2003–04 New Jersey Devils season

2003–04 New Jersey Devils
Division 2nd Atlantic
Conference 6th Eastern
2003–04 record 43–25–12–2
Home record 22–13–5–1
Road record 21–12–7–1
Goals for 213
Goals against 164
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Pat Burns
Captain Scott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer
(Jan–Apr) interim
Alternate captains Patrik Elias
John Madden (Jan–Apr) interim
Scott Niedermayer
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Average attendance 15,059
Team leaders
Goals Patrik Elias (38)
Assists Scott Gomez (56)
Points Patrik Elias (81)
Penalties in minutes Colin White (96)
Plus/minus Patrik Elias (+26)
Wins Martin Brodeur (38)
Goals against average Martin Brodeur (2.03)
<2002–03 2004–05>

The 2003–04 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 22nd season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. Like the 2001–02 NHL season, the Devils finished 6th in the Eastern Conference and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The team started the season really impressive, winning 17 of its first thirty games. However, in the 2004 calendar year, they were 24–19–4–1, causing them to finish sixth in the conference, second in the division and lose to one of their division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers in five games in the quarterfinals. They were also marred by injured defenseman Scott Stevens and Brian Rafalski which also caused them to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

Regular season

The defending Stanley Cup champions, the Devils only allowed 164 goals, the lowest total ever allowed by a team under the 82-game regular-season format. The Devils also shut out their opponents 14 times, a league-high. Furthermore, they were the most disciplined team in the League, finishing with the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities against (266) and the fewest power-play goals allowed (39).[1][2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
13 Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 101
26 New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
38 New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
413 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
515 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

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

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Points
1TOctober 8, 20033–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 0–0–1–01
2WOctober 11, 20032–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 1–0–1–03
3TOctober 16, 20032–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 1–0–2–04
4LOctober 18, 20032–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 1–1–2–04
5LOctober 22, 20031–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 1–2–2–04
6WOctober 24, 20032–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 2–2–2–06
7LOctober 25, 20032–5 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 2–3–2–06
8WOctober 28, 20034–0 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 3–3–2–08
9WOctober 30, 20033–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 4–3–2–010
10WNovember 1, 20034–3 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 5–3–2–012
11WNovember 5, 20033–2 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 6–3–2–014
12TNovember 7, 20031–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 6–3–3–015
13WNovember 8, 20031–0 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 7–3–3–017
14TNovember 12, 20032–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 7–3–4–018
15WNovember 13, 20033–1 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 8–3–4–020
16WNovember 15, 20035–0 New York Rangers (2003–04) 9–3–4–022
17WNovember 19, 20034–1 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 10–3–4–024
18WNovember 21, 20032–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 11–3–4–026
19WNovember 25, 20034–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 12–3–4–028
20TNovember 26, 20033–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 12–3–5–029
21LNovember 28, 20030–2 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 12–4–5–029
22TNovember 30, 20031–1 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 12–4–6–030
23LDecember 2, 20031–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 12–5–6–030
24WDecember 4, 20033–0 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 13–5–6–031
25WDecember 6, 20032–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 14–5–6–033
26WDecember 10, 20031–0 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 15–5–6–035
27TDecember 12, 20033–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 15–5–7–036
28WDecember 13, 20032–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 16–5–7–038
29LDecember 16, 20034–5 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 16–6–7–038
30WDecember 18, 20033–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 17–6–7–040
31WDecember 19, 20035–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 18–6–7–042
32TDecember 21, 20032–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 18–6–8–043
33OTLDecember 26, 20033–4 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 18–6–8–144
34WDecember 27, 20032–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 19–6–8–146
35LDecember 29, 20031–3 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 19–7–8–146
36TJanuary 1, 20042–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 19–7–9–147
37LJanuary 3, 20042–3 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 19–8–9–147
38WJanuary 5, 20043–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 20–8–9–149
39LJanuary 7, 20042–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 20–9–9–149
40LJanuary 9, 20041–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 20–10–9–149
41WJanuary 10, 20041–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 21–10–9–151
42LJanuary 13, 20040–4 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 21–11–9–151
43TJanuary 15, 20043–3 OT @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 21–11–10–152
44WJanuary 17, 20042–1 OT Washington Capitals (2003–04) 22–11–10–154
45WJanuary 20, 20043–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 23–11–10–156
46LJanuary 21, 20041–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 23–12–10–156
47WJanuary 23, 20042–0 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 24–12–10–158
48WJanuary 25, 20043–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 25–12–10–161
49WJanuary 27, 20044–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 26–12–10–163
50LJanuary 29, 20042–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 26–13–10–163
51WJanuary 31, 20044–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 27–13–10–165
52WFebruary 3, 20042–1 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 28–13–10–167
53LFebruary 5, 20040–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 28–14–10–1 67
54LFebruary 10, 20041–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 28–15–10–1 67
55LFebruary 11, 20041–3 New York Rangers (2003–04) 28–16–10–1 67
56WFebruary 14, 20044–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 29–16–10–169
57WFebruary 15, 20043–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 30–16–10–171
58TFebruary 17, 20044–4 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 30–16–11–1 72
59LFebruary 19, 20041–3 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 30–17–11–1 72
60WFebruary 21, 20047–3 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 31–17–11–1 74
61WFebruary 22, 20043–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 32–17–11–1 76
62WFebruary 25, 20048–2 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 33–17–11–1 78
63LFebruary 27, 20042–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 33–18–11–1 78
64LFebruary 28, 20040–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 33–19–11–1 78
65LMarch 1, 20041–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 33–20–11–1 78
66WMarch 3, 20045–2 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 34–20–11–1 80
67OTLMarch 5, 20042–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 34–20–11–2 81
68WMarch 6, 20044–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 35–20–11–2 83
69LMarch 9, 20041–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 35–21–11–2 83
70WMarch 11, 20046–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 36–21–11–2 85
71LMarch 13, 20041–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 36–22–11–2 85
72WMarch 15, 20043–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 37–22–11–2 87
73WMarch 17, 20046–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 38–22–11–2 89
74TMarch 19, 20041–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 38–22–12–2 90
75LMarch 20, 20042–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 38–23–12–2 90
76WMarch 23, 20044–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 39–23–12–2 92
77LMarch 25, 20041–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 39–24–12–2 92
78WMarch 26, 20045–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 40–24–12–2 94
79WMarch 28, 20043–2 New York Islanders (2003–04) 41–24–12–2 96
80WMarch 30, 20045–0 New York Rangers (2003–04) 42–24–12–2 98
81WApril 3, 20045–2 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 43–24–12–2 100
82LApril 4, 20041–3 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 43–25–12–2 100

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(E6) New Jersey Devils vs. (E3) Philadelphia Flyers

The series opened at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, and the Flyers won both games 1 and 2 3-2 over New Jersey. Games three and four were played at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. The Devils won game three 4-2, but the Flyers were victorious in game four by a score of 3-0. Game five was played back in Philadelphia, and the Flyers won that game 3-1 and won the series 4 games to 1.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias LW 82 38 43 81 4426939
Gomez, ScottScott Gomez C 80 14 56 70 7018301
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 81 14 40 54 4420903
Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen LW 81 17 20 37 268504
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski D 69 6 30 36 246201
Madden, JohnJohn Madden C 80 12 23 35 227111
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin LW 82 14 19 33 2010701
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta RW 75 21 8 29 3619008
Stevenson, TurnerTurner Stevenson RW 61 14 13 27 760402
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW 82 13 13 26 145124
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner RW 53 10 16 26 439122
Martin, PaulPaul Martin D 70 6 18 24 412202
Marshall, GrantGrant Marshall RW 65 8 7 15 67-9502
Rasmussen, ErikErik Rasmussen LW/C 69 7 6 13 415000
White, ColinColin White D 75 2 11 13 9610000
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 38 3 9 12 223101
Rupp, MikeMike Rupp C 51 6 5 11 41-1101
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov C 49 1 10 11 203000
Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina C 13 1 6 7 104000
Kozlov, ViktorViktor Kozlov C 11 2 4 6 20000
Berglund, ChristianChristian Berglund LW 23 2 3 5 4-4000
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin D 45 1 3 4 47000
Hale, DavidDavid Hale D 65 0 4 4 7212000
Brown, SeanSean Brown D 39 0 3 3 445000
Giroux, RaymondRaymond Giroux D 11 0 3 3 4-3000
Skrlac, RobRob Skrlac LW 8 1 0 1 221001
Bicek, JiriJiri Bicek RW 12 0 1 1 00000
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab G 3 0 1 1 20000
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 75 0 0 0 40000
Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen G 4 0 0 0 00000
Darby, CraigCraig Darby C 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Pihlman, TuomasTuomas Pihlman LW 2 0 0 0 20000
Suglobov, AlexanderAlexander Suglobov RW 1 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 4555 75 38 26 11 154 2.03 1118451691.917
Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen 238 4 3 1 0 4 1.01 28480.952
Schwab, CoreyCorey Schwab 187 3 2 0 1 2 0.64 16866.971
Team: 4980 82 43 27 12 160 1.93 1419971837.920

