2002–03 New Jersey Devils season

2002–03 New Jersey Devils
Stanley Cup Champions
Eastern Conference Champions
Atlantic Division Champions
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 2nd Eastern
2002–03 record 46–20–10–6
Home record 25–11–3–2
Road record 21–9–7–4
Goals for 216
Goals against 166
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Pat Burns
Captain Scott Stevens
Alternate captains Patrik Elias
Scott Niedermayer
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Average attendance 14,858
Team leaders
Goals Patrik Eliáš (28)
Assists Scott Gomez (42)
Points Patrik Elias (57)
Penalties in minutes Turner Stevenson (115)
Plus/minus Jeff Friesen
Scott Niedermayer (+23)
Wins Martin Brodeur (41)
Goals against average Corey Schwab (1.47)
<2001–02 2003–04>

The 2002–03 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 21st season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. After claiming Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference titles, the Devils won their third Stanley Cup championship in a seven-game series against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Pre-season

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Time

Regular season

The Devils tied the Philadelphia Flyers for fewest goals allowed (166) and had the fewest power-play opportunities against (264), the fewest power-play goals against (32) and the best penalty-kill percentage (87.88%). The Devils also tied the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with four. Furthermore, the Devils also had the fewest power-play opportunities for (303), the fewest power-play goals for (36) and the lowest power-play percentage, at 11.88%.[1]

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12 New Jersey Devils 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
24 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
38 New York Islanders 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
49 New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
514 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65

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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Pts
1WOctober 10, 20022–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 1–0–0–02
2WOctober 12, 20023–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 2–0–0–04
3WOctober 18, 20023–2 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) 3–0–0–06
4LOctober 19, 20021–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–1–0–06
5WOctober 23, 20022–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 4–1–0–08
6WOctober 25, 20022–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 5–1–0–010
7WOctober 26, 20025–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 6–1–0–012
8LOctober 29, 20021–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 6–2–0–012
9WNovember 2, 20025–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 7–2–0–014
10LNovember 5, 20022–3 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 7–3–0–014
11WNovember 7, 20021–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 8–3–0–016
12LNovember 9, 20023–6 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 8–4–0–016
13WNovember 12, 20023–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 9–4–0–018
14WNovember 15, 20025–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 10–4–0–020
15LNovember 16, 20021–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 10–5–0–020
16WNovember 19, 20024–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 11–5–0–022
17TNovember 21, 20024–4 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 11–5–1–023
18LNovember 23, 20021–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 11–6–1–023
19OTLNovember 27, 20022–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 11–6–1–124
20WNovember 29, 20022–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 12–6–1–126
21WNovember 30, 20025–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 13–6–1–128
22WDecember 2, 20021–0 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 14–6–1–130
23OTLDecember 4, 20022–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 14–6–1–231
24WDecember 6, 20023–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 15–6–1–233
25LDecember 7, 20020–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 15–7–1–233
26WDecember 10, 20022–0 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 16–7–1–235
27LDecember 12, 20022–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 16–8–1–235
28OTLDecember 14, 20023–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 16–8–1–336
29LDecember 18, 20020–3 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 16–9–1–336
30WDecember 19, 20023–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 17–9–1–338
31WDecember 21, 20025–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 18–9–1–338
32TDecember 23, 20022–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 18–9–2–339
33LDecember 27, 20022–3 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 18–10–2–339
34WDecember 28, 20022–1 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 19–10–2–341
35WDecember 30, 20021–0 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 20–10–2–343
36LJanuary 1, 20031–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 20–11–2–343
37WJanuary 3, 20032–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 21–11–2–345
38LJanuary 4, 20031–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 21–12–2–345
39WJanuary 7, 20033–2 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–12–2–347
40WJanuary 10, 20032–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 23–12–2–349
41TJanuary 11, 20033–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 23–12–3–350
42WJanuary 13, 20036–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 24–12–3–352
43WJanuary 15, 20035–0 New York Islanders (2002–03) 25–12–3–354
44WJanuary 17, 20032–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 26–12–3–356
45WJanuary 18, 20035–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 27–12–3–358
46WJanuary 22, 20035–4 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 28–12–3–360
47WJanuary 24, 20033–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 29–12–3–362
48OTLJanuary 25, 20031–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 29–12–3–463
49WJanuary 28, 20031–0 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 30–12–3–465
50WJanuary 30, 20035–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 31–12–3–467
51WFebruary 4, 20034–1 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 32–12–3–469
52WFebruary 5, 20034–1 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 33–12–3–471
53LFebruary 7, 20032–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 33–13–3–471
54WFebruary 9, 20033–2 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 34–13–3–473
55LFebruary 11, 20031–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 34–14–3–473
56WFebruary 12, 20033–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 35–14–3–475
57LFebruary 15, 20031–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 35–15–3–475
58TFebruary 18, 20032–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 35–15–4–476
59LFebruary 19, 20033–5 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 35–16–4–476
60WFebruary 21, 20033–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 36–16–4–478
61WFebruary 23, 20034–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 37–16–4–480
62TFebruary 25, 20033–3 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 37–16–5–481
63TFebruary 27, 20033–3 OT @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 37–16–6–482
64WMarch 1, 20032–1 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 38–16–6–484
65LMarch 4, 20032–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 38–17–6–484
66OTLMarch 5, 20034–5 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 38–17–6–585
67WMarch 8, 20034–2 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 39–17–6–587
68LMarch 11, 20032–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 39–18–6–587
69LMarch 13, 20033–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 39–19–6–587
70WMarch 15, 20033–1 New York Rangers (2002–03) 40–19–6–589
71LMarch 17, 20032–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 40–20–6–589
72WMarch 18, 20031–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 41–20–6–591
73WMarch 21, 20033–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 42–20–6–593
74WMarch 22, 20034–2 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 43–20–6–595
75WMarch 24, 20034–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 44–20–6–597
76TMarch 27, 20032–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 44–20–7–598
77TMarch 28, 20031–1 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 44–20–8–599
78WMarch 30, 20036–0 New York Islanders (2002–03) 45–20–8–5101
79OTLApril 1, 20032–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 45–20–8–6102
80TApril 3, 20031–1 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 45–20–9–6103
81WApril 4, 20032–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 46–20–9–6105
82TApril 6, 20032–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 46–20–10–6106

