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Mikael Samuelsson's 2002-2003 season

Points
24
Swedish flag#27NHL#289
Goals
10
Swedish flag#20NHL#228
Assists
14
Swedish flag#28NHL#306
Plus/minus
-21
NHL#864
Games
80
94%
94% of 85

Right winger Mikael Samuelsson was 25 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 80 of a possible 85 games and scored 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points, 0.30 points per game. That was 27th among the Swedes and 289th in the NHL. He moved from New York Rangers to Pittsburgh Penguins in February. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2002-2003
  1. Season opener

    Mikael Samuelsson opens the 2002-2003 season with New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    Mikael was 25 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–1CAR
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG09:41TOI
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    • The game
      MTL4–1NYR
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:14TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYR0–6PIT
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG14:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5NYR
      W
      game 4/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:42TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4BUF
      game 5/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG11:53TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH2–2NYR
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–2NYR
      L
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:05TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–1NYR
      L
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:07TOI
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    • The game
      LAK6–2NYR
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:36TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3TOR
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG12:53TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX2–3NYR
      W
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–3TBL
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG09:54TOI
      View the game
    • November 2002
    • The game
      NYR2–3BOS
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2NYR
      L
      game 14/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG16:06TOI
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    • The game
      EDM2–5NYR
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG12:14TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–1NYR
      W
      game 16/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG17:02TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6CBJ
      L
      game 17/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:37TOI
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    • The game
      NYR5–4SJS
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP13:50TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1CGY
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP18:26TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3VAN
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG19:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–3NYR
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG18:03TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      11
      points
      Swedish flag#13NHL#124
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#11NHL#89
      6
      assists
      Swedish flag#15NHL#141
      NYR
      9-10-0W-L-OT20Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·7th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR4–4NJD
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:23TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1NYR
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–3NYR
      W
      game 24/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP18:43TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–7ATL
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG18:40TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3DAL
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG16:09TOI
      View the game
    • December 2002
    • The game
      TBL3–4NYR
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG17:47TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ3–5NYR
      W
      game 28/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG19:14TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–3PHI
      L
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1NYR
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:26TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      L
      game 31/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:33TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–3NYR
      L
      game 32/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP17:47TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4TOR
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:27TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS1–2NYR
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1NYR
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG12:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–3DET
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2NYR
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–1NYR
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG17:53TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1FLA
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP13:26TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5TBL
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–0CAR
      W
      game 41/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:44TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      16
      points
      Swedish flag#15NHL#188
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#18NHL#179
      10
      assists
      Swedish flag#14NHL#193
      NYR
      15-20-1W-L-OT36Points
      5th in the Atlantic·13th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–2NYR
      game 42/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:13TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT5–2NYR
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–5NYR
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG12:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–3MTL
      L
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:30TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–1PIT
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:11TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYR
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG14:57TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1WSH
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2NYR
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP18:11TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–0NYI
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:39TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2NSH
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG15:39TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      ATL4–1NYR
      L
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7WSH
      L
      game 53/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG20:25TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5ATL
      L
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG17:42TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–3NYR
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG15:13TOI
      View the game
    • February 2003
    • The game
      OTT5–3NYR
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4STL
      game 57/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG13:25TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–2PHI
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:03TOI
      View the game
  2. Trade

    Mikael Samuelsson is traded from New York Rangers to Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYRNew York RangersPITPittsburgh Penguins

    Here he joins Swedes Johan Hedberg, Hans Jonsson and Dick Tärnström.

    His spell with New York Rangers · 2001–02 to 2002–03
    125
    Games
    14
    Goals
    24
    Assists
    38
    Points
    Pittsburgh Penguins received
    New York Rangers received
    The full trade
    • The game
      OTT3–0PIT
      L
      game 56/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:19TOI
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    • The game
      PIT0–1NYR
      L
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1NJD
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG21:14TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4PIT
      W
      game 59/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP14:20TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–2PIT
      L
      game 60/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG14:43TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–3PIT
      L
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:20TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8265 of 62 played
      24
      points
      Swedish flag#21NHL#214
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#17NHL#175
      14
      assists
      Swedish flag#18NHL#226
      PIT
      25-28-5W-L-OT59Points
      4th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK5–3PIT
      L
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG08:13TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–6NSH
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG12:09TOI
      View the game
    • March 2003
    • The game
      PIT1–4COL
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:36TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3DAL
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX4–1PIT
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:52TOI
      View the game
    Injured

    Mikael goes down and misses 5 games

    Sprained knee ligament

    • The game
      CAR4–0PIT
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT5–1PIT
      L
      game 69/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4OTT
      L
      game 70/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH2–2PIT
      game 71/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1PIT
      L
      game 72/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA4–2PIT
      L
      game 73/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG12:38TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–1PIT
      L
      game 74/827
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG18:26TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      L
      game 75/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG09:31TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3NJD
      L
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–1CHI
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–1NYR
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG14:32TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–3PHI
      L
      game 79/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–1PIT
      L
      game 80/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:59TOI
      View the game
    • April 2003
    • The game
      CAR2–3PIT
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:43TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 82/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:52TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mikael Samuelsson closes the 2002-2003 season with 24 points

    NYRNew York RangersPITPittsburgh Penguins
    New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    24
    #27NHL#289
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    10
    #20NHL#228
    Assists
    14
    #28NHL#306
    P/GP
    0.30
    #29NHL#348
    +/-
    -21
    #53NHL#864
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
  4. 2 months and 16 days later
    Trade

    Mikael Samuelsson is traded from Pittsburgh Penguins to Florida Panthers

    PITPittsburgh PenguinsFLAFlorida Panthers

    Here he joins Swedes Kristian Huselius, Andreas Lilja and Marcus Nilson.

    His spell with Pittsburgh Penguins · 2002–03
    22
    Games
    2
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    2
    Points
    Florida Panthers received
    Pittsburgh Penguins received
    • 2003 draft pick, round 1 (#1)
    • 2003 draft pick, round 3 (#73)
    The full trade