2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championships of the National Hockey League was played from April until June. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes four games to one to clinch the 10th championship in their history. It was the Hurricanes first ever appearance in the championship round. Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. It was the ninth championship for Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman, who announced his retirement after the deciding game of the series.

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The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup.

A record 25 shutouts were recorded in the 2002 Playoffs and, for the first time since 1991, not a single team was swept in a playoff series.

The teams that made it into the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs were: by rankings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Playoff bracket[]

First Round			Conference Semifinals			Conference Finals			Stanley Cup Final

1	Boston Bruins	2
8	Montreal Canadiens	4
			3	Carolina Hurricanes	4

			8	Montreal Canadiens	2
2	Philadelphia Flyers	1

7	Ottawa Senators	4
						3	Carolina Hurricanes	4
Eastern Conference
						4	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
3	Carolina Hurricanes	4

6	New Jersey Devils	2
			4	Toronto Maple Leafs	4

			7	Ottawa Senators	3
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	4

5	New York Islanders	3
									E3	Carolina Hurricanes	1

									W1	Detroit Red Wings	4
1	Detroit Red Wings	4

8	Vancouver Canucks	2
			1	Detroit Red Wings	4

			4	St. Louis Blues	1
2	Colorado Avalanche	4

7	Los Angeles Kings	3
						1	Detroit Red Wings	4
Western Conference
						2	Colorado Avalanche	3
3	San Jose Sharks	4

6	Phoenix Coyotes	1
			2	Colorado Avalanche	4

			3	San Jose Sharks	3
4	St. Louis Blues	4

5	Chicago Blackhawks	1

Note: All dates in 2002.

Scoring leaders[]

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	P
Peter Forsberg	Colorado	20	9	18	27
Steve Yzerman	Detroit	23	6	17	23
Joe Sakic	Colorado	21	9	10	19
Brendan Shanahan	Detroit	23	8	11	19
Gary Roberts	Toronto	19	7	12	19
Sergei Fedorov	Detroit	23	5	14	19
Brett Hull	Detroit	23	10	8	18
Ron Francis	Carolina	23	6	10	16
Nicklas Lidstrom	Detroit	23	5	11	16
Alyn McCauley	Toronto	20	5	10	15

First Round[]

Eastern Conference[]

(1)Boston vs. (8)Montreal
Date	Away	Home	Score
April 18	Montreal 5	2 Boston
April 21	Montreal 4	6 Boston
April 23	Boston 3	5 Montreal
April 25	Boston 5	2 Montreal
April 27	Montreal 2	1 Boston
April 29	Boston 1	2 Montreal
Montreal wins series 4–2

(2)Philadelphia vs. (7)Ottawa
Date	Away	Home	OT	Score
April 17	Ottawa 0	1 Philadelphia	OT
April 20	Ottawa 3	0 Philadelphia
April 22	Philadelphia 0	3 Ottawa
April 24	Philadelphia 0	3 Ottawa
April 26	Ottawa 2	1 Philadelphia	OT
Ottawa wins series 4–1

(3)Carolina vs. (6)New Jersey
Date	Away	Home	OT	Score
April 17	New Jersey 1	2 Carolina
April 19	New Jersey 1	2 Carolina	OT
April 21	Carolina 0	4 New Jersey
April 23	Carolina 1	3 New Jersey
April 24	New Jersey 2	3 Carolina	OT
April 27	Carolina 1	0 New Jersey
Carolina wins series 4–2

(4)Toronto vs. (5)New York Islanders
Date	Away	Home	Score
April 18	NY Islanders 1	3 Toronto
April 20	NY Islanders 0	2 Toronto
April 23	Toronto 1	6 NY Islanders
April 24	Toronto 3	4 NY Islanders
April 26	NY Islanders 3	6 Toronto
April 28	Toronto 3	5 NY Islanders
April 30	NY Islanders 2	4 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3

Western Conference[]

(1)Detroit vs. (8)Vancouver
Date	Away	Home
April 17	Vancouver 4	3 Detroit	OT
April 19	Vancouver 5	2 Detroit
April 21	Detroit 3	1 Vancouver
April 23	Detroit 4	2 Vancouver
April 25	Vancouver 0	4 Detroit
April 27	Detroit 6	4 Vancouver
Detroit wins series 4–2

