2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 11th National Hockey League (NHL) season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning made it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1996.

2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2002–03 record36–25–16–5
Home record23–9–7–3
Road record14–15–9–2
Goals for219
Goals against210
Team information
General managerJay Feaster
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainDave Andreychuk
ArenaSt. Pete Times Forum
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis (33)
AssistsBrad Richards and Vaclav Prospal (57)
PointsVaclav Prospal (79)
Penalty minutesAndre Roy (119)
WinsNikolai Khabibulin (30)
Goals against averageJohn Grahame (2.23)

Regular season

Final standings
Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Tampa Bay Lightning82362516521921093
26Washington Capitals8239298622422092
311Atlanta Thrashers8231397522628474
413Florida Panthers82243613917623770
515Carolina Hurricanes82224311617124061

[1]

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[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa SenatorsNE82522181263182113
2 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT824620106216166108
3 Y- Tampa Bay LightningSE82362516521921093
4 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT824520134211166107
5 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE8244287323620898
6 X- Washington CapitalsSE8239298622422092
7 X- Boston BruinsNE82363111424523787
8 X- New York IslandersAT82353411222423183
8.5
9 New York RangersAT82323610421023178
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8230358920623477
11 Atlanta ThrashersSE8231397522628474
12 Buffalo SabresNE82273710819021972
13 Florida PanthersSE82243613917623770
14 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8227446518925565
15 Carolina HurricanesSE82224311617124061

