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Ulf Dahlén's 2002-2003 season

Points
37
Swedish flag#14NHL#166
Goals
17
Swedish flag#10NHL#122
Assists
20
Swedish flag#17NHL#205
Plus/minus
+11
Swedish flag#6NHL#91
Games
63
76%
76% of 82

Right winger Ulf Dahlén was 35 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Dallas Stars. He played 63 of a possible 82 games and scored 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points, 0.59 points per game. That was 14th among the Swedes and 166th in the NHL. An injury kept him out for 13 straight games between December and January. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 4 points.

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

2002-2003Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ulf Dahlén plays the 2002-2003 season for Dallas Stars

    Ulf was 35 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

  2. 4 days later
    Free agency

    Ulf Dahlén leaves Washington Capitals and signs with Dallas Stars

    His spell with Washington Capitals · 1999–00 to 2001–02
    217
    Games
    53
    Goals
    85
    Assists
    138
    Points
    • The game
      DAL1–1COL
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:43TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–4DAL
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP13:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL5–2PHX
      W
      game 3/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG14:26TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM0–3DAL
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP15:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL1–3MIN
      L
      game 5/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP17:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL3–5STL
      L
      game 6/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP15:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–5DAL
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP17:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL3–3CGY
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:37TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–1VAN
      W
      game 9/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG09:27TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3EDM
      W
      game 10/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:39TOI
    • The game
      FLA3–2DAL
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP08:59TOI
      +1 goal
    • November 2002
    • The game
      DAL2–4CBJ
      L
      game 12/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:38TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–3DET
      game 13/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP13:38TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN0–4DAL
      W
      game 14/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP13:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–2DAL
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:52TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–3NYI
      L
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:25TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–2MTL
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL6–1WSH
      W
      game 18/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG15:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL2–4DAL
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG15:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–3DAL
      W
      game 20/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:03TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–2PHX
      game 21/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP16:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#53
      8
      goals
      Swedish flag#4NHL#34
      7
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#108
      DAL
      12-4-1W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DAL4–0ANA
      W
      game 22/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP15:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL0–2LAK
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG06:10TOI
    • The game
      MIN0–5DAL
      W
      game 25/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP15:30TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–3DAL
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:08TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–5NSH
      L
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:44TOI
    • December 2002
    • The game
      MTL1–5DAL
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG12:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3DAL
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:06TOI
    Injured

    Ulf goes down and misses 13 games

    Undisclosed injury

    • The game
      LAK3–0DAL
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      ATL1–3DAL
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL5–0CHI
      W
      game 32/82
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL2–2PHI
      game 33/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL1–1DET
      game 34/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL3–5NJD
      L
      game 35/82
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL0–1CAR
      L
      game 36/821
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL1–3NSH
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL4–0FLA
      W
      game 38/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DET2–2DAL
      game 39/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      EDM1–4DAL
      W
      game 40/82
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL3–1SJS
      W
      game 41/821
      His night
      Out injured
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8228 of 41 played
      18
      points
      Swedish flag#13NHL#167
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#8NHL#80
      8
      assists
      Swedish flag#23NHL#246
      DAL
      21-10-1W-L-OT52Points
      1st in the Pacific·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DAL3–2LAK
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DAL1–1ANA
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:36TOI
    • The game
      LAK4–7DAL
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP11:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ2–4DAL
      W
      game 49/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG08:36TOI
    • The game
      TBL4–1DAL
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:23TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–2STL
      W
      game 51/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:10TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–5DAL
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG14:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY1–4DAL
      W
      game 53/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 2003
    • The game
      STL2–2DAL
      game 54/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:48TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–1PHX
      W
      game 55/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG13:09TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–3DAL
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG13:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR1–2DAL
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:51TOI
    • The game
      ANA4–2DAL
      L
      game 58/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG11:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS1–3DAL
      W
      game 59/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG12:03TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX2–2DAL
      game 61/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG18:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL3–0CHI
      W
      game 62/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:14TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8243 of 62 played
      26
      points
      Swedish flag#17NHL#189
      13
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#127
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#22NHL#243
      DAL
      35-12-1W-L-OT85Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DAL5–5BOS
      game 63/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG16:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL2–3OTT
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:30TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–5BUF
      L
      game 65/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:40TOI
    • March 2003
    • The game
      PIT1–3DAL
      W
      game 66/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG11:49TOI
    • The game
      CHI4–7DAL
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG12:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH2–1DAL
      L
      game 68/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG12:31TOI
    • The game
      SJS0–3DAL
      W
      game 69/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:29TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–0CBJ
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG14:16TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL2–4MIN
      L
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:14TOI
    • The game
      DAL3–4EDM
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG13:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–2DAL
      L
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG15:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL5–4ATL
      W
      game 74/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:33TOI
    • The game
      MIN3–2DAL
      L
      game 75/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:26TOI
    • The game
      STL1–3DAL
      W
      game 76/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP11:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL4–3VAN
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG08:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL1–2CGY
      L
      game 78/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP13:02TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DAL4–3SJS
      W
      game 79/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP14:52TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Ulf Dahlén reaches 300 career goals

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · March 29

    • The game
      BUF0–3DAL
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:32TOI
    • April 2003
    • The game
      ANA1–2DAL
      W
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:10TOI
    • The game
      NSH0–2DAL
      W
      game 82/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP12:47TOI
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Ulf Dahlén closes the 2002-2003 season with 37 points

    Points
    37
    #14NHL#166
    Games
    63of 82
    77%
    Goals
    17
    #10NHL#122
    Assists
    20
    #17NHL#205
    P/GP
    0.59
    #9NHL#129
    +/-
    +11
    #6NHL#91
    Events
    300
    career goals
    2×
    First star
    2×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Dallas Stars are in the playoffs

    First round

    Dallas Stars meet Edmonton Oilers

    DALvsEDM
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    • Game 1
      EDM2–1DAL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:09TOI
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      EDM1–6DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP13:42TOI
      +2 points
    • Dallas Starsare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      DAL2–3EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG14:13TOI
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstDallas Stars
    • Game 4
      DAL3–1EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG09:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • Dallas Starsare2–2withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 5
      EDM2–5DAL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG11:37TOI
    • Dallas Starslead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 6
      DAL3–2EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:51TOI
    First round

    Dallas Stars knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2

    DAL4–2EDM
    Advance
    6Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Dallas Stars meet Anaheim Ducks

    DALvsANA
    • Game 1
      ANA4–3DAL
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG27:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • Anaheim Duckslead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      ANA3–2DAL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:39TOI
    • Anaheim Duckslead2–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 4
      DAL0–1ANA
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:14TOI
    • May 2003
    • Anaheim Duckslead3–1againstDallas Stars
    • Game 5
      ANA1–4DAL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:56TOI
    • Anaheim Duckslead3–2againstDallas Stars
    • Game 6
      DAL3–4ANA
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG09:35TOI
    Second round

    Anaheim Ducks knock Dallas Stars out 4–2

    DAL2–4ANA
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ulf Dahlén ends the 2002-2003 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    #10NHL#95
    Games
    11
    Goals
    1
    #9NHL#97
    Assists
    3
    #9NHL#68
    P/GP
    0.36
    #5NHL#69
    +/-
    -3
    #21NHL#284
    Events
    25
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    EDM4–2→ANA2–4