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Dick Tärnström's 2002-2003 season

Points
41
Swedish flag#9NHL#143
Goals
7
Swedish flag#25NHL#305
Assists
34
Swedish flag#7NHL#70
Plus/minus
-11
NHL#785
Games
61
74%
74% of 82

Defenceman Dick Tärnström was 27 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 61 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 34 assists for 41 points, 0.67 points per game. That was 9th among the Swedes and 143th in the NHL. An injury kept him out for 15 straight games between November and December. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2002-2003
  1. Season opener

    Dick Tärnström plays the 2002-2003 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Dick was 27 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 2nd NHL season in all.

  2. 25 days later
    Waivers

    Dick Tärnström is claimed off waivers from New York Islanders by Pittsburgh Penguins

    His spell with New York Islanders · 2001–02
    62
    Games
    3
    Goals
    16
    Assists
    19
    Points
    • The game
      NYR0–6PIT
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG27:46TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT5–4TOR
      W
      game 3/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG22:21TOI
    • The game
      ATL2–3PIT
      W
      game 4/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP21:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL3–3PIT
      game 5/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP27:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3MTL
      game 6/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP29:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–7DET
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG22:07TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP26:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP25:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–1OTT
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP24:00TOI
      +2 points
    • November 2002
    • The game
      TBL3–5PIT
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP25:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4FLA
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG24:08TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–4TBL
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:49TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–3CAR
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG23:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–1MIN
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG24:52TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–2PIT
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP25:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–5MTL
      L
      game 17/823
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      -2+/-4SOG4PPP27:52TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      MTL3–2PIT
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP23:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–1ATL
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP21:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS1–4PIT
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG22:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–7PIT
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG3PPP21:09TOI
      +3 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      24
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#10
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#15NHL#154
      20
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#2
      +2
      +/-
      Swedish flag#6NHL#59
      PIT
      10-5-3W-L-OT26Points
      1st in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    Injured

    Dick goes down and misses 15 games

    Broken foot

    • The game
      PIT4–1BUF
      W
      game 22/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP22:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • December 2002
    • The game
      WSH4–1PIT
      L
      game 24/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT1–3NJD
      L
      game 25/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      NYI6–3PIT
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT2–4TOR
      L
      game 27/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT2–5SJS
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT2–3LAK
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT0–5ANA
      L
      game 30/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT2–5PHX
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      NJD3–1PIT
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      CGY0–2PIT
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      W
      game 34/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT6–1NYR
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      ATL3–2PIT
      L
      game 37/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT2–5CBJ
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG21:58TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–1ATL
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG23:53TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI2–3PIT
      W
      game 40/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG08:46TOI
    Injured

    Dick goes down and misses 2 games

    Strained hamstring

    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      L
      game 41/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8224 of 41 played
      27
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#80
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#21NHL#224
      22
      assists
      Swedish flag#5NHL#30
      +2
      +/-
      Swedish flag#5NHL#75
      PIT
      17-16-5W-L-OT42Points
      4th in the Atlantic·9th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–2PIT
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      NYR3–1PIT
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG25:27TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–1BOS
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG24:00TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–0CAR
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP25:01TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–2TBL
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:21TOI
    • The game
      PIT0–3FLA
      L
      game 47/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG26:14TOI
    • The game
      PIT0–0BUF
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:27TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–1PIT
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:48TOI
    • The game
      CHI3–5PIT
      W
      game 50/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG22:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–5NYI
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP24:42TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–2WSH
      L
      game 52/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:58TOI
    • February 2003
    • The game
      VAN3–2PIT
      L
      game 53/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG25:21TOI
    • The game
      FLA6–0PIT
      L
      game 54/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG22:18TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–2BOS
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG22:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–0PIT
      L
      game 56/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG24:27TOI
    • The game
      PIT0–1NYR
      L
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG25:27TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–1NJD
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP23:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–4PIT
      W
      game 59/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP22:36TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      COL5–2PIT
      L
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG25:05TOI
    • The game
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG26:23TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–3PIT
      L
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG21:32TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8244 of 62 played
      35
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#111
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#24NHL#294
      30
      assists
      Swedish flag#6NHL#40
      +2
      +/-
      Swedish flag#5NHL#85
      PIT
      25-28-5W-L-OT59Points
      4th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK5–3PIT
      L
      game 63/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG26:42TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT0–6NSH
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG26:13TOI
    • March 2003
    • The game
      PIT1–4COL
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:56TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–3DAL
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:40TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–1PIT
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG24:50TOI
    • The game
      CAR4–0PIT
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG21:39TOI
    • The game
      OTT5–1PIT
      L
      game 69/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG26:57TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–4OTT
      L
      game 70/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG22:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NSH2–2PIT
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG26:03TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–1PIT
      L
      game 72/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:01TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–2PIT
      L
      game 73/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP23:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–1PIT
      L
      game 74/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG24:16TOI
    Injured

    Dick goes down and misses 3 games

    Hip injury

    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      L
      game 75/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT1–3NJD
      L
      game 76/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT1–1CHI
      game 77/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      PIT3–1NYR
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:45TOI
    • The game
      PIT0–3PHI
      L
      game 79/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:35TOI
    • The game
      PHI6–1PIT
      L
      game 80/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG23:15TOI
    • April 2003
    • The game
      CAR2–3PIT
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP22:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 82/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG19:46TOI
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Dick Tärnström closes the 2002-2003 season with 41 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    41
    #9NHL#143
    Games
    61of 82
    74%
    Goals
    7
    #25NHL#305
    Assists
    34
    #7NHL#70
    P/GP
    0.67
    #7NHL#98
    +/-
    -11
    #48NHL#785
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    2×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts