2002 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championships of the National Hockey League began on April 17, 2002.
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes on June 13, 2002 four games to one to clinch the 10th championship in their history. The Hurricanes were in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in their 23-year history, which includes their tenure as the Hartford Whalers. 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. The Phoenix Coyotes would play their last playoff games at America West Arena and would miss the playoffs until 2010 when they played in Glendale.
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. This is the last time that all 3 Eastern Canada teams made the playoffs together and got past 1st round.
For the first time since entering the NHL both teams from the province of Alberta, the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers missed the playoffs in the same season.
Playoff seeds
Eastern Conference
- Boston Bruins, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 101 points
- Philadelphia Flyers, Atlantic Division champions – 97 points
- Carolina Hurricanes, Southeast Division champions – 91 points
- Toronto Maple Leafs – 100 points
- New York Islanders – 96 points
- New Jersey Devils – 95 points
- Ottawa Senators – 94 points
- Montreal Canadiens – 87 points
Western Conference
- Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 116 points
- Colorado Avalanche, Northwest Division champions – 99 points (45 wins)
- San Jose Sharks, Pacific Division champions – 99 points (44 wins)
- St. Louis Blues – 98 points
- Chicago Blackhawks – 96 points
- Phoenix Coyotes – 95 points (40 wins, 7 points head-to-head vs. Los Angeles)
- Los Angeles Kings – 95 points (40 wins, 3 points head-to-head vs. Phoenix)
- Vancouver Canucks – 94 points
Playoff bracket
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
(1) Boston Bruins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
The Boston Bruins finished first in the Eastern Conference during the regular season with 101 points. The Montreal Canadiens qualified as the eighth seed earning 87 points during the regular season. This was the twenty-eighth playoff series between the Bruins and the Canadiens, with Montreal winning twenty of the previous twenty-seven series. They last met in the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which Boston won in seven games.
| April 18 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–2 | Boston Bruins | FleetCenter | Recap | |||
| Saku Koivu (1) – pp – 12:55 | First period | 10:55 – Joe Thornton (1) | ||||||
| Doug Gilmour (1) – 04:44 | Second period | 10:30 – pp – Bill Guerin (1) | ||||||
| Donald Audette (1) – 02:18 Donald Audette (2) – 10:00 Gino Odjick (1) – 17:16 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jose Theodore 30 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Byron Dafoe 22 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–6 | Boston Bruins | FleetCenter | Recap | |||
| Richard Zednik (1) – 14:22 Richard Zednik (2) – 17:39 |
First period | 02:12 – Brian Rolston (1) 09:34 – Glen Murray (1) 10:55 – Bill Guerin (2) 11:49 – pp – Brian Rolston (2) | ||||||
| Patrice Brisebois (1) – 14:01 | Second period | 17:42 – P. J. Axelsson (1) | ||||||
| Doug Gilmour (2) – 15:06 | Third period | 19:26 – en – Joe Thornton (2) | ||||||
| Jose Theodore 38 saves / 43 shots | Goalie stats | Byron Dafoe 29 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens | Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| P. J. Axelsson (2) – sh – 08:24 | First period | 04:54 – pp – Yanic Perreault (1) | ||||||
| Bill Guerin (3) – pp – 07:54 Nick Boynton (1) – 09:04 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 07:04 – Donald Audette (3) 07:57 – Doug Gilmour (3) 11:59 – Saku Koivu (2) 19:59 – en – Joe Juneau (1) | ||||||
| Byron Dafoe 18 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Jose Theodore 29 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 25 | Boston Bruins | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| P. J. Stock (1) – 02:49 Bill Guerin (4) – pp – 15:49 Martin Lapointe (1) – pp – 17:17 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Rolston (3) – sh – 15:46 | Second period | 14:16 – pp – Richard Zednik (3) | ||||||
| Sergei Samsonov (1) – 14:20 | Third period | 07:07 – pp – Richard Zednik (4) | ||||||
| Byron Dafoe 26 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Jose Theodore 20 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | Boston Bruins | FleetCenter | Recap | |||
| Bill Lindsay (1) – 02:27 Oleg Petrov (1) – 15:25 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:28 – Sergei Samsonov (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jose Theodore 43 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | Byron Dafoe 11 saves / 13 shots | ||||||
| April 29 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| Brian Rolston (4) – 07:57 | First period | 13:56 – pp – Donald Audette (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:39 – pp – Yanic Perreault (2) | ||||||
| Byron Dafoe 16 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Jose Theodore 34 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–2 | |
(2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division with 97 points. The Ottawa Senators earned the seventh seed with 94 points. This was the first playoff series played between the two franchises.
| April 17 | Ottawa Senators | 0–1 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | First Union Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 07:47 – Ruslan Fedotenko (1) | ||||||
| Patrick Lalime 23 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Roman Cechmanek 35 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Ottawa Senators | 3–0 | Philadelphia Flyers | First Union Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Daniel Alfredsson (1) – 09:32 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Fisher (1) – 03:53 Jody Hull (1) – 15:57 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Lalime 33 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Roman Cechmanek 23 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0–3 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 02:04 – pp – Radek Bonk (1) 19:05 – en – Marian Hossa (1) 19:50 – en – Daniel Alfredsson (2) | ||||||
| Roman Cechmanek 28 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Lalime 26 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0–3 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 19:40 – Wade Redden (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 06:06 – Sami Salo (1) 08:08 – Marian Hossa (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Roman Cechmanek 16 saves / 19 shots Brian Boucher 6 saves / 6 shots |
Goalie stats | Patrick Lalime 28 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 26 | Ottawa Senators | 2–1 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | First Union Center | Recap | ||
| Daniel Alfredsson (3) – pp – 15:16 | First period | 03:53 – pp – Dan McGillis (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin Havlat (1) – pp – 07:33 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Lalime 25 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Brian Boucher 25 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| Ottawa won series 4–1 | |
(3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (6) New Jersey Devils
The Carolina Hurricanes entered the playoffs as the Southeast Division champions earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference with 91 points. The New Jersey Devils earned the sixth seed with 95 points. Although New Jersey finished the season with a better overall record and a higher point total, Carolina won their division so they were automatically placed in the top three seeds in the conference and were granted home ice advantage. This was the second playoff series between these two teams, with the only previous meeting being the 2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals where New Jersey won in six games.
| April 17 | New Jersey Devils | 1–2 | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 08:21 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (1) 09:43 – Erik Cole (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrik Elias (1) – pp – 07:31 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 17 shots | Goalie stats | Arturs Irbe 34 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | New Jersey Devils | 1–2 | OT | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Holik (1) – 00:37 | Second period | 15:05 – pp – Erik Cole (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 15:26 – Bates Battaglia (1) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Arturs Irbe 30 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Carolina Hurricanes | 0–4 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 07:48 – Brian Gionta (1) 09:25 – pp – Brian Rafalski (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 00:58 – pp – Bobby Holik (2) 02:17 – pp – Brian Rafalski (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Arturs Irbe 9 saves / 12 shots Kevin Weekes 22 saves / 23 shots |
Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 16 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 01:16 – Bobby Holik (3) 17:31 – sh – Brian Gionta (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Ward (1) – 17:23 | Third period | 06:23 – pp – Brian Rafalski (3) | ||||||
| Arturs Irbe 6 saves / 8 shots Kevin Weekes 13 saves / 14 shots |
Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 23 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 24 | New Jersey Devils | 2–3 | OT | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Holik (4) – 11:30 | Second period | 13:44 – Martin Gelinas (1) | ||||||
| Patrik Elias (2) – pp – 11:46 | Third period | 18:31 – pp – Jeff O’Neill (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 08:16 – Josef Vasicek (1) | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 35 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Kevin Weekes 40 saves / 42 shots | ||||||
| April 27 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1–0 | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ron Francis (1) – pp – 10:29 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Weekes 32 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| Carolina won series 4–2 | |
(4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) New York Islanders
The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 100 points. The New York Islanders earned the fifth seed with 96 points. This was the third playoff series between these two teams, the teams split the previous two playoff series. They last met in the 1981 Preliminary Round where New York won in three games.
