# 2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the Ducks' tenth season in franchise history. The club qualified for the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, falling to the New Jersey Devils.

## Off season

After missing the play offs for the third time in a row, Anaheim made drastic changes in the summer, off the ice as well on the ice. GM Pierre Gauthier was fired after failing to acquire forwards to provide the necessary goal scoring. Brian Murray was promoted to the position of general manager and made a lot of changes. He hired their farm team's head coach Mike Babcock who stated in his first ever press conference that his team would work very hard and relentlessly. Murray's first big move at the 2002 draft was a trade with the New Jersey Devils : he traded defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky and forward Jeff Friesen in exchange for Petr Sykora, rookies Mike Commodore and Jean-Francois Damphousse, who saw some brief action last season as back-up goalie to Martin Brodeur. Additional free agent signings were veterans Adam Oates, Frederik Olausson and Jason Krog. Three rookies got regular roster spots : Kurt Sauer, Stanislav Chistov and Alexei Smirnov. Martin Gerber became the Mighty Ducks new back up goalie, having had a lot of experience as a starter in the Swedish league.

## Regular season

On February 12, 2003, Mike Leclerc scored just ten seconds into the overtime period to give the Mighty Ducks a 4–3 home win over the Calgary Flames. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2002–03 regular season.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
| 2 | 7 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
| 3 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
| 4 | 11 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
| 5 | 14 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
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.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Z- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
| 2 | Y- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
| 3 | Y- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
| 4 | X- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
| 5 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
| 6 | X- Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
| 7 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
| 8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
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| 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
| 11 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
| 12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
| 13 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
| 14 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs
### Conference Quarterfinals

In what was a very large upset, the seventh-seed Mighty Ducks took a first-round series from the number-two seed and defending Stanley Cup champions, the Detroit Red Wings. The Mighty Ducks swept the Red Wings in four games to get revenge from 1997 and 1999, where the Mighty Ducks were swept by the Red Wings. In Game 1 of the series, when the game went to overtime, the sellout crowd at Joe Louis Arena thought the Wings had won the game thanks to a Luc Robitaille shot at 9:21. Some of the Detroit players had even left for the dressing room. However, after going to the video review, it was concluded Robitaille's shot ricocheted off the crossbar and the post, and the players were brought back to resume the game. Later, at 3:18 into the third overtime period, Paul Kariya scored the goal that would clinch a 2–1 win for Anaheim and a one-game lead in the series. Anaheim goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere faced 64 shots in game one. In Game 2, Anaheim came back from a 2–1 deficit by scoring two goals in the third period.
The Mighty Ducks won Game 3 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 2–1, to push the Red Wings to the brink of elimination. The Mighty Ducks then won Game 4, a 3–2 overtime victory, with Steve Rucchin delivering the decisive goal 6:53 into overtime. The Red Wings became only the second defending Stanley Cup champions to be swept the following year in a four-game opening series.

### Conference semifinals

The series opened at American Airlines Center in Dallas, where the heavily favored Stars and underdog Ducks engaged in an epic battle that took over 140 minutes and four overtimes to decide before Anaheim's Petr Sykora scored the game-winner 47 seconds into the fifth overtime, winning the game for the Ducks, 4–3. Dallas goaltender Marty Turco saw 54 shots while Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere saw 63. Game 2 saw another game tied after 60 minutes, but this time, Anaheim needed only 1:44 to win the game in the first overtime, 3–2, on a goal by Mike Leclerc. Dallas, much like Detroit in its first-round series against the Ducks, faced a 2–0 deficit headed to Anaheim.
Game 3 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim was a must-win for the Stars, and they came through, winning the game, 2–1, getting two clutch goals from Jere Lehtinen. But the Ducks refused to let the Stars back in the series, winning Game 4, 1–0, behind a 28-save shutout from Giguere. Not wanting to be eliminated in front of their home fans, a motivated Dallas team captured Game 5, 4–1. Unfortunately for the Stars, their bid to take the series to a Game 7 was denied when they were edged in Game 6, 4–3.

