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NHL Playoffs 2002 Trivia Quiz

Did you pay attention during the National Hockey League Playoffs in 2002? From the first round to the Stanley Cup finals, this quiz will test your knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by marchmadness. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
marchmadness

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,757

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
2198

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which team won the 2002 Stanley Cup? Hint

Carolina

Toronto

Colorado

Detroit

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which was the final score in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between Detroit and Colorado? Hint

Detroit wins 3-0

Detroit wins 7-0

Colorado wins 5-0

Detroit wins 8-0

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which Colorado goalie finished Game 7 between Colorado and Detroit? Hint

David Aebischer

Craig Billington

Patrick Roy

Marc Denis

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which goalie in the Detroit vs Vancouver first round series let in a goal from the red line? Hint

Dominik Hasek

Peter Skudra

Manny Legace

Dan Cloutier

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which player won the Conn Smythe Trophy? Hint

Steve Yzerman

Nicklas Lidstrom

Brendan Shanahan

Dominik Hasek

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which suprising team won the first 2 games of their series against the eventual Stanley Cup Champions? Hint

San Jose

Vancouver

St. Louis

Chicago

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which 8th ranked team in the Eastern Conference won their first round series vs the top ranked team? Hint

Colorado

Montreal

Los Angeles

Phoenix

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which player scored the 3rd OT winner for Detroit in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... or just first name! ... he's Russian)

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which player scored the only Carolina goal in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals? Hint

Josef Vasicek

Ron Francis

Jeff O'Neill

Sami Kapanen

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which forward led the NHL playoffs in points?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... he didn't win the Stanley Cup!)

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Question 11 of 20

11. How many points did the leader score in the playoffs? Hint

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which player led the Toronto Maple Leafs in points? Hint

Alyn McCauley

Gary Roberts

Mats Sundin

Shayne Corson

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was Carolina's ranking in the Eastern Conference? Hint

3rd

2nd

1st

5th

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which team sent Colorado to 7 games in both 2001 and 2002 but ended up losing both times? Hint

Los Angeles

St. Louis

San Jose

Carolina

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Question 15 of 20

15. How far did the defending runner-up New Jersey get in the Playoffs? Hint

Didn't make playoffs

Lost in 2nd Round

Lost in 1st round

Lost in 3rd Round

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which player led rookies in playoff points? Hint

Brian Gionta

Pavel Datsyuk

Erik Cole

Jaroslav Svoboda

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which player led the league in playoff penalty minutes? Hint

Gino Odjick

Tie Domi

Chris Chelios

Kirk Maltby

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which player led the league in playoff plus/minus (+/-)? Hint

Darius Kasparitus

Matthew Dandenault

Peter Forsberg

Chris Chelios

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which player scored the OT winner in Game 1 of the first round between Detroit and Vancouver? Hint

Daniel Sedin

Markus Naslund

Todd Bertuzzi

Henrik Sedin

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which player scored a hat-trick in Game 1 in the third round series between Colorado and Detroit? Hint

Peter Forsberg

Steve Yzerman

Joe Sakic

Darren McCarty

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team won the 2002 Stanley Cup?

Answer: Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver 4-2 in Round 1, St. Louis 4-1 in Round 2, Colorado 4-3 in Round 3 and Carolina 4-1 in the Stanley Cup Finals. Carolina came out with a suprising game 1 victory but Detroit came back to win the next 4 games and the Stanley Cup.

2. Which was the final score in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between Detroit and Colorado?

Answer: Detroit wins 7-0

Detroit thrashed the Avalanche 7-0 to win the series in seven games and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. Detroit won games 1, 3, 6, and 7. Colorado won Games 2, 4 and 5.

3. Which Colorado goalie finished Game 7 between Colorado and Detroit?

Answer: David Aebischer

David Aebischer came in and only let in one power-play goal after Patrick Roy was pulled after 6 goals. Colorado ended up losing 7-0 and getting knocked out of the playoffs.

4. Which goalie in the Detroit vs Vancouver first round series let in a goal from the red line?

Answer: Dan Cloutier

Nicklas Lidstrom scored on Dan Cloutier from the red line which became the turning point of the series, because the Red Wings won the next 4 games to win the seres 4-2.

5. Which player won the Conn Smythe Trophy?

Answer: Nicklas Lidstrom

Nicklas Lidstrom was the 1st European player ever to win the Conn Smythe Trophy for best playoff performer.

6. Which suprising team won the first 2 games of their series against the eventual Stanley Cup Champions?

Answer: Vancouver

Vancouver won the Game 1, 4-3 in overtime and then 5-3 in game 2 before losing the next 4 games, but it was a great effort.

7. Which 8th ranked team in the Eastern Conference won their first round series vs the top ranked team?

Answer: Montreal

Montreal beat the #1 seeded team in the Eastern Conference, Boston, 4-2 but then lost to Carolina in Round 2, 4-2.

8. Which player scored the 3rd OT winner for Detroit in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals?

Answer: Igor Larionov

Igor Larionov scored at 14:47 of the 3rd overtime to give the Red Wings a 2-1 series lead that they wouldn't let go.

9. Which player scored the only Carolina goal in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals?

Answer: Jeff O'Neill

Jeff O'Neill scored at 18:50 of the 2nd period to cut the Red Wings lead in half, to 2-1, but ended up losing the game 3-1 and the series 4-1.

10. Which forward led the NHL playoffs in points?

Answer: Peter Forsberg

Peter Forsberg led the league in playoff points although his Colorado Avalanche didn't take part in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to Detroit in the Western Conference Finals.

11. How many points did the leader score in the playoffs?

Answer: 27

Peter Forsberg led the league with 27 playoff points. He did not play at all during the season because of an injury.

12. Which player led the Toronto Maple Leafs in points?

Answer: Gary Roberts

Gary Roberts led Toronto with 19 points, Alyn McCauley, a suprise playoff performer, had 15 points, Corson had 7 points and Sundin also had 7 points.

13. What was Carolina's ranking in the Eastern Conference?

Answer: 3rd

Boston was ranked first overall, Philadelphia second overall and Carolina third overall. Carolina won the Eastern Conference, before being defeated in the Stanley Cup Finals.

14. Which team sent Colorado to 7 games in both 2001 and 2002 but ended up losing both times?

Answer: Los Angeles

Los Angeles lost in 7 games in 2001 playoffs on the 2nd round to the Avalanche, and also in the 2002 playoffs in the 1st round.

15. How far did the defending runner-up New Jersey get in the Playoffs?

Answer: Lost in 1st round

New Jersey lost to Carolina in six games. Oddly enough, the 2001 runner up lost to the 2002 runner up.

16. Which player led rookies in playoff points?

Answer: Erik Cole

Cole of Carolina led rookie scoring with 9 points, Datsyuk of Detroit was second with 6, followed by Svoboda of Carolina with 5 and Gionta of New Jersey with 4.

17. Which player led the league in playoff penalty minutes?

Answer: Tie Domi

Domi of Toronto led with 61 PIM, Odjick of Montreal had 47, Chelios of Detroit had 44, and Maltby of Detroit had 32.

18. Which player led the league in playoff plus/minus (+/-)?

Answer: Chris Chelios

Chelios of Detroit led with a total of +15, Kasparitus of Pittsburgh was second with +10, Forsberg third with +8, and Dandenault was fourth with +7.

19. Which player scored the OT winner in Game 1 of the first round between Detroit and Vancouver?

Answer: Henrik Sedin

Henrik Sedin of Vancouver scored at 13:59 in the first overtime to give his team a 1-0 series lead.

20. Which player scored a hat-trick in Game 1 in the third round series between Colorado and Detroit?

Answer: Darren McCarty

McCarty scored at 1:18, 12:44 and 15:55 of the 3rd period to complete the hat-trick, leading Detroit to a 5-3 win.

Source: Author marchmadness

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