2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season
| 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings | |
|---|---|
Stanley Cup champions | |
Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Western Conference champions | |
Central Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Central |
| Conference | 1st Western |
| 2007–08 record | 54–21–7 |
| Home record | 29–9–3 |
| Road record | 25–12–4 |
| Goals for | 257 |
| Goals against | 184 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Ken Holland |
| Coach | Mike Babcock |
| Captain | Nicklas Lidstrom |
| Alternate captains | Pavel Datsyuk Kris Draper Henrik Zetterberg |
| Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
| Average attendance | 18,871 (94%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Henrik Zetterberg (43) |
| Assists | Pavel Datsyuk (66) |
| Points | Pavel Datsyuk (97) |
| Penalty minutes | Aaron Downey (116) |
| Plus/minus | Pavel Datsyuk (+41) |
| Wins | Chris Osgood and Dominik Hasek (both 27) |
| Goals against average | Chris Osgood (2.09) |
The 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 76th season as the Red Wings and 82nd in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 16–6 overall team 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.