2001–02 Ottawa Senators season

The 2001–02 Ottawa Senators season was the tenth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators place third in the Northeast Division, with 94 points. In the playoffs, they upset the Philadelphia Flyers in five games, limiting the Flyers' high-powered offence to just two goals for the franchise's second playoff series win. This led to a second round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs, in which the Sens lost in a tense seven-game affair.

2001–02 Ottawa Senators
Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2001–02 record39–27–9–7
Home record21–13–3–4
Road record18–14–6–3
Goals for243
Goals against208
Team information
General managerMarshall Johnston
CoachJacques Martin
Roger Neilson (interim)
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsCurtis Leschyshyn
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance16,919 (91% of capacity)[1]
Team leaders
GoalsDaniel Alfredsson (37)
AssistsRadek Bonk (45)
PointsDaniel Alfredsson (71)
Penalty minutesChris Neil (231)
Plus/minusZdeno Chara (+30)
WinsPatrick Lalime (27)
Goals against averagePatrick Lalime (2.48)

Prior to the season, former captain Alexei Yashin was traded to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt and the Islanders' first-round draft pick (second overall), which the Sens used to draft Jason Spezza. Chara and Muckalt would play for the Senators, while Spezza returned to junior.

Regular season

On November 13, 2001, the Senators defeated the Washington Capitals on the road by a score of 11–5.[2] Captain Daniel Alfredsson scored a hat-trick in the game. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since February 3, 1999, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10–1.[3] It was also the first time in modern franchise history that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game.[4]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Boston Bruins82432469236201101
24Toronto Maple Leafs824325104249207100
37Ottawa Senators8239279724320894
48Montreal Canadiens82363112320720987
510Buffalo Sabres82353511121320082

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

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Boston BruinsNE82432469236201101
2 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT82422710323419297
3 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE82352616521721791
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824325104249207100
5 X- New York IslandersAT8242288423922096
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT8241289420518795
7 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE8239279724320894
8 X- Montreal CanadiensNE82363112320720987
8.5
9 Washington CapitalsSE82363311222824085
10 Buffalo SabresNE82353511121320082
11 New York RangersAT8236384422725880
12 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8228418519824969
13 Tampa Bay LightningSE82274011417821969
14 Florida PanthersSE82224410618025060
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE82194711518728854

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1WOctober 3, 20015–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)1–0–0–019,173
2LOctober 4, 20014–6Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)1–1–0–018,500
3LOctober 6, 20012–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)1–2–0–016,590
4WOctober 9, 20016–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)2–2–0–010,052
5WOctober 10, 20012–0@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)3–2–0–014,651
6TOctober 13, 20012–2 OTNew York Rangers (2001–02)3–2–1–017,103
7LOctober 16, 20012–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)3–3–1–014,907
8LOctober 18, 20010–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)3–4–1–015,521
9LOctober 20, 20012–3@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)3–5–1–015,124
10LOctober 23, 20011–2New Jersey Devils (2001–02)3–6–1–015,107
11WOctober 25, 20017–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)4–6–1–019,534
12WOctober 27, 20014–1St. Louis Blues (2001–02)5–6–1–016,119
13WOctober 30, 20016–3@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)6–6–1–011,548
14WNovember 3, 20013–0Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)7–6–1–015,942
15WNovember 8, 20011–0Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)8–6–1–017,752
16WNovember 10, 20013–2Nashville Predators (2001–02)9–6–1–016,895
17WNovember 13, 200111–5@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)10–6–1–015,023
18TNovember 15, 20011–1 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2001–02)10–6–2–014,117
19WNovember 17, 20012–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)11–6–2–018,500
20WNovember 20, 20013–0Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)12–6–2–015,547
21TNovember 22, 20014–4 OTCalgary Flames (2001–02)12–6–3–016,839
22LNovember 24, 20013–6Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)12–7–3–015,839
23LNovember 27, 20012–4@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)12–8–3–019,786
24WDecember 1, 20012–1 OTBoston Bruins (2001–02)13–8–3–016,480
25LDecember 3, 20012–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)13–9–3–018,007
26WDecember 5, 20016–3@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)14–9–3–018,532
27LDecember 6, 20012–4@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)14–10–3–012,522
28WDecember 8, 20015–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)15–10–3–015,277
29TDecember 11, 20012–2 OT@ New York Islanders (2001–02)15–10–4–012,235
30WDecember 13, 20016–0Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)16–10–4–017,585
31LDecember 15, 20010–2New Jersey Devils (2001–02)16–11–4–017,142
32WDecember 18, 20015–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)17–11–4–011,166
33LDecember 20, 20012–4Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)17–12–4–016,207
34WDecember 22, 20011–0@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)18–12–4–015,089
35LDecember 23, 20012–3@ New York Rangers (2001–02)18–13–4–018,200
36LDecember 26, 20012–3@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)18–14–4–017,565
37WDecember 27, 20015–2New York Islanders (2001–02)19–14–4–018,500
38WDecember 29, 20015–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)20–14–4–017,148
39OTLDecember 31, 20014–5 OTChicago Blackhawks (2001–02)20–14–4–117,622
40WJanuary 3, 20024–1Washington Capitals (2001–02)21–14–4–118,296
41LJanuary 5, 20021–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)21–15–4–119,235
42WJanuary 7, 20024–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)22–15–4–118,500
43OTLJanuary 9, 20023–4 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)22–15–4–210,721
44WJanuary 11, 20024–2@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)23–15–4–214,105
45WJanuary 12, 20022–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)24–15–4–213,712
46LJanuary 15, 20021–4Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)24–16–4–216,246
47LJanuary 17, 20022–5@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)24–17–4–215,989
48WJanuary 19, 20024–1Minnesota Wild (2001–02)25–17–4–217,398
49OTLJanuary 20, 20022–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)25–17–4–320,058
50TJanuary 22, 20021–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)25–17–5–319,469
51WJanuary 24, 20024–3Boston Bruins (2001–02)26–17–5–317,093
52TJanuary 26, 20021–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)26–17–6–321,273
53WJanuary 30, 20023–1Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)27–17–6–315,761
54TFebruary 4, 20024–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)27–17–7–312,358
55WFebruary 6, 20026–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)28–17–7–318,136
56OTLFebruary 8, 20022–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)28–17–7–418,104
57LFebruary 9, 20022–3Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)28–18–7–418,500
58WFebruary 12, 20025–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)29–18–7–417,332
59WFebruary 26, 20025–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)30–18–7–420,254
60WFebruary 28, 20023–0@ New York Rangers (2001–02)31–18–7–418,200
61OTLMarch 2, 20022–3 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)31–18–7–517,814
62TMarch 4, 20021–1 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)31–18–8–515,815
63LMarch 7, 20022–5@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)31–19–8–517,496
64LMarch 9, 20022–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)31–20–8–515,381
65WMarch 10, 20024–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)32–20–8–512,358
66WMarch 12, 20024–3 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)33–20–8–518,064
67LMarch 14, 20021–4Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)33–21–8–518,397
68WMarch 16, 20024–3New York Islanders (2001–02)34–21–8–518,137
69WMarch 17, 20022–0Florida Panthers (2001–02)35–21–8–516,405
70LMarch 19, 20021–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)35–22–8–513,381
71LMarch 21, 20022–5New York Rangers (2001–02)35–23–8–516,245
72OTLMarch 23, 20022–3 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2001–02)35–23–8–616,061
73OTLMarch 24, 20022–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2001–02)35–23–8–717,098
74WMarch 27, 20024–1@ New York Islanders (2001–02)36–23–8–713,384
75LMarch 28, 20023–4Florida Panthers (2001–02)36–24–8–714,352
76WMarch 30, 20023–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)37–24–8–717,859
77WApril 2, 20024–3Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)38–24–8–716,371
78TApril 5, 20020–0 OT@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)38–24–9–718,672
79LApril 7, 20021–3Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)38–25–9–717,994
80LApril 9, 20023–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)38–26–9–721,273
81WApril 11, 20024–0Boston Bruins (2001–02)39–26–9–716,731
82LApril 13, 20022–5Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)39–27–9–718,500

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Playoffs

In the first round, Ottawa was matched against the Philadelphia Flyers, who were favoured. After the Flyers won the first game, the Senators won the next four. Patrick Lalime would record three consecutive shutouts in games two through four. The Senators won the series by winning the fifth game in overtime, in Philadelphia.

Conference Quarter-final

Date Visiting Team Score Home Team Score Notes Attendance
April 17Ottawa0Philadelphia17:47 OT19,420
April 20Ottawa3Philadelphia019,734
April 22Philadelphia0Ottawa318,239
April 24Philadelphia0Ottawa318,500
April 26Ottawa2Philadelphia17:33 OT19,639

Ottawa Senators win series 4 games to 1

The Senators would go against the Toronto Maple Leafs for the third consecutive season in the playoffs. The teams would take turns winning games and the series would go seven games, with the deciding game won in Toronto by the Maple Leafs.

