2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
Division | 1st Southeast |
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Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2002–03 record | 36–25–16–5 |
Home record | 23–9–7–3 |
Road record | 14–15–9–2 |
Goals for | 219 |
Goals against | 210 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jay Feaster |
Coach | John Tortorella |
Captain | Dave Andreychuk |
Arena | St. Pete Times Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis (33) |
Assists | Brad Richards and Vaclav Prospal (57) |
Points | Vaclav Prospal (79) |
Penalty minutes | Andre Roy (119) |
Wins | Nikolai Khabibulin (30) |
Goals against average | John Grahame (2.23) |
The 2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 11th National Hockey League season in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Lightning made it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1996.
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
2 | 6 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
3 | 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
4 | 13 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
5 | 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
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.
Game log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 2002 | 4–3 OT | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 1–0–0–0 |
2 | W | October 12, 2002 | 5–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 2–0–0–0 |
3 | W | October 18, 2002 | 8–5 | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 3–0–0–0 |
4 | T | October 19, 2002 | 3–3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 3–0–1–0 |
5 | W | October 21, 2002 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 4–0–1–0 |
6 | T | October 23, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 4–0–2–0 |
7 | W | October 25, 2002 | 3–2 | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 5–0–2–0 |
8 | L | October 26, 2002 | 1–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 5–1–2–0 |
9 | W | October 28, 2002 | 6–1 | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 6–1–2–0 |
10 | W | October 30, 2002 | 3–0 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 7–1–2–0 |
11 | L | November 1, 2002 | 2–3 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 7–2–2–0 |
12 | L | November 2, 2002 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 7–3–2–0 |
13 | L | November 5, 2002 | 3–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 7–4–2–0 |
14 | W | November 8, 2002 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 8–4–2–0 |
15 | L | November 9, 2002 | 2–3 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 8–4–2–1 |
16 | W | November 11, 2002 | 4–2 | Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 9–4–2–1 |
17 | W | November 15, 2002 | 4–2 | San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 10–4–2–1 |
18 | W | November 17, 2002 | 2–1 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 11–4–2–1 |
19 | L | November 19, 2002 | 2–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 11–5–2–1 |
20 | L | November 21, 2002 | 2–7 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 11–6–2–1 |
21 | W | November 23, 2002 | 3–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 12–6–2–1 |
22 | T | November 27, 2002 | 1–1 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 12–6–3–1 |
23 | L | November 29, 2002 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 12–7–3–1 |
24 | L | December 1, 2002 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 12–8–3–1 |
25 | L | December 3, 2002 | 3–4 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 12–8–3–2 |
26 | W | December 5, 2002 | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 13–8–3–2 |
27 | L | December 7, 2002 | 2–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 13–8–3–3 |
28 | L | December 8, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 13–9–3–3 |
29 | L | December 10, 2002 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 13–10–3–3 |
30 | W | December 12, 2002 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 14–10–3–3 |
31 | W | December 14, 2002 | 4–3 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 15–10–3–3 |
32 | T | December 18, 2002 | 1–1 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 15–10–4–3 |
33 | L | December 19, 2002 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 15–11–4–3 |
34 | T | December 21, 2002 | 2–2 OT | Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 15–11–5–3 |
35 | L | December 23, 2002 | 0–3 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 15–12–5–3 |
36 | W | December 27, 2002 | 5–2 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 16–12–5–3 |
37 | W | December 29, 2002 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 17–12–5–3 |
38 | L | December 31, 2002 | 3–6 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 17–13–5–3 |
39 | L | January 2, 2003 | 1–4 | @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 17–14–5–3 |
40 | L | January 4, 2003 | 1–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 17–15–5–3 |
41 | W | January 7, 2003 | 1–0 | Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 18–15–5–3 |
42 | L | January 9, 2003 | 2–3 OT | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 18–15–5–4 |
43 | T | January 11, 2003 | 3–3 OT | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 18–15–6–4 |
44 | L | January 14, 2003 | 0–7 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 18–16–6–4 |
45 | L | January 17, 2003 | 2–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 18–17–6–4 |
46 | L | January 18, 2003 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 18–18–6–4 |
47 | W | January 20, 2003 | 6–2 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 19–18–6–4 |
48 | T | January 22, 2003 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 19–18–7–4 |
49 | W | January 24, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 20–18–7–4 |
50 | L | January 25, 2003 | 2–3 | @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 20–19–7–4 |
51 | W | January 28, 2003 | 3–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 21–19–7–4 |
52 | W | January 30, 2003 | 3–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 22–19–7–4 |
53 | L | February 4, 2003 | 1–5 | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 22–20–7–4 |
54 | L | February 6, 2003 | 2–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 22–20–7–5 |
55 | T | February 8, 2003 | 4–4 OT | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 22–20–8–5 |
56 | L | February 11, 2003 | 2–6 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 22–21–8–5 |
57 | T | February 14, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 22–21–9–5 |
58 | W | February 15, 2003 | 5–2 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 23–21–9–5 |
59 | W | February 17, 2003 | 3–1 | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 24–21–9–5 |
60 | W | February 19, 2003 | 2–0 | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 25–21–9–5 |
61 | T | February 21, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 25–21–10–5 |
62 | L | February 23, 2003 | 1–4 | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 25–22–10–5 |
63 | W | February 25, 2003 | 2–0 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 26–22–10–5 |
64 | W | February 27, 2003 | 3–1 | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 27–22–10–5 |
65 | W | March 1, 2003 | 2–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 28–22–10–5 |
66 | W | March 4, 2003 | 3–1 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 29–22–10–5 |
67 | L | March 5, 2003 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 29–23–10–5 |
68 | W | March 7, 2003 | 4–3 | Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 30–23–10–5 |
69 | T | March 9, 2003 | 1–1 OT | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 30–23–11–5 |
70 | W | March 12, 2003 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 31–23–11–5 |
71 | W | March 14, 2003 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 32–23–11–5 |
72 | W | March 15, 2003 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 33–23–11–5 |
73 | T | March 17, 2003 | 3–3 OT | Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 33–23–12–5 |
74 | T | March 20, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 33–23–13–5 |
75 | W | March 22, 2003 | 4–0 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 34–23–13–5 |
76 | W | March 24, 2003 | 4–1 | @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 35–23–13–5 |
77 | T | March 27, 2003 | 2–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 35–23–14–5 |
78 | T | March 29, 2003 | 1–1 OT | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 35–23–15–5 |
79 | T | March 31, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 35–23–16–5 |
80 | W | April 2, 2003 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 36–23–16–5 |
81 | L | April 4, 2003 | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 36–24–16–5 |
82 | L | April 6, 2003 | 2–6 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 36–25–16–5 |
Playoffs[]
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs. Washington Capitals[]
Tampa Bay vs. Washington | ||||
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Date | Away | Home | Score | OT |
April 10 | Washington | Tampa Bay | 3 – 0 | |
April 12 | Washington | Tampa Bay | 6 – 3 | |
April 15 | Tampa Bay | Washington | 4 – 3 | OT |
April 16 | Tampa Bay | Washington | 3 – 1 | |
April 18 | Washington | Tampa Bay | 2 – 1 | |
April 20 | Tampa Bay | Washington | 2 – 1 | 3OT |
Tampa Bay wins series 4–2 |
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. New Jersey Devils[]
New Jersey vs. Tampa Bay | ||||
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Date | Away | Home | Score | OT |
April 24 | Tampa Bay | New Jersey | 3 – 0 | |
April 26 | Tampa Bay | New Jersey | 3 – 2 | OT |
April 28 | New Jersey | Tampa Bay | 4 – 3 | |
April 30 | New Jersey | Tampa Bay | 3 – 1 | |
May 2 | Tampa Bay | New Jersey | 2 – 1 | 3OT |
New Jersey wins series 4–1 |
Player stats[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Vaclav Prospal | C | 80 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
Vincent Lecavalier | C | 80 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
Brad Richards | C | 80 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Martin St. Louis | RW | 82 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
Dan Boyle | D | 77 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Fredrik Modin | LW | 76 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Dave Andreychuk | LW | 72 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 34 | -12 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 76 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 44 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Pavel Kubina | D | 75 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 78 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Clymer | RW | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 57 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Andre Roy | RW | 62 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Brad Lukowich | D | 70 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Sarich | D | 82 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 63 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tim Taylor | C | 82 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alexander Svitov | C | 63 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Pratt | D | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 35 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sheldon Keefe | RW | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nikita Alexeev | RW | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Stan Neckar | D | 70 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jassen Cullimore | D | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Dingman | LW | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 91 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmie Olvestad | LW | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Janne Laukkanen | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Holzinger | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Bergevin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Grahame | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Hodson | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Evgeny Konstantinov | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Rumble | D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Nikolai Khabibulin | 3787 | 65 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 156 | 2.47 | 4 | 1760 | 1604 | .911 |
John Grahame | 914 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 2.23 | 2 | 424 | 390 | .920 |
Kevin Hodson | 283 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2.54 | 0 | 101 | 89 | .881 |
Evgeny Konstantinov | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
Team: | 5004 | 82 | 36 | 30 | 16 | 203 | 2.43 | 6 | 2291 | 2088 | .911 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Martin St. Louis | RW | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Dan Boyle | D | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vaclav Prospal | C | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Andreychuk | LW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Vincent Lecavalier | C | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brad Richards | C | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fredrik Modin | LW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jassen Cullimore | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Clymer | RW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stan Neckar | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Sarich | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nikita Alexeev | RW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Dingman | LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Lukowich | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Pratt | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Roy | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Taylor | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Grahame | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pavel Kubina | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Janne Laukkanen | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alexander Svitov | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nikolai Khabibulin | 644 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 2.42 | 0 | 299 | 273 | .913 |
John Grahame | 111 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.08 | 0 | 48 | 46 | .958 |
Team: | 755 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2.23 | 0 | 347 | 319 | .919 |
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;
Draft picks[]
- See also: 2002 NHL Entry Draft
Tampa's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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2 | 60 | Adam Henrich | Wing | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
Roster[]
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster | |
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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[]
- ↑ 2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
- ↑ 2002-03 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
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