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(E2) New Jersey Devils vs. (E7) Boston Bruins

The series opened at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey, and game one was a defensive battle in an ultimate 2–1 Devils victory behind two goals from Jamie Langenbrunner. New Jersey then took control of the series with a 4–2 victory in Game 2.

Down 2–0 in the series but heading home to FleetCenter, Boston shook things up, replacing Steve Shields, who allowed six goals in the first two games, in favor of Jeff Hackett. The shakeup did not do much, as the Devils shut out in the Bruins in Game 3, 3–0, with goalie Martin Brodeur stopping all 29 shots he faced. Not wanting to end their season with a winless postseason and a loss in front of their fans, Boston came out firing in Game 4, winning the game, 5–1, and knocking out Brodeur after the fifth goal in favor of Corey Schwab, who went six-for-six in net.

Unfortunately for the Bruins and their fans, they had only "stayed their execution" until game five in New Jersey, where Brodeur bounced back from his horrid Game 4 with a 28-save shutout in a 3–0 win as Langenbrunner added two more goals.

New Jersey won series 4–1

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(E2) New Jersey Devils vs. (E3) Tampa Bay Lightning

The series opened at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey, where the Devils scored three third-period goals to break a scoreless tie en route to a 3–0 game one victory with goalie Martin Brodeur posting a 15-save shutout in the process. Game two was a little tenser, with New Jersey rallying from a third-period deficit and winning the game 2:09 into overtime, 3–2, on a goal by Jamie Langenbrunner.

At home at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, the Lightning jumped out to a 3–0 first-period lead, then watched New Jersey tie the score before scoring in the third period on a goal by Dave Andreychuk to win the game, 4–3. The Devils responded by winning game four, 3–1, to push the Lightning to the brink. The Devils ended the series with a 2–1 triple-overtime victory in game five, with Grant Marshall scoring the game-winning goal 11:12 into the sixth period.

New Jersey won series 4–1

Eastern Conference Finals

(E1) Ottawa Senators vs. (E2) New Jersey Devils

The series opened at Corel Centre in Ottawa, where the Senators took game one in overtime, 3–2, when Shaun Van Allen tipped in a pass from Martin Havlát 3:08 into overtime. New Jersey tied the series, 1–1, with a crucial victory in game two, 4–1. It marked the first time Ottawa goalie Patrick Lalime allowed more than two goals in twelve postseason games.

Game three at the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey saw an amazing defensive battle, but New Jersey won the game, 1–0, on a first-period goal by Sergei Brylin. Martin Brodeur posted a 24-save shutout for the Devils in the process. New Jersey appeared to have the series in control when they broke a 2–2 tie in game four with three third-period goals en route to a 5–2 win, and they led in the series, 3–1. But, it wasn't over yet, as Minnesota (twice) and Vancouver rebounded from 3–1 series deficits earlier in the playoffs.

Ottawa returned home for game five, not wanting to lose in front of their fans. They staved off elimination with a 3–1 victory. The tense action resumed back in New Jersey for game six, as the teams entered overtime tied, 1–1, and all the Devils needed was a goal to knock out the Senators. The death blow did not come in game six, as Chris Phillips scored the game-winning goal 15:52 into overtime in the 2–1 Senators victory. This would be the Devils only home loss of the playoffs.

Determined not to suffer the same misfortunes as Colorado, St. Louis, and Vancouver, the Devils broke through in game seven, winning the game, 3–2, as Jeff Friesen knocked in the series-winning goal with just over two minutes to play to send New Jersey to the Stanley Cup Finals. In the decisive game, the Devils benefited from a two-goal performance by Jamie Langenbrunner, his first goals of the series.