Eastern Conference Semi-final

Date Visiting Team Score Home Team Score Notes Attendance
May 2Ottawa5Toronto019,406
May 4Ottawa2Toronto344:30 OT19,454
May 6Toronto2Ottawa318,500
May 8Toronto2Ottawa118,500
May 10Ottawa4Toronto219,499
May 12Toronto4Ottawa318,500
May 14Ottawa0Toronto319,551

Toronto Maple Leafs win series 4 games to 3

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Daniel AlfredssonRW78373471453914
Radek BonkC82254570523625
Marian HossaRW803135665011914
Martin HavlatRW7222285066-7906
Todd WhiteC812030502412401
Shawn McEachernRW80153146529503
Magnus ArvedsonLW741227393527001
Wade ReddenD79925344822411
Mike FisherC5815924558034
Zdeno CharaD7510132315630412
Chris PhillipsD6361622295101
Sami SaloD6641418141112
Karel RachunekD5131518247102
Chris NeilRW72107172315100
Andre RoyRW5668141483000
Chris HerpergerC724913434000
Curtis LeschyshynD79191044-5000
Ricard PerssonD34279423000
Benoit BrunetLW135380-4102
Bill MuckaltRW7008846-3000
Jody HullRW2422460001
Ivan CiernikRW2312340000
Shane HnidyD3311257-10000
Juha YlonenC151122-1010
Steve MartinsC1410141000
Chris BalaLW601101000
Toni DahlmanRW100110-1000
Patrick LalimeG61011190000
Petr SchastlivyLW101101000
Jani HurmeG25000170000
Joel KwiatkowskiD11000125000
Simon LajeunesseG100000000
Josh LangfeldRW100020000
Martin PrusekG100000000
Jamie RiversD20004-3000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Lalime358361272481482.48715211373.903
Jani Hurme1309251291542.483578524.907
Simon Lajeunesse24100000.000991.000
Martin Prusek62101032.9001512.800
Team:497882393492052.471021231918.903

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Daniel AlfredssonRW12761346303
Marian HossaRW12461022100
Radek BonkC1237106-3201
Martin HavlatRW12257140202
Wade ReddenD1232564101
Juha YlonenC1205522000
Todd WhiteC1222464000
Shawn McEachernRW1204423000
Magnus ArvedsonLW122134-2000
Mike FisherC1021304000
Sami SaloD1221344000
Benoit BrunetLW1203308000
Shane HnidyD1211212-1000
Jody HullRW1211222000
Zdeno CharaD10011124000
Curtis LeschyshynD1201102000
Patrick LalimeG1200000000
Steve MartinsC200000000
Chris NeilRW1200012-1000
Ricard PerssonD2000150000
Chris PhillipsD12000123000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Lalime7781275181.394332314.946
Team:7781275181.394332314.946

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

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2001 To New York Islanders
Alexei Yashin
To Ottawa Senators
Bill Muckalt
Zdeno Chara
Islanders' first-round pick, second overall in 2001 Draft (Jason Spezza)
June 24, 2001 To Montreal Canadiens
Andreas Dackell
To Ottawa Senators
Montreal's eighth-round pick 2001 Draft (Neil Petruic)
June 29, 2001 To New York Rangers
Sean Gagnon
To Ottawa Senators
Jason Doig
Jeff Ulmer
March 15, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Andre Roy
Ottawa's sixth-round pick 2002 Draft (Paul Ranger)
To Ottawa Senators
Juha Ylonen
March 16, 2002 To Dallas Stars
Ottawa's sixth-round pick 2003 Draft (Elias Granath)
To Ottawa Senators
Benoit Brunet

Waivers

November 13, 2001 To Boston Bruins
Jamie Rivers
January 19, 2002 To Washington Capitals
Ivan Ciernik

Source: Ottawa Senators 2008–09 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2008. p. 189.

Roster

2001-02 Ottawa Senators
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Sources:

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held on June 23 and 24, 2001, at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
12Jason Spezza CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
123Tim Gleason United StatesWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
381Neil Komadoski United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (NCAA)
499Ray Emery CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4127Christoph Schubert GermanyMunich Barons (DEL)
5162Stefan Schauer GermanyRiessersee SC (Germany)
6193Brooks Laich CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
7218Jan Platil Czech RepublicBarrie Colts (OHL)
7223Brandon Bochenski United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (NCAA)
8235Neil Petruic CanadaKindersley Klippers (SJHL)
8256Gregg Johnson United StatesBoston University (NCAA)
9286Toni Dahlman FinlandIlves (SM-liiga)

Farm teams

See also

References

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