Best #1 Overall Team Since 2000-2001 Playoffs Rd. 2 Mt.1: 2013 Chicago vs. 2002 Det.

[tony d]

Thanks everyone for voting so far, we move onto the semi finals of our tournament today.

Our 1st semi final is the 2013 Blackhawks vs. the 2002 Red Wings.

https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CHI/2013.html
https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/2002.html

The 2002 Red Wings got my vote.

The winner here takes on the winner of the 2001 Avalanche/2011 Canucks in tomorrow's final.

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[Fugazy]

2002 Red Wings.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

02 Wings, indeed.

 

[JaegerDice]

By performance, the 2013 Blackhawks.

By the names on the roster, the 2002 Red Wings.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

By performance, the 2013 Blackhawks.

By the names on the roster, the 2002 Red Wings.

Considering the 02 Wings were one of the better teams ever assembled, that's a bit of the stretch.

Don't see any recent Hawks team even coming close.

 

[JaegerDice]

Considering the 02 Wings were one of the better teams ever assembled, that's a bit of the stretch.

Don't see any recent Hawks team even coming close.

Like I said, when it comes to names on the roster, it's no contest. The 2002 Wings team is crazy.

When it comes to actual performance on the ice, you'd probably be surprised.


I'm going to put aside possession stats, since they started getting tracked properly in 2008, and frankly I think anybody who watched the 2002 team knows they were a great possession team even if we don't know exactly how good down to the decimal point.

GF/GP

2002 Red Wings: 3.08
2013 Blackhawks: 3.10


GA/GP

2002 Red Wings: 2.28
2013 Blackhawks: 2.02


SF/GP

2002 Red Wings: 31.0
2013 Blackhawks: 31.1


SA/GP

2002 Red Wings: 26.3
2013 Blackhawks: 26.2


PP%

2002 Red Wings: 20.1%
2013 Blackhawks: 16.7%


PK%

2002 Red Wings: 86.0%
2013 Blackhawks: 87.2%


So basically the 2013 Blackhawks were equal or slightly better in all regards other than the PP.