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2002–03 New York Islanders
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2002–03 record35–34–11–2
Goals for224
Goals against231
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainMichael Peca
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance14,930 (92.0%)

The 2002–03 New York Islanders season was the 31st season in the franchise's history.

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
2 4 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
3 8 New York Islanders 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
4 9 New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
5 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65

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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.

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

The Islanders lost in the first round to the Ottawa Senators 4-1.

Round 1: Ottawa Senators vs. New York Islanders

April 9 New York Islanders 3–0 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Recap  
Dave Scatchard (1) – 07:59
Alexei Yashin (1) – 11:35
First period No scoring
Shawn Bates (1) – pp – 09:06 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Garth Snow 25 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Patrick Lalime 31 saves / 34 shots
April 12 New York Islanders 0–3 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 06:43 – Marian Hossa (1)
08:24 – Vaclav Varada (1)
No scoring Second period 14:25 – pp – Marian Hossa (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Garth Snow 28 saves / 31 shots
Rick DiPietro 3 saves / 3 shots
Goalie stats Patrick Lalime 16 saves / 16 shots
April 14 Ottawa Senators 3–2 2OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Todd White (1) – pp – 18:42 First period 08:14 – Alexei Yashin (2)
19:06 – ppRandy Robitaille (1)
Chris Phillips (1) – 19:16 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Todd White (2) – 02:25 Second overtime period No scoring
Patrick Lalime 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Garth Snow 29 saves / 32 shots
April 16 Ottawa Senators 3–1 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Mike Fisher (1) – 00:28
Anton Volchenkov (1) – 04:12
First period No scoring
Marian Hossa (3) – pp – 08:01 Second period 02:48 – Adrian Aucoin (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Patrick Lalime 21 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Garth Snow 25 saves / 28 shots
April 17 New York Islanders 1–4 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 13:53 – ppMartin Havlat (1)
Mark Parrish (1) – pp – 06:48 Second period 11:05 – Todd White (3)
18:13 – Radek Bonk (1)
No scoring Third period 17:45 – en – Radek Bonk (2)
Garth Snow 15 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Patrick Lalime 31 saves / 32 shots
Ottawa won series 4–1


Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Alexei Yashin C 81 26 39 65 32 -12 14 0 7
Jason Blake C 81 25 30 55 58 16 3 1 4
Mark Parrish RW 81 23 25 48 28 -11 9 0 5
Dave Scatchard C 81 27 18 45 108 9 5 0 2
Shawn Bates C 74 13 29 42 52 -9 1 6 1
Michael Peca C 66 13 29 42 43 -4 4 2 2
Roman Hamrlik D 73 9 32 41 87 21 3 0 2
Adrian Aucoin D 73 8 27 35 70 -5 5 0 1
Arron Asham RW 78 15 19 34 57 1 4 0 1
Jason Wiemer C 81 9 19 28 116 5 0 1 2
Oleg Kvasha LW/C 69 12 14 26 44 4 0 1 2
Kenny Jonsson D 71 8 18 26 24 -8 3 1 0
Brad Isbister LW 53 10 13 23 34 -9 2 0 2
Mattias Weinhandl RW 47 6 17 23 10 -2 1 0 0
Mattias Timander D 80 3 13 16 24 -2 0 0 1
Radek Martinek D 66 2 11 13 26 15 0 0 1
Claude Lapointe LW/C 66 6 6 12 20 -3 0 0 1
Janne Niinimaa D 13 1 5 6 14 -2 1 0 0
Eric Cairns D 60 1 4 5 124 -7 0 0 0
Raffi Torres LW 17 0 5 5 10 0 0 0 0
Justin Mapletoft C 11 2 2 4 2 -1 1 0 0
Sven Butenschon D 37 0 4 4 26 -6 0 0 0
Trent Hunter RW 8 0 4 4 4 5 0 0 0
Eric Manlow C 8 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 0
Justin Papineau C 5 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1
Randy Robitaille C 10 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
Steve Webb RW 49 1 0 1 75 -5 0 0 0
Rick DiPietro G 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Eric Godard RW 19 0 0 0 48 -3 0 0 0
Alan Letang D 4 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Alain Nasreddine D 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Chris Osgood G 37 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
Tomi Pettinen D 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ray Schultz D 4 0 0 0 28 -1 0 0 0
Brandon Smith D 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Garth Snow G 43 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Osgood 1993 37 17 14 4 97 2.92 2 912 815 .894
Garth Snow 2390 43 16 17 5 92 2.31 1 1120 1028 .918
Rick DiPietro 585 10 2 5 2 29 2.97 0 273 244 .894
Team: 4968 82 35 36 11 218 2.63 3 2305 2087 .905

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Alexei Yashin C 5 2 2 4 2 -1 0 0 0
Adrian Aucoin D 5 1 2 3 4 -1 0 0 0
Randy Robitaille C 5 1 1 2 0 -1 1 0 0
Roman Hamrlik D 5 0 2 2 2 -2 0 0 0
Shawn Bates C 5 1 0 1 0 -2 1 0 0
Mark Parrish RW 5 1 0 1 4 -1 1 0 0
Dave Scatchard C 5 1 0 1 6 -3 0 0 1
Jason Blake C 5 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
Eric Godard RW 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
Kenny Jonsson D 5 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0
Oleg Kvasha LW/C 5 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0
Janne Niinimaa D 5 0 1 1 12 -4 0 0 0
Arron Asham RW 5 0 0 0 16 -1 0 0 0
Eric Cairns D 5 0 0 0 13 -1 0 0 0
Rick DiPietro G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Mapletoft C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radek Martinek D 4 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0
Justin Papineau C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Peca C 5 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0
Garth Snow G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mattias Timander D 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Webb RW 5 0 0 0 10 -2 0 0 0
Jason Wiemer C 5 0 0 0 23 -3 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Garth Snow 305 5 1 4 12 2.36 1 134 122 .910
Rick DiPietro 15 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 1.000
Team: 320 5 1 4 12 2.25 1 137 125 .912

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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;
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

New York's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 22 Sean Bergenheim  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
3 87 Frans Nielsen  Denmark Malmo IF (Sweden)
5 149 Marcus Paulsson  Sweden Morrums GoIS IK (Sweden)
6 189 Alexei Stonkus  Russia Yaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)
7 220 Brad Topping  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
8 252 Martin Chabada  Czech Republic Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
9 283 Per Braxenholm  Sweden Morrums GoIS IK (Sweden)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
  2. ^ "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "2002–03 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.