2007-08 NHL season
| 2007–08 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 29, 2007 – June 4, 2008 |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
| Season MVP | Alexander Ovechkin (Capitals) |
| Top scorer | Alexander Ovechkin (Capitals) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Western champions | Detroit Red Wings |
| Western runners-up | Dallas Stars |
| Playoffs MVP | Henrik Zetterberg (Red Wings) |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | Detroit Red Wings |
| Runners-up | Pittsburgh Penguins |
The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It began on September 29, 2007, and the regular season ended April 6, 2008. The Stanley Cup playoffs ended on June 4, with the Detroit Red Wings taking the championship. The 56th NHL All-Star Game was held in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the event at Philips Arena on January 27, 2008. The hosting by Atlanta was rescheduled from 2005, when a lockout cancelled the entire 2004–05 season.
National Hockey League announced that the regular season salary cap would be going up for the third consecutive season. The 2007–08 salary cap is being increased by US$6.3 million per team to bring the salary cap up to US$50.3 million. The salary floor is at US$34.3 million, which is 71.5% higher than the salary floor during the 2005–06 season. The season featured the debut of Reebok's new Rbk Edge hockey jerseys. This was the first league-wide uniform innovation in the history of any major North American professional sports league. Seven teams (Boston, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, Washington, Ottawa, San Jose and Columbus) unveiled new designs prior to the season's beginning.
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