| April 18 | New York Islanders | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | Recap | |||
| Kenny Jonsson (1) – pp – 05:57 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 04:03 – Darcy Tucker (1) 08:39 – Tie Domi (1) 19:20 – en – Mats Sundin (1) | ||||||
| Chris Osgood 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Curtis Joseph 13 saves / 14 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | New York Islanders | 0–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 03:10 – Alyn McCauley (1) 19:53 – en – Tomas Kaberle (1) | ||||||
| Chris Osgood 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–6 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Alexander Mogilny (1) – 07:32 | First period | 14:34 – pp – Mark Parrish (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 06:01 – pp – Brad Isbister (1) 13:33 – Michael Peca (1) 19:19 – pp – Mark Parrish (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 04:07 – pp – Shawn Bates (1) 04:21 – Dave Scatchard (1) | ||||||
| Curtis Joseph 33 saves / 39 shots Corey Schwab 5 saves / 5 shots |
Goalie stats | Chris Osgood 34 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–4 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Alexander Mogilny (2) – pp – 19:44 | First period | 10:30 – Alexei Yashin (1) | ||||||
| Tomas Kaberle (2) – 19:19 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Shayne Corson (1) – 16:34 | Third period | 13:16 – pp – Kip Miller (1) 14:56 – Roman Hamrlik (1) 17:30 – ps – Shawn Bates (2) | ||||||
| Curtis Joseph 19 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Chris Osgood 22 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 26 | New York Islanders | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | Recap | |||
| Kip Miller (2) – pp – 19:48 | First period | 06:29 – Garry Valk (1) 09:34 – Jonas Hoglund (1) | ||||||
| Trent Hunter (1) – 16:39 | Second period | 07:05 – pp – Bryan McCabe (1) 14:30 – Bryan McCabe (2) 17:18 – Darcy Tucker (2) | ||||||
| Adrian Aucoin (1) – pp – 13:51 | Third period | 11:05 – pp – Jonas Hoglund (2) | ||||||
| Chris Osgood 11 saves / 15 shots Garth Snow 17 saves / 19 shots |
Goalie stats | Curtis Joseph 16 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| April 28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–5 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Wade Belak (1) – 14:23 Jonas Hoglund (3) – pp – 16:42 |
First period | 05:07 – pp – Mariusz Czerkawski (1) 13:26 – Alexei Yashin (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 01:35 – pp – Adrian Aucoin (2) | ||||||
| Gary Roberts (1) – pp – 06:41 | Third period | 03:11 – Kip Miller (3) 03:49 – Mariusz Czerkawski (2) | ||||||
| Curtis Joseph 29 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Chris Osgood 31 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| April 30 | New York Islanders | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | Recap | |||
| Alexei Yashin (3) – pp – 03:41 | First period | 13:27 – Gary Roberts (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 02:37 – Alexander Mogilny (3) 13:48 – Travis Green (1) | ||||||
| Kip Miller (4) – 04:23 | Third period | 19:20 – en – Alexander Mogilny (4) | ||||||
| Chris Osgood 26 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| Toronto won series 4–3 | |
Western Conference Quarterfinals
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks
The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the President's trophy winners, the Western Conference Regular season champions and the Central Division champions with 116 points. The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the eighth seed finishing the season with 94 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams.
