2003β04 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Eastern Conference champions | |
Southeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Southeast |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2003β04 record | 46β22β8β6 |
Home record | 24β10β4β3 |
Road record | 22β12β4β3 |
Goals for | 245 |
Goals against | 192 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jay Feaster |
Coach | John Tortorella |
Captain | Dave Andreychuk |
Alternate captains |
Vincent Lecavalier Fredrik Modin |
Arena | St. Pete Times Forum |
Average attendance | 17,820 (92.79%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hamilton Bulldogs Hershey Bears Pensacola Ice Pilots |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Martin St. Louis (38) |
Assists | Martin St. Louis (56) |
Points | Martin St. Louis (94) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Dingman (140) |
Plus/minus | Martin St. Louis (+35) |
Wins | Nikolai Khabibulin (28) |
Goals against average | John Grahame (2.06) |
The 2003β04 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 12th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won their first Stanley Cup over the Calgary Flames this season, after the Flames were attempting to be the first Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.
The Lightning's 1st Stanley Cup championship came just a year after their NFL (National Football League) counterparts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won Super Bowl XXXVII, also their 1st championship.
The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose Mike Egener in the second round, 35th overall.
On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4β2 win over the Boston Bruins. [1]
The Lightning finished the regular season having tied the Detroit Red Wings for the most short-handed goals scored, with 15. [2]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | |
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1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 245 | 192 | 106 |
2 | 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 214 | 243 | 78 |
3 | 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 172 | 209 | 76 |
4 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 188 | 221 | 75 |
5 | 14 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 186 | 253 | 59 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 245 | 192 | 106 |
2 | Y- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 209 | 188 | 104 |
3 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 209 | 188 | 101 |
4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 242 | 204 | 103 |
5 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 262 | 189 | 102 |
6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 213 | 164 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 208 | 192 | 93 |
8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 237 | 210 | 91 |
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9 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 220 | 221 | 85 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 214 | 243 | 78 |
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 172 | 209 | 76 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 188 | 221 | 75 |
13 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 206 | 250 | 69 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 186 | 253 | 59 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 190 | 303 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 6β0β1β0, 13 points (home: 4β0β1β0; road: 2β0β0β0)
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November: 5β4β3β1, 14 points (home: 4β2β1β1; road: 1β2β2β0)
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December: 4β9β2β0, 10 points (home: 1β4β1β0; road: 3β5β1β0)
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January: 11β3β0β2, 24 points (home: 4β1β0β1; road: 7β2β0β1)
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February: 9β1β1β2, 21 points (home: 5β0β1β0; road: 4β1β0β2)
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March: 10β4β1β1, 22 points (home: 5β2β0β1; road: 5β2β1β0)
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April: 1β1β0β0, 2 points (home: 1β1β0β0; road: 0β0β0β0)
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Lightning score listed first;
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders (8) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β1
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Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens (7) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β0
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Eastern Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers (3) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β3
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. Calgary Flames (6W) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β3
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Lightning score listed first;
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
26 | Martin St. Louis | RW | 82 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 14 |
61 | Cory Stillman | LW | 81 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 18 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
19 | Brad Richards | C | 82 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 4 |
4 | Vincent Lecavalier | C | 81 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 23 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 16 | β2 | 25 |
33 | Fredrik Modin | LW | 82 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 10 |
25 | Dave Andreychuk | RW | 82 | 21 | 18 | 39 | β9 | 42 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 14 | β2 | 14 |
17 | Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
22 | Dan Boyle | D | 78 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 23 | 60 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
13 | Pavel Kubina | D | 81 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
27 | Tim Taylor | C | 82 | 7 | 15 | 22 | β5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β2 | 31 |
37 | Brad Lukowich | D | 79 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
21 | Cory Sarich | D | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 89 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
29 | Dmitry Afanasenkov | RW | 71 | 6 | 10 | 16 | β4 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β3 | 6 |
7 | Ben Clymer | RW | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Martin Cibak | C | 63 | 2 | 7 | 9 | β1 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Jassen Cullimore | D | 79 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
55 | Darryl Sydorβ | D | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | β4 | 9 |
11 | Chris Dingman | LW | 74 | 1 | 5 | 6 | β9 | 140 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
24 | Shane Willis | RW | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
44 | Nolan Pratt | D | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
16 | Alexander Svitovβ‘ | C | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
36 | Andre Roy | RW | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β5 | 78 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 61 |
9 | Eric Perrin | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
38 | Darren Rumble | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
47 | John Grahame | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | Stan Neckarβ | D | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 55 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1414 | 127 | 2.33 | .910 | 3 | 3274 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 598 | 40 | 1.71 | .933 | 5 | 1401 |
47 | John Grahame | 29 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 664 | 58 | 2.06 | .913 | 1 | 1688 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3.53 | .882 | 0 | 34 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Art Ross Trophy | Martin St. Louis | [6] |
Conn Smythe Trophy | Brad Richards | [7] | |
Hart Memorial Trophy | Martin St. Louis | [8] | |
Jack Adams Award | John Tortorella | [9] | |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Brad Richards | [10] | |
Lester B. Pearson Award | Martin St. Louis | [11] | |
NHL First All-Star Team | Martin St. Louis ( Right wing) | [12] | |
NHL Plus-Minus Award | Martin St. Louis [a] | [13] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Pavel Kubina [b] | [15] |
Martin St. Louis | |||
NHL Defensive Player of the Month | Nikolai Khabibulin (October) | [16] | |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Jassen Cullimore & Cory Sarich (November 24) | [17] | |
Nikolai Khabibulin (March 8) | [18] | ||
NHL Offensive Player of the Month | Martin St. Louis (January) | [19] | |
Martin St. Louis (February) | [20] | ||
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Vincent Lecavalier (February 16) | [21] |
The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. [22]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 21, 2003 | To
Florida Panthers 1st-round pick in 2003 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2003 2nd-round pick in 2003 6th-round pick in 2003 |
[23] |
June 21, 2003 | To
St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Cory Stillman |
[24] |
June 22, 2003 | To
Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2004 9th-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 2003 9th-round pick in 2003 |
[25] |
October 27, 2003 | To St. Louis Blues Erkki Rajamaki |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 2004 |
[26] |
January 27, 2004 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Svitov 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Darryl Sydor 4th-round pick in 2004 |
[27] |
February 25, 2004 | To
Nashville Predators 8th-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Timo Helbling |
[28] |
March 9, 2004 | To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Stan Neckar |
[29] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 19, 2003 | Eric Perrin | JYP ( Liiga) | Free agency | [30] | |
July 23, 2003 | Pascal Trepanier | Florida Panthers | Free agency | [31] | |
October 17, 2003 | Dwayne Hay | St. John's Maple Leafs ( AHL) | Free agency | [32] | |
October 24, 2003 | Sheldon Keefe | New York Rangers | Waivers | [33] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [c] | Ref |
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July 3, 2003 | Kristian Kudroc | Florida Panthers | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
July 14, 2003 | Boyd Kane | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
July 17, 2003 | Vaclav Prospal | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency (V) | [37] |
September 1, 2003 | Ryan Tobler | Colorado Eagles ( CHL) | Free agency (VI) | [38] |
September 29, 2003 | Corey Foster | St. Jean Mission ( QSPHL) | Free agency (VI) | [39] |
October 3, 2003 | Sheldon Keefe | New York Rangers | Waiver draft | [40] |
October 5, 2003 | Matt Elich | Pensacola Ice Pilots ( ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
Kenton Smith | Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] | |
October 19, 2003 | Harlan Pratt | HC TPS ( Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) | [42] |
October 31, 2003 | Janne Laukkanen [d] | Buyout | [44] | |
November 26, 2003 | Stan Neckar | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [45] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 26, 2003 | Dave Andreychuk | Re-signing | [46] | |
July 2, 2003 | Gerard Dicaire | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] |
July 10, 2003 | Ryan Craig | Entry-level | [48] | |
Andreas Holmqvist | Entry-level | [48] | ||
July 15, 2003 | Evgeny Artyukhin | 3-year | Entry-level | [49] |
Brad Lukowich | multi-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
Andre Roy | multi-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
Darren Rumble | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
July 17, 2003 | Fredrik Modin | 1-year | Re-signing | [50] |
July 18, 2003 | John Grahame | 3-year | Re-signing | [51] [52] |
July 22, 2003 | Ben Clymer | 1-year | Re-signing | [53] |
July 29, 2003 | Dmitri Afanasenkov | Re-signing | [54] | |
Martin Cibak | Re-signing | [54] | ||
July 30, 2003 | Sheldon Keefe | Re-signing | [55] | |
Shane Willis | Re-signing | [55] | ||
August 8, 2003 | Janne Laukkanen | 1-year | Re-signing | [56] |
August 13, 2003 | Cory Stillman | 1-year | Re-signing | [57] |
August 16, 2003 | Nolan Pratt | 1-year | Re-signing | [58] |
August 20, 2003 | Dan Boyle | multi-year | Re-signing | [59] |
August 27, 2003 | Brad Richards | multi-year | Re-signing | [60] |
June 1, 2004 | Adam Henrich | Entry-level | [61] | |
Paul Ranger | Entry-level | [61] | ||
Darren Reid | Entry-level | [61] |
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. [62]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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2 | 34 | Mike Egener | Defense | Germany | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
2 | 41 | Matt Smaby | Defense | United States | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA) |
3 | 96 | Jonathan Boutin | Goalie | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
6 | 192 | Doug O'Brien | Defense | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
7 | 224 | Gerald Coleman | Goalie | United States | London Knights (OHL) |
7 | 227 | Jay Rosehill | Left wing | Canada | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) |
8 | 255 | Raimonds Danilics | Forward | Latvia | Stalkers (LHL) |
8 | 256 | Brady Greco | Defense | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
9 | 273 | Albert Vishnyakov | Left wing | Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
9 | 286 | Zbynek Hrdel | Center | Czech Republic | Rimouski OcΓ©anic (QMJHL) |
9 | 287 | Nick Tarnasky | Center | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
They also picked up seventh- and ninth-round selections for 2004 by trading an eighth-rounder and a ninth-rounder to Tampa Bay.
29 sept. St-Jean signe Corey Foster
COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS--Signed... D Kenton Smith... PENSACOLA ICE PILOTS--Signed... F Matt Elich
Signed to free agent tryout contract by TPS Turku (Finland), October 19, 2003.
2003β04 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Eastern Conference champions | |
Southeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Southeast |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2003β04 record | 46β22β8β6 |
Home record | 24β10β4β3 |
Road record | 22β12β4β3 |
Goals for | 245 |
Goals against | 192 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jay Feaster |
Coach | John Tortorella |
Captain | Dave Andreychuk |
Alternate captains |
Vincent Lecavalier Fredrik Modin |
Arena | St. Pete Times Forum |
Average attendance | 17,820 (92.79%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hamilton Bulldogs Hershey Bears Pensacola Ice Pilots |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Martin St. Louis (38) |
Assists | Martin St. Louis (56) |
Points | Martin St. Louis (94) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Dingman (140) |
Plus/minus | Martin St. Louis (+35) |
Wins | Nikolai Khabibulin (28) |
Goals against average | John Grahame (2.06) |
The 2003β04 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 12th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won their first Stanley Cup over the Calgary Flames this season, after the Flames were attempting to be the first Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.
The Lightning's 1st Stanley Cup championship came just a year after their NFL (National Football League) counterparts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won Super Bowl XXXVII, also their 1st championship.
The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose Mike Egener in the second round, 35th overall.
