2001–02 San Jose Sharks season

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2001–02 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference3rd Western
2001–02 record44-27-8-3
Goals for248
Goals against199
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainOwen Nolan
ArenaHP Pavilion
Team leaders
GoalsTeemu Selanne (29)
AssistsOwen Nolan (43)
PointsOwen Nolan (66)
Penalty minutesBryan Marchment (178)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (37)
Goals against averageVesa Toskala (0.00)

The 2001–02 San Jose Sharks season was the club's 11th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks once again set franchise records for points (99) and wins (44) in a season. Most notably, the team won the Pacific Division for the first time in franchise history. Consequently, the Sharks clinched a playoff berth for the fifth consecutive season.

In Darryl Sutter's fifth year as head coach, the Sharks took a massive step forward. For the first time, the team boasted offensive depth in spades, as six forwards (Owen Nolan, Teemu Selanne, Patrick Marleau, Marco Sturm, Scott Thornton and Vincent Damphousse) finished the season with at least 20 goals, while another two (Mike Ricci and Adam Graves) finished with at least 17. While the Sharks' defense nominally regressed from one year earlier, it remained one of the Western Conference's top units; the play of Brad Stuart, Bryan Marchment, Gary Suter and Mike Rathje proved more than adequate during the regular season. The Sharks also benefited from the strong goaltending of starter Evgeni Nabokov and backup Miikka Kiprusoff. Regular season highlights included a 10–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets (March 30, 2002) and Patrick Marleau's first career hat trick (April 6, 2002). Evgeni Nabokov also became the first goaltender in franchise history (and seventh in NHL history) to score a goal with an empty-net tally against the Vancouver Canucks on March 10. On April 12, the Sharks clinched the Pacific Division title following a Los Angeles Kings loss to the Canucks. In winning the division, the Sharks also clinched home-ice advantage in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history.

In the first round of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, the third-seeded Sharks faced the sixth-seeded Phoenix Coyotes. The teams split the first two games in San Jose. From there, however, the Sharks closed the series out with a trio of convincing victories. In the second round, the team faced eventual Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy and the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. The Sharks took successive series leads of 1–0, 2–1 and 3–2 against the favored Avalanche. However, each time Colorado managed to re-tie the series. In Game 6, which was briefly interrupted by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, the Sharks took the Avalanche to overtime. However, a goal by Peter Forsberg forced a deciding seventh game in Denver. There, the Avalanche eliminated the Sharks with a hard-fought 1–0 victory. The game is arguably best remembered (amongst Sharks fans) for Teemu Selanne missing an open net from close range in the first period.

Offseason[]

NHL Entry Draft[]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 20 Marcel Goc Center  Germany Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL)
4 106 Christian Ehrhoff Defense  Germany Duisburg EV (GerObL)
4 107 Dimitri Patzold Goaltender  Kazakhstan Kölner Haie (DEL)
5 140 Tomas Plihal Left Wing  Czechoslovakia HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (Czech Republic)
6 175 Ryane Clowe Left Wing  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6 182 Tom Cavanagh Center  United States Harvard University (NCAA)

Regular season[]

On March 10, 2002, Evgeni Nabokov became the first netminder in NHL history to score a powerplay goal, doing so against the Vancouver Canucks. He was also the first European goaltender to score a goal.

On March 30, 2002, the Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home 10–2.[1] It was the second time in the 2001–02 NHL regular season that a team had scored ten goals in a single game, as the Ottawa Senators had defeated the Washington Capitals on the road 11–5.[2] Further, it was the first time the Sharks had scored ten goals in a regular season game since January 13, 1996, when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road 10–8.[3]

Final standings[]

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 San Jose Sharks 82 44 27 8 3 248 189 99
2 6 Phoenix Coyotes 82 40 27 9 6 228 210 95
3 7 Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 11 4 214 190 95
4 10 Dallas Stars 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
5 13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 42 8 3 175 198 69

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[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 51 17 10 4 251 187 116
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
3 y – San Jose Sharks PAC 82 44 27 8 3 248 199 99
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 43 27 8 4 227 188 98
5 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 40 27 9 6 228 210 95
7 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 40 27 11 4 214 190 95
8 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
10 Dallas Stars PAC 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
11 Calgary Flames NW 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73
13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 29 42 8 3 175 198 69
14 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 82 22 47 8 5 164 255 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
1 OTL October 4, 2001 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 0–0–0–1
2 T October 6, 2001 0–0 OT Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 0–0–1–1
3 W October 11, 2001 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) Nabokov 1–0–1–1
4 W October 13, 2001 3–2 Boston Bruins (2001–02) Kiprusoff 2–0–1–1
5 T October 16, 2001 3–3 OT @ Minnesota Wild(2001–02) Nabokov 2–0–2–1
6 L October 18, 2001 1–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) Nabokov 2–1–2–1
7 T October 20, 2001 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) Kiprusoff 2–1–3–1
8 W October 22, 2001 5–1 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) Nabokov 3–1–3–1
9 L October 23, 2001 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) Kiprusoff 3–2–3–1
10 L October 25, 2001 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 3–3–3–1
11 W October 27, 2001 2–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 4–3–3–1
12 W October 31, 2001 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 5–3–3–1
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
13 W November 1, 2001 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) Nabokov 6–3–3–1
14 W November 3, 2001 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Nabokov 7–3–3–1
15 W November 6, 2001 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 8–3–3–1
16 T November 7, 2001 2–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 8–3–4–1
17 L November 9, 2001 2–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) Nabokov 8–4–4–1
18 OTL November 11, 2001 2–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 8–4–4–2
19 W November 14, 2001 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 9–4–4–2
20 L November 15, 2001 3–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Kiprusoff 9–5–4–2
21 OTL November 17, 2001 2–3 OT Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 9–5–4–3
22 L November 21, 2001 0–2 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 9–6–4–3
23 L November 24, 2001 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 9–7–4–3
24 W November 27, 2001 3–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 10–7–4–3
25 W November 29, 2001 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) Nabokov 11–7–4–3
26 W November 30, 2001 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 12–7–4–3
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
27 T December 4, 2001 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 12–7–5–3
28 W December 6, 2001 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 13–7–5–3
29 W December 8, 2001 5–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 14–7–5–3
30 W December 11, 2001 5–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 15–7–5–3
31 W December 14, 2001 3–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 16–7–5–3
32 W December 17, 2001 4–1 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 17–7–5–3
33 W December 19, 2001 4–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) Nabokov 18–7–5–3
34 L December 21, 2001 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 18–8–5–3
35 T December 23, 2001 1–1 OT @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 18–8–6–3
36 L December 26, 2001 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 18–9–6–3
37 L December 28, 2001 3–5 New York Rangers (2001–02) Nabokov 18–10–6–3
38 L December 30, 2001 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 18–11–6–3
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
39 W January 2, 2002 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) Kiprusoff 19–11–6–3
40 W January 4, 2002 5–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Kiprusoff 20–11–6–3
41 W January 5, 2002 6–0 Florida Panthers (2001–02) Kiprusoff 21–11–6–3
42 L January 8, 2002 2–6 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 21–12–6–3
43 W January 9, 2002 6–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 22–12–6–3
44 L January 12, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Kiprusoff 22–13–6–3
45 W January 15, 2002 1–0 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 23–13–6–3
46 W January 17, 2002 3–2 New York Islanders (2001–02) Nabokov 24–13–6–3
47 L January 19, 2002 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 24–14–6–3
48 W January 21, 2002 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 25–14–6–3
49 T January 23, 2002 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Kiprusoff 25–14–7–3
50 L January 24, 2002 2–6 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 25–15–7–3
51 L January 27, 2002 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) Nabokov 25–16–7–3
52 L January 29, 2002 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) Kiprusoff 25–17–7–3
53 W January 30, 2002 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) Nabokov 26–17–7–3
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
54 W February 6, 2002 2–0 Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 27–17–7–3
55 W February 8, 2002 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 28–17–7–3
56 W February 10, 2002 4–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) Nabokov 29–17–7–3
57 W February 12, 2002 3–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 30–17–7–3
58 W February 26, 2002 5–1 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 31–17–7–3
59 W February 28, 2002 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) Nabokov 32–17–7–3
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
60 L March 1, 2002 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) Kiprusoff 32–18–7–3
61 L March 3, 2002 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 32–19–7–3
62 L March 5, 2002 0–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 32–20–7–3
63 W March 7, 2002 5–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) Nabokov 33–20–7–3
64 W March 9, 2002 2–0 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 34–20–7–3
65 W March 10, 2002 7–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Nabokov 35–20–7–3
66 L March 13, 2002 0–2 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 35–21–7–3
67 W March 15, 2002 5–4 Washington Capitals (2001–02) Nabokov 36–21–7–3
68 T March 16, 2002 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 36–21–8–3
69 L March 18, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 36–22–8–3
70 L March 20, 2002 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 36–23–8–3
71 W March 21, 2002 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 37–23–8–3
72 L March 23, 2002 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 37–24–8–3
73 W March 26, 2002 3–2 Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 38–24–8–3
74 L March 28, 2002 2–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 38–25–8–3
75 W March 30, 2002 10–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Kiprusoff 39–25–8–3
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
76 W April 2, 2002 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 40–25–8–3
77 W April 4, 2002 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 41–25–8–3
78 W April 6, 2002 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 42–25–8–3
79 L April 8, 2002 1–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 42–26–8–3
80 W April 10, 2002 5–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 43–26–8–3
81 L April 11, 2002 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Kiprusoff 43–27–8–3
82 W April 13, 2002 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 44–27–8–3