New Jersey won series 4–3

Stanley Cup Finals

New Jersey won series 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias LW 81 28 29 57 2217604
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner RW 78 22 33 55 6517515
Gomez, ScottScott Gomez C 80 13 42 55 4817204
Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen LW 81 23 28 51 2623304
Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk C 80 17 28 45 5610304
Madden, JohnJohn Madden C 80 19 22 41 2613223
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski D 79 3 37 40 1418200
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 81 11 28 39 6223303
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta RW 58 12 13 25 235203
Stevenson, TurnerTurner Stevenson RW 77 7 13 20 1157000
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 81 4 16 20 4118002
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin LW 52 11 8 19 16-2311
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW 68 6 11 17 2312014
Tverdovsky, OlegOleg Tverdovsky D 50 5 8 13 222201
White, ColinColin White D 72 5 8 13 9819001
McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie LW 76 4 8 12 883002
Bicek, JiriJiri Bicek RW 44 5 6 11 257101
Berglund, ChristianChristian Berglund LW 38 4 5 9 203000
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko D 69 2 7 9 336000
Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp C 26 5 3 8 210203
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin D 37 1 6 7 610010
Rheaume, PascalPascal Rheaume C 21 4 1 5 83011
Marshall, GrantGrant Marshall RW 10 1 3 4 7-3000
Danton, MikeMike Danton C 17 2 0 2 350000
Guolla, SteveSteve Guolla C 12 2 0 2 21000
Smehlik, RichardRichard Smehlik D 12 0 2 2 0-1000
Darby, CraigCraig Darby C 3 0 1 1 0-1000
Giroux, RaymondRaymond Giroux D 11 0 1 1 6-2000
Zyuzin, AndreiAndrei Zyuzin D 1 0 1 1 2-1000
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 73 0 0 0 100000
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab G 11 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 4374 73 41 23 9 147 2.02 917061559.914
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab 614 11 5 3 1 15 1.47 1223208.933
Team: 4988 82 46 26 10 162 1.95 1019291767.916

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner RW 24 11 7 18 16104
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 24 2 16 18 16100
Madden, JohnJohn Madden C 24 6 10 16 2211
Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen LW 24 10 4 14 6104
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias LW 24 5 8 13 26202
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW 24 6 6 12 2001
Gomez, ScottScott Gomez C 24 3 9 12 2000
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski D 23 2 9 11 8200
Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk C 17 3 6 9 4100
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 24 3 6 9 14101
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta RW 24 1 8 9 6000
Marshall, GrantGrant Marshall RW 24 6 2 8 8201
White, ColinColin White D 24 0 5 5 29000
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin LW 19 1 3 4 8001
Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp C 4 1 3 4 0001
Rheaume, PascalPascal Rheaume C 24 1 2 3 13000
Tverdovsky, OlegOleg Tverdovsky D 15 0 3 3 0000
Stevenson, TurnerTurner Stevenson RW 14 1 1 2 26000
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin D 16 1 0 1 2000
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 24 0 1 1 6000
Bicek, JiriJiri Bicek RW 5 0 0 0 0000
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko D 13 0 0 0 2000
McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie LW 13 0 0 0 14000
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab G 2 0 0 0 0000
Smehlik, RichardRichard Smehlik D 5 0 0 0 2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 1491 24 16 8 41 1.65 7622581.934
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab 28 2 0 0 0 0.00 0881.000
Team: 1519 24 16 8 41 1.62 7630589.935

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

53rd NHL All-Star Game

New Jersey Devils NHL All-Star representatives at the 53rd NHL All-Star Game in Sunrise, Florida, at the Office Depot Center.

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 20 No first-round pick[5]
2 51 Anton Kadeykin  Russia D Elemash Elektrostal (Vysshaya Liga)
2 53 Barry Tallackson  United States RW University of Minnesota (WCHA) [6]
3 64 Jason Ryznar  United States LW University of Michigan (CCHA) [7]
3 84 Marek Chvatal  Czech Republic D Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga) [8]
3 85 Ahren Nittel  Canada LW Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 117 Cam Janssen  United States RW Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5 154 Krisjanis Redlihs  Latvia D Liepājas Metalurgs (Latvian Hockey League)
6 187 Eric Johansson  Canada C Tri-City Americans (WHL)
7 218 Ilkka Pikkarainen  Finland RW HIFK (SM-liiga) [7][9]
8 250 Dan Glover  Canada D Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
9 281 Bill Kinkel  United States LW Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Roster

2002-03 New Jersey Devils
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

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See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2003.html
  2. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
  3. ↑ "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2002-03 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. ↑ The Devils traded their 2001 first-round pick (later transferred to Buffalo and used on Daniel Paille), along with Randy McKay and Jason Arnott for Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner on March 19, 2002.
  6. ↑ No source exists to indicate why the Devils drafted twice in the second round of 2002.
  7. 1 2 The Devils acquired the 2002 third-round pick from Atlanta for Phoenix's 2001 fourth-round pick (used on Milan Gajic) and the Devils' 2002 seventh-round pick (later transferred to San Jose and used on Tim Conboy) on June 24, 2001.
  8. ↑ The Devils had traded their original 2001 third-round pick (used on Beat Schiess-Forster) to Phoenix for the Coyotes' 2002 third-round pick (Marek Chvatal) on June 23, 2001.
  9. ↑ No source exists to indicate where the Devils acquired the pick to draft Pikkarainen.
  10. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/2003.html
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