2002–03 Boston Bruins season

The 2002–03 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 78th season of operation. The Bruins finished 3rd in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Quarter-finals to the New Jersey Devils 4 games to 1.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 11, 2002 	1–5 	@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 	0–1–0–0
3 	W 	October 16, 2002 	6–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 	2–1–0–0
4 	T 	October 17, 2002 	3–3 OT 	@ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 	2–1–1–0
5 	W 	October 19, 2002 	4–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 	3–1–1–0
6 	W 	October 21, 2002 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	4–1–1–0
7 	T 	October 24, 2002 	2–2 OT 	Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	4–1–2–0
8 	W 	October 26, 2002 	4–3 	Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 	5–1–2–0
9 	W 	October 30, 2002 	7–2 	@ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	6–1–2–0
10 	L 	October 31, 2002 	1–4 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)	6–2–2–0
11 	W 	November 2, 2002 	3–2 	New York Rangers (2002–03) 	7–2–2–0
12 	L 	November 7, 2002 	1–2 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 	7–2–2–1
13 	W 	November 9, 2002 	7–1 	Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	8–2–2–1
14 	W 	November 11, 2002 	6–1 	Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 	9–2–2–1
15 	W 	November 12, 2002 	4–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	10–2–2–1
16 	W 	November 14, 2002 	4–1 	New York Islanders (2002–03) 	11–2–2–1
17 	T 	November 16, 2002 	2–2 OT 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	11–2–3–1
18 	L 	November 19, 2002 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	11–3–3–1
19 	W 	November 21, 2002 	3–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	12–3–3–1
20 	W 	November 23, 2002 	4–1 	Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	13–3–3–1
21 	W 	November 26, 2002 	7–2 	Calgary Flames (2002–03) 	14–3–3–1
22 	W 	November 29, 2002 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	15–3–3–1
23 	W 	November 30, 2002 	3–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	16–3–3–1
24 	L 	December 3, 2002 	0–4 	St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 	16–4–3–1
25 	W 	December 5, 2002 	4–3 OT 	Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 	17–4–3–1
26 	W 	December 7, 2002 	3–2 OT 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	18–4–3–1
27 	W 	December 8, 2002 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (2002–03) 	19–4–3–1
28 	L 	December 10, 2002 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	19–5–3–1
29 	L 	December 12, 2002 	2–5 	Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	19–6–3–1
30 	L 	December 14, 2002 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	19–7–3–1
31 	L 	December 18, 2002 	2–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	19–8–3–1
32 	L 	December 19, 2002 	3–5 	@ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	19–9–3–1
33 	T 	December 21, 2002 	3–3 OT 	Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	19–9–4–1
34 	W 	December 23, 2002 	5–2 	San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 	20–9–4–1
35 	L 	December 27, 2002 	2–5 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	20–10–4–1
36 	W 	December 28, 2002 	1–0 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 	21–10–4–1
37 	L 	December 30, 2002 	0–1 	New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	21–11–4–1
38 	L 	January 3, 2003 	4–8 	@ New York Islanders (2002–03) 	21–12–4–1
39 	L 	January 4, 2003 	2–4 	Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	21–13–4–1
40 	L 	January 7, 2003 	2–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	21–14–4–1
41 	L 	January 10, 2003 	2–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	21–15–4–1
42 	W 	January 11, 2003 	6–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	22–15–4–1
43 	L 	January 13, 2003 	1–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	22–16–4–1
44 	L 	January 15, 2003 	0–3 	@ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	22–17–4–1
45 	L 	January 17, 2003 	1–3 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 	22–18–4–1
46 	W 	January 18, 2003 	7–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 	23–18–4–1
47 	T 	January 20, 2003 	3–3 OT 	Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	23–18–5–1
48 	W 	January 23, 2003 	4–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	24–18–5–1
49 	W 	January 25, 2003 	1–0 OT 	Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	25–18–5–1
50 	W 	January 28, 2003 	2–1 	Nashville Predators (2002–03) 	26–18–5–1
51 	L 	January 30, 2003 	1–3 	Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 	26–19–5–1
52 	L 	February 4, 2003 	2–3 OT 	Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 	26–19–5–2
53 	W 	February 6, 2003 	6–3 	Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	27–19–5–2
54 	L 	February 8, 2003 	2–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	27–20–5–2
55 	L 	February 11, 2003 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	27–21–5–2
56 	W 	February 14, 2003 	6–5 OT 	@ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	28–21–5–2
57 	L 	February 15, 2003 	2–5 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	28–22–5–2
58 	L 	February 17, 2003 	1–5 	@ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 	28–23–5–2
59 	T 	February 19, 2003 	1–1 OT 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	28–23–6–2
60 	L 	February 21, 2003 	2–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	28–24–6–2
