Regular season and playoffsDET
Brian Rafalski's 2007-2008 season
Points
55
NHL#78
Goals
13
NHL#179
Assists
42
NHL#42
Plus/minus
+27
NHL#9
Games
73
89%
Defenceman Brian Rafalski was 34 years old when the 2007-2008 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 73 of a possible 82 games and scored 13 goals and 42 assists for 55 points, 0.75 points per game. The season ended with Brian Rafalski winning the Stanley Cup with Detroit Red Wings against Pittsburgh Penguins, after 22 playoff games and 14 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
2007-2008Playoffs
- Year 200719 years agoSeason opener
Brian Rafalski plays the 2007-2008 season for Detroit Red Wings
Brian was 34 years old when the 2007-2008 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 8th NHL season in all.
- +1 assistThe gameANA2–3DETWgame 1/82
7His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG1PPP26:08TOI - +2 pointsThe gameDET3–4CHILgame 2/828His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-2SOG2PPP26:51TOI
- The gameEDM2–4DETWgame 3/826His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG21:50TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCGY2–4DETWgame 4/829His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG21:24TOI
- The gameCHI3–2DETLgame 5/827His nightNo points0+/-2SOG23:56TOI
- The gameDET4–1LAKWgame 6/825His nightNo points+2+/-1SOG20:17TOI
- +1 goalThe gameDET3–6ANALgame 7/826His night+1P+1G-1+/-6SOG1PPP28:48TOI
- +3 assistsThe gameDET4–2SJSWgame 8/826His night+3P+3A0+/-1SOG2PPP22:39TOI
- The gameDET5–2PHXWgame 9/829His nightNo points0+/-2SOG23:16TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameVAN2–3DETWgame 10/8211His night+2P+2A+1+/-0SOG1PPP20:28TOI
- The gameSJS1–5DETWgame 11/826His nightNo points+3+/-0SOG25:46TOI
- The gameDET3–2VANWgame 12/8210His nightNo points+2+/-1SOG22:36TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET2–1EDMWgame 13/827His night+1P+1A0+/-4SOG1PPP27:41TOI
- November 2007
- +1 assistThe gameDET4–1CGYWgame 14/829His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG1PPP28:29TOI
- The gameNSH2–3DETWgame 15/826His nightNo points0+/-4SOG31:40TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCBJ1–4DETWgame 16/827His night+1P+1A+2+/-2SOG26:39TOI
- The gameDET2–3CHILgame 17/827His nightNo points+1+/-5SOG23:52TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET3–4STLLgame 18/826His night+1P+1A-1+/-1SOG25:32TOI
- +1 goalThe gameCHI5–3DETLgame 19/828His night+1P+1G-1+/-2SOG24:45TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameDET5–4CBJWgame 20/827His night+2P+2A+1+/-1SOG2PPP25:38TOI
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 21 of 8218pointsNHL#533goalsNHL#18515assistsNHL#19+7+/-NHL#17DET15-5-1W-L-OT31Points1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL - The gameDET2–3NSHLgame 22/827His nightNo points0+/-2SOG21:20TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET2–3CBJLgame 23/827His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG1PPP24:08TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCGY3–5DETWgame 24/829His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG23:59TOI
- The gameTBL2–4DETWgame 25/827His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG21:18TOI
- December 2007
- +2 assistsThe gamePHX2–3DETWgame 26/829His night+2P+2A0+/-4SOG1PPP21:48TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET4–1MTLWgame 27/827His night+1P+1A+1+/-0SOG1PPP20:30TOI
- The gameMIN0–5DETWgame 28/828His nightNo points+2+/-1SOG22:02TOI
- The gameCAR2–5DETWgame 29/828His nightNo points0+/-3SOG22:57TOI
- The gameDET2–1NSHWgame 30/827His nightNo points0+/-5SOG26:07TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameEDM4–3DETLgame 31/826His night+2P+2A+1+/-3SOG1PPP25:44TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameFLA2–5DETWgame 32/826His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-5SOG2PPP26:49TOI
- The gameWSH3–4DETWgame 33/829His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG22:48TOI
- The gameLAK2–6DETWgame 34/827His nightNo points0+/-0SOG18:10TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET2–3STLLgame 35/828His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG26:42TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET4–1MINWgame 36/826His night+1P+1A+2+/-5SOG23:36TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameDET5–0STLWgame 37/826His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-2SOG2PPP19:54TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET4–2COLWgame 38/825His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG26:06TOI
MilestoneBrian Rafalski reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Phoenix Coyotes · December 29
- The gameSTL2–0DETLgame 40/826His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG18:56TOI
Year 200818 years ago- The gameDAL1–4DETWgame 41/8210His nightNo points+3+/-1SOG19:44TOI
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 41 of 8234pointsNHL#456goalsNHL#18328assistsNHL#15+13+/-NHL#6DET30-8-3W-L-OT63Points1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
- +1 goalThe gameDET3–0DALWgame 42/8210His night+1P+1G+2+/-2SOG21:41TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET3–1CHIWgame 43/826His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG22:30TOI
- The gameCOL0–1DETWgame 44/827His nightNo points0+/-2SOG23:01TOI
- +1 assistThe gameMIN6–5DETLgame 45/828His night+1P+1A-1+/-3SOG25:37TOI
- +1 goalThe gameDET2–3OTTLgame 46/828His night+1P+1G0+/-1SOG1PPP25:02TOI
- The gameATL5–1DETLgame 47/829His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG24:07TOI
- The gameVAN2–3DETWgame 48/8211His nightNo points-2+/-6SOG23:52TOI
- +3 assistsThe gameDET6–3SJSWgame 49/828His night+3P+3A+2+/-2SOG2PPP23:08TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET3–0LAKWgame 50/826His night+1P+1A+3+/-1SOG23:34TOI
- The gamePHX2–3DETWgame 52/829His nightNo points+2+/-2SOG26:21TOI
- February 2008
- +1 assistThe gameCOL0–2DETWgame 53/826His night+1P+1A+2+/-4SOG25:13TOI
- +1 goalThe gameDET3–1BOSWgame 54/827His night+1P+1G+2+/-1SOG1PPP24:17TOI
- The gameDET3–2MINWgame 55/827His nightNo points+1+/-3SOG25:46TOI
- +1 assistThe gameLAK5–3DETLgame 56/826His night+1P+1A0+/-3SOG24:41TOI
- The gameDET2–3TORLgame 57/829His nightNo points0+/-1SOG24:50TOI
- The gameANA3–2DETLgame 58/827His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG24:52TOI
- The gameDET2–4NSHLgame 59/826His nightNo points-2+/-6SOG29:29TOI
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 62 of 8259 of 62 played46pointsNHL#6110goalsNHL#16036assistsNHL#23+20+/-NHL#3DET42-15-5W-L-OT89PointsPlayoff spot1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL - March 2008
- +1 goalThe gameSTL1–4DETWgame 68/827His night+1P+1G+3+/-3SOG21:02TOI
- The gameNSH3–4DETWgame 69/827His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG25:34TOI
- The gameCHI1–3DETWgame 70/827His nightNo points+1+/-2SOG22:09TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDAL3–5DETWgame 71/829His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG25:59TOI
- The gameNSH3–1DETLgame 72/827His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG25:24TOI
- The gameDET3–4CBJLgame 73/829His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG26:32TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCBJ1–3DETWgame 74/827His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG24:36TOI
- +1 goalThe gameDET6–3NSHWgame 75/826His night+1P+1G+3+/-7SOG1PPP25:48TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameDET4–1CBJWgame 76/829His night+2P+2A0+/-2SOG2PPP20:44TOI
- +1 assistThe gameDET2–1STLWgame 77/826His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG1PPP28:01TOI
- +1 goalThe gameSTL4–3DETLgame 78/825His night+1P+1G0+/-3SOG1PPP24:55TOI
- April 2008
- The gameDET2–6CHILgame 80/825His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG21:52TOI
- The gameCBJ2–3DETWgame 81/826His nightNo points0+/-1SOG26:01TOI
The season in numbersBrian Rafalski closes the 2007-2008 season with 55 points
