2002–03 Boston Bruins | |
Division | 3rd Northeast |
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Conference | 7th Eastern |
2002–03 record | 36–31–11 |
Goals for | 236 |
Goals against | 201 |
Team information | |
General manager | Mike O'Connell |
Coach | Robbie Ftorek Mike O'Connell |
Captain | Joe Thornton |
Arena | FleetCenter |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Glen Murray (44) |
Assists | Joe Thornton (65) |
Points | Joe Thornton (101) |
Penalty minutes | P.J. Stock (160) |
Wins | Steve Shields (12) |
Goals against average | John Grahame (2.71) |
The 2002–03 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 78th season of operation. The Bruins finished 3rd in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Quarter-finals to the New Jersey Devils 4 games to 1.
Off-season[]
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
2 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
3 | 7 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
4 | 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
5 | 12 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 11, 2002 | 1–5 | @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 0–1–0–0 |
3 | W | October 16, 2002 | 6–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 2–1–0–0 |
4 | T | October 17, 2002 | 3–3 OT | @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 2–1–1–0 |
5 | W | October 19, 2002 | 4–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 3–1–1–0 |
6 | W | October 21, 2002 | 4–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 4–1–1–0 |
7 | T | October 24, 2002 | 2–2 OT | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 4–1–2–0 |
8 | W | October 26, 2002 | 4–3 | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 5–1–2–0 |
9 | W | October 30, 2002 | 7–2 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 6–1–2–0 |
10 | L | October 31, 2002 | 1–4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 6–2–2–0 |
11 | W | November 2, 2002 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 7–2–2–0 |
12 | L | November 7, 2002 | 1–2 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 7–2–2–1 |
13 | W | November 9, 2002 | 7–1 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 8–2–2–1 |
14 | W | November 11, 2002 | 6–1 | Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 9–2–2–1 |
15 | W | November 12, 2002 | 4–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 10–2–2–1 |
16 | W | November 14, 2002 | 4–1 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 11–2–2–1 |
17 | T | November 16, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 11–2–3–1 |
18 | L | November 19, 2002 | 0–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 11–3–3–1 |
19 | W | November 21, 2002 | 3–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 12–3–3–1 |
20 | W | November 23, 2002 | 4–1 | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 13–3–3–1 |
21 | W | November 26, 2002 | 7–2 | Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 14–3–3–1 |
22 | W | November 29, 2002 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 15–3–3–1 |
23 | W | November 30, 2002 | 3–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 16–3–3–1 |
24 | L | December 3, 2002 | 0–4 | St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 16–4–3–1 |
25 | W | December 5, 2002 | 4–3 OT | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 17–4–3–1 |
26 | W | December 7, 2002 | 3–2 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 18–4–3–1 |
27 | W | December 8, 2002 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 19–4–3–1 |
28 | L | December 10, 2002 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 19–5–3–1 |
29 | L | December 12, 2002 | 2–5 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 19–6–3–1 |
30 | L | December 14, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 19–7–3–1 |
31 | L | December 18, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 19–8–3–1 |
32 | L | December 19, 2002 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 19–9–3–1 |
33 | T | December 21, 2002 | 3–3 OT | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 19–9–4–1 |
34 | W | December 23, 2002 | 5–2 | San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 20–9–4–1 |
35 | L | December 27, 2002 | 2–5 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 20–10–4–1 |
36 | W | December 28, 2002 | 1–0 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 21–10–4–1 |
37 | L | December 30, 2002 | 0–1 | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 21–11–4–1 |
38 | L | January 3, 2003 | 4–8 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 21–12–4–1 |
39 | L | January 4, 2003 | 2–4 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 21–13–4–1 |
40 | L | January 7, 2003 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 21–14–4–1 |
41 | L | January 10, 2003 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 21–15–4–1 |
42 | W | January 11, 2003 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 22–15–4–1 |
43 | L | January 13, 2003 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 22–16–4–1 |
44 | L | January 15, 2003 | 0–3 | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 22–17–4–1 |
45 | L | January 17, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 22–18–4–1 |
46 | W | January 18, 2003 | 7–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 23–18–4–1 |
47 | T | January 20, 2003 | 3–3 OT | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 23–18–5–1 |
48 | W | January 23, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 24–18–5–1 |
49 | W | January 25, 2003 | 1–0 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 25–18–5–1 |
50 | W | January 28, 2003 | 2–1 | Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 26–18–5–1 |
51 | L | January 30, 2003 | 1–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 26–19–5–1 |
52 | L | February 4, 2003 | 2–3 OT | Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 26–19–5–2 |
53 | W | February 6, 2003 | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 27–19–5–2 |
54 | L | February 8, 2003 | 2–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 27–20–5–2 |
55 | L | February 11, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 27–21–5–2 |
56 | W | February 14, 2003 | 6–5 OT | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 28–21–5–2 |
57 | L | February 15, 2003 | 2–5 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 28–22–5–2 |
58 | L | February 17, 2003 | 1–5 | @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 28–23–5–2 |
59 | T | February 19, 2003 | 1–1 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 28–23–6–2 |
60 | L | February 21, 2003 | 2–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 28–24–6–2 |
61 | T | February 23, 2003 | 4–4 OT | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 28–24–7–2 |
62 | T | February 25, 2003 | 5–5 OT | Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 28–24–8–2 |
63 | L | February 27, 2003 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 28–25–8–2 |
64 | L | March 1, 2003 | 2–3 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 28–25–8–3 |
65 | L | March 3, 2003 | 4–6 | Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 28–26–8–3 |
66 | W | March 4, 2003 | 4–2 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 29–26–8–3 |
67 | W | March 6, 2003 | 4–1 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 30–26–8–3 |
68 | W | March 8, 2003 | 5–4 OT | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 31–26–8–3 |
69 | L | March 9, 2003 | 5–8 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 31–27–8–3 |
70 | L | March 11, 2003 | 3–4 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 31–27–8–4 |
71 | W | March 13, 2003 | 4–3 | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 32–27–8–4 |
72 | W | March 15, 2003 | 4–1 | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 33–27–8–4 |
73 | L | March 18, 2003 | 1–2 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 33–28–8–4 |
74 | L | March 21, 2003 | 2–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 33–29–8–4 |
