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Eric Messier's 2002-2003 season

Points
14
NHL#414
Goals
4
NHL#408
Assists
10
NHL#389
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#499
Games
72
87%
87% of 82

Left winger Eric Messier was 28 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Avalanche. He played 72 of a possible 82 games and scored 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points, 0.19 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 0 points.

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

2002-2003Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Eric Messier plays the 2002-2003 season for Colorado Avalanche

    Eric was 28 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DAL1–1COL
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:40TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1COL
      L
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:53TOI
    • The game
      COL4–1LAK
      W
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:28TOI
    • The game
      COL3–1SJS
      W
      game 4/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:07TOI
    • The game
      COL2–3ANA
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:58TOI
    • The game
      EDM3–3COL
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:48TOI
    • The game
      COL3–2PHX
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG12:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MIN3–3COL
      game 8/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG12:51TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      COL2–3MIN
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:04TOI
    • The game
      COL5–1VAN
      W
      game 10/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:31TOI
    • November 2002
    • The game
      COL4–4CGY
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:16TOI
    • The game
      VAN4–2COL
      L
      game 12/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:47TOI
    • The game
      OTT5–2COL
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:22TOI
    • The game
      ANA3–2COL
      L
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:45TOI
    • The game
      NSH4–3COL
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG08:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ4–5COL
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:22TOI
    • The game
      COL3–1NSH
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:51TOI
    • The game
      COL2–4DAL
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:32TOI
    • The game
      COL4–4PHX
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:31TOI
    • The game
      NSH1–1COL
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:50TOI
    • The game
      COL3–1STL
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG13:39TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      5
      points
      NHL#325
      3
      goals
      NHL#182
      2
      assists
      NHL#396
      COL
      7-5-3W-L-OT23Points
      3rd in the Northwest·7th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI0–1COL
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:38TOI
    • The game
      STL4–4COL
      game 23/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG13:11TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–2MIN
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:30TOI
    • The game
      COL0–1EDM
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:38TOI
    • December 2002
    • The game
      CGY2–1COL
      L
      game 26/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG10:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–7COL
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG09:45TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      COL1–3VAN
      L
      game 28/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:25TOI
    • The game
      COL3–4EDM
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP09:18TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL3–1CGY
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:15TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–2COL
      game 31/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG16:27TOI
    • The game
      EDM1–2COL
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:19TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–4COL
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:38TOI
    • The game
      VAN3–5COL
      W
      game 34/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:15TOI
    • The game
      COL2–3STL
      L
      game 35/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:34TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–1COL
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:25TOI
    • The game
      LAK1–6COL
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:53TOI
    • The game
      COL7–3NSH
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG15:02TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–1COL
      L
      game 39/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:48TOI
    • The game
      COL6–1SJS
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:25TOI
    • The game
      CGY4–2COL
      L
      game 41/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:17TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      10
      points
      NHL#326
      4
      goals
      NHL#263
      6
      assists
      NHL#335
      COL
      16-11-5W-L-OT46Points
      4th in the Northwest·8th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ANA5–3COL
      L
      game 42/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:20TOI
    • The game
      COL3–6DAL
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:07TOI
    • The game
      COL3–2CAR
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:42TOI
    • The game
      DET4–2COL
      L
      game 45/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:47TOI
    • The game
      DAL1–1COL
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:55TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–5COL
      W
      game 47/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG14:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL3–0TOR
      W
      game 48/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:51TOI
    • The game
      COL2–2CBJ
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:19TOI
    • The game
      COL4–3NYR
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:29TOI
    • February 2003
    • The game
      COL3–2BOS
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG15:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL1–0DET
      W
      game 52/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:50TOI
    • The game
      DET3–5COL
      W
      game 53/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:30TOI
    • The game
      CGY2–4COL
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG13:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–3COL
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:31TOI
    • The game
      COL1–2VAN
      L
      game 56/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:00TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–3COL
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:04TOI
    • The game
      COL5–4CHI
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG10:21TOI
    • The game
      COL5–2PIT
      W
      game 59/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:53TOI
    • The game
      COL1–4NYI
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG09:15TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–4COL
      W
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:54TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–4COL
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:48TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      13
      points
      NHL#361
      4
      goals
      NHL#353
      9
      assists
      NHL#349
      COL
      30-15-6W-L-OT77Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northwest·4th in the Western Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • March 2003
    • The game
      PIT1–4COL
      W
      game 64/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:28TOI
    • The game
      COL3–2CHI
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:10TOI
    • The game
      COL3–4TBL
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:04TOI
    • The game
      COL1–2WSH
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG07:26TOI
    • The game
      SJS0–2COL
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG12:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–8COL
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:21TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–3COL
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:51TOI
    • April 2003
    • The game
      COL3–5LAK
      L
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:34TOI
    • The game
      COL4–3ANA
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:46TOI
    • The game
      STL2–5COL
      W
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:49TOI
    The season in numbers

    Eric Messier closes the 2002-2003 season with 14 points

    Points
    14
    NHL#414
    Games
    72of 82
    88%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#408
    Assists
    10
    NHL#389
    P/GP
    0.19
    NHL#456
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#499
    Events
    25
    career goals
    1×
    First star
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Colorado Avalanche are in the playoffs

    First round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Minnesota Wild

    COLvsMIN
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Minnesota Wild
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MIN4–2COL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:36TOI
    • Minnesota Wildlead1–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 2
      MIN2–3COL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:12TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare1–1withMinnesota Wild
    • Game 3
      COL3–0MIN
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:34TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 6
      COL2–3MIN
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:37TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare3–3withMinnesota Wild
    • Game 7
      MIN3–2COL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:48TOI
    First round

    Minnesota Wild knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–3

    COL3–4MIN
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Eric Messier ends the 2002-2003 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#262
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    NHL#174
    Assists
    0
    NHL#235
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    0
    NHL#130
    MIN3–4