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2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 11th National Hockey League (NHL) season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning made it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1996.

2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2002–03 record36–25–16–5
Home record22–9–7–3
Road record14–16–9–2
Goals for219
Goals against210
Team information
General managerJay Feaster
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainDave Andreychuk
Alternate captainsVincent Lecavalier
Fredrik Modin
ArenaSt. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance16,545
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Pensacola Ice Pilots
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis (33)
AssistsBrad Richards and Vaclav Prospal (57)
PointsVaclav Prospal (79)
Penalty minutesAndre Roy (119)
Plus/minusMartin St. Louis (+10)
WinsNikolai Khabibulin (30)
Goals against averageJohn Grahame (2.23)

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
2 6 Washington Capitals 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
3 11 Atlanta Thrashers 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
4 13 Florida Panthers 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
5 15 Carolina Hurricanes 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

[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 edit

Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

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

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

Playoffs edit

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals (6) – Lightning win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 10, 2003 0–3 Washington Capitals Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 12, 2003 3–6 Washington Capitals Capitals lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 15, 2003 4–3 OT @ Washington Capitals Capitals lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 16, 2003 3–1 @ Washington Capitals Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 18, 2003 2–1 Washington Capitals Lightning lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 20, 2003 2–1 3OT @ Washington Capitals Lightning win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New Jersey Devils (2) – Devils wins 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 24, 2003 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 26, 2003 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 28, 2003 4–3 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 30, 2003 1–3 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 2, 2003 1–2 3OT @ New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–1 Recap
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss

Player statistics edit

Scoring edit

  • 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 Lightning only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
20 Vaclav Prospal C 80 22 57 79 9 53 11 4 2 6 −3 8
4 Vincent Lecavalier C 80 33 45 78 0 39 11 3 3 6 −2 22
19 Brad Richards C 80 17 57 74 3 24 11 0 5 5 −3 12
26 Martin St. Louis RW 82 33 37 70 10 32 11 7 5 12 5 0
22 Dan Boyle D 77 13 40 53 9 44 11 0 7 7 0 6
33 Fredrik Modin LW 76 17 23 40 7 43 11 2 0 2 2 18
25 Dave Andreychuk LW 72 20 14 34 −12 34 11 3 3 6 −1 10
17 Ruslan Fedotenko LW 76 19 13 32 −7 44 11 0 1 1 −6 2
13 Pavel Kubina D 75 3 19 22 −7 78 11 0 0 0 −4 12
7 Ben Clymer RW 65 6 12 18 −2 57 11 0 2 2 −2 6
36 Andre Roy RW 62 10 7 17 0 119 5 0 1 1 0 2
37 Brad Lukowich D 70 1 14 15 4 46 9 0 1 1 −2 2
21 Cory Sarich D 82 5 9 14 −3 63 11 0 2 2 2 6
27 Tim Taylor C 82 4 8 12 −13 38 11 0 1 1 1 6
16 Alexander Svitov C 63 4 4 8 −4 58 7 0 0 0 −2 6
44 Nolan Pratt D 67 1 7 8 −6 35 4 0 1 1 −1 0
28 Sheldon Keefe RW 37 2 5 7 −1 24 — — — — — —
15 Nikita Alexeev RW 37 4 2 6 −6 8 11 1 0 1 −3 0
2 Stan Neckar D 70 1 4 5 −6 43 7 0 2 2 0 2
5 Jassen Cullimore D 28 1 3 4 3 31 11 1 1 2 −2 4
11 Chris Dingman LW 51 2 1 3 −11 91 10 1 0 1 1 4
35 Nikolai Khabibulin G 65 0 3 3 8 10 0 0 0 0
18 Jimmie Olvestad LW 37 0 3 3 −2 16 — — — — — —
23 Janne Laukkanen† D 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
9 Brian Holzinger‡ C 5 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
3 Marc Bergevin† D 1 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
47 John Grahame† G 17 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0
30 Kevin Hodson‡ G 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
1 Evgeny Konstantinov G 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
38 Darren Rumble D 19 0 0 0 −2 6 — — — — — —

