2002–03 New Jersey Devils season

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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 Elias (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.

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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
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
2 4 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
3 8 New York Islanders 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
4 9 New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
5 14 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
1 W October 10, 2002 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 2
2 W October 12, 2002 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 2–0–0–0 4
3 W October 18, 2002 3–2 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) 3–0–0–0 6
4 L October 19, 2002 1–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–1–0–0 6
5 W October 23, 2002 2–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 4–1–0–0 8
6 W October 25, 2002 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 5–1–0–0 10
7 W October 26, 2002 5–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 6–1–0–0 12
8 L October 29, 2002 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 6–2–0–0 12
9 W November 2, 2002 5–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 7–2–0–0 14
10 L November 5, 2002 2–3 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 7–3–0–0 14
11 W November 7, 2002 1–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 8–3–0–0 16
12 L November 9, 2002 3–6 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 8–4–0–0 16
13 W November 12, 2002 3–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 9–4–0–0 18
14 W November 15, 2002 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 10–4–0–0 20
15 L November 16, 2002 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 10–5–0–0 20
16 W November 19, 2002 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 11–5–0–0 22
17 T November 21, 2002 4–4 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 11–5–1–0 23
18 L November 23, 2002 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 11–6–1–0 23
19 OTL November 27, 2002 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 11–6–1–1 24
20 W November 29, 2002 2–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 12–6–1–1 26
21 W November 30, 2002 5–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 13–6–1–1 28
22 W December 2, 2002 1–0 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 14–6–1–1 30
23 OTL December 4, 2002 2–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 14–6–1–2 31
24 W December 6, 2002 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 15–6–1–2 33
25 L December 7, 2002 0–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 15–7–1–2 33
26 W December 10, 2002 2–0 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 16–7–1–2 35
27 L December 12, 2002 2–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 16–8–1–2 35
28 OTL December 14, 2002 3–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 16–8–1–3 36
29 L December 18, 2002 0–3 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 16–9–1–3 36
30 W December 19, 2002 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 17–9–1–3 38
31 W December 21, 2002 5–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 18–9–1–3 38
32 T December 23, 2002 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 18–9–2–3 39
33 L December 27, 2002 2–3 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 18–10–2–3 39
34 W December 28, 2002 2–1 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 19–10–2–3 41
35 W December 30, 2002 1–0 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 20–10–2–3 43
36 L January 1, 2003 1–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 20–11–2–3 43
37 W January 3, 2003 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 21–11–2–3 45
38 L January 4, 2003 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 21–12–2–3 45
39 W January 7, 2003 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–12–2–3 47
40 W January 10, 2003 2–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 23–12–2–3 49
41 T January 11, 2003 3–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 23–12–3–3 50
42 W January 13, 2003 6–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 24–12–3–3 52
43 W January 15, 2003 5–0 New York Islanders (2002–03) 25–12–3–3 54
44 W January 17, 2003 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 26–12–3–3 56
45 W January 18, 2003 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 27–12–3–3 58
46 W January 22, 2003 5–4 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 28–12–3–3 60
47 W January 24, 2003 3–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 29–12–3–3 62
48 OTL January 25, 2003 1–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 29–12–3–4 63
49 W January 28, 2003 1–0 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 30–12–3–4 65
50 W January 30, 2003 5–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 31–12–3–4 67
51 W February 4, 2003 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 32–12–3–4 69
52 W February 5, 2003 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 33–12–3–4 71
53 L February 7, 2003 2–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 33–13–3–4 71
54 W February 9, 2003 3–2 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 34–13–3–4 73
55 L February 11, 2003 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 34–14–3–4 73
56 W February 12, 2003 3–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 35–14–3–4 75
57 L February 15, 2003 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 35–15–3–4 75
58 T February 18, 2003 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 35–15–4–4 76
59 L February 19, 2003 3–5 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 35–16–4–4 76
60 W February 21, 2003 3–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 36–16–4–4 78
61 W February 23, 2003 4–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 37–16–4–4 80
62 T February 25, 2003 3–3 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 37–16–5–4 81
63 T February 27, 2003 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 37–16–6–4 82
64 W March 1, 2003 2–1 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 38–16–6–4 84
65 L March 4, 2003 2–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 38–17–6–4 84
66 OTL March 5, 2003 4–5 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 38–17–6–5 85
67 W March 8, 2003 4–2 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 39–17–6–5 87
68 L March 11, 2003 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 39–18–6–5 87
69 L March 13, 2003 3–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 39–19–6–5 87
70 W March 15, 2003 3–1 New York Rangers (2002–03) 40–19–6–5 89
71 L March 17, 2003 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 40–20–6–5 89
72 W March 18, 2003 1–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 41–20–6–5 91
73 W March 21, 2003 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 42–20–6–5 93
74 W March 22, 2003 4–2 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 43–20–6–5 95
75 W March 24, 2003 4–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 44–20–6–5 97
76 T March 27, 2003 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 44–20–7–5 98
77 T March 28, 2003 1–1 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 44–20–8–5 99
78 W March 30, 2003 6–0 New York Islanders (2002–03) 45–20–8–5 101
79 OTL April 1, 2003 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 45–20–8–6 102
80 T April 3, 2003 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 45–20–9–6 103
81 W April 4, 2003 2–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 46–20–9–6 105
82 T April 6, 2003 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 46–20–10–6 106

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 Havlat 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

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New Jersey won series 4–3


Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Patrik Elias LW 81 28 29 57 22 17 6 0 4
Jamie Langenbrunner RW 78 22 33 55 65 17 5 1 5
Scott Gomez C 80 13 42 55 48 17 2 0 4
Jeff Friesen LW 81 23 28 51 26 23 3 0 4
Joe Nieuwendyk C 80 17 28 45 56 10 3 0 4
John Madden C 80 19 22 41 26 13 2 2 3
Brian Rafalski D 79 3 37 40 14 18 2 0 0
Scott Niedermayer D 81 11 28 39 62 23 3 0 3
Brian Gionta RW 58 12 13 25 23 5 2 0 3
Turner Stevenson RW 77 7 13 20 115 7 0 0 0
Scott Stevens D 81 4 16 20 41 18 0 0 2
Sergei Brylin LW 52 11 8 19 16 -2 3 1 1
Jay Pandolfo LW 68 6 11 17 23 12 0 1 4
Oleg Tverdovsky D 50 5 8 13 22 2 2 0 1
Colin White D 72 5 8 13 98 19 0 0 1
Jim McKenzie LW 76 4 8 12 88 3 0 0 2
Jiri Bicek RW 44 5 6 11 25 7 1 0 1
Christian Berglund LW 38 4 5 9 20 3 0 0 0
Ken Daneyko D 69 2 7 9 33 6 0 0 0
Michael Rupp C 26 5 3 8 21 0 2 0 3
Tommy Albelin D 37 1 6 7 6 10 0 1 0
Pascal Rheaume C 21 4 1 5 8 3 0 1 1
Grant Marshall RW 10 1 3 4 7 -3 0 0 0
Mike Danton C 17 2 0 2 35 0 0 0 0
Steve Guolla C 12 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Richard Smehlik D 12 0 2 2 0 -1 0 0 0
Craig Darby C 3 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Raymond Giroux D 11 0 1 1 6 -2 0 0 0
Andrei Zyuzin D 1 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0
Martin Brodeur G 73 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Corey Schwab G 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur 4374 73 41 23 9 147 2.02 9 1706 1559 .914
Corey Schwab 614 11 5 3 1 15 1.47 1 223 208 .933
Team: 4988 82 46 26 10 162 1.95 10 1929 1767 .916

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Jamie Langenbrunner RW 24 11 7 18 16 1 0 4
Scott Niedermayer D 24 2 16 18 16 1 0 0
John Madden C 24 6 10 16 2 2 1 1
Jeff Friesen LW 24 10 4 14 6 1 0 4
Patrik Elias LW 24 5 8 13 26 2 0 2
Jay Pandolfo LW 24 6 6 12 2 0 0 1
Scott Gomez C 24 3 9 12 2 0 0 0
Brian Rafalski D 23 2 9 11 8 2 0 0
Joe Nieuwendyk C 17 3 6 9 4 1 0 0
Scott Stevens D 24 3 6 9 14 1 0 1
Brian Gionta RW 24 1 8 9 6 0 0 0
Grant Marshall RW 24 6 2 8 8 2 0 1
Colin White D 24 0 5 5 29 0 0 0
Sergei Brylin LW 19 1 3 4 8 0 0 1
Michael Rupp C 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 1
Pascal Rheaume C 24 1 2 3 13 0 0 0
Oleg Tverdovsky D 15 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Turner Stevenson RW 14 1 1 2 26 0 0 0
Tommy Albelin D 16 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Martin Brodeur G 24 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
Jiri Bicek RW 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Daneyko D 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jim McKenzie LW 13 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
Corey Schwab G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richard Smehlik D 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur 1491 24 16 8 41 1.65 7 622 581 .934
Corey Schwab 28 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 8 8 1.000
Team: 1519 24 16 8 41 1.62 7 630 589 .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;

Awards and records

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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.

Transactions

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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 Ocelari Trinec (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 Liepajas 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

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  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2003.html
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  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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 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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