NHL 2003/04

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NHL 2003/04
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 8, 2003 to June 7, 2004
Teams 30th
Games / team 82
Draft
Event 2003 NHL Entry Draft
Top pick CanadaCanada Marc-André Fleury
Elected by Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
MVP CanadaCanada Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Tampa Bay Lightning
finalist Calgary Flames
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Brad Richards (Tampa Bay)
NHL seasons
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The 2003/04 season was the 87th season of the National Hockey League . 30 teams played 82 games each. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup after a 4-3 success in the final series against the Calgary Flames . The “Bolts” were the first expansion team in the 1990s to bring the Lord Stanley's Cup to the southern United States.

The peak of the season took place on November 22, 2003. In front of more than 55,000 spectators in the sold-out Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton (an NHL attendance record ), the Montréal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the so-called Heritage Classic , played in the open air, 4: 3.

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws after overtime , OTL = defeats after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner,     = Presidents' Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers (5) 82 40 21st 15th 6th 229 186 101
New Jersey Devils (6) 82 43 25th 12 2 213 164 100
New York Islanders (8) 82 38 29 11 4th 237 211 91
New York Rangers (13) 82 27 40 7th 8th 206 250 69
Pittsburgh Penguins (15) 82 23 47 8th 4th 190 303 58
Northeast Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins (2) 82 41 19th 15th 7th 209 188 104
Toronto Maple Leafs (3) 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
Ottawa Senators (4) 82 43 23 10 6th 242 189 102
Montreal Canadiens (7) 82 41 30th 7th 4th 208 292 93
Buffalo Sabers (9) 82 37 34 7th 4th 220 221 85
Southeast Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Tampa Bay Lightning (1) 82 46 22nd 8th 6th 245 192 106
Atlanta Thrashers (10) 82 33 37 8th 4th 214 243 78
Carolina Hurricanes (11) 82 28 34 14th 6th 172 209 76
Florida Panthers (12) 82 28 35 15th 4th 188 221 76
Washington Capitals (14) 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings (1) 82 48 21st 11 2 255 189 109
St. Louis Blues (7) 82 39 30th 11 2 191 198 91
Nashville Predators (8) 82 38 29 11 4th 216 217 91
Columbus Blue Jackets (14) 82 25th 45 8th 4th 177 238 62
Chicago Blackhawks (15) 82 20th 42 11 8th 188 259 59
Northwest Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Vancouver Canucks (3) 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
Colorado Avalanche (4) 82 40 22nd 13 7th 236 198 100
Calgary Flames (6) 82 42 30th 7th 3 200 176 94
Edmonton Oilers (9) 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
Minnesota Wild (10) 82 30th 29 20th 3 188 183 83
Pacific Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
San Jose Sharks (2) 82 43 21st 12 6th 219 183 104
Dallas Stars (5) 82 41 26th 13 2 194 175 97
Los Angeles Kings (11) 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (12) 82 29 35 10 8th 184 213 76
Phoenix Coyotes (13) 82 22nd 36 18th 6th 188 245 68

Best scorer

With 56 assists and 94 points, Martin St. Louis led the scorer lists of the NHL and also in the plus / minus rating he and Marek Malík were right at the front. Scott Gomez also reached 56 in the assists . Second on the scorer list was Ilya Kovalchuk , who with his 41 goals shared the title of top scorer with Jarome Iginla and Rick Nash . With 341 shots, Kovalchuk was the player who shot the most on goal. Nash was particularly successful in the majority and scored 19 times. Outnumbered, it was Martin St. Louis who scored the most with 8 goals. 22.9% of Mark Parrish's shots found their way into the goal. With 261 penalty minutes, Sean Avery was the bad guy this season. Sergei Gonchar was the most successful defender with 47 assists and 58 points. Bryan McCabe and Dick Tärnström scored 16 goals .

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

Robert Lang moved to Detroit late in the season and made five points in six games there
player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 82 38 56 94 +35 24
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 81 41 46 87 −10 63
Joe Sakic Colorado 81 33 54 87 +11 42
Markus Näslund Vancouver 78 35 49 84 +24 58
Marián Hossa Ottawa 81 36 46 82 +4 46
Patrik Eliáš New Jersey 82 38 43 81 +26 44
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 77 32 48 80 +12 24
Cory Stillman Tampa Bay 81 25th 55 80 +18 36
Robert Lang Washington / Detroit 69 30th 49 79 +4 24
Brad Richards Tampa Bay 82 26th 53 79 +14 12
Alex Tanguay Colorado 69 25th 54 79 +30 42

Best goalkeeper

At least 1,000 minutes played.