Goaltending edit

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Nikolai Khabibulin 65 30 22 11 1760 156 2.47 .911 4 3787 10 5 5 299 26 2.42 .913 0 644
47 John Grahame† 17 6 5 4 424 34 2.23 .920 2 914 1 0 1 48 2 1.08 .958 0 111
30 Kevin Hodson‡ 7 0 3 1 101 12 2.54 .881 0 283 — — — — — — — — —
1 Evgeny Konstantinov 1 0 0 0 6 1 3.00 .833 0 20 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Nikolai Khabibulin[a] [5]
Vincent Lecavalier[b]
Martin St. Louis
NHL Player of the Month Nikolai Khabibulin (March) [7]
NHL Player of the Week Nikolai Khabibulin (November 18) [8]
Nikolai Khabibulin (March 3) [9]
Vaclav Prospal (March 17) [10]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Alexander Svitov [11]

Transactions edit

The Lightning 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.[12]

Trades edit

Date Details Ref
June 21, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ruslan Fedotenko
Tampa Bay’s 2nd-round pick in 2002
Phoenix’s 2nd-round pick in 2002 		To Philadelphia Flyers
1st-round pick in 2002 		[13]
June 22, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Brad Lukowich
7th-round pick in 2003 		To Dallas Stars
2nd-round pick in 2002 		[14]
June 22, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2002
5th-round pick in 2002 		To San Jose Sharks
Phoenix’s 2nd-round pick in 2002 		[15]
June 23, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 2002
8th-round pick in 2002
Philadelphia’s 8th-round pick in 2002
9th-round pick in 2002 		To Carolina Hurricanes
4th-round pick in 2003 		[16]
June 23, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2002 		To Ottawa Senators
Josef Boumedienne 		[16]
October 10, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Boyd Kane 		To New York Rangers
Gordie Dwyer 		[17]
January 13, 2003 To Tampa Bay Lightning
John Grahame 		To Boston Bruins
4th-round pick in 2004 		[18]
March 11, 2003 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Marc Bergevin 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Brian Holzinger 		[19]
May 12, 2003 To Tampa Bay Lightning
9th-round pick in 2003 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Marc Bergevin 		[20]

Players acquired edit

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
September 11, 2002 (2002-09-11) Darren Rumble Worcester IceCats (AHL) 1-year Free agency [21]
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) Corey Foster Springfield Falcons (AHL) Free agency [22][23]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) Janne Laukkanen New York Rangers Waivers [24]

Players lost edit

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) Dieter Kochan Minnesota Wild Free agency (VI) [26]
N/A Kyle Kos Arkansas RiverBlades (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [27]
Gaetan Royer San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [28]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Mathieu Biron Columbus Blue Jackets Waiver draft [29]
October 20, 2002 (2002-10-20) Grant Ledyard Retirement (III) [30]
January 16, 2003 (2003-01-16) Kevin Hodson Retirement [31]

Signings edit

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 17, 2002 (2002-06-17) Alexander Svitov 3-year Entry-level [32]
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) Dave Andreychuk 1-year Option exercised [33]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Fredrik Modin 1-year Re-signing [34]
July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) Pavel Kubina multi-year Re-signing [35]
July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) Mathieu Biron 1-year Re-signing [36]
July 27, 2002 (2002-07-27) Shane Willis 1-year Re-signing [37]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Chris Dingman multi-year Re-signing [38]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Ben Clymer 1-year Re-signing [39]
Andre Roy 1-year Re-signing [40]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Dan Boyle 1-year Re-signing [41]
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Mike Jones 1-year Re-signing [42]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Vaclav Prospal 1-year Re-signing [43]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Gordie Dwyer 1-year Re-signing [44]
Ruslan Fedotenko 2-year Re-signing [44]
May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14) Tim Taylor multi-year Extension [45]
May 30, 2003 (2003-05-30) Jean-Francois Soucy 3-year Entry-level [46]
June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04) Eero Somervuori 1-year Entry-level [47]

Draft picks edit

Tampa Bay'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)
2 60 Adam Henrich   Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4 100 Dmitri Kazionov   Russia CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
5 135 Joseph Pearce   United States New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)
5 162 Gerard Dicaire   Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
6 170 P. J. Atherton   United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
6 174 Karri Akkanen   Finland Ilves Jrs. (Finland)
6 183 Paul Ranger   Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7 213 Fredrik Norrena   Finland TPS (Finland)
8 233 Vasily Koshechkin   Russia Lada Togliatti (Russia)
8 255 Ryan Craig   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
8 256 Darren Reid   Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9 286 Alexei Glukhov   Russia Khimik Voskresensk Jr. (Russia)
9 287 John Toffey   United States Ohio State University (CCHA)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Khabibulin was voted to the starting lineup.[4]
  2. ^ Lecavalier was an injury replacement for Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins.[6]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[25]

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