2002–03 New Jersey Devils season
| 2002–03 New Jersey Devils | |
|---|---|
|
Stanley Cup champions | |
|
Eastern Conference champions | |
|
Atlantic Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Atlantic |
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| 2002–03 record | 46–20–10–6 |
| Home record | 25–11–3–2 |
| Road record | 21–9–7–4 |
| Goals for | 216 |
| Goals against | 166 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Lou Lamoriello |
| Coach | Pat Burns |
| Captain | Scott Stevens |
| Alternate captains |
Patrik Elias Scott Niedermayer |
| Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
| Average attendance | 14,858 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Patrik Elias (28) |
| Assists | Scott Gomez (42) |
| Points | Patrik Elias (57) |
| Penalties in minutes | Turner Stevenson (115) |
| Plus/minus |
Jeff Friesen Scott Niedermayer (+23) |
| Wins | Martin Brodeur (41) |
| Goals against average | Corey Schwab (1.47) |
The 2002–03 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 21st season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. After claiming Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference titles, the Devils won their third Stanley Cup championship in a seven-game series against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
In addition to the Devils reaching the Stanley Cup Finals, the other New Jersey team from one of the major professional sports leagues, the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), have reached the NBA Finals where they lost in six games.
Pre-season
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Time |
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Regular season
The Devils tied the Philadelphia Flyers for fewest goals allowed (166) and had the fewest power-play opportunities against (264), the fewest power-play goals against (32) and the best penalty-kill percentage (87.88%). The Devils also tied the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with four. Furthermore, the Devils also had the fewest power-play opportunities for (303), the fewest power-play goals for (36) and the lowest power-play percentage, at 11.88%.[1]
Season standings
| No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
| 2 | 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
| 3 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
| 4 | 9 | New York Rangers | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
| 5 | 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
| R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
| 2 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
| 3 | Y- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
| 4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
| 5 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
| 6 | X- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
| 7 | X- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
| 8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
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| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
| 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
| 12 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
| 13 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
| 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | October 10, 2002 | 2–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 1–0–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | W | October 12, 2002 | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 2–0–0–0 | 4 |
| 3 | W | October 18, 2002 | 3–2 OT | Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 3–0–0–0 | 6 |
| 4 | L | October 19, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 3–1–0–0 | 6 |
| 5 | W | October 23, 2002 | 2–1 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 4–1–0–0 | 8 |
| 6 | W | October 25, 2002 | 2–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 5–1–0–0 | 10 |
| 7 | W | October 26, 2002 | 5–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 6–1–0–0 | 12 |
| 8 | L | October 29, 2002 | 1–2 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 6–2–0–0 | 12 |
| 9 | W | November 2, 2002 | 5–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 7–2–0–0 | 14 |
| 10 | L | November 5, 2002 | 2–3 | Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 7–3–0–0 | 14 |
| 11 | W | November 7, 2002 | 1–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 8–3–0–0 | 16 |
| 12 | L | November 9, 2002 | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 8–4–0–0 | 16 |
| 13 | W | November 12, 2002 | 3–2 OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 9–4–0–0 | 18 |
| 14 | W | November 15, 2002 | 5–1 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 10–4–0–0 | 20 |
| 15 | L | November 16, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 10–5–0–0 | 20 |
| 16 | W | November 19, 2002 | 4–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 11–5–0–0 | 22 |
| 17 | T | November 21, 2002 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 11–5–1–0 | 23 |
| 18 | L | November 23, 2002 | 1–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 11–6–1–0 | 23 |
| 19 | OTL | November 27, 2002 | 2–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 11–6–1–1 | 24 |
| 20 | W | November 29, 2002 | 2–1 | @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 12–6–1–1 | 26 |
| 21 | W | November 30, 2002 | 5–4 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 13–6–1–1 | 28 |
| 22 | W | December 2, 2002 | 1–0 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 14–6–1–1 | 30 |
| 23 | OTL | December 4, 2002 | 2–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 14–6–1–2 | 31 |
| 24 | W | December 6, 2002 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 15–6–1–2 | 33 |
| 25 | L | December 7, 2002 | 0–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 15–7–1–2 | 33 |
| 26 | W | December 10, 2002 | 2–0 | St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 16–7–1–2 | 35 |
| 27 | L | December 12, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 16–8–1–2 | 35 |
| 28 | OTL | December 14, 2002 | 3–4 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 16–8–1–3 | 36 |
| 29 | L | December 18, 2002 | 0–3 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 16–9–1–3 | 36 |
| 30 | W | December 19, 2002 | 3–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 17–9–1–3 | 38 |
| 31 | W | December 21, 2002 | 5–3 | Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 18–9–1–3 | 38 |
| 32 | T | December 23, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 18–9–2–3 | 39 |
| 33 | L | December 27, 2002 | 2–3 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 18–10–2–3 | 39 |
| 34 | W | December 28, 2002 | 2–1 OT | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 19–10–2–3 | 41 |
| 35 | W | December 30, 2002 | 1–0 | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 20–10–2–3 | 43 |
| 36 | L | January 1, 2003 | 1–2 | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 20–11–2–3 | 43 |
| 37 | W | January 3, 2003 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 21–11–2–3 | 45 |
| 38 | L | January 4, 2003 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 21–12–2–3 | 45 |
| 39 | W | January 7, 2003 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 22–12–2–3 | 47 |
| 40 | W | January 10, 2003 | 2–1 | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 23–12–2–3 | 49 |
| 41 | T | January 11, 2003 | 3–3 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 23–12–3–3 | 50 |
| 42 | W | January 13, 2003 | 6–2 | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 24–12–3–3 | 52 |
| 43 | W | January 15, 2003 | 5–0 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 25–12–3–3 | 54 |
| 44 | W | January 17, 2003 | 2–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 26–12–3–3 | 56 |
| 45 | W | January 18, 2003 | 5–2 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 27–12–3–3 | 58 |
| 46 | W | January 22, 2003 | 5–4 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 28–12–3–3 | 60 |
| 47 | W | January 24, 2003 | 3–1 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 29–12–3–3 | 62 |
| 48 | OTL | January 25, 2003 | 1–2 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 29–12–3–4 | 63 |
| 49 | W | January 28, 2003 | 1–0 | Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 30–12–3–4 | 65 |
| 50 | W | January 30, 2003 | 5–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 31–12–3–4 | 67 |
| 51 | W | February 4, 2003 | 4–1 | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 32–12–3–4 | 69 |
| 52 | W | February 5, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 33–12–3–4 | 71 |
| 53 | L | February 7, 2003 | 2–4 | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 33–13–3–4 | 71 |
| 54 | W | February 9, 2003 | 3–2 | Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 34–13–3–4 | 73 |
| 55 | L | February 11, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 34–14–3–4 | 73 |
| 56 | W | February 12, 2003 | 3–0 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 35–14–3–4 | 75 |
| 57 | L | February 15, 2003 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 35–15–3–4 | 75 |
| 58 | T | February 18, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 35–15–4–4 | 76 |
| 59 | L | February 19, 2003 | 3–5 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 35–16–4–4 | 76 |
| 60 | W | February 21, 2003 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 36–16–4–4 | 78 |
| 61 | W | February 23, 2003 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 37–16–4–4 | 80 |
| 62 | T | February 25, 2003 | 3–3 OT | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 37–16–5–4 | 81 |
| 63 | T | February 27, 2003 | 3–3 OT | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 37–16–6–4 | 82 |
| 64 | W | March 1, 2003 | 2–1 OT | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 38–16–6–4 | 84 |
| 65 | L | March 4, 2003 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 38–17–6–4 | 84 |
| 66 | OTL | March 5, 2003 | 4–5 OT | @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 38–17–6–5 | 85 |
| 67 | W | March 8, 2003 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 39–17–6–5 | 87 |
| 68 | L | March 11, 2003 | 2–3 | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 39–18–6–5 | 87 |
| 69 | L | March 13, 2003 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 39–19–6–5 | 87 |
| 70 | W | March 15, 2003 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 40–19–6–5 | 89 |
| 71 | L | March 17, 2003 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 40–20–6–5 | 89 |
| 72 | W | March 18, 2003 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 41–20–6–5 | 91 |
| 73 | W | March 21, 2003 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 42–20–6–5 | 93 |
| 74 | W | March 22, 2003 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 43–20–6–5 | 95 |
| 75 | W | March 24, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 44–20–6–5 | 97 |
| 76 | T | March 27, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 44–20–7–5 | 98 |
| 77 | T | March 28, 2003 | 1–1 OT | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 44–20–8–5 | 99 |
| 78 | W | March 30, 2003 | 6–0 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 45–20–8–5 | 101 |
| 79 | OTL | April 1, 2003 | 2–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 45–20–8–6 | 102 |
| 80 | T | April 3, 2003 | 1–1 OT | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 45–20–9–6 | 103 |
| 81 | W | April 4, 2003 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 46–20–9–6 | 105 |
| 82 | T | April 6, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 46–20–10–6 | 106 |
Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
(E2) New Jersey Devils vs. (E7) Boston Bruins
The series opened at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey, and game one was a defensive battle in an ultimate 2–1 Devils victory behind two goals from Jamie Langenbrunner. New Jersey then took control of the series with a 4–2 victory in Game 2.
