2001–02 San Jose Sharks season
| 2001–02 San Jose Sharks | |
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Pacific Division champions
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| Division | 1st Pacific |
| Conference | 3rd Western |
| 2001–02 record | 44-27-8-3 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Dean Lombardi |
| Coach | Darryl Sutter |
| Captain | Owen Nolan |
| Arena | HP Pavilion |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Teemu Selanne (29) |
| Assists | Owen Nolan (43) |
| Points | Owen Nolan (66) |
| Penalties in minutes | Bryan Marchment (178) |
| Wins | Evgeni Nabokov (37) |
| Goals against average | Vesa Toskala (0.00) |
The 2001–02 San Jose Sharks season was the 11th in franchise history.
On March 10, 2002, Evgeni Nabokov became the first netminder in NHL history to score a powerplay goal, doing so against the Vancouver Canucks. He was also the first European goaltender to score a goal.
On March 30, 2002, the Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home by a score of 10-2. It was the second time in the 2001-02 NHL regular season that a team had scored 10 goals in a single game, as the Ottawa Senators had defeated the Washington Capitals on the road by a score of 11-5. Furthermore, it was the first time that the Sharks had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game since January 13, 1996, when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road by a score of 10-8.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
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