2002–03 Los Angeles Kings season

2002–03 Los Angeles Kings
Division3rd Pacific
Conference10th Western
2002–03 record33–36–6–7
Home record19–18–2–2
Road record14–18–4–5
Goals for203
Goals against221
Team information
General managerDave Taylor
CoachAndy Murray
CaptainMattias Norstrom
Alternate captainsMathieu Schneider
Bryan Smolinski
Ian Laperriere
ArenaStaples Center
Average attendance17,569
Minor league affiliate(s)Manchester Monarchs
Reading Royals
Team leaders
GoalsZigmund Palffy (37)
AssistsZigmund Palffy (48)
PointsZigmund Palffy (85)
Penalty minutesIan Laperriere (122)
Plus/minusZigmund Palffy (+22)
WinsFelix Potvin (17)
Goals against averageJamie Storr (2.55)

The 2002–03 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 36th season in the National Hockey League. The Kings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1999, ending a three season playoff streak.

Offseason

Regular season

The Kings tied the Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just four.[1]

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 46 17 15 4 245 169 111
2 7 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 40 27 9 6 203 193 95
3 10 Los Angeles Kings 82 33 37 6 6 203 221 78
4 11 Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 35 11 5 204 230 78
5 14 San Jose Sharks 82 28 37 9 8 214 239 73

[2]

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 Z- Dallas Stars PA 82 46 17 15 4 245 169 111
2 Y- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 20 10 4 269 203 110
3 Y- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 42 19 13 8 251 194 105
4 X- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 23 13 1 264 208 104
5 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 24 11 6 253 222 99
6 X- Minnesota Wild NW 82 42 29 10 1 198 178 95
7 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 40 27 9 6 203 193 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 26 11 9 231 230 92
8.5
9 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 30 33 13 6 207 226 79
10 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 33 37 6 6 203 221 78
11 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 35 11 5 204 230 78
12 Calgary Flames NW 82 29 36 13 4 186 228 75
13 Nashville Predators CE 82 27 35 13 7 183 206 74
14 San Jose Sharks PA 82 28 37 9 8 214 239 73
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 42 8 3 213 263 69

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2002–03 regular season[3]
October: 5–2–2–1 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 3–1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 9, 2002 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 12, 2002 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 W October 16, 2002 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 3–0–0–0 Recap
4 L October 17, 2002 1–4 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 3–1–0–0 Recap
5 T October 19, 2002 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 3–1–1–0 Recap
6 T October 23, 2002 3–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 3–1–2–0 Recap
7 W October 25, 2002 6–2 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 4–1–2–0 Recap
8 L October 27, 2002 1–5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 4–2–2–0 Recap
9 W October 29, 2002 4–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 5–2–2–0 Recap
10 OTL October 31, 2002 1–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 5–2–2–1 Recap
November: 5–5–2–2 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 2–3–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 W November 2, 2002 6–5 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) 6–2–2–1 Recap
12 L November 4, 2002 2–5 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 6–3–2–1 Recap
13 L November 5, 2002 2–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 6–4–2–1 Recap
14 W November 8, 2002 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 7–4–2–1 Recap
15 L November 9, 2002 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 7–5–2–1 Recap
16 OTL November 12, 2002 3–4 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 7–5–2–2 Recap
17 L November 14, 2002 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 7–6–2–2 Recap
18 W November 16, 2002 4–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 8–6–2–2 Recap
19 T November 19, 2002 2–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 8–6–3–2 Recap
20 OTL November 21, 2002 2–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 8–6–3–3 Recap
21 W November 23, 2002 2–0 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 9–6–3–3 Recap
22 L November 27, 2002 2–5 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 9–7–3–3 Recap
23 T November 29, 2002 2–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 9–7–4–3 Recap
24 W November 30, 2002 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 10–7–4–3 Recap
December: 6–7–0–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 2–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 5, 2002 2–3 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 10–8–4–3 Recap
26 L December 7, 2002 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 10–9–4–3 Recap
27 W December 10, 2002 3–0 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 11–9–4–3 Recap
28 W December 11, 2002 3–0 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 12–9–4–3 Recap
29 W December 14, 2002 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 13–9–4–3 Recap
30 L December 15, 2002 1–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 13–10–4–3 Recap
31 W December 17, 2002 6–2 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 14–10–4–3 Recap
32 W December 19, 2002 5–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 15–10–4–3 Recap
33 L December 22, 2002 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 15–11–4–3 Recap
34 L December 23, 2002 0–5 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 15–12–4–3 Recap
35 W December 26, 2002 4–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 16–12–4–3 Recap
36 L December 29, 2002 1–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 16–13–4–3 Recap
37 L December 30, 2002 0–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 16–14–4–3 Recap
January: 4–10–0–1 (home: 3–6–0–0; road: 1–4–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 2, 2003 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 16–15–4–3 Recap
39 L January 4, 2003 2–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 16–16–4–3 Recap
40 W January 6, 2003 3–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 17–16–4–3 Recap
41 L January 7, 2003 4–7 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 17–17–4–3 Recap
42 L January 9, 2003 4–5 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 17–18–4–3 Recap
43 L January 11, 2003 1–2 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 17–19–4–3 Recap
44 W January 13, 2003 3–2 OT San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 18–19–4–3 Recap
45 L January 16, 2003 0–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 18–20–4–3 Recap
46 OTL January 18, 2003 1–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 18–20–4–4 Recap
47 L January 22, 2003 5–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 18–21–4–4 Recap
48 L January 23, 2003 1–2 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 18–22–4–4 Recap
49 W January 25, 2003 2–1 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 19–22–4–4 Recap
50 L January 27, 2003 0–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 19–23–4–4 Recap
51 L January 28, 2003 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 19–24–4–4 Recap
52 W January 30, 2003 3–0 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 20–24–4–4 Recap
February: 7–5–0–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 5, 2003 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 21–24–4–4 Recap
54 W February 7, 2003 8–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 22–24–4–4 Recap
55 L February 9, 2003 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 22–25–4–4 Recap
56 W February 11, 2003 3–2 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 23–25–4–4 Recap
57 W February 13, 2003 4–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 24–25–4–4 Recap
58 L February 15, 2003 2–3 New York Islanders (2002–03) 24–26–4–4 Recap
59 W February 17, 2003 3–2 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 25–26–4–4 Recap
60 L February 20, 2003 0–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 25–27–4–4 Recap
61 W February 21, 2003 4–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 26–27–4–4 Recap
62 L February 24, 2003 4–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 26–28–4–4 Recap
63 W February 25, 2003 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 27–28–4–4 Recap
64 L February 27, 2003 1–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 27–29–4–4 Recap
March: 4–7–2–2 (home: 2–5–1–2; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 W March 1, 2003 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 28–29–4–4 Recap
66 L March 4, 2003 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 28–30–4–4 Recap
67 L March 6, 2003 1–2 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 28–31–4–4 Recap
68 W March 8, 2003 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 29–31–4–4 Recap
69 L March 10, 2003 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 29–32–4–4 Recap
70 L March 12, 2003 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 29–33–4–4 Recap
71 W March 14, 2003 3–1 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 30–33–4–4 Recap
72 T March 15, 2003 0–0 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 30–33–5–4 Recap
73 L March 18, 2003 1–4 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 30–34–5–4 Recap
74 T March 20, 2003 2–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 30–34–6–4 Recap
75 OTL March 22, 2003 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 30–34–6–5 Recap
76 OTL March 25, 2003 1–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 30–34–6–6[a] Recap
77 L March 27, 2003 0–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 30–35–6–6 Recap
78 L March 29, 2003 1–5 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 30–36–6–6 Recap
79 W March 31, 2003 5–4 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 31–36–6–6 Recap
April: 2–0–0–1 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 1–0–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 W April 2, 2003 5–3 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 32–36–6–6 Recap
81 OTL April 4, 2003 1–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 32–36–6–7 Recap
82 W April 6, 2003 2–0 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 33–36–6–7 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
33 Zigmund Palffy RW 76 37 48 85 22 47
10 Mathieu Schneider‡ D 65 14 29 43 0 57
21 Bryan Smolinski‡ C 58 18 20 38 −1 18
44 Jaroslav Modry D 82 13 25 38 −13 68
32 Derek Armstrong C 66 12 26 38 5 30
25 Eric Belanger C 62 16 19 35 −5 26
24 Alexander Frolov LW 79 14 17 31 12 34
41 Jason Allison C 26 6 22 28 9 22
17 Lubomir Visnovsky D 57 8 16 24 2 28
22 Ian Laperriere RW 73 7 12 19 −9 122
28 Adam Deadmarsh RW 20 13 4 17 2 21
42 Mikko Eloranta LW 75 5 12 17 −15 56
27[b] Erik Rasmussen C 57 4 12 16 −1 28
29 Brad Chartrand C 62 8 6 14 −10 33
26 Joe Corvo D 50 5 7 12 2 14
57 Steve Heinze RW 27 5 7 12 −5 12
23 Craig Johnson LW 70 3 6 9 −13 22
27 Jaroslav Bednar‡ RW 15 0 9 9 3 4
13 Michael Cammalleri C 28 5 3 8 −4 22
63 Brad Norton D 53 3 3 6 1 97
3 Aaron Miller D 49 1 5 6 −7 24
14 Mattias Norstrom D 82 0 6 6 0 49
11 Steve Kelly C 15 2 3 5 −6 0
31 Jared Aulin C 17 2 2 4 −3 0
19 Sean Avery† C 12 1 3 4 0 33
6 Andreas Lilja‡ D 17 0 3 3 5 14
36 Dmitri Yushkevich†‡ D 42 0 3 3 −4 24
5 Tomas Zizka D 10 0 3 3 −4 4
38 Chris McAlpine D 21 0 2 2 −4 24
51 Chris Schmidt C 10 0 2 2 −1 5
43 Jon Sim† LW 14 0 2 2 −3 19
52 Jerred Smithson C 22 0 2 2 −5 21
49 Ryan Flinn LW 19 1 0 1 0 28
53 Jason Holland D 2 0 1 1 1 0
1 Jamie Storr G 39 0 1 1 8
62 Scott Barney C 5 0 0 0 −1 0
58 Derek Bekar LW 6 0 0 0 −1 4
12 Ken Belanger LW 4 0 0 0 0 17
37 Kip Brennan LW 19 0 0 0 0 57
35 Cristobal Huet G 12 0 0 0 0
6 Maxim Kuznetsov† D 3 0 0 0 1 0
39 Felix Potvin G 42 0 0 0 4
55 Pavel Rosa RW 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39 Felix Potvin 42 17 20 3 987 105 2.66 .894 3 2367
1 Jamie Storr 39 12 19 2 904 86 2.55 .905 3 2027
35 Cristobal Huet 12 4 4 1 241 21 2.33 .913 1 541

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Mathieu Schneider [4]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Alexander Frolov [5]
Team Ace Bailey Memorial Award Ian Laperriere [6]
Bill Libby Memorial Award Zigmund Palffy [6]
Defensive Player Mattias Norstrom [6]
Jim Fox Community Service Craig Johnson [6]
Jamie Storr
Leading Scorer Zigmund Palffy [6]
Mark Bavis Memorial Award Alexander Frolov [6]
Most Popular Player Ian Laperriere [6]
Outstanding Defenseman Mattias Norstrom [6]
Unsung Hero Derek Armstrong [6]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Alexander Frolov October 9, 2002 [7]
Michael Cammalleri November 8, 2002
Joe Corvo December 14, 2002
Jared Aulin December 17, 2002
Jerred Smithson December 29, 2002
Tomas Zizka January 22, 2003
Scott Barney January 25, 2003
Chris Schmidt February 11, 2003
Cristobal Huet February 20, 2003

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.[8]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Los Angeles Kings
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 To Minnesota Wild
 [9]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) To Los Angeles Kings
 To New York Rangers
 [10]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) To Los Angeles Kings
 To Buffalo Sabres
 [11]
November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26) To Los Angeles Kings
 To Florida Panthers
 [12]
February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04) To Los Angeles Kings
 To Nashville Predators
  • Future considerations
 [13]
March 1, 2003 (2003-03-01) To Los Angeles Kings
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
  • 7th-round pick in 2004
 To Philadelphia Flyers
 [14]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Los Angeles Kings
 To Ottawa Senators
 [15]
To Los Angeles Kings
 To Detroit Red Wings
 [16]
May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28) To Los Angeles Kings
 To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
 [17]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Chris McAlpine Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [18]
October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08) Brad Norton Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [19]
March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08) Jon Sim Nashville Predators Waivers [20]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) Nelson Emerson[e] Buyout [23]
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Nate Miller[f] Contract expiration (UFA) [21]
Greg Phillips[g] Contract expiration (UFA) [21]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Philippe Boucher Dallas Stars Free agency (V) [26]
July 7, 2002 (2002-07-07) Kelly Buchberger Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (III) [27]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Ted Donato New York Rangers Free agency (III) [28]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Rich Brennan Boston Bruins Free agency (VI) [29]
July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) Marcel Cousineau Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) Free agency (VI) [30]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Rob Valicevic Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (UFA) [31]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) Scott Thomas San Jose Sharks Free agency (UFA) [32]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Felix Potvin 1-year Option exercised [33]
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28) Derek Bekar 1-year Option exercised [34]
Jason Holland 2-year Re-signing [34]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Joe Corvo 2-year Re-signing [35]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Cristobal Huet 2-year Entry-level [36]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Alexander Frolov 3-year Entry-level [37]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Derek Armstrong 1-year[h] Re-signing [10]
Brad Chartrand 1-year[h] Re-signing [38]
Pavel Rosa 2-year Re-signing [39]
Richard Seeley 1-year Re-signing [40]
July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) Adam Mair 1-year Re-signing [41]
July 25, 2002 (2002-07-25) Michael Cammalleri multi-year Entry-level [42]
July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) Eric Belanger 2-year Re-signing [43]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Mike Pudlick 1-year Re-signing [44]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Mikko Eloranta 1-year Re-signing [45]
Steve Kelly 1-year Re-signing [45]
Jamie Storr 1-year Re-signing [45]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Jaroslav Bednar 1-year Re-signing [46]
September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14) Mattias Norstrom multi-year Extension [47]
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) Scott Barney 1-year Re-signing [48]
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) Aaron Miller 4-year Extension [49]
April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03) Noah Clarke 1-year Entry-level [50]
April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08) Zigmund Palffy 1-year Option exercised [51]
Lubomir Visnovsky 1-year Option exercised [52]
May 30, 2003 (2003-05-30) Tim Gleason 3-year Entry-level [53]

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[54]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 18 Denis Grebeshkov  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
2 50 Sergei Anshakov  Russia CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
3 66 Petr Kanko  Czech Republic Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
4 104 Aaron Rome  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
4 115 Mark Rooneem  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5 152 Gregory Hogeboom  Canada Miami University (NCHC)
5 157 Joel Andresen  Canada St. Albert Steel (AJHL)
6 185 Ryan Murphy  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
7 215 Mikhail Lyubushin  Russia Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
8 248 Tuukka Pulliainen  Finland TuTo (Finland)
9 279 Connor James  Canada University of Denver (NCHC)

Notes

  1. ^ Rule 84.2 of the NHL rulebook states "A team shall be allowed to pull its goalkeeper in favor of an additional skater in the overtime period. However, should that team lose the game during the time in which the goalkeeper has been removed, it would forfeit the automatic point gained in the tie at the end of regulation play, except if the goalkeeper has been removed at the call of a delayed penalty against the other team." The Kings pulled Huet in OT and lost the game in OT, so they forfeited that 1 point for the OTL
  2. ^ Rasmussen wore number 9 through January 9.
  3. ^ 6th-rounder
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[21]
  5. ^ Emerson retired on July 28.[22]
  6. ^ Miller retired.[24]
  7. ^ Phillips retired.[25]
  8. ^ a b Club option for a second year.

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