Down 2–0 in the series but heading home to FleetCenter, Boston shook things up, replacing Steve Shields, who allowed six goals in the first two games, in favor of Jeff Hackett. The shakeup did not do much, as the Devils shut out in the Bruins in Game 3, 3–0, with goalie Martin Brodeur stopping all 29 shots he faced. Not wanting to end their season with a winless postseason and a loss in front of their fans, Boston came out firing in Game 4, winning the game, 5–1, and knocking out Brodeur after the fifth goal in favor of Corey Schwab, who went six-for-six in net.
Unfortunately for the Bruins and their fans, they had only "stayed their execution" until game five in New Jersey, where Brodeur bounced back from his horrid Game 4 with a 28-save shutout in a 3–0 win as Langenbrunner added two more goals.
| April 9 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 15:35 – Jamie Langenbrunner (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 11:38 – Jamie Langenbrunner (2) | ||||||
| Bryan Berard (1) – 03:29 | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Steve Shields 26 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Boston Bruins | 2–4 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| Glen Murray (1) – 08:52 | First period | 14:17 – Jeff Friesen (1) 19:34 – pp – Brian Rafalski (1) | ||||||
| Dan McGillis (1) – pp – 13:59 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| 00:15 – pp – Jamie Langenbrunner (3) 14:24 – Joe Nieuwendyk (1) |
Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Steve Shields 26 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | New Jersey Devils | 3–0 | Boston Bruins | FleetCenter | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Scott Stevens (1) – 01:11 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Jay Pandolfo (1) – 12:00 John Madden (1) – en – 18:54 |
Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 29 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Jeff Hackett 19 saves / 21 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | New Jersey Devils | 1–5 | Boston Bruins | FleetCenter | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 19:47 – pp – Joe Thornton (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 02:24 – pp – Dan McGillis (2) 17:15 – Dan McGillis (3) | ||||||
| Scott Niedermayer (1) – 01:37 | Third period | 01:45 – Martin Lapointe (1) 03:37 – Marty McInnis (1) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 19 saves / 24 shots Corey Schwab 6 saves / 6 shots |
Goalie stats | Jeff Hackett 24 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Boston Bruins | 0–3 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 08:31 – pp – John Madden (2) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 07:41 – Jamie Langenbrunner (4) 19:08 – en – Jamie Langenbrunner (5) | ||||||
| Jeff Hackett 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 29 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| New Jersey won series 4–1 | |
Eastern Conference Semifinals
(E2) New Jersey Devils vs. (E3) Tampa Bay Lightning
The series opened at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey, where the Devils scored three third-period goals to break a scoreless tie en route to a 3–0 game one victory with goalie Martin Brodeur posting a 15-save shutout in the process. Game two was a little tenser, with New Jersey rallying from a third-period deficit and winning the game 2:09 into overtime, 3–2, on a goal by Jamie Langenbrunner.
