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2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2002–03
year	2002
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Record	27–44–6–5
HomeRecord	15–22–2–2
RoadRecord	12–22–4–3
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
DivisionRank	5th
ConferenceRank	14th
GoalsFor	189
GoalsAgainst	255
GeneralManager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Rick Kehoe
Captain	Mario Lemieux
AltCaptain	Alexei Kovalev (Oct.–Feb.)
Martin Straka
Arena	Mellon Arena
Attendance	14,750
MinorLeague	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
GoalsLeader	Mario Lemieux (28)
AssistsLeader	Mario Lemieux (63)
PointsLeader	Mario Lemieux (91)
PlusMinusLeader	Guillaume Lefebvre
Mathias Johansson (+1)
PIMLeader	Steve McKenna (128)
WinsLeader	Johan Hedberg (14)
GAALeader	Sebastien Caron (2.64)

Martin Straka Wheeling Nailers Mathias Johansson (+1) The 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 36th season. The team finished fifth and last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

The Penguins were shut out an NHL-high ten times, tied with the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (15309) || 0–1–0–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || 12 || New York Rangers || 0–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (14813) || 1–1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (18843) || 2–1–0–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || 16 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (12161) || 3–1–0–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || 19 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (16106) || 3–1–1–0 || 7 || |- | 6 || 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (19895) || 3–1–2–0 || 8 || |- | 7 || 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena (20058) || 3–2–2–0 || 8 || |- | 8 || 26 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (16188) || 4–2–2–0 || 10 || |- | 9 || 28 || Washington Capitals || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena (14303) || 5–2–2–0 || 12 || |- | 10 || 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Ottawa Senators || Canadian Tire Centre (17987) || 6–2–2–0 || 14 ||

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Player statistics

;Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	67	28	63	91	-25	43
‡	54	27	37	64	-11	50
	60	18	28	46	-18	12
	61	7	34	41	-11	50
‡	57	14	25	39	1	34
	27	9	16	25	-3	16
	75	9	12	21	-25	93
‡	41	5	12	17	5	8
‡	70	5	11	16	-30	55
†	27	5	8	13	-6	10
	31	7	5	12	-8	10
	26	4	7	11	0	10
	79	9	1	10	-18	128
	53	4	6	10	-5	40
‡	52	4	5	9	-6	30
	33	4	3	7	-10	8
‡	69	2	5	7	-9	36
	82	2	5	7	-22	46
‡	17	1	6	7	-3	8
‡	70	0	7	7	-17	46
	13	5	1	6	-2	4
	38	3	3	6	-5	14
†	12	2	4	6	1	0
†	12	1	5	6	1	4
†	19	3	2	5	-9	10
	63	1	4	5	-23	36
	76	3	1	4	-28	76
‡	44	2	2	4	-8	72
‡	22	1	3	4	-16	36
†	9	1	2	3	-6	6
†	12	0	3	3	-7	19
†	22	2	0	2	-21	8
†	27	1	1	2	-2	33
	5	0	1	1	-4	0
†	7	0	1	1	-6	0
	8	0	1	1	-4	0
	12	0	1	1	-3	6
	8	0	0	0	-2	2
	3	0	0	0	-5	2
	2	0	0	0	-2	0
	3	0	0	0	-3	4
	6	0	0	0	-5	2

;Goaltenders

GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
41	39	2410:11	14	22	4	126	3.14	1197	0.895	1	2	18
24	23	1408:07	7	14	2	62	2.64	741	0.916	2	0	6
21	20	1132:16	6	13	0	59	3.13	589	0.900	1	1	2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1000 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over Boston on February 8.

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
NHL All-Rookie Team	Sebastien Caron (Goaltender)
[NHL All-Star Game](2003-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Alexei Kovalev
Mario Lemieux
NHL Player of the Month	Mario Lemieux (October)
NHL Player of the Week	Mario Lemieux (October 21)
A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award	Mario Lemieux
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award	Steve McKenna
Leading Scorer Award	Mario Lemieux
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy	No winner
Most Valuable Player Award	Mario Lemieux
Players' Player Award	No winner
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Johan Hedberg
Steve McKenna

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Michal Sivek	November 29, 2002
Ross Lupaschuk	December 10, 2002
Brooks Orpik
Sebastien Caron	January 11, 2003
Konstantin Koltsov	January 28, 2003
Tomas Surovy	February 14, 2003

