2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 36th season. The team finished fifth and last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season
The Penguins were shut out an NHL-high ten times, tied with the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators.

Schedule and results

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 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = OT Loss       = Tie

Player statistics

 * Skaters

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
 * Goaltenders

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

 * Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1000 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over Boston on February 8.

Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.

Draft picks
Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.


 * Draft notes
 * Compensatory pick received for loss of Group III free agent Garth Snow.
 * Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Garth Snow per Michel Leduc.
 * Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Marc Bergevin.