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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">October 9, 2002 – June 9, 2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">82</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">CBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/TSN_Hockey" title="TSN Hockey">TSN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_RDS" title="NHL on RDS">RDS</a> (Canada)<br /><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_ESPN" title="NHL on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_ABC" title="NHL on ABC">ABC</a> (United States</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2002_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 NHL Entry Draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NHL_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NHL draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Nash" title="Rick Nash">Rick Nash</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators" title="Ottawa Senators">Ottawa Senators</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Forsberg" title="Peter Forsberg">Peter Forsberg</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Avalanche</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Rocket%22_Richard_Trophy" title="Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy">Top scorer</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Peter Forsberg (Avalanche)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Playoffs <a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jean-S%C3%A9bastien_Gigu%C3%A8re" title="Jean-Sébastien Giguère">Jean-Sebastien Giguere</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mighty Ducks of Anaheim">Mighty Ducks</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2003 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mighty Ducks of Anaheim">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Seasons</th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season" title="2001–02 NHL season">2001–02</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a> →</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2002–03 NHL season</b> was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_seasons" title="List of NHL seasons">86th</a> <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a>. The <a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_champions" title="List of Stanley Cup champions">Stanley Cup winners</a> were the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a>, who won the best of seven series 4–3 against the <a href="/wiki/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mighty Ducks of Anaheim">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141322084">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocleft{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocleft{float:left;clear:left;width:auto;margin:0 1em 0.5em 0}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .tocleft{margin:0}.mw-parser-output .tocleft-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocleft-clear-none{clear:none}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="tocleft toclimit-2" style=""><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_business">League business</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: League business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entry_draft">Entry draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Entry draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2002_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 NHL Entry Draft">2002 NHL Entry Draft</a> was held on June 22 and 23, 2002 at the <a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Canada Centre">Air Canada Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>. <a href="/wiki/Rick_Nash" title="Rick Nash">Rick Nash</a> was selected first overall by the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rule_changes">Rule changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The league approved the following rule changes:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Following the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Brittanie_Cecil" title="Death of Brittanie Cecil">death of Brittanie Cecil</a> during the previous season, netting at both ends of the rink became mandatory, and the minimum height of the glass around the entire rink was raised to five feet.</li> <li>"Hurry-up" faceoff and line-change rules were implemented, similar to ones used by the <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a>. Except during the final two minutes of a game and after a goal is scored, the visiting team has five seconds to complete a line change during stoppages, and the home team has eight seconds. The linesman will then blow his whistle and drop the puck within five seconds, regardless if one or both teams' centres are lined up at the faceoff dot. If a centre is offside before getting properly lined up by the five seconds, he will get a warning before getting subsequent delay of game penalties.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arena_changes">Arena changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Arena changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a>' home arena, Raleigh Sports and Entertainment Arena, was renamed <a href="/wiki/RBC_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="RBC Center">RBC Center</a> as part of a new naming rights agreement with <a href="/wiki/RBC_Bank" title="RBC Bank">RBC Bank</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>' home arena, National Car Rental Center, was renamed <a href="/wiki/Office_Depot_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Office Depot Center">Office Depot Center</a> as part of a new naming rights agreement with <a href="/wiki/Office_Depot" title="Office Depot">Office Depot</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>' home arena, Molson Centre, was renamed <a href="/wiki/Bell_Centre" title="Bell Centre">Bell Centre</a> as part of a new naming rights agreement with <a href="/wiki/Bell_Canada" title="Bell Canada">Bell Canada</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>' home arena, the Compaq Center, was renamed the <a href="/wiki/HP_Pavilion_at_San_Jose" class="mw-redirect" title="HP Pavilion at San Jose">HP Pavilion</a>, in recognition of <a href="/wiki/Compaq" title="Compaq">Compaq</a>'s parent company <a href="/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard</a> (HP) retiring the Compaq brand.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning">Tampa Bay Lightning</a>'s home arena, the Ice Palace, was renamed the <a href="/wiki/St._Pete_Times_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Pete Times Forum">St. Pete Times Forum</a> as part of a new naming rights agreement with the <i><a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Petersburg Times">St. Petersburg Times</a></i> newspaper.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Star_Game">All-Star Game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: All-Star Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2003_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2003 National Hockey League All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> was played on February 2, 2003, at <a href="/wiki/Office_Depot_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Office Depot Center">Office Depot Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sunrise,_Florida" title="Sunrise, Florida">Sunrise</a>, the home of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>. The game returned to a Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highlights">Highlights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Highlights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The regular season saw several surprises. The <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>, who many felt would be one of the elite teams in the West, stumbled early and badly disassembled much of the team. The two-year-old <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a>, on the other hand, got out to an early start and held onto their first-ever playoff berth throughout the season, winning coach <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Lemaire" title="Jacques Lemaire">Jacques Lemaire</a> the <a href="/wiki/Jack_Adams_Award" title="Jack Adams Award">Jack Adams Award</a>. </p><p>The most surprising team was probably the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning">Tampa Bay Lightning</a>, which many had predicted to finish last, winning their first Southeast Division title and making the playoffs for the first time in seven years. The most disappointing teams, other than the Sharks, were the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>, who finished out of the playoffs again despite bearing the league's leading payroll, and the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a>, who finished last overall after a surprise run to the <a href="/wiki/2002_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2002 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a> the year before. On January 8, 2003, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> goaltender <a href="/wiki/Michael_Leighton" title="Michael Leighton">Michael Leighton</a> gained a shutout in his NHL debut in a 0–0 tie versus the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Coyotes" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Coyotes">Phoenix Coyotes</a>. Coyotes goaltender <a href="/wiki/Zac_Bierk" title="Zac Bierk">Zac Bierk</a> earned his first career shutout, although it was not his NHL debut. It was the first—and with the abolition of ties two years later, the only—time that two goalies in the same game both earned their first career shutouts.