2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League began in April, 2002. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup.

The series ended on June 13, 2002 with the Detroit Red Wings defeating the Carolina Hurricanes four games to one to clinch the 10th championship in their history. It was the Hurricanes first ever appearance in the championship round. Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. It was the 9th championship for Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman, who announced his retirement after the deciding game of the series.

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.

Playoff bracket

NHLBracket
RD1=Conference Quarterfinals
RD2=Conference Semifinals
RD3=Conference Finals
RD4=Stanley Cup Finals
group1=Eastern Conference
group2=Western Conference
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Boston
RD1-score01=2
RD1-seed02=8
RD1-team02=Montreal
RD1-score02=4
RD1-seed03=2
RD1-team03=Philadelphia
RD1-score03=1
RD1-seed04=7
RD1-team04=Ottawa
RD1-score04=4
RD1-seed05=3
RD1-team05=Carolina
RD1-score05=4
RD1-seed06=6
RD1-team06=New Jersey
RD1-score06=2
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Toronto
RD1-score07=4
RD1-seed08=5
RD1-team08=N.Y. Islanders
RD1-score08=3
RD1-seed09=1
RD1-team09=Detroit
RD1-score09=4
RD1-seed10=8
RD1-team10=Vancouver
RD1-score10=2
RD1-seed15=4
RD1-team15=St. Louis
RD1-score15=4
RD1-seed16=5
RD1-team16=Chicago
RD1-score16=1
RD1-seed13=3
RD1-team13=San Jose
RD1-score13=4
RD1-seed14=6
RD1-team14=Phoenix
RD1-score14=1
RD1-seed11=2
RD1-team11=Colorado
RD1-score11=4
RD1-seed12=7
RD1-team12=Los Angeles
RD1-score12=3
RD2-seed01=3
RD2-team01=Carolina
RD2-score01=4
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Montreal
RD2-score02=2
RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Toronto
RD2-score03=4
RD2-seed04=7
RD2-team04=Ottawa
RD2-score04=3
RD2-seed05=1
RD2-team05=Detroit
RD2-score05=4
RD2-seed06=4
RD2-team06=St. Louis
RD2-score06=1
RD2-seed07=2
RD2-team07=Colorado
RD2-score07=4
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-team08=San Jose
RD2-score08=3
RD3-seed01=3
RD3-team01=Carolina
RD3-score01=4
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Toronto
RD3-score02=2
RD3-seed03=1
RD3-team03=Detroit
RD3-score03=4
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Colorado
RD3-score04=3
RD4-seed01=E3
RD4-team01=Carolina
RD4-score01=1
RD4-seed02=W1
RD4-team02=Detroit
RD4-score02=4

"Note: All dates in 2002."

coring leaders

"Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
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Western Conference

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Conference semifinals

Conference finals

tanley Cup Finals

¹As of 2008, the playoff game on June 8, 2002 between Detroit and Carolina is the 18th longest NHL overtime game. 54 minutes and 47 seconds of overtime were played before Igor Larionov of Detroit scored the game-winning goal. It is also the longest home debut in Stanley Cup Finals history. Larionov had just broken his own record for oldest player to score a final-round goal, set less than 2 hours previous. He was 42 years and 172 days old at the time.

Playoff Awards

ee also

*List of Stanley Cup champions
*2001 NHL Entry Draft
*52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game
*NHL All-Star Game
*NHL All-Rookie Team
*Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
*2001 in sports
*2002 in sports
*2001–02 NHL season

External links

*http://nhl.com/