2007–08 San Jose Sharks season
| 2007–08 San Jose Sharks | |
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Pacific Division champions
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| Division | 1st Pacific |
| Conference | 2nd Western |
| 2007–08 record | 49–23–10 |
| Home record | 22–13–6 |
| Road record | 27–10–4 |
| Goals for | 222 |
| Goals against | 193 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Doug Wilson |
| Coach | Ron Wilson |
| Captain | Patrick Marleau |
| Alternate captains |
Mike Grier Craig Rivet Joe Thornton |
| Arena | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| Average attendance | 17,411 (99.5%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Joe Thornton (29) |
| Assists | Joe Thornton (67) |
| Points | Joe Thornton (96) |
| Penalties in minutes | Craig Rivet (104) |
| Plus/minus |
Douglas Murray (+20) Patrick Marleau -19 |
| Wins | Evgeni Nabokov (46) |
| Goals against average | Brian Boucher (1.76) |
Douglas Murray (+20)
The 2007–08 San Jose Sharks season began on October 4, 2007. It was the San Jose Sharks' 17th season in the National Hockey League. The Sharks were the Pacific Division champions, and second in the Western Conference. They finished the season with a 49–23–10 record.
During the pre-season, the 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23. Additionally, the free agency period began on July 1.
The Sharks began a win streak of road games on November 14, 2007, when they beat the Dallas Stars with a shootout win. The Sharks went on to win nine more consecutive road games, which gave them 10 straight wins on the road. The streak ended when the Sharks lost to the Anaheim Ducks on January 13, 2008. This was also the game where Head Coach Ron Wilson gave the Sharks’ backup goaltender, Thomas Greiss, his first start and rested Evgeni Nabokov, who was the starting goaltender for all the other Sharks games played up until the All-Star break.
The Sharks’ streak of ten-straight road wins was second to the 12 road game win streak posted by the Detroit Red Wings in 2006.
Jonathan Cheechoo earned his first hat-trick of the season on February 9, 2008 at the HP Pavilion against the Nashville Predators. This was the ninth time that Cheechoo earned a hat-trick in his career. The Sharks won the game 4–3 and gave Ron Wilson his 500th win as an NHL coach, the 11th coach in League history to reach the milestone.
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