2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 29-41-3, 69 pts
The 2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets went 29-41-3 (69 points) in the Central Division. Ray Whitney led the team with 76 points (24 G, 52 A). Marc Denis had 27 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Whitney | L | 81 | 24 | 52 | 76 | -26 | 22 | 8 | 235 | 10.2 | 21:00 | 1 | 9 |
| Andrew Cassels | C | 79 | 20 | 48 | 68 | -4 | 30 | 9 | 113 | 17.7 | 19:52 | 9 | 9 |
| Geoff Sanderson | L | 82 | 34 | 33 | 67 | -4 | 34 | 15 | 286 | 11.9 | 18:44 | 15 | 7 |
| David Vyborny | R | 79 | 20 | 26 | 46 | +12 | 16 | 4 | 125 | 16.0 | 16:20 | 16 | 14 |
| Jaroslav Spacek | D | 81 | 9 | 36 | 45 | -23 | 70 | 5 | 166 | 5.4 | 24:47 | 25 | 28 |
| Mike Sillinger | C | 75 | 18 | 25 | 43 | -21 | 52 | 9 | 128 | 14.1 | 19:08 | 18 | 16 |
| Rick Nash | R | 74 | 17 | 22 | 39 | -27 | 78 | 6 | 154 | 11.0 | 13:57 | 31 | 2 |
| Tyler Wright | C | 70 | 19 | 11 | 30 | -25 | 113 | 3 | 108 | 17.6 | 16:07 | 83 | 14 |
| Grant Marshall | R | 66 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 71 | 3 | 96 | 8.3 | 13:56 | 46 | 7 |
| Lasse Pirjeta | L | 51 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 12 | 2 | 80 | 13.8 | 11:28 | 8 | 4 |
| Derrick Walser | D | 53 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 34 | 3 | 86 | 4.7 | 14:52 | 6 | 3 |
| Rostislav Klesla | D | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -22 | 71 | 0 | 89 | 2.2 | 18:45 | 26 | 38 |
| Luke Richardson | D | 82 | 0 | 13 | 13 | -16 | 73 | 0 | 56 | 0.0 | 23:32 | 39 | 42 |
| Sean Pronger | C | 78 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -26 | 72 | 1 | 67 | 10.4 | 11:32 | 18 | 16 |
| Hannes Hyvonen | R | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 22 | 0 | 48 | 8.3 | 10:02 | 15 | 0 |
| Matt Davidson | R | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 14.3 | 11:49 | 9 | 5 |
| Espen Knutsen | C | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -15 | 20 | 3 | 28 | 17.9 | 16:44 | 4 | 9 |
| Duvie Westcott | D | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 77 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 | 18:41 | 15 | 16 |
| Jody Shelley | L | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 249 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 | 6:08 | 48 | 2 |
| David Ling | R | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 86 | 0 | 37 | 8.1 | 7:56 | 29 | 5 |
| Tomi Kallio | R | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 14:52 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Van Impe | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 18:29 | 5 | 4 |
| Scott Lachance | D | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -20 | 46 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 | 20:01 | 24 | 25 |
| Jamie Allison | D | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -15 | 99 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | 11:57 | 25 | 11 |
| Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | D | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 64 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | 13:38 | 21 | 8 |
| Andrej Nedorost | L | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 9:15 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Manning | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 13:02 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 10:40 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Bellefeuille | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kent McDonell | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 8:40 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrel Scoville | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14:31 | 0 | 2 |
| Mathieu Darche | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:57 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Denis | 77 | 77 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 2404 | .903 | 3.09 | 5 |
| Jean-Francois Labbe | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 233 | .884 | 3.59 | 0 |
| Pascal Leclaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 12 | @ NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs PHX | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ STL | L 1–7 | Final |
| Oct 19 | vs FLA | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs TBL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 25 | vs SJS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs LAK | W 5–1 | Final |
| Oct 29 | @ CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs DAL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 3 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs WSH | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 7 | @ STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs NYR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ COL | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs ANA | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ NSH | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Nov 17 | @ DAL | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 20 | vs STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ BUF | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ OTT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs EDM | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 30 | vs CAR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 6 | @ SJS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 7 | @ LAK | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ PHX | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 12 | vs NJD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ DET | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs CGY | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs DET | L 0–1 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs STL | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs PIT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ WSH | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 4 | vs PHX | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs NSH | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ MIN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ VAN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ CGY | W 7–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ EDM | L 5–8 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs ANA | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 18 | @ BOS | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs CHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ DAL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ COL | L 0–5 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs NYI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs COL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 30 | vs NSH | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs VAN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 8 | @ NSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs SJS | W 1–0 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ MTL | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Feb 15 | vs CHI | L 1–7 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ PHX | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ ANA | L 0–2 | Final |
| Feb 21 | @ SJS | L 0–6 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ VAN | L 2–7 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ NSH | L 0–5 | Final |
| Feb 27 | vs LAK | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs EDM | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 3 | vs DET | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs VAN | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Mar 8 | vs CGY | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 10 | @ CAR | L 5–6 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs DAL | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs COL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs MIN | W 5–0 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ ATL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs TOR | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 22 | vs ATL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ ANA | L 0–5 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ LAK | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 28 | @ EDM | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ CGY | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ PHI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs MIN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs DET | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Apr 6 | @ MIN | L 3–4 | Final |