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Mats Sundin's 2002-2003 season

Points
72
Swedish flag#4NHL#25
Goals
37
Swedish flag#2NHL#8
Assists
35
Swedish flag#6NHL#61
Plus/minus
+1
Swedish flag#25NHL#292
Games
75
91%
91% of 82

Centre Mats Sundin was 31 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 75 of a possible 82 games and scored 37 goals and 35 assists for 72 points, 0.96 points per game. That was 4th among the Swedes and 25th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish goal race. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 4 points.

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

2002-2003Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mats Sundin plays the 2002-2003 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Mats was 31 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR6–0PIT
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP16:15TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      OTT2–1TOR
      L
      game 2/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:30TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–4TOR
      L
      game 3/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP19:50TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Mats Sundin reaches 400 career goals

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · October 14

    • The game
      TOR4–5NYR
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP21:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX3–5TOR
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP14:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–2MTL
      game 6/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1SHP22:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–1TOR
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP21:05TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA4–1TOR
      L
      game 8/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:49TOI
    • The game
      NYR4–3TOR
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG19:22TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      ANA2–5TOR
      W
      game 10/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:56TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      ATL3–3TOR
      game 11/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP23:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • November 2002
    • The game
      MTL5–2TOR
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:38TOI
    • The game
      TBL3–4TOR
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG17:58TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–2DAL
      L
      game 14/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:12TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–6STL
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG22:23TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK3–4TOR
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG20:04TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR3–2BUF
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP24:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–1TOR
      L
      game 18/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG23:02TOI
    • The game
      BOS0–2TOR
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-8SOG20:01TOI
    • The game
      PHI0–6TOR
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:55TOI
    • The game
      TOR0–2OTT
      L
      game 21/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG22:01TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      20
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#31
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#3NHL#29
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#42
      TOR
      8-11-0W-L-OT18Points
      4th in the Northeast·12th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH4–5TOR
      W
      game 22/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG22:27TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–0PHI
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–3TOR
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP19:09TOI
      +1 goal
    • December 2002
    • The game
      TBL3–4TOR
      W
      game 25/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP22:38TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1SHP23:16TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD0–1TOR
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:04TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–4TOR
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP22:16TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR1–2PHI
      L
      game 29/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG24:24TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–4TOR
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG18:38TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR0–1ATL
      L
      game 31/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG22:13TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–2FLA
      game 32/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP24:12TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–1TBL
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:29TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–3TOR
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP26:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ATL1–5TOR
      W
      game 35/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–3CGY
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP17:46TOI
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      35
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#32
      18
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#17
      17
      assists
      Swedish flag#7NHL#77
      TOR
      21-15-1W-L-OT47Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–6BOS
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG17:44TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYR
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG24:16TOI
    • The game
      CGY2–3TOR
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG22:12TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR4–1WSH
      W
      game 46/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG20:54TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–2MTL
      W
      game 47/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:26TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1TOR
      L
      game 48/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:05TOI
    • The game
      TOR0–4BUF
      L
      game 49/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:25TOI
    • The game
      COL3–0TOR
      L
      game 50/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:57TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–2CAR
      W
      game 51/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP19:57TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR5–2ATL
      W
      game 52/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP21:26TOI
      +2 points
    • February 2003
    • The game
      TOR6–0FLA
      W
      game 53/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP16:08TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–2TBL
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:56TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–3TOR
      W
      game 55/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP18:55TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM5–4TOR
      L
      game 56/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG22:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–1CHI
      W
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:54TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–2TOR
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR3–4TOR
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG22:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR6–2WSH
      W
      game 60/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP18:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–3MTL
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG21:54TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NSH5–2TOR
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG16:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8256 of 62 played
      54
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#29
      28
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#11
      26
      assists
      Swedish flag#7NHL#64
      TOR
      35-22-1W-L-OT75Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–5TOR
      W
      game 63/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG17:45TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR2–7DET
      L
      game 64/825
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-3SOG19:54TOI
    • March 2003
    • The game
      CAR1–4TOR
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:18TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–1TOR
      L
      game 66/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG22:35TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–4OTT
      L
      game 67/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:52TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–4BUF
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP19:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3TOR
      game 69/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:50TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–2EDM
      W
      game 70/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG18:53TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mats Sundin reaches 1,000 career points

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · March 10

    • The game
      TOR3–4CGY
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG23:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–0VAN
      W
      game 72/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG19:15TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–3TOR
      game 73/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP23:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–4CBJ
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP22:20TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP18:38TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR2–3BOS
      L
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:00TOI
    Milestone

    Mats Sundin reaches 1,000 NHL games

    in the game against Boston Bruins · March 24

    • The game
      TOR3–3CAR
      game 77/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG18:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR5–2NYI
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP17:21TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH3–4TOR
      W
      game 79/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP23:22TOI
      +2 points
    • April 2003
    • The game
      TOR3–2NJD
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP20:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN1–2TOR
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:09TOI
    The season in numbers

    Mats Sundin closes the 2002-2003 season with 72 points

    Points
    72
    #4NHL#25
    Games
    75of 82
    91%
    Goals
    37
    #2NHL#8
    Assists
    35
    #6NHL#61
    P/GP
    0.96
    #4NHL#23
    +/-
    +1
    #25NHL#292
    Events
    1,000
    NHL games
    1,000
    career points
    400
    career goals
    11×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    First round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Philadelphia Flyers

    TORvsPHI
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      TOR5–3PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP20:56TOI
      +2 assists
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      TOR1–4PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:14TOI
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI3–4TOR
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG30:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–2TOR
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP37:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      TOR1–4PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:44TOI
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      PHI1–2TOR
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG29:18TOI
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      TOR1–6PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:38TOI
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–3

    TOR3–4PHI
    Eliminated
    7Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mats Sundin ends the 2002-2003 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    #10NHL#95
    Games
    7
    Goals
    1
    #9NHL#97
    Assists
    3
    #9NHL#68
    P/GP
    0.57
    +/-
    -1
    #12NHL#180
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    PHI3–4