|25||W||December 6, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||6–14–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |26||W||December 7, 2002||4–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||7–14–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |27||L||December 10, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||7–15–4–1 || |- align="center" |28||T||December 13, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) ||7–15–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |29||L||December 14, 2002||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||7–16–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 18, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||8–16–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |31||L||December 20, 2002||0–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||8–17–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |32||L||December 21, 2002||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||8–18–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |33||L||December 23, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||8–19–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |34||L||December 26, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||8–20–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |35||L||December 28, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||8–21–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |36||L||December 30, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||8–22–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" |37||OTL||December 31, 2002||0–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2002–03) ||8–22–5–2 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |38||W||January 3, 2003||6–3 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||9–22–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |39||W||January 4, 2003||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||10–22–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |40||L||January 7, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||10–23–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |41||W||January 10, 2003||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||11–23–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |42||W||January 11, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||12–23–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 14, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||13–23–5–2 || |- align="center" |44||T||January 16, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||13–23–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |45||W||January 18, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||14–23–6–2 || |- align="center" |46||T||January 21, 2003||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||14–23–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |47||W||January 24, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||15–23–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" |48||OTL||January 25, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||15–23–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |49||L||January 27, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||15–24–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" |50||OTL||January 30, 2003||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||15–24–7–4 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |51||L||February 4, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||15–25–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |52||L||February 7, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||15–26–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |53||L||February 8, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2002–03) ||15–27–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |54||L||February 11,