2002–03 New York Islanders season

2002–03 New York Islanders
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2002–03 record35–34–11–2
Home record18–18–5–0
Road record17–16–6–2
Goals for224
Goals against231
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainMichael Peca
Alternate captainsAdrian Aucoin
Kenny Jonsson
Alexei Yashin
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance14,930 (92.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsDave Scatchard (27)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (39)
PointsAlexei Yashin (65)
Penalty minutesEric Cairns (124)
Plus/minusRoman Hamrlik (+21)
WinsChris Osgood (17)
Goals against averageGarth Snow (2.31)

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

[1]

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


Playoffs

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 9, 2003 3–0 @ Ottawa Senators Islanders lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 12, 2003 0–3 @ Ottawa Senators Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 14, 2003 2–3 2OT Ottawa Senators Senators lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 16, 2003 1–3 Ottawa Senators Senators lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 17, 2003 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators Senators win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
79 Alexei Yashin C 81 26 39 65 −12 32 5 2 2 4 −1 2
55 Jason Blake C 81 25 30 55 16 58 5 0 1 1 −2 2
37 Mark Parrish RW 81 23 25 48 −11 28 5 1 0 1 −1 4
38 Dave Scatchard C 81 27 18 45 9 108 5 1 0 1 −3 6
17 Shawn Bates C 74 13 29 42 −9 52 5 1 0 1 −2 0
27 Michael Peca C 66 13 29 42 −4 43 5 0 0 0 −1 4
4 Roman Hamrlik D 73 9 32 41 21 87 5 0 2 2 −2 2
3 Adrian Aucoin D 73 8 27 35 −5 70 5 1 2 3 −1 4
45 Arron Asham RW 78 15 19 34 1 57 5 0 0 0 −1 16
28 Jason Wiemer C 81 9 19 28 5 116 5 0 0 0 −3 23
12 Oleg Kvasha LW 69 12 14 26 4 44 5 0 1 1 −1 2
29 Kenny Jonsson D 71 8 18 26 −8 24 5 0 1 1 −2 0
15 Brad Isbister‡ LW 53 10 13 23 −9 34 — — — — — —
11 Mattias Weinhandl RW 47 6 17 23 −2 10 — — — — — —
2 Mattias Timander D 80 3 13 16 −2 24 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 Radek Martinek D 66 2 11 13 15 26 4 0 0 0 −1 4
13 Claude Lapointe‡ C 66 6 6 12 −3 20 — — — — — —
44 Janne Niinimaa† D 13 1 5 6 −2 14 5 0 1 1 −4 12
33 Eric Cairns D 60 1 4 5 −7 124 5 0 0 0 −1 13
16 Raffi Torres‡ LW 17 0 5 5 0 10 — — — — — —
26 Justin Mapletoft C 11 2 2 4 −1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
44[a] Sven Butenschon† D 37 0 4 4 −6 26 — — — — — —
21 Trent Hunter RW 8 0 4 4 5 4 — — — — — —
10 Eric Manlow C 8 2 1 3 2 4 — — — — — —
16 Justin Papineau† C 5 1 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Randy Robitaille† C 10 1 2 3 0 2 5 1 1 2 −1 0
20 Steve Webb RW 49 1 0 1 −5 75 5 0 0 0 −2 10
39 Rick DiPietro G 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
49 Eric Godard RW 19 0 0 0 −3 48 2 0 1 1 1 4
32 Alan Letang D 4 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
59 Alain Nasreddine D 3 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
35 Chris Osgood‡ G 37 0 0 0 12 — — — — — —
8 Tomi Pettinen D 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
36[b] Ray Schultz D 4 0 0 0 −1 28 — — — — — —
6 Brandon Smith D 3 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
30 Garth Snow G 43 0 0 0 24 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Chris Osgood‡ 37 17 14 4 912 97 2.92 .894 2 1993 — — — — — — — — —
30 Garth Snow 43 16 17 5 1120 92 2.31 .918 1 2390 5 1 4 134 12 2.36 .910 1 305
39 Rick DiPietro 10 2 5 2 273 29 2.97 .894 0 585 1 0 0 3 0 0.00 1.000 0 15

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Roman Hamrlik [4]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Mattias Weinhandl [5]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Jason Blake [6]
Garth Snow

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Tomi Pettinen October 12, 2002 [7]
Justin Mapletoft October 15, 2002
Eric Godard October 17, 2002
Mattias Weinhandl November 4, 2002

Transactions

The Islanders 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 New York Islanders
To Montreal Canadiens
[9]
To New York Islanders
To Florida Panthers
  • Florida's 3rd-round pick in 2002
 [10]
To New York Islanders
To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 [11]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) To New York Islanders
To Florida Panthers
[12]
October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) To New York Islanders
To Florida Panthers
[13]
March 9, 2003 (2003-03-09) To New York Islanders
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 [14]
To New York Islanders
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 To Philadelphia Flyers
[14]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To New York Islanders
To St. Louis Blues
[15]
To New York Islanders
To Edmonton Oilers
[16]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Alan Letang Calgary Flames Free agency [17]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Eric Manlow Boston Bruins Free agency [18]
July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) Blaine Down Barrie Colts (OHL) multi-year Free agency [19]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Brandon Smith San Jose Sharks Free agency [20]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Jeff Hamilton Karpat (Liiga) Free agency [21]
September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06) Alain Nasreddine Edmonton Oilers Free agency [22]
May 26, 2003 (2003-05-26) Wade Dubielewicz University of Denver (WCHA) 1-year Free agency [23][24]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14) Chris Armstrong EV Zug (NLA) Free agency (VI) [26]
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Jim Cummins[d] Contract expiration (III) [25]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Kip Miller Washington Capitals Free agency (III) [28]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Raymond Giroux New Jersey Devils Free agency (VI) [29]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Jason Krog Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (VI) [30]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) Jason Podollan Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency (VI) [31]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Dick Tarnstrom Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [32]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Dave Roche New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [33]
Ken Sutton New Jersey Devils Free agency [33]
October 14, 2002 (2002-10-14) Evgeny Korolev Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency[e] [35]
November 3, 2002 (2002-11-03) Mats Lindgren Vancouver Canucks Free agency (UFA) [36]
January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) Darren Van Impe Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Mattias Weinhandl multi-year Entry-level [38]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Martin Chabada multi-year Entry-level [39]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Adrian Aucoin 2-year Re-signing [40]
July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) Eric Cairns 2-year Re-signing [41]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Jason Wiemer 1-year Re-signing [42]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Mattias Timander 2-year Re-signing [43]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Arron Asham 1-year Re-signing [20]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Mark Parrish 2-year Re-signing [44]
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Shawn Bates 2-year Extension [45]
August 20, 2002 (2002-08-20) Dave Scatchard 2-year Arbitration award [46]
September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) Steve Webb 1-year Re-signing [47]

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[48]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 22 Sean Bergenheim  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
3 87 Frans Nielsen  Denmark Malmö 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)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Butenschon wore number 64 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Schultz wore number 39 in his first three games.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[25]
  4. ^ Cummins was inactive during the 2002–03 season.[27]
  5. ^ The Islanders retained Korolev's NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[34]

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