2001–02 Colorado Avalanche season

2001–02 Colorado Avalanche
Northwest Division Champions
Division 1st Northwest
Conference 2nd Western
2001–02 record 45–28–8–1
Goals for 212
Goals against 169
Team information
General Manager Pierre Lacroix
Coach Bob Hartley
Captain Joe Sakic
Arena Pepsi Center
Team leaders
Goals Joe Sakic (26)
Assists Joe Sakic (53)
Points Joe Sakic (79)
Penalties in minutes Scott Parker (154)
Wins Patrick Roy (32)
Goals against average David Aebischer (1.88)
<2000–01 2002–03>

The 2001–02 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's seventh season. At the end of the regular season, Patrick Roy had a goals against average (GAA) of 1.94 and a save percentage of .925. For his efforts, Patrick Roy earned the William M. Jennings Trophy and was a First Team All-Star for the fourth time in his career.[1] The Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings in the first round in 7 games then san jose in the 2nd round in 7 games but lost to the higher seeded Detroit red wings in 7 games after being up 3-2 in the series and lost game 7 7-0 on against detroit

Regular season

The Avalanche finished the regular season first overall in goaltending, having allowed just 169 goals. They also led the league in shutouts, with 11. Combined with the 10 games in which the team itself was shutout, 21 of the Avalanche's 82 regular season games ended in a shutout.[3][4]

Final standings

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12 Colorado Avalanche 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
28 Vancouver Canucks 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
39 Edmonton Oilers 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
411 Calgary Flames 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
512 Minnesota Wild 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73

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.

Western Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 51 17 10 4 251 187 116
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
3 y – San Jose Sharks PAC 82 44 27 8 3 248 199 99
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 43 27 8 4 227 188 98
5 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 40 27 9 6 228 210 95
7 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 40 27 11 4 214 190 95
8 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
10 Dallas Stars PAC 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
11 Calgary Flames NW 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73
13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 29 42 8 3 175 198 69
14 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 82 22 47 8 5 164 255 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals: (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings

Colorado won series 4–3

Western Conference Semifinals: (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (3) San Jose Sharks

Colorado won series 4–3

Western Conference Final: (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche

Detroit won series 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic C 82 26 53 79 1812914
Blake, RobRob Blake D 75 16 40 56 58161002
Tanguay, AlexAlex Tanguay LW 70 13 35 48 368702
Drury, ChrisChris Drury C 82 21 25 46 381506
Reinprecht, SteveSteve Reinprecht C 67 19 27 46 1814403
Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk RW 62 21 23 44 240715
Skoula, MartinMartin Skoula D 82 10 21 31 42-3501
Vrbata, RadimRadim Vrbata RW 52 18 12 30 147603
Foote, AdamAdam Foote D 55 5 22 27 557110
Nieminen, VilleVille Nieminen LW 53 10 14 24 301105
de Vries, GregGreg de Vries D 82 8 12 20 5718113
Yelle, StephaneStephane Yelle C 73 5 12 17 481011
Messier, EricEric Messier LW 74 5 10 15 26-5003
Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie RW 56 7 7 14 144201
Trepanier, PascalPascal Trepanier D 74 4 9 13 594200
Hinote, DanDan Hinote RW 58 6 6 12 398013
Podein, ShjonShjon Podein LW 41 6 6 12 390012
Larsen, BradBrad Larsen LW 50 2 7 9 474100
Keane, MikeMike Keane RW 22 2 5 7 16-2000
Hahl, RikuRiku Hahl C 22 2 3 5 141001
Parker, ScottScott Parker RW 63 1 4 5 1540000
Nedorost, VaclavVaclav Nedorost C 25 2 2 4 2-4100
Gill, ToddTodd Gill D 36 0 4 4 253000
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 63 0 3 3 260000
Fairchild, KellyKelly Fairchild C 10 2 0 2 21000
Muir, BryanBryan Muir D 22 1 1 2 91000
Krestanovich, JordanJordan Krestanovich LW 8 0 2 2 01000
Daw, JeffJeff Daw C 1 0 1 1 00000
Aebischer, DavidDavid Aebischer G 21 0 0 0 40000
Berry, RickRick Berry D 57 0 0 0 601000
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis D 11 0 0 0 191000
Moore, SteveSteve Moore C 8 0 0 0 4-4000
Obsut, JaroslavJaroslav Obsut D 3 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy 3773 63 32 23 8 122 1.94 916291507.925
Aebischer, DavidDavid Aebischer 1184 21 13 6 0 37 1.88 2538501.931
Team: 4957 82 45 29 8 159 1.92 1121672008.927
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg C 20 9 18 27 208004
Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic C 21 9 10 19 4-2401
Tanguay, AlexAlex Tanguay LW 19 5 8 13 0-8300
de Vries, GregGreg de Vries D 21 4 9 13 21001
Reinprecht, SteveSteve Reinprecht C 21 7 5 12 87002
Blake, RobRob Blake D 20 6 6 12 16-1100
Drury, ChrisChris Drury C 21 5 7 12 104103
Foote, AdamAdam Foote D 21 1 6 7 28-2000
Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk RW 16 3 3 6 4-4100
Skoula, MartinMartin Skoula D 21 0 6 6 2-5000
Keane, MikeMike Keane RW 18 1 4 5 80000
Hahl, RikuRiku Hahl C 21 1 2 3 0-3000
Hinote, DanDan Hinote RW 19 1 2 3 9-3000
Messier, EricEric Messier LW 21 1 2 3 0-4000
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis D 21 0 3 3 1810000
Larsen, BradBrad Larsen LW 21 1 1 2 13-4000
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 21 0 2 2 00000
Yelle, StephaneStephane Yelle C 20 0 2 2 14-3000
Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie RW 4 0 1 1 20000
Aebischer, DavidDavid Aebischer G 1 0 0 0 20000
Muir, BryanBryan Muir D 21 0 0 0 2-3000
Trepanier, PascalPascal Trepanier D 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Vrbata, RadimRadim Vrbata RW 9 0 0 0 0-5000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy 1241 21 11 10 52 2.51 3572520.909
Aebischer, DavidDavid Aebischer 34 1 0 0 1 1.76 01413.929
Team: 1275 21 11 10 53 2.49 3586533.910

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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;

Awards and records

Player awards and trophies

See also

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, pp.478-479 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p475, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2002.html
  4. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2002_games.html
  5. ↑ "2001-2002 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. ↑ "2001-02 Colorado Avalanche Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

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