Points55NHL#78Games73of 8289%Goals13NHL#179Assists42NHL#42P/GP0.75NHL#77+/-+27NHL#9Events13career best in goals50career goals2×Second star4×Third star6 i radgames with a point · 7 pts7 days laterPlayoffsDetroit Red Wings are in the playoffs
First roundDetroit Red Wings meet Nashville Predators
DETvsNSHSwedes on Detroit Red WingsSwedes on Nashville PredatorsNo Swedes- Game 1NSH1–3DETW7His nightNo points+1+/-0SOG23:05TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstNashville Predators
- +2 assistsGame 2NSH2–4DETW7His night+2P+2A+1+/-4SOG1PPP25:59TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstNashville Predators
- Game 3DET3–5NSHL7His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG25:53TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstNashville Predators
- +1 assistGame 4DET2–3NSHL6His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP24:47TOI
- Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withNashville Predators
- Game 5NSH1–2DETW6His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG23:30TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstNashville Predators
- +1 goalGame 6DET3–0NSHW6His night+1P+1G+2+/-4SOG25:21TOI
First roundDetroit Red Wings knock Nashville Predators out 4–2
DET4–2NSHAdvanceHe did not play in this round4 days laterSecond roundDetroit Red Wings meet Colorado Avalanche
DETvsCOLSwedes on Detroit Red WingsSwedes on Colorado Avalanche- +2 assistsGame 1COL3–4DETW7His night+2P+2A0+/-2SOG23:18TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstColorado Avalanche
- Game 2COL1–5DETW6His nightNo points+1+/-2SOG22:21TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstColorado Avalanche
- +1 assistGame 3DET4–3COLW7His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG24:19TOI
- May 2008
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstColorado Avalanche
- Game 4DET8–2COLW7His nightNo points+2+/-1SOG19:21TOI
Second roundDetroit Red Wings knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–0
DET4–0COLAdvanceHe did not play in this round7 days laterConference finalDetroit Red Wings meet Dallas Stars
DETvsDALSwedes on Detroit Red WingsSwedes on Dallas Stars- +1 goalGame 1DAL1–4DETW10His night+1P+1G0+/-2SOG1PPP23:00TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstDallas Stars
- Game 2DAL1–2DETW9His nightNo points0+/-4SOG23:06TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstDallas Stars
- +2 assistsGame 3DET5–2DALW9His night+2P+2A+2+/-1SOG20:47TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstDallas Stars
- Game 4DET1–3DALL9His nightNo points-2+/-7SOG27:23TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstDallas Stars
- Game 5DAL2–1DETL9His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG25:46TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstDallas Stars
- Game 6DET4–1DALW10His nightNo points0+/-5SOG26:46TOI
Conference finalDetroit Red Wings knock Dallas Stars out 4–2
DET4–2DALAdvanceHe did not play in this round5 days laterStanley Cup FinalDetroit Red Wings play the Stanley Cup Final against Pittsburgh Penguins
DETvsPITSwedes on Detroit Red WingsSwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsNo Swedes- Game 1PIT0–4DETW6His nightNo points0+/-3SOG24:48TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2PIT0–3DETW7His nightNo points0+/-4SOG24:54TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3DET2–3PITL7His nightNo points0+/-1SOG22:36TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +1 assistGame 4DET2–1PITW6His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG22:35TOI
- June 2008
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +2 pointsGame 5PIT4–3DETL7His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-2SOG1PPP42:06TOI
- Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup ChampionsDetroit Red Wings
beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 in the final
He did not play in this roundThe run in numbersBrian Rafalski ends the 2007-2008 playoffs with 14 points
Points14NHL#15Games22Goals4NHL#25Assists10NHL#10P/GP0.64NHL#33+/-+6NHL#13Events50playoff assists1×Second star1×Third star2 pointsbest gameNSH4–2→COL4–0→DAL4–2→PIT4–2