2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season
# Dec Time ( ET ) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
25 1 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2-4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre ( 19,534 ) 11-12-2 24
26 3 7:30 PM Phoenix Coyotes 1-3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena ( 16,979 ) 12-12-2 26
27 5 9:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Edmonton Oilers Rexall Place ( 16,839 ) 13-12-2 28
28 6 9:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 SO Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome ( 19,289 ) 14-12-2 30
29 8 10:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 SO Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena ( 18,630 ) 15-12-2 32
30 11 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2-8 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center ( 19,409 ) 15-13-2 32
31 13 7:30 PM Ottawa Senators 4-1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena ( 16,982 ) 15-14-2 32
32 15 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum ( 15,269 ) 16-14-2 34
33 18 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 0-4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden ( IV ) ( 18,200 ) 16-15-2 34
34 20 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 SO Boston Bruins TD Garden ( 15,304 ) 17-15-2 36
35 21 7:30 PM New York Islanders 4-2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena ( 17,008 ) 17-16-2 36
36 23 3:00 PM Boston Bruins 2-4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena ( 17,060 ) 18-16-2 38
37 27 7:30 PM Washington Capitals 3-4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena ( 17,132 ) 19-16-2 40
38 29 7:30 PM Buffalo Sabres 0-2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena ( 17,132 ) 20-16-2 42
The 2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Their regular season began on October 5, 2007, against the Carolina Hurricanes and concluded on April 6, 2008, against the rival Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins looked to improve upon their progress in the 2006-07 season after being eliminated in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs by the Ottawa Senators. During the season, the Penguins wore gold patches with 250 on them, honoring the city of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary in 2008. Evgeni Malkin scored 106 points in the regular season, helping to offset the gap left while Sidney Crosby was injured. Goaltender Ty Conklin replaced Marc-Andre Fleury, who was also injured, to win 18 games. The team surpassed their record for total attendance, selling out all 41 home games for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins also participated in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic, which set the NHL single-game attendance record. During the regular season, the Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference, behind the Montreal Canadiens. With a 12-2 record in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the team eliminated the Senators, the New York Rangers and the Flyers, on their way to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, the franchise's first in 16 years. The team was defeated in the Stanley Cup Final by the Detroit Red Wings in six games.