2002–03 New York Islanders season
The 2002–03 New York Islanders season was the 31st season in the franchise's history.Off-season
Playoffs
The Islanders lost in the first round to the Ottawa Senators 4-1.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 81 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 32 | -12 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| C | 81 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| RW | 81 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 28 | -11 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| C | 81 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 108 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 74 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 52 | -9 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| C | 66 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 43 | -4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 73 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 73 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 70 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 78 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 81 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LW/C | 69 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D | 71 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 24 | -8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 53 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 34 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 47 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LW/C | 66 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 60 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 124 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 1993 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 97 | 2.92 | 2 | 912 | 815 | .894 |
| 2390 | 43 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 92 | 2.31 | 1 | 1120 | 1028 | .918 |
| 585 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 2.97 | 0 | 273 | 244 | .894 |
| Team: | 4968 | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 218 | 2.63 | 3 | 2305 | 2087 | .905 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW/C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 305 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2.36 | 1 | 134 | 122 | .910 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Team: | 320 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2.25 | 1 | 137 | 125 | .912 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
New York's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 22 | Sean Bergenheim | | Jokerit |
| 3 | 87 | Frans Nielsen | | Malmo IF |
| 5 | 149 | Marcus Paulsson | | Morrums GoIS IK |
| 6 | 189 | Alexei Stonkus | | Yaroslavl Jrs. |
| 7 | 220 | Brad Topping | | Brampton Battalion |
| 8 | 252 | Martin Chabada | | Sparta Prague |
| 9 | 283 | Per Braxenholm | | Morrums GoIS IK |