| April 17 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–3 | OT | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 17:51 – Luc Robitaille (1) | ||||||
| Todd Warriner (1) – 00:21 Andrew Cassels (1) – pp – 13:11 |
Second period | 08:23 – pp – Sergei Fedorov (1) | ||||||
| Trevor Linden (1) – 10:47 | Third period | 01:55 – Igor Larionov (1) | ||||||
| Henrik Sedin (1) – 13:59 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dan Cloutier 32 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Vancouver Canucks | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Todd Bertuzzi (1) – 10:14 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Cassels (2) – 07:08 Scott Lachance (1) – 13:13 |
Second period | 10:30 – Nicklas Lidstrom (1) | ||||||
| Markus Naslund (1) – 18:08 Matt Cooke (1) – en – 18:49 |
Third period | 10:33 – pp – Steve Yzerman (1) | ||||||
| Dan Cloutier 34 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Dominik Hasek 15 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks | General Motors Place | Recap | |||
| Steve Yzerman (2) – pp – 09:07 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nicklas Lidstrom (2) – 19:35 | Second period | 04:38 – pp – Todd Bertuzzi (2) | ||||||
| Brendan Shanahan (1) – 03:18 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Dan Cloutier 23 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks | General Motors Place | Recap | |||
| Jiri Fischer (1) – 03:22 Chris Chelios (1) – pp – 10:12 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 09:50 – Mattias Ohlund (1) 19:28 – pp – Matt Cooke (2) | ||||||
| Steve Yzerman (3) – 00:56 Kris Draper (1) – en – 19:07 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Dan Cloutier 11 saves / 14 shots | ||||||
| April 25 | Vancouver Canucks | 0–4 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 04:02 – pp – Tomas Holmstrom (1) 13:35 – sh – Mathieu Dandenault (1) 15:32 – Boyd Devereaux (1) 18:31 – Sergei Fedorov (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dan Cloutier 6 saves / 9 shots Peter Skudra 20 saves / 21 shots |
Goalie stats | Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks | General Motors Place | Recap | |||
| Tomas Holmstrom (2) – 01:05 Igor Larionov (2) – 04:23 |
First period | 08:12 – pp – Ed Jovanovski (1) 08:56 – Henrik Sedin (2) | ||||||
| Nicklas Lidstrom (3) – sh – 06:40 Brett Hull (1) – sh – 07:10 Brett Hull (2) – pp – 17:39 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brett Hull (3) – pp – 13:42 | Third period | 06:55 – Henrik Sedin (3) 17:02 – Matt Cooke (3) | ||||||
| Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Dan Cloutier 1 save / 3 shots Peter Skudra 21 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| Detroit won series 4–2 | |
(2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings
The Colorado Avalanche entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference by winning the Northwest Division with 99 points. The Los Angeles Kings earned 95 points during the regular season to finish seventh overall (losing the tie-breaker in head-to-head points 7–3 to Phoenix) in the Western Conference. This was the second playoff series between these two teams, they last met in the 2001 Western Conference Semifinals, which Colorado won in seven games.