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the midpoint of the season, the Canucks led the Western Conference and Ottawa led the East. Vancouver stumbled somewhat over the stretch and lost the Northwest Division title to Colorado and the Western Conference to Dallas. Ottawa continued to dominate, having the best season in franchise history and winning both the Eastern Conference and the <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a>. </p><p>The season was also marred by financial difficulties. Despite their success, the Ottawa Senators were in bankruptcy protection for almost all of 2003, and at one point could not pay the players. Owner <a href="/wiki/Rod_Bryden" title="Rod Bryden">Rod Bryden</a> tried a variety of innovative financing strategies, but these all failed and the team was purchased after the season by billionaire <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Melnyk" title="Eugene Melnyk">Eugene Melnyk</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a> also entered bankruptcy protection before being bought by New York businessman <a href="/wiki/Tom_Golisano" title="Tom Golisano">Tom Golisano</a>. The financial struggles of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> continued as the team continued to unload its most expensive players. </p><p>The season was marked by a great number of coaches being fired, from <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hartley" title="Bob Hartley">Bob Hartley</a> in Colorado to <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Sutter" title="Darryl Sutter">Darryl Sutter</a> in San Jose and <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Trottier" title="Bryan Trottier">Bryan Trottier</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>. </p><p>Worries over the decline in scoring and the <a href="/wiki/Neutral_zone_trap" title="Neutral zone trap">neutral zone trap</a> continued. The season began with an attempted crack down on obstruction and interference, but by the midpoint of the season this effort had petered out. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_standings">Final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Note:</b> W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Eastern_Conference"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NHL)" title="Eastern Conference (NHL)">Eastern Conference</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NHL)" title="Atlantic Division (NHL)">Atlantic Division</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="7.5%" title="Division rank">No. </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Conference rank" class="unsortable">CR </th> <th width="20%"> </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Wins">W </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Losses">L </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Ties">T </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Overtime loss">OTL </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals for">GF </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals against">GA </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Points">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Jersey_Devils_season" title="2002–03 New Jersey Devils season">New Jersey Devils</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>46</td> <td>20</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>216</td> <td>166</td> <td>108 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Philadelphia_Flyers_season" title="2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers season">Philadelphia Flyers</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>45</td> <td>20</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td>211</td> <td>166</td> <td>107 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_York_Islanders_season" title="2002–03 New York Islanders season">New York Islanders</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>35</td> <td>34</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>224</td> <td>231</td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_York_Rangers_season" title="2002–03 New York Rangers season">New York Rangers</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>32</td> <td>36</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>210</td> <td>231</td> <td>78 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>5</td> <td>14</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Pittsburgh_Penguins_season" title="2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season">Pittsburgh Penguins</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>44</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>189</td> <td>255</td> <td>65 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Division_(NHL)" title="Northeast Division (NHL)">Northeast Division</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="7.5%" title="Division rank">No. </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Conference rank" class="unsortable">CR </th> <th width="20%"> </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Wins">W </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Losses">L </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Ties">T </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Overtime loss">OTL </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals for">GF </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals against">GA </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Points">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Ottawa_Senators_season" title="2002–03 Ottawa Senators season">Ottawa Senators</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>52</td> <td>21</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>263</td> <td>182</td> <td>113 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_season" title="2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>44</td> <td>28</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>236</td> <td>208</td> <td>98 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Boston_Bruins_season" title="2002–03 Boston Bruins season">Boston Bruins</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>31</td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>245</td> <td>237</td> <td>87 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Montreal_Canadiens_season" title="2002–03 Montreal Canadiens season">Montreal Canadiens</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>30</td> <td>35</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>206</td> <td>234</td> <td>77 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>5</td> <td>12</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Buffalo_Sabres_season" title="2002–03 Buffalo Sabres season">Buffalo Sabres</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>37</td> <td>10</td> <td>8</td> <td>190</td> <td>219</td> <td>72 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Division_(NHL)" title="Southeast Division (NHL)">Southeast Division</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="7.5%" title="Division rank">No. </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Conference rank" class="unsortable">CR </th> <th width="20%"> </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Wins">W </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Losses">L </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Ties">T </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Overtime loss">OTL </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals for">GF </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals against">GA </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Points">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season">Tampa Bay Lightning</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>25</td> <td>16</td> <td>5</td> <td>219</td> <td>210</td> <td>93 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Washington_Capitals_season" title="2002–03 Washington Capitals season">Washington Capitals</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>39</td> <td>29</td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td>224</td> <td>220</td> <td>92 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>3</td> <td>11</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Atlanta_Thrashers_season" title="2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season">Atlanta Thrashers</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>31</td> <td>39</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>226</td> <td>284</td> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>4</td> <td>13</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Florida_Panthers_season" title="2002–03 Florida Panthers season">Florida Panthers</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>24</td> <td>36</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> <td>176</td> <td>237</td> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>5</td> <td>15</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Carolina_Hurricanes_season" title="2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season">Carolina Hurricanes</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>22</td> <td>43</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>171</td> <td>240</td> <td>61 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NHL)" title="Eastern Conference (NHL)">Eastern Conference</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:3em"><abbr title="Rank">R</abbr> </th> <th style="width:20em;" class="unsortable"> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Division">Div</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr> </th> <th style="width:5em;"><abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr> </th> <th style="width:5em;"><abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr> </th> <th style="width:5em;"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>P-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Ottawa_Senators_season" title="2002–03 Ottawa Senators season">Ottawa Senators</a></td> <td>NE</td> <td>82</td> <td>52</td> <td>21</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>263</td> <td>182</td> <td><b>113</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Y-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Jersey_Devils_season" title="2002–03 New Jersey Devils season">New Jersey Devils</a></td> <td>AT</td> <td>82</td> <td>46</td> <td>20</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>216</td> <td>166</td> <td><b>108</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Y-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season">Tampa Bay Lightning</a></td> <td>SE</td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>25</td> <td>16</td> <td>5</td> <td>219</td> <td>210</td> <td><b>93</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Philadelphia_Flyers_season" title="2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers season">Philadelphia Flyers</a></td> <td>AT</td> <td>82</td> <td>45</td> <td>20</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td>211</td> <td>166</td> <td><b>107</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_season" title="2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></td> <td>NE</td> <td>82</td> <td>44</td> <td>28</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>236</td> <td>208</td> <td><b>98</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Washington_Capitals_season" title="2002–03 Washington Capitals season">Washington Capitals</a></td> <td>SE</td> <td>82</td> <td>39</td> <td>29</td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td>224</td> <td>220</td> <td><b>92</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Boston_Bruins_season" title="2002–03 Boston Bruins season">Boston Bruins</a></td> <td>NE</td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>31</td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>245</td> <td>237</td> <td><b>87</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_York_Islanders_season" title="2002–03 New York Islanders season">New York Islanders</a></td> <td>AT</td> <td>82</td> <td>35</td> <td>34</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>224</td> <td>231</td> <td><b>83</b> </td></tr> <tr class="unsortable" style="color:#cccccc;background-color:#cccccc;height:3px"> <td colspan="11" style="height:3px;font-size:1px">8.