### Conference finals

In Game 1, Petr Sykora scored at 8:06 into double-overtime in a 1–0 Mighty Ducks victory. It was the Mighty Ducks' second shutout of the playoffs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere turned in a stellar performance in net for Anaheim, stopping all 39 shots he faced. For Game 2, the Wild played Dwayne Roloson instead of Manny Fernandez in net. As in Game 1, it was another shutout for Giguere as the Mighty Ducks won the game 2–0. Both goals were short-handed, and Giguere stopped all 24 shots he faced, making him 63-for-63 in the series. In Game 3, Giguere continued his goal-tending excellence, stopping all 35 shots he faced in a 4–0 Mighty Ducks victory that pushed the Wild to the brink of elimination. Giguere had now stopped the first 98 shots he saw in the series. In Game 4, The Mighty Ducks won the game, 2–1. Both goals came from Adam Oates, and the Mighty Ducks headed to their first Stanley Cup Finals. The only good news for the Wild was that they avoided a fourth consecutive shutout, as Andrew Brunette scored the first Minnesota goal of the series. Still, Giguere was 122-for-123 in the series, a robust .992 save percentage.

### Stanley Cup Finals
## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2002–03 regular season :
October: 3–5–3–0 (home: 1–2–1–0; road: 2–3–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 10, 20024–3@ St. Louis Blues1–0–0–0Recap
2LOctober 11, 20022–4@ Dallas Stars1–1–0–0Recap
3LOctober 13, 20022–4Detroit Red Wings1–2–0–0Recap
4LOctober 16, 20022–4Los Angeles Kings1–3–0–0Recap
5TOctober 18, 20022–2 OTVancouver Canucks1–3–1–0Recap
6WOctober 20, 20023–2 OTColorado Avalanche2–3–1–0Recap
7TOctober 24, 20022–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks2–3–2–0Recap
8LOctober 26, 20023–4@ Edmonton Oilers2–4–2–0Recap
9LOctober 28, 20022–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–5–2–0Recap
10TOctober 29, 20022–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens2–5–3–0Recap
11WOctober 31, 20024–1@ Boston Bruins3–5–3–0Recap :
November: 5–2–3–3 (home: 2–2–3–0; road: 3–0–0–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 3, 20023–4San Jose Sharks3–6–3–0Recap
13WNovember 6, 20022–1Nashville Predators4–6–3–0Recap
14WNovember 8, 20023–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche5–6–3–0Recap
15WNovember 10, 20021–0Minnesota Wild6–6–3–0Recap
16OTLNovember 12, 20022–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils6–6–3–1Recap
17WNovember 14, 20023–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets7–6–3–1Recap
18OTLNovember 15, 20021–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings7–6–3–2Recap
19WNovember 17, 20025–1@ Atlanta Thrashers8–6–3–2Recap
20OTLNovember 19, 20022–3 OT@ New York Rangers8–6–3–3Recap
21LNovember 22, 20020–4Dallas Stars8–7–3–3Recap
22TNovember 24, 20024–4 OTFlorida Panthers8–7–4–3Recap
23TNovember 27, 20022–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes8–7–5–3Recap
24TNovember 29, 20022–2 OTLos Angeles Kings8–7–6–3Recap :
December: 7–7–0–0 (home: 6–0–0–0; road: 1–7–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 1, 20023–2Chicago Blackhawks9–7–6–3Recap
26LDecember 3, 20021–2@ Detroit Red Wings9–8–6–3Recap
27LDecember 4, 20020–4@ Buffalo Sabres9–9–6–3Recap
28WDecember 6, 20024–3@ Chicago Blackhawks10–9–6–3Recap
29WDecember 8, 20023–0Nashville Predators11–9–6–3Recap
30WDecember 11, 20023–0Washington Capitals12–9–6–3Recap
31WDecember 15, 20025–0Pittsburgh Penguins13–9–6–3Recap
32WDecember 18, 20025–2St. Louis Blues14–9–6–3Recap
33LDecember 19, 20024–5@ Los Angeles Kings14–10–6–3Recap
34WDecember 22, 20024–0Phoenix Coyotes15–10–6–3Recap
35LDecember 26, 20021–4@ San Jose Sharks15–11–6–3Recap
36LDecember 28, 20023–7@ Vancouver Canucks15–12–6–3Recap
37LDecember 29, 20022–4@ Calgary Flames15–13–6–3Recap
38LDecember 31, 20021–4@ Minnesota Wild15–14–6–3Recap :
January: 7–4–1–1 (home: 3–3–1–1; road: 4–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 3, 20030–1Philadelphia Flyers15–15–6–3Recap
40TJanuary 5, 20031–1 OTDallas Stars15–15–7–3Recap
41LJanuary 8, 20030–1Edmonton Oilers15–16–7–3Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20035–3@ Colorado Avalanche16–16–7–3Recap
43WJanuary 12, 20032–1St. Louis Blues17–16–7–3Recap
44WJanuary 15, 20034–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets18–16–7–3Recap
45LJanuary 16, 20031–3@ Ottawa Senators18–17–7–3Recap
46WJanuary 18, 20031–0@ Minnesota Wild19–17–7–3Recap
47OTLJanuary 20, 20031–2 OTMinnesota Wild19–17–7–4Recap
48WJanuary 22, 20036–5Los Angeles Kings20–17–7–4Recap
49LJanuary 24, 20031–3New Jersey Devils20–18–7–4Recap
50WJanuary 29, 20033–2Ottawa Senators21–18–7–4Recap
51WJanuary 30, 20034–3@ San Jose Sharks22–18–7–4Recap :
