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Brian Rafalski's 2001-2002 season

Points
47
NHL#107
Goals
7
NHL#314
Assists
40
NHL#31
Plus/minus
+15
NHL#57
Games
76
92%
92% of 82

Defenceman Brian Rafalski was 28 years old when the 2001-2002 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils. He played 76 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 40 assists for 47 points, 0.62 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2001-2002Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Brian Rafalski plays the 2001-2002 season for New Jersey Devils

    Brian was 28 years old when the 2001-2002 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI6–4NJD
      L
      game 2/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-3SOG21:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–3MTL
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:03TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–4NYR
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP21:05TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      SJS1–6NJD
      W
      game 5/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP21:37TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT2–3NJD
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:03TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–1OTT
      W
      game 7/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG19:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–3NJD
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP19:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–3BOS
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG23:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • November 2001
    • The game
      PHX2–5NJD
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:27TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS2–1NJD
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG20:45TOI
    • The game
      ATL2–3NJD
      W
      game 12/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP19:11TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–3NJD
      W
      game 13/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP24:13TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD1–1TOR
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:56TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–1NJD
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG22:32TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–5BOS
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG21:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–1NJD
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:09TOI
    • The game
      COL2–0NJD
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:11TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–3PHI
      game 19/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG22:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD0–2TBL
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:29TOI
    • The game
      NJD5–1FLA
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:50TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      15
      points
      NHL#81
      2
      goals
      NHL#246
      13
      assists
      NHL#27
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#65
      NJD
      9-8-2W-L-OT22Points
      5th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD0–6PIT
      L
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:42TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–4DET
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG23:43TOI
    • December 2001
    • The game
      DET1–4NJD
      W
      game 24/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG22:29TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Brian Rafalski reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · December 1

    • The game
      TBL1–1NJD
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP25:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–1MTL
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG20:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH1–3NJD
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG22:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD1–3CBJ
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG27:15TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–3NJD
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG22:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA3–2NJD
      L
      game 30/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP22:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–0OTT
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP22:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–2NYR
      game 32/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP26:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM3–3NJD
      game 33/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP25:00TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–0NJD
      L
      game 34/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:59TOI
    • The game
      PIT0–4NJD
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP24:15TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD2–4VAN
      L
      game 36/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP27:07TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–1EDM
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG23:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–2NJD
      W
      game 38/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:10TOI
    • The game
      NSH4–3NJD
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG27:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–1CAR
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG26:22TOI
    • The game
      LAK3–2NJD
      L
      game 41/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG20:03TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      29
      points
      NHL#69
      6
      goals
      NHL#187
      23
      assists
      NHL#20
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#54
      NJD
      18-16-2W-L-OT43Points
      4th in the Atlantic·8th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY1–5NJD
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG18:08TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–3PHI
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG20:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–2BUF
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:40TOI
    • The game
      TBL5–4NJD
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:37TOI
    • The game
      NYR4–6NJD
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR3–3NJD
      game 47/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP25:09TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD2–3TBL
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:25TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1FLA
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP19:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–4ATL
      L
      game 50/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:40TOI
    • February 2002
    • The game
      ATL3–3NJD
      game 55/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–1PIT
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG26:04TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Brian Rafalski reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · February 9

    • The game
      BUF1–4NJD
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP18:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 58/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG21:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–3NYR
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG23:21TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–0NJD
      L
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG27:56TOI
    • March 2002
    • The game
      TOR2–4NJD
      W
      game 61/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG28:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD0–2COL
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG27:05TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8257 of 62 played
      40
      points
      NHL#83
      7
      goals
      NHL#245
      33
      assists
      NHL#22
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#46
      NJD
      27-23-3W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Atlantic·7th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD1–4PHX
      L
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG23:53TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–2ANA
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:13TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–0DAL
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:44TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–3NJD
      W
      game 66/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:01TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR1–3NJD
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP19:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–2NJD
      L
      game 68/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG22:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–1CHI
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:40TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–3NSH
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG19:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR4–2NJD
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:25TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–3NJD
      W
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:55TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–3PIT
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG22:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–1NJD
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:39TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1TOR
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG21:56TOI
    • April 2002
    • The game
      NJD2–4NYI
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:05TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–2CAR
      W
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG22:22TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–1ATL
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG21:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–3NJD
      W
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:52TOI
    • The game
      PHI0–1NJD
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:19TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–5NJD
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG21:01TOI
    The season in numbers

    Brian Rafalski closes the 2001-2002 season with 47 points

    Points
    47
    NHL#107
    Games
    76of 82
    93%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#314
    Assists
    40
    NHL#31
    P/GP
    0.62
    NHL#110
    +/-
    +15
    NHL#57
    Events
    100
    career assists
    100
    career points
    3×
    Second star
    3×
    Third star
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    New Jersey Devils are in the playoffs

    First round

    New Jersey Devils meet Carolina Hurricanes

    NJDvsCAR
    • Game 1
      NJD1–2CAR
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP23:07TOI
      +1 assist
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD1–2CAR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG26:44TOI
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead2–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      CAR0–4NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG2PPP17:58TOI
      +2 goals
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      CAR1–3NJD
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP19:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • New Jersey Devilsare2–2withCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 5
      NJD2–3CAR
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP22:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      CAR1–0NJD
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:43TOI
    First round

    Carolina Hurricanes knock New Jersey Devils out 4–2

    NJD2–4CAR
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Brian Rafalski ends the 2001-2002 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#77
    Games
    6
    Goals
    3
    NHL#46
    Assists
    2
    NHL#102
    P/GP
    0.83
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#241
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    10
    playoff goals
    1×
    Second star
    2 points
    best game
    CAR2–4