2001-02 SEASON IN REVIEW

ATLANTIC DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	OT	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	27	10	3	97	234	192	42	20-13-5-3	22-14-5-0
2	x - New York Islanders	82	42	28	8	4	96	239	220	19	21-13-5-2	21-15-3-2
3	x - New Jersey Devils	82	41	28	9	4	95	205	187	18	22-13-4-2	19-15-5-2
4	New York Rangers	82	36	38	4	4	80	227	258	-31	19-19-2-1	17-19-2-3
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	28	41	8	5	69	198	249	-51	16-20-4-1	12-21-4-4

NORTHEAST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	OT	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	z - Boston Bruins	82	43	24	6	9	101	236	201	35	23-11-2-5	20-13-4-4
2	x - Toronto Maple Leafs	82	43	25	10	4	100	249	207	42	24-11-6-0	19-14-4-4
3	x - Ottawa Senators	82	39	27	9	7	94	243	208	35	21-13-3-4	18-14-6-3
4	x - Montreal Canadiens	82	36	31	12	3	87	207	209	-2	21-13-6-1	15-18-6-2
5	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	35	11	1	82	213	200	13	20-16-5-0	15-19-6-1

SOUTHEAST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	OT	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	26	16	5	91	217	217	0	15-13-11-2	20-13-5-3
2	Washington Capitals	82	36	33	11	2	85	228	240	-12	21-12-6-2	15-21-5-0
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	27	40	11	4	69	178	219	-41	16-17-5-3	11-23-6-1
4	Florida Panthers	82	22	44	10	6	60	180	250	-70	11-23-3-4	11-21-7-2
5	Atlanta Thrashers	82	19	47	11	5	54	187	288	-101	11-21-9-0	8-26-2-5

CENTRAL DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	OT	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	p - Detroit Red Wings	82	51	17	10	4	116	251	187	64	28-7-5-1	23-10-5-3
2	x - St. Louis Blues	82	43	27	8	4	98	227	188	39	27-12-1-1	16-15-7-3
3	x - Chicago Blackhawks	82	41	27	13	1	96	216	207	9	28-7-5-1	13-20-8-0
4	Nashville Predators	82	28	41	13	0	69	196	230	-34	17-16-8-0	11-25-5-0
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	22	47	8	5	57	164	255	-91	14-18-5-4	8-29-3-1

NORTHWEST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	OT	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Colorado Avalanche	82	45	28	8	1	99	212	169	43	24-12-4-1	21-16-4-0
2	x - Vancouver Canucks	82	42	30	7	3	94	254	211	43	23-11-5-2	19-19-2-1
3	Edmonton Oilers	82	38	28	12	4	92	205	182	23	23-14-4-0	15-14-8-4
4	Calgary Flames	82	32	35	12	3	79	201	220	-19	20-14-5-2	12-21-7-1
5	Minnesota Wild	82	26	35	12	9	73	195	238	-43	14-14-8-5	12-21-4-4

PACIFIC DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	OT	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	8	3	99	248	199	49	25-11-3-2	19-16-5-1
2	x - Phoenix Coyotes	82	40	27	9	6	95	228	210	18	27-8-3-3	13-19-6-3
3	x - Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	11	4	95	214	190	24	22-12-6-1	18-15-5-3
4	Dallas Stars	82	36	28	13	5	90	215	213	2	18-13-6-4	18-15-7-1
5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	29	42	8	3	69	175	198	-23	15-19-5-2	14-23-3-1

	p - Presidents' Trophy / Conference champion / Division winner
	z - Conference champion / Division champion
	y - Division champion
	x - Clinched playoff spot

REGULAR SEASON

Game	Day of Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Score			W-L-T-OTL							Points	GF-GA			PCT.	Attendance
1	Wednesday	October 3, 2001	COLORADO AVALANCHE	L	1	-	3	0	-	1	-	0	-	0	0	1	-	3	.000	17,148
2	Saturday	October 6, 2001	MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM	L	2	-	4	0	-	2	-	0	-	0	0	3	-	7	.000	15,411
3	Wednesday	October 10, 2001	NEW YORK ISLANDERS	L	3	-	6	0	-	3	-	0	-	0	0	6	-	13	.000	14,038
4	Sunday	October 14, 2001	@ Buffalo Sabres	L	1	-	4	0	-	4	-	0	-	0	0	7	-	17	.000	15,815
5	Tuesday	October 16, 2001	OTTAWA SENATORS	W	5	-	2	1	-	4	-	0	-	0	2	12	-	19	.200	14,907
6	Thursday	October 18, 2001	@ Ottawa Senators	W	3	-	0	2	-	4	-	0	-	0	4	15	-	19	.333	15,521
7	Saturday	October 20, 2001	@ St. Louis Blues	L (OT)	1	-	2	2	-	4	-	0	-	1	5	16	-	21	.357	18,854
8	Tuesday	October 23, 2001	@ Atlanta Thrashers	W	4	-	2	3	-	4	-	0	-	1	7	20	-	23	.438	13,281
9	Wednesday	October 24, 2001	DALLAS STARS	W	3	-	2	4	-	4	-	0	-	1	9	23	-	25	.500	16,958
10	Saturday	October 27, 2001	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	L	0	-	4	4	-	5	-	0	-	1	9	23	-	29	.450	19,166
11	Sunday	October 28, 2001	FLORIDA PANTHERS	T (OT)	2	-	2	4	-	5	-	1	-	1	10	25	-	31	.455	16,449
12	Wednesday	October 31, 2001	@ Philadelphia Flyers	L	0	-	3	4	-	6	-	1	-	1	10	25	-	34	.417	19,365
13	Thursday	November 1, 2001	TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS	W	3	-	1	5	-	6	-	1	-	1	12	28	-	35	.462	14,763
14	Saturday	November 3, 2001	TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING	W (OT)	2	-	1	6	-	6	-	1	-	1	14	30	-	36	.500	17,148
15	Tuesday	November 6, 2001	@ Carolina Hurricanes	T (OT)	2	-	2	6	-	6	-	2	-	1	15	32	-	38	.500	15,938
16	Wednesday	November 7, 2001	@ Florida Panthers	L	0	-	2	6	-	7	-	2	-	1	15	32	-	40	.469	16,164
17	Saturday	November 10, 2001	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	L (OT)	2	-	3	6	-	7	-	2	-	2	16	34	-	43	.471	18,812
18	Tuesday	November 13, 2001	@ New Jersey Devils	W	5	-	1	7	-	7	-	2	-	2	18	39	-	44	.500	12,480
19	Wednesday	November 14, 2001	NEW YORK ISLANDERS	T (OT)	3	-	3	7	-	7	-	3	-	2	19	42	-	47	.500	15,466
20	Saturday	November 17, 2001	NEW YORK RANGERS	W (OT)	1	-	0	8	-	7	-	3	-	2	21	43	-	47	.525	17,027
21	Wednesday	November 21, 2001	VANCOUVER CANUCKS	L	1	-	4	8	-	8	-	3	-	2	21	44	-	51	.500	16,980
22	Friday	November 23, 2001	@ Nashville Predators	L	0	-	5	8	-	9	-	3	-	2	21	44	-	56	.477	16,717
23	Saturday	November 24, 2001	BUFFALO SABRES	W	3	-	1	9	-	9	-	3	-	2	23	47	-	57	.500	16,958
24	Tuesday	November 27, 2001	NEW JERSEY DEVILS	W	6	-	0	10	-	9	-	3	-	2	25	53	-	57	.521	13,410
25	Thursday	November 29, 2001	@ San Jose Sharks	L	0	-	5	10	-	10	-	3	-	2	25	53	-	62	.500	17,496
26	Saturday	December 1, 2001	@ Phoenix Coyotes	L	2	-	5	10	-	11	-	3	-	2	25	55	-	67	.481	14,109
27	Tuesday	December 4, 2001	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	W	1	-	0	11	-	11	-	3	-	2	27	56	-	67	.500	19,271
28	Thursday	December 6, 2001	@ Boston Bruins	W	4	-	1	12	-	11	-	3	-	2	29	60	-	68	.518	14,125
29	Saturday	December 8, 2001	ATLANTA THRASHERS	W	6	-	3	13	-	11	-	3	-	2	31	66	-	71	.534	14,917
30	Tuesday	December 11, 2001	@ Washington Capitals	T (OT)	2	-	2	13	-	11	-	4	-	2	32	68	-	73	.533	18,672
31	Wednesday	December 12, 2001	BOSTON BRUINS	L	2	-	4	13	-	12	-	4	-	2	32	70	-	77	.516	13,397
32	Friday	December 14, 2001	MINNESOTA WILD	L	2	-	5	13	-	13	-	4	-	2	32	72	-	82	.500	13,378
33	Sunday	December 16, 2001	CAROLINA HURRICANES	L	0	-	7	13	-	14	-	4	-	2	32	72	-	89	.485	14,226
34	Wednesday	December 19, 2001	MONTREAL CANADIENS	L	1	-	3	13	-	15	-	4	-	2	32	73	-	92	.471	17,148
35	Friday	December 21, 2001	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	W	4	-	3	14	-	15	-	4	-	2	34	77	-	95	.486	17,148
36	Saturday	December 22, 2001	@ Washington Capitals	T (OT)	4	-	4	14	-	15	-	5	-	2	35	81	-	99	.486	18,672
37	Wednesday	December 26, 2001	@ New Jersey Devils	L	0	-	4	14	-	16	-	5	-	2	35	81	-	103	.473	19,040
38	Saturday	December 29, 2001	OTTAWA SENATORS	L	2	-	5	14	-	17	-	5	-	2	35	83	-	108	.461	17,148
39	Thursday	January 3, 2002	@ New York Islanders	L	2	-	4	14	-	18	-	5	-	2	35	85	-	112	.449	16,234
40	Saturday	January 5, 2002	NEW YORK RANGERS	W	4	-	1	15	-	18	-	5	-	2	37	89	-	113	.463	16,305
41	Sunday	January 6, 2002	@ Chicago Blackhawks	L	0	-	2	15	-	19	-	5	-	2	37	89	-	115	.451	16,537
42	Tuesday	January 8, 2002	BOSTON BRUINS	L	2	-	3	15	-	20	-	5	-	2	37	91	-	118	.440	15,897
43	Thursday	January 10, 2002	@ Buffalo Sabres	W	2	-	0	16	-	20	-	5	-	2	39	93	-	118	.453	16,151
44	Saturday	January 12, 2002	ST. LOUIS BLUES	L	1	-	4	16	-	21	-	5	-	2	39	94	-	122	.443	16,958
45	Tuesday	January 15, 2002	@ Vancouver Canucks	L	2	-	5	16	-	22	-	5	-	2	39	96	-	127	.433	18,422
46	Thursday	January 17, 2002	@ Calgary Flames	W	6	-	4	17	-	22	-	5	-	2	41	102	-	131	.446	15,437
47	Saturday	January 19, 2002	@ Edmonton Oilers	W	1	-	0	18	-	22	-	5	-	2	43	103	-	131	.457	16,839
48	Monday	January 21, 2002	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS	W	5	-	2	19	-	22	-	5	-	2	45	108	-	133	.469	16,958
49	Wednesday	January 23, 2002	TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING	W	5	-	1	20	-	22	-	5	-	2	47	113	-	134	.480	15,127
50	Thursday	January 24, 2002	@ New York Islanders	W (OT)	5	-	4	21	-	22	-	5	-	2	49	118	-	138	.490	16,234
51	Saturday	January 26, 2002	ATLANTA THRASHERS	W (OT)	3	-	2	22	-	22	-	5	-	2	51	121	-	140	.500	17,021
52	Tuesday	January 29, 2002	@ Philadelphia Flyers	L (OT)	2	-	3	22	-	22	-	5	-	3	52	123	-	143	.500	19,634
53	Wednesday	January 30, 2002	SAN JOSE SHARKS	L	3	-	6	22	-	23	-	5	-	3	52	126	-	149	.491	15,152
54	Tuesday	February 5, 2002	@ Carolina Hurricanes	T (OT)	3	-	3	22	-	23	-	6	-	3	53	129	-	152	.491	18,730
55	Thursday	February 7, 2002	@ Montreal Canadiens	L	0	-	1	22	-	24	-	6	-	3	53	129	-	153	.482	21,191
56	Saturday	February 9, 2002	NEW JERSEY DEVILS	L (OT)	1	-	2	22	-	24	-	6	-	4	54	130	-	155	.482	17,021
57	Sunday	February 10, 2002	@ New York Rangers	L	3	-	4	22	-	25	-	6	-	4	54	133	-	159	.474	18,200
58	Tuesday	February 12, 2002	@ Ottawa Senators	L	1	-	5	22	-	26	-	6	-	4	54	134	-	164	.466	17,332
59	Wednesday	February 27, 2002	LOS ANGELES KINGS	L	4	-	5	22	-	27	-	6	-	4	54	138	-	169	.458	16,134
60	Thursday	February 28, 2002	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	W (OT)	4	-	3	23	-	27	-	6	-	4	56	142	-	172	.467	18,136
61	Saturday	March 2, 2002	DETROIT RED WINGS	L	2	-	4	23	-	28	-	6	-	4	56	144	-	176	.459	17,148
62	Monday	March 4, 2002	@ New York Islanders	W	4	-	2	24	-	28	-	6	-	4	58	148	-	178	.468	13,277
63	Tuesday	March 5, 2002	FLORIDA PANTHERS	W (OT)	6	-	5	25	-	28	-	6	-	4	60	154	-	183	.476	12,652
64	Thursday	March 7, 2002	CAROLINA HURRICANES	L	1	-	3	25	-	29	-	6	-	4	60	155	-	186	.469	15,111
65	Saturday	March 9, 2002	NEW YORK RANGERS	W (OT)	3	-	2	26	-	29	-	6	-	4	62	158	-	188	.477	16,958
66	Monday	March 11, 2002	COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS	L	2	-	4	26	-	30	-	6	-	4	62	160	-	192	.470	13,422
67	Wednesday	March 13, 2002	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	L	2	-	4	26	-	31	-	6	-	4	62	162	-	196	.463	12,536
68	Saturday	March 16, 2002	@ Los Angeles Kings	L	3	-	4	26	-	32	-	6	-	4	62	165	-	200	.456	18,118
69	Monday	March 18, 2002	@ Atlanta Thrashers	W	4	-	2	27	-	32	-	6	-	4	64	169	-	202	.464	12,305
70	Wednesday	March 20, 2002	PHOENIX COYOTES	L	1	-	3	27	-	33	-	6	-	4	64	170	-	205	.457	12,851
71	Saturday	March 23, 2002	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS	T (OT)	4	-	4	27	-	33	-	7	-	4	65	174	-	209	.458	17,148
72	Sunday	March 24, 2002	WASHINGTON CAPITALS	W	6	-	2	28	-	33	-	7	-	4	67	180	-	211	.465	16,971
73	Wednesday	March 27, 2002	NEW JERSEY DEVILS	L	3	-	4	28	-	34	-	7	-	4	67	183	-	215	.459	15,106
74	Saturday	March 30, 2002	@ Montreal Canadiens	L (OT)	1	-	2	28	-	34	-	7	-	5	68	184	-	217	.459	21,273
75	Monday	April 1, 2002	MONTREAL CANADIENS	L	0	-	3	28	-	35	-	7	-	5	68	184	-	220	.453	14,110
76	Wednesday	April 3, 2002	@ Florida Panthers	L	2	-	3	28	-	36	-	7	-	5	68	186	-	223	.447	15,614
77	Thursday	April 4, 2002	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	L	2	-	4	28	-	37	-	7	-	5	68	188	-	227	.442	15,464
78	Saturday	April 6, 2002	@ Philadelphia Flyers	L	1	-	3	28	-	38	-	7	-	5	68	189	-	230	.436	19,750
79	Monday	April 8, 2002	@ New York Rangers	L	2	-	3	28	-	39	-	7	-	5	68	191	-	233	.430	18,200
80	Wednesday	April 10, 2002	BUFFALO SABRES	T (OT)	4	-	4	28	-	39	-	8	-	5	69	195	-	237	.431	12,724
81	Friday	April 12, 2002	TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS	L	2	-	5	28	-	40	-	8	-	5	69	197	-	242	.426	16,816
82	Saturday	April 13, 2002	@ Boston Bruins	L	1	-	7	28	-	41	-	8	-	5	69	198	-	249	.421	17,565
								28	-	41	-	8	-	5	69	198	-	249	.421	1,338,292

October

2 – Signed right wing Stephane Richer
2 – Assigned Brooks Orpik, Ross Lupaschuk and Billy Tibbetts to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
2 – Claimed defenseman John Jakopin off waivers from Florida
5 – Signed center Shane Endicott. Assigned him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
30 – Recalled forward Billy Tibbetts from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

November

16 – Assigned defenseman Mike Wilson to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

December

28 – Recalled forward Tom Kostopoulos from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
28 – Reassigned center Milan Kraft to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

January

1 – Reassigned forward Billy Tibbetts to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
4 – Claimed center Randy Robitaille off waivers from Los Angeles
14 – Reassigned forward Tom Kostopoulos to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
14 – Recalled forwards Milan Kraft and Eric Meloche from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
24 – Recalled forward Billy Tibbetts from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
29 – Recalled forward Shane Endicott from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
29 – Assigned defenseman John Jakopin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
30 – Reassigned forward Shane Endicott to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
31 – Reassigned forward Billy Tibbetts to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

February

4 – Recalled defenseman Mike Wilson from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
13 – Reassigned defenseman Mike Wilson and forward Eric Meloche to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

March

7 – Recalled defenseman Mike Wilson from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
9 – Reassigned defenseman Mike Wilson to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
9 – Recalled forwards Billy Tibbetts and Shane Endicott from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
15 – Claimed forward Shean Donovan off waivers from Atlanta
15 – Acquired defenseman Jamie Pushor from Columbus in exchange for a 4th round choice in the 2003 Entry Draft
16 – Claimed forward Jeff Toms off waivers from the NY Rangers
17 – Acquired forward Kent Manderville from Philadelphia in exchange for Billy Tibbetts
19 – Acquired left wing Ville Nieminen and defenseman Rick Berry from Colorado in exchange for Darius Kasparaitis
19 – Acquired a conditional draft choice from New Jersey in exchange for Stephane Richer
20 – Reassigned forwards Eric Meloche and Shane Endicott to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

April

6 – Recalled defenseman Mike Wilson from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
8 – Recalled forward Tom Kostopoulos from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)