At home at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, the Lightning jumped out to a 3–0 first-period lead, then watched New Jersey tie the score before scoring in the third period on a goal by Dave Andreychuk to win the game, 4–3. The Devils responded by winning game four, 3–1, to push the Lightning to the brink. The Devils ended the series with a 2–1 triple-overtime victory in game five, with Grant Marshall scoring the game-winning goal 11:12 into the sixth period.
| April 24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–3 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 07:41 – Jamie Langenbrunner (6) 11:28 – John Madden (3) 17:09 – Turner Stevenson (1) | ||||||
| Nikolai Khabibulin 29 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 15 shots | ||||||
| April 26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2–3 | OT | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | ||
| Chris Dingman (1) – 12:25 | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Martin St. Louis (6) – sh – 19:38 | Second period | 19:26 – pp – Brian Rafalski (2) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 10:26 – Grant Marshall (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 02:09 – Jamie Langenbrunner (7) | ||||||
| Nikolai Khabibulin 33 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 28 | New Jersey Devils | 3–4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | St. Pete Times Forum | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 04:19 – pp – Vaclav Prospal (4) 09:21 – Martin St. Louis (7) 16:16 – Fredrik Modin (2) | ||||||
| John Madden (4) – pp – 06:38 Grant Marshall (2) – 07:34 Jeff Friesen (2) – 15:06 |
Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 06:08 – Dave Andreychuk (3) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Nikolai Khabibulin 24 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 30 | New Jersey Devils | 3–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | St. Pete Times Forum | Recap | |||
| 11:30 – Jassen Cullimore (1) | First period | Scott Gomez (1) – 04:52 Patrik Elias (1) – 16:33 | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Scott Stevens (2) – pp – 13:13 | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Nikolai Khabibulin 23 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| May 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1–2 | 3OT | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | ||
| Nikita Alexeev (1) – 11:18 | First period | 13:27 – pp – Scott Niedermayer (2) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third overtime period | 11:12 – Grant Marshall (3) | ||||||
| John Grahame 46 saves / 48 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 38 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| New Jersey won series 4–1 | |
Eastern Conference Finals
(E1) Ottawa Senators vs. (E2) New Jersey Devils
The series opened at Corel Centre in Ottawa, where the Senators took game one in overtime, 3–2, when Shaun Van Allen tipped in a pass from Martin Havlát 3:08 into overtime. New Jersey tied the series, 1–1, with a crucial victory in game two, 4–1. It marked the first time Ottawa goalie Patrick Lalime allowed more than two goals in twelve postseason games.
Game three at the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey saw an amazing defensive battle, but New Jersey won the game, 1–0, on a first-period goal by Sergei Brylin. Martin Brodeur posted a 24-save shutout for the Devils in the process. New Jersey appeared to have the series in control when they broke a 2–2 tie in game four with three third-period goals en route to a 5–2 win, and they led in the series, 3–1. But, it wasn't over yet, as Minnesota (twice) and Vancouver rebounded from 3–1 series deficits earlier in the playoffs.
Ottawa returned home for game five, not wanting to lose in front of their fans. They staved off elimination with a 3–1 victory. The tense action resumed back in New Jersey for game six, as the teams entered overtime tied, 1–1, and all the Devils needed was a goal to knock out the Senators. The death blow did not come in game six, as Chris Phillips scored the game-winning goal 15:52 into overtime in the 2–1 Senators victory. This would be the Devils only home loss of the playoffs.
Determined not to suffer the same misfortunes as Colorado, St. Louis, and Vancouver, the Devils broke through in game seven, winning the game, 3–2, as Jeff Friesen knocked in the series-winning goal with just over two minutes to play to send New Jersey to the Stanley Cup Finals. In the decisive game, the Devils benefited from a two-goal performance by Jamie Langenbrunner, his first goals of the series.
