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2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2001–02
year	2001
Team	Tampa Bay Lightning
Record	27–40–11–4
HomeRecord	16–17–5–3
RoadRecord	11–23–6–1
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	13th
Division	Southeast
DivisionRank	3rd
GoalsFor	178
GoalsAgainst	219
GeneralManager	Rick Dudley (Oct.–Feb.)
Jay Feaster (Feb.–Apr.)
Coach	John Tortorella
Captain	Vacant
AltCaptain	Vincent Lecavalier
Fredrik Modin
Tim Taylor
Arena	Ice Palace
Attendance	15,722
MinorLeague	Springfield Falcons
Pensacola Ice Pilots
GoalsLeader	Dave Andreychuk (21)
AssistsLeader	Brad Richards (42)
PointsLeader	Brad Richards (62)
PIMLeader	Dave Andreychuk (109)
PlusMinusLeader	Martin St. Louis (+4)
WinsLeader	Nikolai Khabibulin (24)
GAALeader	Nikolai Khabibulin (2.36)

Jay Feaster (Feb.–Apr.) Fredrik Modin Tim Taylor Pensacola Ice Pilots The 2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

Regular season

On February 10, general manager Rick Dudley resigned and was replaced by assistant general manager Jay Feaster.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 5, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2001–02) ||0–1–0–0 || |- |2||October 7, 2001||0–5 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2001–02) ||0–2–0–0 || |- |3||October 11, 2001||3–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||0–3–0–0 || |- |4||October 13, 2001||1–0 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) ||1–3–0–0 || |- |5||October 14, 2001||3–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||2–3–0–0 || |- |6||October 16, 2001||1–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||2–4–0–0 || |- |7||October 20, 2001||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2001–02) ||3–4–0–0 || |- |8||October 23, 2001||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (2001–02) ||3–4–1–0 || |- |9||October 25, 2001||3–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) ||4–4–1–0 || |- |10||October 27, 2001||3–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) ||4–5–1–0 || |- |11||October 30, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) ||4–6–1–0 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
19	C	82	20	42	62	−18	13
20	C	81	18	37	55	−11	38
25	LW	82	21	17	38	−12	109
4	C	76	20	17	37	−18	61
26	RW	53	16	19	35	4	20
7	RW	81	14	20	34	−10	36
13	D	82	11	23	34	−22	106
33	LW	54	14	17	31	0	27
22	D	41	5	15	20	−15	27
41	LW	74	3	11	14	3	24
28	RW	39	6	7	13	−11	16
5	D	78	4	9	13	−1	58
16	C	65	3	10	13	−10	8
18	LW	27	6	6	12	−12	10
21	D	72	0	11	11	−4	105
15	RW	44	4	4	8	−9	8
27	C	48	4	4	8	−2	25
2	D	77	1	7	8	−18	24
24	RW	21	4	3	7	0	6
46	C	26	1	5	6	−6	8
3	D	53	1	3	4	−5	12
11	LW	14	0	4	4	−8	26
9	C	23	1	2	3	−4	4
44	D	46	0	3	3	−4	51
36	RW	9	1	1	2	−5	63
34	LW	26	0	2	2	−4	60
35	G	70	0	2	2		6
30	D	9	0	2	2	−6	6
29	LW	5	0	0	0	−1	0
36	RW	29	0	0	0	−7	70
43	D	36	0	0	0	−16	12
55	D	3	0	0	0	−1	4
6	D	9	0	0	0	0	0
31	G	5	0	0	0		0
11	D	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	C	2	0	0	0	−2	0
54	RW	3	0	0	0	−1	2
17	LW	4	0	0	0	−2	5
80	G	19	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
35	Nikolai Khabibulin	70	24	32	10	1914	153	2.36	.920	7	3896
80	Kevin Weekes	19	3	9	0	470	40	2.89	.915	2	830
31	Dieter Kochan	5	0	3	1	129	16	4.05	.876	0	237

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](2002-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Nikolai Khabibulin
NHL Player of the Week	Nikolai Khabibulin (November 26)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Brad Richards

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	25th shutout	1,000th game played
Jimmie Olvestad	October 5, 2001
Nikita Alexeev	October 7, 2001
Ryan Tobler
Martin Cibak	February 9, 2002
Gaetan Royer	April 1, 2002
Nikolai Khabibulin	November 25, 2001
Grant Ledyard	December 12, 2001

Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Phoenix Coyotes](2001-02-phoenix-coyotes-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [New York Islanders](2001-02-new-york-islanders-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Washington Capitals](2001-02-washington-capitals-season)	title=LIGHTNING SELECT 4 PLAYERS ON DAY 1	url=http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=256&category=3	website=Tampa Bay Lightning	access-date=March 11, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607024716/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=256&category=3	archive-date=June 7, 2002	date=June 23, 2001}}
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Ottawa Senators](2001-02-ottawa-senators-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Philadelphia Flyers](2001-02-philadelphia-flyers-season)	title=LIGHTNING MAKE 5 TRADES, 10 MORE SELECTIONS	url=http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=258&category=3	website=Tampa Bay Lightning	access-date=March 11, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607025223/http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=258&category=3	archive-date=June 7, 2002	date=June 24, 2001}}
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Los Angeles Kings](2001-02-los-angeles-kings-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Colorado Avalanche](2001-02-colorado-avalanche-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To Philadelphia Flyers
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To Colorado Avalanche
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [New York Rangers](2001-02-new-york-rangers-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Florida Panthers](2001-02-florida-panthers-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [New Jersey Devils](2001-02-new-jersey-devils-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To New York Rangers
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To [Carolina Hurricanes](2001-02-carolina-hurricanes-season)
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To Florida Panthers
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To Carolina Hurricanes
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To Ottawa Senators

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Dave Andreychuk
Grant Ledyard
Ryan Tobler
Glen Metropolit
Gaetan Royer
Kevin Hodson

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Stan Drulia
Dale Rominski
Wade Flaherty
Dan Kesa
John Emmons
Mario Larocque
Marek Posmyk
Jason Podollan
Konstantin Kalmikov
Glen Metropolit
Zdeno Ciger
Petr Svoboda

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Brian Holzinger
Kevin Weekes
Michal Lanicek
Alexander Polukeyev
Marek Priechodsky
Jimmie Olvestad
Stan Neckar
Nolan Pratt
Gordie Dwyer
Andrei Zyuzin
Mike Jones
Cory Sarich
Mikko Kuparinen
Vincent Lecavalier
Nolan Pratt
Martin St. Louis
Brian Eklund
Ryan Tobler

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Alexander Svitov	Avangard Omsk (Russia)
2	47	Alexander Polushin	THK Tver (Russia)
2	61	Andreas Holmqvist	Hammarby IF (Sweden)
3	94	Evgeny Artyukhin	HC Podolsk (Russia)
4	123	Aaron Lobb	London Knights (OHL)
5	138	Paul Lynch	Valley Jr. Warriors (EJHL)
6	188	Art Femenella	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7	219	Dennis Packard	Harvard University (NCAA)
7	222	Jeremy Van Hoof	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
8	252	Jean-Francois Soucy	Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
8	259	Dmitri Bezrukov	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
9	261	Vitali Smolyaninov	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
9	281	Ilya Solaryov	Molot-Prikamye Perm (Russia)
9	289	Henrik Bergfors	Sodertalje SK Jr. (Sweden)

Notes

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(July 12, 2001). "LIGHTNING SIGN TRIO OF DRAFT CHOICES".
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