2001–02 Ottawa Senators season


The 2001–02 Ottawa Senators season was the tenth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. This season saw the Senators place third in the Northeast Division, with 94 points. In the playoffs, they upset the Philadelphia Flyers in five games, limiting the Flyers' high-powered offence to just two goals for the franchise's second playoff series win. This led to a second round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs, in which the Sens lost in a tense seven-game affair.
Prior to the season, former captain Alexei Yashin was traded to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt and the Islanders' first-round draft pick, which the Sens used to draft Jason Spezza. Chara and Muckalt would play for the Senators, while Spezza returned to junior.

Regular season

On November 13, 2001, the Senators defeated the Washington Capitals on the road by a score of 11–5. Captain Daniel Alfredsson scored a hat-trick in the game. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since February 3, 1999, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10–1. It was also the first time in modern franchise history that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

In the first round, Ottawa was matched against the Philadelphia Flyers, who were favoured. After the Flyers won the first game, the Senators won the next four. Patrick Lalime would record three consecutive shutouts in games two through four. The Senators won the series by winning the fifth game in overtime, in Philadelphia.
Conference Quarter-final
DateVisiting TeamScoreHome TeamScoreNotesAttendance
April 17Ottawa0Philadelphia17:47 OT19,420
April 20Ottawa3Philadelphia019,734
April 22Philadelphia0Ottawa318,239
April 24Philadelphia0Ottawa318,500
April 26Ottawa2Philadelphia17:33 OT19,639

Ottawa Senators win series 4 games to 1
The Senators would go against the Toronto Maple Leafs for the third consecutive season in the playoffs. The teams would take turns winning games and the series would go seven games, with the deciding game won in Toronto by the Maple Leafs.
Eastern Conference Semi-final
DateVisiting TeamScoreHome TeamScoreNotesAttendance
May 2Ottawa5Toronto019,406
May 4Ottawa2Toronto344:30 OT19,454
May 6Toronto2Ottawa318,500
May 8Toronto2Ottawa118,500
May 10Ottawa4Toronto219,499
May 12Toronto4Ottawa318,500
May 14Ottawa0Toronto319,551

Toronto Maple Leafs win series 4 games to 3

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
RW78373471453914
C82254570523625
RW803135665011914
RW7222285066-7906
C812030502412401
RW80153146529503
LW741227393527001
D79925344822411
C5815924558034
D7510132315630412
D6361622295101
D6641418141112
D5131518247102
RW72107172315100
RW5668141483000
C724913434000
D79191044-5000
D34279423000
LW135380-4102
RW7008846-3000
RW2422460001
RW2312340000
D3311257-10000
C151122-1010
C1410141000
LW601101000
RW100110-1000
G61011190000
LW101101000
G25000170000
D11000125000
G100000000
RW100020000
G100000000
D20004-3000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLT/OTGAGAASOSASVSV%
358361272481482.48715211373.903
1309251291542.483578524.907
24100000.000991.000
62101032.9001512.800
Team:497882393492052.471021231918.903

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
RW12761346303
RW12461022100
C1237106-3201
RW12257140202
D1232564101
C1205522000
C1222464000
RW1204423000
LW122134-2000
C1021304000
D1221344000
LW1203308000
D1211212-1000
RW1211222000
D10011124000
D1201102000
G1200000000
C200000000
RW1200012-1000
D2000150000
D12000123000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%
7781275181.394332314.946
Team:7781275181.394332314.946

Awards and records

Trades

Waivers

Source:

Roster

Sources:
Ottawa's draft picks from the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held on June 23 and 24, 2001, at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
12Jason SpezzaWindsor Spitfires
123Tim GleasonWindsor Spitfires
381Neil KomadoskiUniversity of Notre Dame
499Ray EmerySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
4127Christoph SchubertMunich Barons
5162Stefan SchauerRiessersee SC
6193Brooks LaichMoose Jaw Warriors
7218Jan PlatilBarrie Colts
7223Brandon BochenskiUniversity of North Dakota
8235Neil PetruicKindersley Klippers
8256Gregg JohnsonBoston University
9286Toni DahlmanIlves

Farm teams