Playoffs[]

San José (3) vs. Phoenix (6)
Date Away Home OT
April 17 Phoenix 1 2 San José
April 20 Phoenix 3 1 San José
April 22 San José 4 1 Phoenix
April 24 San José 2 1 Phoenix
April 26 Phoenix 1 4 San José
San José wins series 4–1.
Colorado (2) vs. San José (3)
Date Away Home OT
May 1 San José 6 3 Colorado
May 4 San José 2 8 Colorado
May 6 Colorado 4 6 San José
May 8 Colorado 4 1 San José
May 11 San José 5 3 Colorado
May 13 Colorado 2 1 San José OT
May 15 San Jose 0 1 Colorado
Colorado wins series 4–3.

Player statistics[]

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Owen Nolan RW 75 23 43 66 93 7 8 2 2
Vincent Damphousse C 82 20 38 58 60 8 7 2 4
Teemu Selanne RW 82 29 25 54 40 -11 9 1 8
Mike Ricci C 79 19 34 53 44 9 5 2 0
Patrick Marleau C 79 21 23 44 40 9 3 0 5
Scott Thornton LW 77 26 16 42 116 11 6 0 5
Marco Sturm LW 77 21 20 41 32 23 4 3 5
Niklas Sundstrom RW 73 9 30 39 50 7 0 1 0
Gary Suter D 82 6 27 33 57 13 3 0 1
Adam Graves LW 81 17 14 31 51 11 1 3 1
Brad Stuart D 82 6 23 29 39 13 2 0 2
Matt Bradley RW 54 9 13 22 43 22 0 0 2
Todd Harvey RW/C 69 9 13 22 73 16 0 0 1
Bryan Marchment D 72 2 20 22 178 22 0 0 0
Marcus Ragnarsson D 70 5 15 20 44 4 2 0 3
Jeff Jillson D 48 5 13 18 29 2 3 0 2
Mike Rathje D 52 5 12 17 48 23 4 0 0
Scott Hannan D 75 2 12 14 57 10 0 0 1
Stephane Matteau LW 55 7 4 11 15 4 1 1 0
Alexander Korolyuk LW 32 3 7 10 14 2 0 0 1
Mark Smith C 49 3 3 6 72 -1 0 0 1
Evgeni Nabokov G 67 1 3 4 14 0 1 0 0
Shawn Heins D 17 0 2 2 24 1 0 0 0
Steve Bancroft D 5 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
Mike Craig RW 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hannes Hyvonen RW 6 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Miikka Kiprusoff G 20 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Vesa Toskala G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Evgeni Nabokov 3901 67 37 24 5 149 2.29 7 1818 1669 .918
Miikka Kiprusoff 1037 20 7 6 3 43 2.49 2 508 465 .915
Vesa Toskala 10 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 1.000
Team: 4948 82 44 30 8 192 2.33 9 2328 2136 .918
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Patrick Marleau C 12 6 5 11 6 3 1 0 3
Mike Ricci C 12 4 6 10 4 6 0 0 1
Owen Nolan RW 12 3 6 9 8 -2 0 0 0
Teemu Selanne RW 12 5 3 8 2 -3 2 0 1
Vincent Damphousse C 12 2 6 8 12 -1 1 0 0
Niklas Sundstrom RW 12 1 6 7 6 3 0 0 0
Scott Thornton LW 12 3 3 6 6 3 0 0 0
Marco Sturm LW 12 3 2 5 2 -1 0 0 0
Adam Graves LW 12 3 1 4 6 -2 0 0 2
Marcus Ragnarsson D 12 1 3 4 12 -1 0 0 0
Mike Rathje D 12 1 3 4 6 5 1 0 0
Gary Suter D 12 0 4 4 8 2 0 0 0
Stephane Matteau LW 10 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
Brad Stuart D 12 0 3 3 8 1 0 0 0
Bryan Marchment D 12 1 1 2 10 -1 0 0 0
Scott Hannan D 12 0 2 2 12 -1 0 0 0
Todd Harvey RW/C 12 0 2 2 12 3 0 0 0
Evgeni Nabokov G 12 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Matt Bradley RW 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Jillson D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miikka Kiprusoff G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Evgeni Nabokov 712 12 7 5 31 2.61 0 322 291 .904
Miikka Kiprusoff 8 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 1.000
Team: 720 12 7 5 31 2.58 0 324 293 .904

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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;

References[]

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  2. ^ "Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals Box Score, November 13, 2001". Hockey-Reference.com. 2001-11-13. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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