| May 10 | New Jersey Devils | 2–3 | OT | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | 06:10 – Chris Neil (1) 07:23 – Todd White (4) | ||||||
| Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – 14:19 Jay Pandolfo (2) – 16:51 |
Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 03:08 – Shaun Van Allen (1) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Lalime 32 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| May 13 | New Jersey Devils | 4–1 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | Recap | |||
| Tommy Albelin (1) – 04:15 Jeff Friesen (3) – 17:21 |
First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| John Madden (5) – 16:33 | Second period | 02:02 – Radek Bonk (4) | ||||||
| Jay Pandolfo (3) – 14:29 | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 30 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Lalime 17 saves / 21 shots | ||||||
| May 15 | Ottawa Senators | 0–1 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:48 – Sergei Brylin (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Lalime 23 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| May 17 | Ottawa Senators | 2–5 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| Karel Rachunek (1) – 19:45 | First period | 07:25 – pp – Grant Marshall (4) | ||||||
| Vaclav Varada (2) – 07:08 | Second period | 16:43 – Jay Pandolfo (4) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 00:41 – pp – Jeff Friesen (4) 04:17 – Patrik Elias (2) 07:35 – sh – John Madden (6) | ||||||
| Patrick Lalime 15 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| May 19 | New Jersey Devils | 1–3 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Scott Stevens (3) – 06:19 | Second period | 03:59 – sh – Todd White (5) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 07:59 – Martin Havlat (5) 12:28 – pp – Jason Spezza (1) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Lalime 21 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| May 21 | Ottawa Senators | 2–1 | OT | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Radek Bonk (5) – pp – 17:49 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 02:41 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (3) | ||||||
| Chris Phillips (2) – 15:51 | First overtime period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Lalime 30 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 32 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| May 23 | New Jersey Devils | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 03:33 – Magnus Arvedson (1) | ||||||
| Jamie Langenbrunner (8) – 03:52 Jamie Langenbrunner (9) – 05:46 |
Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Friesen (5) – 17:46 | Third period | 01:53 – Radek Bonk (6) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Lalime 24 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| New Jersey won series 4–3 | |
Stanley Cup Finals
| May 27 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 0–3 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 01:45 – Jeff Friesen (6) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 05:34 – Grant Marshall (5) 19:38 – en – Jeff Friesen (7) | ||||||
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere 27 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 16 shots | ||||||
| May 29 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 0–3 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 04:42 – pp – Patrik Elias (3) 12:11 – Scott Gomez (2) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 04:22 – Jeff Friesen (8) | ||||||
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 16 shots | ||||||
| May 31 | New Jersey Devils | 2–3 | OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Patrik Elias (4) – 14:02 | Second period | 03:39 – Marc Chouinard (1) 14:47 – Sandis Ozolins (2) | ||||||
| Scott Gomez (3) – 09:11 | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 06:59 – Ruslan Salei (2) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Jean-Sebastien Giguere 29 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| June 2 | New Jersey Devils | 0–1 | OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 00:39 – Steve Thomas (3) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| June 5 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 3–6 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| Petr Sykora (3) – 00:42 Steve Rucchin (5) – 12:50 |
First period | 03:35 – Pascal Rheaume (1) 07:45 – pp – Patrik Elias (5) | ||||||
| Samuel Pahlsson (2) – 06:35 | Second period | 03:12 – Brian Gionta (1) 09:02 – Jay Pandolfo (5) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 05:39 – Jamie Langenbrunner (10) 12:52 – Jamie Langenbrunner (11) | ||||||
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere 31 saves / 37 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 20 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| June 7 | New Jersey Devils | 2–5 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 04:26 – Steve Rucchin (6) 13:42 – Steve Rucchin (7) 15:59 – pp – Steve Thomas (4) | ||||||
| Jay Pandolfo (6) – 02:18 | Second period | 17:15 – Paul Kariya (6) | ||||||
| Grant Marshall (6) – pp – 10:46 | Third period | 03:57 – pp – Petr Sykora (4) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 17 saves / 22 shots Corey Schwab 2 saves / 2 shots |
Goalie stats | Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| June 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 0–3 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 02:22 – Michael Rupp (1) 12:18 – Jeff Friesen (9) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 16:16 – Jeff Friesen (10) | ||||||
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| New Jersey won series 4–3 | |
Media
