2001–02 Boston Bruins season

2001–02 Boston Bruins
Northeast Division Champions
Division 1st Northeast
Conference 1st Eastern
2001–02 record 43–24–6
Goals for 236
Goals against 201
Team information
General Manager Mike O'Connell
Coach Robbie Ftorek
Captain Jason Allison (Oct)
Vacant
Arena Fleet Center
Average attendance 15,403 (87.7%)
Team leaders
Goals Bill Guerin (41)
Assists Jazef Stumpel (47)
Points Sergei Samsonov (70)
Penalties in minutes Andrei Nazarov (164)
Wins Byron Dafoe (35)
Goals against average Byron Dafoe (2.21)
<2000–01 2002–03>

The 2001–02 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins's 78th season of operation. The Bruins qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Montreal Canadiens.

Offseason

After barely missing the playoffs the previous season, the Bruins went on a free-agent signing spree under new general manager Mike O'Connell. The team signed high-profile free agents: forwards Martin Lapointe, Bill Guerin, Rob Zamuner, and Scott Pellerin, and defenseman Sean O'Donnell.

Two more major pieces for the Bruins came thanks to a contract holdout by captain Jason Allison. After failing to report to training camp and missing all of the preseason, Allison was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for two former Bruins: Glen Murray and Jozef Stumpel. The two proved to be invaluable to the team, as Stumpel led the team in assists, and Murray finished second on the team in goals, more than making up for Allison's production.

Regular season

On October 25, 2001, Joe Thornton scored just 12 seconds into the overtime period to give the Bruins a 2-1 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2001-02 NHL regular season.[2]

The Bruins finished the regular season with the highest penalty-kill percentage, at 87.11%.[3]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11 Boston Bruins 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
24 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
37 Ottawa Senators 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
48 Montreal Canadiens 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
510 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82

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[4]
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 2 213 200 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

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 4, 20014–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 1–0–0–0
2WOctober 6, 20014–3 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 2–0–0–0
3WOctober 8, 20014–0 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 3–0–0–0
4LOctober 10, 20011–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 3–1–0–0
5LOctober 13, 20012–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 3–2–0–0
6TOctober 16, 20011–1 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 3–2–1–0
7TOctober 17, 20012–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 3–2–2–0
8WOctober 20, 20012–1 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 4–2–2–0
9LOctober 23, 20010–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 4–3–2–0
10WOctober 25, 20012–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 5–3–2–0
11LOctober 27, 20011–2 OT New York Rangers (2001–02) 5–3–2–1
12TOctober 28, 20013–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 5–3–3–1
13LOctober 30, 20013–4 OT New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 5–3–3–2
14WNovember 3, 20012–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 6–3–3–2
15WNovember 6, 20011–0 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 7–3–3–2
16LNovember 8, 20013–5 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 7–4–3–2
17LNovember 10, 20011–5 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 7–5–3–2
18WNovember 13, 20015–3 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 8–5–3–2
19WNovember 15, 20015–4 OT New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 9–5–3–2
20WNovember 17, 20013–1 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 10–5–3–2
21LNovember 20, 20012–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 10–6–3–2
22WNovember 23, 20013–2 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 11–6–3–2
23LNovember 24, 20010–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 11–7–3–2
24WNovember 27, 20016–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 12–7–3–2
25WNovember 29, 20013–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 13–7–3–2
26LDecember 1, 20011–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 13–7–3–3
27WDecember 4, 20013–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 14–7–3–3
28LDecember 6, 20011–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 14–8–3–3
29WDecember 8, 20014–2 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 15–8–3–3
30WDecember 12, 20014–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 16–8–3–3
31LDecember 13, 20011–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 16–9–3–3
32LDecember 15, 20012–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 16–10–3–3
33LDecember 18, 20012–3 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 16–10–3–4
34WDecember 20, 20015–0 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 17–10–3–4
35WDecember 22, 20014–2 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 18–10–3–4
36WDecember 26, 20013–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 19–10–3–4
37WDecember 28, 20017–1 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 20–10–3–4
38WDecember 29, 20015–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 21–10–3–4
39LDecember 31, 20011–2 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 21–11–3–4
40WJanuary 2, 20026–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 22–11–3–4
41LJanuary 3, 20021–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 22–12–3–4
42WJanuary 5, 20027–4 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 23–12–3–4
43WJanuary 8, 20023–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 24–12–3–4
44WJanuary 10, 20025–0 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 25–12–3–4
45LJanuary 12, 20024–5 New York Islanders (2001–02) 25–13–3–4
46LJanuary 14, 20020–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 25–13–3–5
47WJanuary 17, 20025–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 26–13–3–5
48LJanuary 19, 20021–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 26–13–3–6
49LJanuary 21, 20023–4 OT St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 26–13–3–7
50LJanuary 23, 20024–8 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 26–14–3–7
51LJanuary 24, 20023–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 26–15–3–7
52WJanuary 26, 20024–2 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 27–15–3–7
53WJanuary 28, 20022–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 28–15–3–7
54WJanuary 30, 20024–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 29–15–3–7
55WFebruary 4, 20028–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 30–15–3–7
56TFebruary 5, 20022–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 30–15–4–7
57WFebruary 9, 20024–1 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 31–15–4–7
58LFebruary 11, 20022–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 31–16–4–7
59WFebruary 12, 20022–1 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 32–16–4–7
60TFebruary 26, 20023–3 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 32–16–5–7
61LFebruary 28, 20022–6 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 32–17–5–7
62LMarch 1, 20023–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 32–18–5–7
63LMarch 4, 20021–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 32–19–5–7
64LMarch 6, 20023–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 32–20–5–7
65WMarch 8, 20023–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 33–20–5–7
66WMarch 9, 20023–2 Calgary Flames (2001–02) 34–20–5–7
67WMarch 13, 20023–1 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 35–20–5–7
68LMarch 14, 20021–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 35–21–5–7
69WMarch 16, 20022–1 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 36–21–5–7
70WMarch 19, 20024–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 37–21–5–7
71WMarch 21, 20022–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 38–21–5–7
72WMarch 23, 20023–1 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 39–21–5–7
73WMarch 24, 20024–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 40–21–5–7
74WMarch 26, 20023–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 41–21–5–7
75LMarch 30, 20020–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 41–22–5–7
76WApril 2, 20024–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 42–22–5–7
77LApril 4, 20021–2 OT New York Islanders (2001–02) 42–22–5–8
78LApril 6, 20024–6 New York Rangers (2001–02) 42–23–5–8
79LApril 7, 20022–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 42–23–5–9
80TApril 9, 20022–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 42–23–6–9
81LApril 11, 20020–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 42–24–6–9
82WApril 13, 20027–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 43–24–6–9

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 74 29 41 70 2721304
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton C 66 22 46 68 1277605
Guerin, BillBill Guerin RW 78 41 25 66 91-11017
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 82 31 31 62 3011697
Murray, GlenGlen Murray RW 73 35 25 60 4026507
Stumpel, JozefJozef Stumpel C 72 7 47 54 1421103
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe RW 68 17 23 40 10112402
Zamuner, RobRob Zamuner LW 66 12 13 25 246120
O'Donnell, SeanSean O'Donnell D 80 3 22 25 8927102
Axelsson, P.J.P.J. Axelsson LW 78 7 17 24 166020
Gill, HalHal Gill D 79 4 18 22 7716000
Boynton, NickNick Boynton D 80 4 14 18 10718001
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney D 81 3 15 18 3522100
Knuble, MikeMike Knuble RW 54 8 6 14 429002
Hogue, BenoitBenoit Hogue C 17 4 4 8 9-3001
McLaren, KyleKyle McLaren D 38 0 8 8 19-4000
Rivers, JamieJamie Rivers D 64 4 2 6 456101
Pellerin, ScottScott Pellerin LW 35 1 5 6 6-6000
McInnis, MartyMarty McInnis RW 19 2 3 5 8-1001
Bonvie, DennisDennis Bonvie RW 23 1 2 3 843000
Girard, JonathanJonathan Girard D 20 0 3 3 90000
Kultanen, JarnoJarno Kultanen D 38 0 3 3 33-1000
Stock, P.J.P.J. Stock C 58 0 3 3 122-2000
Emmons, JohnJohn Emmons C 22 0 2 2 16-4000
Murphy, GordGord Murphy D 15 0 2 2 132000
Nazarov, AndreiAndrei Nazarov LW 47 0 2 2 164-2000
Hilbert, AndyAndy Hilbert C/LW 6 1 0 1 2-2000
Brown, SeanSean Brown D 12 0 1 1 47-1000
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe G 64 0 1 1 270000
Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame G 19 0 1 1 60000
Huml, IvanIvan Huml LW 1 0 1 1 02000
Norton, JeffJeff Norton D 3 0 1 1 20000
Eloranta, MikkoMikko Eloranta LW 6 0 0 0 2-1000
Jackman, RicRic Jackman D 2 0 0 0 2-1000
Kelleher, ChrisChris Kelleher D 1 0 0 0 00000
Kolarik, PavelPavel Kolarik D 13 0 0 0 60000
Manlow, EricEric Manlow C 3 0 0 0 00000
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft G 1 0 0 0 00000
Tuzzolino, TonyTony Tuzzolino RW 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe 3827 64 35 26 3 141 2.21 415201379.907
Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame 1079 19 8 7 2 52 2.89 1503451.897
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 65 1 0 0 1 3 2.77 02926.897
Team: 4971 82 43 33 6 196 2.37 520521856.904

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Guerin, BillBill Guerin RW 6 4 2 6 6-2300
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton C 6 2 4 6 100000
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 6 4 1 5 0-1110
Murray, GlenGlen Murray RW 6 1 4 5 4-1000
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 6 2 2 4 0-2000
Axelsson, P.J.P.J. Axelsson LW 6 2 1 3 62011
Boynton, NickNick Boynton D 6 1 2 3 82000
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe RW 6 1 2 3 12-2101
O'Donnell, SeanSean O'Donnell D 6 0 2 2 4-2000
Stumpel, JozefJozef Stumpel C 6 0 2 2 0-2000
Zamuner, RobRob Zamuner LW 6 0 2 2 4-2000
Stock, P.J.P.J. Stock C 6 1 0 1 190000
Gill, HalHal Gill D 6 0 1 1 21000
McInnis, MartyMarty McInnis RW 6 0 1 1 00000
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney D 6 0 1 1 2-3000
Bonvie, DennisDennis Bonvie RW 1 0 0 0 00000
Brown, SeanSean Brown D 4 0 0 0 20000
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe G 6 0 0 0 00000
Girard, JonathanJonathan Girard D 1 0 0 0 20000
Knuble, MikeMike Knuble RW 2 0 0 0 00000
McLaren, KyleKyle McLaren D 4 0 0 0 202000
Norton, JeffJeff Norton D 3 0 0 0 51000
Rivers, JamieJamie Rivers D 3 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe 358 6 2 4 19 3.18 0141122.865
Team: 358 6 2 4 19 3.18 0141122.865

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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;

See also

References

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