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Joe Thornton's 2002-2003 season

Points
101
NHL#3
Goals
36
NHL#12
Assists
65
NHL#2
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#82
Games
77
93%
93% of 82

Centre Joe Thornton was 23 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 77 of a possible 82 games and scored 36 goals and 65 assists for 101 points, 1.31 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 3 points.

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

2002-2003Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Joe Thornton plays the 2002-2003 season for Boston Bruins

    Joe was 23 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS1–5MIN
      L
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG19:48TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1COL
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP23:31TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS6–3VAN
      W
      game 3/825
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG23:09TOI
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Joe Thornton reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 16

    • The game
      BOS3–3CGY
      game 4/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP23:00TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–3EDM
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG24:36TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–1TOR
      W
      game 6/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:46TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–2BOS
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG25:20TOI
    • The game
      ATL3–4BOS
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG19:06TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS7–2WSH
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG23:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ANA4–1BOS
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:53TOI
    • November 2002
    • The game
      NYR2–3BOS
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP22:18TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–2DET
      L
      game 12/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG23:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT1–7BOS
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP22:25TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      EDM1–6BOS
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP20:40TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG21:08TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYI1–4BOS
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP20:22TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2PHI
      game 17/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP22:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS0–2TOR
      L
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:17TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–3BOS
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG22:24TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–4BOS
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP21:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–7BOS
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-3SOG22:32TOI
      +3 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      29
      points
      NHL#2
      10
      goals
      NHL#20
      19
      assists
      NHL#2
      BOS
      14-3-1W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the Northeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 22/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG23:55TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-3SOG24:20TOI
      +2 goals
    • December 2002
    • The game
      STL4–0BOS
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:19TOI
    • The game
      ATL3–4BOS
      W
      game 25/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG24:01TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–3BOS
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG25:43TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG17:46TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      game 28/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG24:30TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT5–2BOS
      L
      game 29/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG19:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:35TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–4BUF
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP20:46TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS3–5WSH
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG2PPP27:16TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      FLA3–3BOS
      game 33/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP25:48TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      SJS2–5BOS
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP20:42TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS2–5TBL
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:06TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–0ATL
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG24:08TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–0BOS
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG23:33TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–8NYI
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG20:32TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CAR4–2BOS
      L
      game 39/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG21:32TOI
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8239 of 41 played
      52
      points
      NHL#3
      21
      goals
      NHL#8
      31
      assists
      NHL#5
      BOS
      21-15-1W-L-OT47Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3ATL
      L
      game 45/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG05:07TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–7BOS
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP19:01TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH3–3BOS
      game 47/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP29:41TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS4–1PIT
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP22:12TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI0–1BOS
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:42TOI
    • The game
      NSH1–2BOS
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP20:06TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI3–1BOS
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG19:49TOI
    • February 2003
    • The game
      COL3–2BOS
      L
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG27:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–6BOS
      W
      game 53/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP24:20TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT5–2BOS
      L
      game 54/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG25:14TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG24:58TOI
    • The game
      BOS6–5FLA
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP24:51TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      BOS2–5TBL
      L
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG22:20TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–5NSH
      L
      game 58/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG22:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–1CAR
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG27:38TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3NJD
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG20:31TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS4–4NYI
      game 61/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP22:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL5–5BOS
      game 62/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP27:41TOI
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8257 of 62 played
      79
      points
      NHL#3
      32
      goals
      NHL#6
      47
      assists
      NHL#3
      BOS
      28-24-2W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYR
      L
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:38TOI
    • March 2003
    • The game
      PHI3–2BOS
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG24:02TOI
    • The game
      VAN6–4BOS
      L
      game 65/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP24:22TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–2CAR
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP20:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–4BOS
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:44TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–5BOS
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP22:10TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–8CHI
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-2SOG17:07TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–4OTT
      L
      game 70/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP22:32TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NJD3–4BOS
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG25:02TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–4BOS
      W
      game 72/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG23:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–2PHX
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP20:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–3SJS
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP24:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–3LAK
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +4+/-3SOG20:20TOI
      +4 assists
    • The game
      TOR2–3BOS
      W
      game 76/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG21:09TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–2PHI
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:13TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–1BOS
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG21:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL2–2BOS
      game 79/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG21:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • April 2003
    • The game
      BOS2–3OTT
      L
      game 80/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG23:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–1NJD
      game 81/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG23:03TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–8BOS
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP18:18TOI
      +2 assists
    The season in numbers

    Joe Thornton closes the 2002-2003 season with 101 points

    Points
    101
    NHL#3
    Games
    77of 82
    94%
    Goals
    36
    NHL#12
    Assists
    65
    NHL#2
    P/GP
    1.31
    NHL#3
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#82
    Events
    250
    career points
    6×
    First star
    11×
    Second star
    6×
    Third star
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet New Jersey Devils

    BOSvsNJD
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BOS1–2NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–4NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG22:07TOI
      +1 assist
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      NJD3–0BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG19:59TOI
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      NJD1–5BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP18:27TOI
      +1 goal
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS0–3NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG17:56TOI
    First round

    New Jersey Devils knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    BOS1–4NJD
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Joe Thornton ends the 2002-2003 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#117
    Games
    5
    Goals
    1
    NHL#97
    Assists
    2
    NHL#104
    P/GP
    0.60
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#324
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    NJD1–4