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_York_Rangers_season" title="2002–03 New York Rangers season">New York Rangers</a></td> <td>AT</td> <td>82</td> <td>32</td> <td>36</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>210</td> <td>231</td> <td><b>78</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Montreal_Canadiens_season" title="2002–03 Montreal Canadiens season">Montreal Canadiens</a></td> <td>NE</td> <td>82</td> <td>30</td> <td>35</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>206</td> <td>234</td> <td><b>77</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Atlanta_Thrashers_season" title="2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season">Atlanta Thrashers</a></td> <td>SE</td> <td>82</td> <td>31</td> <td>39</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>226</td> <td>284</td> <td><b>74</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Buffalo_Sabres_season" title="2002–03 Buffalo Sabres season">Buffalo Sabres</a></td> <td>NE</td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>37</td> <td>10</td> <td>8</td> <td>190</td> <td>219</td> <td><b>72</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Florida_Panthers_season" title="2002–03 Florida Panthers season">Florida Panthers</a></td> <td>SE</td> <td>82</td> <td>24</td> <td>36</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> <td>176</td> <td>237</td> <td><b>70</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Pittsburgh_Penguins_season" title="2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season">Pittsburgh Penguins</a></td> <td>AT</td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>44</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>189</td> <td>255</td> <td><b>65</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Carolina_Hurricanes_season" title="2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season">Carolina Hurricanes</a></td> <td>SE</td> <td>82</td> <td>22</td> <td>43</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>171</td> <td>240</td> <td><b>61</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><strong>Divisions:</strong> <i>AT</i> – Atlantic, <i>NE</i> – Northeast, <i>SE</i> – Southeast </p><p><b>P – </b> <i>Clinched Presidents Trophy</i>; <b>Y – </b> <i>Clinched Division</i>; <b>X – </b> <i>Clinched Playoff spot</i> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Western_Conference"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NHL)" title="Western Conference (NHL)">Western Conference</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Western Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NHL)" title="Central Division (NHL)">Central Division</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="7.5%" title="Division rank">No. </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Conference rank" class="unsortable">CR </th> <th width="20%"> </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Wins">W </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Losses">L </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Ties">T </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Overtime loss">OTL </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals for">GF </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals against">GA </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Points">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Detroit_Red_Wings_season" title="2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season">Detroit Red Wings</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>48</td> <td>20</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>269</td> <td>203</td> <td>110 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_St._Louis_Blues_season" title="2002–03 St. Louis Blues season">St. Louis Blues</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>41</td> <td>24</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>253</td> <td>222</td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Chicago_Blackhawks_season" title="2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season">Chicago Blackhawks</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>30</td> <td>33</td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td>207</td> <td>226</td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>4</td> <td>13</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Nashville_Predators_season" title="2002–03 Nashville Predators season">Nashville Predators</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>35</td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>183</td> <td>206</td> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>5</td> <td>15</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_season" title="2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season">Columbus Blue Jackets</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>29</td> <td>42</td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>213</td> <td>263</td> <td>69 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Division_(NHL)" title="Northwest Division (NHL)">Northwest Division</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="7.5%" title="Division rank">No. </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Conference rank" class="unsortable">CR </th> <th width="20%"> </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Wins">W </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Losses">L </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Ties">T </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Overtime losses">OTL </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals for">GF </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals against">GA </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Points">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Colorado_Avalanche_season" title="2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season">Colorado Avalanche</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>42</td> <td>19</td> <td>13</td> <td>8</td> <td>251</td> <td>194</td> <td>105 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Vancouver_Canucks_season" title="2002–03 Vancouver Canucks season">Vancouver Canucks</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>45</td> <td>23</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>264</td> <td>208</td> <td>104 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Minnesota_Wild_season" title="2002–03 Minnesota Wild season">Minnesota Wild</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>42</td> <td>29</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>198</td> <td>178</td> <td>95 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Edmonton_Oilers_season" title="2002–03 Edmonton Oilers season">Edmonton Oilers</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>26</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>231</td> <td>230</td> <td>92 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>5</td> <td>12</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Calgary_Flames_season" title="2002–03 Calgary Flames season">Calgary Flames</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>29</td> <td>36</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td>186</td> <td>228</td> <td>75 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NHL)" title="Pacific Division (NHL)">Pacific Division</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="7.5%" title="Division rank">No. </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Conference rank" class="unsortable">CR </th> <th width="20%"> </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Games played" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Wins">W </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Losses">L </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Ties">T </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Overtime losses">OTL </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals for">GF </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Goals against">GA </th> <th width="7.5%" title="Points">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Dallas_Stars_season" title="2002–03 Dallas Stars season">Dallas Stars</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>46</td> <td>17</td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td>245</td> <td>169</td> <td>111 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim_season" title="2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a></b></td> <td>82</td> <td>40</td> <td>27</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>203</td> <td>193</td> <td>95 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Kings_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Kings season">Los Angeles Kings</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>33</td> <td>37</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>203</td> <td>221</td> <td>78 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Phoenix_Coyotes_season" title="2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season">Phoenix Coyotes</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>31</td> <td>35</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>204</td> <td>230</td> <td>78 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>5</td> <td>14</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_San_Jose_Sharks_season" title="2002–03 San Jose Sharks season">San Jose Sharks</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>28</td> <td>37</td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>214</td> <td>239</td> <td>73 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><small>Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points<br />         <b>Bolded teams</b> qualified for the playoffs.</small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NHL)" title="Western Conference (NHL)">Western Conference</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:3em"><abbr title="Rank">R</abbr> </th> <th style="width:20em;" class="unsortable"> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Division">Div</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th style="width:4em;"><abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr> </th> <th style="width:5em;"><abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr> </th> <th style="width:5em;"><abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr> </th> <th style="width:5em;"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Z-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Dallas_Stars_season" title="2002–03 Dallas Stars season">Dallas Stars</a></td> <td>PA</td> <td>82</td> <td>46</td> <td>17</td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td>245</td> <td>169</td> <td><b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Y-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Detroit_Red_Wings_season" title="2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season">Detroit Red Wings</a></td> <td>CE</td> <td>82</td> <td>48</td> <td>20</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>269</td> <td>203</td> <td><b>110</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Y-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Colorado_Avalanche_season" title="2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season">Colorado Avalanche</a></td> <td>NW</td> <td>82</td> <td>42</td> <td>19</td> <td>13</td> <td>8</td> <td>251</td> <td>194</td> <td><b>105</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Vancouver_Canucks_season" title="2002–03 Vancouver Canucks season">Vancouver Canucks</a></td> <td>NW</td> <td>82</td> <td>45</td> <td>23</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>264</td> <td>208</td> <td><b>104</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_St._Louis_Blues_season" title="2002–03 St. Louis Blues season">St. Louis Blues</a></td> <td>CE</td> <td>82</td> <td>41</td> <td>24</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>253</td> <td>222</td> <td><b>99</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Minnesota_Wild_season" title="2002–03 Minnesota Wild season">Minnesota Wild</a></td> <td>NW</td> <td>82</td> <td>42</td> <td>29</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>198</td> <td>178</td> <td><b>95</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim_season" title="2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a></td> <td>PA</td> <td>82</td> <td>40</td> <td>27</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>203</td> <td>193</td> <td><b>95</b> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>X-</b> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Edmonton_Oilers_season" title="2002–03 Edmonton Oilers season">Edmonton Oilers</a></td> <td>NW</td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>26</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>231</td> <td>230</td> <td><b>92</b> </td></tr> <tr class="unsortable" style="color:#cccccc;background-color:#cccccc;height:3px"> <td colspan="11" style="height:3px;font-size:1px">8.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Chicago_Blackhawks_season" title="2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season">Chicago Blackhawks</a></td> <td>CE</td> <td>82</td> <td>30</td> <td>33</td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td>207</td> <td>226</td> <td><b>79</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Kings_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Kings season">Los Angeles Kings</a></td> <td>PA</td> <td>82</td> <td>33</td> <td>37</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>203</td> <td>221</td> <td><b>78</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Phoenix_Coyotes_season" title="2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season">Phoenix Coyotes</a></td> <td>PA</td> <td>82</td> <td>31</td> <td>35</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>204</td> <td>230</td> <td><b>78</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Calgary_Flames_season" title="2002–03 Calgary Flames season">Calgary Flames</a></td> <td>NW</td> <td>82</td> <td>29</td> <td>36</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td>186</td> <td>228</td> <td><b>75</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Nashville_Predators_season" title="2002–03 Nashville Predators season">Nashville Predators</a></td> <td>CE</td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>35</td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>183</td> <td>206</td> <td><b>74</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_San_Jose_Sharks_season" title="2002–03 San Jose Sharks season">San Jose Sharks</a></td> <td>PA</td> <td>82</td> <td>28</td> <td>37</td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>214</td> <td>239</td> <td><b>73</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_season" title="2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season">Columbus Blue Jackets</a></td> <td>CE</td> <td>82</td> <td>29</td> <td>42</td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>213</td> <td>263</td> <td><b>69</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><strong>Divisions:</strong> <i>PA</i> – Pacific, <i>CE</i> – Central, <i>NW</i> – Northwest </p><p><b>Z – </b> <i>Clinched Conference</i>; <b>Y – </b> <i>Clinched Division</i>; <b>X – </b> <i>Clinched Playoff spot</i> </p><p><b>Source:</b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free 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NHL. p. 156.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=NHL+Official+Guide+and+Record+Book+2009&rft.pages=156&rft.pub=NHL&rft.date=2009&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2002%E2%80%9303+NHL+season" class="Z3988"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2003StanleyCupPlayoffs.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs logo"><img alt="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e8/2003StanleyCupPlayoffs.png/185px-2003StanleyCupPlayoffs.png" decoding="async" width="185" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e8/2003StanleyCupPlayoffs.png 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="270" /></a><figcaption>2003 Stanley Cup playoffs logo</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs">2003 Stanley Cup playoffs</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bracket">Bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">home ice advantage</a> played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners <a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">seeded</a> 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8. </p><p>The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_playoffs#Conference_quarterfinals" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs">Conference quarterfinals</a> </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_playoffs#Conference_semifinals" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs">Conference semifinals</a> 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style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Ottawa</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">NY Islanders </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Ottawa</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Philadelphia </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New Jersey</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Boston </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Ottawa </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NHL)" title="Eastern Conference (NHL)">Eastern Conference</a> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New Jersey</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Tampa Bay</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Washington </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New Jersey</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Tampa Bay </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Philadelphia</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Toronto </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New Jersey</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Anaheim </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Dallas</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Edmonton </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Dallas </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>7</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Anaheim</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Detroit </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>7</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Anaheim</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>7</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Anaheim</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NHL)" title="Western Conference (NHL)">Western Conference</a> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Minnesota </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Colorado </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>6</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Minnesota</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Vancouver </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 0px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>6</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Minnesota</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Vancouver</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">St. Louis </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:0"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>NHL Awards</b> presentation took place in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators" title="Ottawa Senators">Ottawa Senators</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Trophy" title="Prince of Wales Trophy">Prince of Wales Trophy</a>: <br /><small>(Eastern Conference playoff champion)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarence_S._Campbell_Bowl" title="Clarence S. Campbell Bowl">Clarence S. Campbell Bowl</a>: <br /><small>(Western Conference playoff champion)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mighty Ducks of Anaheim">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Forsberg" title="Peter Forsberg">Peter Forsberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Masterton_Memorial_Trophy" title="Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy">Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Yzerman" title="Steve Yzerman">Steve Yzerman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy" title="Calder Memorial Trophy">Calder Memorial Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barret_Jackman" title="Barret Jackman">Barret Jackman</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean-S%C3%A9bastien_Gigu%C3%A8re" title="Jean-Sébastien Giguère">Jean-Sebastien Giguere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mighty Ducks of Anaheim">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Selke_Trophy" title="Frank J. Selke Trophy">Frank J. Selke Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jere_Lehtinen" title="Jere Lehtinen">Jere Lehtinen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Forsberg" title="Peter Forsberg">Peter Forsberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Adams_Award" title="Jack Adams Award">Jack Adams Award</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Lemaire" title="Jacques Lemaire">Jacques Lemaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Norris_Memorial_Trophy" title="James Norris Memorial Trophy">James Norris Memorial Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicklas_Lidstr%C3%B6m" title="Nicklas Lidström">Nicklas Lidstrom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Clancy_Memorial_Trophy" title="King Clancy Memorial Trophy">King Clancy Memorial Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Shanahan" title="Brendan Shanahan">Brendan Shanahan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy" title="Lady Byng Memorial Trophy">Lady Byng Memorial Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Mogilny" title="Alexander Mogilny">Alexander Mogilny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Lester B. Pearson Award">Lester B. Pearson Award</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Markus_N%C3%A4slund" title="Markus Näslund">Markus Naslund</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_%27Rocket%27_Richard_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy">Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milan_Hejduk" title="Milan Hejduk">Milan Hejduk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NHL_Foundation_Player_Award" title="NHL Foundation Player Award">NHL Foundation Player Award</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_McCarty" title="Darren McCarty">Darren McCarty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NHL_Plus-Minus_Award" title="NHL Plus-Minus Award">NHL Plus-Minus Award</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Forsberg" title="Peter Forsberg">Peter Forsberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Milan_Hejduk" title="Milan Hejduk">Milan Hejduk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Crozier_Saving_Grace_Award" title="Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award">Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Turco" title="Marty Turco">Marty Turco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vezina_Trophy" title="Vezina Trophy">Vezina Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Brodeur" title="Martin Brodeur">Martin Brodeur</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_M._Jennings_Trophy" title="William M. Jennings Trophy">William M. Jennings Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Brodeur" title="Martin Brodeur">Martin Brodeur</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a>;<br /> <a href="/wiki/Roman_%C4%8Cechm%C3%A1nek" title="Roman Čechmánek">Roman Cechmanek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Esche" title="Robert Esche">Robert Esche</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Star_teams">All-Star teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: All-Star teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>First team</th> <th>  Position  </th> <th>Second team </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Brodeur" title="Martin Brodeur">Martin Brodeur</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Goaltender" title="Goaltender">G</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Turco" title="Marty Turco">Marty Turco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_MacInnis" title="Al MacInnis">Al MacInnis</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Gonchar" title="Sergei Gonchar">Sergei Gonchar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicklas_Lidstr%C3%B6m" title="Nicklas Lidström">Nicklas Lidström</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> </td> <td align="center">D </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derian_Hatcher" title="Derian Hatcher">Derian Hatcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Forsberg" title="Peter Forsberg">Peter Forsberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thornton" title="Joe Thornton">Joe Thornton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bertuzzi" title="Todd Bertuzzi">Todd Bertuzzi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">RW</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milan_Hejduk" title="Milan Hejduk">Milan Hejduk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Markus_N%C3%A4slund" title="Markus Näslund">Markus Näslund</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">LW</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Kariya" title="Paul Kariya">Paul Kariya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mighty Ducks of Anaheim">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_2">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Forsberg" title="Peter Forsberg">Peter Forsberg</a></td> <td>Colorado</td> <td>75</td> <td>29</td> <td>77</td> <td>106 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Markus_N%C3%A4slund" title="Markus Näslund">Markus Naslund</a></td> <td>Vancouver</td> <td>82</td> <td>48</td> <td>56</td> <td>104 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thornton" title="Joe Thornton">Joe Thornton</a></td> <td>Boston</td> <td>77</td> <td>36</td> <td>65</td> <td>101 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Milan_Hejduk" title="Milan Hejduk">Milan Hejduk</a></td> <td>Colorado</td> <td>82</td> <td>50</td> <td>48</td> <td>98 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bertuzzi" title="Todd Bertuzzi">Todd Bertuzzi</a></td> <td>Vancouver</td> <td>82</td> <td>46</td> <td>51</td> <td>97 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pavol_Demitra" title="Pavol Demitra">Pavol Demitra</a></td> <td>St. Louis</td> <td>78</td> <td>36</td> <td>57</td> <td>93 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Glen_Murray_(hockey_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Glen Murray (hockey player)">Glen Murray</a></td> <td>Boston</td> <td>82</td> <td>44</td> <td>48</td> <td>92 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mario_Lemieux" title="Mario Lemieux">Mario Lemieux</a></td> <td>Pittsburgh</td> <td>67</td> <td>28</td> <td>63</td> <td>91 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dany_Heatley" title="Dany Heatley">Dany Heatley</a></td> <td>Atlanta</td> <td>77</td> <td>41</td> <td>48</td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/%C5%BDigmund_P%C3%A1lffy" title="Žigmund Pálffy">Zigmund Palffy</a></td> <td>Los Angeles</td> <td>76</td> <td>37</td> <td>48</td> <td>85 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Modano" title="Mike Modano">Mike Modano</a></td> <td>Dallas</td> <td>79</td> <td>28</td> <td>57</td> <td>85 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Fedorov" title="Sergei Fedorov">Sergei Fedorov</a></td> <td>Detroit</td> <td>80</td> <td>36</td> <td>47</td> <td>83 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Source:</b> NHL.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDinger2011156_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDinger2011156-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Leading_goaltenders">Leading goaltenders</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Leading goaltenders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#ddf; width:20%;">Player </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:20%;">Team </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">GP </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">MIN </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">GA </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">GAA </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">W </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">L </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">T </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">SO </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:6%;">SV% </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Turco" title="Marty Turco">Marty Turco</a></td> <td>Dallas Stars</td> <td>55</td> <td>3203</td> <td>92</td> <td>1.72</td> <td>31</td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> <td>.932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roman_%C4%8Cechm%C3%A1nek" title="Roman Čechmánek">Roman Cechmanek</a></td> <td>Philadelphia Flyers</td> <td>58</td> <td>3350</td> <td>102</td> <td>1.83</td> <td>33</td> <td>15</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>.925 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Roloson" title="Dwayne Roloson">Dwayne Roloson</a></td> <td>Minnesota Wild</td> <td>50</td> <td>2945</td> <td>98</td> <td>2.00</td> <td>23</td> <td>16</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>.927 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Brodeur" title="Martin Brodeur">Martin Brodeur</a></td> <td>New Jersey Devils</td> <td>73</td> <td>4374</td> <td>147</td> <td>2.02</td> <td>41</td> <td>23</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>.914 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Lalime" title="Patrick Lalime">Patrick Lalime</a></td> <td>Ottawa Senators</td> <td>67</td> <td>3943</td> <td>142</td> <td>2.16</td> <td>39</td> <td>20</td> <td>7</td> <td>8</td> <td>.911 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Roy" title="Patrick Roy">Patrick Roy</a></td> <td>Colorado Avalanche</td> <td>63</td> <td>3769</td> <td>137</td> <td>2.18</td> <td>35</td> <td>15</td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>.920 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manny_Legace" title="Manny Legace">Manny Legace</a></td> <td>Detroit Red Wings</td> <td>25</td> <td>1406</td> <td>51</td> <td>2.18</td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>.925 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Vokoun" title="Tomáš Vokoun">Tomas Vokoun</a></td> <td>Nashville Predators</td> <td>69</td> <td>3974</td> <td>146</td> <td>2.20</td> <td>25</td> <td>31</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>.918 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Esche" title="Robert Esche">Robert Esche</a></td> <td>Philadelphia Flyers</td> <td>30</td> <td>1638</td> <td>60</td> <td>2.20</td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>.907 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manny_Fernandez_(ice_hockey)" title="Manny Fernandez (ice hockey)">Manny Fernandez</a></td> <td>Minnesota Wild</td> <td>35</td> <td>1979</td> <td>75</td> <td>2.24</td> <td>19</td> <td>13</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>.924 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs_2">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Scoring_leaders_2">Scoring leaders</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Scoring leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Note:</b> GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#ddf; width:30%;">Player </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:30%;">Team </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;">GP </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;">G </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;">A </th> <th style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Langenbrunner" title="Jamie Langenbrunner">Jamie Langenbrunner</a></td> <td>New Jersey Devils</td> <td>24</td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Niedermayer" title="Scott Niedermayer">Scott Niedermayer</a></td> <td>New Jersey Devils</td> <td>24</td> <td>2</td> <td>16</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mari%C3%A1n_G%C3%A1bor%C3%ADk" title="Marián Gáborík">Marian Gaborik</a></td> <td>Minnesota Wild</td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/John_Madden_(hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Madden (hockey)">John Madden</a></td> <td>New Jersey Devils</td> <td>24</td> <td>6</td> <td>10</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mari%C3%A1n_Hossa" title="Marián Hossa">Marian Hossa</a></td> <td>Ottawa Senators</td> <td>18</td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Modano" title="Mike Modano">Mike Modano</a></td> <td>Dallas Stars</td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Friesen" title="Jeff Friesen">Jeff Friesen</a></td> <td>New Jersey Devils</td> <td>24</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Markus_N%C3%A4slund" title="Markus Näslund">Markus Naslund</a></td> <td>Vancouver Canucks</td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Zubov" title="Sergei Zubov">Sergei Zubov</a></td> <td>Dallas Stars</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Brunette" title="Andrew Brunette">Andrew Brunette</a></td> <td>Minnesota Wild</td> <td>18</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Walz" title="Wes Walz">Wes Walz</a></td> <td>Minnesota Wild</td> <td>18</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaches">Coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_2">Eastern Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Atlanta Thrashers: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Fraser" title="Curt Fraser">Curt Fraser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Waddell" title="Don Waddell">Don Waddell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hartley" title="Bob Hartley">Bob Hartley</a></li> <li>Boston Bruins: <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Ftorek" title="Robbie Ftorek">Robbie Ftorek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_O%27Connell" title="Mike O'Connell">Mike O'Connell</a></li> <li>Buffalo Sabres: <a href="/wiki/Lindy_Ruff" title="Lindy Ruff">Lindy Ruff</a></li> <li>Carolina Hurricanes: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Maurice" title="Paul Maurice">Paul Maurice</a></li> <li>Florida Panthers: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Keenan" title="Mike Keenan">Mike Keenan</a></li> <li>Montreal Canadiens: <a href="/wiki/Michel_Therrien" title="Michel Therrien">Michel Therrien</a> and <a href="/wiki/Claude_Julien_(ice_hockey)" title="Claude Julien (ice hockey)">Claude Julien</a></li> <li>New Jersey Devils: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Burns" title="Pat Burns">Pat Burns</a></li> <li>New York Islanders: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Laviolette" title="Peter Laviolette">Peter Laviolette</a></li> <li>New York Rangers: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Trottier" title="Bryan Trottier">Bryan Trottier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glen_Sather" title="Glen Sather">Glen Sather</a></li> <li>Ottawa Senators: <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Martin_(ice_hockey)" title="Jacques Martin (ice hockey)">Jacques Martin</a></li> <li>Philadelphia Flyers: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hitchcock" title="Ken Hitchcock">Ken Hitchcock</a></li> <li>Pittsburgh Penguins: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Kehoe" title="Rick Kehoe">Rick Kehoe</a></li> <li>Tampa Bay Lightning: <a href="/wiki/John_Tortorella" title="John Tortorella">John Tortorella</a></li> <li>Toronto Maple Leafs: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Quinn_(ice_hockey)" title="Pat Quinn (ice hockey)">Pat Quinn</a></li> <li>Washington Capitals: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Cassidy" title="Bruce Cassidy">Bruce Cassidy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_2">Western Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Western Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Babcock" title="Mike Babcock">Mike Babcock</a></li> <li>Calgary Flames: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gilbert" title="Greg Gilbert">Greg Gilbert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_MacNeil" title="Al MacNeil">Al MacNeil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Sutter" title="Darryl Sutter">Darryl Sutter</a></li> <li>Chicago Blackhawks: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Sutter" title="Brian Sutter">Brian Sutter</a></li> <li>Colorado Avalanche: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hartley" title="Bob Hartley">Bob Hartley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Granato" title="Tony Granato">Tony Granato</a></li> <li>Columbus Blue Jackets: <a href="/wiki/Dave_King_(ice_hockey)" title="Dave King (ice hockey)">Dave King</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_MacLean" title="Doug MacLean">Doug MacLean</a></li> <li>Dallas Stars: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Tippett" title="Dave Tippett">Dave Tippett</a></li> <li>Detroit Red Wings: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lewis_(ice_hockey)" title="Dave Lewis (ice hockey)">Dave Lewis</a></li> <li>Edmonton Oilers: <a href="/wiki/Craig_MacTavish" title="Craig MacTavish">Craig MacTavish</a></li> <li>Los Angeles Kings: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Murray_(ice_hockey)" title="Andy Murray (ice hockey)">Andy Murray</a></li> <li>Minnesota Wild: <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Lemaire" title="Jacques Lemaire">Jacques Lemaire</a></li> <li>Nashville Predators: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Trotz" title="Barry Trotz">Barry Trotz</a></li> <li>Phoenix Coyotes: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Francis" title="Bobby Francis">Bobby Francis</a></li> <li>San Jose Sharks: <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Sutter" title="Darryl Sutter">Darryl Sutter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cap_Raeder" title="Cap Raeder">Cap Raeder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Wilson_(ice_hockey,_born_1955)" title="Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1955)">Ron Wilson</a></li> <li>St. Louis Blues: <a href="/wiki/Joel_Quenneville" title="Joel Quenneville">Joel Quenneville</a></li> <li>Vancouver Canucks: <a href="/wiki/Marc_Crawford" title="Marc Crawford">Marc Crawford</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Milestones">Milestones</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Milestones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Debuts">Debuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2002–03 (listed with their first team): </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Sharp" title="Patrick Sharp">Patrick Sharp</a>, Philadelphia Flyers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Gerber" title="Martin Gerber">Martin Gerber</a>, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Thomas_(ice_hockey,_born_1974)" title="Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)">Tim Thomas</a>, Boston Bruins</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Miller" title="Ryan Miller">Ryan Miller</a>, Buffalo Sabres</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Leopold" title="Jordan Leopold">Jordan Leopold</a>, Calgary Flames</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Nash" title="Rick Nash">Rick Nash</a>, Columbus Blue Jackets</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Ott" title="Steve Ott">Steve Ott</a>, Dallas Stars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henrik_Zetterberg" title="Henrik Zetterberg">Henrik Zetterberg</a>, Detroit Red Wings</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ale%C5%A1_Hemsk%C3%BD" title="Aleš Hemský">Ales Hemsky</a>, Edmonton Oilers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarret_Stoll" title="Jarret Stoll">Jarret Stoll</a>, Edmonton Oilers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Bouwmeester" title="Jay Bouwmeester">Jay Bouwmeester</a>, Florida Panthers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Frolov" title="Alexander Frolov">Alexander Frolov</a>, Los Angeles Kings</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cristobal_Huet" title="Cristobal Huet">Cristobal Huet</a>, Los Angeles Kings</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Corvo" title="Joe Corvo">Joe Corvo</a>, Los Angeles Kings</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Cammalleri" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Cammalleri">Mike Cammalleri</a>, Los Angeles Kings</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre-Marc_Bouchard" title="Pierre-Marc Bouchard">Pierre-Marc Bouchard</a>, Minnesota Wild</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Beauchemin" title="François Beauchemin">Francois Beauchemin</a>, Montreal Canadiens</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anton_Volchenkov" title="Anton Volchenkov">Anton Volchenkov</a>, Ottawa Senators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Spezza" title="Jason Spezza">Jason Spezza</a>, Ottawa Senators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Emery" title="Ray Emery">Ray Emery</a>, Ottawa Senators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Seidenberg" title="Dennis Seidenberg">Dennis Seidenberg</a>, Philadelphia Flyers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Cheechoo" title="Jonathan Cheechoo">Jonathan Cheechoo</a>, San Jose Sharks</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Stajan" title="Matt Stajan">Matt Stajan</a>, Toronto Maple Leafs</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Last_games">Last games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Last games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2002–03, listed with their team: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15em">Player</th> <th style="width:15em">Team</th> <th style="width:25em">Notability </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Barrasso" title="Tom Barrasso">Tom Barrasso</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a></td> <td>2-time Stanley Cup champion with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter Olympics">Olympic</a> silver medalist, 3-time <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Hockey League All-Star Game">NHL All-Star</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy" title="Calder Memorial Trophy">Calder Memorial Trophy</a> winner, <a href="/wiki/Vezina_Trophy" title="Vezina Trophy">Vezina Trophy</a> winner, <a href="/wiki/William_M._Jennings_Trophy" title="William M. Jennings Trophy">William M. Jennings Trophy</a> winner. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Craig_Berube" title="Craig Berube">Craig Berube</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a></td> <td>Over 1000 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pavel_Bure" title="Pavel Bure">Pavel Bure</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a></td> <td>Olympic silver and bronze medalist, 7-time NHL All-Star, 2-time <a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Rocket%22_Richard_Trophy" title="Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy">Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy</a> winner, Calder Memorial Trophy winner. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylvain_C%C3%B4t%C3%A9" title="Sylvain Côté">Sylvain Cote</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a></td> <td>Over 1100 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Daneyko" title="Ken Daneyko">Ken Daneyko</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a></td> <td>3-time Stanley Cup champion with the Devils, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Masterton_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Masterton Trophy">Bill Masterton Trophy</a> winner, over 1200 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Deadmarsh" title="Adam Deadmarsh">Adam Deadmarsh</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a></td> <td>1-time Stanley Cup champion with the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a>, Olympic silver medalist. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Dineen" title="Kevin Dineen">Kevin Dineen</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a></td> <td>Over 1100 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Theoren_Fleury" title="Theoren Fleury">Theoren Fleury</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a></td> <td>1-time Stanley Cup champion with the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a>, Olympic gold medalist, 7-time NHL All-Star, over 1000 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Gilmour" title="Doug Gilmour">Doug Gilmour</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></td> <td>1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Calgary Flames, 2-time NHL All-Star, <a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Selke_Trophy" title="Frank J. Selke Trophy">Frank J. Selke Trophy</a> winner, over 1400 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Graves" title="Adam Graves">Adam Graves</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a></td> <td>2-time Stanley Cup champion with the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>, Bill Masterton Trophy winner, <a href="/wiki/King_Clancy_Memorial_Trophy" title="King Clancy Memorial Trophy">King Clancy Memorial Trophy</a> winner, over 1100 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Housley" title="Phil Housley">Phil Housley</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></td> <td>Olympic silver medalist, 7-time NHL All-Star, over 1400 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Uwe_Krupp" title="Uwe Krupp">Uwe Krupp</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Thrashers" title="Atlanta Thrashers">Atlanta Thrashers</a></td> <td>2-time Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avanlanche and <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a>, 2-time NHL All-Star. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Muller" title="Kirk Muller">Kirk Muller</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a></td> <td>1-time Stanley Cup champion with the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>, over 1300 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shjon_Podein" title="Shjon Podein">Shjon Podein</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a></td> <td>1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche, King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ranheim" title="Paul Ranheim">Paul Ranheim</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Coyotes" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Coyotes">Phoenix Coyotes</a></td> <td>Over 1000 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Richter" title="Mike Richter">Mike Richter</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a></td> <td>1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Rangers, 2-time Olympic silver medalist, 2-time NHL All-Star. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Roy" title="Patrick Roy">Patrick Roy</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a></td> <td>4-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens and Avalanche, 11-time NHL All-Star, 5-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner, 3-time <a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a> winner, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner, over 1000 games played. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_%C5%A0mehl%C3%ADk" title="Richard Šmehlík">Richard Smehlik</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a></td> <td>1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Devils, Olympic gold and bronze medalist. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2003_trade_deadline">2003 trade deadline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 2003 trade deadline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_transactions" title="2002–03 NHL transactions">2002–03 NHL transactions</a></div> <p>Trading deadline: March 11, 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Here is a list of major trades for the 2002–03 NHL trade deadline: </p> <ul><li>March 11, 2003: Anaheim traded D <a href="/wiki/Mike_Commodore" title="Mike Commodore">Mike Commodore</a> and G <a href="/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damphousse" title="Jean-François Damphousse">Jean-Francois Damphousse</a> to Calgary for C <a href="/wiki/Rob_Niedermayer" title="Rob Niedermayer">Rob Niedermayer</a>.</li> <li>March 11, 2003: Chicago traded D <a href="/wiki/Phil_Housley" title="Phil Housley">Phil Housley</a> to Toronto for Calgary's fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (if acquired) or Toronto's ninth-round pick in 2003 and fourth-round pick in 2004.</li> <li>March 11, 2003 – <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> trade <a href="/wiki/Steve_Thomas_(ice_hockey)" title="Steve Thomas (ice hockey)">Steve Thomas</a> to <a href="/wiki/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mighty Ducks of Anaheim">Mighty Ducks of Anaheim</a> for 2003 fifth round draft pick (<a href="/wiki/Alexei_Ivanov_(ice_hockey_b._1985)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexei Ivanov (ice hockey b. 1985)">Alexei Ivanov</a>).</li> <li>March 11, 2003: Edmonton traded RW <a href="/wiki/Anson_Carter" title="Anson Carter">Anson Carter</a> and D <a href="/wiki/Ale%C5%A1_P%C3%AD%C5%A1a" title="Aleš Píša">Ales Pisa</a> to NY Rangers for RW <a href="/wiki/Radek_Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k" title="Radek Dvořák">Radek Dvorak</a> and D <a href="/wiki/Cory_Cross" title="Cory Cross">Cory Cross</a>.</li> <li>March 11, 2003: Edmonton traded D <a href="/wiki/Janne_Niinimaa" title="Janne Niinimaa">Janne Niinimaa</a> and a conditional second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to NY Islanders for LW <a href="/wiki/Brad_Isbister" title="Brad Isbister">Brad Isbister</a> and LW <a href="/wiki/Raffi_Torres" title="Raffi Torres">Raffi Torres</a>.</li> <li>March 11, 2003: Florida traded RW <a href="/wiki/Valeri_Bure" title="Valeri Bure">Valeri Bure</a> and a conditional pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to St. Louis for D <a href="/wiki/Mike_Van_Ryn" title="Mike Van Ryn">Mike Van Ryn</a>.</li> <li>March 11, 2003: Los Angeles traded D <a href="/wiki/Mathieu_Schneider" title="Mathieu Schneider">Mathieu Schneider</a> to Detroit for C <a href="/wiki/Sean_Avery" title="Sean Avery">Sean Avery</a>, D <a href="/wiki/Maxim_Kuznetsov" title="Maxim Kuznetsov">Maxim Kuznetsov</a>, Detroit's first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and second-round pick in 2004.</li> <li>March 11, 2003: Los Angeles traded C <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Smolinski" title="Bryan Smolinski">Bryan Smolinski</a> to Ottawa for the rights to D <a href="/wiki/Tim_Gleason" title="Tim Gleason">Tim Gleason</a> and future considerations.</li> <li>March 11, 2003: Montreal traded C <a href="/wiki/Doug_Gilmour" title="Doug Gilmour">Doug Gilmour</a> to Toronto for Toronto's sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft.</li> <li>March 11, 2003: NY Islanders traded G <a href="/wiki/Chris_Osgood" title="Chris Osgood">Chris Osgood</a> and the Islanders' third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to St. Louis for C <a href="/wiki/Justin_Papineau" title="Justin Papineau">Justin Papineau</a> and St. Louis' second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the first season of the league's Canadian national broadcast rights deals with <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">CBC</a> and <a href="/wiki/TSN_Hockey" title="TSN Hockey">TSN</a>. CBC continued to air Saturday night <i>Hockey Night in Canada</i> regular season games, while TSN's coverage included <i>Wednesday Night Hockey</i> and other selected weeknights. Stanley Cup playoff coverage on cable expanded beyond the first round, with TSN allowed to televise all-U.S. games up to the Conference Finals. CBC still aired all playoff games involving Canadian teams, as well as exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the fourth year of the league's five-year U.S. national broadcast rights deal with <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_ESPN" title="NHL on ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_ABC" title="NHL on ABC">ABC</a>. ESPN and <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> aired weeknight games throughout the regular season. ABC's coverage included the All-Star Game and five weeks worth of regional games on Saturday afternoons between January and March. During the first two rounds of the playoffs, ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected games, while ABC had Saturday regional telecasts. Each U.S. team's regional broadcaster produced local coverage of first and second round games (except for those games on ABC). ABC's weekend telecasts continued into the Conference Finals, while ESPN had the rest of the third round games. ESPN then aired the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals before the rest of the series shifted to ABC. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_champions" title="List of Stanley Cup champions">List of Stanley Cup champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs">2003 Stanley Cup playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 NHL Entry Draft">2002 NHL Entry Draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_transactions" title="2002–03 NHL transactions">2002–03 NHL transactions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game">53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Game" title="NHL All-Star Game">NHL All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team" title="NHL All-Rookie Team">NHL All-Rookie Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_sports" title="2002 in sports">2002 in sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_sports" title="2003 in sports">2003 in sports</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDinger2011" class="citation book cs1">Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5"><i>The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012</i></a></span>. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-894801-22-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-894801-22-5"><bdi>978-1-894801-22-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+National+Hockey+League+Official+Guide+%26+Record+Book+2012&rft.place=Toronto%2C+ON&rft.pub=Dan+Diamond+%26+Associates&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-1-894801-22-5&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fnationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2002%E2%80%9303+NHL+season" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl-approves-safety-nets-hurry-up-face-offs-1.327297">"NHL approves safety nets, hurry-up face-offs"</a>. <i>CBC.ca</i>. October 3, 2002.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CBC.ca&rft.atitle=NHL+approves+safety+nets%2C+hurry-up+face-offs&rft.date=2002-10-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fsports%2Fhockey%2Fnhl-approves-safety-nets-hurry-up-face-offs-1.327297&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2002%E2%80%9303+NHL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/2002/0620/1397196.html">"Nets to hang at arenas; NHL takes over Sabres"</a>. <i>Associated Press</i>. ESPN. 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href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="1919–20 NHL season">1919–20</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="1920–21 NHL season">1920–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="1921–22 NHL season">1921–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_NHL_season" title="1922–23 NHL season">1922–23</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1923%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="1923–24 NHL season">1923–24</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_NHL_season" title="1924–25 NHL season">1924–25</a> 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href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_NHL_season" title="1930–31 NHL season">1930–31</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_NHL_season" title="1931–32 NHL season">1931–32</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_NHL_season" title="1932–33 NHL season">1932–33</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_NHL_season" title="1933–34 NHL season">1933–34</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_NHL_season" title="1934–35 NHL season">1934–35</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_NHL_season" title="1935–36 NHL season">1935–36</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_NHL_season" title="1936–37 NHL season">1936–37</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_NHL_season" title="1937–38 NHL season">1937–38</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_NHL_season" title="1938–39 NHL season">1938–39</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_NHL_season" title="1939–40 NHL season">1939–40</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1940%E2%80%9341_NHL_season" title="1940–41 NHL season">1940–41</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_NHL_season" title="1941–42 NHL season">1941–42</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1942%E2%80%9343_NHL_season" title="1942–43 NHL season">1942–43</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1943%E2%80%9344_NHL_season" title="1943–44 NHL season">1943–44</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1944%E2%80%9345_NHL_season" title="1944–45 NHL season">1944–45</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_NHL_season" title="1945–46 NHL season">1945–46</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_NHL_season" title="1946–47 NHL season">1946–47</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_NHL_season" title="1947–48 NHL season">1947–48</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_NHL_season" title="1948–49 NHL season">1948–49</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_NHL_season" title="1949–50 NHL season">1949–50</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_NHL_season" title="1950–51 NHL season">1950–51</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_NHL_season" title="1951–52 NHL season">1951–52</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NHL_season" title="1952–53 NHL season">1952–53</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_NHL_season" title="1953–54 NHL season">1953–54</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NHL_season" title="1954–55 NHL season">1954–55</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NHL_season" title="1955–56 NHL season">1955–56</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_NHL_season" title="1956–57 NHL season">1956–57</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NHL_season" title="1957–58 NHL season">1957–58</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_NHL_season" title="1958–59 NHL season">1958–59</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NHL_season" title="1959–60 NHL season">1959–60</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_NHL_season" title="1960–61 NHL season">1960–61</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NHL_season" title="1961–62 NHL season">1961–62</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NHL_season" title="1962–63 NHL season">1962–63</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NHL_season" title="1963–64 NHL season">1963–64</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_NHL_season" title="1964–65 NHL season">1964–65</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NHL_season" title="1965–66 NHL season">1965–66</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NHL_season" title="1966–67 NHL season">1966–67</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NHL_season" title="1967–68 NHL season">1967–68</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NHL_season" title="1968–69 NHL season">1968–69</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NHL_season" title="1969–70 NHL season">1969–70</a> 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href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NHL_season" title="1975–76 NHL season">1975–76</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NHL_season" title="1976–77 NHL season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NHL_season" title="1977–78 NHL season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season" title="1978–79 NHL season">1978–79</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NHL_season" title="1979–80 NHL season">1979–80</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NHL_season" title="1980–81 NHL season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NHL_season" title="1981–82 NHL season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NHL_season" title="1982–83 NHL season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NHL_season" title="1983–84 NHL season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NHL_season" title="1984–85 NHL season">1984–85</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NHL_season" title="1985–86 NHL season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NHL_season" title="1986–87 NHL season">1986–87</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season" title="1987–88 NHL season">1987–88</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season" title="1988–89 NHL season">1988–89</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season" title="1989–90 NHL season">1989–90</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season" title="1990–91 NHL season">1990–91</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season" title="1991–92 NHL season">1991–92</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season" title="1992–93 NHL season">1992–93</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season" title="1993–94 NHL season">1993–94</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season" title="1994–95 NHL season">1994–95</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season" title="1995–96 NHL season">1995–96</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NHL_season" title="1996–97 NHL season">1996–97</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season" title="1997–98 NHL season">1997–98</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season" title="1998–99 NHL season">1998–99</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NHL_season" title="1999–2000 NHL season">1999–00</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season" title="2009–10 NHL season">2009–10</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season" title="2011–12 NHL season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season" title="2012–13 NHL season">2012–13</a> 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