2001–02 Florida Panthers season

2001–02 Florida Panthers
Division	4th Southeast
2001–02 record	22–44–10
Goals for	180
Goals against	250
Team information
General Manager	Bill Torrey (Oct-Dec) Chuck Fletcher (Dec-Apr) (interim)
Coach	Duane Sutter Mike Keenan
Captain	Pavel Bure (Oct-Mar) and Paul Laus
Arena	National Car Rental Center
Team leaders
Goals	Kristian Huselius (23)
Assists	Pavel Bure (27)
Points	Pavel Bure (49)
Penalties in minutes	Peter Worrell (354)
Wins	Roberto Luongo (16)
Goals against average	Roberto Luongo (2.77)
<2000–01	2002–03>

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	26	16	5	217	217	91
2	9	Washington Capitals	82	36	33	11	2	228	240	85
3	13	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	27	40	11	4	178	219	69
4	14	Florida Panthers	82	22	44	10	6	180	250	60
5	15	Atlanta Thrashers	82	19	47	11	5	187	288	54

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

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

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 4, 2001	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	0–1–0–0
2	L	October 6, 2001	0–3	New York Islanders (2001–02)	0–2–0–0
3	W	October 7, 2001	5–0	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	1–2–0–0
4	L	October 10, 2001	0–2	Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	1–3–0–0
5	L	October 13, 2001	2–5	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	1–4–0–0
6	T	October 16, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	1–4–1–0
7	L	October 18, 2001	1–3	@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)	1–5–1–0
8	L	October 20, 2001	2–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	1–6–1–0
9	L	October 24, 2001	3–4 OT	Washington Capitals (2001–02)	1–6–1–1
10	W	October 26, 2001	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	2–6–1–1
11	T	October 28, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	2–6–2–1
12	L	October 30, 2001	2–3	@ New York Islanders (2001–02)	2–7–2–1
13	W	October 31, 2001	3–1	@ New York Rangers (2001–02)	3–7–2–1
14	L	November 3, 2001	3–5	New York Rangers (2001–02)	3–8–2–1
15	W	November 7, 2001	2–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	4–8–2–1
16	L	November 10, 2001	2–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	4–8–2–2
17	L	November 12, 2001	3–5	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	4–9–2–2
18	L	November 14, 2001	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	4–10–2–2
19	W	November 16, 2001	2–0	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	5–10–2–2
20	L	November 17, 2001	0–1 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	5–10–2–3
21	L	November 19, 2001	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	5–11–2–3
22	W	November 21, 2001	6–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	6–11–2–3
23	L	November 24, 2001	1–5	New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	6–12–2–3
24	L	November 27, 2001	1–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	6–13–2–3
25	L	November 29, 2001	0–6	@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)	6–14–2–3
26	L	December 1, 2001	2–5	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	6–15–2–3
27	W	December 5, 2001	2–0	Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	7–15–2–3
28	L	December 8, 2001	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	7–16–2–3
29	L	December 12, 2001	1–4	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	7–17–2–3
30	W	December 14, 2001	3–2	@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	8–17–2–3
31	W	December 15, 2001	3–1	@ New York Islanders (2001–02)	9–17–2–3
32	L	December 17, 2001	2–4	@ New York Rangers (2001–02)	9–18–2–3
33	W	December 19, 2001	5–2	Washington Capitals (2001–02)	10–18–2–3
34	L	December 22, 2001	0–2	St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	10–19–2–3
35	T	December 26, 2001	3–3 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	10–19–3–3
36	L	December 28, 2001	1–7	Boston Bruins (2001–02)	10–20–3–3
37	W	December 29, 2001	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	11–20–3–3
38	W	December 31, 2001	4–3	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	12–20–3–3
39	L	January 2, 2002	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	12–21–3–3
40	W	January 4, 2002	2–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	13–21–3–3
41	L	January 5, 2002	0–6	@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	13–22–3–3
42	W	January 7, 2002	2–1	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)	14–22–3–3
43	L	January 9, 2002	2–3	Dallas Stars (2001–02)	14–23–3–3
44	L	January 11, 2002	2–4	Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	14–24–3–3
45	L	January 12, 2002	0–1	Washington Capitals (2001–02)	14–25–3–3
46	L	January 16, 2002	0–3	Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	14–26–3–3
47	W	January 18, 2002	3–2	@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)	15–26–3–3
48	L	January 19, 2002	1–6	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	15–27–3–3
49	W	January 21, 2002	7–5	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	16–27–3–3
50	L	January 23, 2002	1–3	New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	16–28–3–3
51	T	January 25, 2002	1–1 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	16–28–4–3
52	L	January 26, 2002	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)	16–29–4–3
53	L	January 30, 2002	1–3	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	16–30–4–3
54	T	February 4, 2002	6–6 OT	New York Islanders (2001–02)	16–30–5–3
55	L	February 6, 2002	2–3	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	16–31–5–3
56	W	February 7, 2002	3–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	17–31–5–3
57	L	February 9, 2002	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)	17–32–5–3
58	L	February 12, 2002	0–1	@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)	17–33–5–3
59	L	February 13, 2002	4–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	17–34–5–3
60	L	February 26, 2002	3–4	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)	17–35–5–3
61	L	February 27, 2002	2–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	17–35–5–4
62	L	March 2, 2002	2–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	17–36–5–4
63	L	March 5, 2002	5–6 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	17–36–5–5
64	W	March 8, 2002	5–4	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	18–36–5–5
65	T	March 9, 2002	2–2 OT	Nashville Predators (2001–02)	18–36–6–5
66	T	March 13, 2002	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (2001–02)	18–36–7–5
67	W	March 15, 2002	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	19–36–7–5
68	L	March 17, 2002	0–2	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	19–37–7–5
69	L	March 20, 2002	1–4	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	19–38–7–5
70	L	March 21, 2002	2–3	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	19–39–7–5
71	L	March 23, 2002	1–3	Boston Bruins (2001–02)	19–40–7–5
72	L	March 25, 2002	1–3	@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	19–41–7–5
73	W	March 26, 2002	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	20–41–7–5
74	W	March 28, 2002	4–3	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	21–41–7–5
75	L	March 30, 2002	2–4	New York Rangers (2001–02)	21–42–7–5
76	W	April 3, 2002	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	22–42–7–5
77	L	April 5, 2002	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	22–43–7–5
78	T	April 6, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	22–43–8–5
79	T	April 8, 2002	4–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	22–43–9–5
80	T	April 10, 2002	4–4 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	22–43–10–5
81	L	April 12, 2002	1–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	22–44–10–5
82	L	April 14, 2002	2–3 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	22–44–10–6

Playoffs

The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. They last made the playoffs in 2000.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Pavel Bure RW 56 22 27 49 56 -14 9 1 1 Kristian Huselius LW 79 23 22 45 14 -4 6 1 3 Marcus Nilson LW 81 14 19 33 55 -14 6 1 2 Jason Wiemer C 70 11 20 31 178 -4 5 1 1 Ivan Novoseltsev RW 70 13 16 29 44 -10 1 1 5 Sandis Ozolinsh D 37 10 19 29 24 -3 2 0 1 Olli Jokinen C 80 9 20 29 98 -16 3 1 0 Robert Svehla D 82 7 22 29 87 -19 3 0 0 Niklas Hagman LW 78 10 18 28 8 -6 0 1 2 Viktor Kozlov C 50 9 18 27 20 -16 6 0 1 Valeri Bure RW 31 8 10 18 12 -3 2 0 1 Brad Ference D 80 2 15 17 254 -13 0 0 0 Kevyn Adams C 44 4 8 12 28 -3 0 0 1 Byron Ritchie C 31 5 6 11 34 -2 2 0 0 Bill Lindsay RW 63 4 7 11 117 -11 0 0 1 Bret Hedican D 31 3 7 10 12 -4 0 0 0 Peter Worrell LW 79 4 5 9 354 -15 0 0 1 Pierre Dagenais RW 26 7 1 8 4 -5 2 0 0 Paul Laus D 45 4 3 7 157 1 0 1 0 Darren Van Impe D 36 1 6 7 31 3 1 0 1 Dan Boyle D 25 3 3 6 12 -1 1 0 0 Lance Ward D 68 1 4 5 131 -20 0 0 0 Eric Beaudoin LW 8 1 3 4 4 -2 0 0 1 Ryan Johnson C 29 1 3 4 10 -5 0 0 0 Jeff Norton D 29 0 4 4 8 -5 0 0 0 Igor Ulanov D 14 0 4 4 11 -3 0 0 0 Denis Shvidki RW 8 1 2 3 2 -4 0 0 0 Lance Pitlick D 35 1 1 2 12 -14 0 0 0 Stephen Weiss C 7 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Ryan Jardine LW 8 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Brad Norton D 22 0 2 2 45 -2 0 0 0 Joey Tetarenko RW 38 1 0 1 123 -5 0 0 0 Trevor Kidd G 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roberto Luongo G 58 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Wade Flaherty G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Herr C 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 Lukas Krajicek D 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Morisset RW 4 0 0 0 5 -7 0 0 0 Kyle Rossiter D 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 Nick Smith C 15 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Rocky Thompson D 6 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Roberto Luongo 3030 58 16 33 4 140 2.77 4 1653 1513 .915 Trevor Kidd 1683 33 4 16 5 90 3.21 1 857 767 .895 Wade Flaherty 245 4 2 1 1 12 2.94 0 148 136 .919 Team: 4958 82 22 50 10 242 2.93 5 2658 2416 .909

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

• 2001–02 NHL season