2002–03 Nashville Predators season

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2002–03 Nashville Predators
Division4th Central
Conference13th Western
2002–03 record27–35–13
Goals for183
Goals against206
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainGreg Johnson

Off-season

Regular season

The Predators tied the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins for most times shut out, with 10, and tied the Montreal Canadiens for fewest short-handed goals scored, with 2.[1][2]

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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

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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

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 11, 2002 4–5 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 0–1–0–0
2 L October 12, 2002 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 0–2–0–0
3 L October 15, 2002 3–4 OT @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 0–2–0–1
4 L October 18, 2002 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 0–2–0–2
5 T October 19, 2002 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 0–2–1–2
6 L October 22, 2002 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 0–3–1–2
7 L October 24, 2002 1–2 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 0–4–1–2
8 W October 26, 2002 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 1–4–1–2
9 L October 30, 2002 0–7 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 1–5–1–2
10 L November 2, 2002 5–6 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 1–5–1–3
11 L November 3, 2002 1–2 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 1–5–1–4
12 L November 6, 2002 1–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 1–6–1–4
13 T November 7, 2002 2–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 1–6–2–4
14 W November 10, 2002 4–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 2–6–2–4
15 L November 12, 2002 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 2–7–2–4
16 L November 14, 2002 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 2–8–2–4
17 T November 16, 2002 1–1 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 2–8–3–4
18 L November 17, 2002 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 2–9–3–4
19 T November 21, 2002 1–1 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 2–9–4–4
20 L November 23, 2002 2–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 2–10–4–4
21 W November 27, 2002 4–2 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 3–10–4–4
22 L November 29, 2002 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 3–11–4–4
23 W November 30, 2002 5–2 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 4–11–4–4
24 L December 3, 2002 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 4–12–4–4
25 W December 5, 2002 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 5–12–4–4
26 W December 7, 2002 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 6–12–4–4
27 L December 8, 2002 0–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 6–13–4–4
28 L December 10, 2002 0–3 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 6–14–4–4
29 T December 12, 2002 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 6–14–5–4
30 W December 14, 2002 3–1 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 7–14–5–4
31 L December 17, 2002 0–3 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 7–15–5–4
32 L December 19, 2002 1–3 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 7–16–5–4
33 T December 21, 2002 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 7–16–6–4
34 W December 23, 2002 3–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 8–16–6–4
35 W December 26, 2002 3–1 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 9–16–6–4
36 L December 28, 2002 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 9–17–6–4
37 W December 30, 2002 3–2 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 10–17–6–4
38 L January 1, 2003 3–7 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 10–18–6–4
39 T January 4, 2003 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 10–18–7–4
40 W January 6, 2003 5–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 11–18–7–4
41 W January 7, 2003 2–1 OT St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 12–18–7–4
42 W January 11, 2003 4–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 13–18–7–4
43 L January 12, 2003 0–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 13–19–7–4
44 L January 14, 2003 3–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 13–20–7–4
45 T January 16, 2003 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 13–20–8–4
46 W January 18, 2003 3–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 14–20–8–4
47 W January 21, 2003 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 15–20–8–4
48 L January 23, 2003 2–4 New York Rangers (2002–03) 15–21–8–4
49 W January 25, 2003 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 16–21–8–4
50 W January 27, 2003 5–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 17–21–8–4
51 L January 28, 2003 1–2 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 17–22–8–4
52 L January 30, 2003 1–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 17–23–8–4
53 T February 4, 2003 5–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 17–23–9–4
54 W February 8, 2003 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 18–23–9–4
55 L February 11, 2003 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 18–24–9–4
56 W February 13, 2003 2–0 New York Islanders (2002–03) 19–24–9–4
57 W February 15, 2003 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 20–24–9–4
58 W February 17, 2003 5–1 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 21–24–9–4
59 W February 20, 2003 4–1 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 22–24–9–4
60 L February 22, 2003 0–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 22–25–9–4
61 W February 23, 2003 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 23–25–9–4
62 W February 25, 2003 5–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 24–25–9–4
63 W February 27, 2003 6–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 25–25–9–4
64 W March 1, 2003 5–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 26–25–9–4
65 L March 4, 2003 1–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 26–25–9–5
66 T March 6, 2003 2–2 OT Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 26–25–10–5
67 W March 7, 2003 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 27–25–10–5
68 L March 10, 2003 1–3 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 27–26–10–5
69 T March 12, 2003 2–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 27–26–11–5
70 L March 14, 2003 1–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 27–27–11–5
71 L March 15, 2003 0–1 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 27–28–11–5
72 L March 17, 2003 3–5 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 27–29–11–5
73 L March 20, 2003 3–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 27–30–11–5
74 T March 22, 2003 1–1 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 27–30–12–5
75 L March 23, 2003 2–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 27–30–12–6
76 T March 25, 2003 1–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 27–30–13–6
77 L March 27, 2003 1–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 27–31–13–6
78 L March 29, 2003 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 27–32–13–6
79 L March 31, 2003 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 27–33–13–6
80 L April 1, 2003 1–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 27–33–13–7
81 L April 4, 2003 0–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 27–34–13–7
82 L April 6, 2003 0–2 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 27–35–13–7

Playoffs

The Predators missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
David Legwand C 64 17 31 48 34 -2 3 1 4
Kimmo Timonen D 72 6 34 40 46 -3 4 0 0
Andreas Johansson C 56 20 17 37 22 -4 10 0 0
Denis Arkhipov C 79 11 24 35 32 -18 3 0 1
Andy Delmore D 71 18 16 34 28 -17 14 0 6
Scott Hartnell LW 82 12 22 34 101 -3 2 0 2
Scott Walker RW 60 15 18 33 58 2 7 0 5
Vladimir Orszagh RW 78 16 16 32 38 -1 3 0 3
Adam Hall RW 79 16 12 28 31 -8 8 0 2
Vitali Yachmenev LW 62 5 15 20 12 7 0 0 1
Rem Murray C/LW 53 6 13 19 18 1 1 0 0
Jason York D 74 4 15 19 52 13 2 0 0
Greg Johnson C 38 8 9 17 22 7 0 0 0
Clarke Wilm C 82 5 11 16 36 -11 0 0 0
Karlis Skrastins D 82 3 10 13 44 -18 0 1 0
Denis Pederson C/RW 43 4 6 10 39 2 0 0 0
Mark Eaton D 50 2 7 9 22 1 0 0 0
Cale Hulse D 80 2 6 8 121 -11 0 0 1
Martin Erat RW 27 1 7 8 14 -9 1 0 0
Vernon Fiddler C 19 4 2 6 14 2 0 0 1
Bill Houlder D 82 2 4 6 46 -2 0 0 1
Oleg Petrov RW 17 2 2 4 2 -4 0 0 0
Brent Gilchrist LW 41 1 2 3 14 -11 0 0 0
Jon Sim LW 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wyatt Smith C 11 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Scottie Upshall LW 8 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Wade Flaherty G 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reid Simpson LW 26 0 1 1 56 -4 0 0 0
Tomas Vokoun G 69 0 1 1 28 0 0 0 0
Todd Warriner LW 6 0 1 1 4 -1 0 0 0
Andrew Berenzweig D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francis Bouillon D 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Greg Classen C 8 0 0 0 4 -3 0 0 0
Mike Dunham G 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Finley G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darren Haydar RW 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Tomas Kloucek D 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Jan Lasak G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Mann RW 4 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Nathan Perrott RW 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Domenic Pittis C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Robert Schnabel D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pascal Trepanier D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Tomas Vokoun 3974 69 25 31 11 146 2.20 3 1771 1625 .918
Mike Dunham 819 15 2 9 2 43 3.15 0 397 354 .892
Brian Finley 47 1 0 0 0 3 3.83 0 13 10 .769
Wade Flaherty 51 1 0 1 0 4 4.71 0 27 23 .852
Jan Lasak 90 3 0 1 0 5 3.33 0 39 34 .872
Team: 4981 82 27 42 13 201 2.42 3 2247 2046 .911

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References

  • Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
  1. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2003_games.html
  2. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2003.html
  3. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  4. ^ "2002-03 Nashville Predators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

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