Television coverage was carried on Fox Sports Net New York with Mike Emrick and Chico Resch with the play-by-play calling while Matt Loughlin served as the color commentator. The radio broadcasts were on WABC–AM 770, with John Hennessy handling the play-by-play duties with Randy Velischek color commentating.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Elias | LW | 81 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | RW | 78 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 65 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Scott Gomez | C | 80 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 48 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Friesen | LW | 81 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | C | 80 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| John Madden | C | 80 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Rafalski | D | 79 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Niedermayer | D | 81 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 62 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 58 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Turner Stevenson | RW | 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 81 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergei Brylin | LW | 52 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 16 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Pandolfo | LW | 68 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 50 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin White | D | 72 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 98 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McKenzie | LW | 76 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jiri Bicek | RW | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Berglund | LW | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 69 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rupp | C | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Albelin | D | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pascal Rheaume | C | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Marshall | RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Danton | C | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Guolla | C | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Darby | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Giroux | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Zyuzin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Brodeur | G | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Schwab | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Brodeur | 4374 | 73 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 147 | 2.02 | 9 | 1706 | 1559 | .914 |
| Corey Schwab | 614 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1.47 | 1 | 223 | 208 | .933 |
| Team: | 4988 | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 162 | 1.95 | 10 | 1929 | 1767 | .916 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Langenbrunner | RW | 24 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Niedermayer | D | 24 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Madden | C | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Friesen | LW | 24 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Patrik Elias | LW | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Pandolfo | LW | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Gomez | C | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Rafalski | D | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | C | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Marshall | RW | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin White | D | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Brylin | LW | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Rupp | C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pascal Rheaume | C | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner Stevenson | RW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Albelin | D | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Brodeur | G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Bicek | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenzie | LW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Schwab | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Brodeur | 1491 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 1.65 | 7 | 622 | 581 | .934 |
| Corey Schwab | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 |
| Team: | 1519 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 1.62 | 7 | 630 | 589 | .935 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
53rd NHL All-Star Game
New Jersey Devils NHL All-Star representatives at the 53rd NHL All-Star Game in Sunrise, Florida, at the Office Depot Center.
- Martin Brodeur, G, (Eastern Conference All-Stars)
- Scott Stevens, D, (Eastern Conference All-Stars), Captain, Starter
Draft picks
The Devils' draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes | |||
| 1 | 20 | No first-round pick[5] | |||||||
| 2 | 51 | Anton Kadeykin |  |
D | Elemash Elektrostal (Vysshaya Liga) | ||||
| 2 | 53 | Barry Tallackson |  |
RW | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | [6] | |||
| 3 | 64 | Jason Ryznar | |
LW | University of Michigan (CCHA) | [7] | |||
| 3 | 84 | Marek Chvatal |  |
D | Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga) | [8] | |||
| 3 | 85 | Ahren Nittel |  |
LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | ||||
| 4 | 117 | Cam Janssen | |
RW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | ||||
| 5 | 154 | Krisjanis Redlihs |  |
D | Liepājas Metalurgs (Latvian Hockey League) | ||||
| 6 | 187 | Eric Johansson | |
C | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||||
| 7 | 218 | Ilkka Pikkarainen |  |
RW | HIFK (SM-liiga) | [7][9] | |||
| 8 | 250 | Dan Glover | |
D | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) | ||||
| 9 | 281 | Bill Kinkel | |
LW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||||
Roster
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See also
References
- "New Jersey Devils game log". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- "2002-03 Team Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- "2002-03 Player Statistics". hockeyDB. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- "NHL attendance". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- "Devils team photo". NewJerseyDevils. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2003.html
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
- ↑ "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ↑ "2002-03 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ↑ The Devils traded their 2001 first-round pick (later transferred to Buffalo and used on Daniel Paille), along with Randy McKay and Jason Arnott for Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner on March 19, 2002.
- ↑ No source exists to indicate why the Devils drafted twice in the second round of 2002.
- 1 2 The Devils acquired the 2002 third-round pick from Atlanta for Phoenix's 2001 fourth-round pick (used on Milan Gajic) and the Devils' 2002 seventh-round pick (later transferred to San Jose and used on Tim Conboy) on June 24, 2001.
- ↑ The Devils had traded their original 2001 third-round pick (used on Beat Schiess-Forster) to Phoenix for the Coyotes' 2002 third-round pick (Marek Chvatal) on June 23, 2001.
- ↑ No source exists to indicate where the Devils acquired the pick to draft Pikkarainen.
- ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/2003.html