2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season
2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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Division | 3rd Southeast |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
2002–03 record | 31–39–7 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | Bob Hartley |
Captain | Shawn McEachern |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dany Heatley (41) |
Assists | Vyacheslav Kozlov (49) |
Points | Dany Heatley (89) |
<2001–02 | 2003–04> |
The 2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' fourth season. The Thrashers placed third in the Southeast, eleventh in the East to miss the playoffs.
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Offseason
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Regular season
The Thrashers struggled defensively, allowing the most goals (284) and the most short-handed goals (14) of any team in the league.[1]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
2 | 6 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
3 | 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
4 | 13 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
5 | 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
2 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
3 | Y- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
5 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
6 | X- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
7 | X- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
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9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
11 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
12 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
13 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
15 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 11, 2002 | 3–5 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 0–1–0–0 |
2 | OTL | October 12, 2002 | 4–5 OT | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 0–1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 16, 2002 | 2–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 0–2–0–1 |
4 | L | October 18, 2002 | 5–8 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 0–3–0–1 |
5 | L | October 19, 2002 | 4–5 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 0–4–0–1 |
6 | L | October 21, 2002 | 2–3 | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 0–5–0–1 |
7 | L | October 23, 2002 | 1–2 | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 0–6–0–1 |
8 | L | October 26, 2002 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 0–7–0–1 |
9 | L | October 29, 2002 | 0–4 | Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 0–8–0–1 |
10 | T | October 31, 2002 | 3–3 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 0–8–1–1 |
11 | W | November 2, 2002 | 3–1 | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 1–8–1–1 |
12 | L | November 7, 2002 | 0–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 1–9–1–1 |
13 | W | November 9, 2002 | 6–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 2–9–1–1 |
14 | W | November 11, 2002 | 2–1 | Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 3–9–1–1 |
15 | W | November 13, 2002 | 3–2 OT | San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 4–9–1–1 |
16 | L | November 15, 2002 | 1–5 | Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 4–10–1–1 |
17 | L | November 17, 2002 | 1–5 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 4–11–1–1 |
18 | W | November 19, 2002 | 4–3 OT | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 5–11–1–1 |
19 | L | November 22, 2002 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 5–12–1–1 |
20 | L | November 23, 2002 | 3–6 | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 5–13–1–1 |
21 | L | November 26, 2002 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 5–14–1–1 |
22 | W | November 28, 2002 | 7–4 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 6–14–1–1 |
23 | W | December 1, 2002 | 5–4 | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 7–14–1–1 |
24 | OTL | December 5, 2002 | 3–4 OT | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 7–14–1–2 |
25 | OTL | December 6, 2002 | 6–7 OT | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 7–14–1–3 |
26 | L | December 8, 2002 | 0–3 | Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 7–15–1–3 |
27 | L | December 11, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 7–16–1–3 |
28 | L | December 13, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 7–17–1–3 |
29 | L | December 14, 2002 | 0–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 7–18–1–3 |
30 | W | December 16, 2002 | 1–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 8–18–1–3 |
31 | L | December 18, 2002 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 8–19–1–3 |
32 | OTL | December 20, 2002 | 2–3 OT | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 8–19–1–4 |
33 | L | December 23, 2002 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 8–20–1–4 |
34 | W | December 27, 2002 | 5–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 9–20–1–4 |
35 | L | December 28, 2002 | 0–1 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 9–21–1–4 |
36 | W | December 30, 2002 | 3–2 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 10–21–1–4 |
37 | L | January 2, 2003 | 1–8 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 10–22–1–4 |
38 | L | January 3, 2003 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 10–23–1–4 |
39 | L | January 5, 2003 | 4–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 10–24–1–4 |
40 | T | January 7, 2003 | 3–3 OT | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 10–24–2–4 |
41 | W | January 9, 2003 | 3–2 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 11–24–2–4 |
42 | L | January 11, 2003 | 3–7 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 11–25–2–4 |
43 | W | January 13, 2003 | 7–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 12–25–2–4 |
44 | W | January 15, 2003 | 1–0 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 13–25–2–4 |
45 | W | January 17, 2003 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 14–25–2–4 |
46 | L | January 19, 2003 | 1–4 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 14–26–2–4 |
47 | W | January 21, 2003 | 8–4 | St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 15–26–2–4 |
48 | T | January 23, 2003 | 3–3 OT | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 15–26–3–4 |
49 | W | January 25, 2003 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 16–26–3–4 |
50 | W | January 28, 2003 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 17–26–3–4 |
51 | L | January 30, 2003 | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 17–27–3–4 |
52 | W | February 4, 2003 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 18–27–3–4 |
53 | W | February 7, 2003 | 4–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 19–27–3–4 |
54 | L | February 8, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 19–28–3–4 |
55 | L | February 12, 2003 | 1–5 | Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 19–29–3–4 |
56 | T | February 14, 2003 | 2–2 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 19–29–4–4 |
