# 2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season was their 37th National Hockey League season. The Kings placed third in their division, 11th overall in their conference, and failed to qualify for the playoffs due to a season-ending, 11-game losing streak.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 219 | 183 | 104 |
| 2 | 5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 194 | 175 | 97 |
| 3 | 11 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 205 | 217 | 81 |
| 4 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 184 | 213 | 76 |
| 5 | 13 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 188 | 245 | 68 |
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.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 255 | 189 | 109 |
| 2 | Y- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 255 | 183 | 104 |
| 3 | Y- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 235 | 194 | 101 |
| 4 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 236 | 198 | 100 |
| 5 | X- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 194 | 175 | 97 |
| 6 | X- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 200 | 176 | 94 |
| 7 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 191 | 198 | 91 |
| 8 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 216 | 217 | 91 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 221 | 208 | 89 |
| 10 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 188 | 183 | 83 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 205 | 217 | 81 |
| 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 184 | 213 | 76 |
| 13 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 188 | 245 | 68 |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 177 | 238 | 62 |
| 15 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 188 | 259 | 59 |
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: 4–5–0–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 9, 20032–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)0–1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 10, 20033–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)1–1–0–0Recap
3WOctober 12, 20034–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)2–1–0–0Recap
4WOctober 15, 20034–3Ottawa Senators (2003–04)3–1–0–0Recap
5LOctober 18, 20033–4Boston Bruins (2003–04)3–2–0–0Recap
6WOctober 21, 20034–0Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)4–2–0–0Recap
7LOctober 23, 20031–5Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)4–3–0–0Recap
8LOctober 25, 20032–3Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)4–4–0–0Recap
9LOctober 30, 20031–3Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)4–5–0–0Recap :
November: 8–4–1–1 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 5–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10WNovember 1, 20037–3Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)5–5–0–0Recap
11WNovember 5, 20033–2@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)6–5–0–0Recap
12WNovember 6, 20031–0 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)7–5–0–0Recap
13OTLNovember 8, 20032–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)7–5–0–1Recap
14WNovember 10, 20033–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)8–5–0–1Recap
15TNovember 13, 20034–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)8–5–1–1Recap
16LNovember 15, 20030–1St. Louis Blues (2003–04)8–6–1–1Recap
17WNovember 19, 20033–0Nashville Predators (2003–04)9–6–1–1Recap
18LNovember 21, 20031–3@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)9–7–1–1Recap
19WNovember 22, 20032–0@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)10–7–1–1Recap
20LNovember 25, 20030–4New Jersey Devils (2003–04)10–8–1–1Recap
21LNovember 27, 20034–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)10–9–1–1Recap
22WNovember 29, 20033–1Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)11–9–1–1Recap
23WNovember 30, 20032–1@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)12–9–1–1Recap :
December: 4–4–4–3 (home: 3–0–3–1; road: 1–4–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24LDecember 2, 20031–4@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)12–10–1–1Recap
25WDecember 4, 20033–0Dallas Stars (2003–04)13–10–1–1Recap
26WDecember 6, 20037–3Washington Capitals (2003–04)14–10–1–1Recap
27OTLDecember 8, 20032–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)14–10–1–2Recap
28OTLDecember 10, 20033–4 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)14–10–1–3Recap
29WDecember 11, 20034–1@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)15–10–1–3Recap
30LDecember 13, 20031–2@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)15–11–1–3Recap
31WDecember 16, 20034–2Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)16–11–1–3Recap
32TDecember 18, 20034–4 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2003–04)16–11–2–3Recap
33TDecember 20, 20033–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)16–11–3–3Recap
34TDecember 22, 20034–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)16–11–4–3Recap
35LDecember 26, 20030–5@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)16–12–4–3Recap
36TDecember 27, 20034–4 OTSan Jose Sharks (2003–04)16–12–5–3Recap
37OTLDecember 30, 20032–3 OTNew York Rangers (2003–04)16–12–5–4Recap
38LDecember 31, 20030–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)16–13–5–4Recap :
January: 5–2–7–1 (home: 2–2–4–0; road: 3–0–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39TJanuary 3, 20042–2 OTDallas Stars (2003–04)16–13–6–4Recap
40TJanuary 7, 20044–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)16–13–7–4Recap
41LJanuary 8, 20041–3Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)16–14–7–4Recap
42TJanuary 10, 20042–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)16–14–8–4Recap
43TJanuary 13, 20040–0 OT@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)16–14–9–4Recap
44TJanuary 14, 20042–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)16–14–10–4Recap
45OTLJanuary 16, 20042–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)16–14–10–5Recap
46WJanuary 18, 20042–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)17–14–10–5Recap
47WJanuary 20, 20044–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)18–14–10–5Recap
48LJanuary 22, 20044–5Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)18–15–10–5Recap
49WJanuary 24, 20044–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)19–15–10–5Recap
50TJanuary 26, 20042–2 OTMinnesota Wild (2003–04)19–15–11–5Recap
51WJanuary 28, 20044–3 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)20–15–11–5Recap
52TJanuary 29, 20043–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)20–15–12–5Recap
53WJanuary 31, 20044–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)21–15–12–5Recap :
February: 4–3–3–2 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 1–2–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54TFebruary 3, 20044–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)21–15–13–5Recap