| April 18 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–4 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 19:51 – Alex Tanguay (1) | ||||||
| Bryan Smolinski (1) – pp – 10:52 Zigmund Palffy (1) – 14:20 |
Second period | 04:22 – Steven Reinprecht (1) | ||||||
| Zigmund Palffy (2) – 03:25 | Third period | 01:06 – pp – Joe Sakic (1) 14:26 – Greg de Vries (1) | ||||||
| Felix Potvin 27 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 26 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–5 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | Recap | |||
| Adam Deadmarsh (1) – 07:23 Mikko Eloranta (1) – 13:13 |
First period | 07:01 – Joe Sakic (2) 15:37 – pp – Joe Sakic (3) | ||||||
| Jason Allison (1) – 08:43 | Second period | 11:05 – Peter Forsberg (1) 16:45 – Steven Reinprecht (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 08:45 – Chris Drury (1) | ||||||
| Felix Potvin 33 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 28 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 22 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–3 | Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | Recap | |||
| Brad Larsen (1) – 06:01 | First period | 00:19 – Zigmund Palffy (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 00:43 – Jason Allison (2) 08:29 – Zigmund Palffy (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 15 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Felix Potvin 30 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–0 | Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steven Reinprecht (3) – 05:57 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 32 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Felix Potvin 24 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 25 | Los Angeles Kings | 1–0 | OT | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Craig Johnson (1) – 02:19 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Felix Potvin 26 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 22 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 27 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–3 | Los Angeles Kings | Staples Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 01:21 – Jason Allison (3) 06:44 – Brad Chartrand (1) | ||||||
| Riku Hahl (1) – 09:37 | Second period | 06:19 – Bryan Smolinski (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 17 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Felix Potvin 23 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 29 | Los Angeles Kings | 0–4 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:08 – Chris Drury (2) 06:02 – Alex Tanguay (2) 17:32 – Steven Reinprecht (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:47 – en – Adam Foote (1) | ||||||
| Felix Potvin 23 saves / 26 shots Jamie Storr 0 saves / 0 shots |
Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 23 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| Colorado won series 4–3 | |
(3) San Jose Sharks vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes
The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division champions earning the third seed in the Western Conference with 99 points, losing the tiebreaker with the Colorado Avalanche in wins (45 to 44). The Phoenix Coyotes earned the sixth seed with 95 points, winning the tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Kings in head-to head points (7 to 3). This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams.
| April 17 | Phoenix Coyotes | 1–2 | San Jose Sharks | Compaq Center at San Jose | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 06:48 – pp – Vincent Damphousse (1) | ||||||
| Daniel Briere (1) – 02:53 | Second period | 05:02 – Patrick Marleau (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sean Burke 25 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Phoenix Coyotes | 3–1 | San Jose Sharks | Compaq Center at San Jose | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Daymond Langkow (1) – 05:31 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Daniel Briere (2) – pp – 01:39 Shane Doan (1) – 14:59 |
Third period | 14:19 – Marco Sturm (1) | ||||||
| Sean Burke 27 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 22 | San Jose Sharks | 4–1 | Phoenix Coyotes | America West Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 01:06 – Shane Doan (2) | ||||||
| Patrick Marleau (2) – 03:40 Adam Graves (1) – 05:38 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Scott Thornton (1) – 07:20 Mike Ricci (1) – 07:43 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 35 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Sean Burke 31 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 24 | San Jose Sharks | 2–1 | Phoenix Coyotes | America West Arena | Recap | |||
| Mike Rathje (1) – pp – 12:23 Mike Ricci (2) – 14:39 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 09:27 – Radoslav Suchy (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 29 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Sean Burke 22 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 26 | Phoenix Coyotes | 1–4 | San Jose Sharks | Compaq Center at San Jose | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Johnson (1) – ps – 19:45 | Second period | 10:24 – Patrick Marleau (3) 13:24 – Adam Graves (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 05:20 – Vincent Damphousse (2) 15:24 – Marco Sturm (2) | ||||||
| Sean Burke 15 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Evgeni Nabokov 22 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| San Jose won series 4–1 | |
(4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Chicago Blackhawks
| April 18 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–1 | St. Louis Blues | Savvis Center | ||||
| April 20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–2 | St. Louis Blues | Savvis Center | ||||
| April 21 | St. Louis Blues | 4–0 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | ||||
| April 23 | St. Louis Blues | 1–0 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | ||||
| April 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues | Savvis Center | ||||
| St. Louis won series 4–1 | |
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference Semifinals
(3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
| May 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–2 | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | ||||
| May 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | ||||
| May 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1–2 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Molson Centre | |||
| May 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | 4–3 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Molson Centre | |||