February: 8–5–1–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 4–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52WFebruary 4, 20033–2@ Calgary Flames23–18–7–4Recap
53LFebruary 5, 20031–2@ Edmonton Oilers23–19–7–4Recap
54WFebruary 7, 20033–2Phoenix Coyotes24–19–7–4Recap
55WFebruary 9, 20032–1Carolina Hurricanes25–19–7–4Recap
56WFebruary 12, 20034–3 OTCalgary Flames26–19–7–4Recap
57WFebruary 14, 20034–2@ Dallas Stars27–19–7–4Recap
58LFebruary 15, 20031–2@ Nashville Predators27–20–7–4Recap
59TFebruary 17, 20032–2 OTNew York Islanders27–20–8–4Recap
60WFebruary 19, 20032–0Columbus Blue Jackets28–20–8–4Recap
61LFebruary 21, 20032–6New York Rangers28–21–8–4Recap
62WFebruary 23, 20034–0@ Carolina Hurricanes29–21–8–4Recap
63LFebruary 25, 20030–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning29–22–8–4Recap
64WFebruary 26, 20032–1@ Florida Panthers30–22–8–4Recap
65LFebruary 28, 20031–3@ Phoenix Coyotes30–23–8–4Recap :
March: 9–3–1–1 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 3–1–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66LMarch 2, 20031–4Atlanta Thrashers30–24–8–4Recap
67WMarch 4, 20032–1@ Los Angeles Kings31–24–8–4Recap
68WMarch 5, 20033–1Montreal Canadiens32–24–8–4Recap
69LMarch 7, 20031–4Edmonton Oilers32–25–8–4Recap
70WMarch 9, 20034–1Detroit Red Wings33–25–8–4Recap
71WMarch 12, 20035–2Chicago Blackhawks34–25–8–4Recap
72WMarch 13, 20033–2 OTSan Jose Sharks35–25–8–4Recap
73LMarch 15, 20032–4@ Phoenix Coyotes35–26–8–4Recap
74TMarch 16, 20032–2 OTCalgary Flames35–26–9–4Recap
75WMarch 19, 20034–3@ Chicago Blackhawks36–26–9–4Recap
76OTLMarch 20, 20032–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues36–26–9–5Recap
77WMarch 22, 20033–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks37–26–9–5Recap
78WMarch 24, 20035–0Columbus Blue Jackets38–26–9–5Recap
79WMarch 30, 20033–1Vancouver Canucks39–26–9–5Recap :
April: 1–1–0–1 (home: 0–0–0–1; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80WApril 1, 20032–1 OT@ Nashville Predators40–26–9–5Recap
81LApril 2, 20031–2@ Dallas Stars40–27–9–5Recap
82OTLApril 4, 20033–4 OTColorado Avalanche40–27–9–6Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 10, 20032–1 3OT@ Detroit Red WingsMighty Ducks lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 12, 20033–2@ Detroit Red WingsMighty Ducks lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 14, 20032–1Detroit Red WingsMighty Ducks lead 3–0Recap
4WApril 16, 20033–2 OTDetroit Red WingsMighty Ducks win 4–0Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Dallas Stars – Mighty Ducks win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 24, 20034–3 5OT@ Dallas StarsMighty Ducks lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 26, 20033–2 OT@ Dallas StarsMighty Ducks lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 28, 20031–2Dallas StarsMighty Ducks lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 30, 20031–0Dallas StarsMighty Ducks lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 3, 20031–4@ Dallas StarsMighty Ducks lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 5, 20034–3Dallas StarsMighty Ducks win 4–2Recap :
Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Minnesota Wild – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 10, 20031–0 2OT@ Minnesota WildMighty Ducks lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 12, 20032–0@ Minnesota WildMighty Ducks lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 14, 20034–0Minnesota WildMighty Ducks lead 3–0Recap
4WMay 16, 20032–1Minnesota WildMighty Ducks win 4–0Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 27, 20030–3@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 29, 20030–3@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 31, 20033–2 OTNew Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–1Recap
4WJune 2, 20031–0 OTNew Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LJune 5, 20033–6@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–2Recap
6WJune 7, 20035–2New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 3–3Recap
7LJune 9, 20030–3@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 82 | 25 | 56 | 81 | −3 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | Petr Sykora | RW | 82 | 34 | 25 | 59 | −7 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
| 20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 82 | 20 | 38 | 58 | −14 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −2 | 2 |
