2002–03 Detroit Red Wings | |
Division | 1st Central |
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Conference | 2nd Western |
2002–03 record | 48–20–10–4 |
Home record | 28–6–5–2 |
Road record | 20–14–5–2 |
Goals for | 269 |
Goals against | 203 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ken Holland |
Coach | Dave Lewis |
Captain | Steve Yzerman |
Alternate captains | Nicklas Lidstrom Brendan Shanahan |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 20,058 (100%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brett Hull (37) |
Assists | Sergei Fedorov (47) |
Points | Sergei Fedorov (83) |
Penalty minutes | Darren McCarty (138) |
Plus/minus | Nicklas Lidstrom (40) |
Wins | Curtis Joseph (34) |
Goals against average | Manny Legace (2.18) |
The 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season was the 77th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings scored 110 points, winning the Central Division, but just one point behind the Dallas Stars for the Western Conference's first seed.
Coming off their latest Stanley Cup victory, the Red Wings started looking towards the future. Dominik Hasek and Scotty Bowman had retired over the summer and captain Steve Yzerman was out for the first 66 games of the regular season. The weight of the team fell on Sergei Fedorov and veteran Brett Hull, who helped the Red Wings score the most goals of any team in the regular season. As newly acquired goaltender Curtis Joseph held steady in net, two more pieces of the Stanley Cup team would be traded over the course of the year. Maxim Kuznetsov and Sean Avery left in a trade for Los Angeles's Mathieu Schneider right before the trade deadline in an effort to push the Wings towards the playoffs. However, the pieces didn't fit as the Wings met the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round and shocked everyone by being swept in four games.
Three Red Wings were named to the roster for the 2003 All Star Game: defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom, center Sergei Fedorov and head coach Dave Lewis. It was Lidstrom's seventh appearance at the all-star game, Fedorov's sixth, and Lewis's first appearance as a coach.
The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2002–03 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
2 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
3 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
4 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
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.
For complete final standings, see 2002–03 NHL season
Game log[]
October[]
Record: 6–3–1–0; Home: 3–1–1–0; Road: 3–2–0–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 10 | Detroit | 6 – 3 | San Jose | Joseph | 17,496 | 1–0–0–0 | 2 | |
2 | October 12 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Los Angeles | Joseph | 18,177 | 1–1–0–0 | 2 | |
3 | October 13 | Detroit | 4 – 2 | Anaheim | Legace | 17,174 | 2–1–0–0 | 4 | |
4 | October 17 | Montreal | 3 – 2 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 2–2–0–0 | 4 | |
5 | October 19 | Detroit | 5 – 3 | Minnesota | Joseph | 19,344 | 3–2–0–0 | 6 | |
6 | October 21 | Calgary | 0 – 4 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 4–2–0–0 | 8 | |
7 | October 23 | Los Angeles | 3 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 4–2–1–0 | 9 |
8 | October 25 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 7 | Detroit | Legace | 20,058 | 5–2–1–0 | 11 | |
9 | October 26 | Detroit | 1 – 3 | Nashville | Joseph | 17,113 | 5–3–1–0 | 11 | |
10 | October 29 | San Jose | 2 – 3 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 6–3–1–0 | 13 |
November[]
Record: 6–4–2–1; Home: 4–1–1–1; Road: 2–3–1–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
11 | November 2 | Detroit | 2 – 5 | Ottawa | Joseph | 18,210 | 6–4–1–0 | 13 | |
12 | November 3 | Dallas | 3 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 6–4–2–0 | 14 |
