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2002-03 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Eastern Conference GP W L T OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Atlantic Division          
New Jersey Devils* 82 46 20 10 6 108 .659 216 166 0.49
Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 20 13 4 107 .652 211 166 0.43
New York Islanders* 82 35 34 11 2 83 .506 224 231 -0.16
New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 78 .476 210 231 -0.33
Pittsburgh Penguins 82 27 44 6 5 65 .396 189 255 -0.85
Northeast Division          
Ottawa Senators* 82 52 21 8 1 113 .689 263 182 0.88
Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 44 28 7 3 98 .598 236 208 0.26
Boston Bruins* 82 36 31 11 4 87 .530 245 237 0.02
Montreal Canadiens 82 30 35 8 9 77 .470 206 234 -0.39
Buffalo Sabres 82 27 37 10 8 72 .439 190 219 -0.40
Southeast Division          
Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 36 25 16 5 93 .567 219 210 -0.01
Washington Capitals* 82 39 29 8 6 92 .561 224 220 -0.06
Atlanta Thrashers 82 31 39 7 5 74 .451 226 284 -0.78
Florida Panthers 82 24 36 13 9 70 .427 176 237 -0.78
Carolina Hurricanes 82 22 43 11 6 61 .372 171 240 -0.90
Western Conference GP W L T OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Central Division          
Detroit Red Wings* 82 48 20 10 4 110 .671 269 203 0.85
St. Louis Blues* 82 41 24 11 6 99 .604 253 222 0.43
Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 33 13 6 79 .482 207 226 -0.14
Nashville Predators 82 27 35 13 7 74 .451 183 206 -0.17
Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 42 8 3 69 .421 213 263 -0.51
Northwest Division          
Colorado Avalanche* 82 42 19 13 8 105 .640 251 194 0.75
Vancouver Canucks* 82 45 23 13 1 104 .634 264 208 0.74
Minnesota Wild* 82 42 29 10 1 95 .579 198 178 0.32
Edmonton Oilers* 82 36 26 11 9 92 .561 231 230 0.12
Calgary Flames 82 29 36 13 4 75 .457 186 228 -0.37
Pacific Division          
Dallas Stars* 82 46 17 15 4 111 .677 245 169 0.94
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim* 82 40 27 9 6 95 .579 203 193 0.19
Los Angeles Kings 82 33 37 6 6 78 .476 203 221 -0.13
Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 35 11 5 78 .476 204 230 -0.23
San Jose Sharks 82 28 37 9 8 73 .445 214 239 -0.21

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-3):New Jersey Devils over Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 
 
Conference Finals (4-0):Mighty Ducks of Anaheim over Minnesota Wild 
Conference Finals (4-3):New Jersey Devils over Ottawa Senators 
 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-3):Minnesota Wild over Vancouver Canucks 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2):Mighty Ducks of Anaheim over Dallas Stars 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1):New Jersey Devils over Tampa Bay Lightning 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2):Ottawa Senators over Philadelphia Flyers 
 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3):Vancouver Canucks over St. Louis Blues 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3):Minnesota Wild over Colorado Avalanche 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-0):Mighty Ducks of Anaheim over Detroit Red Wings 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):Dallas Stars over Edmonton Oilers 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3):Philadelphia Flyers over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):Tampa Bay Lightning over Washington Capitals 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1):New Jersey Devils over Boston Bruins 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1):Ottawa Senators over New York Islanders 

Team Statistics

Glossary / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Ottawa Senators* 82 52 21 8 1 113 .689 263 182 0.88 5.43 83 391 21.23 50 332 84.94 4 8
2 Dallas Stars* 82 46 17 15 4 111 .677 245 169 0.94 5.05 62 327 18.96 50 346 85.55 9 6
3 Detroit Red Wings* 82 48 20 10 4 110 .671 269 203 0.85 5.76 76 319 23.82 55 377 85.41 11 4
4 New Jersey Devils* 82 46 20 10 6 108 .659 216 166 0.49 4.66 36 303 11.88 32 264 87.88 7 4
5 Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 20 13 4 107 .652 211 166 0.43 4.60 47 328 14.33 50 338 85.21 8 8
6 Colorado Avalanche* 82 42 19 13 8 105 .640 251 194 0.75 5.43 68 363 18.73 63 359 82.45 5 6
7 Vancouver Canucks* 82 45 23 13 1 104 .634 264 208 0.74 5.76 87 419 20.76 62 389 84.06 12 10
8 St. Louis Blues* 82 41 24 11 6 99 .604 253 222 0.43 5.79 80 391 20.46 71 389 81.75 11 7
9 Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 44 28 7 3 98 .598 236 208 0.26 5.41 63 359 17.55 56 426 86.85 11 7
10 Minnesota Wild* 82 42 29 10 1 95 .579 198 178 0.32 4.59 52 366 14.21 43 308 86.04 9 5
11 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim* 82 40 27 9 6 95 .579 203 193 0.19 4.83 56 348 16.09 42 333 87.39 8 5
12 Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 36 25 16 5 93 .567 219 210 -0.01 5.23 70 391 17.90 55 316 82.59 6 5
13 Washington Capitals* 82 39 29 8 6 92 .561 224 220 -0.06 5.41 57 331 17.22 72 384 81.25 8 4
14 Edmonton Oilers* 82 36 26 11 9 92 .561 231 230 0.12 5.62 56 386 14.51 61 351 82.62 13 8
15 Boston Bruins* 82 36 31 11 4 87 .530 245 237 0.02 5.88 59 325 18.15 65 375 82.67 10 11
16 New York Islanders* 82 35 34 11 2 83 .506 224 231 -0.16 5.55 58 384 15.10 67 405 83.46 12 5
17 Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 33 13 6 79 .482 207 226 -0.14 5.28 39 308 12.66 56 369 84.82 8 8
18 Los Angeles Kings 82 33 37 6 6 78 .476 203 221 -0.13 5.17 52 354 14.69 62 371 83.29 8 4
19 Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 35 11 5 78 .476 204 230 -0.23 5.29 55 385 14.29 77 412 81.31 4 11
20 New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 78 .476 210 231 -0.33 5.38 55 339 16.22 73 388 81.19 8 8
21 Montreal Canadiens 82 30 35 8 9 77 .470 206 234 -0.39 5.37 44 315 13.97 58 317 81.70 2 6
22 Calgary Flames 82 29 36 13 4 75 .457 186 228 -0.37 5.05 47 389 12.08 65 389 83.29 5 10
23 Nashville Predators 82 27 35 13 7 74 .451 183 206 -0.17 4.74 58 418 13.88 61 353 82.72 2 8
24 Atlanta Thrashers 82 31 39 7 5 74 .451 226 284 -0.78 6.22 64 371 17.25 65 355 81.69 8 14
25 San Jose Sharks 82 28 37 9 8 73 .445 214 239 -0.21 5.52 68 375 18.13 68 358 81.01 5 10
26 Buffalo Sabres 82 27 37 10 8 72 .439 190 219 -0.40 4.99 51 354 14.41 53 363 85.40 8 11
27 Florida Panthers 82 24 36 13 9 70 .427 176 237 -0.78 5.04 49 347 14.12 66 356 81.46 7 9
28 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 42 8 3 69 .421 213 263 -0.51 5.80 71 410 17.32 60 409 85.33 12 9
29 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 27 44 6 5 65 .396 189 255 -0.85 5.41 66 360 18.33 58 352 83.52 3 10
30 Carolina Hurricanes 82 22 43 11 6 61 .372 171 240 -0.90 5.01 58 420 13.81 71 392 81.89 6 9
League Average 82 36 31 10 5 87 .532 218 218 0.00 5.31 60 363 16.43 60 363 83.57 8 8

