2002 Stanley Cup playoffs

Ice hockey playoffs August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 2002 April 17 – June 13, 2002 16 Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings Carolina Hurricanes Scoring leader(s) Peter Forsberg (Avalanche) 27 points MVP Nicklas Lidstrom (Red Wings) 2001 2003 The 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League began on April 17, 2002. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes on June 13, 2002, four games to one, to win their tenth championship in their history. Carolina was in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their 23-year history, which includes their tenure as the Hartford Whalers. Red Wings defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. It was the ninth championship for Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman, who announced his retirement after the deciding game of the series. The Phoenix Coyotes played their last playoff games at America West Arena and missed the playoffs until 2010, when they played in Glendale. right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup, awarded to the champion of the NHL. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. A record 25 shutouts were recorded in the 2002 playoffs and, for the first time since 1991, not a single team was swept in a playoff series. This is the last time that all three Eastern Canada teams made the playoffs together and got past the first round. For the first time since entering the NHL, both teams from the province of Alberta, the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers missed the playoffs in the same season. In addition, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time since 1990, while the Dallas Stars missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996 Playoff seeds The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top three seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the five remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference Boston Bruins, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 101 points Philadelphia Flyers, Atlantic Division champions – 97 points Carolina Hurricanes, Southeast Division champions – 91 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 100 points New York Islanders – 96 points New Jersey Devils – 95 points Ottawa Senators – 94 points Montreal Canadiens – 87 points Western Conference Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 116 points Colorado Avalanche, Northwest Division champions – 99 points (45 wins) San Jose Sharks, Pacific Division champions – 99 points (44 wins) St. Louis Blues – 98 points Chicago Blackhawks – 96 points Phoenix Coyotes – 95 points (40 wins, 7 points head-to-head vs. Los Angeles) Los Angeles Kings – 95 points (40 wins, 3 points head-to-head vs. Phoenix) Vancouver Canucks – 94 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners seeded 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 Boston 2 8 Montreal 4 2 Philadelphia 1 7 Ottawa 4 3 Carolina 4 6 New Jersey 2 4 Toronto 4 5 NY Islanders 3 1 Detroit 4 8 Vancouver 2 4 St. Louis 4 5 Chicago 1 3 San Jose 4 6 Phoenix 1 2 Colorado 4 7 Los Angeles 3 3 Carolina 4 8 Montreal 2 4 Toronto 4 7 Ottawa 3 1 Detroit 4 4 St. Louis 1 2 Colorado 4 3 San Jose 3 3 Carolina 4 4 Toronto 2 1 Detroit 4 2 Colorado 3 E3 Carolina 1 W1 Detroit 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Boston Bruins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens The Boston Bruins finished first in the Eastern Conference during the regular season with 101 points. The Montreal Canadiens qualified as the eighth seed earning 87 points during the regular season. This was the twenty-ninth playoff series between the Bruins and the Canadiens, with Montreal winning twenty-one of the twenty-eight previous series. They last met in the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which Boston won in seven games. Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Molson Centre FleetCenter April 18 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2002/04/18/2001030111#=undefined,game=2001030111,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Saku Koivu (1) – pp – 12:55 10:55 – Joe Thornton (1) Doug Gilmour (1) – 04:44 10:30 – pp – Bill Guerin (1) Donald Audette (1) – 02:18Donald Audette (2) – 10:00Gino Odjick (1) – 17:16 No scoring Jose Theodore 30 saves / 32 shots Byron Dafoe 22 saves / 27 shots April 21 4–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2002/04/21/2001030112#=undefined,game=2001030112,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Richard Zednik (1) – 14:22Richard Zednik (2) – 17:39 02:12 – Brian Rolston (1)09:34 – Glen Murray (1)10:55 – Bill Guerin (2)11:49 – pp – Brian Rolston (2) Patrice Brisebois (1) – 14:01 17:42 – P. J. Axelsson (1) Doug Gilmour (2) – 15:06 19:26 – en – Joe Thornton (2) Jose Theodore 38 saves / 43 shots Byron Dafoe 29 saves / 33 shots April 23 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/2002/04/23/2001030113#=undefined,game=2001030113,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 04:54 – pp – Yanic Perreault (1) P. J. Axelsson (2) – sh – 08:24 No scoring Bill Guerin (3) – pp – 07:54Nick Boynton (1) – 09:04 07:04 – Donald Audette (3)07:57 – Doug Gilmour (3)11:59 – Saku Koivu (2)19:59 – en – Joe Juneau (1) No scoring Jose Theodore 29 saves / 32 shots Byron Dafoe 18 saves / 22 shots April 25 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/2002/04/25/2001030114#=undefined,game=2001030114,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring P. J. Stock (1) – 02:49Bill Guerin (4) – pp – 15:49Martin Lapointe (1) – pp – 17:17 14:16 – pp – Richard Zednik (3) Brian Rolston (3) – sh – 15:46 07:07 – pp – Richard Zednik (4) Sergei Samsonov (1) – 14:20 Jose Theodore 20 saves / 25 shots Byron Dafoe 26 saves / 28 shots April 27 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2002/04/27/2001030115#=undefined,game=2001030115,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Bill Lindsay (1) – 02:27Oleg Petrov (1) – 15:25 No scoring No scoring 10:28 – Sergei Samsonov (2) No scoring No scoring Jose Theodore 43 saves / 44 shots Byron Dafoe 11 saves / 13 shots April 29 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/2002/04/29/2001030116#=undefined,game=2001030116,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 13:56 – pp – Donald Audette (4) Brian Rolston (4) – 07:57 No scoring No scoring 00:39 – pp – Yanic Perreault (2) No scoring Jose Theodore 34 saves / 35 shots Byron Dafoe 16 saves / 18 shots Montreal won series 4–2 (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Ottawa Senators The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division with 97 points. The Ottawa Senators earned the seventh seed with 94 points. This was the first playoff series played between the two franchises. The Flyers scored two goals in this series, which is the lowest total scored by a team in a five-game series in NHL history. Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Corel Centre First Union Center April 17 0–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-phi/2002/04/17/2001030121#=undefined,game=2001030121,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 07:47 – Ruslan Fedotenko (1) Patrick Lalime 23 saves / 24 shots Roman Cechmanek 35 saves / 35 shots April 20 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-phi/2002/04/20/2001030122#=undefined,game=2001030122,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring Daniel Alfredsson (1) – 09:32 No scoring Mike Fisher (1) – 03:53Jody Hull (1) – 15:57 No scoring Patrick Lalime 33 saves / 33 shots Roman Cechmanek 23 saves / 26 shots April 22 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-ott/2002/04/22/2001030123#=undefined,game=2001030123,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:04 – pp – Radek Bonk (1)19:05 – en – Marian Hossa (1)19:50 – en – Daniel Alfredsson (2) No scoring Patrick Lalime 26 saves / 26 shots Roman Cechmanek 28 saves / 29 shots April 24 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-ott/2002/04/24/2001030124#=undefined,game=2001030124,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 19:40 – Wade Redden (1) No scoring 06:06 – Sami Salo (1)08:08 – Marian Hossa (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Patrick Lalime 28 saves / 28 shots Roman Cechmanek 16 saves / 19 shotsBrian Boucher 6 saves / 6 shots April 26 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-phi/2002/04/26/2001030125#=undefined,game=2001030125,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Daniel Alfredsson (3) – pp – 15:16 03:53 – pp – Dan McGillis (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Martin Havlat (1) – pp – 07:33 No scoring Patrick Lalime 25 saves / 26 shots Brian Boucher 25 saves / 27 shots Ottawa won series 4–1 (3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (6) New Jersey Devils The Carolina Hurricanes entered the playoffs as the Southeast Division champions earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference with 91 points. The New Jersey Devils earned the sixth seed with 95 points. Although New Jersey finished the season with a better overall record and a higher point total, Carolina won their division, so they were automatically placed in the top three seeds in the conference and were granted home-ice advantage. This was the second playoff series between these two teams, with the only previous meeting being the 2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals where New Jersey won in six games. The Hurricanes knocked off the Devils in six games, winning their first playoff series since relocating from Hartford. New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes Continental Airlines Arena Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena April 17 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-car/2002/04/17/2001030131#=undefined,game=2001030131,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 08:21 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (1)09:43 – Erik Cole (1) No scoring No scoring Patrik Elias (1) – pp – 07:31 No scoring Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 17 shots Arturs Irbe 34 saves / 35 shots April 19 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-car/2002/04/19/2001030132#=undefined,game=2001030132,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring Bobby Holik (1) – 00:37 15:05 – pp – Erik Cole (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 15:26 – Bates Battaglia (1) Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots Arturs Irbe 30 saves / 31 shots April 21 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-njd/2002/04/21/2001030133#=undefined,game=2001030133,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 07:48 – Brian Gionta (1)09:25 – pp – Brian Rafalski (1) No scoring 00:58 – pp – Bobby Holik (2)02:17 – pp – Brian Rafalski (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 16 shots Arturs Irbe 9 saves / 12 shotsKevin Weekes 22 saves / 23 shots April 23 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-njd/2002/04/23/2001030134#=undefined,game=2001030134,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 01:16 – Bobby Holik (3)17:31 – sh – Brian Gionta (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:23 – pp – Brian Rafalski (3) Aaron Ward (1) – 17:23 Martin Brodeur 23 saves / 24 shots Arturs Irbe 6 saves / 8 shotsKevin Weekes 13 saves / 14 shots April 24 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-car/2002/04/24/2001030135#=undefined,game=2001030135,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring Bobby Holik (4) – 11:30 13:44 – Martin Gelinas (1) Patrik Elias (2) – pp – 11:46 18:31 – pp – Jeff O'Neill (1) No scoring 08:16 – Josef Vasicek (1) Martin Brodeur 35 saves / 38 shots Kevin Weekes 40 saves / 42 shots April 27 1–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-njd/2002/04/27/2001030136#=undefined,game=2001030136,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring Ron Francis (1) – pp – 10:29 No scoring No scoring Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 22 shots Kevin Weekes 32 saves / 32 shots Carolina won series 4–2 (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) New York Islanders The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 100 points. The New York Islanders earned the fifth seed with 96 points. This was the third playoff series between these two teams, the teams split the previous two playoff series. They last met in the 1981 Preliminary