13 | November 5 | Chicago | 2 – 0 | Detroit | Legace | 20,058 | 6–5–2–0 | 14 | |
14 | November 7 | Boston | 1 – 2 | Detroit | OT | Legace | 20,058 | 7–5–2–0 | 16 |
15 | November 12 | Nashville | 1 – 4 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 8–5–2–0 | 18 | |
16 | November 15 | Anaheim | 1 – 2 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 9–5–2–0 | 20 |
17 | November 16 | Detroit | 2 – 1 | Toronto | Legace | 19,110 | 10–5–2–0 | 22 | |
18 | November 19 | Detroit | 5 – 0 | Calgary | Joseph | 16,061 | 11–5–2–0 | 24 | |
19 | November 22 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | Vancouver | Legace | 18,422 | 11–6–2–0 | 24 | |
20 | November 23 | Detroit | 1 – 1 | Edmonton | OT | Joseph | 16,839 | 11–6–3–0 | 25 |
21 | November 25 | Edmonton | 5 – 4 | Detroit | OT | Legace | 20,058 | 11–6–3–1 | 26 |
22 | November 27 | New Jersey | 2 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 12–6–3–1 | 28 |
23 | November 29 | Detroit | 4 – 6 | Carolina | Joseph | 20,066 | 12–7–3–1 | 28 |
December[]
Record: 10–1–4–0; Home: 7–1–1–0; Road: 3–0–3–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
24 | December 1 | Calgary | 2 – 4 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,066 | 13–7–3–1 | 30 | |
25 | December 3 | Anaheim | 1 – 2 | Detroit | Joseph | 18,504 | 14–7–3–1 | 32 | |
26 | December 5 | Detroit | 5 – 3 | Phoenix | Joseph | 15,189 | 15–7–3–1 | 34 | |
27 | December 6 | Detroit | 3 – 3 | Dallas | OT | Joseph | 18,532 | 15–7–4–1 | 35 |
28 | December 8 | St. Louis | 3 – 4 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 16–7–4–1 | 37 |
29 | December 12 | Minnesota | 3 – 2 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 16–8–4–1 | 37 | |
30 | December 14 | Columbus | 4 – 6 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 17–8–4–1 | 39 | |
31 | December 17 | Detroit | 2 – 2 | NY Islanders | OT | Legace | 14,884 | 17–8–5–1 | 40 |
32 | December 19 | Dallas | 1 – 1 | Detroit | OT | Legace | 20,058 | 17–8–6–1 | 41 |
33 | December 21 | NY Rangers | 2 – 3 | Detroit | Legace | 20,058 | 18–8–6–1 | 43 | |
34 | December 23 | Detroit | 1 – 0 | Columbus | Joseph | 18,136 | 19–8–6–1 | 45 | |
35 | December 26 | Columbus | 2 – 4 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 20–8–6–1 | 47 | |
36 | December 28 | Detroit | 4 – 2 | Nashville | Legace | 17,113 | 21–8–6–1 | 49 | |
37 | December 29 | Detroit | 2 – 2 | Dallas | OT | Joseph | 18,532 | 21–8–7–1 | 50 |
38 | December 31 | St. Louis | 1 – 5 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 22–8–7–1 | 52 |
January[]
Record: 5–7–1–1; Home: 1–2–1–0; Road: 4–5–0–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
39 | January 3 | Phoenix | 4 – 1 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 22–9–7–1 | 52 | |
40 | January 5 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Chicago | OT | Joseph | 21,295 | 23–9–7–1 | 54 |
41 | January 7 | Detroit | 0 – 1 | Tampa Bay | Joseph | 19,941 | 23–10–7–1 | 54 | |
42 | January 8 | Detroit | 2 – 1 | Florida | OT | Legace | 19,250 | 24–10–7–1 | 56 |
43 | January 11 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Philadelphia | Joseph | 19,654 | 24–11–7–1 | 56 | |
44 | January 13 | Chicago | 4 – 5 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 25–11–7–1 | 58 |
45 | January 15 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | Chicago | Legace | 21,391 | 25–12–7–1 | 58 | |
46 | January 16 | Detroit | 2 – 4 | Colorado | Joseph | 18,007 | 26–12–7–1 | 60 | |
47 | January 19 | Vancouver | 4 – 1 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 26–13–7–1 | 60 | |
48 | January 22 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Edmonton | OT | Joseph | 16,839 | 26–13–7–2 | 61 |
49 | January 24 | Detroit | 5 – 2 | Vancouver | Legace | 18,422 | 27–13–7–2 | 63 | |
50 | January 25 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | Calgary | Joseph | 18,028 | 27–14–7–2 | 63 | |
51 | January 28 | Detroit | 0 – 1 | New Jersey | Legace | 16,453 | 27–15–7–2 | 63 | |
52 | January 30 | Florida | 2 – 2 | Detroit | OT | Legace | 20,058 | 27–15–8–2 | 64 |
February[]
Record: 7–2–1–1; Home: 5–1–1–1; Road: 2–1–0–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
53 | February 4 | Nashville | 5 – 5 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 27–15–9–2 | 65 |
54 | February 6 | Colorado | 1 – 0 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 27–16–9–2 | 65 | |
55 | February 8 | Detroit | 3 – 5 | Colorado | Joseph | 18,007 | 27–17–9–2 | 65 | |
56 | February 10 | San Jose | 5 – 4 | Detroit | Legace | 20,058 | 28–17–9–2 | 67 | |
57 | February 13 | Buffalo | 2 – 4 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 29–17–9–2 | 69 | |
58 | February 15 | Detroit | 6 – 2 | Atlanta | Joseph | 18,857 | 30–17–9–2 | 71 | |
59 | February 18 | Vancouver | 4 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 30–17–9–3 | 72 |
60 | February 20 | Edmonton | 2 – 6 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 31–17–9–3 | 74 | |
61 | February 22 | Detroit | 5 – 1 | Washington | Joseph | 18,277 | 32–17–9–3 | 76 | |
62 | February 24 | Los Angeles | 4 – 5 | Detroit | Legace | 20,058 | 33–17–9–3 | 78 | |
63 | February 27 | Toronto | 2 – 7 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 34–17–9–3 | 80 |
March[]
Record: 13–3–0–0; Home: 7–0–0–0; Road: 6–3–0–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
64 | March 2 | Phoenix | 2 – 5 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 35–17–9–3 | 82 | |
65 | March 3 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Columbus | Legace | 18,136 | 36–17–9–3 | 84 | |
66 | March 5 | Tampa Bay | 2 – 3 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 37–17–9–3 | 86 | |
67 | March 7 | St. Louis | 2 – 7 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 38–17–9–3 | 88 | |
68 | March 9 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | Anaheim | Legace | 17,174 | 38–18–9–3 | 88 | |
69 | March 10 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Los Angeles | Legace | 18,344 | 39–18–9–3 | 90 | |
70 | March 12 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Phoenix | Joseph | 15,813 | 40–18–9–3 | 92 | |
71 | March 15 | Colorado | 3 – 5 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 41–18–9–3 | 94 | |
72 | March 16 | Ottawa | 2 – 6 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 42–18–9–3 | 96 | |
73 | March 18 | Detroit | 5 – 1 | Pittsburgh | Legace | 13,840 | 43–18–9–3 | 98 | |
74 | March 22 | Detroit | 4 – 2 | St. Louis | Joseph | 19,995 | 44–18–9–3 | 100 | |
75 | March 23 | Detroit | 0 – 4 | Minnesota | Legace | 18,568 | 44–19–9–3 | 100 | |
76 | March 25 | Minnesota | 0 – 4 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 45–19–9–3 | 102 | |
77 | March 27 | Detroit | 0 – 3 | San Jose | Joseph | 17,496 | 45–20–9–3 | 102 | |
78 | March 29 | Detroit | 6 – 2 | St. Louis | Legace | 19,951 | 46–20–9–3 | 104 | |
79 | March 31 | Nashville | 0 – 3 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 47–20–9–3 | 106 |
April[]
Record: 1–0–1–1; Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–1–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 3 | NY Islanders | 2 – 5 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 48–20–9–3 | 108 | |
81 | April 4 | Detroit | 5 – 5 | Columbus | OT | Legace | 18,136 | 48–20–10–3 | 109 |
82 | April 6 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Chicago | OT | Joseph | 21,565 | 48–20–10–4 | 110 |
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- Yellow background indicates tie.
- White background indicates overtime loss.
Playoffs[]
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2002–03 regular season as the Western Conference's second seed and played Anaheim in the first round. Anaheim upset Detroit in a four-game sweep. The Mighty Ducks would advance and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the New Jersey Devils.
Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim[]
Anaheim wins series 4–0
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series |
1 | April 10 | Anaheim | 2 – 1 | Detroit | OT | Joseph | 20,058 | 0 – 1 |
2 | April 12 | Anaheim | 3 – 2 | Detroit | Joseph | 20,058 | 0 – 2 | |
3 | April 14 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Anaheim | Joseph | 17,174 | 0 – 3 | |
4 | April 16 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Anaheim | OT | Joseph | 17,174 | 0 – 4 |
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates loss.
Player stats[]
Skaters[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
[Regular season]] | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | ||
Sergei Fedorov | C | 80 | 36 | 47 | 83 | +15 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | ||
Brett Hull | RW | 82 | 37 | 39 | 76 | +11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | ||
Brendan Shanahan | LW | 78 | 30 | 38 | 68 | +5 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | ||
Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 82 | 18 | 44 | 62 | +40 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||
Pavel Datsyuk | C | 64 | 12 | 39 | 51 | +20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | ||
Henrik Zetterberg | LW | 79 | 22 | 22 | 44 | +6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | ||
Igor Larionov | C | 74 | 10 | 33 | 43 | -7 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | ||
Tomas Holmstrom | LW | 74 | 20 | 20 | 40 | +11 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | ||
Kirk Maltby | LW | 82 | 14 | 23 | 37 | +17 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | ||
Kris Draper | C | 82 | 14 | 21 | 35 | +6 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | ||
Luc Robitaille | LW | 81 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +4 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | ||
Darren McCarty | RW | 73 | 13 | 9 | 23 | +10 | 138 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | ||
Chris Chelios | D | 66 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +4 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | ||
Mathieu Dandenault | D | 74 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +25 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | ||
Boyd Devereaux | C | 61 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +4 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Dmitri Bykov | D | 71 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +1 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | ||
Sean Avery* | LW | 39 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +7 | 120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Steve Yzerman | C | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Patrick Boileau | D | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Mathieu Schneider* | D | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 | ||
Jiri Fischer | D | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Jason Williams | C | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Maxim Kuznetsov* | D | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Jesse Wallin | D | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Stacy Roest | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
*Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.
Goaltending[]
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | ||
Curtis Joseph | 61 | 3566 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 148 | 5 | .912 | 2.49 | 4 | 289 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .917 | 2.08 | ||
Manny Legace | 25 | 1406 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 0 | .925 | 2.18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Awards and records[]
Trophies and awards[]
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Steve Yzerman
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: Nicklas Lidstrom
- King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Brendan Shanahan
Records[]
Milestones[]
Brett Hull scored his 700th career goal, February 10, 2003.
Transactions[]
The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season.
Trades[]
November 16, 2002 | To Detroit Red Wings Jason Woolley |
To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations |
March 11, 2003 | To Detroit Red Wings Mathieu Schneider |
To Los Angeles Kings Maxim Kuznetsov Sean Avery First-round pick in 2003 Draft Second-round pick in 2004 Draft |
Free Agents[]
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Draft picks[]
Detroit's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Red Wings were slated to pick 30th overall but traded their first pick to the Atlanta Thrashers.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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2 | 58 | Jiri Hudler C | Czech Republic | Vsetín (Czech) |
2 | 63 | Tomas Fleischmann (LW) | Czech Republic | HC Vítkovice (Czech) |
3 | 95 | Valtteri Filppula (C) | Finland | Jokerit (SM-liiga) |
4 | 131 | Johan Berggren (D) | Sweden | Sunne (SWE) |
5 | 166 | Logan Koopmans (G) | Canadian | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
6 | 197 | Jimmy Cuddihy (C) | Canadian | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
7 | 229 | Derek Meech (D) | Canadian | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
8 | 260 | Pierre-Olivier Beaulie (D) | Canadian | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
9 | 262 | Christian Soderstrom (LW) | Sweden | Timra IK (SWE) |
9 | 291 | Jonathan Ericsson (D) | Sweden | Sodertalje SK (SWE) |
Farm teams[]
Grand Rapids Griffins[]
The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2002–03.
Toledo Storm[]
The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2002–03 season.
See also[]
References[]
- Player stats: Detroit Red Wings player stats on espn.com
- Game log: Detroit Red Wings game log on espn.com, game log on detroitredwings.com & game log on databasehockey.com
- Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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