Devils 2002-03 Season Schedule & Scores
The NHL released the 2002-03 regular season schedule on Wednesday July 10, 2002. The 02-03 regular season will begin on October 9th and will end on April 6th. This season will end earlier then any season since 1991-92 when the regular season ended on April 5th. The Devils will play their first game on Thursday October 10th in Ottawa for a game with the Senators. The Devils first game at home will be Saturday October 12th versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. February 1-2 will be the All-Star Game Weekend. The All-Star game will be held in Florida this year, home of the Panthers. The Devils close their season on April 6, 2003 in Buffalo at 2:00. The 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule will be posted here ASAP. Below is the complete 2002-03 New Jersey Devils regular season schedule. You may also come back to this page to get the score of each game of the season. At the end of the season this page will be saved so that you may come back and check the score of any game played this season at any time.
All game times are Eastern. All Devils divisional games are highlighted
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (Eastern) | FINAL SCORE |
| October 10, 2002 | at Ottawa | 7:00 | W 2-1 |
| October 12, 2002 | vs. Columbus | 7:30 | W 3-2 |
| October 18, 2002 | vs. Nashville | 7:30 | W 3-2 (OT) |
| October 19, 2002 | at Carolina | 7:00 | L 1-3 |
| October 23, 2002 | at Atlanta | 7:30 | W 2-1 |
| October 25, 2002 | at Buffalo | 7:00 | W 2-1 |
| October 26, 2002 | vs. Tampa Bay | 7:30 | W 5-1 |
| October 29, 2002 | vs. Carolina | 7:30 | L 1-2 |
| November 2, 2002 | vs. Chicago | 1:00 | W 5-1 |
| November 5, 2002 | vs. Calgary | 7:30 | L 2-3 |
| November 7, 2002 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 | W 1-0 |
| November 9, 2002 | vs. Edmonton | 7:30 | L 3-6 |
| November 12, 2002 | vs. Anaheim | 7:30 | W 3-2 (OT) |
| November 15, 2002 | vs. Montreal | 7:30 | W 5-1 |
| November 16,2002 | at Montreal | 7:00 | L 1-3 |
| November 19, 2002 | vs. Buffalo | 7:30 | W 4-3 (OT) |
| November 21, 2002 | vs. New York Rangers | 7:30 | T 4-4 |
| November 23, 2002 | vs. Tampa Bay | 7:30 | L 1-3 |
| November 27, 2002 | at Detroit | 7:30 | L 2-3 |
| November 29, 2002 | at Nashville | 8:00 | W 2-1 |
| November 30, 2002 | at St. Louis | 8:00 | W 5-4 (OT) |
| December 2, 2002 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 | W 1-0 (OT) |
| December 4, 2002 | vs. Vancouver | 7:30 | L 2-3 |
| December 6, 2002 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 | W 3-1 |
| December 7, 2002 | at Toronto | 7:00 | L 0-1 |
| December 10, 2002 | vs. St. Louis | 7:30 | W 2-0 |
| December 12, 2002 | at Columbus | 7:00 | L 2-4 |
| December 14, 2002 | at Ottawa | 7:00 | L 3-4 (OT) |
| December 18, 2002 | vs. Ottawa | 7:30 | L 0-3 |
| December 19, 2002 | at Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 | W 3-1 |
| December 21, 2002 | vs. Dallas | 1:00 | W 5-3 |
| December 23, 2002 | at New York Rangers | 7:00 | T 2-2 |
| December 27, 2002 | at Washington | 7:00 | L 2-3 |
| December 28, 2002 | vs. Washington | 8:00 | W 2-1 (OT) |
| December 30, 2002 | at Boston | 7:00 | W 1-0 |
| January 1, 2003 | vs. Florida | 3:00 | L 1-2 |
| January 3, 2003 | vs. Toronto | 7:30 | W 2-0 |
| January 4, 2003 | at Toronto | 7:00 | L 1-2 |
| January 7, 2003 | vs. Montreal | 7:30 | W 3-2 |
| January 10, 2003 | at Florida | 7:30 | W 2-1 |
| January 11, 2003 | at Tampa Bay | 7:30 | T 3-3 |
| January 13, 2003 | vs. Florida | 7:30 | W 6-2 |
| January 15, 2003 | vs. New York Islanders | 7:30 | W 5-0 |
| January 17, 2003 | at Carolina | 7:00 | W 2-1 |
| January 18, 2003 | vs. Carolina | 7:30 | W 5-2 |
| January 22, 2003 | at San Jose | 10:30 | W 5-4 (OT) |
| January 24, 2003 | at Anaheim | 10:30 | W 3-1 |
| January 25, 2003 | at Los Angeles | 10:30 | L 1-2 (OT) |
| January 28, 2003 | vs. Detroit | 7:30 | W 1-0 |
| January 30, 2003 | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 7:30 | W 5-1 |
| February 1-2, 2003 | ALL-STAR GAME WEEKEND | AT FLORIDA | |
| February 4, 2003 | vs. Buffalo | 7:30 | W 4-1 |
| February 5, 2003 | at Washington | 7:00 | W 4-1 |
| February 7, 2003 | vs. Atlanta | 7:30 | L 2-4 |
| February 9, 2003 | vs. Minnesota | 1:00 |
W 3-2 *Brodeur breaks record; 8 consecutive 30+ win seasons |
| February 11, 2003 | at Colorado | 9:00 | L 1-3 |
| February 12, 2003 | at Phoenix | 8:00 | W 3-0 |
| February 15, 2003 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 | L 1-4 |
| February 18, 2003 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 | T 2-2 |
| February 19, 2003 | vs. Ottawa | 7:30 | L 3-5 |
| February 21, 2003 | vs. Boston | 7:30 | W 3-2 |
| February 23, 2003 | at Pittsburgh Penguins | 3:00 | W 4-3 |
| February 25, 2003 | vs. New York Rangers | 7:30 | T 3-3 |
| February 27, 2003 | at New York Islanders | 7:00 | T 3-3 |
| March 1, 2003 | vs. Washington | 7:30 | W 2-1 (OT) |
| March 4, 2003 | at Minnesota | 8:00 | L 2-3 |
| March 5, 2003 | at Calgary | 9:00 | L 4-5 (OT) |
| March 8, 2003 | at New York Islanders | 7:00 | W 4-2 |
| March 11, 2003 | vs. Atlanta | 7:30 | L 2-3 |
| March 13, 2003 | at Boston | 7:00 | L 3-4 |
| March 15, 2003 | vs. New York Rangers | 3:00 | W 3-1 |
| March 17, 2003 | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 | L 2-4 |
| March 18, 2003 | at Montreal | 7:30 | W 1-0 |
| March 21, 2003 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 | W 3-1 |
| March 22, 2003 | at New York Islanders | 7:00 | W 4-2 |
| March 24, 2003 | at Florida | 7:30 | W 4-1 |
| March 27, 2003 | at Tampa Bay | 7:00 | T 2-2 |
| March 28, 2003 | at Atlanta | 7:30 | W 1-1 |
| March 30, 2003 | vs. New York Islanders | 1:00 | W 6-0 |
| April 1, 2003 | vs. Toronto | 7:30 | L 2-3 (OT) |
| April 3, 2003 | vs. Boston | 7:30 | T 1-1 |
| April 4, 2003 | at New York Rangers | 7:30 | W 2-1 |
| April 6, 2003 | at Buffalo | 2:00 | T 2-2 |
2002-2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs