2002 Stanley Cup Finals

2002 Stanley Cup Finals

Game 1 2 3 4 5 Games Detroit 2 3 3 3 3 4 Carolina 3 1 2 0 1 1
Coaches	Detroit: Scotty Bowman Carolina: Paul Maurice
Captains	Detroit: Steve Yzerman Carolina: Ron Francis
Dates	June 4-June 13, 2002
Most Valuable Player	Niklas Lidstrom
Networks	ABC, CBC, ESPN, RDS, NASN

The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals were played June 4 to June 13 between the Detroit Red Wings and the Carolina Hurricanes, making their first Stanley Cup Final appearance.

The Series

Detroit vs. Carolina Date Away Home OT Score June 4 Carolina Detroit OT 3 - 2 June 6 Carolina Detroit 3 - 1 June 8 Detroit Carolina 3OT1 3 - 2 June 10 Detroit Carolina 3 - 0 June 13 Carolina Detroit 3 - 1 Detroit wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup Nicklas Lidström (Detroit) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

¹As of 2007, the playoff game on June 8, 2002 between Detroit and Carolina is the 18th longest NHL overtime game. 54 minutes and 47 seconds of overtime were played before Igor Larionov of Detroit scored the game-winning goal. It is also the longest home debut in Stanley Cup Finals history. Larionov had just broken his own record for oldest player to score a final-round goal, set less than 2 hours previous. He was 42 years and 172 days old at the time.

2002 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions

Brendan Shanahan, Sergei Fedorov, Brett Hull, Nicklas Lidstrom, Luc Robitaille, Steve Yzerman, Igor Larionov, Chris Chelios, Pavel Datsyuk, Kris Draper, Tomas Holmstrom, Boyd Devereaux, Kirk Maltby, Mathieu Dandenault, Steve Duchesne, Fredrik Olausson, Darren McCarty, Jason Williams, Jiri Fischer, Jiri Slegr, Uwe Krupp, Manny Legace, Dominik Hasek. (Head Coach: Scotty Bowman)

See Also

• 2001-02 NHL season
• 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs