• Coach: Mike Babcock (first season
with Anaheim).
• 2001-02 record: 29-42-8-3, fifth
in division, 13th in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: None.
• Last Stanley Cup Finals: None.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Once.
Series record, 0-1; games record, 0-4.
• Remaining team leaders: LW Paul
Kariya (32 goals, 25 assists); C Matt Cullen (18 goals, 30 assists); G Jean-Sebastian
Giguere (20-25-6, 2.13 GAA, .920 save percentage).
• Top goalie: Giguere.
• New guys: C Adam Oates; RW Petr
Sykora; D Fredrik Olausson; D Todd Reirden.
• Gone: LW Jeff Friesen; D Oleg
Tverdovsky; RW Sergei Krivokrasov, G Steve Shields.
DALLAS STARS
• Coach: Dave Tippett (first season
with Dallas).
• 2001-02 record: 36-28-13-5,
first in division, second in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: 1998-99.
• Last Stanley Cup Finals: 1999-00.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Four.
Series record is 10-3; games record is 44-29.
• Remaining team leaders: C Mike
Modano (34 goals, 43 assists); LW Jere Lehtinen (25 goals, 24 assists, plus-27
rating).
• Top goalie: Marty Turco.
• New guys: RW Bill Guerin; RW
Scott Young; LW Ulf Dahlen; G Ron Tugnutt.
• Gone: G Ed Belfour; D Brad Lukowich;
RW John MacLean; RW Randy McKay, RW Pat Verbeek, D Dave Manson, LW Brent Gilchrist.
LOS ANGELES KINGS
• Coach: Andy Murray (third season
with Los Angeles, 117-86-36-11).
• 2001-02 record: 40-27-11-4,
third in division, seventh in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: None.
• Last Stanley Cup Finals: 1992-93.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Four.
Series record, 1-4; games record, 10-18.
• Remaining team leaders: C Jason
Allison (19 goals, 55 assists); LW Adam Deadmarsh (29 goals, 33 assists); RW
Ziggy Palffy (32 goals, 27 assists); D Aaron Miller (plus-14 rating); G Felix
Potvin (31-27-8, 2.31 GAA, .907 save percentage).
• Top goalie: Potvin.
• New guys: LW Erik Rasmussen;
LW Alexander Frolov.
• Gone: C Kelly Buchberger; LW
Cliff Ronning; D Philippe Boucher; RW Adam Mair.
PHOENIX COYOTES
• Coach: Bobby Francis (fourth
season with Phoenix, 114-89-34-13).
• 2001-02 record: 40-27-9-6, second
in division, sixth in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: None.
• Last Stanley Cup Finals: None.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Four.
Series record, 0-4; games record, 7-12.
• Remaining team leaders: C Daymond
Langkow (27 goals, 35 assists); C Daniel Briere (32 goals, 28 assists); D Teppo
Numminen (35 assists, plus-13 rating); G Sean Burke (33-21-6, 2.29 GAA).
• Top goalie: Burke.
• New guys: RW Tony Amonte; C
Kelly Buchberger; G Brian Boucher.
• Gone: C Michal Handzus; C Denis
Pederson; C Mike Sullivan, G Robert Esche.
SAN JOSE SHARKS
• Coach: Darryl Sutter (sixth
season in San Jose, 184-155-58-13; ninth year in NHL overall, 294-242-84-13).
• 2001-02 record: 44-27-8-3, first
in division, third in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: None.
• Last Stanley Cup Finals: None.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Five.
Series record, 2-5; games record, 18-24.
• Remaining team leaders: RW Owen
Nolan (23 goals, 43 assists); RW Teemu Selanne (29 goals, 25 assists); C Mike
Ricci (19 goals, 34 assists); G Evgeni Nabokov (37-24-5).
• Top goalie: Nabokov.
• New guys: RW Jonathan Cheechoo.
• Gone: LW Stephane Matteau; D
Gary Suter.
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