The 2002–03 Ottawa Senators season was the

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season of the

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of the

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(NHL). This season saw the Senators reach the highest point in the playoffs until the 2006–07 season. They were eliminated by the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup winning team in the Eastern Conference final. On top of their larger success, with their total 113 points they won the

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, the Northeast Division title and the Eastern Conference title. After their long history of debt problems, the Senators filed for bankruptcy on January 9, 2003. They continued regular season play after receiving emergency financing from the NHL. Despite the off-ice problems, they had a successful year, compared to their early day woes. The Presidents' Trophy awarded to the Senators made them the first Canadian team to win it since the

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in their championship season of , and the first Eastern Conference team to win it since the

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' title in the

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. In the playoffs, they defeated their former teammate Alexei Yashin and his New York Islanders, then the

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before coming within one game of making it into the Finals, falling to the New Jersey Devils.

Offseason

General manager Marshall Johnston resigned and was replaced by

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on July 1, 2002. Muckler had been a candidate for the positions of Ottawa head coach or GM back in 1992, but had chosen to sign on with the

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instead.

Regular season

Right winger Marian Hossa led Ottawa in scoring, just eclipsing Yashin's previous record of 44 goals. Without the goaltending issues that had plagued Senators teams of the past, Patrick Lalime showed one of his best seasons, with career bests in

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(GAA) and wins. After a slow start to the season after an even .500 ratio, the Senators turned around their game with a ten-game unbeaten streak. Fans were concerned whether their start was due to off-ice problems. These worries, however, were soon irrelevant to fans when the Senators again clinched a playoff berth. Before the playoffs, the Senators addressed toughness concerns through separate trades to the

for grinders Vaclav Varada and

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respectively, plus two-way forward

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from the

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Division standings

Playoffs

In the first round of the playoffs, the team played the New York Islanders, facing former team captain Alexei Yashin for the first time in the playoffs. Yashin played well in the first game and the Islanders won the first game at the

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3–0. The loss by the Senators was attributed to paying too much attention to stopping Yashin and not enough on the rest of the Islanders. The Senators adjusted their play for the next game winning it and the next three games in a row to win the series 4–1. In the second round, the team faced the

who had defeated the

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in the first round. The Senators won the series on the basis of their strong defence, holding the Flyers to only ten goals in the six games, advancing to the Eastern Conference final series against the New Jersey Devils to decide the

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. The first two games of the series were in Ottawa and the wins were split between the Senators and Devils. In New Jersey, the Devils won both games to put the Senators at the brink of elimination. However, the Senators came back, winning the fifth game at home and the sixth game in New Jersey to force a seventh and deciding game at home. In the seventh game, Ottawa got out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by Magnus Arvedson. The Devils would score the next two on goals in the second period by Jamie Langenbrunner. Going into the third down 2-1 the Sens tied it on a goal by Radek Bonk and dominated play in the third, when with two minutes remaining, Devils' forward

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deked out Patrick Lalime and shot over his leg pad, into the net, to score the series-winning goal.

Schedule and results

Regular season

, - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1, , L, , October 10, 2002, , 1–2 , , align="left", New Jersey Devils ( 2002–03) , , 0–1–0–0, , 16,865 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2, , W, , October 12, 2002, , 2–1 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 1–1–0–0, , 19,198 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 3, , W, , October 15, 2002, , 2–1 , , align="left", Phoenix Coyotes ( 2002–03) , , 2–1–0–0, , 13,816 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 4, , W, , October 23, 2002, , 4–1 , , align="left",

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

( 2002–03) , , 3–1–0–0, , 14,847 , , , - align="center" , 5, , T, , October 24, 2002, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

( 2002–03) , , 3–1–1–0, , 17,565 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 6, , L, , October 26, 2002, , 3–5 , , align="left", @

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

( 2002–03) , , 3–2–1–0, , 20,812 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 7, , L, , October 29, 2002, , 1–2 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 3–3–1–0, , 19,077 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 8, , L, , October 30, 2002, , 1–4 , , align="left",

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

( 2002–03) , , 3–4–1–0, , 17,987 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 9, , W, , November 2, 2002, , 5–2 , , align="left", Detroit Red Wings ( 2002–03) , , 4–4–1–0, , 18,210 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 10, , W, , November 6, 2002, , 5–2 , , align="left", @

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

( 2002–03) , , 5–4–1–0, , 18,007 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 11, , L, , November 8, 2002, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 5–5–1–0, , 16,926 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 12, , L, , November 9, 2002, , 1–7 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 5–6–1–0, , 13,954 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 13, , W, , November 12, 2002, , 5–3 , , align="left", @ New York Islanders ( 2002–03) , , 6–6–1–0, , 12,659 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 14, , W, , November 14, 2002, , 3–2 OT, , align="left", Florida Panthers ( 2002–03) , , 7–6–1–0, , 13,323 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 15, , W, , November 16, 2002, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 8–6–1–0, , 15,298 , , , - align="center" , 16, , T, , November 19, 2002, , 4–4 OT, , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 8–6–2–0, , 11,044 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 17, , W, , November 21, 2002, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 9–6–2–0, , 16,010 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 18, , W, , November 23, 2002, , 5–2 , , align="left",

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

( 2002–03) , , 10–6–2–0, , 15,684 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 19, , W, , November 25, 2002, , 2–0 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 11–6–2–0, , 18,035 , , , - align="center" , 20, , T, , November 27, 2002, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @ New York Islanders ( 2002–03) , , 11–6–3–0, , 14,887 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 21, , W, , November 29, 2002, , 6–2 , , align="left", @

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

( 2002–03) , , 12–6–3–0, , 15,822 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 22, , W, , November 30, 2002, , 4–2 , , align="left", New York Islanders ( 2002–03) , , 13–6–3–0, , 15,121 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 23, , L, , December 4, 2002, , 0–1 , , align="left", @

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

( 2002–03) , , 13–7–3–0, , 12,137 , , , - align="center" , 24, , T, , December 5, 2002, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...

( 2002–03) , , 13–7–4–0, , 17,189 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 25, , W, , December 7, 2002, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 14–7–4–0, , 15,328 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 26, , W, , December 10, 2002, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 15–7–4–0, , 9,966 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 27, , W, , December 12, 2002, , 5–2 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 16–7–4–0, , 11,893 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 28, , W, , December 14, 2002, , 4–3 OT, , align="left", New Jersey Devils ( 2002–03) , , 17–7–4–0, , 17,284 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 29, , L, , December 16, 2002, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 17–8–4–0, , 16,807 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 30, , W, , December 18, 2002, , 3–0 , , align="left", @ New Jersey Devils ( 2002–03) , , 18–8–4–0, , 11,876 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 31, , W, , December 19, 2002, , 9–3 , , align="left",

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( 2002–03) , , 19–8–4–0, , 14,848 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 32, , W, , December 21, 2002, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 20–8–4–0, , 19,543 , , , - align="center" , 33, , T, , December 23, 2002, , 2–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 20–8–5–0, , 17,787 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 34, , W, , December 26, 2002, , 3–2 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 21–8–5–0, , 12,677 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 35, , W, , December 27, 2002, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 22–8–5–0, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 36, , L, , December 30, 2002, , 2–3 , , align="left", @

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

( 2002–03) , , 22–9–5–0, , 11,584 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 37, , W, , December 31, 2002, , 6–3 , , align="left", @

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

( 2002–03) , , 23–9–5–0, , 14,452 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 38, , W, , January 2, 2003, , 8–1 , , align="left", Atlanta Thrashers ( 2002–03) , , 24–9–5–0, , 18,026 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" , 39, , OTL, , January 4, 2003, , 1–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 24–9–5–1, , 16,406 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 40, , W, , January 6, 2003, , 5–2 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 25–9–5–1, , 18,200 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 41, , L, , January 8, 2003, , 4–6 , , align="left", @

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

( 2002–03) , , 25–10–5–1, , 18,422 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 42, , W, , January 9, 2003, , 1–0 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 26–10–5–1, , 16,058 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 43, , W, , January 11, 2003, , 2–0 , , align="left", @

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

( 2002–03) , , 27–10–5–1, , 16,839 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 44, , W, , January 14, 2003, , 7–0 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 28–10–5–1, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 45, , W, , January 16, 2003, , 3–1 , , align="left",

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( 2002–03) , , 29–10–5–1, , 18,034 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 46, , W, , January 18, 2003, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 30–10–5–1, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 47, , L, , January 20, 2003, , 2–6 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 30–11–5–1, , 12,022 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 48, , W, , January 22, 2003, , 2–1 , , align="left", @ Florida Panthers ( 2002–03) , , 31–11–5–1, , 13,944 , , , - align="center" , 49, , T, , January 23, 2003, , 3–3 OT, , align="left", @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2002–03) , , 31–11–6–1, , 10,805 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 50, , W, , January 25, 2003, , 4–3 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 32–11–6–1, , 18,241 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 51, , L, , January 27, 2003, , 3–5 , , align="left", @

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( 2002–03) , , 32–12–6–1, , 18,532 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 52, , L, , January 29, 2003, , 2–3 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 32–13–6–1, , 13,230 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 53, , L, , January 30, 2003, , 0–3 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 32–14–6–1, , 16,518 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 54, , W, , February 5, 2003, , 5–3 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 33–14–6–1, , 18,200 , , , - align="center" , 55, , T, , February 6, 2003, , 2–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 33–14–7–1, , 16,599 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 56, , W, , February 8, 2003, , 3–1 , , align="left", Atlanta Thrashers ( 2002–03) , , 34–14–7–1, , 18,371 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 57, , W, , February 12, 2003, , 3–0 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 35–14–7–1, , 14,197 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 58, , W, , February 13, 2003, , 2–0 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 36–14–7–1, , 18,115 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 59, , L, , February 15, 2003, , 1–2 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 36–15–7–1, , 19,415 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 60, , W, , February 17, 2003, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 37–15–7–1, , 18,094 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 61, , W, , February 19, 2003, , 5–3 , , align="left", @ New Jersey Devils ( 2002–03) , , 38–15–7–1, , 12,298 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 62, , L, , February 20, 2003, , 3–4 , , align="left", Florida Panthers ( 2002–03) , , 38–16–7–1, , 15,250 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 63, , W, , February 22, 2003, , 4–0 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 39–16–7–1, , 17,971 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 64, , L, , February 25, 2003, , 0–3 , , align="left",

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( 2002–03) , , 39–17–7–1, , 17,371 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 65, , W, , February 27, 2003, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 40–17–7–1, , 18,500 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 66, , L, , March 1, 2003, , 1–2 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 40–18–7–1, , 18,033 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 67, , W, , March 4, 2003, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 41–18–7–1, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 68, , W, , March 8, 2003, , 5–1 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 42–18–7–1, , 14,354 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 69, , W, , March 9, 2003, , 4–2 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 43–18–7–1, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 70, , W, , March 11, 2003, , 4–3 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 44–18–7–1, , 18,230 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 71, , W, , March 13, 2003, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 45–18–7–1, , 18,011 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 72, , L, , March 15, 2003, , 2–5 , , align="left", New York Islanders ( 2002–03) , , 45–19–7–1 , , 18,349 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 73, , L, , March 16, 2003, , 2–6 , , align="left", @ Detroit Red Wings ( 2002–03) , , 45–20–7–1, , 20,058 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 74, , W, , March 18, 2003, , 6–5 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 46–20–7–1, , 16,531 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 75, , W, , March 21, 2003, , 5–1 , , align="left", @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2002–03) , , 47–20–7–1, , 16,114 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 76, , W, , March 22, 2003, , 3–1 , , align="left", @ Florida Panthers ( 2002–03) , , 48–20–7–1, , 18,613 , , , - align="center" , 77, , T, , March 25, 2003, , 2–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 48–20–8–1, , 18,036 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 78, , L, , March 28, 2003, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 48–21–8–1, , 18,311 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 79, , W, , March 29, 2003, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 49–21–8–1, , 21,273 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 80, , W, , April 1, 2003, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 2002–03) , , 50–21–8–1, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 81, , W, , April 3, 2003, , 5–1 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 51–21–8–1, , 15,784 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 82, , W, , April 5, 2003, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 2002–03) , , 52–21–8–1, , 19,445 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1 , , L, , April 9, 2003 , , New York Islanders , , 0–3 , , Islanders lead 1–0 , , 18,273 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2 , , W, , April 12, 2003 , , New York Islanders , , 3–0 , , Series tied 1–1 , , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 3 , , W, , April 14, 2003 , , @ New York Islanders , , 3–2 2OT , , Senators lead 2–1 , , 16,234 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 4 , , W, , April 16, 2003 , , @ New York Islanders , , 3–1 , , Senators lead 3–1 , , 16,234 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 5 , , W, , April 17, 2003 , , New York Islanders , , 4–1 , , Senators win 4–1 , , 18,500 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1 , , W, , April 25, 2003 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Senators lead 1–0 , , 18,197 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2 , , L, , April 27, 2003 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 0–2 , , Series tied 1–1 , , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 3 , , W, , April 29, 2003 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , , 3–2 OT , , Senators lead 2–1 , , 19,680 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 4 , , L, , May 1, 2003 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , , 0–1 , , Series tied 2–2 , , 19,842 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 5 , , W, , May 3, 2003 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 5–2 , , Senators lead 3–2 , , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 6 , , W, , May 5, 2003 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , , 5–1 , , Senators win 4–2 , , 19,454 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1 , , W, , May 10, 2003 , , New Jersey Devils , , 3–2 OT , , Senators lead 1–0 , , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2 , , L, , May 13, 2003 , , New Jersey Devils , , 1–4 , , Series tied 1–1 , , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 3 , , L, , May 15, 2003 , , @ New Jersey Devils , , 0–1 , , Devils lead 2–1 , , 19,040 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 4 , , L, , May 17, 2003 , , @ New Jersey Devils , , 2–5 , , Devils lead 3–1 , , 19,040 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 5 , , W, , May 19, 2003 , , New Jersey Devils , , 3–1 , , Devils lead 3–2 , , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 6 , , W, , May 21, 2003 , , @ New Jersey Devils , , 2–1 OT , , Series tied 3–3 , , 19,040 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 7 , , L, , May 23, 2003 , , New Jersey Devils , , 2–3 , , Devils win 4–3 , , 18,500 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...

; G =

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

; LW = Left Wing; RW =

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

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the

2002 Stanley Cup Finals The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2001–02 season, and the culmination of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the ...

, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the

2003 Stanley Cup Finals The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2002–03 season, and the culmination of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. The second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils defeated th ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the

2002 NHL Entry Draft __NOTOC__ The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was the 40th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 22 and 23, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Two hundred and ninety-one players were drafted in total: 35 from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL); ...

held on June 22 and June 23, 2002 at the

Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena ( French: ''Aréna Scotiabank)'', formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Ra ...

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Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

Farm teams

* Binghamton Senators (

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)

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Awards

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See also

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