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