NHL 2001/02

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NHL 2001/02
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 3, 2001 to June 13, 2002
Teams 30th
Games / team 82
Draft
Event 2001 NHL Entry Draft
Top pick RussiaRussia Ilya Kovalchuk
Elected by Atlanta Thrashers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
MVP CanadaCanada José Théodore (Montréal)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Jarome Iginla (Calgary)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings
finalist Carolina Hurricanes
Playoff MVP SwedenSweden Nicklas Lidström (Detroit)
NHL seasons
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The 2001/02 NHL season was the 85th season of the National Hockey League (NHL) . Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings with a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes . The German Uwe Krupp was a substitute in the Detroit squad and won his second cup after winning the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.

Detroit's Swedish defender Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European to receive the Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the playoffs. In addition, the superstars Steve Yzerman , Brendan Shanahan , Luc Robitaille , Brett Hull , Sergei Fedorov , Chris Chelios and Dominik Hasek played a key role in winning the title.

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws after overtime , OTL = defeats after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner,     = Presidents' Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers (3) 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
New York Islanders (4) 82 42 28 8th 4th 239 220 96
New Jersey Devils (5) 82 41 28 9 4th 205 187 95
New York Rangers (11) 82 36 38 4th 4th 227 258 80
Pittsburgh Penguins (12) 82 28 41 8th 5 198 249 69
Northeast Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins (1) 82 43 24 6th 9 236 201 101
Toronto Maple Leafs (2) 82 43 25th 10 4th 249 207 100
Ottawa Senators (6) 82 39 27 9 7th 243 208 94
Montreal Canadiens (8) 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
Buffalo Sabers (10) 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82
Southeast Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Carolina Hurricanes (7) 82 35 26th 16 5 217 217 91
Washington Capitals (9) 82 36 33 11 2 228 240 85
Tampa Bay Lightning (13) 82 27 40 11 4th 178 219 69
Florida Panthers (14) 82 22nd 44 10 6th 180 250 60
Atlanta Thrashers (15) 82 19th 47 11 5 187 288 54

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings (1) 82 51 17th 10 4th 251 187 116
St. Louis Blues (4) 82 43 27 8th 4th 227 188 98
Chicago Blackhawks (5) 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
Nashville Predators (14) 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
Columbus Blue Jackets (15) 82 22nd 47 8th 5 164 255 57
Northwest Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Colorado Avalanche (2) 82 45 28 8th 1 212 169 99
Vancouver Canucks (8) 82 42 30th 7th 3 254 211 94
Edmonton Oilers (9) 82 38 28 12 4th 205 182 92
Calgary Flames (11) 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
Minnesota Wild (12) 82 26th 35 12 9 195 238 73
Pacific Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
San Jose Sharks (3) 82 44 27 8th 3 248 189 99
Phoenix Coyotes (6) 82 40 27 9 6th 228 210 95
Los Angeles Kings (7) 82 40 27 11 4th 214 190 95
Dallas Stars (10) 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (13) 82 29 42 8th 3 175 198 69

Best scorer

His 52 goals laid the foundation for Jarome Iginla as top scorer. Adam Oates was the best preparer of the season with 64 assists. As in the previous season, Peter Bondra led the score for the overpaid goals with 17. Best outnumbered was Brian Rolston with 9 hits. 21.5% of Daniel Brière's shots found their way into the goal. With 355 shots the most from Bill Guerin . With +40 Chris Chelios led the plus / minus rating. With 354 penalty minutes, Peter Worrell clearly outperformed the bad boys of previous years. Sergei Gonchar scored 26 goals as a defender , while Nicklas Lidström provided 50 assists. Both scored 59 points, making them the most successful defenders.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Jarome Iginla Calgary 82 52 44 96 +27 77
Markus Näslund Vancouver 81 40 50 90 +22 50
Todd Bertuzzi Vancouver 72 36 49 85 +21 110
Mats Sundin Toronto 82 41 39 80 +6 94
Jaromír Jágr Washington 69 31 48 79 0 30th
Joe Sakic Colorado 82 26th 53 79 +12 18th
Pavol Demitra St. Louis 82 35 43 78 +13 46
Adam Oates Washington / Philadelphia 80 14th 64 78 −4 28
Mike Modano Dallas 78 34 43 77 +16 38
Ron Francis Carolina 80 27 50 77 +4 18th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = average goal conceded; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. T GA SO Sv% ATM
Patrick Roy Colorado 63 3773 32 23 8th 122 9 0.925 1.94
Roman Čechmánek Philadelphia 46 2603 24 13 6th 89 4th 0.921 2.05
Marty Turco Dallas 31 1519 15th 6th 2 53 2 0.921 2.09
José Théodore Montreal 67 3864 30th 24 10 136 7th 0.931 2.11
Jean-Sébastien Giguère Anaheim 53 3127 20th 25th 6th 111 4th 0.920 2.13

Best rookie scorer

His 41 assists made Dany Heatley the top scorer with 67 points. As a scorer, Ilya Kovalchuk was the most successful with 29 goals. Matt Bradley led the plus / minus rating of the rookies with +22. None of the newbies spent more time than Chris Neil with his 231 penalty minutes in the penalty box.

Dany Heatley set up 41 goals

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Dany Heatley Atlanta 82 26th 41 67 -19 59
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 65 29 22nd 51 -19 28
Kristian Huselius Florida 79 23 22nd 45 -4 14th
Erik Cole Carolina 81 16 24 40 -10 35
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 70 11 24 35 +4 4th

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                   
1  Boston Bruins 2   3  Carolina Hurricanes 4th        
8th  Canadiens de Montréal 4th 8th  Canadiens de Montréal 2  
2  Philadelphia Flyers 1 Eastern Conference
7th  Ottawa Senators 4th
3  Carolina Hurricanes 4th
  4th  Toronto Maple Leafs 2  
3  Carolina Hurricanes 4th
6th  New Jersey Devils 2
4th  Toronto Maple Leafs 4th 4th  Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
5  New York Islanders 3 7th  Ottawa Senators 3  
E3  Carolina Hurricanes 1
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W1  Detroit Red Wings 4th
1  Detroit Red Wings 4th   1  Detroit Red Wings 4th
8th  Vancouver Canucks 2 4th  St. Louis Blues 1  
2  Colorado Avalanche 4th
7th  Los Angeles Kings 3
1  Detroit Red Wings 4th
  2  Colorado Avalanche 3  
3  San Jose Sharks 4th
6th  Phoenix Coyotes 1 Western Conference
4th  St. Louis Blues 4th 2  Colorado Avalanche 4th
5  Chicago Blackhawks 1 3  San Jose Sharks 3  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Jarome Iginla was awarded three trophies
Award player team
Art Ross Trophy : Jarome Iginla Calgary Flames
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy : Saku Koivu Montréal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy : Dany Heatley Atlanta Thrashers
Conn Smythe Trophy Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings
Frank J. Selke Trophy : Michael Peca New York Islanders
Hart Memorial Trophy : José Théodore Montréal Canadiens
Jack Adams Award : Bob Francis Phoenix Coyotes
James Norris Memorial Trophy : Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings
King Clancy Memorial Trophy : Ron Francis Carolina Hurricanes
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : Ron Francis Carolina Hurricanes
Lester B. Pearson Award : Jarome Iginla Calgary Flames
Lester Patrick Trophy : Herb Brooks
Larry Pleau
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy : Jarome Iginla Calgary Flames
NHL Plus / Minus Award : Chris Chelios Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy : José Théodore Montréal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy : Patrick Roy Colorado Avalanche
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy Carolina Hurricanes
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup Detroit Red Wings

NHL All-Star Teams

NHL First All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

Chris Chelios was once again on the First All-Star Team after five years .
player position team GP G A. Pts
Joe Sakic center Colorado Avalanche 82 26th 53 79
Markus Näslund Winger Vancouver Canucks 81 40 50 90
Jarome Iginla Winger Calgary Flames 82 52 44 96
Nicklas Lidström defender Detroit Red Wings 78 9 50 59
Chris Chelios defender Detroit Red Wings 79 6th 33 39
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Patrick Roy goalkeeper Colorado Avalanche 63 32 9 1.94

NHL Second All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

It was the first time that José Théodore was on an All-Star team
player position team GP G A. Pts
Mats Sundin center Toronto Maple Leafs 82 41 39 80
Brendan Shanahan Winger Detroit Red Wings 80 37 38 75
Bill Guerin Winger Boston Bruins 78 41 25th 66
Rob Blake defender Colorado Avalanche 75 16 40 56
Sergei Gonchar defender Washington Capitals 76 26th 33 59
player position team GP W. SO ATM
José Théodore goalkeeper Montréal Canadiens 67 30th 7th 2.11

NHL All-Rookie Team

The All-Rookie Team featured two players each from the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers . Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

Ilja Kovalchuk , one of two Thrashers in the All-Rookie Team.
player position team GP G A. Pts
Dany Heatley striker Atlanta Thrashers 82 26th 41 67
Ilya Kovalchuk striker Atlanta Thrashers 65 29 22nd 51
Kristian Huselius striker Florida panthers 79 23 22nd 45
Nick Boynton defender Boston Bruins 80 4th 14th 18th
Rostislav Klesla defender Columbus Blue Jackets 75 8th 8th 16
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Dan Blackburn goalkeeper New York Rangers 31 12 0 3.28

See also

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