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2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference1st Eastern
2003–04 record46–22–8–6
Home record24–10–4–3
Road record22–12–4–3
Goals for245
Goals against192
Team information
General manager Jay Feaster
Coach John Tortorella
Captain Dave Andreychuk
Alternate captains Vincent Lecavalier
Fredrik Modin
Arena St. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance17,820 (92.79%)
Minor league affiliate(s) Hamilton Bulldogs
Hershey Bears
Pensacola Ice Pilots
Team leaders
Goals Martin St. Louis (38)
AssistsMartin St. Louis (56)
PointsMartin St. Louis (94)
Penalty minutes Chris Dingman (140)
Plus/minusMartin St. Louis (+35)
Wins Nikolai Khabibulin (28)
Goals against average John Grahame (2.06)

The 2003–04 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.

Offseason

The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose Mike Egener in the second round, 35th overall.

Regular season

On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4–2 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]

Season standings

Southeast Division [3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
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.

Eastern Conference [4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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 – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

2003–04 regular season [5]
October: 6–0–1–0, 13 points (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 10 Boston Bruins 5–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,454 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 16 Phoenix Coyotes 5–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 12,784 2–0–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 18 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 Khabibulin Continental Airlines Arena 15,590 3–0–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 21 Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 14,822 4–0–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 23 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0 Grahame Nationwide Arena 16,542 5–0–0–0 10 Recap
6 October 25 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,223 6–0–0–0 12 Recap
7 October 30 San Jose Sharks 2–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,609 6–0–1–0 13 Recap
November: 5–4–3–1, 14 points (home: 4–2–1–1; road: 1–2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
8 November 1 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,616 7–0–1–0 15 Recap
9 November 4 Washington Capitals 1–5 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 14,312 7–1–1–0 15 Recap
10 November 6 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 OT Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 14,287 7–1–1–1 16 Recap
11 November 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–0 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,262 8–1–1–1 18 Recap
12 November 9 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–1 OT Grahame RBC Center 9,821 8–1–2–1 19 Recap
13 November 11 @ Florida Panthers 0–4 Khabibulin Office Depot Center 13,214 8–2–2–1 19 Recap
14 November 14 @ Washington Capitals 5–2 Grahame MCI Center 14,536 9–2–2–1 21 Recap
15 November 20 New York Islanders 3–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 14,898 10–2–2–1 23 Recap
16 November 22 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 20,112 11–2–2–1 25 Recap
17 November 23 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–0 OT Khabibulin RBC Center 10,391 11–2–3–1 26 Recap
18 November 25 New York Rangers 0–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,034 11–3–3–1 26 Recap
19 November 28 St. Louis Blues 2–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,787 11–3–4–1 27 Recap
20 November 28 @ Atlanta Thrashers 1–2 Grahame Philips Arena 16,847 11–4–4–1 27 Recap
December: 4–9–2–0, 10 points (home: 1–4–1–0; road: 3–5–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
21 December 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Khabibulin Bell Centre 19,858 11–5–4–1 27 Recap
22 December 4 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 15,221 11–6–4–1 27 Recap
23 December 6 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Khabibulin HSBC Arena 15,833 12–6–4–1 29 Recap
24 December 7 @ New York Rangers 3–2 Grahame Madison Square Garden 18,200 13–6–4–1 31 Recap
25 December 9 @ New York Islanders 2–5 Khabibulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,860 13–7–4–1 31 Recap
26 December 11 @ Ottawa Senators 2–3 Khabibulin Corel Centre 17,256 13–8–4–1 31 Recap
27 December 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 17,228 13–9–4–1 31 Recap
28 December 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–3 Khabibulin Air Canada Centre 19,331 13–10–4–1 31 Recap
29 December 18 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 OT Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,332 14–10–4–1 33 Recap
30 December 20 Dallas Stars 1–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,233 14–11–4–1 33 Recap
31 December 23 @ Boston Bruins 1–1 OT Khabibulin FleetCenter 13,266 14–11–5–1 34 Recap
32 December 26 @ Atlanta Thrashers 1–3 Khabibulin Philips Arena 18,545 14–12–5–1 34 Recap
33 December 27 Boston Bruins 4–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 19,942 15–12–5–1 36 Recap
34 December 29 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,662 15–13–5–1 36 Recap
