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Don Sweeney's 2001-2002 season

Points
18
NHL#350
Goals
3
NHL#472
Assists
15
NHL#291
Plus/minus
+22
NHL#22
Games
81
98%
98% of 82

Defenceman Don Sweeney was 35 years old when the 2001-2002 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 81 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 15 assists for 18 points, 0.22 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points.

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

2001-2002Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Sweeney plays the 2001-2002 season for Boston Bruins

    Don was 35 years old when the 2001-2002 season began. It was his 14th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      ANA2–4BOS
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:35TOI
    • The game
      ATL3–4BOS
      W
      game 2/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:31TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–4BOS
      W
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:15TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–2MIN
      L
      game 4/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG23:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–3SJS
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:29TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–1PHX
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:20TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2ANA
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG27:04TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1NSH
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG24:15TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2TOR
      L
      game 9/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:43TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–2BOS
      W
      game 10/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG24:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–1BOS
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:49TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–3CHI
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG24:36TOI
    • The game
      NJD4–3BOS
      L
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG27:19TOI
    • November 2001
    • The game
      BOS2–1NJD
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:51TOI
    • The game
      EDM0–1BOS
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG24:41TOI
    • The game
      MIN5–3BOS
      L
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:20TOI
    • The game
      CBJ5–1BOS
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:05TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–5BOS
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG28:03TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD4–5BOS
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG26:33TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3BOS
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG19:56TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3MTL
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG24:22TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      4
      points
      NHL#348
      0
      goals
      NHL#477
      4
      assists
      NHL#243
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#66
      BOS
      10-6-2W-L-OT25Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–3BOS
      W
      game 22/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG21:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS0–2TOR
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:23TOI
    • The game
      TBL3–6BOS
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:16TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–2PHI
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:22TOI
    • December 2001
    • The game
      BOS1–2OTT
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:17TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–2ATL
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG26:00TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–1BOS
      L
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:31TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4BOS
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:31TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–2PIT
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG19:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–2WSH
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:08TOI
    • The game
      PHI5–2BOS
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG17:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ATL3–2BOS
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:56TOI
    • The game
      MTL0–5BOS
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG19:59TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–2NYI
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:26TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–3BOS
      W
      game 36/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG25:07TOI
    • The game
      BOS7–1FLA
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG20:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–4TBL
      W
      game 38/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG23:06TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–2DAL
      L
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:27TOI
    • The game
      BOS6–3CAR
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG26:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–1BOS
      L
      game 41/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:23TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      9
      points
      NHL#342
      1
      goals
      NHL#452
      8
      assists
      NHL#248
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#67
      BOS
      22-12-4W-L-OT51Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH4–7BOS
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:03TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG20:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–5BOS
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:48TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–1WSH
      L
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG23:08TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–5BOS
      W
      game 47/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:36TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–2STL
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:42TOI
    • The game
      STL4–3BOS
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–8NYR
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:38TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–4OTT
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG21:40TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–4BOS
      W
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:11TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–2BOS
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:07TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–3MTL
      W
      game 54/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG19:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 2002
    • The game
      BOS8–0CBJ
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG26:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–2BOS
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG22:37TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Don Sweeney reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · February 5

    • The game
      FLA1–4BOS
      W
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG15:48TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–5COL
      L
      game 58/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG20:51TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1VAN
      W
      game 59/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–3NYI
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG21:20TOI
    • The game
      CAR6–2BOS
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG21:53TOI
    • March 2002
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:22TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      15
      points
      NHL#326
      1
      goals
      NHL#532
      14
      assists
      NHL#218
      +17
      +/-
      NHL#7
      BOS
      32-18-7W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Northeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI4–1BOS
      L
      game 63/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–5MTL
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:35TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–0ATL
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG20:03TOI
    • The game
      CGY2–3BOS
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG22:20TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–1NYR
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG21:48TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–1BOS
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:51TOI
    • The game
      DET1–2BOS
      W
      game 69/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:27TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–4BOS
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:58TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1BUF
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG17:17TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–1FLA
      W
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:39TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–3TBL
      W
      game 73/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG13:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–2CAR
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:11TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–0BOS
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:20TOI
    • April 2002
    • The game
      BOS4–2PHI
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:10TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–1BOS
      L
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:43TOI
    • The game
      NYR6–4BOS
      L
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:47TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3NJD
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:08TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–2BOS
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:14TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–4OTT
      L
      game 81/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:25TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–7BOS
      W
      game 82/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +4+/-1SOG1PPP16:48TOI
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Don Sweeney closes the 2001-2002 season with 18 points

    Points
    18
    NHL#350
    Games
    81of 82
    99%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#472
    Assists
    15
    NHL#291
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#426
    +/-
    +22
    NHL#22
    Events
    250
    career points
    1×
    First star
    2×
    Third star
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    • Game 1
      MTL5–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG16:32TOI
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      MTL4–6BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG21:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BOS3–5MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:31TOI
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:50TOI
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–1BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:04TOI
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      BOS1–2MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:58TOI
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BOS2–4MTL
    Eliminated
    6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Don Sweeney ends the 2001-2002 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#178
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#159
    Assists
    1
    NHL#143
    P/GP
    0.17
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#292
    MTL2–4