2002–03 Nashville Predators season
2002–03 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 4th Central |
Conference | 13th Western |
2002–03 record | 27–35–13–7 |
Goals for | 183 |
Goals against | 206 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Greg Johnson |
The 2002–03 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' 5th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Off-season[]
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Regular season[]
The Predators tied the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins for most times shut out, with 10, and tied the Montreal Canadiens for fewest short-handed goals scored, with 2.[1][2]
Final standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
2 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
3 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
4 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 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.
Game log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 2002 | 4–5 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 0–1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 12, 2002 | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 0–2–0–0 |
3 | OTL | October 15, 2002 | 3–4 OT | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 0–2–0–1 |
4 | OTL | October 18, 2002 | 2–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 0–2–0–2 |
5 | T | October 19, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 0–2–1–2 |
6 | L | October 22, 2002 | 1–2 | Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 0–3–1–2 |
7 | L | October 24, 2002 | 1–2 | San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 0–4–1–2 |
8 | W | October 26, 2002 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 1–4–1–2 |
9 | L | October 30, 2002 | 0–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 1–5–1–2 |
10 | OTL | November 2, 2002 | 5–6 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 1–5–1–3 |
11 | OTL | November 3, 2002 | 1–2 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 1–5–1–4 |
12 | L | November 6, 2002 | 1–2 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 1–6–1–4 |
13 | T | November 7, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 1–6–2–4 |
14 | W | November 10, 2002 | 4–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 2–6–2–4 |
15 | L | November 12, 2002 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 2–7–2–4 |
16 | L | November 14, 2002 | 1–3 | Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 2–8–2–4 |
17 | T | November 16, 2002 | 1–1 OT | Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 2–8–3–4 |
18 | L | November 17, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 2–9–3–4 |
19 | T | November 21, 2002 | 1–1 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 2–9–4–4 |
20 | L | November 23, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 2–10–4–4 |
21 | W | November 27, 2002 | 4–2 | San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 3–10–4–4 |
22 | L | November 29, 2002 | 1–2 | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 3–11–4–4 |
23 | W | November 30, 2002 | 5–2 | Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 4–11–4–4 |
24 | L | December 3, 2002 | 1–2 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 4–12–4–4 |
25 | W | December 5, 2002 | 3–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 5–12–4–4 |
26 | W | December 7, 2002 | 4–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 6–12–4–4 |
27 | L | December 8, 2002 | 0–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 6–13–4–4 |
28 | L | December 10, 2002 | 0–3 | Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 6–14–4–4 |
29 | T | December 12, 2002 | 2–2 OT | St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 6–14–5–4 |
30 | W | December 14, 2002 | 3–1 | Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 7–14–5–4 |
31 | L | December 17, 2002 | 0–3 | Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 7–15–5–4 |
32 | L | December 19, 2002 | 1–3 | Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 7–16–5–4 |
33 | T | December 21, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 7–16–6–4 |
34 | W | December 23, 2002 | 3–2 OT | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 8–16–6–4 |
35 | W | December 26, 2002 | 3–1 | Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 9–16–6–4 |
36 | L | December 28, 2002 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 9–17–6–4 |
37 | W | December 30, 2002 | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 10–17–6–4 |
38 | L | January 1, 2003 | 3–7 | Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 10–18–6–4 |
39 | T | January 4, 2003 | 3–3 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 10–18–7–4 |
40 | W | January 6, 2003 | 5–1 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 11–18–7–4 |
41 | W | January 7, 2003 | 2–1 OT | St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 12–18–7–4 |
42 | W | January 11, 2003 | 4–3 OT | Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 13–18–7–4 |
43 | L | January 12, 2003 | 0–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 13–19–7–4 |
44 | L | January 14, 2003 | 3–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 13–20–7–4 |
45 | T | January 16, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 13–20–8–4 |
46 | W | January 18, 2003 | 3–2 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 14–20–8–4 |
47 | W | January 21, 2003 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 15–20–8–4 |
48 | L | January 23, 2003 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 15–21–8–4 |
49 | W | January 25, 2003 | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 16–21–8–4 |
50 | W | January 27, 2003 | 5–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 17–21–8–4 |
51 | L | January 28, 2003 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 17–22–8–4 |
52 | L | January 30, 2003 | 1–2 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 17–23–8–4 |
53 | T | February 4, 2003 | 5–5 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 17–23–9–4 |
54 | W | February 8, 2003 | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 18–23–9–4 |
55 | L | February 11, 2003 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 18–24–9–4 |
56 | W | February 13, 2003 | 2–0 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 19–24–9–4 |
57 | W | February 15, 2003 | 2–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 20–24–9–4 |
58 | W | February 17, 2003 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 21–24–9–4 |
59 | W | February 20, 2003 | 4–1 | Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 22–24–9–4 |
60 | L | February 22, 2003 | 0–4 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 22–25–9–4 |
61 | W | February 23, 2003 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 23–25–9–4 |
62 | W | February 25, 2003 | 5–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 24–25–9–4 |
63 | W | February 27, 2003 | 6–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 25–25–9–4 |
64 | W | March 1, 2003 | 5–4 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 26–25–9–4 |
65 | OTL | March 4, 2003 | 1–2 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 26–25–9–5 |
66 | T | March 6, 2003 | 2–2 OT | Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 26–25–10–5 |
67 | W | March 7, 2003 | 2–1 | @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 27–25–10–5 |
68 | L | March 10, 2003 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 27–26–10–5 |
69 | T | March 12, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 27–26–11–5 |
70 | L | March 14, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 27–27–11–5 |
71 | L | March 15, 2003 | 0–1 | St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 27–28–11–5 |
72 | L | March 17, 2003 | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 27–29–11–5 |
73 | L | March 20, 2003 | 3–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 27–30–11–5 |
74 | T | March 22, 2003 | 1–1 OT | @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 27–30–12–5 |
75 | OTL | March 23, 2003 | 2–3 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 27–30–12–6 |
76 | T | March 25, 2003 | 1–1 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 27–30–13–6 |
77 | L | March 27, 2003 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 27–31–13–6 |
78 | L | March 29, 2003 | 2–3 | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 27–32–13–6 |
79 | L | March 31, 2003 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 27–33–13–6 |
80 | OTL | April 1, 2003 | 1–2 OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 27–33–13–7 |
81 | L | April 4, 2003 | 0–1 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 27–34–13–7 |
82 | L | April 6, 2003 | 0–2 | @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 27–35–13–7 |
Playoffs[]
The Predators missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
Player stats[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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David Legwand | C | 64 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 34 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Kimmo Timonen | D | 72 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 46 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Andreas Johansson | C | 56 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 22 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Arkhipov | C | 79 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 32 | -18 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Andy Delmore | D | 71 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 28 | -17 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
Scott Hartnell | LW | 82 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 101 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Walker | RW | 60 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Vladimir Orszagh | RW | 78 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 38 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Adam Hall | RW | 79 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 31 | -8 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Vitali Yachmenev | LW | 62 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rem Murray | C/LW | 53 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jason York | D | 74 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Johnson | C | 38 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clarke Wilm | C | 82 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 44 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Denis Pederson | C/RW | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Eaton | D | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cale Hulse | D | 80 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 121 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Martin Erat | RW | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Fiddler | C | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Houlder | D | 82 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 46 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oleg Petrov | RW | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Gilchrist | LW | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jon Sim | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wyatt Smith | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scottie Upshall | LW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wade Flaherty | G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reid Simpson | LW | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tomas Vokoun | G | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Warriner | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Berenzweig | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Francis Bouillon | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Classen | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Dunham | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Finley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Haydar | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tomas Kloucek | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan Lasak | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Mann | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Perrott | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domenic Pittis | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Schnabel | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pascal Trepanier | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomas Vokoun | 3974 | 69 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 146 | 2.20 | 3 | 1771 | 1625 | .918 |
Mike Dunham | 819 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 3.15 | 0 | 397 | 354 | .892 |
Brian Finley | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 10 | .769 |
Wade Flaherty | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.71 | 0 | 27 | 23 | .852 |
Jan Lasak | 90 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.33 | 0 | 39 | 34 | .872 |
Team: | 4981 | 82 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 201 | 2.42 | 3 | 2247 | 2046 | .911 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
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[]
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Transactions[]
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Roster[]
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Draft picks[]
Nashville'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) |
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1 | 6 | Scottie Upshall | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
4 | 102 | Brandon Segal | ![]() |
Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
5 | 138 | Patrick Jarrett | ![]() |
Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
6 | 172 | Mike McKenna | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
7 | 203 | Josh Morrow | ![]() |
Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
8 | 235 | Kaleb Betts | ![]() |
Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) |
9 | 264 | Matthew Davis | ![]() |
Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
9 | 266 | Steven Spencer | ![]() |
Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
Farm teams[]
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See also[]
References[]
- Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
- ^ "2002-03 NHL Schedule and Results - Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com.
- ^ "2002-03 NHL Summary - Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com.
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
- ^ "2002-03 Nashville Predators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- "2002–03 Nashville Predators Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
External links[]
- 2002–03 NHL season by team
- 2002–03 in American ice hockey by team
- Nashville Predators seasons