2001–02 Dallas Stars season

2001–02 Dallas Stars
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	Western
2001–02 record	36–28–13
Goals for	215
Goals against	213
Team information
General manager	Bob Gainey
Coach	Ken Hitchcock (Oct-Jan) Rick Wilson (Jan-May) interim
Captain	Derian Hatcher
Arena	American Airlines Center
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Modano (34)
Assists	Mike Modano (43)
Points	Mike Modano (77)
Penalty minutes	Brenden Morrow (109)
Wins	Ed Belfour (21)
Goals against average	Marty Turco (2.09)

The 2001–02 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' ninth season in Dallas, 35th overall of the franchise. The Stars did not follow up their success from the previous year, only picking up 90 points for 36 wins against 28 losses for 4th place in the division and 10th in the Conference.

Regular season

• December 26, 2001: In a 2-0 shutout over the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy became the first goalie to win 500 games in a career.

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	8	3	248	189	99
2	6	Phoenix Coyotes	82	40	27	9	6	228	210	95
3	7	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	11	4	214	190	95
4	10	Dallas Stars	82	36	28	13	5	215	213	90
5	13	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	29	42	8	3	175	198	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.

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	51	17	10	4	251	187	116
2	y – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	45	28	8	1	212	169	99
3	y – San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	44	27	8	3	248	199	99
4	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	43	27	8	4	227	188	98
5	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	41	27	13	1	216	207	96
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	40	27	9	6	228	210	95
7	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	40	27	11	4	214	190	95
8	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	30	7	3	254	211	94
8.5
9	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	38	28	12	4	205	182	92
10	Dallas Stars	PAC	82	36	28	13	5	215	213	90
11	Calgary Flames	NW	82	32	35	12	3	201	220	79
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	26	35	12	9	195	238	73
13	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	29	42	8	3	175	198	69
14	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	28	41	13	0	196	230	69
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	CEN	82	22	47	8	5	164	255	57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 2001	4–1	Nashville Predators (2001–02)	1–0–0–0
2	L	October 7, 2001	0–3	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	1–1–0–0
3	W	October 9, 2001	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	2–1–0–0
4	L	October 11, 2001	1–4	Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	2–2–0–0
5	L	October 13, 2001	3–4 OT	Calgary Flames (2001–02)	2–2–0–1
6	T	October 17, 2001	2–2 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	2–2–1–1
7	W	October 18, 2001	3–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	3–2–1–1
8	T	October 20, 2001	2–2 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	3–2–2–1
9	L	October 24, 2001	2–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	3–3–2–1
10	W	October 26, 2001	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	4–3–2–1
11	L	October 28, 2001	2–3 OT	@ New York Islanders (2001–02)	4–3–2–2
12	L	October 29, 2001	2–4	@ New York Rangers (2001–02)	4–4–2–2
13	L	October 31, 2001	3–4 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	4–4–2–3
14	W	November 2, 2001	3–0	Nashville Predators (2001–02)	5–4–2–3
15	L	November 3, 2001	1–4	@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)	5–5–2–3
16	T	November 7, 2001	2–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	5–5–3–3
17	L	November 9, 2001	1–5	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	5–6–3–3
18	T	November 11, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	5–6–4–3
19	W	November 15, 2001	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	6–6–4–3
20	W	November 17, 2001	3–2 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	7–6–4–3
21	L	November 19, 2001	2–3	New York Islanders (2001–02)	7–7–4–3
22	T	November 21, 2001	4–4 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	7–7–5–3
23	T	November 23, 2001	3–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	7–7–6–3
24	W	November 25, 2001	4–3	@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)	8–7–6–3
25	W	November 29, 2001	3–0	@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)	9–7–6–3
26	W	December 1, 2001	6–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	10–7–6–3
27	W	December 2, 2001	4–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	11–7–6–3
28	L	December 5, 2001	3–6	Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	11–8–6–3
29	W	December 7, 2001	5–0	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	12–8–6–3
30	W	December 12, 2001	4–3	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	13–8–6–3
31	L	December 14, 2001	3–4	Calgary Flames (2001–02)	13–9–6–3
32	W	December 15, 2001	6–2	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	14–9–6–3
33	L	December 17, 2001	1–4	San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	14–10–6–3
34	L	December 20, 2001	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	14–11–6–3
35	W	December 22, 2001	4–2	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	15–11–6–3
36	W	December 23, 2001	4–1	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	16–11–6–3
37	L	December 26, 2001	0–2	Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	16–12–6–3
38	L	December 28, 2001	2–3 OT	Washington Capitals (2001–02)	16–12–6–4
39	W	December 31, 2001	2–1	Boston Bruins (2001–02)	17–12–6–4
40	W	January 2, 2002	2–1	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	18–12–6–4
41	L	January 5, 2002	2–5	@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	18–13–6–4
42	W	January 8, 2002	2–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	19–13–6–4
43	W	January 9, 2002	3–2	@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)	20–13–6–4
44	L	January 12, 2002	2–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	20–14–6–4
45	W	January 13, 2002	3–1	@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)	21–14–6–4
46	W	January 16, 2002	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	22–14–6–4
47	L	January 18, 2002	2–3	Florida Panthers (2001–02)	22–15–6–4
48	L	January 20, 2002	2–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	22–16–6–4
49	W	January 21, 2002	5–3	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	23–16–6–4
50	L	January 23, 2002	2–4	Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	23–17–6–4
51	L	January 25, 2002	1–6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	23–18–6–4
52	W	January 28, 2002	4–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	24–18–6–4
53	L	February 6, 2002	1–2	@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)	24–19–6–4
54	T	February 8, 2002	1–1 OT	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	24–19–7–4
55	W	February 10, 2002	5–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	25–19–7–4
56	L	February 11, 2002	1–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	25–20–7–4
57	W	February 13, 2002	4–2	New York Rangers (2001–02)	26–20–7–4
58	L	February 26, 2002	1–5	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	26–21–7–4
59	W	February 28, 2002	4–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	27–21–7–4
60	W	March 2, 2002	2–1	@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	28–21–7–4
61	W	March 3, 2002	4–1	San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	29–21–7–4
62	W	March 6, 2002	3–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	30–21–7–4
63	L	March 8, 2002	3–5	Minnesota Wild (2001–02)	30–22–7–4
64	L	March 10, 2002	0–3	New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	30–23–7–4
65	W	March 12, 2002	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)	31–23–7–4
66	T	March 14, 2002	3–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	31–23–8–4
67	T	March 16, 2002	5–5 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	31–23–9–4
68	T	March 18, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	31–23–10–4
69	W	March 20, 2002	3–2	St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	32–23–10–4
70	W	March 22, 2002	4–3	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	33–23–10–4
71	L	March 24, 2002	1–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	33–24–10–4
72	L	March 26, 2002	2–3	@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	33–25–10–4
73	T	March 28, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)	33–25–11–4
74	L	March 30, 2002	1–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	33–26–11–4
75	W	April 1, 2002	3–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	34–26–11–4
76	L	April 3, 2002	1–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	34–26–11–5
77	W	April 5, 2002	3–1	Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	35–26–11–5
78	L	April 7, 2002	1–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	35–27–11–5
79	L	April 8, 2002	0–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	35–28–11–5
80	T	April 10, 2002	4–4 OT	Minnesota Wild (2001–02)	35–28–12–5
81	W	April 12, 2002	3–1	Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	36–28–12–5
82	T	April 14, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	36–28–13–5