Miikka Kiprusoff started after moving to the Flames

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Miikka Kiprusoff San Jose / Calgary 38 2301 24 10 4th 65 4th 0.933 1.69
Dwayne Roloson Minnesota 48 2847 19th 18th 11 89 5 0.933 1.88
Marty Turco Dallas 73 4359 37 21st 13 144 9 0.913 1.98
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 75 4554 38 26th 11 154 11 0.917 2.03
Robert Ash Philadelphia 40 2322 21st 11 7th 79 3 0.915 2.04

Best rookie scorer

Michael Ryder was the top scorer with 25 goals, 38 assists and 63 points. Trent Hunter also had 25 hits. Hunter also led the plus / minus rating with +23 . Francis Lessard got the most penalty times among the rookies with 181.

Patrice Bergeron made it into the top 5 in just 71 games

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Michael Ryder Montreal 81 25th 38 63 +10 26th
Trent Hunter NY Islanders 77 25th 26th 51 +23 16
Tuomo Ruutu Chicago 82 23 21st 44 -31 58
Ryan Malone Pittsburgh 81 22nd 21st 43 -23 64
Patrice Bergeron Boston 71 16 23 39 +5 22nd

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                   
1  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th   1  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th        
8th  New York Islanders 1 7th  Canadiens de Montréal 0  
2  Boston Bruins 3 Eastern Conference
7th  Canadiens de Montréal 4th
1  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th
  3  Philadelphia Flyers 3  
3  Philadelphia Flyers 4th
6th  New Jersey Devils 1
4th  Toronto Maple Leafs 4th 3  Philadelphia Flyers 4th
5  Ottawa Senators 3 5  Toronto Maple Leafs 2  
E1  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W6  Calgary Flames 3
1  Detroit Red Wings 4th   1  Detroit Red Wings 2
8th  Nashville Predators 2 6th  Calgary Flames 4th  
2  San Jose Sharks 4th
7th  St. Louis Blues 1
6th  Calgary Flames 4th
  2  San Jose Sharks 2  
3  Vancouver Canucks 3
6th  Calgary Flames 4th Western Conference
4th  Colorado Avalanche 4th 2  San Jose Sharks 4th
5  Dallas Stars 1 4th  Colorado Avalanche 2  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Martin St. Louis was awarded three trophies
With two trophies was Brad Richards considered
Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Bryan Berard Chicago Blackhawks
Calder Memorial Trophy Andrew Raycroft Boston Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy Brad Richards Tampa Bay Lightning
Frank J. Selke Trophy Kris Draper Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Adams Award John Tortorella Tampa Bay Lightning
James Norris Trophy Scott Niedermayer New Jersey Devils
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Jarome Iginla Calgary Flames
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Brad Richards Tampa Bay Lightning
Lester B. Pearson Award Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning
Lester Patrick Trophy Mike Emrick
John Davidson
Ray Miron
Maurice Richard Trophy Jarome Iginla
Rick Nash
Ilya Kovalchuk 		Calgary Flames
Columbus Blue Jackets
Atlanta Thrashers
Vezina Trophy Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils
William M. Jennings Trophy Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils
Presidents' Trophy Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy Tampa Bay Lightning
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Calgary Flames
Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL All-Star Teams

NHL First All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

Zdeno Chára was part of the First All-Star Team for the first time .
player position team GP G A. Pts
Joe Sakic center Colorado Avalanche 81 33 54 87
Markus Näslund Winger Vancouver Canucks 78 35 49 84
Martin St. Louis Winger Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 56 94
Scott Niedermayer defender New Jersey Devils 81 14th 40 54
Zdeno Chára defender Ottawa Senators 79 16 25th 41
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Martin Brodeur goalkeeper New Jersey Devils 75 38 11 2.03

NHL Second All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

Roberto Luongo was a bright spot among the Panthers.
player position team GP G A. Pts
Mats Sundin center Toronto Maple Leafs 81 31 44 75
Ilya Kovalchuk Winger Atlanta Thrashers 81 41 46 87
Jarome Iginla Winger Calgary Flames 81 41 32 73
Chris Pronger defender St. Louis Blues 80 14th 40 54
Bryan McCabe defender Toronto Maple Leafs 75 16 37 53
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Roberto Luongo goalkeeper Florida panthers 73 25th 7th 2.43

NHL All-Rookie Team

The All-Rookie Team featured two players each from the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers . Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

John-Michael Liles was able to prevail in Colorado this season.
player position team GP G A. Pts
Trent Hunter striker New York Islanders 77 25th 26th 51
Ryan Malone striker Pittsburgh Penguins 81 22nd 21st 43
Michael Ryder striker Montréal Canadiens 81 25th 38 63
John-Michael Liles defender Colorado Avalanche 79 10 24 34
Joni Pitkänen defender Philadelphia Flyers 71 8th 19th 27
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Andrew Raycroft goalkeeper Boston Bruins 57 29 3 2.05

See also

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