Round where New York won in three games. New York Islanders Toronto Maple Leafs Nassau Coliseum Air Canada Centre April 18 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-tor/2002/04/18/2001030141#=undefined,game=2001030141,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Kenny Jonsson (1) – pp – 05:57 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:03 – Darcy Tucker (1)08:39 – Tie Domi (1)19:20 – en – Mats Sundin (1) Chris Osgood 28 saves / 30 shots Curtis Joseph 13 saves / 14 shots April 20 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-tor/2002/04/20/2001030142#=undefined,game=2001030142,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 03:10 – Alyn McCauley (1)19:53 – en – Tomas Kaberle (1) Chris Osgood 24 saves / 25 shots Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 31 shots April 23 1–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-nyi/2002/04/23/2001030143#=undefined,game=2001030143,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 14:34 – pp – Mark Parrish (1) Alexander Mogilny (1) – 07:32 06:01 – pp – Brad Isbister (1)13:33 – Michael Peca (1)19:19 – pp – Mark Parrish (2) No scoring 04:07 – pp – Shawn Bates (1)04:21 – Dave Scatchard (1) No scoring Chris Osgood 34 saves / 35 shots Curtis Joseph 33 saves / 39 shotsCorey Schwab 5 saves / 5 shots April 24 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-nyi/2002/04/24/2001030144#=undefined,game=2001030144,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 10:30 – Alexei Yashin (1) Alexander Mogilny (2) – pp – 19:44 No scoring Tomas Kaberle (2) – 19:19 13:16 – pp – Kip Miller (1)14:56 – Roman Hamrlik (1)17:30 – ps – Shawn Bates (2) Shayne Corson (1) – 16:34 Chris Osgood 22 saves / 25 shots Curtis Joseph 19 saves / 23 shots April 26 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-tor/2002/04/26/2001030145#=undefined,game=2001030145,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Kip Miller (2) – pp – 19:48 06:29 – Garry Valk (1)09:34 – Jonas Hoglund (1) Trent Hunter (1) – 16:39 07:05 – pp – Bryan McCabe (1)14:30 – Bryan McCabe (2)17:18 – Darcy Tucker (2) Adrian Aucoin (1) – pp – 13:51 11:05 – pp – Jonas Hoglund (2) Chris Osgood 11 saves / 15 shotsGarth Snow 17 saves / 19 shots Curtis Joseph 16 saves / 19 shots April 28 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-nyi/2002/04/28/2001030146#=undefined,game=2001030146,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 05:07 – pp – Mariusz Czerkawski (1)13:26 – Alexei Yashin (2) Wade Belak (1) – 14:23Jonas Hoglund (3) – pp – 16:42 01:35 – pp – Adrian Aucoin (2) No scoring 03:11 – Kip Miller (3)03:49 – Mariusz Czerkawski (2) Gary Roberts (1) – pp – 06:41 Chris Osgood 31 saves / 34 shots Curtis Joseph 29 saves / 34 shots April 30 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-tor/2002/04/30/2001030147#=undefined,game=2001030147,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Alexei Yashin (3) – pp – 03:41 13:27 – Gary Roberts (2) No scoring 02:37 – Alexander Mogilny (3)13:48 – Travis Green (1) Kip Miller (4) – 04:23 19:20 – en – Alexander Mogilny (4) Chris Osgood 26 saves / 29 shots Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 33 shots Toronto won series 4–3 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the President's trophy winners, the Western Conference Regular season champions and the Central Division champions with 116 points. The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the eighth seed finishing the season with 94 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The Red Wings came back from a two-game deficit and eliminated the Canucks in six games. Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings General Motors Place Joe Louis Arena April 17 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-det/2002/04/17/2001030151#=undefined,game=2001030151,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 17:51 – Luc Robitaille (1) Todd Warriner (1) – 00:21Andrew Cassels (1) – pp – 13:11 08:23 – pp – Sergei Fedorov (1) Trevor Linden (1) – 10:47 01:55 – Igor Larionov (1) Henrik Sedin (1) – 13:59 No scoring Dan Cloutier 32 saves / 35 shots Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 26 shots April 19 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-det/2002/04/19/2001030152#=undefined,game=2001030152,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Todd Bertuzzi (1) – 10:14 No scoring Andrew Cassels (2) – 07:08Scott Lachance (1) – 13:13 10:30 – Nicklas Lidstrom (1) Markus Naslund (1) – 18:08Matt Cooke (1) – en – 18:49 10:33 – pp – Steve Yzerman (1) Dan Cloutier 34 saves / 36 shots Dominik Hasek 15 saves / 19 shots April 21 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-van/2002/04/21/2001030153#=undefined,game=2001030153,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring Steve Yzerman (2) – pp – 09:07 04:38 – pp – Todd Bertuzzi (2) Nicklas Lidstrom (2) – 19:35 No scoring Brendan Shanahan (1) – 03:18 Dan Cloutier 23 saves / 26 shots Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 23 shots April 23 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-van/2002/04/23/2001030154#=undefined,game=2001030154,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring Jiri Fischer (1) – 03:22Chris Chelios (1) – pp – 10:12 09:50 – Mattias Ohlund (1)19:28 – pp – Matt Cooke (2) No scoring No scoring Steve Yzerman (3) – 00:56Kris Draper (1) – en – 19:07 Dan Cloutier 11 saves / 14 shots Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 24 shots April 25 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-det/2002/04/25/2001030155#=undefined,game=2001030155,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 04:02 – pp – Tomas Holmstrom (1)13:35 – sh – Mathieu Dandenault (1)15:32 – Boyd Devereaux (1)18:31 – Sergei Fedorov (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Dan Cloutier 6 saves / 9 shotsPeter Skudra 20 saves / 21 shots Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 25 shots April 27 6–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-van/2002/04/27/2001030156#=undefined,game=2001030156,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 08:12 – pp – Ed Jovanovski (1)08:56 – Henrik Sedin (2) Tomas Holmstrom (2) – 01:05Igor Larionov (2) – 04:23 No scoring Nicklas Lidstrom (3) – sh – 06:40Brett Hull (1) – sh – 07:10Brett Hull (2) – pp – 17:39 06:55 – Henrik Sedin (3)17:02 – Matt Cooke (3) Brett Hull (3) – pp – 13:42 Dan Cloutier 1 save / 3 shotsPeter Skudra 21 saves / 25 shots Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 29 shots Detroit won series 4–2 (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings The Colorado Avalanche entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference by winning the Northwest Division with 99 points, winning the tiebreaker with the San Jose Sharks in wins (45 to 44). The Los Angeles Kings earned 95 points during the regular season to finish seventh overall in the Western Conference, losing the tie-breaker in head-to-head points to Phoenix 7–3. This was the second playoff series between these two teams, they last met in the 2001 Western Conference Semifinals, which Colorado won in seven games. Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche Staples Center Pepsi Center April 18 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-col/2002/04/18/2001030161#=undefined,game=2001030161,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 19:51 – Alex Tanguay (1) Bryan Smolinski (1) – pp – 10:52Zigmund Palffy (1) – 14:20 04:22 – Steven Reinprecht (1) Zigmund Palffy (2) – 03:25 01:06 – pp – Joe Sakic (1)14:26 – Greg de Vries (1) Felix Potvin 27 saves / 31 shots Patrick Roy 26 saves / 29 shots April 20 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-col/2002/04/20/2001030162#=undefined,game=2001030162,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Adam Deadmarsh (1) – 07:23Mikko Eloranta (1) – 13:13 07:01 – Joe Sakic (2)15:37 – pp – Joe Sakic (3) Jason Allison (1) – 08:43 11:05 – Peter Forsberg (1)16:45 – Steven Reinprecht (2) No scoring 08:45 – Chris Drury (1) Felix Potvin 33 saves / 38 shots Patrick Roy 28 saves / 31 shots April 22 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2002/04/22/2001030163#=undefined,game=2001030163,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 00:19 – Zigmund Palffy (3) Brad Larsen (1) – 06:01 00:43 – Jason Allison (2)08:29 – Zigmund Palffy (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring Felix Potvin 30 saves / 31 shots Patrick Roy 15 saves / 18 shots April 23 1–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2002/04/23/2001030164#=undefined,game=2001030164,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring Steven Reinprecht (3) – 05:57 No scoring No scoring Felix Potvin 24 saves / 25 shots Patrick Roy 32 saves / 32 shots April 25 1–0 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-col/2002/04/25/2001030165#=undefined,game=2001030165,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Craig Johnson (1) – 02:19 No scoring Felix Potvin 26 saves / 26 shots Patrick Roy 22 saves / 23 shots April 27 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2002/04/27/2001030166#=undefined,game=2001030166,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 01:21 – Jason Allison (3)06:44 – Brad Chartrand (1) No scoring 06:19 – Bryan Smolinski (2) Riku Hahl (1) – 09:37 No scoring No scoring Felix Potvin 23 saves / 24 shots Patrick Roy 17 saves / 20 shots April 29 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-col/2002/04/29/2001030167#=undefined,game=2001030167,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring 05:08 – Chris Drury (2)06:02 – Alex Tanguay (2)17:32 – Steven Reinprecht (4) No scoring 16:47 – en – Adam Foote (1) Felix Potvin 23 saves / 26 shotsJamie Storr 0 saves / 0 shots Patrick Roy 23 saves / 23 shots Colorado won series 4–3 (3) San Jose Sharks vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division champions earning the third seed in the Western Conference with 99 points, losing the tiebreaker with the Colorado Avalanche in wins (45 to 44). The Phoenix Coyotes earned the sixth seed with 95 points, winning the tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Kings in head-to head points (7 to 3). This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams. Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks America West Arena Compaq Center April 17 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-sjs/2002/04/17/2001030171#=undefined,game=2001030171,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 06:48 – pp – Vincent Damphousse (1) Daniel Briere (1) – 02:53 05:02 – Patrick Marleau (1) No scoring No scoring Sean Burke 25 saves / 27 shots Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 22 shots April 20 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-sjs/2002/04/20/2001030172#=undefined,game=2001030172,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring Daymond Langkow (1) – 05:31 No scoring Daniel Briere (2) – pp – 01:39Shane Doan (1) – 14:59 14:19 – Marco Sturm (1) Sean Burke 27 saves / 28 shots Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 23 shots April 22 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-phx/2002/04/22/2001030173#=undefined,game=2001030173,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 01:06 – Shane Doan (2) No scoring No scoring Patrick Marleau (2) – 03:40Adam Graves (1) – 05:38 No scoring Scott Thornton (1) – 07:20Mike Ricci (1) – 07:43 Sean Burke 31 saves / 35 shots Evgeni Nabokov 35 saves / 36 shots April 24 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-phx/2002/04/24/2001030174#=undefined,game=2001030174,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring Mike Rathje (1) – pp – 12:23Mike Ricci (2) – 14:39 09:27 – Radoslav Suchy (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring Sean Burke 22 saves / 24 shots Evgeni Nabokov 29 saves / 30 shots April 26 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phx-vs-sjs/2002/04/26/2001030175#=undefined,game=2001030175,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring Mike Johnson (1) – ps – 19:45 10:24 – Patrick Marleau (3)13:24 – Adam Graves (2) No scoring 05:20 – Vincent Damphousse (2)15:24 – Marco Sturm (2) Sean Burke 15 saves / 19 shots Evgeni Nabokov 22 saves / 23 shots San Jose won series 4–1 (4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Chicago Blackhawks The St. Louis Blues entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 98 points. The Chicago Blackhawks earned the fifth seed with 96 points. This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Chicago winning seven of the nine previous series. They last met in the 1993 Norris Division Semifinals, where the Blues swept the series in four games. Chicago won this year's five-game regular season series earning seven of ten points. Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues United Center Savvis Center April 18 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/2002/04/18/2001030181#game=2001030181,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring Kyle Calder (1) – 02:42 01:34 – pp – Pavol Demitra (1) Alexander Karpovtsev (1) – 16:50 No scoring Jocelyn Thibault 34 saves / 35 shots Brent Johnson 19 saves / 21 shots April 20 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/2002/04/20/2001030182#game=2001030182,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 02:53 – pp – Doug Weight (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 12:48 – Scott Mellanby (1) Jocelyn Thibault 23 saves / 25 shots Brent Johnson 26 saves / 26 shots April 21 4–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/2002/04/21/2001030183#game=2001030183,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring Jamal Mayers (1) – 01:48Scott Mellanby (2) – pp – 13:26 No scoring Pavol Demitra (2) – pp – 01:03Scott Young (1) – sh – 19:10 No scoring No scoring Jocelyn Thibault 13 saves / 17 shotsSteve Passmore 6 saves / 6 shots Brent Johnson 12 saves / 12 shots April 23 1–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/2002/04/23/2001030184#game=2001030184,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring Pavol Demitra (3) – 18:43 No scoring No scoring Steve Passmore 24 saves / 25 shots Brent Johnson 27 saves / 27 shots April 25 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/2002/04/25/2001030185#game=2001030185,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 19:43 – pp – Scott Mellanby (3) Steve Thomas (1) – 04:34Kyle Calder (2) – pp – 12:43Steve Sullivan (1) – 13:03 14:21 – Scott Young (2)19:57 – Chris Pronger (1) No scoring 06:23 – Jamal Mayers (2)15:56 – Keith Tkachuk (1) Steve Passmore 26 saves / 31 shots Brent Johnson 32 saves / 35 shots St. Louis won series 4–1 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens This was the sixth playoff series between the two teams; with Montreal winning all five previous playoff series. They last met in the 1992 Adams Division Semifinals where Montreal defeated the Hartford Whalers in seven games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes Molson Centre Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena May 3 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2002/05/03/2001030211#game=2001030211,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 03:49 – Ron Francis (2)17:42 – Erik Cole (3) Jose Theodore 26 saves / 28 shots Kevin Weekes 19 saves / 19 shots May 5 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2002/05/05/2001030212#game=2001030212,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore Saku Koivu (3) – 07:25Andrei Markov (1) – 16:51 No scoring Doug Gilmour (4) – pp – 01:03 19:53 – Rod Brind'Amour (2) Bill Lindsay (2) – en – 18:49 No scoring Jose Theodore 45 saves / 46 shots Kevin Weekes 12 saves / 15 shots May 7 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2002/05/07/2001030213#game=2001030213,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring 09:03 – Saku Koivu (4) No scoring No scoring Bates Battaglia (2) – 03:24 02:26 – Donald Audette (5) No scoring Jose Theodore 33 saves / 34 shots Kevin Weekes 18 saves / 20 shots May 9 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2002/05/09/2001030214#game=2001030214,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 10:46 – Andreas Dackell (1)11:54 – Yanic Perreault (3) No scoring 10:55 – Sergei Berezin (1) No scoring No scoring Sean Hill (1) – pp – 03:57Bates Battaglia (3) – 12:43Erik Cole (4) – 19:19 No scoring Niclas Wallin (1) – 03:14 Jose Theodore 36 saves / 40 shots Kevin Weekes 7 saves / 9 shotsArturs Irbe 10 saves / 11 shots May 12 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2002/05/12/2001030215#game=2001030215,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring 03:17 – Martin Gelinas (2) No scoring 02:13 – Rod Brind'Amour (3) Karl Dykhuis (1) – 14:32 03:40 – pp – Ron Francis (3)11:18 – Tommy Westlund (1)16:13 – Bates Battaglia (4) Jose Theodore 26 saves / 31 shots Arturs Irbe 30 saves / 31 shots May 13 8–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2002/05/13/2001030216#game=2001030216,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore 19:49 – Stephane Quintal (1) Erik Cole (5) – 00:25Erik Cole (6) – 03:33Sean Hill (2) – pp – 07:55Josef Vasicek (2) – 14:58Kevyn Adams (1) – 18:15 No scoring Bates Battaglia (5) – pp – 05:57Sean Hill (3) – pp – 12:17Jeff O'Neill (2) – 19:52 05:44 – pp – Donald Audette (6) No scoring Jose Theodore 8 saves / 13 shotsStephane Fiset 16 saves / 19 shots Arturs Irbe 31 saves / 33 shots Carolina won series 4–2 (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Ottawa Senators This was the third consecutive playoff meeting and third postseason match-up between these two teams; with Toronto winning both previous series. Toronto won the previous year's Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in a four-game sweep. Ottawa won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. Before 2021, this was the most recent all-Canadian playoff series that was played after the opening round of the playoffs and to do so without an all-Canadian division realignment until 2022. Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Corel Centre Air Canada Centre May 2 5–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tor/2002/05/02/2001030221#game=2001030221,game_state=final Martin Havlat (2) – pp – 07:44Radek Bonk (2) – pp – 09:04Shane Hnidy (1) – 11:44 No scoring Todd White (1) – 01:42Daniel Alfredsson (4) – pp – 10:39 No scoring No scoring No scoring Patrick Lalime 27 saves / 27 shots Curtis Joseph 28 saves / 33 shots May 4 2–3 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tor/2002/05/04/2001030222#game=2001030222,game_state=final No scoring 04:46 – Travis Green (2)08:20 – Darcy Tucker (3) Sami Salo (2) – 07:52 No scoring Mike Fisher (2) – 02:49 No scoring No scoring 04:30 – Gary Roberts Patrick Lalime 39 saves / 42 shots Curtis Joseph 54 saves / 56 shots May 6 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-ott/2002/05/06/2001030223#game=2001030223,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 06:49 – Magnus Arvedson (1) No scoring 10:14 – Magnus Arvedson (2)16:25 – Daniel Alfredsson (5) Gary Roberts (4) – 16:44Travis Green (3) – 19:26 Patrick Lalime 26 saves / 28 shots Curtis Joseph 26 saves / 29 shots May 8 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-ott/2002/05/08/2001030224#game=2001030224,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 02:15 – pp – Wade Redden (2) Alyn McCauley (2) – 06:17Alyn McCauley (3) – pp – 17:17 No scoring No scoring Patrick Lalime 22 saves / 24 shots Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 25 shots May 10 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tor/2002/05/10/2001030225#game=2001030225,game_state=final Wade Redden (3) – 07:22 19:42 – pp – Gary Roberts (5) Marian Hossa (3) – pp – 07:13 No scoring Daniel Alfredsson (6) – 17:59Radek Bonk (3) – en – 19:25 12:34 – Alyn McCauley (4) Patrick Lalime 26 saves / 28 shots Curtis Joseph 17 saves / 20 shots May 12 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-ott/2002/05/12/2001030226#game=2001030226,game_state=final 01:05 – Marian Hossa (4)04:39 – Daniel Alfredsson (7) Bryan McCabe (3) – pp – 13:01Gary Roberts (6) – pp – 17:20 19:35 – Todd White (2) Gary Roberts (7) – 13:09 No scoring Alexander Mogilny (5) – 04:28 Patrick Lalime 15 saves / 19 shots Curtis Joseph 20 saves / 23 shots May 14 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tor/2002/05/14/2001030227#game=2001030227,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 11:49 – pp – Alexander Mogilny (6) No scoring 05:14 – Alexander Mogilny (7)14:04 – Bryan McCabe (4) Patrick Lalime 24 saves / 27 shots Curtis Joseph 19 saves / 19 shots Toronto won series 4–3 Western Conference semifinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) St. Louis Blues This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with Detroit winning four of the six previous series. They last met in the 1998 Western Conference Semifinals, which Detroit won in six games. Detroit won this year's five-game regular season series earning seven of ten points. St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings Savvis Center Joe Louis Arena May 2 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/2002/05/02/2001030231#game=2001030231,game_state=final No scoring 07:40 – Pavel Datsyuk (1) No scoring 19:04 – sh – Brett Hull (4) No scoring No scoring Brent Johnson 18 saves / 20 shots Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 23 shots May 4 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/2002/05/04/2001030232#game=2001030232,game_state=final No scoring 02:46 – Steve Yzerman (4)18:28 – Brett Hull (5) No scoring 11:53 – Luc Robitaille (2) Scott Mellanby (4) – 00:47Scott Mellanby (5) – 19:19 No scoring Brent Johnson 28 saves / 31 shots Dominik Hasek 35 saves / 37 shots May 7 1–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/2002/05/07/2001030233#game=2001030233,game_state=final 05:41 – Keith Tkachuk (2)19:03 – pp – Scott Mellanby Pavel Datsyuk (2) – 06:08 17:22 – pp – Keith Tkachuk (3) No scoring 01:53 – Keith Tkachuk (4)09:26 – sh – Pavol Demitra (4)15:08 – Jamal Mayers (3) No scoring Brent Johnson 27 saves / 28 shots Dominik Hasek 11 saves / 16 shotsManny Legace 1 save / 2 shots May 9 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/2002/05/09/2001030234#game=2001030234,game_state=final 04:24 – pp – Scott Young (3) Brendan Shanahan (2) – 13:33Jiri Fischer (2) – 16:05 No scoring Tomas Holmstrom (3) – 02:35 17:06 – pp – Scott Mellanby (7)18:30 – Keith Tkachuk (5) Steve Yzerman (5) – pp – 03:05 Brent Johnson 19 saves / 23 shots Dominik Hasek 33 saves / 36 shots May 11 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/2002/05/11/2001030235#game=2001030235,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:42 – Jiri Fischer (3)09:57 – pp – Tomas Holmstrom (4) No scoring 16:57 – Brendan Shanahan (3)19:18 – en – Brendan Shanahan (4) Brent Johnson 26 saves / 29 shots Dominik Hasek 16 saves / 16 shots Detroit won series 4–1 (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (3) San Jose Sharks This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1999 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Colorado won in six games. Colorado won this year's four-game regular season series earning five of eight points. San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Compaq Center Pepsi Center May 1 6–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-col/2002/05/01/2001030241#game=2001030241,game_state=final Mike Ricci (3) – 06:13Teemu Selanne (1) – 10:35 No scoring Teemu Selanne (2) – 11:28 14:33 – pp – Chris Drury (3)17:57 – Greg de Vries (2) Patrick Marleau (4) – 12:34Scott Thornton (2) – 15:20Bryan Marchment (1) – en – 19:54 16:33 – Peter Forsberg (2) Evgeni Nabokov 27 saves / 30 shots Patrick Roy 17 saves / 22 shots May 4 2–8 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-col/2002/05/04/2001030242#game=2001030242,game_state=final No scoring 08:54 – Rob Blake (1) Patrick Marleau (5) – 15:09 01:38 – Rob Blake (2)08:36 – Peter Forsberg (3)10:19 – pp – Joe Sakic (8)13:50 – Greg de Vries (3) Stephane Matteau (1) – 03:30 10:21 – pp – Milan Hejduk (1)11:59 – Eric Messier (1)12:11 – Dan Hinote (1) Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 28 shotsMiikka Kiprusoff 2 saves / 2 shots Patrick Roy 29 saves / 31 shots May 6 4–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/2002/05/06/2001030243#game=2001030243,game_state=final 14:40 – Scott Thornton (3) Rob Blake (3) – 00:59 03:20 – Owen Nolan (1)05:36 – Adam Graves (3) Rob Blake (4) – 08:56Alex Tanguay (3) – pp – 15:49Peter Forsberg (4) – 18:49 03:31 – pp – Teemu Selanne (3)13:26 – pp – Patrick Marleau (6)19:44 – en – Owen Nolan (2) No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 29 saves / 33 shots Patrick Roy 34 saves / 39 shots May 8 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/2002/05/08/2001030244#game=2001030244,game_state=final No scoring Rob Blake (5) – 05:26Joe Sakic (5) – 12:36 00:29 – pp – Teemu Selanne (4) No scoring No scoring Joe Sakic (6) – 02:45Milan Hejduk (2) – en – 18:58 Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 24 shots Patrick Roy 19 saves / 20 shots May 11 5–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-col/2002/05/11/2001030245#game=2001030245,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Marco Sturm (3) – 12:07Niklas Sundstrom (1) – 15:38 13:40 – Peter Forsberg (5)14:57 – Mike Keane (1)18:05 – Joe Sakic (7) Mike Ricci (4) – 05:59Teemu Selanne (5) – 09:04Owen Nolan (3) – en – 19:57 No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 18 saves / 21 shots Patrick Roy 22 saves / 26 shots May 13 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/2002/05/13/2001030246#game=2001030246,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 15:17 – Marcus Ragnarsson (1) Steven Reinprecht (5) – 15:41 No scoring No scoring No scoring Peter Forsberg (6) – 02:47 Evgeni Nabokov 27 saves / 29 shots Patrick Roy 21 saves / 22 shots May 15 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-col/2002/05/15/2001030247#game=2001030247,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 17:50 – Peter Forsberg (7) No scoring No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 22 saves / 23 shots Patrick Roy 27 saves / 27 shots Colorado won series 4–3 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The Hurricanes advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time in their 23rd season (fifth in Carolina) after entering the league in 1979 as the Hartford Whalers. This was Toronto's fourth appearance in the Conference Finals, they last appeared in the Conference Finals in 1999, which they lost to the Buffalo Sabres in five games. These teams split their four-game regular season series. The Hurricanes defeated the Maple Leafs in six games. Martin Gelinas' overtime goal in Game 6 sent Carolina to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history. To date this series remains as the lowest scoring six-game playoff series in NHL history. As of , this is the last time the Maple Leafs have appeared in the Eastern Conference Finals. Toronto Maple Leafs Carolina Hurricanes Air Canada Centre Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena May 16 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-car/2002/05/16/2001030311#game=2001030311,game_state=final Alexander Mogilny (8) – 07:02 03:23 – pp – Jeff O'Neill (3) Jonas Hoglund (4) – pp – 12:45 No scoring No scoring No scoring Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 32 shots Arturs Irbe 22 saves/ 24 shots May 19 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-car/2002/05/19/2001030312#game=2001030312,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Alyn McCauley (5) – 19:52 07:31 – Bret Hedican (1) No scoring 13:42 – Niclas Wallin (2) Curtis Joseph 31 saves / 33 shots Arturs Irbe 26 saves / 27 shots May 21 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-tor/2002/05/21/2001030313#game=2001030313,game_state=final No scoring Ron Francis (4) – pp – 05:15 19:26 – pp – Bryan McCabe (5) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Jeff O'Neill (4) – 06:01 Curtis Joseph 15 saves / 17 shots Arturs Irbe 20 saves / 21 shots May 23 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-tor/2002/05/23/2001030314#game=2001030314,game_state=final No scoring Jaroslav Svoboda (1) – pp – 19:32 No scoring No scoring No scoring Sami Kapanen (1) – 11:41Ron Francis (5) – pp – 17:35 Curtis Joseph 12 saves / 15 shots Arturs Irbe 31 saves / 31 shots May 25 1–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-car/2002/05/25/2001030315#game=2001030315,game_state=final Darcy Tucker (4) – pp – 18:32 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Curtis Joseph 27 saves / 27 shots Arturs Irbe 18 saves / 19 shots May 28 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-tor/2002/05/28/2001030316#game=2001030316,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:38 – Mats Sundin (2) Jeff O'Neill (5) – 09:36 No scoring Martin Gelinas (3) – 08:05 Curtis Joseph 33 saves / 35 shots Arturs Irbe 35 saves / 36 shots Carolina won series 4–2 Western Conference final (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Colorado winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 2000 Western Conference Semifinals with Colorado winning in five games. This was Detroit's seventh Conference Finals appearance. They last went to the Western Conference Final in 1998, where they defeated the Dallas Stars in six games. This was Colorado's fourth consecutive and eighth appearance in the Conference Finals. They last went to the Western Conference Final in the previous year, which they won against the St. Louis Blues in five games. Detroit won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Red Wings narrowly defeated the Avalanche in seven games to return to the Finals for the fourth time in the last seven years. The seventh game of the series is the most one-sided game seven score in NHL history and it started a streak of what is currently seven consecutive losses in game sevens for the Avalanche.https://www.si.com/onsi/breakaway/news-feed-page/colorado-avalanche-miserable-record-game-7-loss#:~:text=The%20Avalanche%20are%20the%20first,lose%207%20consecutive%20Game%207s.&text=The%20disappointing%20trend%20is%20sure,inability%20to%20hold%20onto%20leads. Punturi Jacob Avalanche Set Miserable Record in Game 7 Loss Sports Illustrated May 4, 2025 May 21, 2025 Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings Pepsi Center Joe Louis Arena May 18 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2002/05/18/2001030321#game=2001030321,game_state=final Joe Sakic (8) – pp – 02:48 18:48 – pp – Tomas Holmstrom (5) Milan Hejduk (3) – 13:36 16:29 – Brett Hull (6) Alex Tanguay (4) – pp – 18:00 01:18 – Darren McCarty (1)12:44 – Darren McCarty (2)15:55 – Darren McCarty (3) Patrick Roy 25 saves / 30 shots Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 27 shots May 20 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2002/05/20/2001030322#game=2001030322,game_state=final Alex Tanguay (5) – pp – 02:59 09:37 – Boyd Devereaux (2) Peter Forsberg (8) – 07:33 14:08 – sh – Kirk Maltby (1) Greg de Vries (4) – 05:26 13:25 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (4) Chris Drury (4) – 02:17 No scoring Patrick Roy 30 saves / 33 shots Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 26 shots May 22 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-col/2002/05/22/2001030323#game=2001030323,game_state=final 15:54 – Rob Blake (6) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Luc Robitaille (3) – 05:20 No scoring Fredrik Olausson (1) – 12:44 Patrick Roy 40 saves / 42 shots Dominik Hasek 20 saves / 21 shots May 25 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-col/2002/05/25/2001030324#game=2001030324,game_state=final 07:50 – Steven Reinprecht (6) No scoring No scoring Sergei Fedorov (3) – sh – 06:20 00:45 – Joe Sakic (9)16:43 – Chris Drury (5) Brett Hull (7) – 19:57 Patrick Roy 31 saves / 33 shots Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 22 shots May 27 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2002/05/27/2001030325#game=2001030325,game_state=final Steven Reinprecht (7) – 17:11 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:54 – pp – Steve Yzerman (6) Peter Forsberg (9) – 06:24 No scoring Patrick Roy 26 saves / 27 shots Dominik Hasek 27 saves / 29 shots May 29 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-col/2002/05/29/2001030326#game=2001030326,game_state=final No scoring Brendan Shanahan (5) – 19:21 No scoring Darren McCarty (4) – 13:27 No scoring No scoring Patrick Roy 26 saves / 28 shots Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 24 shots May 31 0–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2002/05/31/2001030327#game=2001030327,game_state=final No scoring 01:57 – Tomas Holmstrom (6)03:17 – Sergei Fedorov (4)10:25 – Luc Robitaille (4)12:51 – Tomas Holmstrom (7) No scoring 04:41 – Brett Hull (8)06:28 – pp – Fredrik Olausson (2) No scoring 16:09 – pp – Pavel Datsyuk (3) Patrick Roy 10 saves / 16 shotsDavid Aebischer 13 saves / 14 shots Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 19 shots Detroit won series 4–3 Stanley Cup Finals 2002 Stanley Cup Finals This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Detroit made their twenty-second Finals appearance; their most recent appearance came in 1998 where they swept the Washington Capitals in four games. Carolina made their first Finals appearance in their twenty-third season since entering the league in 1979–80. The Hurricanes franchise had last played in a championship series when they were known as the New England Whalers in the WHA in 1978 where they were swept by the Winnipeg Jets. Detroit won both games in this year's regular season series. Carolina Hurricanes Detroit Red Wings Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena Joe Louis Arena June 4 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-det/2002/06/04/2001030411#game=2001030411,game_state=final No scoring 15:21 – pp – Sergei Fedorov (5) Sean Hill (4) – pp – 03:30Jeff O'Neill (6) – 19:10 10:39 – Kirk Maltby (2) No scoring No scoring Ron Francis (6) – 00:58 No scoring Arturs Irbe 23 saves / 25 shots Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 26 shots June 6 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-det/2002/06/06/2001030412#game=2001030412,game_state=final Rod Brind'Amour (4) – sh – 14:47 06:33 – sh – Kirk Maltby (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 14:52 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (5)15:05 – Kris Draper (2) Arturs Irbe 27 saves / 30 shots Dominik Hasek 16 saves / 17 shots June 8 3–2 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-car/2002/06/08/2001030413#game=2001030413,game_state=final 14:49 – Josef Vasicek (3) No scoring No scoring Igor Larionov (3) – 05:33 07:34 – Jeff O'Neill (7) Brett Hull (9) – 18:46 No scoring Igor Larionov (4) – 14:47 Arturs Irbe 50 saves / 53 shots Dominik Hasek 41 saves/ 43 shots June 10 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-car/2002/06/10/2001030414#game=2001030414,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Brett Hull (10) – 06:32 No scoring Igor Larionov (5) – 03:43Brendan Shanahan (6) – 14:43 Arturs Irbe 24 saves / 27 shots Dominik Hasek 17 saves / 17 shots June 13 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-det/2002/06/13/2001030415#game=2001030415,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Jeff O'Neill (8) – pp – 18:50 04:07 – Tomas Holmstrom (8)14:04 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (7) No scoring 19:15 – en – Brendan Shanahan (8) Arturs Irbe 24 saves / 26 shots Dominik Hasek 16 saves / 17 shots Detroit won series 4–1 Player statistics Despite getting eliminated by the Red Wings in the Western Conference Final, Colorado forward Peter Forsberg led the playoffs in points with 18 assists and 9 goals. Brett Hull of the Detroit Red Wings led the playoffs with ten goals. Skaters GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche 20 9 18 27 +8 20 Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 23 6 17 23 +4 10 Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche 21 9 10 19 -2 4 Brendan Shanahan Detroit Red Wings 23 8 11 19 +5 20 Gary Roberts Gary Roberts (ice hockey) Toronto Maple Leafs 19 7 12 19 +6 56 Sergei Fedorov Detroit Red Wings 23 5 14 19 +4 20 Brett Hull Detroit Red Wings 23 10 8 18 +1 4 Ron Francis Carolina Hurricanes 23 6 10 16 –2 6 Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings 23 5 11 16 +6 2 Alyn McCauley Toronto Maple Leafs 20 5 10 15 +3 4 Goaltending These are the top seven goaltenders based on goals against average with at least four games played. GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SO = Shutouts Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA Sv% TOI SO Patrick Lalime Ottawa Senators 12 7 5 332 18 1.39 .946 777:44 4 Kevin Weekes Carolina Hurricanes 8 3 2 180 11 1.62 .939 407:34 2 Arturs Irbe Artūrs Irbe Carolina Hurricanes 18 10 8 480 30 1.67 .938 1078:17 1 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 6 2 4 145 9 1.42 .938 381:08 1 Roman Cechmanek Roman Čechmánek Philadelphia Flyers 4 1 3 109 7 1.85 .936 226:39 1 Brent Johnson St. Louis Blues 10 5 5 252 18 1.83 .929 590:15 3 Dominik Hasek Dominik Hašek Detroit Red Wings 23 16 7 562 45 1.86 .920 1454:42 6 See also List of Stanley Cup champions 2001–02 NHL season 2002 in sports References 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs