2001–02 New Jersey Devils season

The 2001–02 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 20th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. The Devils finished 6th in the Eastern Conference and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. On October 6, 2001, in the team's first game of the season against the Washington Capitals, the Devils scored the first goal of the game to lead 1-0, hoping to win. However, later in the period, Washington's Jeff Halpern scored to tie 1-1. In the Second Period, Washington's Calle Johansson, Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Gonchar and Ulf Dahlen all scored as New Jersey's Martin Brodeur gave up those goals before handing the net to Scott Clemmensen. Clemmensen made 4 saves in giving up 1 goal for a 6-1 win for the Capitals. 51 games in, head coach Larry Robinson was fired and Kevin Constantine was named their head coach for their final 31 games. On April 13, 2002, the NHL gave the Devils a playoff spot, a 6th place Conference finish and a 3rd place Division finish
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 6, 2001 	1–6 	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	0–1–0–0
2 	L	October 11, 2001 	4–6 	New York Islanders (2001–02) 	0–2–0–0
3 	L	October 13, 2001 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	0–3–0–0
4 	L	October 17, 2001 	3–4 OT	@ New York Rangers (2001–02) 	0–3–0–1
5 	W	October 18, 2001 	6–1 	San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 	1–3–0–1
6 	W	October 20, 2001 	3–2 	Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	2–3–0–1
7 	W	October 23, 2001 	2–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	3–3–0–1
8 	W	October 27, 2001 	3–1 	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	4–3–0–1
9 	W	October 30, 2001 	4–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	5–3–0–1
10 	W	November 1, 2001 	5–2 	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 	6–3–0–1
11 	L	November 3, 2001 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	6–4–0–1
12 	W	November 7, 2001 	3–2 	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	7–4–0–1
13 	W	November 9, 2001 	3–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	8–4–0–1
14 	T	November 10, 2001	1–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	8–4–1–1
15 	L	November 13, 2001	1–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 	8–5–1–1
16 	L	November 15, 2001	4–5 OT	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	8–5–1–2
17 	L	November 17, 2001	1–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	8–6–1–2
18 	L	November 18, 2001	0–2 	Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 	8–7–1–2
19 	T	November 20, 2001	3–3 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	8–7–2–2
20 	L	November 23, 2001	0–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	8–8–2–2
21 	W	November 24, 2001	5–1 	@ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	9–8–2–2
22 	L	November 27, 2001	0–6 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 	9–9–2–2
23 	L	November 30, 2001	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 	9–10–2–2
24 	W	December 1, 2001 	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 	10–10–2–2
25 	T	December 4, 2001 	1–1 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	10–10–3–2
26 	W	December 5, 2001 	2–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	11–10–3–2
27 	W	December 8, 2001 	3–1 	Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	12–10–3–2
28 	L	December 10, 2001	1–3 	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 	12–11–3–2
29 	W	December 12, 2001	3–2 OT	New York Islanders (2001–02) 	13–11–3–2
30 	L	December 14, 2001	2–3 	Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	13–12–3–2
31 	W	December 15, 2001	2–0 	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	14–12–3–2
32 	T	December 19, 2001	2–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (2001–02) 	14–12–4–2
33 	T	December 20, 2001	3–3 OT	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 	14–12–5–2
34 	L	December 22, 2001	0–1 	Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	14–13–5–2
35 	W	December 26, 2001	4–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 	15–13–5–2
36 	L	December 29, 2001	2–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 	15–14–5–2
37 	W	December 30, 2001	2–1 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 	16–14–5–2
38 	W	January 1, 2002 	2–1 	St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 	17–14–5–2
39 	L	January 3, 2002 	3–4 	Nashville Predators (2001–02) 	17–15–5–2
40 	W	January 5, 2002 	2–1 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	18–15–5–2
41 	L	January 7, 2002 	2–3 	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 	18–16–5–2
42 	W	January 9, 2002 	5–1 	Calgary Flames (2001–02) 	19–16–5–2
43 	L	January 10, 2002 	2–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	19–17–5–2
44 	L	January 12, 2002 	1–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	19–18–5–2
45 	L	January 15, 2002 	4–5 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	19–18–5–3
46 	W	January 17, 2002 	6–4 	New York Rangers (2001–02) 	20–18–5–3
47 	T	January 19, 2002 	3–3 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	20–18–6–3
48 	L	January 21, 2002 	2–3 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	20–19–6–3
49 	W	January 23, 2002 	3–1 	@ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	21–19–6–3
50 	L	January 24, 2002 	2–4 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	21–20–6–3
51 	T	January 26, 2002 	2–2 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 	21–20–7–3
52 	W	January 29, 2002 	3–1 	@ New York Islanders (2001–02) 	22–20–7–3
53 	W	January 30, 2002 	3–1 	Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 	23–20–7–3
54 	L	February 5, 2002 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	23–21–7–3
55 	T	February 7, 2002 	3–3 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	23–21–8–3
56 	W	February 9, 2002 	2–1 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 	24–21–8–3
57 	W	February 10, 2002	4–1 	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	25–21–8–3
58 	T	February 12, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	25–21–9–3
59 	W	February 26, 2002	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (2001–02) 	26–21–9–3
60 	L	February 27, 2002	0–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	26–22–9–3
61 	W	March 1, 2002 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	27–22–9–3
62 	L	March 4, 2002 	0–2 	@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 	27–23–9–3
63 	L	March 5, 2002 	1–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 	27–24–9–3
64 	L	March 8, 2002 	1–2 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	27–25–9–3
65 	W	March 10, 2002 	3–0 	@ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 	28–25–9–3
66 	W	March 13, 2002 	3–2 	New York Islanders (2001–02) 	29–25–9–3
67 	W	March 16, 2002 	3–1 	New York Rangers (2001–02) 	30–25–9–3
68 	L	March 17, 2002 	2–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 	30–25–9–4
69 	W	March 20, 2002 	3–1 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 	31–25–9–4
70 	W	March 21, 2002 	4–3 	@ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 	32–25–9–4
71 	L	March 23, 2002 	2–4 	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	32–26–9–4
72 	W	March 25, 2002 	3–1 	Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	33–26–9–4
73 	W	March 27, 2002 	4–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 	34–26–9–4
74 	L	March 29, 2002 	1–3 	Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	34–27–9–4
75 	W	March 30, 2002 	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	35–27–9–4
76 	L	April 1, 2002 	2–4 	@ New York Islanders (2001–02) 	35–28–9–4
77 	W	April 3, 2002 	3–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	36–28–9–4
78 	W	April 5, 2002 	3–1 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	37–28–9–4
79 	W	April 7, 2002 	3–2 OT	Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	38–28–9–4
80 	W	April 10, 2002 	1–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	39–28–9–4
81 	W	April 12, 2002 	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	40–28–9–4
82 	W	April 13, 2002 	4–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	41–28–9–4
==Player stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Patrik Eliáš 	75	29	32	61 	36
Bobby Holik 	81	25	29	54 	97
Petr Sýkora 	73	21	27	48 	44
Scott Gomez 	76	10	38	48 	36
Sergei Brylin 	76	16	28	44 	10
Jason Arnott 	63	22	19	41 	59
John Madden 	82	15	8 	23 	25
Jay Pandolfo 	65	4 	10	14 	15
Randy McKay 	55	6 	7 	13 	65
Valeri Kamensky 	30	4 	8 	12 	18
Brian Gionta 	33	4 	7 	11 	8
Joe Nieuwendyk 	14	2 	9 	11 	4
Sergei Nemchinov 	68	5 	5 	10 	10
Andreas Salomonsson	39	4 	5 	9 	22
Christian Berglund 	15	2 	7 	9 	8
Jim McKenzie 	67	3 	5 	8 	123
Pierre Dagenais 	16	3 	3 	6 	4
Jamie Langenbrunner	14	3 	3 	6 	23
Bruce Gardiner 	7 	2 	1 	3 	2
Stephane Richer 	10	1 	2 	3 	0
Turner Stevenson 	21	0 	2 	2 	25
Jiří Bicek 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Defensemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Brian Rafalski 	76	7 	40	47 	18
Scott Niedermayer	76	11	22	33 	30
Scott Stevens 	82	1 	16	17 	44
Ken Daneyko 	67	0 	6 	6 	60
Colin White 	73	2 	3 	5 	133
Tommy Albelin 	42	1 	3 	4 	4
Andrei Zyuzin 	38	1 	2 	3 	25
Josef Boumedienne	1 	1 	0 	1 	2
Joel Bouchard 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
Mike Commodore 	37	0 	1 	1 	30
Sascha Goc 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Martin Brodeur 	73	38	26	9	4 	2.15
John Vanbiesbrouck 	5 	2 	3 	0	0 	2.00
Jean-François Damphousse	6 	1 	3 	0	0 	2.45
Scott Clemmensen 	2 	0 	0 	0	0 	3.00
==Draft picks==
The Devils' draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Rd #	Pick #	Player 	Nat 	Pos 	Team (League) 	Notes 	 	 	
1 	28 	Adrian Foster 	 	C 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 	 	 	 	
2 	44 	Igor Pohanka 	 	C 	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 	The Devils acquired Phoenix's 2001 second-round pick (Pohanka) and Vancouver's 2001 second-round compensatory pick (Pihlman) from Florida for St. Louis' 2001 first-round pick (used on Lukas Krajicek) on June 23, 2001. The Devils had originally received the pick from St. Louis in a settlement on January 4, 1999. 	 	 	
2 	48 	Tuomas Pihlman 	 	LW 	JYP (SM-liiga) 	 	 	 	
2 	60 	Victor Uchevatov 	 	D 	Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russian Super League) 	The Devils acquired the 2001 second-round pick from Ottawa for a 2001 third-round pick (used on Neil Komadoski) and a 2001 third-round compensatory pick (later transferred to Tampa Bay and used on Evgeny Artyhukin) on June 23, 2001. The HockeyDB.com page incorrectly lists Uchevatov as being drafted by Ottawa, while Uchevatov's profile and the official NHL website say he was traded to New Jersey prior to the draft.The Devils' original 2001 second-round pick (transferred to Washington and then Tampa Bay, used on Andreas Holmqvist), along with Sheldon Souray and Josh DeWolf, was traded to Montreal for Vladimir Malakhov on March 1, 2000.	 	 	
3 	67 	Robin Leblanc 	 	RW 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 	Compensatory pick. SLAM! Sports coverage 	 	 	
3 	72 	Brandon Nolan 	 	C 	Oshawa Generals (OHL) 	The Devils acquired the 2001 third-round pick along with Turner Stevenson from Columbus for Krzysztof Oliwa on June 12, 2000. Nolan never reported for the Devils and was redrafted by Vancouver in the fourth round (111 overall) of the 2003 Draft.The Devils had traded their original 2001 third-round pick (used on Beat Schiess-Forster) to Phoenix for the Coyotes' 2002 third-round pick (Chvatal) on June 23, 2001. 	 	 	
4 	128 	Andrei Posnov 	 	F 	Krylja Sovetov (Russian Super League) 	 	 	 	
5 	163 	Andreas Salomonsson 	 	LW 	Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien) 	 	 	 	
6 	194 	James Massen 	 	F 	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 	 	 	 	
7 	0 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000. 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000. 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000. 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000. 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000. 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000. 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000. 	No seventh-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000.
8 	229 	Aaron Voros 	 	RW 	Victoria Salsa (BCHL) 	The Devils acquired the 2001 eighth-round pick from Tampa Bay for Minnesota's 2000 ninth-round pick (used on Thomas Ziegler) on June 24, 2000. The Devils had originally received the pick from Minnesota, along with Chris Terreri, for Brad Bombardir on June 23, 2000. 	 	 	
8 	257 	Evgeny Gamalei 	 	? 	Voskresensk Khimik (Russian Super League) 	 	 	 	
9 	287 	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001. 	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 2001 ninth-round pick (used on Juha-Pekka Ketola) and Chris Terreri to the Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.
==See also==
*2001–02 NHL season
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