57 | L | February 15, 2003 | 2–6 | Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 19–30–4–4 |
58 | W | February 17, 2003 | 4–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 20–30–4–4 |
59 | L | February 19, 2003 | 0–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 20–31–4–4 |
60 | T | February 23, 2003 | 3–3 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 20–31–5–4 |
61 | L | February 25, 2003 | 0–8 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 20–32–5–4 |
62 | W | February 27, 2003 | 4–3 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 21–32–5–4 |
63 | L | March 1, 2003 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 21–33–5–4 |
64 | W | March 2, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 22–33–5–4 |
65 | T | March 6, 2003 | 4–4 OT | @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) | 22–33–6–4 |
66 | L | March 7, 2003 | 1–2 | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 22–34–6–4 |
67 | L | March 9, 2003 | 4–6 | Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 22–35–6–4 |
68 | W | March 11, 2003 | 3–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 23–35–6–4 |
69 | L | March 13, 2003 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 23–36–6–4 |
70 | W | March 15, 2003 | 5–3 | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 24–36–6–4 |
71 | W | March 17, 2003 | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 25–36–6–4 |
72 | OTL | March 19, 2003 | 4–5 OT | Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 25–36–6–5 |
73 | L | March 21, 2003 | 1–5 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 25–37–6–5 |
74 | W | March 22, 2003 | 3–2 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 26–37–6–5 |
75 | L | March 24, 2003 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 26–38–6–5 |
76 | W | March 26, 2003 | 5–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 27–38–6–5 |
77 | T | March 28, 2003 | 1–1 OT | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 27–38–7–5 |
78 | W | March 29, 2003 | 3–2 | @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 28–38–7–5 |
79 | W | March 31, 2003 | 4–3 OT | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 29–38–7–5 |
80 | L | April 2, 2003 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 29–39–7–5 |
81 | W | April 5, 2003 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 30–39–7–5 |
82 | W | April 6, 2003 | 6–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 31–39–7–5 |
Playoffs
The Thrashers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dany Heatley | LW | 77 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 58 | -8 | 19 | 1 | 6 |
Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 79 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 66 | -10 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 81 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 57 | -24 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Marc Savard | C | 57 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 77 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Patrik Stefan | C | 71 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 12 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Yannick Tremblay | D | 75 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 32 | -27 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Shawn McEachern | RW | 46 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 28 | -27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Tony Hrkac | C | 80 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 14 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Frantisek Kaberle | D | 79 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 32 | -19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Andy Sutton | D | 53 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 114 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lubos Bartecko | LW | 37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Daniel Tjarnqvist | D | 75 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 26 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Snyder | C | 36 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 34 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brad Tapper | RW | 35 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pascal Rheaume | C | 56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Richard Smehlik | D | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Tamer | D | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 118 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Cowan | LW | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 115 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Per Svartvadet | C | 62 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Hartigan | C | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Odgers | RW | 74 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 171 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Herperger | C | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kamil Piros | C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Weaver | D | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirill Safronov | D | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pasi Nurminen | G | 52 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yuri Butsayev | LW | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe DiPenta | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garnet Exelby | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tomi Kallio | LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Francis Lessard | RW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Simon | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zdenek Blatny | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frederic Cassivi | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Byron Dafoe | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Farkas | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurtis Foster | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Simon Gamache | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milan Hnilicka | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uwe Krupp | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.P. Vigier | RW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Pasi Nurminen | 2856 | 52 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 137 | 2.88 | 2 | 1452 | 1315 | .906 |
Byron Dafoe | 895 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 65 | 4.36 | 0 | 472 | 407 | .862 |
Milan Hnilicka | 1097 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 65 | 3.56 | 0 | 605 | 540 | .893 |
Frederic Cassivi | 123 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.37 | 0 | 58 | 47 | .810 |
Team: | 4971 | 82 | 31 | 44 | 7 | 278 | 3.36 | 2 | 2587 | 2309 | .893 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Roster
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Draft picks
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Farm teams
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See also
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References
- ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2003.html
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