258 goals during the regular season, the most among all 30 teams. They also scored the most shorthanded goals, with 18.[29][30]

Divisional standings

Northeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal Canadiens 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 Ottawa Senators 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
3 Boston Bruins 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
4 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 35 11 231 260 83

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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)

Schedule and results

2007–08 Game log

November

Record: 7–5–2; Home: 5–3–1; Road: 2–2–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
11 November 1 Atlanta 4 – 6 Ottawa Emery 18,538 10–1–0 20
12 November 3 Boston 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 19,939 11–1–0 22
13 November 4 Ottawa 2 – 1 Boston SO Gerber 10,087 12–1–0 24
14 November 6 Toronto 1 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 19,613 13–1–0 26
15 November 8 Washington 4 – 1 Ottawa Emery 19,666 13–2–0 26
16 November 10 Montreal 1 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 20,065 14–2–0 28
17 November 15 Buffalo 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 19,279 15–2–0 30
18 November 17 Ottawa 0 – 3 Toronto Gerber 19,596 15–3–0 30
19 November 19 Ottawa 4 – 2 Montreal Gerber 21,273 16–3–0 32
20 November 21 Ottawa 2 – 4 Buffalo Emery 18,690 16–4–0 32
21 November 22 Pittsburgh 6 – 5 Ottawa SO Gerber 20,061 16–4–1 33
22 November 24 Philadelphia 4 – 3 Ottawa Emery 20,128 16–5–1 33
23 November 28 Ottawa 2 – 3 NY Islanders SO Emery 9,211 16–5–2 34
24 November 29 Nashville 6 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 19,538 16–6–2 34

December

Record: 9–3–2; Home: 2–2–1; Road: 7–1–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
25 December 1 NY Rangers 5 – 2 Ottawa Gerber 20,003 16–7–2 34
26 December 4 Ottawa 3 – 4 Tampa Bay SO Emery 17,540 16–7–3 35
27 December 5 Ottawa 5 – 4 Florida Emery 11,289 17–7–3 37
28 December 7 Ottawa 4 – 2 Dallas Emery 18,016 18–7–3 39
29 December 12 Ottawa 6 – 0 Carolina Emery 15,268 19–7–3 41
30 December 13 Ottawa 4 – 1 Pittsburgh Gerber 16,982 20–7–3 43
31 December 15 Atlanta 3 – 7 Ottawa Gerber 20,082 21–7–3 45
32 December 18 Ottawa 3 – 2 Boston Gerber 14,874 22–7–3 47
33 December 20 Ottawa 2 – 3 Atlanta Gerber 14,085 22–8–3 47
34 December 22 Chicago 4 – 3 Ottawa OT Emery 20,171 22–8–4 48
35 December 23 Ottawa 3 – 1 NY Rangers Gerber 18,200 23–8–4 50
36 December 26 Ottawa 5 – 3 Buffalo Gerber 18,690 24–8–4 52
37 December 27 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 20,268 25–8–4 54
38 December 29 Washington 8 – 6 Ottawa Gerber 20,296 25–9–4 54
  • ^1 Emery had to leave this game with a sore hip at the 5:24 mark of the 1st period, but was credited with the win because he was in the net when the game-winning goal was scored. Neither Gerber or Emery will get the shutout included in their stats because it was shared.

January

Record: 7–7–0; Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–4–0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
39 January 1 Ottawa 3 – 6 Washington Emery 14,547 25–10–4 54
40 January 4 Ottawa 5 – 3 Buffalo Emery 18,690 26–10–4 56
41 January 5 Tampa Bay 3 – 4 Ottawa OT Emery 20,108 27–10–4 58
42 January 10 Buffalo 2 – 3 Ottawa SO Gerber 19,843 28–10–4 60
43 January 12 Detroit 2 – 3 Ottawa Emery 20,208 29–10–4 62
44 January 13 NY Islanders 3 – 1 Ottawa Gerber 19,804 29–11–4 62
45 January 15 Ottawa 2 – 4 Washington Emery 15,261 29–12–4 62
46 January 17 Carolina 1 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 19,720 30–12–4 64
47 January 19 Tampa Bay 2 – 0 Ottawa Emery 20,091 30–13–4 64
48 January 20 Ottawa 1 – 6 Philadelphia Gerber 19,742 30–14–4 64
49 January 22 Ottawa 3 – 5 Florida Emery 12,794 30–15–4 64
50 January 24 Ottawa 8 – 4 Tampa Bay Gerber 16,346 31–15–4 66
51 January 29 Ottawa 5 – 2 NY Islanders Gerber 9,546 32–15–4 68
52 January 31 Boston 4 – 1 Ottawa Gerber 19,959 32–16–4 68

February

Record: 4–7–2; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–4–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
53 February 2 Ottawa 2 – 4 Toronto Emery 19,543 32–17–4 68
54 February 5 Ottawa 3 – 4 Montreal Gerber 21,273 32–18–4 68
55 February 7 Florida 4 – 5 Ottawa Emery 19,435 33–18–4 70
56 February 9 Montreal 1 – 6 Ottawa Emery 20,297 34–18–4 72
57 February 12 Buffalo 5 – 1 Ottawa Emery 19,564 34–19–4 72
58 February 13 Ottawa 2 – 3 New Jersey OT Gerber 12,339 34–19–5 73
59 February 16 New Jersey 3 – 2 Ottawa Emery 20,201 34–20–5 73
60 February 19 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Ottawa SO Emery 19,729 35–20–5 75
61 February 21 Columbus 3 – 2 Ottawa SO Emery 19,612 35–20–6 76
62 February 23 Ottawa 4 – 3 Pittsburgh OT Emery 17,132 36–20–6 78
63 February 25 Toronto 5 – 0 Ottawa Emery 19,861 36–21–6 78
64 February 26 Ottawa 0 – 4 Boston Gerber 13,451 36–22–6 78
65 February 28 Ottawa 1 – 3 Philadelphia Emery 19,567 36–23–6 78

March

Record: 6–6–2; Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–5–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
66 March 1 Pittsburgh 4 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 20,153 37–23–6 80
67 March 3 Ottawa 1 – 3 Anaheim Gerber 17,174 37–24–6 80
68 March 5 Ottawa 2 – 3 San Jose OT Gerber 17,496 37–24–7 81
69 March 6 Ottawa 0 – 2 Los Angeles Gerber 17,580 37–25–7 81
70 March 8 Ottawa 4 – 2 Phoenix Gerber 16,922 38–25–7 83
71 March 11 Boston 1 – 4 Ottawa Gerber 20,14339–25–7 85
72 March 13 Ottawa 3 – 0 Montreal Gerber 21,273 40–25–7 87
73 March 16 Ottawa 1 – 5 Carolina Gerber 18,680 40–26–7 87
74 March 20 St. Louis 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 20,027 41–26–7 89
75 March 22 Toronto 5 – 4 Ottawa Gerber 20,183 41–27–7 89
76 March 24 Ottawa 5 – 7 Montreal Emery 21,273 41–28–7 89
77 March 25 Ottawa 6 – 3 Buffalo Gerber 18,690 42–28–7 91
78 March 27 Buffalo 4 – 3 Ottawa SO Gerber 19,883 42–28–8 92
79 March 29 Ottawa 0 – 4 Boston Gerber 17,565 42–29–8 92

April

Record: 1-2-0; Home: 0-2-0; Road: 1-0-0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
80 April 1 Montreal 3 – 0 Ottawa Gerber 20,326 42–30–8 92
81 April 3 Ottawa 8 - 2 Toronto Gerber 19,466 43-30-8 94
82 April 4 Boston 2 - 1 Ottawa Gerber 20,232 43-31-8 94
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators clinched a playoff spot for the eleventh consecutive time (minus the lockout), finishing second in the Northeast Division, and seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Senators faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Quarter-final and lost the series 4–0. The result led to speculation in the media that Ray Emery's contract would be bought out and free agents Mike Commodore, Martin Lapointe, Wade Redden, Luke Richardson and Cory Stillman would not return for the 2008–09 season.[31] GM Bryan Murray was given a public endorsement by Owner Eugene Melnyk and was expected to return for next season.[32] On April 18, Murray confirmed to the media in an end-of-season press conference that Emery would not return: "My plan is not to have him back."[33]

