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The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. Thirty teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
2001–02 NHL season | |
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League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 3, 2001 – June 13, 2002 |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | CBC, Sportsnet, SRC (Canada) ESPN, ABC (United States) |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Ilya Kovalchuk |
Picked by | Atlanta Thrashers |
Regular season | |
Presidents' Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
Season MVP | Jose Theodore (Canadiens) |
Top scorer | Jarome Iginla (Flames) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Nicklas Lidstrom (Red Wings) |
Stanley Cup | |
Champions | Detroit Red Wings |
Runners-up | Carolina Hurricanes |
The Dallas Stars moved their home games from Reunion Arena to American Airlines Center.
The NHL honored the victims of 9/11 by having all players wear a patch on their jerseys, as well as a red, white and blue ribbon behind each net.
For the second time in three seasons, no player reached the 100-point plateau.
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Northeast Division | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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Boston Bruins | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
Ottawa Senators | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
Montreal Canadiens | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
Buffalo Sabres | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
Atlantic Division | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
New York Islanders | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
New Jersey Devils | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
New York Rangers | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 69 |
Southeast Division | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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Carolina Hurricanes | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
Washington Capitals | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
Florida Panthers | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
Atlanta Thrashers | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
Central Division | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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Detroit Red Wings | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
St. Louis Blues | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
Nashville Predators | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Pacific Division | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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San Jose Sharks | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 189 | 99 |
Phoenix Coyotes | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
Los Angeles Kings | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
Dallas Stars | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
Northwest Division | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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Colorado Avalanche | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
Vancouver Canucks | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
Edmonton Oilers | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
Calgary Flames | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
Minnesota Wild | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
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Jarome Iginla | Calgary | 82 | 52 | 44 | 96 |
Markus Näslund | Vancouver | 81 | 40 | 50 | 90 |
Todd Bertuzzi | Vancouver | 72 | 36 | 49 | 85 |
Mats Sundin | Toronto | 82 | 41 | 39 | 80 |
Jaromir Jagr | Washington | 69 | 31 | 48 | 79 |
Joe Sakic | Colorado | 82 | 26 | 53 | 79 |
Pavol Demitra | St. Louis | 82 | 35 | 43 | 78 |
Adam Oates | Washington/ Philadelphia | 80 | 14 | 64 | 78 |
Mike Modano | Dallas | 78 | 34 | 43 | 77 |
Ron Francis | Carolina | 80 | 27 | 50 | 77 |
Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Boston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Toronto | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Ottawa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Toronto | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | N.Y. Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Toronto | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Philadelphia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Ottawa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Montreal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | New Jersey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Chicago | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | St. Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | San Jose | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Phoenix | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Vancouver | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | San Jose | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Los Angeles | 3 |
Note: All dates in 2002.
The NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto.
Presidents' Trophy: | Detroit Red Wings |
Prince of Wales Trophy: | Carolina Hurricanes |
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Detroit Red Wings |
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames |
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens |
Calder Memorial Trophy: | Dany Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers |
Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Michael Peca, New York Islanders |
Hart Memorial Trophy: | Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens |
Jack Adams Award: | Bob Francis, Phoenix Coyotes |
James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Nicklas Lidström, Detroit Red Wings |
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: | Ron Francis, Carolina Hurricanes |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Ron Francis, Carolina Hurricanes |
Lester B. Pearson Award: | Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames |
Lester Patrick Trophy: | Herb Brooks, Larry Pleau |
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy: | Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames |
NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings |
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award: | Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens |
Vezina Trophy: | José Theodore, Montreal Canadiens |
William M. Jennings Trophy: | Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche |
First Team | Position | Second Team |
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Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche | G | Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens |
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings | D | Rob Blake, Colorado Avalanche |
Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings | D | Sergei Gonchar, Washington Capitals |
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche | C | Mats Sundin, Toronto Maple Leafs |
Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames | RW | Bill Guerin, Boston Bruins |
Markus Naslund, Vancouver Canucks | LW | Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings |
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2001–02 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark debut in playoffs):
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2001–02 (listed with their last team):
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