The 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 33rd NHL season. Offseason Regular season The Canucks had much success in the regular season as the West Coast Express Line (Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi) played their first full season intact and contributed 67% of the team's goals. The Canucks led all teams in power-play goals scored, with 87. They also set a franchise record with a 10 game win streak in November 2002. As the season wound down, many expected the Canucks to win the Northwest Division title (due to the slow start by division rivals Colorado Avalanche). Despite the chances, the Canucks failed to clinch the Northwest division on the last day of the regular season with a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings coupled with a win by the Colorado Avalanche. Markus Naslund also lost the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy on the last day of the regular season and missed out on tying fellow Swede Hakan Loob as the only Swedish players who have scored 50 goals in a season. Worse, Peter Forsberg also narrowly beat Naslund for the Art Ross Trophy. Naslund publicly came out to apologize to Canuck fans for "choking". Final standings Playoffs Schedule and results Regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 10, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||1–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |2||W||October 12, 2002||5–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||2–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |3||L||October 14, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||2–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |4||L||October 16, 2002||3–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||2–2–0–0 || |- align="center" |5||T||October 18, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||2–2–1–0 || |- align="center" |6||T||October 19, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||2–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 21, 2002||5–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||3–2–2–0 || |- align="center" |8||T||October 24, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||3–2–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |9||L||October 26, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||3–3–3–0 || |- align="center" |10||T||October 29, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||3–3–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |11||L||October 31, 2002||1–5 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||3–4–4–0 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |12||W||November 2, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||4–4–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||November 4, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||5–4–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |14||L||November 6, 2002||0–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||5–5–4–0 || |-