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 sixth in the Eastern Conference and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Fifty-one games in to the season, Head Coach Larry Robinson was fired and Kevin Constantine was named their head coach for their final 31 games. On April 13, 2002, the Devils clinched a sixth-place Conference finish and a third-place Division finish.

2001–02 New Jersey Devils
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2001–02 record	41–28–9–4
Home record	22–13–4–2
Road record	19–15–5–2
Goals for	205
Goals against	187
Team information
General manager	Lou Lamoriello
Coach	Larry Robinson (Oct–Jan) Kevin Constantine (Jan–Apr)
Captain	Scott Stevens
Alternate captains	Bobby Holik Scott Niedermayer
Arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Average attendance	15,925
Team leaders
Goals	Patrik Elias (29)
Assists	Brian Rafalski (40)
Points	Patrik Elias (61)
Penalty minutes	Colin White (133)
Plus/minus	Sergei Brylin (+21)
Wins	Martin Brodeur (38)
Goals against average	John Vanbiesbrouck (2.00)

Regular season

The Devils had the fewest power-play opportunities during the regular season, with just 261, and they tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals scored, with just two. However, the Devils were also the most disciplined team during the regular season, finishing with an NHL-low 265 power-play opportunities against.[1]

Season standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	27	10	3	234	192	97
2	5	New York Islanders	82	42	28	8	4	239	220	96
3	6	New Jersey Devils	82	41	28	9	4	205	187	95
4	11	New York Rangers	82	36	38	4	4	227	258	80
5	12	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	28	41	8	5	198	249	69

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.

Eastern Conference[2]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- Boston Bruins	NE	82	43	24	6	9	236	201	101
2	Y- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	42	27	10	3	234	192	97
3	Y- Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	26	16	5	217	217	91
4	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	43	25	10	4	249	207	100
5	X- New York Islanders	AT	82	42	28	8	4	239	220	96
6	X- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	41	28	9	4	205	187	95
7	X- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	39	27	9	7	243	208	94
8	X- Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	36	31	12	3	207	209	87
8.5
9	Washington Capitals	SE	82	36	33	11	2	228	240	85
10	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	35	35	11	1	213	200	82
11	New York Rangers	AT	82	36	38	4	4	227	258	80
12	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	28	41	8	5	198	249	69
13	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	27	40	11	4	178	219	69
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	22	44	10	6	180	250	60
15	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	19	47	11	5	187	288	54

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

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	OTL	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	OTL	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	OTL	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	OTL	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

Playoffs

(E6) New Jersey Devils vs. (E3) Carolina Hurricanes

The series opened in Raleigh. Carolina won Games 1 and 2, 2–1 – Game 1 in regulation and Game 2 in overtime. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands. The Devils won Game 3, 4–0, and Game 4, 3–1. Game 5 was back in Raleigh, where the Hurricanes won 3–2 in overtime. Game 6 shifted back to the Meadowlands, where Carolina prevailed 1–0 and clinched the series victory, 4–2.

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Patrik Elias	75	29	32	61	36
Bobby Holik	81	25	29	54	97
Petr Sykora	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
Jiri 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	Canada	C	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2	44	Igor Pohanka	Slovakia	C	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	[3]
2	48	Tuomas Pihlman	Finland	LW	JYP (SM-liiga)	[3]
2	60	Victor Uchevatov	Russia	D	Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague)	[4][5]
3	67	Robin Leblanc	Canada	RW	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)	[6]
3	72	Brandon Nolan	Canada	C	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	[7][8]
4	128	Andrei Posnov	Russia	F	Krylya Sovetov (Russian Superleague)
5	163	Andreas Salomonsson	Sweden	LW	Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
6	194	James Massen	United States	F	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
7	0	No seventh-round pick[9]
8	229	Aaron Voros	Canada	RW	Victoria Salsa (BCHL)	[10]
8	257	Evgeny Gamalei	Russia	?	Voskresensk Khimik (Russian Superleague)
9	287	No ninth-round pick[11]

See also

• 2001–02 NHL season

References

• "New Jersey Devils game log". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
• "2001-02 Team Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
• "2001-02 Player Statistics". hockeyDB. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
• "NHL attendance". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
• "Devils team photo". NewJerseyDevils. Archived from the original on 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2002.html
2. "2001–2002 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
3. The Devils acquired Phoenix's 2001 second-round pick (Igor Pohanka) and Vancouver's 2001 second-round compensatory pick (Tuomas 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Compensatory pick. SLAM! Sports coverage
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The Devils traded their 2001 seventh-round pick (used on Tony Martensson) to Anaheim for Ed Ward on June 12, 2000.
10. 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.
11. The 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.