| 77 | Adam Oates | C | 67 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −1 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 82 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Stanislav Chistov | LW | 79 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 54 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Mike Leclerc | LW | 57 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −8 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Jason Krog | C | 67 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Keith Carney | D | 81 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 19 | Andy McDonald | C | 46 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Matt Cullen‡ | C | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Patric Kjellberg | LW | 76 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 8 | Sandis Ozolinsh† | D | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 26 | Samuel Pahlsson | C | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 32 | Steve Thomas† | RW | 12 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 61 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Pavel Trnka‡ | D | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Fredrik Olausson | D | 44 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | 80 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −8 | 76 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
| 11 | Marc Chouinard | C | 70 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −9 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexei Smirnov | LW | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Dan Bylsma | RW | 39 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Rob Niedermayer† | LW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −5 | 18 |
| 25 | Kevin Sawyer | LW | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Kurt Sauer | D | 80 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −23 | 74 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 44 | Mike Brown† | LW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Rob Valicevic | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Martin Gerber | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | Chris O'Sullivan | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Lance Ward† | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
| 51 | Jonathan Hedstrom | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Cam Severson | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 65 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 1820 | 145 | 2.30 | .920 | 8 | 3775 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 697 | 38 | 1.62 | .945 | 5 | 1407 |
| 29 | Martin Gerber | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 548 | 39 | 1.95 | .929 | 1 | 1203 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | .833 | 0 | 20 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Conn Smythe Trophy | Jean Sebastien Giguere |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Paul Kariya (Left wing) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Kariya |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (December 16) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Paul Kariya (December 23) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Stanislav Chistov |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Stanislav Chistov | October 10, 2002 |
| First game | Kurt Sauer | October 10, 2002 |
| First game | Alexei Smirnov | October 10, 2002 |
| First game | Martin Gerber | October 11, 2002 |
| First game | Jonathan Hedstrom | December 3, 2002 |
| First game | Cam Severson | March 30, 2003 |
| 1,000th game played | Fredrik Olausson | December 11, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Mighty Ducks were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Future considerations | To Nashville Predators Boston's 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3rd-round pick in 2003 | To Boston Bruins Steve Shields |
| July 6, 2002 (2002-07-06) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mike CommodoreJean-Francois DamphoussePetr SykoraRights to Igor Pohanka | To New Jersey Devils Maxim BalmochnykhJeff FriesenOleg Tverdovsky |
| October 23, 2002 (2002-10-23) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Future considerations | To Nashville Predators Jason York |
| January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Sandis OzolinshLance Ward | To Florida Panthers Matt CullenPavel Trnka4th-round pick in 2003 |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Steve Thomas | To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2003 |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Rob Niedermayer | To Calgary Flames Mike CommodoreJean-Francois Damphousse |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) | Adam Oates | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) | Cory Pecker | Erie Otters (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Fredrik Olausson | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) | Jason Krog | New York Islanders | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) | Todd Reirden | Atlanta Thrashers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Rob Valicevic | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) | Francis Belanger | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) | Josh DeWolf | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) | Cam Severson | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) | Nick Smith | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) | Mike Brown | Vancouver Canucks | | Waivers |
| April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01) | Chris Kunitz | Ferris State University (CCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) | Sergei Krivokrasov | Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) | Aris Brimanis | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) | Antti-Jussi Niemi | Jokerit (Liiga) | Free agency (II) |
| September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23) | Brian White | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| N/A | Mark Moore | Augusta Lynx (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) | Drew Bannister | Karpat (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 17, 2002 (2002-10-17) | Denny Lambert | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | Buyout |
| October 17, 2002 (2002-10-17) | German Titov | | Buyout |
| January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24) | Gregg Naumenko | Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| June 6, 2003 (2003-06-06) | Patric Kjellberg | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 19, 2002 (2002-06-19) | Alexei Smirnov | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) | Kevin Sawyer | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) | Vitali Vishnevski | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) | Martin Gerber | 1-year | Entry-level |
| July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) | Tony Martensson | 2-year | Entry-level |
| July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) | Jan Tabacek | 2-year | Entry-level |
| July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) | Stanislav Chistov | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) | Pavel Trnka | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) | Chris O'Sullivan | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) | Samuel Pahlsson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Jean-Francois Damphousse | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Paul Kariya | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) | Andy McDonald | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) | Matt Cullen | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) | Ruslan Salei | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) | Brian Gornick | 2-year | Entry-level |
| August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) | Steve Rucchin | 4-year | Re-signing |
| November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13) | Joffrey Lupul | 3-year | Entry-level |
| December 26, 2002 (2002-12-26) | Joel Perrault | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29) | Michael Holmqvist | 1-year | Entry-level |
| May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06) | George Davis | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 22, 2003 (2003-05-22) | P. A. Parenteau | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2003 (2003-06-01) | Igor Pohanka | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2003 (2003-06-01) | Joel Stepp | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Anaheim's picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Joffrey Lupul | Forward | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 2 | 37 | Tim Brent | Forward | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 3 | 71 | Brian Lee | Defense | United States | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 4 | 103 | Joonas Vihko | Forward | Finland | HIFK (Finland) |
| 5 | 140 | George Davis | Forward | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 173 | Luke Fritshaw | Defense | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 9 | 261 | Francois Caron | Defense | Canada | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 267 | Chris Petrow | Defense | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |

## Farm teams

* The Mighty Ducks farm team was the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. The team finished third in the Central Division with a record of 26-35-13-6.