(2)Colorado vs. (7)Los Angeles
Date	Away	Home
April 18	Los Angeles 3	4 Colorado
April 20	Los Angeles 3	5 Colorado
April 22	Colorado 1	3 Los Angeles
April 23	Colorado 1	0 Los Angeles
April 25	Los Angeles 1	0 Colorado	OT
April 27	Colorado 1	3 Los Angeles
April 29	Los Angeles 0	4 Colorado
Colorado wins series 4–3

(3)San Jose vs. (6)Phoenix
Date	Away	Home
April 17	Phoenix 1	2 San Jose
April 20	Phoenix 3	1 San Jose
April 22	San Jose 4	1 Phoenix
April 24	San Jose 2	1 Phoenix
April 26	Phoenix 1	4 San Jose
San Jose wins series 4–1

(4)St. Louis vs. (5)Chicago
Date	Away	Home
April 18	Chicago 2	1 St. Louis
April 20	Chicago 0	2 St. Louis
April 21	St. Louis 4	0 Chicago
April 23	St. Louis 1	0 Chicago
April 25	Chicago 3	5 St. Louis
St. Louis wins series 4–1

Conference semi-finals[]

Eastern Conference

(3)Carolina vs. (8)Montreal
Date	Away	Home
May 3	Montreal 0	2 Carolina
May 5	Montreal 4	1 Carolina
May 7	Carolina 1	2 Montreal	OT
May 9	Carolina 4	3 Montreal	OT
May 12	Montreal 1	5 Carolina
May 13	Carolina 8	2 Montreal
Carolina wins series 4–2

(4)Toronto vs. (7)Ottawa
Date	Away	Home
May 2	Ottawa 5	0 Toronto
May 4	Ottawa 2	3 Toronto	3OT
May 6	Toronto 2	3 Ottawa
May 8	Toronto 2	1 Ottawa
May 10	Ottawa 4	2 Toronto
May 12	Toronto 4	3 Ottawa
May 14	Ottawa 0	3 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3

Western Conference

(1)Detroit vs. (4)St. Louis
Date	Away	Home
May 2	St. Louis 0	2 Detroit
May 4	St. Louis 2	3 Detroit
May 7	Detroit 1	6 St. Louis
May 9	Detroit 4	3 St. Louis
May 11	St. Louis 0	4 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–1

(2)Colorado vs. (3)San Jose
Date	Away	Home
May 1	San Jose 6	3 Colorado
May 4	San Jose 2	8 Colorado
May 6	Colorado 4	6 San Jose
May 8	Colorado 4	1 San Jose
May 11	San Jose 5	3 Colorado
May 13	Colorado 2	1 San Jose	OT
May 15	San Jose 0	1 Colorado
Colorado wins series 4–3

Conference finals[]

**Eastern Conference**
(3)Carolina vs. (4)Toronto
Date	Away	Home
May 16	Toronto 2	1 Carolina
May 19	Toronto 1	2 Carolina	OT
May 21	Carolina 2	1 Toronto	OT
May 23	Carolina 3	0 Toronto
May 25	Toronto 1	0 Carolina
May 28	Carolina 2	1 Toronto	OT
Carolina wins series 4–2 and Prince of Wales Trophy

**Western Conference**
(1)Detroit vs. (2)Colorado
Date	Away	Home
May 18	Colorado 3	5 Detroit
May 20	Colorado 4	3 Detroit	OT
May 22	Detroit 2	1 Colorado	OT
May 25	Detroit 2	3 Colorado
May 27	Colorado 2	1 Detroit	OT
May 29	Detroit 2	0 Colorado
May 31	Colorado 0	7 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–3 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Stanley Cup Final[]

Main article: 2002 Stanley Cup Final

(W1)Detroit vs. (E3)Carolina
Date	Away	Home
June 4	Carolina 3	2 Detroit	OT
June 6	Carolina 1	3 Detroit
June 8	Detroit 3	2 Carolina	3OT¹
June 10	Detroit 3	0 Carolina
June 13	Carolina 1	3 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

¹As of 2008, 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.

Playoff Awards[]

Presidents' Trophy:	Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Carolina Hurricanes
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Detroit Red Wings
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit)

Playoff Scoring Leaders[]

Despite getting eliminated by the Red Wings in the Western Conference Final, Colorado forward Peter Forsberg lead the playoffs in scoring with 18 assists and 27 points. Brett Hull of the Detroit Red Wings lead the playoffs with 10 goals.

External links[]

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