2001–02 New York Rangers | |
Division | 4th Atlantic |
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Conference | 11th Eastern |
2001–02 record | 36–38–4–4 |
Goals for | 227 |
Goals against | 258 |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach | Ron Low |
Captain | Mark Messier |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Eric Lindros (37) |
Assists | Brian Leetch (45) |
Points | Eric Lindros (73) |
Penalty minutes | Theoren Fleury (216) |
Wins | Mike Richter (24) |
Goals against average | Johan Holmqvist (0.00) |
The 2001–02 New York Rangers season was the 76th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers finished fourth in the Atlantic Division, compiling a 36–38–4–4 record. Their 11th-place finish in the Eastern Conference kept them out of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth straight season.
Offseason[]
Regular season[]
On September 20, 2001, in the middle of a 2-2 game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, the game was stopped. A message from United States President George W. Bush about the 9/11 attacks was broadcast on the arena video screen. After the message, the game did not resume and it was declared a 2-2 tie.[1]
Final standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | 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.
Game log[]
# | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | Oct 5, 2001 | 1–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | 0–1–0–0 |
2 | W | Oct 7, 2001 | 5–4 OT | Buffalo Sabres | 1–1–0–0 |
3 | L | Oct 10, 2001 | 2–5 | Washington Capitals | 1–2–0–0 |
4 | T | Oct 13, 2001 | 2–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators | 1–2–1–0 |
5 | W | Oct 15, 2001 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 2–2–1–0 |
6 | W | Oct 17, 2001 | 4–3 OT | New Jersey Devils | 3–2–1–0 |
7 | W | Oct 19, 2001 | 4–3 | @ Atlanta Thrashers | 4–2–1–0 |
8 | L | Oct 20, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning | 4–3–1–0 |
9 | L | Oct 22, 2001 | 1–5 | San Jose Sharks | 4–4–1–0 |
10 | L | Oct 25, 2001 | 1–5 | @ St. Louis Blues | 4–5–1–0 |
11 | W | Oct 27, 2001 | 2–1 OT | @ Boston Bruins | 5–5–1–0 |
12 | W | Oct 29, 2001 | 4–2 | Dallas Stars | 6–5–1–0 |
13 | L | Oct 31, 2001 | 1–3 | Florida Panthers | 6–6–1–0 |
14 | L | Nov 2, 2001 | 2–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | 6–7–1–0 |
15 | W | Nov 3, 2001 | 5–3 | @ Florida Panthers | 7–7–1–0 |
16 | W | Nov 6, 2001 | 3–1 | Minnesota Wild | 8–7–1–0 |
17 | W | Nov 8, 2001 | 6–2 | @ New York Islanders | 9–7–1–0 |
18 | W | Nov 10, 2001 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 10–7–1–0 |
19 | W | Nov 11, 2001 | 3–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens | 11–7–1–0 |
20 | W | Nov 14, 2001 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 12–7–1–0 |
21 | L | Nov 17, 2001 | 0–1 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 12–7–1–1 |
22 | W | Nov 18, 2001 | 6–2 | Atlanta Thrashers | 13–7–1–1 |
23 | W | Nov 20, 2001 | 5–3 | Colorado Avalanche | 14–7–1–1 |
24 | L | Nov 23, 2001 | 2–6 | @ Washington Capitals | 14–8–1–1 |
25 | L | Nov 25, 2001 | 2–3 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 14–9–1–1 |
26 | T | Nov 27, 2001 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres | 14–9–2–1 |
27 | W | Nov 29, 2001 | 5–0 | Carolina Hurricanes | 15–9–2–1 |
28 | W | Dec 1, 2001 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 16–9–2–1 |
29 | W | Dec 2, 2001 | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 17–9–2–1 |
30 | L | Dec 4, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Washington Capitals | 17–10–2–1 |
31 | L | Dec 6, 2001 | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 17–11–2–1 |
32 | L | Dec 8, 2001 | 3–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 17–12–2–1 |
33 | L | Dec 10, 2001 | 3–4 OT | Carolina Hurricanes | 17–12–2–2 |
34 | L | Dec 12, 2001 | 2–4 | Nashville Predators | 17–13–2–2 |
35 | W | Dec 15, 2001 | 4–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 18–13–2–2 |
36 | W | Dec 17, 2001 | 4–2 | Florida Panthers | 19–13–2–2 |
37 | T | Dec 19, 2001 | 2–2 OT | New Jersey Devils | 19–13–3–2 |
38 | L | Dec 21, 2001 | 1–2 | New York Islanders | 19–14–3–2 |
39 | W | Dec 23, 2001 | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators | 20–14–3–2 |
40 | W | Dec 28, 2001 | 5–3 | @ San Jose Sharks | 21–14–3–2 |
41 | W | Dec 29, 2001 | 5–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 22–14–3–2 |
42 | L | Dec 31, 2001 | 0–5 | @ Phoenix Coyotes | 22–15–3–2 |
43 | L | Jan 2, 2002 | 1–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 22–16–3–2 |
44 | L | Jan 3, 2002 | 2–3 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche | 22–16–3–3 |
45 | L | Jan 5, 2002 | 1–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 22–17–3–3 |
46 | L | Jan 9, 2002 | 0–4 | Los Angeles Kings | 22–18–3–3 |
47 | L | Jan 12, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 22–19–3–3 |
48 | T | Jan 14, 2002 | 2–2 OT | Columbus Blue Jackets | 22–19–4–3 |
49 | L | Jan 16, 2002 | 0–2 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 22–20–4–3 |
50 | L | Jan 17, 2002 | 4–6 | @ New Jersey Devils | 22–21–4–3 |
51 | W | Jan 22, 2002 | 5–4 | @ New York Islanders | 23–21–4–3 |
52 | W | Jan 23, 2002 | 8–4 | Boston Bruins | 24–21–4–3 |
53 | W | Jan 26, 2002 | 6–3 | Washington Capitals | 25–21–4–3 |
54 | L | Jan 28, 2002 | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 25–22–4–3 |
55 | L | Jan 30, 2002 | 3–6 | New York Islanders | 25–23–4–3 |
56 | L | Feb 6, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 25–24–4–3 |
57 | W | Feb 8, 2002 | 2–1 | @ Atlanta Thrashers | 26–24–4–3 |
58 | W | Feb 10, 2002 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 27–24–4–3 |
59 | L | Feb 13, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Dallas Stars | 27–25–4–3 |
60 | L | Feb 26, 2002 | 3–4 | New Jersey Devils | 27–26–4–3 |
61 | L | Feb 28, 2002 | 0–3 | Ottawa Senators | 27–27–4–3 |
62 | W | Mar 2, 2002 | 6–5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 28–27–4–3 |
63 | L | Mar 4, 2002 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames | 28–28–4–3 |
64 | W | Mar 5, 2002 | 3–2 OT | @ Minnesota Wild | 29–28–4–3 |
65 | L | Mar 7, 2002 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 29–29–4–3 |
66 | L | Mar 9, 2002 | 2–3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 29–29–4–4 |
67 | W | Mar 11, 2002 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 30–29–4–4 |
68 | L | Mar 13, 2002 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | 30–30–4–4 |
69 | L | Mar 16, 2002 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils | 30–31–4–4 |
70 | L | Mar 17, 2002 | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 30–32–4–4 |
71 | L | Mar 19, 2002 | 1–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 30–33–4–4 |
72 | W | Mar 21, 2002 | 5–2 | @ Ottawa Senators | 31–33–4–4 |
73 | L | Mar 22, 2002 | 2–5 | Atlanta Thrashers | 31–34–4–4 |
74 | L | Mar 25, 2002 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders | 31–35–4–4 |
75 | L | Mar 27, 2002 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 31–36–4–4 |
76 | W | Mar 30, 2002 | 4–2 | @ Florida Panthers | 32–36–4–4 |
77 | W | Apr 1, 2002 | 6–4 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning | 33–36–4–4 |
78 | W | Apr 4, 2002 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 34–36–4–4 |
79 | W | Apr 6, 2002 | 6–4 | @ Boston Bruins | 35–36–4–4 |
80 | W | Apr 8, 2002 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 36–36–4–4 |
81 | L | Apr 10, 2002 | 2–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 36–37–4–4 |
82 | L | Apr 13, 2002 | 1–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 36–38–4–4 |
Playoffs[]
Player stats[]
Forwards[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Eric Lindros | 72 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 138 |
Theoren Fleury | 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 216 |
Mike York | 69 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 16 |
Petr Nedvěd | 78 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 36 |
Radek Dvořák | 65 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 14 |
Andreas Johansson | 70 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 46 |
Sandy McCarthy | 82 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 171 |
Mark Messier | 41 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 32 |
Matthew Barnaby | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 144 |
Pavel Bure | 12 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 |
Mikael Samuelsson | 67 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 |
Manny Malhotra | 56 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 |
Zdeno Cíger | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 |
Martin Ručínský | 15 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
Jeff Toms | 38 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
Michal Grošek | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Steve McKenna | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 144 |
Rem Murray | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Roman Lyashenko | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jason Dawe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rico Fata | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Scott | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Trent Whitfield | 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 |
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Brian Leetch | 82 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 28 |
Vladimir Malakhov | 81 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 83 |
Bryan Berard | 82 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 60 |
Dave Karpa | 75 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 131 |
Tom Poti | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
Igor Ulanov | 36 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 53 |
Sylvain Lefebvre | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
Tomáš Klouček | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 137 |
Dale Purinton | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 113 |
Darren Van Impe | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Peter Smrek | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Mike Mottau | 1 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Richter | 55 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2.95 |
Dan Blackburn | 31 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 |
Johan Holmqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.71, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
2001–02 NHL season by team | |
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Atlantic | New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh |
Northeast | Boston • Buffalo • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto |
Southeast | Atlanta • Carolina • Florida • Tampa Bay • Washington |
Central | Chicago • Columbus • Detroit • Nashville • St. Louis |
Northwest | Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Minnesota • Vancouver |
Pacific | Anaheim • Dallas • Los Angeles • Phoenix • San Jose |
See also | 2001 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Playoffs |
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