2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza C 76 34 58 92 66261106
Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson RW 70 40 49 89 3415975
Heatley, DanyDany Heatley LW 71 41 41 82 76331308
Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette C 81 24 29 53 513433
Fisher, MikeMike Fisher C 79 23 24 47 82-10624
Redden, WadeWade Redden D 80 6 32 38 6011401
Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros D 82 9 27 36 505611
Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly C/LW 75 11 19 30 303011
Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille C 68 10 19 29 184101
Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo D 51 6 21 27 1813101
Schubert, ChristophChristoph Schubert D 82 8 16 24 647100
McAmmond, DeanDean McAmmond C 68 9 13 22 121031
Neil, ChrisChris Neil RW 68 6 14 20 199-3001
Stillman, CoryCory Stillman LW 24 3 16 19 10-8100
Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips D 81 5 13 18 5615101
Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov D 67 1 14 15 5514001
Donovan, SheanShean Donovan RW 82 5 7 12 73-3003
Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves RW 26 4 6 10 60101
Foligno, NickNick Foligno LW 45 6 3 9 200000
Richardson, LukeLuke Richardson D 76 2 7 9 411000
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe RW 18 3 3 6 23-2100
Bass, CodyCody Bass C 21 2 2 4 19-1011
McGrattan, BrianBrian McGrattan RW 38 0 3 3 460000
Commodore, MikeMike Commodore D 26 0 2 2 26-9000
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber G 57 0 2 2 60000
Lee, BrianBrian Lee D 6 0 1 1 41000
Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott G 1 0 0 0 00000
Emery, RayRay Emery G 31 0 0 0 60000
Hennessy, JoshJosh Hennessy C 5 0 0 0 0-1000
Nikulin, AlexanderAlexander Nikulin C 2 0 0 0 0-2000
Nycholat, LawrenceLawrence Nycholat D 3 0 0 0 01000
Winchester, JesseJesse Winchester C 1 0 0 0 20000
Zubov, IlyaIlya Zubov C 1 0 0 0 00000

Stillman and Commodore totals only include time with Senators.

Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber 3197 57 30 18 4 145 2.72 216191474.910
Emery, RayRay Emery 1689 31 12 13 4 88 3.13 0800712.890
Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott 60 1 1 0 0 1 1.00 02928.966
Team: 4946 82 43 31 8 234 2.84 224482214.904

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Stillman, CoryCory Stillman LW 4 2 0 2 2-4100
Commodore, MikeMike Commodore D 4 0 2 2 0-1000
Bass, CodyCody Bass C 4 1 0 1 60000
Donovan, SheanShean Donovan RW 4 1 0 1 2-1000
Foligno, NickNick Foligno LW 4 1 0 1 20000
Heatley, DanyDany Heatley LW 4 0 1 1 6-5000
Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros D 4 0 1 1 6-4000
Neil, ChrisChris Neil RW 4 0 1 1 220000
Redden, WadeWade Redden D 4 0 1 1 11-4000
Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille C 2 0 1 1 01000
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza C 4 0 1 1 0-4000
Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov D 4 0 1 1 20000
Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson RW 2 0 0 0 0-2000
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber G 4 0 0 0 00000
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe RW 4 0 0 0 4-1000
Lee, BrianBrian Lee D 4 0 0 0 2-1000
McAmmond, DeanDean McAmmond C 4 0 0 0 40000
Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips D 4 0 0 0 4-2000
Schubert, ChristophChristoph Schubert D 4 0 0 0 80000
Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette C 4 0 0 0 4-4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber 238 4 0 4 14 3.53 0159145.912
Team: 238 4 0 4 14 3.53 0159145.912

[34]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Nick Foligno 1st NHL game October 4, 2007
Daniel Alfredsson 50th NHL GWG October 4, 2007
Brian Elliott 1st NHL game
1st NHL start
1st NHL win 		October 10, 2007
Dany Heatley 400th NHL point October 18, 2007
Nick Foligno 1st NHL goal
1st NHL point 		October 20, 2007
Shean Donovan 1st goal w/ Ottawa October 20, 2007
Dany Heatley 300th NHL PIM October 27, 2007
Randy Robitaille 1st goal w/ Ottawa November 1, 2007
Daniel Alfredsson 300th NHL goal November 1, 2007
Mike Fisher 200th NHL point November 3, 2007
Mike Fisher 400th NHL game November 10, 2007
Chris Neil 1000th NHL PIM November 10, 2007
Chris Neil 400th NHL game November 15, 2007
Daniel Alfredsson 800th NHL game November 15, 2007
Alexander Nikulin 1st NHL game November 22, 2007
Joe Corvo 300th NHL game November 22, 2007
Shean Donovan 800th NHL game December 4, 2007
Antoine Vermette 100th NHL point December 7, 2007
Mike Fisher 100th NHL goal December 12, 2007
Dean McAmmond 400th NHL point December 12, 2007
Daniel Alfredsson 800th NHL point December 13, 2007
Cody Bass 1st NHL game December 15, 2007
Dany Heatley 200th NHL goal December 15, 2007
Jason Spezza 200th NHL assist December 15, 2007
Luke Richardson 1st goal w/ Ottawa December 18, 2007
Chris Kelly 200th NHL game December 20, 2007
Wade Redden 100th NHL goal December 26, 2007
Cody Bass 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point 		December 27, 2007
Andrej Meszaros 200th NHL game December 27, 2007
Jason Spezza 300th NHL point December 27, 2007
Mike Fisher 1st NHL hat-trick December 29, 2007
Cody Bass 1st NHL goal January 4, 2008
Wade Redden 800th NHL game January 11, 2008
Daniel Alfredsson 100th NHL PPG January 13, 2008
Ilya Zubov 1st NHL game January 15, 2008
Andrej Meszaros
Anton Volchenkov 		200th NHL PIM January 20, 2008
Wade Redden 400th NHL point January 20, 2008
Randy Robitaille 500th NHL game January 20, 2008
Jason Spezza 100th NHL goal January 24, 2008
Wade Redden 300th NHL assist January 24, 2008
Daniel Alfredsson 500th NHL assist January 24, 2008
Jason Spezza 1st NHL hat-trick
1st NHL 6–point game 		February 9, 2008
Joe Corvo 100th NHL assist February 9, 2008
Dany Heatley 400th NHL game February 12, 2008
Cory Stillman 1st assist w/ Ottawa
1st point w/ Ottawa 		February 12, 2008
Luke Richardson 200th NHL point February 13, 2008
Jason Spezza 300th NHL game February 19, 2008
Cory Stillman 1st goal w/ Ottawa February 21, 2008
Luke Richardson 1400th NHL game February 25, 2008
Martin Lapointe 1st goal w/ Ottawa
1st point w/ Ottawa 		March 1, 2008
Martin Lapointe 1st assist w/ Ottawa March 13, 2008
Shean Donovan 600th NHL PIM March 13, 2008
Mike Commodore 1st assist w/ Ottawa
1st point w/ Ottawa 		March 22, 2008
Brian Lee 1st NHL game March 25, 2008
Jesse Winchester 1st NHL game March 29, 2008
Antoine Vermette 1st NHL hat-trick April 3, 2008
Brian Lee 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point 		April 3, 2008
Martin Gerber 109th NHL victory April 3, 2008
Martin Gerber 200th NHL game April 4, 2008
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Brian Lee
Nick Foligno
Cody Bass 		1st NHL playoff game April 9, 2008
Cody Bass 1st NHL playoff goal
1st NHL playoff point 		April 11, 2008
Shean Donovan 1st playoff goal w/ Ottawa April 11, 2008
Nick Foligno 1st NHL playoff goal
1st NHL playoff point 		April 14, 2008
Daniel Alfredsson 100th NHL playoff game April 14, 2008

Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

June 23, 2007
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Fifth-round pick in 2007 Draft (Matt Marshall)

Seventh-round pick in 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Torrie Jung)
Seventh-round round pick in 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Justin Courtnall)

 To Ottawa Senators
Fourth-round pick in 2008 Draft (Derek Grant)
July 17, 2007
 To Boston Bruins
Peter Schaefer		 To Ottawa Senators
Shean Donovan
February 11, 2008
 To Carolina Hurricanes
Joe Corvo
Patrick Eaves		 To Ottawa Senators
Cory Stillman
Mike Commodore
February 26, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
Sixth-round pick in 2008 Draft (Ben Smith)		 To Ottawa Senators
Martin Lapointe

Free agents

Free agent acquisitions

Player Former team Contract terms
Matt Carkner Pittsburgh Penguins One year, $475,000
Niko Dimitrakos Philadelphia Flyers One year, $575,000
Luke Richardson Tampa Bay Lightning One year, $500,000
Randy Robitaille New York Islanders One year, $625,000
Jesse Winchester Colgate University One year, terms not announced

Players lost to free agency

Player New team
Mike Comrie New York Islanders
Andrew Ebbett Anaheim Ducks
Jeff Heerema Frankfurt Lions
Neil Komadoski St. Louis Blues
Tom Preissing Los Angeles Kings
Oleg Saprykin CSKA Moscow

Roster

2007-08 Ottawa Senators
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Sources:

Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[35]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 29th James O'Brien Centre USA University of Minnesota (NCAA)
2 60th Ruslan Bashkirov Left Wing Russia Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
3 90th Louie Caporusso LW/C Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJRA)
4 120th Ben Blood Defence USA Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA)

Farm teams

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ "McAmmond injured in Senators win". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  2. ↑ TSN report
  3. ↑ Canadian Press: Ottawa Senators beat Washington Capitals to cap unbeaten pre-season
  4. ↑ Pierre LeBrun. "Heatley, Sens get deal done". Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  5. ↑ Allen Panzeri (October 15, 2007). "Senators about to go on vacation". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  6. ↑ Brian Compton (November 6, 2007). "Gerber handles Toronto again". NHL.com. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
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