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Wes Walz's 2002-2003 season

Points
32
NHL#204
Goals
13
NHL#176
Assists
19
NHL#218
Plus/minus
+11
NHL#91
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Centre Wes Walz was 32 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota Wild. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points, 0.40 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 13 points.

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

2002-2003Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Wes Walz plays the 2002-2003 season for Minnesota Wild

    Wes was 32 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS1–5MIN
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG19:04TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN2–2STL
      game 2/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:30TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–4MIN
      W
      game 3/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG16:07TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL1–3MIN
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG20:26TOI
    • The game
      DET5–3MIN
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG16:58TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY3–4MIN
      W
      game 6/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG13:24TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MIN3–2CHI
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:23TOI
    • The game
      MIN6–1PHX
      W
      game 8/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG15:58TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN3–3COL
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:23TOI
    • The game
      COL2–3MIN
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:27TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–2MIN
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:25TOI
    • November 2002
    • The game
      VAN4–2MIN
      L
      game 12/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG14:37TOI
    • The game
      MIN5–2LAK
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG19:16TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–4PHX
      L
      game 14/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:19TOI
    • The game
      MIN4–2SJS
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN0–1ANA
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:16TOI
    • The game
      EDM3–2MIN
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG13:48TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–1MIN
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:10TOI
    • The game
      WSH0–1MIN
      W
      game 19/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG16:42TOI
    • The game
      LAK2–2MIN
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:38TOI
    • The game
      MIN4–3WSH
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG17:09TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      10
      points
      NHL#151
      4
      goals
      NHL#128
      6
      assists
      NHL#152
      MIN
      12-5-0W-L-OT28Points
      1st in the Northwest·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NSH2–4MIN
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:37TOI
    • The game
      VAN2–1MIN
      L
      game 23/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG14:12TOI
    • The game
      MIN0–5DAL
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:53TOI
    • The game
      COL2–2MIN
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:25TOI
    • December 2002
    • The game
      MIN1–2EDM
      L
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG17:44TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–1CGY
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:14TOI
    • The game
      MIN4–2VAN
      W
      game 28/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG14:45TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TBL3–5MIN
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP15:11TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MIN3–2DET
      W
      game 30/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG15:05TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MIN1–3NSH
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:34TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–2MIN
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–4MIN
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG14:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–2MIN
      L
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:23TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–4COL
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:33TOI
    • The game
      CGY3–2MIN
      L
      game 36/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:51TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–2CHI
      game 37/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG18:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN4–3BUF
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:42TOI
    • The game
      ANA1–4MIN
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:07TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–1EDM
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:08TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      19
      points
      NHL#156
      7
      goals
      NHL#158
      12
      assists
      NHL#153
      MIN
      21-12-1W-L-OT50Points
      2nd in the Northwest·4th in the Western Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK3–2MIN
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:33TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–1MIN
      L
      game 43/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:41TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–2MIN
      W
      game 44/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:53TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–0MIN
      L
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:10TOI
    • The game
      VAN2–5MIN
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG16:54TOI
    • The game
      ANA1–0MIN
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:02TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–1ANA
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG18:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MIN2–1LAK
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:16TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–4SJS
      L
      game 50/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG16:29TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–2VAN
      game 51/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:27TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–5EDM
      L
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:07TOI
    • February 2003
    • The game
      CHI1–2MIN
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG16:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS3–4MIN
      W
      game 54/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MIN2–3NJD
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:58TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–0PHI
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:10TOI
    • The game
      PHI0–2MIN
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:02TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX3–2MIN
      L
      game 58/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:49TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–3COL
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG14:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–2MIN
      L
      game 60/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:02TOI
    • The game
      STL1–3MIN
      W
      game 61/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-2SOG17:36TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MIN3–0OTT
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:50TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      26
      points
      NHL#197
      11
      goals
      NHL#162
      15
      assists
      NHL#215
      MIN
      31-22-1W-L-OT71Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northwest·6th in the Western Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MIN6–3MTL
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG14:40TOI
      +2 points
    • March 2003
    • The game
      MIN0–2STL
      L
      game 64/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:03TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–3MIN
      W
      game 65/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:13TOI
    • The game
      MIN2–2NSH
      game 66/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:32TOI
    • The game
      MIN0–1CAR
      L
      game 67/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:46TOI
    • The game
      MIN6–4ATL
      W
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:08TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Wes Walz reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Atlanta Thrashers · March 9

    • The game
      DAL2–4MIN
      W
      game 69/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH1–3MIN
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:58TOI
    • The game
      MIN0–5CBJ
      L
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG14:15TOI
    • The game
      MIN3–3TBL
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:33TOI
    • The game
      MIN3–1FLA
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG16:30TOI
    • The game
      MIN3–2DAL
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:01TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET0–4MIN
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG14:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MIN0–4DET
      L
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:35TOI
    • The game
      STL1–0MIN
      L
      game 77/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:29TOI
    • The game
      CHI3–4MIN
      W
      game 78/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:12TOI
    • April 2003
    • The game
      MIN0–3CBJ
      L
      game 80/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:32TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–2TOR
      L
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG13:30TOI
    • The game
      CBJ3–4MIN
      W
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG14:54TOI
    The season in numbers

    Wes Walz closes the 2002-2003 season with 32 points

    Points
    32
    NHL#204
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#176
    Assists
    19
    NHL#218
    P/GP
    0.40
    NHL#253
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#91
    Events
    100
    career assists
    2×
    First star
    3×
    Second star
    6×
    Third star
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota Wild are in the playoffs

    First round

    Minnesota Wild meet Colorado Avalanche

    MINvsCOL
    Swedes on Minnesota Wild
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    • Game 1
      MIN4–2COL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG19:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota Wildlead1–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 2
      MIN2–3COL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP15:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota Wildare1–1withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      COL3–0MIN
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:23TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 4
      COL3–1MIN
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:41TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 5
      MIN3–2COL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:45TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 6
      COL2–3MIN
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG17:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota Wildare3–3withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 7
      MIN3–2COL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:42TOI
    First round

    Minnesota Wild knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–3

    MIN4–3COL
    Advance
    7Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Minnesota Wild meet Vancouver Canucks

    MINvsVAN
    Swedes on Minnesota Wild
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MIN3–4VAN
      L
      4
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-2SOG17:30TOI
      +2 goals
    • Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 2
      MIN3–2VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG13:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota Wildare1–1withVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      VAN3–2MIN
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:20TOI
    • May 2003
    • Vancouver Canuckslead2–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 4
      VAN3–2MIN
      L
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG23:01TOI
      +2 assists
    • Vancouver Canuckslead3–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 5
      MIN7–2VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG1SHP14:56TOI
      +3 points
    • Vancouver Canuckslead3–2againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 6
      VAN1–5MIN
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP14:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota Wildare3–3withVancouver Canucks
    • Game 7
      MIN4–2VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG17:44TOI
      +1 goal
    Second round

    Minnesota Wild knock Vancouver Canucks out 4–3

    MIN4–3VAN
    Advance
    7Games10Points5Goals5Assists
    2 days later
    Conference final

    Minnesota Wild meet Anaheim Ducks

    MINvsANA
    Swedes on Minnesota Wild
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
    • Game 1
      ANA1–0MIN
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG26:30TOI
    • Anaheim Duckslead1–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 2
      ANA2–0MIN
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:23TOI
    • Anaheim Duckslead2–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 3
      MIN0–4ANA
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:27TOI
    • Anaheim Duckslead3–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 4
      MIN1–2ANA
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:10TOI
    Conference final

    Anaheim Ducks knock Minnesota Wild out 4–0

    MIN0–4ANA
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Wes Walz ends the 2002-2003 playoffs with 13 points

    Points
    13
    NHL#10
    Games
    18
    Goals
    7
    NHL#4
    Assists
    6
    NHL#24
    P/GP
    0.72
    NHL#11
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#11
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff goals
    10
    playoff points
    1
    First playoff assist
    3×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    COL4–3→VAN4–3→ANA0–4