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)