| May 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–5 | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | ||||
| May 13 | Carolina Hurricanes | 8–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Molson Centre | ||||
| Carolina won series 4–2 | |
(4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
| May 2 | Ottawa Senators | 5–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | ||||
| May 4 | Ottawa Senators | 2–3 | 3OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | |||
| May 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–3 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | ||||
| May 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–1 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | ||||
| May 10 | Ottawa Senators | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | ||||
| May 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3 | Ottawa Senators | Corel Centre | ||||
| May 14 | Ottawa Senators | 0–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | ||||
| Toronto won series 4–3 | |
Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) St. Louis Blues
| May 2 | St. Louis Blues | 0–2 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| May 4 | St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| May 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–6 | St. Louis Blues | Savvis Center | ||||
| May 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | St. Louis Blues | Savvis Center | ||||
| May 11 | St. Louis Blues | 0–4 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| Detroit won series 4–1 | |
(2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (3) San Jose Sharks
| May 1 | San Jose Sharks | 6–3 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | ||||
| May 4 | San Jose Sharks | 2–8 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | ||||
| May 6 | Colorado Avalanche | 4–6 | San Jose Sharks | Compaq Center at San Jose | ||||
| May 8 | Colorado Avalanche | 4–1 | San Jose Sharks | Compaq Center at San Jose | ||||
| May 11 | San Jose Sharks | 5–3 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | ||||
| May 13 | Colorado Avalanche | 2–1 | OT | San Jose Sharks | Compaq Center at San Jose | |||
| May 15 | San Jose Sharks | 0–1 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | ||||
| Colorado won series 4–3 | |
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference Final
(3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs
| May 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–1 | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | ||||
| May 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–2 | OT | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | |||
| May 21 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2–1 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | |||
| May 23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | ||||
| May 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0 | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | ||||
| May 28 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2–1 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Air Canada Centre | |||
| Carolina won series 4–2 | |
Western Conference Final
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche
| May 18 | Colorado Avalanche | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| May 20 | Colorado Avalanche | 4–3 | OT | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |||
| May 22 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | OT | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | |||
| May 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–3 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | ||||
| May 27 | Colorado Avalanche | 2–1 | OT | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |||
| May 29 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–0 | Colorado Avalanche | Pepsi Center | ||||
| May 31 | Colorado Avalanche | 0–7 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| Detroit won series 4–3 | |
Stanley Cup Finals
| June 4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 3–2 | OT | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | |||
| June 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| June 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | 3OT | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | |||
| June 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–0 | Carolina Hurricanes | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena | ||||
| June 13 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| Detroit won series 4–1 | |
Player statistics
Despite getting eliminated by the Red Wings in the Western Conference Final, Colorado forward Peter Forsberg led the playoffs in points with 18 assists and 9 goals. Brett Hull of the Detroit Red Wings led the playoffs with ten goals.
Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche | 20 | 9 | 18 | 27 | +8 | 20 |
| Steve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings | 23 | 6 | 17 | 23 | +4 | 10 |
| Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 4 |
| Brendan Shanahan | Detroit Red Wings | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +5 | 20 |
| Gary Roberts | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +6 | 56 |
| Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | +4 | 20 |
| Brett Hull | Detroit Red Wings | 23 | 10 | 8 | 18 | +1 | 4 |
| Ron Francis | Carolina Hurricanes | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | –2 | 6 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | Detroit Red Wings | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +6 | 2 |
| Alyn McCauley | Toronto Maple Leafs | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +3 | 4 |
Goaltending
These are the top six goaltenders based on goals against average with at least four games played.
GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SO = Shutouts
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | TOI | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lalime | Ottawa Senators | 12 | 7 | 5 | 332 | 18 | 1.39 | .946 | 777:44 | 4 |
| Kevin Weekes | Carolina Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 180 | 11 | 1.62 | .939 | 407:34 | 2 |
| Arturs Irbe | Carolina Hurricanes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 480 | 30 | 1.67 | .938 | 1078:17 | 1 |
| Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils | 6 | 2 | 4 | 145 | 9 | 1.42 | .938 | 381:08 | 1 |
| Roman Cechmanek | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 7 | 1.85 | .936 | 226:39 | 1 |
| Brent Johnson | St. Louis Blues | 10 | 5 | 5 | 252 | 18 | 1.83 | .929 | 590:15 | 3 |
See also
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