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The 2002–03 Ottawa Senators season was the 11th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators reach the highest point in the playoffs until the 2006–07 season. They were eliminated by the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup winning team in the Eastern Conference final. On top of their larger success, with their total 113 points they won the Presidents’ Trophy, the Northeast Division title and the Eastern Conference title.

After their long history of debt problems, the Senators filed for bankruptcy on January 9, 2003. They continued regular season play after receiving emergency financing from the NHL. Despite the off-ice problems, they had a successful year, compared to their early day woes. The Presidents’ Trophy awarded to the Senators made them the first Canadian team to win it since the Calgary Flames in their championship season of 1989, and the first Eastern Conference team to win it since the New York Rangers’ title in the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. In the playoffs, they defeated their former teammate Alexei Yashin and his New York Islanders, then the Philadelphia Flyers before coming within one game of making it into the Finals, falling to the New Jersey Devils.

Offseason[edit]

General manager Marshall Johnston resigned and was replaced by John Muckler on July 1, 2002.[1] Muckler had been a candidate for the positions of Ottawa head coach or GM back in 1992, but had chosen to sign on with the Buffalo Sabres instead.

Regular season[edit]

Right winger Marian Hossa led Ottawa in scoring, just eclipsing Yashin’s previous record of 44 goals. Without the goaltending issues that had plagued Senators teams of the past, Patrick Lalime showed one of his best seasons, with career bests in goals against average (GAA) and wins.

After a slow start to the season after an even .500 ratio, the Senators turned around their game with a ten-game unbeaten streak. Fans were concerned whether their start was due to off-ice problems. These worries, however, were soon irrelevant to fans when the Senators again clinched a playoff berth. Before the playoffs, the Senators addressed toughness concerns through separate trades to the Buffalo Sabres for grinders Vaclav Varada and Rob Ray respectively, plus two-way forward Bryan Smolinski from the Los Angeles Kings.

Division standings[edit]

[2]

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.

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs[edit]

In the first round of the playoffs, the team played the New York Islanders, facing former team captain Alexei Yashin for the first time in the playoffs. Yashin played well in the first game and the Islanders won the first game at the Corel Centre 3–0. The loss by the Senators was attributed to paying too much attention to stopping Yashin and not enough on the rest of the Islanders. The Senators adjusted their play for the next game winning it and the next three games in a row to win the series 4–1.

In the second round, the team faced the Philadelphia Flyers who had defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. The Senators won the series on the basis of their strong defence, holding the Flyers to only ten goals in the six games, advancing to the Eastern Conference final series against the New Jersey Devils to decide the Prince of Wales Trophy.

The first two games of the series were in Ottawa and the wins were split between the Senators and Devils. In New Jersey, the Devils won both games to put the Senators at the brink of elimination. However, the Senators came back, winning the fifth game at home and the sixth game in New Jersey to force a seventh and deciding game at home.

In the seventh game, Ottawa got out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by Magnus Arvedson. The Devils would score the next two on goals in the second period by Jamie Langenbrunner. Going into the third down 2-1 the Sens tied it on a goal by Radek Bonk and dominated play in the third, when with two minutes remaining, Devils’ forward Jeff Friesen deked out Patrick Lalime and shot over his leg pad, into the net, to score the series-winning goal.[4]

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2002–03 regular season[5]

October: 3–4–1–0 (Home: 2–2–0–0; Road: 1–2–1–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 L October 10, 2002 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 0–1–0–0 16,865 Recap
2 W October 12, 2002 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 1–1–0–0 19,198 Recap
3 W October 15, 2002 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 2–1–0–0 13,816 Recap
4 W October 23, 2002 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–1–0–0 14,847 Recap
5 T October 24, 2002 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 3–1–1–0 17,565 Recap
6 L October 26, 2002 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 3–2–1–0 20,812 Recap
7 L October 29, 2002 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 3–3–1–0 19,077 Recap
8 L October 30, 2002 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 3–4–1–0 17,987 Recap

November: 10–2–2–0 (Home: 7–1–0–0; Road: 3–1–2–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
9 W November 2, 2002 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 4–4–1–0 18,210 Recap
10 W November 6, 2002 5–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 5–4–1–0 18,007 Recap
11 L November 8, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 5–5–1–0 16,926 Recap
12 L November 9, 2002 1–7 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 5–6–1–0 13,954 Recap
13 W November 12, 2002 5–3 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 6–6–1–0 12,659 Recap
14 W November 14, 2002 3–2 OT Florida Panthers (2002–03) 7–6–1–0 13,323 Recap
15 W November 16, 2002 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 8–6–1–0 15,298 Recap
16 T November 19, 2002 4–4 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 8–6–2–0 11,044 Recap
17 W November 21, 2002 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 9–6–2–0 16,010 Recap
18 W November 23, 2002 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 10–6–2–0 15,684 Recap
19 W November 25, 2002 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 11–6–2–0 18,035 Recap
20 T November 27, 2002 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 11–6–3–0 14,887 Recap
21 W November 29, 2002 6–2 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 12–6–3–0 15,822 Recap
22 W November 30, 2002 4–2 New York Islanders (2002–03) 13–6–3–0 15,121 Recap

December: 10–3–2–0 (Home: 4–1–1–0; Road: 6–2–1–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
23 L December 4, 2002 0–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 13–7–3–0 12,137 Recap
24 T December 5, 2002 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 13–7–4–0 17,189 Recap
25 W December 7, 2002 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 14–7–4–0 15,328 Recap
26 W December 10, 2002 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 15–7–4–0 9,966 Recap
27 W December 12, 2002 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 16–7–4–0 11,893 Recap
28 W December 14, 2002 4–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 17–7–4–0 17,284 Recap
29 L December 16, 2002 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 17–8–4–0 16,807 Recap
30 W December 18, 2002 3–0 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 18–8–4–0 11,876 Recap
31 W December 19, 2002 9–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 19–8–4–0 14,848 Recap
32 W December 21, 2002 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 20–8–4–0 19,543 Recap
33 T December 23, 2002 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 20–8–5–0 17,787 Recap
34 W December 26, 2002 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 21–8–5–0 12,677 Recap
35 W December 27, 2002 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–8–5–0 18,500 Recap
36 L December 30, 2002 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 22–9–5–0 11,584 Recap
37 W December 31, 2002 6–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 23–9–5–0 14,452 Recap

January: 9–5–1–1 (Home: 5–0–0–1; Road: 4–5–1–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
38 W January 2, 2003 8–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 24–9–5–0 18,026 Recap
39 OTL January 4, 2003 1–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 24–9–5–1 16,406 Recap
40 W January 6, 2003 5–2 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 25–9–5–1 18,200 Recap
41 L January 8, 2003 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 25–10–5–1 18,422 Recap
42 W January 9, 2003 1–0 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 26–10–5–1 16,058 Recap
43 W January 11, 2003 2–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 27–10–5–1 16,839 Recap
44 W January 14, 2003 7–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 28–10–5–1 18,500 Recap
45 W January 16, 2003 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 29–10–5–1 18,034 Recap
46 W January 18, 2003 5–2 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 30–10–5–1 18,500 Recap
47 L January 20, 2003 2–6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 30–11–5–1 12,022 Recap
48 W January 22, 2003 2–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 31–11–5–1 13,944 Recap
49 T January 23, 2003 3–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 31–11–6–1 10,805 Recap
50 W January 25, 2003 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 32–11–6–1 18,241 Recap
51 L January 27, 2003 3–5 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 32–12–6–1 18,532 Recap
52 L January 29, 2003 2–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 32–13–6–1 13,230 Recap
53 L January 30, 2003 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 32–14–6–1 16,518 Recap

February: 8–3–1–0 (Home: 5–2–1–0; Road: 3–1–0–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
54 W February 5, 2003 5–3 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 33–14–6–1 18,200 Recap
55 T February 6, 2003 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 33–14–7–1 16,599 Recap
56 W February 8, 2003 3–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 34–14–7–1 18,371 Recap
57 W February 12, 2003 3–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 35–14–7–1 14,197 Recap
58 W February 13, 2003 2–0 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 36–14–7–1 18,115 Recap
59 L February 15, 2003 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 36–15–7–1 19,415 Recap
60 W February 17, 2003 3–2 New York Rangers (2002–03) 37–15–7–1 18,094 Recap
61 W February 19, 2003 5–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 38–15–7–1 12,298 Recap
62 L February 20, 2003 3–4 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 38–16–7–1 15,250 Recap
63 W February 22, 2003 4–0 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 39–16–7–1 17,971 Recap
64 L February 25, 2003 0–3 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 39–17–7–1 17,371 Recap
65 W February 27, 2003 3–2 OT Dallas Stars (2002–03) 40–17–7–1 18,500 Recap

March: 9–4–1–0 (Home: 4–3–1–0; Road: 5–1–0–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
66 L March 1, 2003 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 40–18–7–1 18,033 Recap
67 W March 4, 2003 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 41–18–7–1 18,500 Recap
68 W March 8, 2003 5–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 42–18–7–1 14,354 Recap
69 W March 9, 2003 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 43–18–7–1 18,500 Recap
70 W March 11, 2003 4–3 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 44–18–7–1 18,230 Recap
71 W March 13, 2003 3–2 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 45–18–7–1 18,011 Recap
72 L March 15, 2003 2–5 New York Islanders (2002–03) 45–19–7–1 18,349 Recap
73 L March 16, 2003 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 45–20–7–1 20,058 Recap
74 W March 18, 2003 6–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 46–20–7–1 16,531 Recap
75 W March 21, 2003 5–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 47–20–7–1 16,114 Recap
76 W March 22, 2003 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 48–20–7–1 18,613 Recap
77 T March 25, 2003 2–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 48–20–8–1 18,036 Recap
78 L March 28, 2003 2–3 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 48–21–8–1 18,311 Recap
79 W March 29, 2003 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 49–21–8–1 21,273 Recap

April: 3–0–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 2–0–0–0)
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs[edit]

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) New York Islanders – Senators win 4–1

Game Result Date Opponent Score Series Attendance Recap
1 L April 9, 2003 New York Islanders 0–3 Islanders lead 1–0 18,273 Recap
2 W April 12, 2003 New York Islanders 3–0 Series tied 1–1 18,500 Recap
3 W April 14, 2003 @ New York Islanders 3–2 2OT Senators lead 2–1 16,234 Recap
4 W April 16, 2003 @ New York Islanders 3–1 Senators lead 3–1 16,234 Recap
5 W April 17, 2003 New York Islanders 4–1 Senators win 4–1 18,500 Recap

Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers – Senators win 4–2

Game Result Date Opponent Score Series Attendance Recap
1 W April 25, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Senators lead 1–0 18,197 Recap
2 L April 27, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers 0–2 Series tied 1–1 18,500 Recap
3 W April 29, 2003 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 OT Senators lead 2–1 19,680 Recap
4 L May 1, 2003 @ Philadelphia Flyers 0–1 Series tied 2–2 19,842 Recap
5 W May 3, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 Senators lead 3–2 18,500 Recap
6 W May 5, 2003 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 Senators win 4–2 19,454 Recap

Eastern Conference Finals vs. (2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3

Game Result Date Opponent Score Series Attendance Recap
1 W May 10, 2003 New Jersey Devils 3–2 OT Senators lead 1–0 18,500 Recap
2 L May 13, 2003 New Jersey Devils 1–4 Series tied 1–1 18,500 Recap
3 L May 15, 2003 @ New Jersey Devils 0–1 Devils lead 2–1 19,040 Recap
4 L May 17, 2003 @ New Jersey Devils 2–5 Devils lead 3–1 19,040 Recap
5 W May 19, 2003 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Devils lead 3–2 18,500 Recap
6 W May 21, 2003 @ New Jersey Devils 2–1 OT Series tied 3–3 19,040 Recap
7 L May 23, 2003 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Devils win 4–3 18,500 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.

Goaltending[edit]

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Milestones[edit]

Transactions[edit]

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.[13]

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 To New York Rangers

3rd-round pick in 2002
4th-round pick in 2002 		To Ottawa Senators

3rd-round pick in 2002 		[14]
June 23, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning

7th-round pick in 2002 		To Ottawa Senators

Josef Boumedienne 		[15]
June 29, 2002 To Atlanta Thrashers

Shawn McEachern
6th-round pick in 2004 		To Ottawa Senators

Brian Pothier 		[16]
September 21, 2002 To Vancouver Canucks

Sami Salo 		To Ottawa Senators

Peter Schaefer 		[17]
October 1, 2002 To Florida Panthers

Jani Hurme 		To Ottawa Senators

Rights to Billy Thompson
Rights to Greg Watson 		[18]
December 16, 2002 To Washington Capitals

Josef Boumedienne 		To Ottawa Senators

Dean Melanson 		[19]
January 15, 2003 To Washington Capitals

Joel Kwiatkowski 		To Ottawa Senators

9th-round pick in 2003 		[20]
February 25, 2003 To Buffalo Sabres

Jakub Klepis 		To Ottawa Senators

Vaclav Varada
5th-round pick in 2003 		[21]
March 4, 2003 To Florida Panthers

Simon Lajeunesse 		To Ottawa Senators

Joey Tetarenko 		[22]
March 10, 2003 To Buffalo Sabres

Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators

Rob Ray 		[23]
March 10, 2003 To Nashville Predators

Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators

Bob Wren 		[24]
March 11, 2003 To Los Angeles Kings

Rights to Tim Gleason 		To Ottawa Senators

Bryan Smolinski 		[25]

Players acquired[edit]

Players lost[edit]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Joel Kwiatkowski multi-year Re-signing [39]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Daniel Alfredsson 2-year Re-signing [40]
Christoph Schubert 3-year Entry-level [41]
Anton Volchenkov 3-year Entry-level [42]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Josh Langfeld 1-year Re-signing [43]
Sami Salo 1-year Re-signing [44]
Jeff Ulmer 1-year Re-signing [45]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Josef Boumedienne 1-year Re-signing [46]
Steve Martins multi-year Re-signing [47]
Petr Schastlivy multi-year Re-signing [48]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) Radek Bonk 2-year Re-signing [49]
Chris Phillips 2-year Re-signing [50]
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) Jody Hull 1-year Re-signing [51]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Brian Pothier multi-year Re-signing [28]
September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14) Mike Fisher multi-year Re-signing [52]
Chris Neil multi-year Re-signing [52]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) Peter Schaefer multi-year Re-signing [17]
November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08) Karel Rachunek 2-year Re-signing [53]
November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27) Billy Thompson multi-year Entry-level [54]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) Brooks Laich multi-year Entry-level [55]
Jan Platil multi-year Entry-level [55]
Greg Watson multi-year Entry-level [55]
June 6, 2003 (2003-06-06) Shaun Van Allen 1-year Option exercised [56]

Draft picks[edit]

Ottawa’s draft picks from the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held on June 22 and June 23, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[57]

Farm teams[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  40. ^ “SENATORS RE-SIGN DANIEL ALFREDSSON”. Ottawa Senators. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  41. ^ “SENATORS SIGN DEFENCEMAN SCHUBERT”. Ottawa Senators. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on April 30, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  42. ^ “SENATORS SIGN DEFENCEMAN VOLCHENKOV”. Ottawa Senators. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on February 25, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  43. ^ “SENATORS RE-SIGN JOSH LANGFELD”. Ottawa Senators. July 31, 2002. Archived from the original on February 25, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  44. ^ “SENATORS RE-SIGN SAMI SALO”. Ottawa Senators. July 31, 2002. Archived from the original on April 30, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  45. ^ “SENATORS RE-SIGN JEFF ULMER”. Ottawa Senators. July 31, 2002. Archived from the original on February 25, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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  47. ^ “SENATORS RE-SIGN STEVE MARTINS”. Ottawa Senators. August 1, 2002. Archived from the original on April 30, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  48. ^ “SENATORS RE-SIGN PETR SCHASTLIVY”. Ottawa Senators. August 1, 2002. Archived from the original on April 30, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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