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Henrik Zetterberg's 2002-2003 season

Points
44
Swedish flag#7NHL#126
Goals
22
Swedish flag#5NHL#71
Assists
22
Swedish flag#13NHL#173
Plus/minus
+6
Swedish flag#17NHL#165
Games
79
96%
96% of 82

Centre Henrik Zetterberg was 21 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 79 of a possible 82 games and scored 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points, 0.56 points per game. That was 7th among the Swedes and 126th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.

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

2002-2003Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Henrik Zetterberg makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠3 win against San Jose Sharks

    DETDetroit Red Wings6–3SJSSan Jose Sharks

    Henrik was 22 years old · HP Pavilion at San Jose, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    +2
    +/-
    14:57
    TOI
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    Other Swedes on the ice: Nicklas Lidström, Tomas Holmström, Marcus Ragnarsson, among others.

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    • The game
      DET6–3SJS
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG14:57TOI
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Henrik Zetterberg records his first NHL assist

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · October 10

    • The game
      DET2–3LAK
      L
      game 2/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:07TOI
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    • The game
      DET4–2ANA
      W
      game 3/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP14:12TOI
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Henrik Zetterberg scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Anaheim Ducks · October 13

    • The game
      MTL3–2DET
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP17:58TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET5–3MIN
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG17:23TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      CGY0–4DET
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:04TOI
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    • The game
      LAK3–3DET
      game 7/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP06:32TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 2002
    • The game
      DET2–5OTT
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1SHP16:09TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DAL3–3DET
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:40TOI
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    • The game
      CHI2–0DET
      L
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:46TOI
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    • The game
      BOS1–2DET
      W
      game 14/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP15:10TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NSH1–4DET
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG13:07TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      game 16/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:31TOI
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    • The game
      DET2–1TOR
      W
      game 17/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG13:54TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DET5–0CGY
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:17TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–4VAN
      L
      game 19/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–1EDM
      game 20/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG15:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–4DET
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG16:48TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8218 of 21 played
      8
      points
      Swedish flag#18NHL#222
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#13NHL#143
      4
      assists
      Swedish flag#26NHL#264
      DET
      11-6-1W-L-OT26Points
      1st in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD2–3DET
      W
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:07TOI
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    • The game
      DET4–6CAR
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:03TOI
      +1 goal
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    • December 2002
    • The game
      CGY2–4DET
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG16:45TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      game 25/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:43TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET5–3PHX
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:21TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3DAL
      game 27/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:33TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      STL3–4DET
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG18:53TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MIN3–2DET
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG16:38TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CBJ4–6DET
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG17:03TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET2–2NYI
      game 31/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:17TOI
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    • The game
      DAL1–1DET
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:26TOI
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    • The game
      NYR2–3DET
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:06TOI
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    • The game
      DET1–0CBJ
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:44TOI
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    • The game
      CBJ2–4DET
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:37TOI
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    • The game
      DET4–2NSH
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:58TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2DAL
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:42TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–5DET
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:14TOI
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    • The game
      PHX4–1DET
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:32TOI
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    • The game
      DET4–3CHI
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:17TOI
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    • The game
      DET0–1TBL
      L
      game 41/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:16TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8238 of 41 played
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#21NHL#229
      7
      goals
      Swedish flag#15NHL#161
      8
      assists
      Swedish flag#24NHL#266
      DET
      23-10-1W-L-OT54Points
      1st in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–1FLA
      W
      game 42/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP18:00TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET2–3PHI
      L
      game 43/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG17:34TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–5DET
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG13:47TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET1–4CHI
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP16:20TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DET4–2COL
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:29TOI
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    • The game
      VAN4–1DET
      L
      game 47/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:19TOI
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    • The game
      DET3–4EDM
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP19:02TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–2VAN
      W
      game 49/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:26TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–4CGY
      L
      game 50/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–1NJD
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–2DET
      game 52/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:04TOI
      View the game
    • February 2003
    • The game
      NSH5–5DET
      game 53/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG17:43TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      COL1–0DET
      L
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG15:59TOI
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    • The game
      DET3–5COL
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG19:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS4–5DET
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG15:49TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:35TOI
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    • The game
      DET6–2ATL
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG15:28TOI
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      VAN4–3DET
      L
      game 59/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG15:08TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–6DET
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–1WSH
      W
      game 61/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG13:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–5DET
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:27TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8259 of 62 played
      26
      points
      Swedish flag#17NHL#193
      12
      goals
      Swedish flag#14NHL#145
      14
      assists
      Swedish flag#19NHL#230
      DET
      33-17-3W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–7DET
      W
      game 63/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-5SOG12:18TOI
      +2 goals
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    • March 2003
    • The game
      PHX2–5DET
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP13:01TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2CBJ
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG15:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–3DET
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:05TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–7DET
      W
      game 67/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG16:03TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–4ANA
      L
      game 68/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG17:29TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2LAK
      W
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG13:10TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2PHX
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:42TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–5DET
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:03TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–6DET
      W
      game 72/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP17:21TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–1PIT
      W
      game 73/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2STL
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP14:50TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–4MIN
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN0–4DET
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG15:35TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–3SJS
      L
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–2STL
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG10:47TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH0–3DET
      W
      game 79/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG13:23TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 2003
    • The game
      NYI2–5DET
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–5CBJ
      game 81/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG22:05TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4CHI
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG15:32TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Henrik Zetterberg closes the 2002-2003 season with 44 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    44
    #7NHL#126
    Games
    79of 82
    96%
    Goals
    22
    #5NHL#71
    Assists
    22
    #13NHL#173
    P/GP
    0.56
    #10NHL#150
    +/-
    +6
    #17NHL#165
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    2×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    5×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Anaheim Ducks

    DETvsANA
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      ANA2–1DET
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG25:58TOI
      View the game
    • Anaheim Duckslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      ANA3–2DET
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG15:33TOI
      View the game
    • Anaheim Duckslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET1–2ANA
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:05TOI
      View the game
    • Anaheim Duckslead3–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET2–3ANA
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG14:39TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    First round

    Anaheim Ducks knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–0

    DET0–4ANA
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Henrik Zetterberg ends the 2002-2003 playoffs with 1 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    1
    #17NHL#190
    Games
    4
    Goals
    1
    #9NHL#97
    Assists
    0
    #20NHL#235
    P/GP
    0.25
    +/-
    -4
    #23NHL#308
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    ANA0–4