2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season
The 2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After making it to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final and losing in the seventh game, the team placed fourth in the Pacific Division and 12th in the Western Conference, thus failing to qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Offseason
In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the Ducks selected Ryan Getzlaf with their first first-round pick, 19th overall, and Corey Perry with their second first-round pick, 28th overall.
Forward Steve Rucchin was named team captain following Paul Kariya's departure via free agency.
Regular season
Final standings
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.
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
2003–04 regular season |
October: 4–5–1–1 (Home: 1–3–1–1; Road: 3–2–0–0)
No. |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
OT |
Attendance |
Record |
Arena |
Box |
Points |
1 | October 8, 2003 | @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) | 4–1 | | 18,532 | 0–1–0–0 | American Airlines Center | L1 | 0 |
2 | October 9, 2003 | @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) | 3–1 | | 16,684 | 0–2–0–0 | Gaylord Entertainment Center | L2 | 0 |
3 | October 12, 2003 | Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) | 2–0 | | 17,174 | 0–3–0–0 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | L3 | 0 |
4 | October 17, 2003 | Ottawa Senators (2003–04) | 3–0 | | 13,885 | 0–4–0–0 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | L4 | 0 |
5 | October 19, 2003 | Boston Bruins (2003–04) | 4–3 | OT | 13,120 | 0–4–0–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | O1 | 1 |
6 | October 21, 2003 | @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) | 2–0 | | 14,362 | 1–4–0–1 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W1 | 3 |
7 | October 22, 2003 | Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) | 4–3 | OT | 12,737 | 2–4–0–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | W2 | 5 |
8 | October 24, 2003 | Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) | 5–2 | | 14,186 | 2–5–0–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | L1 | 5 |
9 | October 26, 2003 | Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) | 1–1 | OT | 12,845 | 2–5–1–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | T1 | 6 |
10 | October 28, 2003 | @ New York Rangers (2003–04) | 3–1 | | 17,902 | 3–5–1–1 | Madison Square Garden | W1 | 8 |
11 | October 29, 2003 | @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) | 4–2 | | 13,350 | 4–5–1–1 | MCI Center | W2 | 10 |
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November: 4–2–3–4 (Home: 4–0–1–1; Road: 0–2–2–3)
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
12 | L | November 1, 2003 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (2003–04) | 4–6–1–1 |
13 | L | November 2, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) | 4–7–1–1 |
14 | L | November 4, 2003 | 1–2 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) | 4–7–1–2 |
15 | L | November 8, 2003 | 3–4 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) | 4–7–1–3 |
16 | W | November 9, 2003 | 2–1 OT | Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) | 5–7–1–3 |
17 | W | November 12, 2003 | 5–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) | 6–7–1–3 |
18 | W | November 16, 2003 | 4–3 | St. Louis Blues (2003–04) | 7–7–1–3 |
19 | L | November 18, 2003 | 1–2 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) | 7–7–1–4 |
20 | T | November 19, 2003 | 3–3 OT | @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) | 7–7–2–4 |
21 | L | November 21, 2003 | 3–4 OT | Nashville Predators (2003–04) | 7–7–2–5 |
22 | T | November 26, 2003 | 3–3 OT | New Jersey Devils (2003–04) | 7–7–3–5 |
23 | W | November 28, 2003 | 4–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) | 8–7–3–5 |
24 | T | November 30, 2003 | 1–1 OT | @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) | 8–7–4–5 |
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December: 5–8–0–0 (Home: 3–2–0–0; Road: 2–6–0–0)
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
25 | L | December 2, 2003 | 1–2 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) | 8–8–4–5 |
26 | L | December 3, 2003 | 2–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) | 8–9–4–5 |
27 | L | December 5, 2003 | 2–6 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) | 8–10–4–5 |
28 | W | December 7, 2003 | 4–0 | Dallas Stars (2003–04) | 9–10–4–5 |
29 | W | December 10, 2003 | 3–2 | San Jose Sharks (2003–04) | 10–10–4–5 |
30 | L | December 13, 2003 | 0–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) | 10–11–4–5 |
31 | L | December 14, 2003 | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) | 10–12–4–5 |
32 | W | December 19, 2003 | 1–0 | Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) | 11–12–4–5 |
33 | L | December 21, 2003 | 1–2 | San Jose Sharks (2003–04) | 11–13–4–5 |
34 | L | December 22, 2003 | 1–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) | 11–14–4–5 |
35 | L | December 27, 2003 | 2–3 | @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) | 11–15–4–5 |
36 | W | December 29, 2003 | 2–0 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) | 12–15–4–5 |
37 | W | December 31, 2003 | 3–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) | 13–15–4–5 |
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January: 3–7–4–1 (Home: 2–2–4–1; Road: 1–5–0–0)
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
38 | L | January 2, 2004 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) | 13–16–4–5 |
39 | L | January 3, 2004 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) | 13–17–4–5 |
40 | T | January 5, 2004 | 2–2 OT | Dallas Stars (2003–04) | 13–17–5–5 |
41 | T | January 7, 2004 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) | 13–17–6–5 |
42 | L | January 9, 2004 | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) | 13–18–6–5 |
43 | T | January 11, 2004 | 2–2 OT | Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) | 13–18–7–5 |
44 | L | January 13, 2004 | 1–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) | 13–19–7–5 |
45 | L | January 15, 2004 | 0–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) | 13–20–7–5 |
46 | W | January 17, 2004 | 2–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) | 14–20–7–5 |
47 | L | January 19, 2004 | 1–5 | Calgary Flames (2003–04) | 14–21–7–5 |
48 | T | January 21, 2004 | 2–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) | 14–21–8–5 |
49 | W | January 23, 2004 | 6–2 | Minnesota Wild (2003–04) | 15–21–8–5 |
50 | L | January 24, 2004 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) | 15–22–8–5 |
51 | L | January 28, 2004 | 3–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) | 15–22–8–6 |
52 | W | January 30, 2004 | 4–3 OT | Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) | 16–22–8–6 |
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February: 7–4–1–2 (Home: 6–0–0–1; Road: 1–4–1–1)
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
53 | L | February 1, 2004 | 4–6 | @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) | 16–23–8–6 |
54 | L | February 2, 2004 | 1–2 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) | 16–23–8–7 |
55 | W | February 4, 2004 | 3–2 | Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) | 17–23–8–7 |
56 | W | February 11, 2004 | 5–3 | Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) | 18–23–8–7 |
57 | L | February 13, 2004 | 1–2 | @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) | 18–24–8–7 |
58 | W | February 14, 2004 | 2–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) | 19–24–8–7 |
59 | W | February 16, 2004 | 3–1 | Dallas Stars (2003–04) | 20–24–8–7 |
60 | W | February 18, 2004 | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) | 21–24–8–7 |
61 | L | February 20, 2004 | 2–3 OT | Nashville Predators (2003–04) | 21–24–8–8 |
62 | L | February 22, 2004 | 0–4 | @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) | 21–25–8–8 |
63 | T | February 23, 2004 | 1–1 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) | 21–25–9–8 |
64 | W | February 25, 2004 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) | 22–25–9–8 |
65 | L | February 28, 2004 | 1–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) | 22–26–9–8 |
66 | W | February 29, 2004 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) | 23–26–9–8 |
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March: 5–9–1–0 (Home: 2–4–1–0; Road: 3–5–0–0)
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
67 | W | March 3, 2004 | 2–0 | Minnesota Wild (2003–04) | 24–26–9–8 |
68 | W | March 5, 2004 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) | 25–26–9–8 |
69 | L | March 6, 2004 | 1–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) | 25–27–9–8 |
70 | L | March 8, 2004 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) | 25–28–9–8 |
71 | L | March 12, 2004 | 1–3 | New York Islanders (2003–04) | 25–29–9–8 |
72 | L | March 14, 2004 | 1–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) | 25–30–9–8 |
73 | W | March 16, 2004 | 3–2 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) | 26–30–9–8 |
74 | T | March 17, 2004 | 1–1 OT | St. Louis Blues (2003–04) | 26–30–10–8 |
75 | L | March 19, 2004 | 2–4 | San Jose Sharks (2003–04) | 26–31–10–8 |
76 | W | March 21, 2004 | 8–6 | Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) | 27–31–10–8 |
77 | W | March 23, 2004 | 4–1 | @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) | 28–31–10–8 |
78 | L | March 25, 2004 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) | 28–32–10–8 |
79 | L | March 26, 2004 | 1–3 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) | 28–33–10–8 |
80 | L | March 28, 2004 | 1–2 | @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) | 28–34–10–8 |
81 | L | March 31, 2004 | 1–2 | Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) | 28–35–10–8 |
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April: 1–0–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
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Playoffs
The Ducks missed the playoffs, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year against the eventual champions, the New Jersey Devils.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov | 80 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 42 |
Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal | 82 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 54 |
Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora | 81 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 34 |
Rucchin, SteveSteve Rucchin | 82 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 |
Lupul, JoffreyJoffrey Lupul | 75 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 28 |
McDonald, AndyAndy McDonald | 79 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 24 |
Niedermayer, RobRob Niedermayer | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 34 |
Havelid, NiclasNiclas Havelid | 79 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 28 |
Pahlsson, SamuelSamuel Pahlsson | 82 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 52 |
Krog, JasonJason Krog | 80 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
Chistov, StanislavStanislav Chistov | 56 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 26 |
Vishnevski, VitalyVitaly Vishnevski | 73 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 51 |
Ozolinsh, SandisSandis Ozolinsh | 36 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 24 |
Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 110 |
Skoula, MartinMartin Skoula | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Simpson, ToddTodd Simpson | 46 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 105 |
Carney, KeithKeith Carney | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 |
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Sauer, KurtKurt Sauer | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
Leclerc, MikeMike Leclerc | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Ward, LanceLance Ward | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 94 |
Severson, CamCam Severson | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
Burnett, GarrettGarrett Burnett | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 184 |
Johnson, CraigCraig Johnson | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
Holmqvist, MichaelMichael Holmqvist | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Schastlivy, PetrPetr Schastlivy | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Martensson, TonyTony Martensson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Armstrong, ChrisChris Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Smirnov, AlexeiAlexei Smirnov | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bylsma, DanDan Bylsma | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Hankinson, CaseyCasey Hankinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Popovic, MarkMark Popovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SA |
SV |
SV% |
SO |
Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere | 3210 | 55 | 17 | 31 | 6 | 140 | 2.62 | 1623 | 1483 | .914 | 3 |
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber | 1698 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 64 | 2.26 | 785 | 721 | .918 | 2 |
Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 28 | 26 | .929 | 0 |
Team: | 4968 | 82 | 29 | 43 | 10 | 206 | 2.49 | 2436 | 2230 | .915 | 5 |
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See also
Other Anaheim–based teams in 2003–04
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