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To [New York Rangers](2002-03-new-york-rangers-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To [San Jose Sharks](2002-03-san-jose-sharks-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To [Calgary Flames](2002-03-calgary-flames-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To New York Rangers	To Pittsburgh Penguins	title=NHL - Rangers get Kovalev as part of eight-player deal	url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/2003/0210/1506863.html	website=ESPN.com	access-date=November 26, 2022	date=February 10, 2003}}
To [New York Islanders](2002-03-new-york-islanders-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To San Jose Sharks	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To [Phoenix Coyotes](2002-03-phoenix-coyotes-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To [Boston Bruins](2002-03-boston-bruins-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To [Tampa Bay Lightning](2002-03-tampa-bay-lightning-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To Calgary Flames	To Pittsburgh Penguins
To Tampa Bay Lightning	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Brendan Buckley
Steve McKenna
Vladimir Vujtek
Francois Leroux
Marc Bergevin
Dick Tarnstrom
Alexandre Daigle

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Robert Lang
Martin Sonnenberg
Darcy Verot
Jeff Toms
Robert Dome
Peter Ratchuk
Bert Robertsson
Dylan Gyori
John Jakopin
Kevin Stevens
Rick Berry
Alexandre Mathieu

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
Mario Lemieux
Konstantin Koltsov
Rick Berry
Ville Nieminen
Jamie Pushor
Andrew Ference
Shean Donovan
Randy Robitaille
Dan LaCouture
Matt Murley
Alexei Morozov
Colby Armstrong
Rob Tallas
Tom Kostopoulos
Josef Melichar
Michal Rozsival
Matt Hussey
Drew Fata
Alexandre Rouleau

Other

Name	Date	Notes
Herb Brooks	August 16, 2002	Hired as director of player development
Rick Kehoe	April 15, 2003	Fired as head coach

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Ryan Whitney	Defense	United States	Boston University (Hockey East)
2	35	Ondrej Nemec	Defense		HC Vsetín ([Czech Republic](2-narodni-hokejova-liga))
3	69	Erik Christensen	Center	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4	101	Daniel Fernholm	Defense	Sweden	Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
5	136	Andy Sertich	Left wing	United States	Greenway High School (USHS-MN)
5	137	Cam Paddock	Center	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6	171	Robert Goepfert	Goaltender	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7	202	Patrik Bartschi	Forward		Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)
8	234	Maxime Talbot	Center	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8	239	Ryan Lannon	Defense	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)
9	265	Dwight LaBrosse	Goaltender	United States	Guelph Storm (OHL)

;Draft notes

Compensatory pick received for loss of Group III free agent Garth Snow.
Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Garth Snow per Michel Leduc.
Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Marc Bergevin.

Notes

References

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"2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule".
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"2002–2003 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
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(March 9, 2003). "NHL - Isles send Lapointe to Flyers, get Robitaille from Pens".
(March 11, 2003). "Pittsburgh sends Primeau to Sharks".
(March 11, 2003). "Coyotes get Hrdina from Penguins".
(March 11, 2003). "Bruins acquire McGillis, Moran at deadline".
(March 11, 2003). "Lightning claim Laukkanen, add Bergevin".
(March 11, 2003). "PENS GET DUPONT, JOHANSSON FROM CALGARY FOR DONOVAN".
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(June 26, 2002). "PENS SIGN BRENDAN BUCKLEY".
(July 12, 2002). "PENS SIGN STEVE MCKENNA".
(July 15, 2002). "PENS SIGN VLADIMIR VUJTEK".
(July 16, 2002). "PENS SIGN FRANCOIS LEROUX".
(July 22, 2002). "PENS SIGN MARC BERGEVIN".
(August 6, 2002). "PENS CLAIM TARNSTROM FROM ISLES".
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(July 11, 2002). "ACTIVITY".
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(August 8, 2002). "SABRES SIGN BIRON TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT".
(August 8, 2002). "Ilves testaa ruotsalaispuolustajaa".
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(July 30, 2002). "LATE SEASON ACQUISITIONS UNDER CONTRACT".
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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	67	28	63	91	-25	43
‡	54	27	37	64	-11	50
	60	18	28	46	-18	12
	61	7	34	41	-11	50
‡	57	14	25	39	1	34
	27	9	16	25	-3	16
	75	9	12	21	-25	93
‡	41	5	12	17	5	8
‡	70	5	11	16	-30	55
†	27	5	8	13	-6	10
	31	7	5	12	-8	10
	26	4	7	11	0	10
	79	9	1	10	-18	128
	53	4	6	10	-5	40
‡	52	4	5	9	-6	30
	33	4	3	7	-10	8
‡	69	2	5	7	-9	36
	82	2	5	7	-22	46
‡	17	1	6	7	-3	8
‡	70	0	7	7	-17	46
	13	5	1	6	-2	4
	38	3	3	6	-5	14
†	12	2	4	6	1	0
†	12	1	5	6	1	4
†	19	3	2	5	-9	10
	63	1	4	5	-23	36
	76	3	1	4	-28	76
‡	44	2	2	4	-8	72
‡	22	1	3	4	-16	36
†	9	1	2	3	-6	6
†	12	0	3	3	-7	19
†	22	2	0	2	-21	8
†	27	1	1	2	-2	33
	5	0	1	1	-4	0
†	7	0	1	1	-6	0
	8	0	1	1	-4	0
	12	0	1	1	-3	6
	8	0	0	0	-2	2
	3	0	0	0	-5	2
	2	0	0	0	-2	0
	3	0	0	0	-3	4
	6	0	0	0	-5	2

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	67	28	63	91	-25	43
‡	54	27	37	64	-11	50
	60	18	28	46	-18	12
	61	7	34	41	-11	50
‡	57	14	25	39	1	34
	27	9	16	25	-3	16
	75	9	12	21	-25	93
‡	41	5	12	17	5	8
‡	70	5	11	16	-30	55
†	27	5	8	13	-6	10
	31	7	5	12	-8	10
	26	4	7	11	0	10
	79	9	1	10	-18	128
	53	4	6	10	-5	40
‡	52	4	5	9	-6	30
	33	4	3	7	-10	8
‡	69	2	5	7	-9	36
	82	2	5	7	-22	46
‡	17	1	6	7	-3	8
‡	70	0	7	7	-17	46
	13	5	1	6	-2	4
	38	3	3	6	-5	14
†	12	2	4	6	1	0
†	12	1	5	6	1	4
†	19	3	2	5	-9	10
	63	1	4	5	-23	36
	76	3	1	4	-28	76
‡	44	2	2	4	-8	72
‡	22	1	3	4	-16	36
†	9	1	2	3	-6	6
†	12	0	3	3	-7	19
†	22	2	0	2	-21	8
†	27	1	1	2	-2	33
	5	0	1	1	-4	0
†	7	0	1	1	-6	0
	8	0	1	1	-4	0
	12	0	1	1	-3	6
	8	0	0	0	-2	2
	3	0	0	0	-5	2
	2	0	0	0	-2	0
	3	0	0	0	-3	4
	6	0	0	0	-5	2

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
	67	28	63	91	-25	43
‡	54	27	37	64	-11	50
	60	18	28	46	-18	12
	61	7	34	41	-11	50
‡	57	14	25	39	1	34
	27	9	16	25	-3	16
	75	9	12	21	-25	93
‡	41	5	12	17	5	8
‡	70	5	11	16	-30	55
†	27	5	8	13	-6	10
	31	7	5	12	-8	10
	26	4	7	11	0	10
	79	9	1	10	-18	128
	53	4	6	10	-5	40
‡	52	4	5	9	-6	30
	33	4	3	7	-10	8
‡	69	2	5	7	-9	36
	82	2	5	7	-22	46
‡	17	1	6	7	-3	8
‡	70	0	7	7	-17	46
	13	5	1	6	-2	4
	38	3	3	6	-5	14
†	12	2	4	6	1	0
†	12	1	5	6	1	4
†	19	3	2	5	-9	10
	63	1	4	5	-23	36
	76	3	1	4	-28	76
‡	44	2	2	4	-8	72
‡	22	1	3	4	-16	36
†	9	1	2	3	-6	6
†	12	0	3	3	-7	19
†	22	2	0	2	-21	8
†	27	1	1	2	-2	33
	5	0	1	1	-4	0
†	7	0	1	1	-6	0
	8	0	1	1	-4	0
	12	0	1	1	-3	6
	8	0	0	0	-2	2
	3	0	0	0	-5	2
	2	0	0	0	-2	0
	3	0	0	0	-3	4
	6	0	0	0	-5	2