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Gomez, ScottScott Gomez C 5 0 6 6 0000
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias LW 5 3 2 5 2101
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta RW 5 2 3 5 0100
Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina C 5 2 0 2 2000
Martin, PaulPaul Martin D 5 1 1 2 4100
Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner RW 5 0 2 2 2000
Rasmussen, ErikErik Rasmussen LW/C 5 0 2 2 2000
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 5 1 0 1 6000
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin D 4 0 1 1 0000
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski D 5 0 1 1 0000
Bicek, JiriJiri Bicek RW 2 0 0 0 0000
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 5 0 0 0 0000
Brown, SeanSean Brown D 1 0 0 0 2000
Brylin, SergeiSergei Brylin LW 5 0 0 0 0000
Friesen, JeffJeff Friesen LW 5 0 0 0 4000
Giroux, RaymondRaymond Giroux D 4 0 0 0 0000
Hale, DavidDavid Hale D 1 0 0 0 0000
Kozlov, ViktorViktor Kozlov C 2 0 0 0 0000
Larionov, IgorIgor Larionov C 1 0 0 0 0000
Madden, JohnJohn Madden C 5 0 0 0 0000
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo LW 5 0 0 0 0000
Stevenson, TurnerTurner Stevenson RW 5 0 0 0 0000
White, ColinColin White D 5 0 0 0 4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 298 5 1 4 13 2.62 0133120.902
Team: 298 5 1 4 13 2.62 0133120.902

[5]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 17 Zach Parise  United States C University of North Dakota (WCHA) [6]
2 42 Petr Vrana  Czech Republic C Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3 93 Ivan Khomutov  Russia C Elektrostal Elemash (Vysshaya Liga) [7]
4 136 No fourth-round pick[8]
5 167 Zach Tarkir  United States D Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
6 197 Jason Smith  Canada G Lennoxville Cougars (LHJAAAQ)
7 229 No seventh-round pick[9]
8 261 Joey Tenute  Canada C Sarnia Sting (OHL)
9 292 Arseny Bondarev  Russia LW Yaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)

See also

References

  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2004.html
  2. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2004_games.html
  3. "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. "2003-04 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  6. The Devils acquired the 2003 first-round pick from Edmonton for St. Louis' 2003 first-round pick (used on Marc-Antoine Pouliot) and the Devils' 2003 second-round pick (used on Jean-Francois Jacques) on June 21, 2003. The Devils had traded their original 2003 first-round draft pick (used on Shawn Belle) to St. Louis for the Blues' first-round pick.
  7. The Devils acquired the 2003 third-round pick from St. Louis for Mike Danton and the Devils' 2003 third-round pick (used on Konstantin Zakharov) on June 21, 2003.
  8. The Devils traded their 2003 fourth-round pick (used on Michael Vanelli) to Atlanta for Richard Smehlik and a conditional 2004 draft pick on March 10, 2003.
  9. The Devils traded the 2003 seventh-round pick (used on Stephen Dixon) to Pittsburgh for Stephane Richer on March 19, 2002.
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