2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 11th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning made it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1996.
Regular season
Final standings
Game log
Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs. Washington Capitals
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. New Jersey Devils
Player stats
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 80 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 80 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
| C | 80 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 82 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | |
| D | 77 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 76 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW | 72 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 34 | -12 | 15 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 76 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 44 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| D | 75 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 78 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 57 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 62 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 70 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 82 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 63 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 82 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 63 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 35 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 70 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 91 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3787 | 65 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 156 | 2.47 | 4 | 1760 | 1604 | .911 | |
| 914 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 2.23 | 2 | 424 | 390 | .920 | |
| 283 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2.54 | 0 | 101 | 89 | .881 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .833 | |
| Team: | 5004 | 82 | 36 | 30 | 16 | 203 | 2.43 | 6 | 2291 | 2088 | .911 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 644 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 2.42 | 0 | 299 | 273 | .913 | |
| 111 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.08 | 0 | 48 | 46 | .958 | |
| Team: | 755 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2.23 | 0 | 347 | 319 | .919 |
Draft picks
Tampa Bay'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 |
| 2 | 60 | Adam Henrich | Brampton Battalion | |
| 4 | 100 | Dmitri Kazionov | CSKA Moscow Jr. | |
| 5 | 135 | Joseph Pearce | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | |
| 5 | 162 | Gerard Dicaire | Kootenay Ice | |
| 6 | 170 | P. J. Atherton | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | |
| 6 | 174 | Karri Akkanen | Ilves Jrs. | |
| 6 | 183 | Paul Ranger | Oshawa Generals | |
| 7 | 213 | Fredrik Norrena | TPS | |
| 8 | 233 | Vasily Koshechkin | Lada Togliatti | |
| 8 | 255 | Ryan Craig | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
| 8 | 256 | Darren Reid | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| 9 | 286 | Alexei Glukhov | Khimik Voskresensk Jr. | |
| 9 | 287 | John Toffey | Ohio State University |
Roster
Goaltenders:Defensemen
Forwards