61 	T 	February 23, 2003 	4–4 OT 	@ New York Islanders (2002–03) 	28–24–7–2
62 	T 	February 25, 2003 	5–5 OT 	Dallas Stars (2002–03) 	28–24–8–2
63 	L 	February 27, 2003 	1–4 	@ New York Rangers (2002–03) 	28–25–8–2
64 	L 	March 1, 2003 	2–3 OT 	Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	28–25–8–3
65 	L 	March 3, 2003 	4–6 	Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 	28–26–8–3
66 	W 	March 4, 2003 	4–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	29–26–8–3
67 	W 	March 6, 2003 	4–1 	New York Islanders (2002–03) 	30–26–8–3
68 	W 	March 8, 2003 	5–4 OT 	Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	31–26–8–3
69 	L 	March 9, 2003 	5–8 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 	31–27–8–3
70 	L 	March 11, 2003 	3–4 OT 	@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	31–27–8–4
71 	W 	March 13, 2003 	4–3 	New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	32–27–8–4
72 	W 	March 15, 2003 	4–1 	Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	33–27–8–4
73 	L 	March 18, 2003 	1–2 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 	33–28–8–4
74 	L 	March 21, 2003 	2–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 	33–29–8–4
75 	W 	March 22, 2003 	4–3 OT 	@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 	34–29–8–4
76 	W 	March 24, 2003 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	35–29–8–4
77 	T 	March 27, 2003 	2–2 OT 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	35–29–9–4
78 	L 	March 29, 2003 	1–3 	New York Rangers (2002–03) 	35–30–9–4
79 	T 	March 31, 2003 	2–2 OT 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	35–30–10–4
80 	L 	April 1, 2003 	2–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	35–31–10–4
81 	T 	April 3, 2003 	1–1 OT 	@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	35–31–11–4
82 	W 	April 5, 2003 	8–5 	Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	36–31–11–4
==Playoffs==
===New Jersey Devils 4, Boston Bruins 1===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	77	36	65	101	109	12 	12 	2 	4
 	RW 	82	44	48	92 	64 	9 	12 	0 	5
 	RW 	75	30	29	59 	45 	18 	9 	0 	4
 	C/RW	81	27	32	59 	32 	1 	6 	5 	5
 	C 	78	14	37	51 	12 	0 	4 	0 	2
 	D 	80	10	28	38 	64 	-4 	4 	0 	1
 	LW 	66	17	19	36 	24 	8 	2 	2 	1
 	D 	78	7 	17	24 	99 	8 	0 	1 	2
 	D 	73	6 	16	22 	21 	4 	2 	0 	2
 	LW 	63	2 	18	20 	71 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	77	9 	10	19 	38 	-11	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	59	8 	10	18 	87 	-19	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	41	6 	11	17 	30 	3 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	76	4 	13	17 	56 	21 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	55	10	6 	16 	18 	2 	3 	0 	1
 	D 	70	1 	15	16 	76 	8 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	8 	5 	6 	11 	2 	8 	1 	0 	3
 	C 	71	1 	9 	10 	160	-5 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	67	3 	5 	8 	24 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	69	1 	5 	6 	117	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	14	2 	1 	3 	7 	-2 	2 	0 	0
 	C/LW	14	0 	3 	3 	7 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	23	0 	2 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	14	1 	0 	1 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0 	1 	1 	6 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0 	1 	1 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	0 	1 	1 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	1 	1 	10 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	31 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	0 	0 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	33	0 	0 	0 	110	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	36	0 	0 	0 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2112	36	12	13	9 	97 	2.76	0 	930 	833 	.896
 	1352	23	11	9 	2 	61 	2.71	1 	625 	564 	.902
 	991 	18	8 	9 	0 	53 	3.21	1 	500 	447 	.894
 	220 	4 	3 	1 	0 	11 	3.00	0 	118 	107 	.907
 	300 	5 	2 	3 	0 	12 	2.40	0 	146 	134 	.918
Team: 	4975	82	36	35	11 	234	2.82	2 	2319	2085	.899
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	D 	5 	3	0	3 	2 	-2 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	5 	1	2	3 	4 	-5 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	1	1	2 	4 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0	2	2 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C/RW	5 	0	2	2 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0	2	2 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0	2	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	1	0	1 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	1	0	1 	14 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	1	0	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	4 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	1	1 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	4 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0	0	0 	6 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0	0	0 	5 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0	0	0 	13 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	179	3 	1	2	5 	1.68	0 	76 	71 	.934
 	119	2 	0	2	6 	3.03	0 	58 	52 	.897
Team: 	298	5 	1	4	11	2.21	0 	134	123	.918
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage 
==Awards and Records==
*Lester Patrick Trophy: Willie O'Ree & Ray BourqueCollins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.426, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
*Joe Thornton, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team
==Transactions==
==See Also==
*2002–03 NHL season
==References==
* 
Boston Bruins season, 2002–03
Boston Bruins season, 2002–03
Category:Boston Bruins seasons