2002 Stanley Cup Finals

2002 Stanley Cup Finals
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Game 	1	2	3	4	5	Games
Detroit 	2	3	3	3	3	4
Carolina	3	1	2	0	1	1
The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals were played June 4 to June 13 between the Detroit Red Wings and the Carolina Hurricanes, making their first Stanley Cup Final appearance.
==Road to the Finals==
==The Series==
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Date 	Away 	Home 	OT 	Score 	
June 4 	Carolina 	Detroit 	OT 	3 - 2 	
June 6 	Carolina 	Detroit 	 	3 - 1 	
June 8 	Detroit 	Carolina 	3OT1 	3 - 2 	
June 10 	Detroit 	Carolina 	 	3 - 0 	
June 13 	Carolina 	Detroit 	 	3 - 1 	
Detroit wins series 4–1and Stanley Cup 	Detroit wins series 4–1and Stanley Cup 	Detroit wins series 4–1and Stanley Cup 	Detroit wins series 4–1and Stanley Cup 	Detroit wins series 4–1and Stanley Cup 	
Nicklas Lidström (Detroit)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Nicklas Lidström (Detroit)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Nicklas Lidström (Detroit)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Nicklas Lidström (Detroit)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Nicklas Lidström (Detroit)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	
1As of 2007, the playoff game on June 8, 2002 between Detroit and Carolina is the 18th longest NHL overtime game. 54 minutes and 47 seconds of overtime were played before Igor Larionov of Detroit scored the game-winning goal. It is also the longest home debut in Stanley Cup Finals history. Larionov had just broken his own record for oldest player to score a final-round goal, set less than 2 hours previous. He was 42 years and 172 days old at the time.
== Detroit Red Wings - 2002 Stanley Cup Champions ==
==Aftermath==
The Red Wings were swept in the first round the following year by the eventual Stanley Cup finalists, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. As for the Carolina Hurricanes, they missed the playoffs the following year. The Red Wings would not return to the Stanley Cup Finals until six years later where they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Hurricanes, on the other hand, would not return to the Stanley Cup Finals until four years later where they would go on to capture their first ever Stanley Cup championship by defeating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games. 
==See Also==
* 2001-02 NHL season
* 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Category:2002 in hockey
Category:Stanley Cup Playoffs