Playoffs

Despite having 90 points, the Stars failed to make the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Mike Modano	C	78	34	43	77	38	14	6	2	5
Jere Lehtinen	RW	73	25	24	49	14	27	7	1	4
Joe Nieuwendyk	C	67	23	24	47	18	-2	6	0	5
Pierre Turgeon	C	66	15	32	47	16	-4	7	0	1
Sergei Zubov	D	80	12	32	44	22	-4	8	0	2
Brenden Morrow	LW	72	17	18	35	109	12	4	0	3
Darryl Sydor	D	78	4	29	33	50	3	2	0	0
Kirk Muller	LW	78	10	20	30	28	-12	4	0	1
Jamie Langenbrunner	RW	68	10	16	26	54	-11	0	1	2
Derian Hatcher	D	80	4	21	25	87	12	1	0	0
Richard Matvichuk	D	82	9	12	21	52	11	4	0	2
Pat Verbeek	RW	64	7	13	20	72	-4	3	0	1
Martin Rucinsky	LW	42	6	11	17	24	3	2	0	1
Benoit Brunet	LW	32	4	9	13	8	5	0	1	1
Rob DiMaio	RW	61	6	6	12	25	-2	0	2	2
Donald Audette	RW	20	4	8	12	12	2	3	0	2
Valeri Kamensky	LW	24	3	6	9	2	3	0	0	1
Scott Pellerin	LW	33	3	5	8	15	-5	0	0	0
Brent Gilchrist	LW	26	2	5	7	6	-6	0	0	0
Brad Lukowich	D	66	1	6	7	40	-1	0	0	0
Benoit Hogue	C	32	3	3	6	24	-4	0	0	0
John MacLean	RW	20	3	3	6	17	-1	0	0	1
Shaun Van Allen	C	19	2	4	6	6	-5	0	0	0
Randy McKay	RW	14	1	4	5	7	2	0	0	0
Ed Belfour	G	60	0	5	5	12	0	0	0	0
Jason Arnott	C	10	3	1	4	6	-1	2	0	2
Jon Sim	LW	26	3	0	3	10	-3	1	0	0
Jim Montgomery	C	8	0	2	2	0	-1	0	0	0
Manny Malhotra	C	16	1	0	1	5	-3	0	0	0
John Erskine	D	33	0	1	1	62	-8	0	0	0
Steve Gainey	LW	5	0	1	1	7	-1	0	0	0
Niko Kapanen	C	9	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
Jyrki Lumme	D	15	0	1	1	4	-5	0	0	0
Dave Manson	D	34	0	1	1	23	-1	0	0	0
Greg Hawgood	D	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sami Helenius	D	39	0	0	0	58	-4	0	0	0
Roman Lyashenko	C	4	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Marty Turco	G	31	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Ed Belfour	3467	60	21	27	11	153	2.65	1	1458	1305	.895
Marty Turco	1519	31	15	6	2	53	2.09	2	670	617	.921
Team:	4986	82	36	33	13	206	2.48	3	2128	1922	.903

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

See also

• 2001–02 NHL season

References

• "2001–02 Dallas Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.