75 | W | March 22, 2003 | 4–3 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 34–29–8–4 |
76 | W | March 24, 2003 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 35–29–8–4 |
77 | T | March 27, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 35–29–9–4 |
78 | L | March 29, 2003 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 35–30–9–4 |
79 | T | March 31, 2003 | 2–2 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 35–30–10–4 |
80 | L | April 1, 2003 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 35–31–10–4 |
81 | T | April 3, 2003 | 1–1 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 35–31–11–4 |
82 | W | April 5, 2003 | 8–5 | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 36–31–11–4 |
Playoffs[]
New Jersey Devils 4, Boston Bruins 1[]
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Joe Thornton | C | 77 | 36 | 65 | 101 | 109 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
Glen Murray | RW | 82 | 44 | 48 | 92 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
Mike Knuble | RW | 75 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
Brian Rolston | C/RW | 81 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Jozef Stumpel | C | 78 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Bryan Berard | D | 80 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 64 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
P.J. Axelsson | LW | 66 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nick Boynton | D | 78 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jonathan Girard | D | 73 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Michal Grosek | LW | 63 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Marty McInnis | RW | 77 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Martin Lapointe | RW | 59 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 87 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ivan Huml | LW | 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hal Gill | D | 76 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Zamuner | LW | 55 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Sean O'Donnell | D | 70 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sergei Samsonov | LW | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
P.J. Stock | C | 71 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 160 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don Sweeney | D | 67 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Brown | D | 69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 117 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Goren | RW | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Hilbert | C/LW | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Grahame | G | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zdenek Kutlak | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kris Vernarsky | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Brennan | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ian Moran | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Samuelsson | RW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan McGillis | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brantt Myhres | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jarno Kultanen | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Herr | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shaone Morrisonn | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Krzysztof Oliwa | LW | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Thomas | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Raycroft | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Hackett | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shields | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Steve Shields | 2112 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 97 | 2.76 | 0 | 930 | 833 | .896 |
John Grahame | 1352 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 2.71 | 1 | 625 | 564 | .902 |
Jeff Hackett | 991 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 3.21 | 1 | 500 | 447 | .894 |
Tim Thomas | 220 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.00 | 0 | 118 | 107 | .907 |
Andrew Raycroft | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 146 | 134 | .918 |
Team: | 4975 | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 234 | 2.82 | 2 | 2319 | 2085 | .899 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dan McGillis | D | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Thornton | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Glen Murray | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Knuble | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Rolston | C/RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Samsonov | LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jozef Stumpel | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Berard | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Lapointe | RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marty McInnis | RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Boynton | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonathan Girard | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ian Moran | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Sweeney | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P.J. Axelsson | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Gill | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Goren | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michal Grosek | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Zamuner | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shields | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Hackett | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Jeff Hackett | 179 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.68 | 0 | 76 | 71 | .934 |
Steve Shields | 119 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.03 | 0 | 58 | 52 | .897 |
Team: | 298 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.21 | 0 | 134 | 123 | .918 |
Note: Pos = Position; 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
Awards and Records[]
- Lester Patrick Trophy: Willie O'Ree & Ray Bourque[2]
- Joe Thornton, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team
Transactions[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 2002-03 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- ↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.426, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- 2002–03 Boston Bruins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
Boston Bruins | |
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The Franchise | Franchise • Original Six • Team History • All-time Roster • Seasons • Players • Records • GMs • Head Coaches |
Arenas | Boston Arena • Boston Garden • TD Garden |
Head Coaches | Ross • Denneny • Patrick • Weiland • Clapper • Boucher • Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Cheevers • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis • Julien • Cassidy • Montgomery |
Retired Numbers | 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 15 • 16 • 22 • 24 • 77 • 99 |
Affiliates | Providence Bruins • Maine Mariners |
Rivals | Montreal Canadiens • Toronto Maple Leafs • Philadelphia Flyers • New York Rangers |
Stanley Cups | 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011 |
2002–03 NHL season by team | |
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Atlantic | New Jersey · NY Islanders · NY Rangers · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh |
Northeast | Boston · Buffalo · Montreal · Ottawa · Toronto |
Southeast | Atlanta · Carolina · Florida · Tampa Bay · Washington |
Central | Chicago · Columbus · Detroit · Nashville · St. Louis |
Northwest | Calgary · Colorado · Edmonton · Minnesota · Vancouver |
Pacific | Anaheim · Dallas · Los Angeles · Phoenix · San Jose |
See also | Entry Draft · All-Star Game · Playoffs · Final |