35 December 31 Florida Panthers 2–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 15,234 15–13–6–1 37 Recap
January: 11–3–0–2, 24 points (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 7–2–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
36 January 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 13,609 15–14–6–1 37 Recap
37 January 3 Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,242 16–14–6–1 39 Recap
38 January 6 @ Ottawa Senators 2–5 Khabibulin Corel Centre 16,890 16–15–6–1 39 Recap
39 January 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Grahame Bell Centre 20,706 17–15–6–1 41 Recap
40 January 9 @ New Jersey Devils 4–1 Grahame Continental Airlines Arena 19,040 18–15–6–1 43 Recap
41 January 11 @ New York Rangers 2–1 OT Grahame Madison Square Garden 18,200 19–15–6–1 45 Recap
42 January 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Grahame Mellon Arena 10,039 20–15–6–1 47 Recap
43 January 15 Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,909 21–15–6–1 49 Recap
44 January 17 @ Florida Panthers 1–2 Grahame Office Depot Center 19,250 21–16–6–1 49 Recap
45 January 19 Colorado Avalanche 4–5 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,212 21–16–6–2 50 Recap
46 January 21 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–5 OT Khabibulin General Motors Place 18,630 21–16–6–3 51 Recap
47 January 22 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Grahame Rexall Place 16,839 22–16–6–3 53 Recap
48 January 24 @ Calgary Flames 6–2 Grahame Pengrowth Saddledome 17,109 23–16–6–3 55 Recap
49 January 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 Grahame Mellon Arena 9,931 24–16–6–3 57 Recap
50 January 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 15,847 25–16–6–3 59 Recap
51 January 31 Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 20,762 26–16–6–3 61 Recap
February: 9–1–1–2, 21 points (home: 5–0–1–0; road: 4–1–0–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
52 February 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,048 27–16–6–3 63 Recap
53 February 3 @ Washington Capitals 1–2 Khabibulin MCI Center 13,085 27–17–6–3 63 Recap
54 February 5 @ Nashville Predators 5–2 Khabibulin Gaylord Entertainment Center 9,879 28–17–6–3 65 Recap
All-Star Break (February 6–9)
55 February 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,222 28–17–7–3 66 Recap
56 February 12 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 15,644 29–17–7–3 68 Recap
57 February 14 Florida Panthers 3–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 18,888 30–17–7–3 70 Recap
58 February 17 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,545 31–17–7–3 72 Recap
59 February 19 @ St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT Khabibulin Savvis Center 17,973 31–17–7–4 73 Recap
60 February 20 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–4 OT Grahame HSBC Arena 18,124 31–17–7–5 74 Recap
61 February 23 @ Washington Capitals 6–3 Khabibulin MCI Center 16,051 32–17–7–5 76 Recap
62 February 25 @ Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 Khabibulin Philips Arena 14,667 33–17–7–5 78 Recap
63 February 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,909 34–17–7–5 80 Recap
64 February 28 Washington Capitals 4–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,124 35–17–7–5 82 Recap
March: 10–4–1–1, 22 points (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 5–2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 1 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–0 Khabibulin Pepsi Center 18,007 36–17–7–5 84 Recap
66 March 3 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 Khabibulin United Center 10,702 37–17–7–5 86 Recap
67 March 5 New Jersey Devils 3–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,239 38–17–7–5 88 Recap
68 March 6 @ Florida Panthers 5–3 Khabibulin Office Depot Center 17,509 39–17–7–5 90 Recap
69 March 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–1 OT Khabibulin Joe Louis Arena 20,066 39–17–8–5 91 Recap
70 March 10 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Grahame RBC Center 13,531 40–17–8–5 93 Recap
71 March 12 New York Rangers 5–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,026 41–17–8–5 95 Recap
72 March 13 Carolina Hurricanes 1–5 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 20,237 41–18–8–5 95 Recap
73 March 16 New York Islanders 1–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,914 41–19–8–5 95 Recap
74 March 18 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,946 42–19–8–5 97 Recap
75 March 20 @ Boston Bruins 4–5 Khabibulin FleetCenter 17,565 42–20–8–5 97 Recap
76 March 21 @ New York Islanders 0–3 Grahame Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,447 42–21–8–5 97 Recap
77 March 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 Grahame Air Canada Centre 19,452 43–21–8–5 99 Recap
78 March 25 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,013 44–21–8–5 101 Recap
79 March 27 Washington Capitals 4–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,812 45–21–8–5 103 Recap
80 March 29 Ottawa Senators 4–5 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,844 45–21–8–6 104 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0, 2 points (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
81 April 1 Florida Panthers 4–3 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 17,726 46–21–8–6 106 Recap
82 April 3 Atlanta Thrashers 1–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,244 46–22–8–6 106 Recap
Lightning score listed first;

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs [5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders (8) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 New York Islanders 3–0 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,536 Lightning lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 New York Islanders 0–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,982 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 12 @ New York Islanders 3–0 Khabibulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Lightning lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 14 @ New York Islanders 3–0 Khabibulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Lightning lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 16 New York Islanders 3–2 4:07 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,927 Lightning win 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens (7) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,904 Lightning lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 25 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,435 Lightning lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 1:05 OT Khabibulin Bell Centre 21,273 Lightning lead 3–0 Recap
4 April 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Khabibulin Bell Centre 21,273 Lightning win 4–0 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers (3) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 May 8 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,425 Lightning lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 10 Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,314 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 13 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,897 Lightning lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 15 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,872 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 May 18 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,517 Lightning lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 20 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–5 18:18 OT Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,910 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 May 22 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,117 Lightning win 4–3 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Calgary Flames (6W) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 May 25 Calgary Flames 1–4 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,674 Flames lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 27 Calgary Flames 4–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,222 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 29 @ Calgary Flames 0–3 Khabibulin Pengrowth Saddledome 19,221 Flames lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 31 @ Calgary Flames 1–0 Khabibulin Pengrowth Saddledome 19,221 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 June 3 Calgary Flames 2–3 14:40 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,426 Flames lead 3–2 Recap
6 June 5 @ Calgary Flames 3–2 0:33 2OT Khabibulin Pengrowth Saddledome 19,221 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 June 7 Calgary Flames 2–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,717 Lightning win 4–3 Recap
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
  • ‑ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season Playoffs
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 βˆ’2 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 βˆ’9 42 23 1 13 14 βˆ’2 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 βˆ’5 25 23 2 3 5 βˆ’2 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 βˆ’4 12 23 1 2 3 βˆ’3 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 βˆ’1 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 Sydor† D 31 1 6 7 3 6 23 0 6 6 βˆ’4 9
11 Chris Dingman LW 74 1 5 6 βˆ’9 140 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 Svitov‑ C 11 0 3 3 0 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
36 Andre Roy RW 33 1 1 2 βˆ’5 78 21 1 2 3 3 61
9 Eric Perrin C 4 0 0 0 βˆ’1 0 12 0 1 1 0 6
38 Darren Rumble D 5 0 0 0 βˆ’2 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 Neckar† D β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
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

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
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]

Transactions

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]

Trades

Date Details Ref
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]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 19, 2003 (2003-06-19) Eric Perrin JYP ( Liiga) Free agency [30]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Pascal Trepanier Florida Panthers Free agency [31]
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17) Dwayne Hay St. John's Maple Leafs ( AHL) Free agency [32]
October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24) Sheldon Keefe New York Rangers Waivers [33]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via [c] Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Kristian Kudroc Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [35]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Boyd Kane Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI) [36]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Vaclav Prospal Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (V) [37]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) Ryan Tobler Colorado Eagles ( CHL) Free agency (VI) [38]
September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29) Corey Foster St. Jean Mission ( QSPHL) Free agency (VI) [39]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Sheldon Keefe New York Rangers Waiver draft [40]
October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05) Matt Elich Pensacola Ice Pilots ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
Kenton Smith Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
October 19, 2003 (2003-10-19) Harlan Pratt HC TPS ( Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [42]
October 31, 2003 (2003-10-31) Janne Laukkanen [d] Buyout [44]
November 26, 2003 (2003-11-26) Stan Neckar Nashville Predators Free agency (UFA) [45]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Dave Andreychuk Re-signing [46]
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) Gerard Dicaire 3-year Entry-level [47]
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10) Ryan Craig Entry-level [48]
Andreas Holmqvist Entry-level [48]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) 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 (2003-07-17) Fredrik Modin 1-year Re-signing [50]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) John Grahame 3-year Re-signing [51] [52]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Ben Clymer 1-year Re-signing [53]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Dmitri Afanasenkov Re-signing [54]
Martin Cibak Re-signing [54]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Sheldon Keefe Re-signing [55]
Shane Willis Re-signing [55]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) Janne Laukkanen 1-year Re-signing [56]
August 13, 2003 (2003-08-13) Cory Stillman 1-year Re-signing [57]
August 16, 2003 (2003-08-16) Nolan Pratt 1-year Re-signing [58]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20) Dan Boyle multi-year Re-signing [59]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27) Brad Richards multi-year Re-signing [60]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) Adam Henrich Entry-level [61]
Paul Ranger Entry-level [61]
Darren Reid Entry-level [61]

Draft picks

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
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)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shared with Marek Malik of the Vancouver Canucks.
  2. ^ Kubina replaced an injured Wade Redden of the Ottawa Senators. [14]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable. [34]
  4. ^ Laukkanen retired. [43]

References

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference1st Eastern
2003–04 record46–22–8–6
Home record24–10–4–3
Road record22–12–4–3
Goals for245
Goals against192
Team information
General manager Jay Feaster
Coach John Tortorella
Captain Dave Andreychuk
Alternate captains Vincent Lecavalier
Fredrik Modin
Arena St. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance17,820 (92.79%)
Minor league affiliate(s) Hamilton Bulldogs
Hershey Bears
Pensacola Ice Pilots
Team leaders
Goals Martin St. Louis (38)
AssistsMartin St. Louis (56)
PointsMartin St. Louis (94)
Penalty minutes Chris Dingman (140)
Plus/minusMartin St. Louis (+35)
Wins Nikolai Khabibulin (28)
Goals against average John Grahame (2.06)

The 2003–04 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.

Offseason

The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose Mike Egener in the second round, 35th overall.

Regular season

On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4–2 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]

Season standings

Southeast Division [3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
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.

Eastern Conference [4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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 – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

2003–04 regular season [5]
October: 6–0–1–0, 13 points (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 10 Boston Bruins 5–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,454 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 16 Phoenix Coyotes 5–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 12,784 2–0–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 18 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 Khabibulin Continental Airlines Arena 15,590 3–0–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 21 Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 14,822 4–0–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 23 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0 Grahame Nationwide Arena 16,542 5–0–0–0 10 Recap
6 October 25 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,223 6–0–0–0 12 Recap
7 October 30 San Jose Sharks 2–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,609 6–0–1–0 13 Recap
November: 5–4–3–1, 14 points (home: 4–2–1–1; road: 1–2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
8 November 1 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,616 7–0–1–0 15 Recap
9 November 4 Washington Capitals 1–5 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 14,312 7–1–1–0 15 Recap
10 November 6 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 OT Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 14,287 7–1–1–1 16 Recap
11 November 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–0 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,262 8–1–1–1 18 Recap
12 November 9 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–1 OT Grahame RBC Center 9,821 8–1–2–1 19 Recap
13 November 11 @ Florida Panthers 0–4 Khabibulin Office Depot Center 13,214 8–2–2–1 19 Recap
14 November 14 @ Washington Capitals 5–2 Grahame MCI Center 14,536 9–2–2–1 21 Recap
15 November 20 New York Islanders 3–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 14,898 10–2–2–1 23 Recap
16 November 22 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 20,112 11–2–2–1 25 Recap
17 November 23 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–0 OT Khabibulin RBC Center 10,391 11–2–3–1 26 Recap
18 November 25 New York Rangers 0–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,034 11–3–3–1 26 Recap
19 November 28 St. Louis Blues 2–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,787 11–3–4–1 27 Recap
20 November 28 @ Atlanta Thrashers 1–2 Grahame Philips Arena 16,847 11–4–4–1 27 Recap
December: 4–9–2–0, 10 points (home: 1–4–1–0; road: 3–5–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
21 December 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Khabibulin Bell Centre 19,858 11–5–4–1 27 Recap
22 December 4 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 15,221 11–6–4–1 27 Recap
23 December 6 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Khabibulin HSBC Arena 15,833 12–6–4–1 29 Recap
24 December 7 @ New York Rangers 3–2 Grahame Madison Square Garden 18,200 13–6–4–1 31 Recap
25 December 9 @ New York Islanders 2–5 Khabibulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,860 13–7–4–1 31 Recap
26 December 11 @ Ottawa Senators 2–3 Khabibulin Corel Centre 17,256 13–8–4–1 31 Recap
27 December 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 17,228 13–9–4–1 31 Recap
28 December 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–3 Khabibulin Air Canada Centre 19,331 13–10–4–1 31 Recap
29 December 18 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 OT Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,332 14–10–4–1 33 Recap
30 December 20 Dallas Stars 1–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 16,233 14–11–4–1 33 Recap
31 December 23 @ Boston Bruins 1–1 OT Khabibulin FleetCenter 13,266 14–11–5–1 34 Recap
32 December 26 @ Atlanta Thrashers 1–3 Khabibulin Philips Arena 18,545 14–12–5–1 34 Recap
33 December 27 Boston Bruins 4–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 19,942 15–12–5–1 36 Recap
34 December 29 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,662 15–13–5–1 36 Recap
35 December 31 Florida Panthers 2–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 15,234 15–13–6–1 37 Recap
January: 11–3–0–2, 24 points (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 7–2–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
36 January 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 13,609 15–14–6–1 37 Recap
37 January 3 Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,242 16–14–6–1 39 Recap
38 January 6 @ Ottawa Senators 2–5 Khabibulin Corel Centre 16,890 16–15–6–1 39 Recap
39 January 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Grahame Bell Centre 20,706 17–15–6–1 41 Recap
40 January 9 @ New Jersey Devils 4–1 Grahame Continental Airlines Arena 19,040 18–15–6–1 43 Recap
41 January 11 @ New York Rangers 2–1 OT Grahame Madison Square Garden 18,200 19–15–6–1 45 Recap
42 January 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Grahame Mellon Arena 10,039 20–15–6–1 47 Recap
43 January 15 Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,909 21–15–6–1 49 Recap
44 January 17 @ Florida Panthers 1–2 Grahame Office Depot Center 19,250 21–16–6–1 49 Recap
45 January 19 Colorado Avalanche 4–5 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,212 21–16–6–2 50 Recap
46 January 21 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–5 OT Khabibulin General Motors Place 18,630 21–16–6–3 51 Recap
47 January 22 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Grahame Rexall Place 16,839 22–16–6–3 53 Recap
48 January 24 @ Calgary Flames 6–2 Grahame Pengrowth Saddledome 17,109 23–16–6–3 55 Recap
49 January 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 Grahame Mellon Arena 9,931 24–16–6–3 57 Recap
50 January 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 15,847 25–16–6–3 59 Recap
51 January 31 Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 20,762 26–16–6–3 61 Recap
February: 9–1–1–2, 21 points (home: 5–0–1–0; road: 4–1–0–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
52 February 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,048 27–16–6–3 63 Recap
53 February 3 @ Washington Capitals 1–2 Khabibulin MCI Center 13,085 27–17–6–3 63 Recap
54 February 5 @ Nashville Predators 5–2 Khabibulin Gaylord Entertainment Center 9,879 28–17–6–3 65 Recap
All-Star Break (February 6–9)
55 February 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,222 28–17–7–3 66 Recap
56 February 12 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 15,644 29–17–7–3 68 Recap
57 February 14 Florida Panthers 3–2 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 18,888 30–17–7–3 70 Recap
58 February 17 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 17,545 31–17–7–3 72 Recap
59 February 19 @ St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT Khabibulin Savvis Center 17,973 31–17–7–4 73 Recap
60 February 20 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–4 OT Grahame HSBC Arena 18,124 31–17–7–5 74 Recap
61 February 23 @ Washington Capitals 6–3 Khabibulin MCI Center 16,051 32–17–7–5 76 Recap
62 February 25 @ Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 Khabibulin Philips Arena 14,667 33–17–7–5 78 Recap
63 February 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,909 34–17–7–5 80 Recap
64 February 28 Washington Capitals 4–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,124 35–17–7–5 82 Recap
March: 10–4–1–1, 22 points (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 5–2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 1 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–0 Khabibulin Pepsi Center 18,007 36–17–7–5 84 Recap
66 March 3 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 Khabibulin United Center 10,702 37–17–7–5 86 Recap
67 March 5 New Jersey Devils 3–2 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,239 38–17–7–5 88 Recap
68 March 6 @ Florida Panthers 5–3 Khabibulin Office Depot Center 17,509 39–17–7–5 90 Recap
69 March 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–1 OT Khabibulin Joe Louis Arena 20,066 39–17–8–5 91 Recap
70 March 10 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Grahame RBC Center 13,531 40–17–8–5 93 Recap
71 March 12 New York Rangers 5–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,026 41–17–8–5 95 Recap
72 March 13 Carolina Hurricanes 1–5 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 20,237 41–18–8–5 95 Recap
73 March 16 New York Islanders 1–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,914 41–19–8–5 95 Recap
74 March 18 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,946 42–19–8–5 97 Recap
75 March 20 @ Boston Bruins 4–5 Khabibulin FleetCenter 17,565 42–20–8–5 97 Recap
76 March 21 @ New York Islanders 0–3 Grahame Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,447 42–21–8–5 97 Recap
77 March 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 Grahame Air Canada Centre 19,452 43–21–8–5 99 Recap
78 March 25 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,013 44–21–8–5 101 Recap
79 March 27 Washington Capitals 4–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,812 45–21–8–5 103 Recap
80 March 29 Ottawa Senators 4–5 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,844 45–21–8–6 104 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0, 2 points (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
81 April 1 Florida Panthers 4–3 Grahame St. Pete Times Forum 17,726 46–21–8–6 106 Recap
82 April 3 Atlanta Thrashers 1–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,244 46–22–8–6 106 Recap
Lightning score listed first;

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs [5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders (8) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 New York Islanders 3–0 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,536 Lightning lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 New York Islanders 0–3 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,982 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 12 @ New York Islanders 3–0 Khabibulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Lightning lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 14 @ New York Islanders 3–0 Khabibulin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Lightning lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 16 New York Islanders 3–2 4:07 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 20,927 Lightning win 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens (7) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 18,904 Lightning lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 25 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 19,435 Lightning lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 1:05 OT Khabibulin Bell Centre 21,273 Lightning lead 3–0 Recap
4 April 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Khabibulin Bell Centre 21,273 Lightning win 4–0 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers (3) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 May 8 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,425 Lightning lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 10 Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,314 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 13 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,897 Lightning lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 15 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,872 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 May 18 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,517 Lightning lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 20 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–5 18:18 OT Khabibulin Wachovia Center 19,910 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 May 22 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,117 Lightning win 4–3 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Calgary Flames (6W) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 May 25 Calgary Flames 1–4 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 21,674 Flames lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 27 Calgary Flames 4–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,222 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 29 @ Calgary Flames 0–3 Khabibulin Pengrowth Saddledome 19,221 Flames lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 31 @ Calgary Flames 1–0 Khabibulin Pengrowth Saddledome 19,221 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 June 3 Calgary Flames 2–3 14:40 OT Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,426 Flames lead 3–2 Recap
6 June 5 @ Calgary Flames 3–2 0:33 2OT Khabibulin Pengrowth Saddledome 19,221 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 June 7 Calgary Flames 2–1 Khabibulin St. Pete Times Forum 22,717 Lightning win 4–3 Recap
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
  • ‑ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season Playoffs
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 βˆ’2 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 βˆ’9 42 23 1 13 14 βˆ’2 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 βˆ’5 25 23 2 3 5 βˆ’2 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 βˆ’4 12 23 1 2 3 βˆ’3 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 βˆ’1 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 Sydor† D 31 1 6 7 3 6 23 0 6 6 βˆ’4 9
11 Chris Dingman LW 74 1 5 6 βˆ’9 140 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 Svitov‑ C 11 0 3 3 0 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€”
36 Andre Roy RW 33 1 1 2 βˆ’5 78 21 1 2 3 3 61
9 Eric Perrin C 4 0 0 0 βˆ’1 0 12 0 1 1 0 6
38 Darren Rumble D 5 0 0 0 βˆ’2 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 Neckar† D β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
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

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
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]

Transactions

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]

Trades

Date Details Ref
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]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 19, 2003 (2003-06-19) Eric Perrin JYP ( Liiga) Free agency [30]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Pascal Trepanier Florida Panthers Free agency [31]
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17) Dwayne Hay St. John's Maple Leafs ( AHL) Free agency [32]
October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24) Sheldon Keefe New York Rangers Waivers [33]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via [c] Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Kristian Kudroc Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [35]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Boyd Kane Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI) [36]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Vaclav Prospal Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (V) [37]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) Ryan Tobler Colorado Eagles ( CHL) Free agency (VI) [38]
September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29) Corey Foster St. Jean Mission ( QSPHL) Free agency (VI) [39]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Sheldon Keefe New York Rangers Waiver draft [40]
October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05) Matt Elich Pensacola Ice Pilots ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
Kenton Smith Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
October 19, 2003 (2003-10-19) Harlan Pratt HC TPS ( Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [42]
October 31, 2003 (2003-10-31) Janne Laukkanen [d] Buyout [44]
November 26, 2003 (2003-11-26) Stan Neckar Nashville Predators Free agency (UFA) [45]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Dave Andreychuk Re-signing [46]
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) Gerard Dicaire 3-year Entry-level [47]
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10) Ryan Craig Entry-level [48]
Andreas Holmqvist Entry-level [48]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) 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 (2003-07-17) Fredrik Modin 1-year Re-signing [50]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) John Grahame 3-year Re-signing [51] [52]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Ben Clymer 1-year Re-signing [53]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Dmitri Afanasenkov Re-signing [54]
Martin Cibak Re-signing [54]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Sheldon Keefe Re-signing [55]
Shane Willis Re-signing [55]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) Janne Laukkanen 1-year Re-signing [56]
August 13, 2003 (2003-08-13) Cory Stillman 1-year Re-signing [57]
August 16, 2003 (2003-08-16) Nolan Pratt 1-year Re-signing [58]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20) Dan Boyle multi-year Re-signing [59]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27) Brad Richards multi-year Re-signing [60]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) Adam Henrich Entry-level [61]
Paul Ranger Entry-level [61]
Darren Reid Entry-level [61]

Draft picks

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
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)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shared with Marek Malik of the Vancouver Canucks.
  2. ^ Kubina replaced an injured Wade Redden of the Ottawa Senators. [14]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable. [34]
  4. ^ Laukkanen retired. [43]

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