2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Atlantic
Conference14th Eastern
2002–03 record27–44–6–5
Goals for189
Goals against255
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachRick Kehoe
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev
Martin Straka
ArenaMellon Arena
Team leaders
GoalsMario Lemieux (28)
AssistsMario Lemieux (63)
PointsMario Lemieux (91)
Penalty minutesSteve McKenna (128)
Plus/minusGuillaume Lefebvre
Mathias Johansson (+1)
WinsJohan Hedberg (14)
Goals against averageSebastien Caron (2.64)

The 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 36th season. The team finished fifth and last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season[]

Regular season[]

The Penguins were shut out an NHL-high ten times, tied with the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators.[1]

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

[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.


Eastern Conference[3]
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


Schedule and results[]

2002–2003 Schedule
October: 6–2–2–0 (Home: 4–1–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1–0), 14 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
1 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15309) 0–1–0–0 0
2 12 New York Rangers 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14813) 1–1–0–0 2
3 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (18843) 2–1–0–0 4
4 16 Atlanta Thrashers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12161) 3–1–0–0 6
5 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16106) 3–1–1–0 7
6 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (19895) 3–1–2–0 8
7 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20058) 3–2–2–0 8
8 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16188) 4–2–2–0 10
9 28 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14303) 5–2–2–0 12
10 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (17987) 6–2–2–0 14
November: 5–4–1–3 (Home: 3–2–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1–2), 14 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
11 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17108) 7–2–2–0 16
12 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Florida Panthers BB&T Center (14244) 7–2–2–1 17
13 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18741) 7–3–2–1 17
14 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (18730) 7–4–2–1 17
15 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (18568) 7–4–3–1 18
16 16 New York Islanders 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15723) 7–5–3–1 18
17 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21273) 7–5–3–2 19
18 20 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13549) 7–5–3–3 20
19 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (17375) 8–5–3–3 22
20 23 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 9–5–3–3 24
21 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16385) 10–5–3–3 26
22 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (15733) 11–5–3–3 28
23 30 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15111) 11–6–3–3 28
December: 4–9–0–2 (Home: 3–3–0–1 ; Road: 1–6–0–1), 10 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
24 3 Washington Capitals 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11640) 11–7–3–3 28
25 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (16860) 11–8–3–3 28
26 7 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13170) 11–9–3–3 28
27 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19388) 11–10–3–3 28
28 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (17496) 11–11–3–3 28
29 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18184) 11–11–3–4 29
30 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Honda Center (16542) 11–12–3–4 29
31 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena (13174) 11–13–3–4 29
32 19 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14220) 11–14–3–4 29
33 21 Calgary Flames 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12571) 12–14–3–4 31
34 23 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16569) 13–14–3–4 33
35 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 14–14–3–4 35
36 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16109) 15–14–3–4 37
37 30 Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16989) 15–14–3–5 38
38 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18136) 15–15–3–5 38
January: 6–7–1–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 4–4–1–0), 13 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
39 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (14177) 16–15–3–5 40
40 4 New York Islanders 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14331) 17–15–3–5 42
41 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (14857) 17–16–3–5 42
42 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13889) 17–17–3–5 42
43 11 New York Rangers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14769) 17–18–3–5 42
44 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Boston Bruins TD Garden (15672) 18–18–3–5 44
45 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (15265) 19–18–3–5 46
46 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18202) 20–18–3–5 48
47 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (18313) 20–19–3–5 48
48 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (13858) 20–19–4–5 49
49 23 Boston Bruins 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13271) 20–20–4–5 49
50 25 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 21–20–4–5 51
51 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (14246) 21–21–4–5 51
52 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18277) 21–22–4–5 51
February: 4–8–0–0 (Home: 2–6–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0–0), 8 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
53 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13202) 21–23–4–5 51
54 6 Florida Panthers 6–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12231) 21–24–4–5 51
55 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17565) 22–24–4–5 53
56 12 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14197) 22–25–4–5 53
57 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 22–26–4–5 53
58 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (18235) 23–26–4–5 55
59 18 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13552) 24–26–4–5 57
60 20 Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13751) 24–27–4–5 57
61 22 St. Louis Blues 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14718) 25–27–4–5 59
62 23 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17148) 25–28–4–5 59
63 25 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11736) 25–29–4–5 59
64 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–6 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (13581) 25–30–4–5 59
March: 1–13–2–0 (Home: 0–7–1–0 ; Road: 1–6–1–0), 4 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
65 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (18007) 25–31–4–5 59
66 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (18532) 25–32–4–5 59
67 4 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13686) 25–33–4–5 59
68 6 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14812) 25–34–4–5 59
69 8 Ottawa Senators 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14354) 25–35–4–5 59
70 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (18500) 25–36–4–5 59
71 12 Nashville Predators 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17148) 25–36–5–5 60
72 15 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17032) 25–37–5–5 60
73 16 Florida Panthers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 25–38–5–5 60
74 18 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13840) 25–39–5–5 60
75 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19487) 25–40–5–5 60
76 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (15401) 25–41–5–5 60
77 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (16234) 25–41–6–5 61
78 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 26–41–6–5 63
79 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19654) 26–42–6–5 63
80 31 Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12505) 26–43–6–5 63
April: 1–1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0–0), 2 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
81 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15718) 27–43–6–5 65
82 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18277) 27–44–6–5 65
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Player statistics[]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg 41 39 2410:11 14 22 4 126 3.14 1197 0.895 1 0 2 18
Sebastien Caron 24 23 1408:07 7 14 2 62 2.64 741 0.916 2 0 0 6
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 21 20 1132:16 6 13 0 59 3.13 589 0.900 1 0 1 2
Total 82 4950:34 27 49 6 247 2.99 2527 0.902 4 0 3 26

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records[]

Player Award
Sebastien Caron Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team
Johan Hedberg Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Mario Lemieux Most Valuable Player Award
A.T. Caggiano Booster Club Award
Leading Point Scorer Award
Steve McKenna Baz Bastein Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Martin Straka Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee

Transactions[]

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season:[6]

Trades[]

February 9, 2003 To Calgary Flames

Andrew Ference

To Pittsburgh Penguins

conditional 3rd round pick

February 9, 2003 To San Jose Sharks

2003 conditional 5th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Shawn Heins

February 10, 2003 To New York Rangers

Alexei Kovalev
Dan LaCouture
Janne Laukkanen
Michael Wilson

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Rico Fata
Richard Lintner
Mikael Samuelsson
cash
Joel Bouchard

March 9, 2003 To New York Islanders

Randy Robitaille

To Pittsburgh Penguins

2003 5th round pick

March 11, 2003 To Tampa Bay Lightning

Marc Bergevin

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Brian Holzinger

March 11, 2003 To Calgary Flames

Shean Donovan

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Micki Dupont
Mattias Johansson

March 11, 2003 To Phoenix Coyotes

Jan Hrdina
Francois Leroux

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Ramzi Abid
Dan Focht
Guillaume Lefebvre

March 11, 2003 To Boston Bruins

Ian Moran

To Pittsburgh Penguins

2003 4th round pick

March 11, 2003 To San Jose Sharks

Wayne Primeau

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Matt Bradley

May 12, 2003 To Tampa Bay Lightning

2003 9th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Marc Bergevin

Roster[]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
34 Canada Ramzi Abid LW L 23 2000 Montreal, Quebec
30 Canada Jean-Sebastien Aubin G R 25 1995 Montreal, Quebec
16 Canada Kris Beech C L 22 1999 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
39 Canada Joel Bouchard D L 29 1992 Montreal, Quebec
31 Canada Sebastien Caron G L 22 1999 Amqui, Quebec
11 Canada Alexandre Daigle RW L 28 1993 Montreal, Quebec
19 Canada Rico Fata LW L 23 1998 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
4 Canada Dan Focht D L 25 1996 Regina, Saskatchewan
1 Sweden Johan Hedberg G R 30 1994 Leksand, Sweden
57 Canada Shawn Heins D L 29 Undrafted Eganville, Ontario
15 United States Brian Holzinger C R 30 1991 Parma, Ohio
20 Sweden Mathias Johansson C L 29 1992 Oskarshamn, Sweden
8 Sweden Hans Jonsson D L 29 1993 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
48 Belarus Konstantin Koltsov LW L 22 1999 Minsk, Soviet Union
36 Canada Tom Kostopoulos RW R 24 1999 Mississauga, Ontario
14 Czech Republic Milan Kraft C R 23 1998 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
33 Canada Guillaume Lefebvre LW L 22 2000 Amos, Quebec
66 Canada Mario Lemieux (C) C R 37 1984 Montreal, Quebec
6 Slovakia Richard Lintner D R 25 1996 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
34 Canada Ross Lupaschuk D R 22 1999 Edmonton, Alberta
26 Canada Kent Manderville C L 32 1989 Edmonton, Alberta
23 Canada Steve McKenna LW L 29 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario
2 Czech Republic Josef Melichar D L 24 1997 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
72 Canada Eric Meloche RW R 27 1996 Montreal, Quebec
95 Russia Alexei Morozov RW L 26 1995 Moscow, Soviet Union
10 Finland Ville Nieminen LW L 26 1997 Tampere, Finland
29 United States Brooks Orpik D L 22 2000 San Francisco, California
3 Canada Jamie Pushor D R 30 1991 Lethbridge, Alberta
28 Czech Republic Michal Rozsival D R 24 1996 Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
37 Sweden Mikael Samuelsson RW R 26 1998 Mariefred, Sweden
12, 47 Czech Republic Michal Sivek C L 22 1999 Náchod, Czechoslovakia
82 Czech Republic Martin Straka (A) C L 30 1992 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
43 Slovakia Tomas Surovy LW L 21 2001 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
32 Sweden Dick Tarnstrom D L 28 1994 Sundbyberg, Sweden
19 Czech Republic Vladimir Vujtek LW L 31 1991 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.[7]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 5 Ryan Whitney Defense  United States Boston University (Hockey East)
2 35 Ondrej Nemec Defense  Czech Republic HC Vsetín (Czech Republic)
3 69 Erik Christensen Center  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4 101 Daniel Fernholm Defense  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
5 136[a] Andy Sertich Left Wing  United States Greenway High School (USHS-MN)
5 137[b] Cam Paddock Center  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6 171 Robert Goepfert Goaltender  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7 202 Patrik Bartschi Forward   Switzerland Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)
8 234 Maxime Talbot Center  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 239[c] Ryan Lannon Defense  United States Harvard University (ECAC)
9 265 Dwight LaBrosse Goaltender  United States Guelph Storm (OHL)
Draft notes[8]
  • a Compensatory pick received for loss of Group III free agent Garth Snow.
  • b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Garth Snow per Michel Leduc.
  • c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Marc Bergevin.

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2002-03 NHL Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
  3. ^ "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "2002–2003 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  5. ^ "2002–2003 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  7. ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  8. ^ "2002 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

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