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

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

Game log
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 10, 20024–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)1–0–0–0
2WOctober 12, 20025–1Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)2–0–0–0
3WOctober 18, 20028–5Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)3–0–0–0
4TOctober 19, 20023–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)3–0–1–0
5WOctober 21, 20024–2@ New York Rangers (2002–03)4–0–1–0
6TOctober 23, 20022–2 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)4–0–2–0
7WOctober 25, 20023–2Washington Capitals (2002–03)5–0–2–0
8LOctober 26, 20021–5@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)5–1–2–0
9WOctober 28, 20026–1@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)6–1–2–0
10WOctober 30, 20023–0New York Rangers (2002–03)7–1–2–0
11LNovember 1, 20022–3@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)7–2–2–0
12LNovember 2, 20023–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)7–3–2–0
13LNovember 5, 20023–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)7–4–2–0
14WNovember 8, 20024–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)8–4–2–0
15OTLNovember 9, 20022–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (2002–03)8–4–2–1
16WNovember 11, 20024–2Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)9–4–2–1
17WNovember 15, 20024–2San Jose Sharks (2002–03)10–4–2–1
18WNovember 17, 20022–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)11–4–2–1
19LNovember 19, 20022–3Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)11–5–2–1
20LNovember 21, 20022–7New York Islanders (2002–03)11–6–2–1
21WNovember 23, 20023–1@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)12–6–2–1
22TNovember 27, 20021–1 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)12–6–3–1
23LNovember 29, 20023–5Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)12–7–3–1
24LDecember 1, 20023–4@ New York Rangers (2002–03)12–8–3–1
25OTLDecember 3, 20023–4 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)12–8–3–2
26WDecember 5, 20023–2Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)13–8–3–2
27OTLDecember 7, 20022–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)13–8–3–3
28LDecember 8, 20021–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)13–9–3–3
29LDecember 10, 20023–5@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)13–10–3–3
30WDecember 12, 20023–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)14–10–3–3
31WDecember 14, 20024–3New York Islanders (2002–03)15–10–3–3
32TDecember 18, 20021–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)15–10–4–3
33LDecember 19, 20021–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)15–11–4–3
34TDecember 21, 20022–2 OTNashville Predators (2002–03)15–11–5–3
35LDecember 23, 20020–3@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)15–12–5–3
36WDecember 27, 20025–2Boston Bruins (2002–03)16–12–5–3
37WDecember 29, 20025–3New York Rangers (2002–03)17–12–5–3
38LDecember 31, 20023–6Ottawa Senators (2002–03)17–13–5–3
39LJanuary 2, 20031–4@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)17–14–5–3
40LJanuary 4, 20031–5@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)17–15–5–3
41WJanuary 7, 20031–0Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)18–15–5–3
42OTLJanuary 9, 20032–3 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2002–03)18–15–5–4
43TJanuary 11, 20033–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2002–03)18–15–6–4
44LJanuary 14, 20030–7@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)18–16–6–4
45LJanuary 17, 20032–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)18–17–6–4
46LJanuary 18, 20032–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)18–18–6–4
47WJanuary 20, 20036–2Ottawa Senators (2002–03)19–18–6–4
48TJanuary 22, 20032–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (2002–03)19–18–7–4
49WJanuary 24, 20034–1@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)20–18–7–4
50LJanuary 25, 20032–3@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)20–19–7–4
51WJanuary 28, 20033–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)21–19–7–4
52WJanuary 30, 20033–1Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)22–19–7–4
53LFebruary 4, 20031–5Washington Capitals (2002–03)22–20–7–4
54OTLFebruary 6, 20032–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)22–20–7–5
55TFebruary 8, 20034–4 OT@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)22–20–8–5
56LFebruary 11, 20032–6@ New York Islanders (2002–03)22–21–8–5
57TFebruary 14, 20032–2 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)22–21–9–5
58WFebruary 15, 20035–2Boston Bruins (2002–03)23–21–9–5
59WFebruary 17, 20033–1Washington Capitals (2002–03)24–21–9–5
60WFebruary 19, 20032–0Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)25–21–9–5
61TFebruary 21, 20032–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)25–21–10–5
62LFebruary 23, 20031–4Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)25–22–10–5
63WFebruary 25, 20032–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)26–22–10–5
64WFebruary 27, 20033–1Florida Panthers (2002–03)27–22–10–5
65WMarch 1, 20032–1@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)28–22–10–5
66WMarch 4, 20033–1@ New York Islanders (2002–03)29–22–10–5
67LMarch 5, 20032–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)29–23–10–5
68WMarch 7, 20034–3Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)30–23–10–5
69TMarch 9, 20031–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (2002–03)30–23–11–5
70WMarch 12, 20034–2Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)31–23–11–5
71WMarch 14, 20034–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)32–23–11–5
72WMarch 15, 20032–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)33–23–11–5
73TMarch 17, 20033–3 OTMinnesota Wild (2002–03)33–23–12–5
74TMarch 20, 20032–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)33–23–13–5
75WMarch 22, 20034–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)34–23–13–5
76WMarch 24, 20034–1@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)35–23–13–5
77TMarch 27, 20032–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (2002–03)35–23–14–5
78TMarch 29, 20031–1 OTFlorida Panthers (2002–03)35–23–15–5
79TMarch 31, 20032–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)35–23–16–5
80WApril 2, 20032–1Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)36–23–16–5
81LApril 4, 20031–4Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)36–24–16–5
82LApril 6, 20032–6@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)36–25–16–5

[3]

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs. Washington Capitals
Tampa Bay vs. Washington
DateAwayHomeScoreOT
April 10WashingtonTampa Bay3 – 0
April 12WashingtonTampa Bay6 – 3
April 15Tampa BayWashington4 – 3OT
April 16Tampa BayWashington3 – 1
April 18WashingtonTampa Bay2 – 1
April 20Tampa BayWashington2 – 13OT
Tampa Bay wins series 4–2

Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. New Jersey Devils
New Jersey vs. Tampa Bay
DateAwayHomeScoreOT
April 24Tampa BayNew Jersey3 – 0
April 26Tampa BayNew Jersey3 – 2OT
April 28New JerseyTampa Bay4 – 3
April 30New JerseyTampa Bay3 – 1
May 2Tampa BayNew Jersey2 – 13OT
New Jersey wins series 4–1

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Vaclav ProspalC80225779539904
Vincent LecavalierC803345783901123
Brad RichardsC80175774243402
Martin St. LouisRW8233377032101235
Dan BoyleD77134053449801
Fredrik ModinLW76172340437214
Dave AndreychukLW7220143434-121503
Ruslan FedotenkoLW7619133244-7606
Pavel KubinaD753192278-7000
Ben ClymerRW656121857-2101
Andre RoyRW62107171190002
Brad LukowichD7011415464000
Cory SarichD82591463-3002
Tim TaylorC82481238-13001
Alexander SvitovC6344858-4100
Nolan PrattD6717835-6000
Sheldon KeefeRW3725724-1000
Nikita AlexeevRW374268-6101
Stan NeckarD7014543-6001
Jassen CullimoreD28134313000
Chris DingmanLW5121391-11000
Nikolai KhabibulinG6503380000
Jimmie OlvestadLW3703316-2000
Janne LaukkanenD210101000
Brian HolzingerC501121000
Marc BergevinD10000-2000
John GrahameG1700090000
Kevin HodsonG700020000
Evgeny KonstantinovG100020000
Darren RumbleD190006-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin3787653022111562.47417601604.911
John Grahame91417654342.232424390.920
Kevin Hodson2837031122.54010189.881
Evgeny Konstantinov20100013.00065.833
Team:5004823630162032.43622912088.911

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Martin St. LouisRW11751205123
Dan BoyleD1107760000
Vaclav ProspalC114268-3200
Dave AndreychukLW1133610-1101
Vincent LecavalierC1133622-2101
Brad RichardsC1105512-3000
Fredrik ModinLW11202182000
Jassen CullimoreD111124-2000
Ben ClymerRW110226-2000
Stan NeckarD702220000
Cory SarichD1102262000
Nikita AlexeevRW111010-3000
Chris DingmanLW1010141000
Ruslan FedotenkoLW110112-6000
Brad LukowichD90112-2000
Nolan PrattD40110-1000
Andre RoyRW501120000
Tim TaylorC1101161000
John GrahameG100000000
Nikolai KhabibulinG1000000000
Pavel KubinaD1100012-4000
Janne LaukkanenD200021000
Alexander SvitovC70006-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin6441055262.420299273.913
John Grahame11110121.0804846.958
Team:7551156282.230347319.919

[4]

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;

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
260Adam Henrich CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
4100Dmitri Kazionov RussiaCSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
5135Joseph Pearce United StatesNew Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)
5162Gerard Dicaire CanadaKootenay Ice (WHL)
6170P. J. Atherton United StatesCedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
6174Karri Akkanen FinlandIlves Jrs. (Finland)
6183Paul Ranger CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
7213Fredrik Norrena FinlandTPS (Finland)
8233Vasily Koshechkin RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
8255Ryan Craig CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
8256Darren Reid CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9286Alexei Glukhov RussiaKhimik Voskresensk Jr. (Russia)
9287John Toffey United StatesOhio State University (CCHA)

Roster
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster

Goaltenders: 1 – Konstantinov  30 – Hodson  35 – Khabibulin  47 – Grahame 

Defensemen

2 – Neckar • 3 – Bergevin • 5 – Cullimore • 7 – Clymer • 13 – Kubina • 21 – Sarich • 22 – Boyle • 23 – Laukkanen • 37 – Lukowich • 38 – Rumble • 44 – Pratt 

Forwards

4 – Lecavalier • 9 – Holzinger • 11 – Dingman • 15 – Alexeev • 16 – Svitov • 17 – Fedotenko • 18 – Olvestad • 19 – Richards • 20 – Prospal • 25 – Andreychuk • 26 – St. Louis • 27 – Taylor • 28 – Keefe • 33 – Modin • 36 – Roy 

General Manager: Jay Feaster •  Coach: John Tortorella

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
  2. "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. "2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  4. "2002-03 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.