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Peter Forsberg
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Steve Yzerman
Calder Memorial Trophy:Barret Jackman
Conn Smythe Trophy:Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Jere Lehtinen
Hart Memorial Trophy:Peter Forsberg
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Nicklas Lidstrom
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:Brendan Shanahan
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Alexander Mogilny
Lester B. Pearson Award:Markus Naslund
Maurice Richard Trophy:Milan Hejduk
Vezina Trophy:Martin Brodeur
William M. Jennings Trophy:Robert Esche
Roman Cechmanek
Martin Brodeur

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Milan Hejduk-COL50
2.Markus Naslund-VAN48
3.Todd Bertuzzi-VAN46
4.Marian Hossa-OTT45
5.Glen Murray-BOS44

Goals Per Game

1.Milan Hejduk-COL0.61
2.Markus Naslund-VAN0.59
3.Marian Hossa-OTT0.56
4.Todd Bertuzzi-VAN0.56
5.Keith Tkachuk-STL0.55

Assists

1.Peter Forsberg-COL77
2.Joe Thornton-BOS65
3.Mario Lemieux*-PIT63
4.Mike Modano-DAL57
 Pavol Demitra-STL57
 Brad Richards-TBL57
 Vaclav Prospal-TBL57

Assists Per Game

1.Peter Forsberg-COL1.03
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.94
3.Joe Thornton-BOS0.84
4.Doug Weight-STL0.74
5.Pavol Demitra-STL0.73

Points

1.Peter Forsberg-COL106
2.Markus Naslund-VAN104
3.Joe Thornton-BOS101
4.Milan Hejduk-COL98
5.Todd Bertuzzi-VAN97

Points Per Game

1.Peter Forsberg-COL1.41
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.36
3.Joe Thornton-BOS1.31
4.Markus Naslund-VAN1.27
5.Milan Hejduk-COL1.20

Goals Created

1.Markus Naslund-VAN40.1
2.Milan Hejduk-COL38.5
3.Todd Bertuzzi-VAN37.7
4.Joe Thornton-BOS37.5
5.Glen Murray-BOS36.4

Goals Created Per Game

1.Markus Naslund-VAN0.49
2.Joe Thornton-BOS0.49
3.Peter Forsberg-COL0.48
4.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.47
5.Milan Hejduk-COL0.47

Total Goals For

1.Nicklas Lidstrom-DET161
2.Al MacInnis*-STL146
3.Sergei Gonchar-WSH142
4.Milan Hejduk-COL138
 Peter Forsberg-COL138

Power Play Goals For

1.Todd Bertuzzi-VAN68
2.Markus Naslund-VAN67
3.Al MacInnis*-STL64
4.Nicklas Lidstrom-DET62
5.Ray Whitney-CBJ60

Total Goals Against

1.Luke Richardson-CBJ122
2.Adrian Aucoin-NYI120
3.Frantisek Kaberle-ATL108
4.Mike Rathje-SJS107
5.Sandis Ozolinsh-2Tm106
 Nick Boynton-BOS106

Power Play Goals Against

1.Mattias Norstrom-LAK45
2.Adrian Aucoin-NYI44
3.Nicklas Lidstrom-DET41
 Luke Richardson-CBJ41
5.Brian Rolston-BOS40

Plus/Minus

1.Milan Hejduk-COL52
 Peter Forsberg-COL52
3.Nicklas Lidstrom-DET40
4.Jere Lehtinen-DAL39
5.Derian Hatcher-DAL37

Penalties in Minutes

1.Jody Shelley-CBJ249
2.Reed Low-STL234
3.Matt Johnson-MIN201
4.Wade Belak-TOR196
5.Peter Worrell-FLA193

Even Strength Goals

1.Glen Murray-BOS32
 Milan Hejduk-COL32
3.Marian Hossa-OTT31
4.Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL29
5.Jere Lehtinen-DAL26
 Alex Kovalev-2Tm26

Power Play Goals

1.Todd Bertuzzi-VAN25
2.Markus Naslund-VAN24
3.Dany Heatley-ATL19
4.Milan Hejduk-COL18
5.Mats Sundin-TOR16

Short-Handed Goals

1.Shawn Bates-NYI6
2.Brian Rolston-BOS5
3.Kirk Maltby-DET4
 Martin Rucinsky-STL4
 Matt Cooke-VAN4
 Curtis Brown-BUF4

Game-Winning Goals

1.Markus Naslund-VAN12
2.Sergei Fedorov-DET11
3.Marian Hossa-OTT10
4.Alexander Mogilny-TOR9
 Jaromir Jagr-WSH9
 Michal Handzus-PHI9

Shots on Goal

1.Glen Murray-BOS331
2.Jeff O'Neill-CAR316
 Jarome Iginla-CGY316
4.Al MacInnis*-STL299
 Petr Sykora-MDA299

Shooting Percentage

1.Milan Hejduk-COL20.5
2.Brenden Morrow-DAL20.0
 Alexander Mogilny-TOR20.0
4.Scott Mellanby-STL19.7
5.Marian Hossa-OTT19.7

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Marc Denis-CBJ77
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD73
3.Tomas Vokoun-NSH69
4.Patrick Lalime-OTT67
5.Olaf Kolzig-WSH66

Wins (Goalie)

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD41
2.Patrick Lalime-OTT39
3.Ed Belfour-TOR37
4.Patrick Roy*-COL35
5.Curtis Joseph-DET34
 Jean-Sebastien Giguere-MDA34

Losses (Goalie)

1.Marc Denis-CBJ41
2.Roberto Luongo-FLA34
3.Tomas Vokoun-NSH31
 Jose Theodore-MTL31
5.Roman Turek-CGY29

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Patrick Roy*-COL13
2.Nikolai Khabibulin-TBL11
 Tomas Vokoun-NSH11
4.Marty Turco-DAL10
 Roman Cechmanek-PHI10

Points (Goalie)

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD91
2.Patrick Lalime-OTT85
3.Patrick Roy*-COL83
4.Ed Belfour-TOR79
5.Roman Cechmanek-PHI76

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Marty Turco-DAL.706
2.Patrick Roy*-COL.659
3.Roman Cechmanek-PHI.655
4.Dan Cloutier-VAN.652
5.Patrick Lalime-OTT.644

Shutouts

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD9
2.Patrick Lalime-OTT8
 Jean-Sebastien Giguere-MDA8
 Jocelyn Thibault-CHI8
5.Marty Turco-DAL7
 Ed Belfour-TOR7

Goals Against

1.Marc Denis-CBJ232
2.Tommy Salo-EDM172
3.Jose Theodore-MTL165
4.Roberto Luongo-FLA164
 Roman Turek-CGY164

Goals Against Average

1.Marty Turco-DAL1.72
2.Roman Cechmanek-PHI1.83
3.Dwayne Roloson-MIN2.00
4.Martin Brodeur-NJD2.02
5.Patrick Lalime-OTT2.16

Shots Against

1.Marc Denis-CBJ2404
2.Roberto Luongo-FLA2011
3.Olaf Kolzig-WSH1925
4.Jean-Sebastien Giguere-MDA1820
5.Ed Belfour-TOR1816

Saves

1.Marc Denis-CBJ2172
2.Roberto Luongo-FLA1847
3.Olaf Kolzig-WSH1769
4.Jean-Sebastien Giguere-MDA1675
 Ed Belfour-TOR1675

Save Percentage

1.Marty Turco-DAL.932
2.Dwayne Roloson-MIN.926
3.Roman Cechmanek-PHI.925
4.Manny Fernandez-MIN.924
5.Ed Belfour-TOR.922

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Martin Brodeur
D: Nicklas Lidstrom
D: Al MacInnis
C: Peter Forsberg
LW: Markus Naslund
RW: Todd Bertuzzi
 2nd Team
G: Marty Turco
D: Sergei Gonchar
D: Derian Hatcher
C: Joe Thornton
LW: Paul Kariya
RW: Milan Hejduk

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
G: Sebastien Caron
D: Jay Bouwmeester
D: Barret Jackman
C: Tyler Arnason
LW: Rick Nash
LW: Henrik Zetterberg