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Rick Nash's 2002-2003 season

Points
39
NHL#154
Goals
17
NHL#122
Assists
22
NHL#173
Plus/minus
-27
NHL#881
Games
74
90%
90% of 82

Left winger Rick Nash was 18 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Columbus Blue Jackets. He played 74 of a possible 82 games and scored 17 goals and 22 assists for 39 points, 0.53 points per game. Columbus Blue Jackets did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2002-2003
  1. NHL debut

    Rick Nash makes his NHL debut

    Rick was 18 years old · Nationwide Arena, USA

    First NHL goalFirst NHL point

    One other Swede was on the ice: Michael Nylander.

    • The game
      CHI1–2CBJ
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG11:20TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Rick Nash scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 10

    • The game
      CBJ2–3NJD
      L
      game 2/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG11:10TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–2CBJ
      L
      game 3/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG02:25TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–4CBJ
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:24TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–2CBJ
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:59TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–4CBJ
      L
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP16:13TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Rick Nash records his first NHL assist

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · October 25

    • The game
      LAK1–5CBJ
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:15TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–3CHI
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG15:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • November 2002
    • The game
      DAL2–4CBJ
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:13TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3CBJ
      W
      game 11/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP12:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3CBJ
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG15:13TOI
    • The game
      CBJ5–2STL
      W
      game 13/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP10:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–6CBJ
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG13:03TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CBJ4–5COL
      L
      game 15/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP16:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA3–2CBJ
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG14:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ1–1NSH
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:20TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–3DAL
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:37TOI
    • The game
      STL2–3CBJ
      W
      game 19/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP15:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ4–5BUF
      L
      game 20/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:36TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–5OTT
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:43TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      10
      points
      NHL#164
      3
      goals
      NHL#182
      7
      assists
      NHL#123
      CBJ
      8-9-2W-L-OT20Points
      4th in the Central·11th in the Western Conference·22nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–1CBJ
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG16:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ4–2NYI
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG11:22TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR4–2CBJ
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:05TOI
    • December 2002
    • The game
      CBJ3–5NYR
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG16:37TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–3SJS
      L
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG08:05TOI
    • The game
      CBJ4–2LAK
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP10:52TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ3–3PHX
      game 28/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG14:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–0CBJ
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:28TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–4DET
      L
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG12:28TOI
    • The game
      STL6–1CBJ
      L
      game 35/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:09TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–5STL
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG14:47TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–5CBJ
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP15:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ2–2WSH
      game 38/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:28TOI
    • The game
      PHX0–2CBJ
      W
      game 39/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG15:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH5–1CBJ
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:05TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–1MIN
      W
      game 41/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      17
      points
      NHL#192
      7
      goals
      NHL#162
      10
      assists
      NHL#207
      CBJ
      15-20-2W-L-OT36Points
      4th in the Central·14th in the Western Conference·27th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CBJ3–2VAN
      W
      game 42/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP14:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ7–2CGY
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP14:12TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CBJ5–8EDM
      L
      game 44/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP16:58TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      ANA4–3CBJ
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG20:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ2–7BOS
      L
      game 46/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG15:36TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–5CBJ
      W
      game 47/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP15:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–4DAL
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG14:21TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–5COL
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:06TOI
    • February 2003
    • The game
      VAN4–4CBJ
      game 53/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG13:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ2–3NSH
      L
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP15:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS0–1CBJ
      W
      game 55/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–1MTL
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:23TOI
    • The game
      CHI7–1CBJ
      L
      game 57/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:39TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–5PHX
      L
      game 58/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP12:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ0–2ANA
      L
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG16:12TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–6SJS
      L
      game 60/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG13:55TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–7VAN
      L
      game 61/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG12:12TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–5NSH
      L
      game 62/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:25TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8254 of 62 played
      29
      points
      NHL#163
      12
      goals
      NHL#148
      17
      assists
      NHL#177
      CBJ
      22-32-2W-L-OT52Points
      5th in the Central·14th in the Western Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK1–3CBJ
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:27TOI
    • March 2003
    • The game
      EDM3–3CBJ
      game 64/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG14:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2CBJ
      L
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:59TOI
    • The game
      VAN4–5CBJ
      W
      game 66/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP13:57TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY3–2CBJ
      L
      game 67/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:35TOI
    • The game
      CBJ5–6CAR
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:12TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–0CBJ
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:53TOI
    • The game
      COL5–1CBJ
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG14:50TOI
    • The game
      MIN0–5CBJ
      W
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:56TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–3ATL
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG13:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–4CBJ
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP15:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ATL3–2CBJ
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-9SOG15:47TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ0–5ANA
      L
      game 75/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:58TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–1LAK
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:03TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–4EDM
      L
      game 77/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:14TOI
    • The game
      CBJ6–4CGY
      W
      game 78/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG13:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • April 2003
    • The game
      CBJ0–4PHI
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG13:53TOI
    • The game
      MIN0–3CBJ
      W
      game 80/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP13:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–5CBJ
      game 81/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG16:03TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CBJ3–4MIN
      L
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:22TOI
    The season in numbers

    Rick Nash closes the 2002-2003 season with 39 points

    Columbus Blue Jackets did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    39
    NHL#154
    Games
    74of 82
    90%
    Goals
    17
    NHL#122
    Assists
    22
    NHL#173
    P/GP
    0.53
    NHL#169
    +/-
    -27
    NHL#881
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    2×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    3×
    Third star
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts