2002-03 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 36-31-11-4 - 87 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to New Jersey Devils 4-1
Coach: Robbie Ftorek (33-28-8, 4 OTL)
Coach: Mike O'Connell (3-3-3)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
2002-03 Boston Bruins Statistics
2002-03 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 36 wins and 31 losses (and 4 overtime losses) and 11 ties for 87 points, finishing third in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.

The Bruins scored 245 goals and conceded 237. Glen Murray netted 44 goals for Boston, while Mike Knuble and Joe Thornton tallied 30 or more as well. Joe Thornton contributed 65 assists. Steve Shields topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.76 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Robbie Ftorek and Mike O'Connell coached the team. The 2002-03 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 245
Regular Season Goals Against: 237

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 2002 Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota Wild 5 L 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0
October 14, 2002 Boston Bruins 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1 W 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 1-1-0-0
October 16, 2002 Boston Bruins 6 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 0-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 2-1-0-0
October 17, 2002 Boston Bruins 3 at Calgary Flames 3 T 0-0-0-0 2-1-1-0 2-1-1-0 OT
October 19, 2002 Boston Bruins 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 W 0-0-0-0 3-1-1-0 3-1-1-0
October 21, 2002 Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 W 0-0-0-0 4-1-1-0 4-1-1-0
October 24, 2002 Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 0-0-1-0 4-1-1-0 4-1-2-0 OT
October 26, 2002 Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 1-0-1-0 4-1-1-0 5-1-2-0
October 30, 2002 Boston Bruins 7 at Washington Capitals 2 W 1-0-1-0 5-1-1-0 6-1-2-0
October 31, 2002 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 1-1-1-0 5-1-1-0 6-2-2-0
November 2, 2002 New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 2-1-1-0 5-1-1-0 7-2-2-0
November 7, 2002 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 2-1-1-0 5-2-1-0 7-3-2-0 OT
November 9, 2002 Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 7 W 3-1-1-0 5-2-1-0 8-3-2-0
November 11, 2002 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Boston Bruins 6 W 4-1-1-0 5-2-1-0 9-3-2-0
November 12, 2002 Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 W 4-1-1-0 6-2-1-0 10-3-2-0
November 14, 2002 New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 5-1-1-0 6-2-1-0 11-3-2-0
November 16, 2002 Boston Bruins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 T 5-1-1-0 6-2-2-0 11-3-3-0 OT
November 19, 2002 Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 5-1-1-0 6-3-2-0 11-4-3-0
November 21, 2002 Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 6-1-1-0 6-3-2-0 12-4-3-0
November 23, 2002 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 7-1-1-0 6-3-2-0 13-4-3-0
November 26, 2002 Calgary Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 7 W 8-1-1-0 6-3-2-0 14-4-3-0
November 29, 2002 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 9-1-1-0 6-3-2-0 15-4-3-0
November 30, 2002 Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 W 9-1-1-0 7-3-2-0 16-4-3-0
December 3, 2002 St. Louis Blues 4 at Boston Bruins 0 L 9-2-1-0 7-3-2-0 16-5-3-0
December 5, 2002 Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 10-2-1-0 7-3-2-0 17-5-3-0 OT
December 7, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 11-2-1-0 7-3-2-0 18-5-3-0 OT
December 8, 2002 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 1 W 11-2-1-0 8-3-2-0 19-5-3-0
December 10, 2002 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 11-3-1-0 8-3-2-0 19-6-3-0
December 12, 2002 Ottawa Senators 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 11-4-1-0 8-3-2-0 19-7-3-0
December 14, 2002 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 11-4-1-0 8-4-2-0 19-8-3-0
December 18, 2002 Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 11-4-1-0 8-5-2-0 19-9-3-0
December 19, 2002 Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5 L 11-4-1-0 8-6-2-0 19-10-3-0
December 21, 2002 Florida Panthers 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 11-4-2-0 8-6-2-0 19-10-4-0 OT
December 23, 2002 San Jose Sharks 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 12-4-2-0 8-6-2-0 20-10-4-0
December 27, 2002 Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 L 12-4-2-0 8-7-2-0 20-11-4-0
December 28, 2002 Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 0 W 12-4-2-0 9-7-2-0 21-11-4-0
December 30, 2002 New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 0 L 12-5-2-0 9-7-2-0 21-12-4-0
January 3, 2003 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 8 L 12-5-2-0 9-8-2-0 21-13-4-0
January 4, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 12-6-2-0 9-8-2-0 21-14-4-0
January 7, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 12-6-2-0 9-9-2-0 21-15-4-0
January 10, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 12-6-2-0 9-10-2-0 21-16-4-0
January 11, 2003 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 6 W 13-6-2-0 9-10-2-0 22-16-4-0
January 13, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 1 L 13-7-2-0 9-10-2-0 22-17-4-0
January 15, 2003 Boston Bruins 0 at Florida Panthers 3 L 13-7-2-0 9-11-2-0 22-18-4-0
January 17, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 L 13-7-2-0 9-12-2-0 22-19-4-0
January 18, 2003 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Boston Bruins 7 W 14-7-2-0 9-12-2-0 23-19-4-0
January 20, 2003 Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 14-7-3-0 9-12-2-0 23-19-5-0 OT
January 23, 2003 Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 W 14-7-3-0 10-12-2-0 24-19-5-0
January 25, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Boston Bruins 1 W 15-7-3-0 10-12-2-0 25-19-5-0 OT
January 28, 2003 Nashville Predators 1 at Boston Bruins 2 W 16-7-3-0 10-12-2-0 26-19-5-0
January 30, 2003 Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 1 L 16-8-3-0 10-12-2-0 26-20-5-0
February 4, 2003 Colorado Avalanche 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 16-9-3-0 10-12-2-0 26-21-5-0 OT
February 6, 2003 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 6 W 17-9-3-0 10-12-2-0 27-21-5-0
February 8, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 17-10-3-0 10-12-2-0 27-22-5-0
February 11, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 17-10-3-0 10-13-2-0 27-23-5-0
February 14, 2003 Boston Bruins 6 at Florida Panthers 5 W 17-10-3-0 11-13-2-0 28-23-5-0 OT
February 15, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 L 17-10-3-0 11-14-2-0 28-24-5-0
February 17, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at Nashville Predators 5 L 17-10-3-0 11-15-2-0 28-25-5-0
February 19, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 T 17-10-3-0 11-15-3-0 28-25-6-0 OT
February 21, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 L 17-10-3-0 11-16-3-0 28-26-6-0
February 23, 2003 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 4 T 17-10-3-0 11-16-4-0 28-26-7-0 OT
February 25, 2003 Dallas Stars 5 at Boston Bruins 5 T 17-10-4-0 11-16-4-0 28-26-8-0 OT
February 27, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 4 L 17-10-4-0 11-17-4-0 28-27-8-0
March 1, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 17-11-4-0 11-17-4-0 28-28-8-0 OT
March 3, 2003 Vancouver Canucks 6 at Boston Bruins 4 L 17-12-4-0 11-17-4-0 28-29-8-0
March 4, 2003 Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 W 17-12-4-0 12-17-4-0 29-29-8-0
March 6, 2003 New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 18-12-4-0 12-17-4-0 30-29-8-0
March 8, 2003 Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 5 W 19-12-4-0 12-17-4-0 31-29-8-0 OT
March 9, 2003 Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 8 L 19-12-4-0 12-18-4-0 31-30-8-0
March 11, 2003 Boston Bruins 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 L 19-12-4-0 12-19-4-0 31-31-8-0 OT
March 13, 2003 New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 20-12-4-0 12-19-4-0 32-31-8-0
March 15, 2003 Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 21-12-4-0 12-19-4-0 33-31-8-0
March 18, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 L 21-12-4-0 12-20-4-0 33-32-8-0
March 21, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 L 21-12-4-0 12-21-4-0 33-33-8-0
March 22, 2003 Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 W 21-12-4-0 13-21-4-0 34-33-8-0 OT
March 24, 2003 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 22-12-4-0 13-21-4-0 35-33-8-0
March 27, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 T 22-12-4-0 13-21-5-0 35-33-9-0 OT
March 29, 2003 New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 1 L 22-13-4-0 13-21-5-0 35-34-9-0
March 31, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 22-13-5-0 13-21-5-0 35-34-10-0 OT
April 1, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at Ottawa Senators 3 L 22-13-5-0 13-22-5-0 35-35-10-0
April 3, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at New Jersey Devils 1 T 22-13-5-0 13-22-6-0 35-35-11-0 OT
April 5, 2003 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Boston Bruins 8 W 23-13-5-0 13-22-6-0 36-35-11-0
April 9, 2003 Boston Bruins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
April 11, 2003 Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
April 13, 2003 New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 0 L 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0
April 15, 2003 New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 5 W 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
April 17, 2003 Boston Bruins 0 at New Jersey Devils 3 L 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-4-0


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