55WFebruary 10, 20043–1@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)22–15–13–5Recap
56OTLFebruary 11, 20042–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)22–15–13–6Recap
57LFebruary 13, 20043–8@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)22–16–13–6Recap
58OTLFebruary 15, 20042–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)22–16–13–7Recap
59TFebruary 16, 20041–1 OT@ New York Islanders (2003–04)22–16–14–7Recap
60LFebruary 18, 20043–4Dallas Stars (2003–04)22–17–14–7Recap
61WFebruary 21, 20044–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)23–17–14–7Recap
62WFebruary 23, 20043–0Nashville Predators (2003–04)24–17–14–7Recap
63TFebruary 25, 20041–1 OT@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)24–17–15–7Recap
64WFebruary 28, 20042–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)25–17–15–7Recap
65LFebruary 29, 20043–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)25–18–15–7Recap :
March: 3–10–1–1 (home: 2–6–1–0; road: 1–4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66TMarch 4, 20041–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2003–04)25–18–16–7Recap
67LMarch 6, 20042–4Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)25–19–16–7Recap
68WMarch 9, 20043–2Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)26–19–16–7Recap
69WMarch 10, 20043–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)27–19–16–7Recap
70LMarch 13, 20041–3@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)27–20–16–7Recap
71WMarch 14, 20045–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)28–20–16–7Recap
72LMarch 16, 20043–5St. Louis Blues (2003–04)28–21–16–7Recap
73LMarch 18, 20043–5San Jose Sharks (2003–04)28–22–16–7Recap
74LMarch 20, 20042–4Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)28–23–16–7Recap
75LMarch 22, 20041–2Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)28–24–16–7Recap
76LMarch 24, 20040–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)28–25–16–7Recap
77LMarch 26, 20041–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)28–26–16–7Recap
78OTLMarch 27, 20042–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)28–26–16–8Recap
79LMarch 29, 20041–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)28–27–16–8Recap
80LMarch 31, 20040–3San Jose Sharks (2003–04)28–28–16–8Recap :
April: 0–1–0–1 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
81LApril 2, 20042–3Calgary Flames (2003–04)28–29–16–8Recap
82OTLApril 4, 20043–4 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)28–29–16–9Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## 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 Kings only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 20 | Luc Robitaille | LW | 80 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 4 | 56 |
| 24 | Alexander Frolov | LW | 77 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 8 | 24 |
| 26 | Trent Klatt | RW | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 46 |
| 33 | Zigmund Palffy | RW | 35 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 18 | 12 |
| 15 | Jozef Stumpel | C | 64 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Derek Armstrong | C | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 33 |
| 25 | Eric Belanger | C | 81 | 13 | 20 | 33 | −16 | 44 |
| 44 | Jaroslav Modry | D | 79 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 44 |
| 17 | Lubomir Visnovsky | D | 58 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 26 |
| 19 | Sean Avery | C | 76 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 261 |
| 27 | Joe Corvo | D | 72 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 36 |
| 22 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 62 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −4 | 58 |
| 13 | Michael Cammalleri | C | 31 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 82 | Martin Straka† | C | 32 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −9 | 4 |
| 14 | Mattias Norstrom | D | 74 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −3 | 44 |
| 43 | Jon Sim‡ | LW | 48 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 62 | Scott Barney | C | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Esa Pirnes | C | 57 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −9 | 12 |
| 10 | Nathan Dempsey† | D | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −7 | 2 |
| 29 | Brad Chartrand | C | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 30 |
| 42 | Tim Gleason | D | 47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 53 | Jason Holland | D | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 21 | John Tripp | RW | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 33 |
| 5 | Tomas Zizka | D | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 12 |
| 23 | Dustin Brown | LW | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Jeff Cowan† | LW | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 24 |
| 3 | Aaron Miller | D | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 32 |
| 8 | Martin Strbak‡ | D | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 55 | Pavel Rosa | RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Kip Brennan‡ | LW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 79 |
| 11 | Anson Carter† | RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| 39 | Noah Clarke | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denis Grebeshkov | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| 6 | Maxim Kuznetsov | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 20 |
| 2 | Bryan Muir | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Brad Norton‡ | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 77 |
| 52 | Jerred Smithson | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Roman Cechmanek | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 46 | Mathieu Chouinard | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 1 | Milan Hnilicka | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | Cristobal Huet | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 11 | Steve Kelly | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 32 | Roman Cechmanek | 49 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1198 | 113 | 2.51 | .906 | 5 | 2701 |
| 35 | Cristobal Huet | 41 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 961 | 89 | 2.43 | .907 | 3 | 2199 |
| 46 | Mathieu Chouinard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Milan Hnilicka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 3.75 | .881 | 0 | 80 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mattias Norstrom |
| Team | Ace Bailey Memorial Award | Luc Robitaille |
| Team | Bill Libby Memorial Award | Luc Robitaille |
| Team | Defensive Player | Mattias Norstrom |
| Team | Jim Fox Community Service | Ian Laperriere |
| Team | Leading Scorer | Luc Robitaille |
| Team | Mark Bavis Memorial Award | Trent Klatt |
| Team | Most Popular Player | Alexander Frolov |
| Team | Outstanding Defenseman | Lubomir Visnovsky |
| Team | Unsung Hero | Trent Klatt |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Dustin Brown | October 9, 2003 |
| First game | Tim Gleason | October 9, 2003 |
| First game | Esa Pirnes | October 9, 2003 |
| First game | Martin Strbak | October 10, 2003 |
| First game | Noah Clarke | December 16, 2003 |
| First game | Denis Grebeshkov | February 28, 2004 |
| First game | Mathieu Chouinard | February 29, 2004 |
| 25th shutout | Roman Cechmanek | January 13, 2004 |

## Transactions

The Kings 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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20) | To Los Angeles KingsJozef Stumpel7th-round pick in 2003 | To Boston BruinsPhiladelphia’s 4th-round pick in 2003Detroit’s 2nd-round pick in 2004 |
| June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) | To Los Angeles Kings6th-round pick in 2003 | To Nashville Predators7th-round pick in 2003Boston’s 7th-round pick in 2003 |
| June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) | To Los Angeles Kings9th-round pick in 2004 | To Columbus Blue Jackets9th-round pick in 2003 |
| September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) | To Los Angeles KingsMilan Hnilicka | To Atlanta ThrashersFuture considerations |
| November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30) | To Los Angeles KingsMartin Straka | To Pittsburgh PenguinsSergei AnshakovMartin Strbak |
| March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02) | To Los Angeles KingsNathan Dempsey | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-round pick in 2005Future considerations |
| March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08) | To Los Angeles KingsAnson Carter | To Washington CapitalsJared Aulin |
| March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) | To Los Angeles KingsJeff Cowan | To Atlanta ThrashersKip Brennan |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) | Mathieu Chouinard | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) | Trent Klatt | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) | Luc Robitaille | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) | Bryan Muir | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) | John Tripp | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) | Ken Belanger | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) | Steve Heinze | | Buyout |
| July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) | Erik Rasmussen | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) | Travis Scott | Florida Panthers | Free agency (VI) |
| September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) | Felix Potvin | Boston Bruins | Free agency (III) |
| September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) | Mikko Eloranta | TPS (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) | Craig Johnson | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency (III) |
| September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) | Derek Bekar | New York Islanders | Free agency (VI) |
| September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) | Chris McAlpine | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (III) |
| October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) | Jamie Storr | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09) | Mike Pudlick | Portland Pirates (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15) | Greg Koehler | Elmira Jackals (UHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) | Brad Norton | Washington Capitals | Waivers |
| March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) | Jon Sim | Pittsburgh Penguins | Waivers |
| April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20) | John Tripp | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency |
| May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04) | Steve Kelly | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency |
| May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04) | Pavel Rosa | Dynamo Moscow (RSL) | Free agency |
| May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18) | Milan Hnilicka | Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH) | Free agency |
| June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07) | Maxim Kuznetsov | Dynamo Moscow (RSL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) | Petr Kanko | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) | Chris Schmidt | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) | Richard Seeley | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) | Denis Grebeshkov | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) | Esa Pirnes | | Entry-level |
| July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) | Martin Strbak | | Entry-level |
| July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) | Jon Sim | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) | Adam Deadmarsh | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) | Ryan Flinn | | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) | Steve Kelly | | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) | Maxim Kuznetsov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) | Brad Norton | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) | Joe Rullier | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) | Kip Brennan | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) | Jerred Smithson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) | Jozef Stumpel | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) | Sean Avery | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) | Scott Barney | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04) | Dustin Brown | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) | Derek Armstrong | 2-year | Extension |
| April 8, 2004 (2004-04-08) | Gregory Hogeboom | 2-year | Entry-level |
| April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) | Esa Pirnes | 1-year | Option exercised |
| May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06) | Nathan Dempsey | multi-year | Extension |
| June 4, 2004 (2004-06-04) | George Parros | 1-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Los Angeles' picks of the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 13 | Dustin Brown | United States | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 1 | 26 | Brian Boyle | United States | Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA) |
| 1 | 27 | Jeff Tambellini | Canada | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 2 | 44 | Konstantin Pushkarev | Kazakhstan | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan) |
| 3 | 82 | Ryan Munce | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 5 | 152 | Brady Murray | Canada | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Esa Pirnes | Finland | Tappara (Finland) |
| 8 | 231 | Matt Zaba | Canada | Vernon (BCHL) |
| 8 | 244 | Mike Sullivan | Canada | Stouffville Spirit (OPJRA) |
| 9 | 274 | Marty Guerin | United States | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |