2001–02 NHL season

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The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. Thirty teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

2001–02 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 3, 2001 – June 13, 2002
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
Season MVP Jose Theodore (Montreal Canadiens)
Top scorer Jarome Iginla (Calgary)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Carolina Hurricanes
  Eastern runners-up Toronto Maple Leafs
Western champions Detroit Red Wings
  Western runners-up Colorado Avalanche
Playoffs MVP Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit)
Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup champions Detroit Red Wings
  Runners-up Carolina Hurricanes
NHL seasons

← 2000–01

2002–03 →

The Dallas Stars moved their home games from Reunion Arena to American Airlines Center.

The NHL honored the victims of 9/11 by having all players wear a patch on their jerseys, as well as a red, white and blue ribbon behind each net.

For the second time in three seasons, no player reached the 100-point plateau.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A PTS
Jarome Iginla Calgary 82 52 44 96
Markus Näslund Vancouver 81 40 50 90
Todd Bertuzzi Vancouver 72 36 49 85
Mats Sundin Toronto 82 41 39 80
Jaromir Jagr Washington 69 31 48 79
Joe Sakic Colorado 82 26 53 79
Pavol Demitra St. Louis 82 35 43 78
Adam Oates Washington/
Philadelphia
80 14 64 78
Mike Modano Dallas 78 34 43 77
Ron Francis Carolina 80 27 50 77

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
                                     
1  Boston 2  
8  Montreal 4  
  4  Toronto 4  
  7  Ottawa 3  
4  Toronto 4
5  N.Y. Islanders 3  
  3  Carolina 4  
Eastern Conference
  4  Toronto 2  
2  Philadelphia 1  
7  Ottawa 4  
  3  Carolina 4
  8  Montreal 2  
3  Carolina 4
6  New Jersey 2  
  E3  Carolina 1
  W1  Detroit 4
4  St. Louis 4  
5  Chicago 1  
  1  Detroit 4
  4  St. Louis 1  
3  San Jose 4
6  Phoenix 1  
  1  Detroit 4
Western Conference
  2  Colorado 3  
1  Detroit 4  
8  Vancouver 2  
  2  Colorado 4
  3  San Jose 3  
2  Colorado 4
7  Los Angeles 3  

Note: All dates in 2002.

NHL Awards

The NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto.

Presidents' Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy: Carolina Hurricanes
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Detroit Red Wings
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy: Dany Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Michael Peca, New York Islanders
Hart Memorial Trophy: Jose Theodore, Montreal 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
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award: Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy: José Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy: Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche

All-Star teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche G Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings D Rob Blake, Colorado Avalanche
Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings D Sergei Gonchar, Washington Capitals
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche C Mats Sundin, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames RW Bill Guerin, Boston Bruins
Markus Naslund, Vancouver Canucks LW Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2001–02 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark debut in playoffs):

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2001–02 (listed with their last team):

References