On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4β2 win over the Boston Bruins. [1]
The Lightning finished the regular season having tied the Detroit Red Wings for the most short-handed goals scored, with 15. [2]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | |
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1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 245 | 192 | 106 |
2 | 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 214 | 243 | 78 |
3 | 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 172 | 209 | 76 |
4 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 188 | 221 | 75 |
5 | 14 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 186 | 253 | 59 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 245 | 192 | 106 |
2 | Y- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 209 | 188 | 104 |
3 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 209 | 188 | 101 |
4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 242 | 204 | 103 |
5 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 262 | 189 | 102 |
6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 213 | 164 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 208 | 192 | 93 |
8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 237 | 210 | 91 |
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9 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 220 | 221 | 85 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 214 | 243 | 78 |
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 172 | 209 | 76 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 188 | 221 | 75 |
13 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 206 | 250 | 69 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 186 | 253 | 59 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 190 | 303 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 6β0β1β0, 13 points (home: 4β0β1β0; road: 2β0β0β0)
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November: 5β4β3β1, 14 points (home: 4β2β1β1; road: 1β2β2β0)
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December: 4β9β2β0, 10 points (home: 1β4β1β0; road: 3β5β1β0)
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January: 11β3β0β2, 24 points (home: 4β1β0β1; road: 7β2β0β1)
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February: 9β1β1β2, 21 points (home: 5β0β1β0; road: 4β1β0β2)
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March: 10β4β1β1, 22 points (home: 5β2β0β1; road: 5β2β1β0)
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April: 1β1β0β0, 2 points (home: 1β1β0β0; road: 0β0β0β0)
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Lightning score listed first;
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders (8) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β1
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Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens (7) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β0
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Eastern Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers (3) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β3
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. Calgary Flames (6W) β Tampa Bay wins series 4β3
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Lightning score listed first;
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
26 | Martin St. Louis | RW | 82 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 14 |
61 | Cory Stillman | LW | 81 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 18 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
19 | Brad Richards | C | 82 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 4 |
4 | Vincent Lecavalier | C | 81 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 23 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 16 | β2 | 25 |
33 | Fredrik Modin | LW | 82 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 10 |
25 | Dave Andreychuk | RW | 82 | 21 | 18 | 39 | β9 | 42 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 14 | β2 | 14 |
17 | Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
22 | Dan Boyle | D | 78 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 23 | 60 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
13 | Pavel Kubina | D | 81 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
27 | Tim Taylor | C | 82 | 7 | 15 | 22 | β5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β2 | 31 |
37 | Brad Lukowich | D | 79 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
21 | Cory Sarich | D | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 89 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
29 | Dmitry Afanasenkov | RW | 71 | 6 | 10 | 16 | β4 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β3 | 6 |
7 | Ben Clymer | RW | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Martin Cibak | C | 63 | 2 | 7 | 9 | β1 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Jassen Cullimore | D | 79 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
55 | Darryl Sydorβ | D | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | β4 | 9 |
11 | Chris Dingman | LW | 74 | 1 | 5 | 6 | β9 | 140 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
24 | Shane Willis | RW | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
44 | Nolan Pratt | D | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
16 | Alexander Svitovβ‘ | C | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
36 | Andre Roy | RW | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β5 | 78 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 61 |
9 | Eric Perrin | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
38 | Darren Rumble | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
47 | John Grahame | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | Stan Neckarβ | D | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 55 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1414 | 127 | 2.33 | .910 | 3 | 3274 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 598 | 40 | 1.71 | .933 | 5 | 1401 |
47 | John Grahame | 29 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 664 | 58 | 2.06 | .913 | 1 | 1688 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3.53 | .882 | 0 | 34 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Art Ross Trophy | Martin St. Louis | [6] |
Conn Smythe Trophy | Brad Richards | [7] | |
Hart Memorial Trophy | Martin St. Louis | [8] | |
Jack Adams Award | John Tortorella | [9] | |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Brad Richards | [10] | |
Lester B. Pearson Award | Martin St. Louis | [11] | |
NHL First All-Star Team | Martin St. Louis ( Right wing) | [12] | |
NHL Plus-Minus Award | Martin St. Louis [a] | [13] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Pavel Kubina [b] | [15] |
Martin St. Louis | |||
NHL Defensive Player of the Month | Nikolai Khabibulin (October) | [16] | |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Jassen Cullimore & Cory Sarich (November 24) | [17] | |
Nikolai Khabibulin (March 8) | [18] | ||
NHL Offensive Player of the Month | Martin St. Louis (January) | [19] | |
Martin St. Louis (February) | [20] | ||
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Vincent Lecavalier (February 16) | [21] |
The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. [22]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 21, 2003 | To
Florida Panthers 1st-round pick in 2003 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2003 2nd-round pick in 2003 6th-round pick in 2003 |
[23] |
June 21, 2003 | To
St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Cory Stillman |
[24] |
June 22, 2003 | To
Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2004 9th-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 2003 9th-round pick in 2003 |
[25] |
October 27, 2003 | To St. Louis Blues Erkki Rajamaki |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 2004 |
[26] |
January 27, 2004 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Svitov 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Darryl Sydor 4th-round pick in 2004 |
[27] |
February 25, 2004 | To
Nashville Predators 8th-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Timo Helbling |
[28] |
March 9, 2004 | To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2004 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Stan Neckar |
[29] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 19, 2003 | Eric Perrin | JYP ( Liiga) | Free agency | [30] | |
July 23, 2003 | Pascal Trepanier | Florida Panthers | Free agency | [31] | |
October 17, 2003 | Dwayne Hay | St. John's Maple Leafs ( AHL) | Free agency | [32] | |
October 24, 2003 | Sheldon Keefe | New York Rangers | Waivers | [33] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [c] | Ref |
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July 3, 2003 | Kristian Kudroc | Florida Panthers | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
July 14, 2003 | Boyd Kane | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
July 17, 2003 | Vaclav Prospal | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency (V) | [37] |
September 1, 2003 | Ryan Tobler | Colorado Eagles ( CHL) | Free agency (VI) | [38] |
September 29, 2003 | Corey Foster | St. Jean Mission ( QSPHL) | Free agency (VI) | [39] |
October 3, 2003 | Sheldon Keefe | New York Rangers | Waiver draft | [40] |
October 5, 2003 | Matt Elich | Pensacola Ice Pilots ( ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
Kenton Smith | Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] | |
October 19, 2003 | Harlan Pratt | HC TPS ( Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) | [42] |
October 31, 2003 | Janne Laukkanen [d] | Buyout | [44] | |
November 26, 2003 | Stan Neckar | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [45] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 26, 2003 | Dave Andreychuk | Re-signing | [46] | |
July 2, 2003 | Gerard Dicaire | 3-year | Entry-level | [47] |
July 10, 2003 | Ryan Craig | Entry-level | [48] | |
Andreas Holmqvist | Entry-level | [48] | ||
July 15, 2003 | Evgeny Artyukhin | 3-year | Entry-level | [49] |
Brad Lukowich | multi-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
Andre Roy | multi-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
Darren Rumble | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
July 17, 2003 | Fredrik Modin | 1-year | Re-signing | [50] |
July 18, 2003 | John Grahame | 3-year | Re-signing | [51] [52] |
July 22, 2003 | Ben Clymer | 1-year | Re-signing | [53] |
July 29, 2003 | Dmitri Afanasenkov | Re-signing | [54] | |
Martin Cibak | Re-signing | [54] | ||
July 30, 2003 | Sheldon Keefe | Re-signing | [55] | |
Shane Willis | Re-signing | [55] | ||
August 8, 2003 | Janne Laukkanen | 1-year | Re-signing | [56] |
August 13, 2003 | Cory Stillman | 1-year | Re-signing | [57] |
August 16, 2003 | Nolan Pratt | 1-year | Re-signing | [58] |
August 20, 2003 | Dan Boyle | multi-year | Re-signing | [59] |
August 27, 2003 | Brad Richards | multi-year | Re-signing | [60] |
June 1, 2004 | Adam Henrich | Entry-level | [61] | |
Paul Ranger | Entry-level | [61] | ||
Darren Reid | Entry-level | [61] |
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. [62]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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2 | 34 | Mike Egener | Defense | Germany | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
2 | 41 | Matt Smaby | Defense | United States | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA) |
3 | 96 | Jonathan Boutin | Goalie | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
6 | 192 | Doug O'Brien | Defense | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
7 | 224 | Gerald Coleman | Goalie | United States | London Knights (OHL) |
7 | 227 | Jay Rosehill | Left wing | Canada | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) |
8 | 255 | Raimonds Danilics | Forward | Latvia | Stalkers (LHL) |
8 | 256 | Brady Greco | Defense | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
9 | 273 | Albert Vishnyakov | Left wing | Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
9 | 286 | Zbynek Hrdel | Center | Czech Republic | Rimouski OcΓ©anic (QMJHL) |
9 | 287 | Nick Tarnasky | Center | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
They also picked up seventh- and ninth-round selections for 2004 by trading an eighth-rounder and a ninth-rounder to Tampa Bay.
29 sept. St-Jean signe Corey Foster
COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS--Signed... D Kenton Smith... PENSACOLA ICE PILOTS--Signed... F Matt Elich
Signed to free agent tryout contract by TPS Turku (Finland), October 19, 2003.