2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The Tampa Bay Lightning season involved winning the Stanley Cup.
==Offseason==
The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose Mike Egener in the second round, 35th over-all.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 10, 2003 	5–1 	Boston Bruins (2003–04) 	1–0–0–0
2 	W	October 16, 2003 	5–1 	Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 	2–0–0–0
3 	W	October 18, 2003 	3–2 	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 	3–0–0–0
4 	W	October 21, 2003 	3–2 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 	4–0–0–0
5 	W	October 23, 2003 	1–0 	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	5–0–0–0
6 	W	October 25, 2003 	3–2 	Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 	6–0–0–0
7 	T	October 30, 2003 	2–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 	6–0–1–0
8 	W	November 1, 2003 	4–3 	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 	7–0–1–0
9 	L	November 4, 2003 	1–5 	Washington Capitals (2003–04) 	7–1–1–0
10 	L	November 6, 2003 	0–1 OT	Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 	7–1–1–1
11 	W	November 8, 2003 	9–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 	8–1–1–1
12 	T	November 9, 2003 	1–1 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 	8–1–2–1
13 	L	November 11, 2003	0–4 	@ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 	8–2–2–1
14 	W	November 14, 2003	5–2 	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 	9–2–2–1
15 	W	November 20, 2003	3–2 	New York Islanders (2003–04) 	10–2–2–1
16 	W	November 22, 2003	2–1 	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 	11–2–2–1
17 	T	November 23, 2003	0–0 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 	11–2–3–1
18 	L	November 25, 2003	0–2 	New York Rangers (2003–04) 	11–3–3–1
19 	T	November 28, 2003	2–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 	11–3–4–1
20 	L	November 29, 2003	1–2 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 	11–4–4–1
21 	L	December 2, 2003 	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 	11–5–4–1
22 	L	December 4, 2003 	1–4 	Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 	11–6–4–1
23 	W	December 6, 2003 	3–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 	12–6–4–1
24 	W	December 7, 2003 	3–2 	@ New York Rangers (2003–04) 	13–6–4–1
25 	L	December 9, 2003 	2–5 	@ New York Islanders (2003–04) 	13–7–4–1
26 	L	December 11, 2003	2–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 	13–8–4–1
27 	L	December 13, 2003	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 	13–9–4–1
28 	L	December 16, 2003	0–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 	13–10–4–1
29 	W	December 18, 2003	5–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 	14–10–4–1
30 	L	December 20, 2003	1–2 	Dallas Stars (2003–04) 	14–11–4–1
31 	T	December 23, 2003	1–1 OT	@ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 	14–11–5–1
32 	L	December 26, 2003	1–3 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 	14–12–5–1
33 	W	December 27, 2003	4–2 	Boston Bruins (2003–04) 	15–12–5–1
34 	L	December 29, 2003	0–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	15–13–5–1
35 	T	December 31, 2003	2–2 OT	Florida Panthers (2003–04) 	15–13–6–1
36 	L	January 2, 2004 	0–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 	15–14–6–1
37 	W	January 3, 2004 	6–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 	16–14–6–1
38 	L	January 6, 2004 	2–5 	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 	16–15–6–1
39 	W	January 8, 2004 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 	17–15–6–1
40 	W	January 9, 2004 	4–1 	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 	18–15–6–1
41 	W	January 11, 2004 	2–1 OT	@ New York Rangers (2003–04) 	19–15–6–1
42 	W	January 13, 2004 	3–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 	20–15–6–1
43 	W	January 15, 2004 	5–4 	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 	21–15–6–1
44 	L	January 17, 2004 	1–2 	@ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 	21–16–6–1
45 	L	January 19, 2004 	4–5 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 	21–16–6–2
46 	L	January 21, 2004 	4–5 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 	21–16–6–3
47 	W	January 22, 2004 	3–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 	22–16–6–3
48 	W	January 24, 2004 	6–2 	@ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 	23–16–6–3
49 	W	January 27, 2004 	6–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 	24–16–6–3
50 	W	January 29, 2004 	5–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 	25–16–6–3
51 	W	January 31, 2004 	5–2 	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 	26–16–6–3
52 	W	February 2, 2004 	2–1 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 	27–16–6–3
53 	L	February 3, 2004 	1–2 	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 	27–17–6–3
54 	W	February 5, 2004 	5–2 	@ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 	28–17–6–3
55 	T	February 10, 2004	4–4 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 	28–17–7–3
56 	W	February 12, 2004	5–3 	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 	29–17–7–3
57 	W	February 14, 2004	3–2 	Florida Panthers (2003–04) 	30–17–7–3
58 	W	February 17, 2004	5–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 	31–17–7–3
59 	L	February 19, 2004	3–4 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 	31–17–7–4
60 	L	February 20, 2004	3–4 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 	31–17–7–5
61 	W	February 23, 2004	6–3 	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 	32–17–7–5
62 	W	February 25, 2004	4–2 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 	33–17–7–5
63 	W	February 26, 2004	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 	34–17–7–5
64 	W	February 28, 2004	4–2 	Washington Capitals (2003–04) 	35–17–7–5
65 	W	March 1, 2004 	3–0 	@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 	36–17–7–5
66 	W	March 3, 2004 	5–3 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 	37–17–7–5
67 	W	March 5, 2004 	3–2 OT	New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 	38–17–7–5
68 	W	March 6, 2004 	5–3 	@ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 	39–17–7–5
69 	T	March 8, 2004 	1–1 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 	39–17–8–5
70 	W	March 10, 2004 	4–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 	40–17–8–5
71 	W	March 12, 2004 	5–2 	New York Rangers (2003–04) 	41–17–8–5
72 	L	March 13, 2004 	1–5 	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 	41–18–8–5
73 	L	March 16, 2004 	1–3 	New York Islanders (2003–04) 	41–19–8–5
74 	W	March 18, 2004 	3–1 	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 	42–19–8–5
75 	L	March 20, 2004 	4–5 	@ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 	42–20–8–5
76 	L	March 21, 2004 	0–3 	@ New York Islanders (2003–04) 	42–21–8–5
77 	W	March 23, 2004 	7–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 	43–21–8–5
78 	W	March 25, 2004 	2–1 	New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 	44–21–8–5
79 	W	March 27, 2004 	4–1 	Washington Capitals (2003–04) 	45–21–8–5
80 	L	March 29, 2004 	4–5 OT	Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 	45–21–8–6
81 	W	April 1, 2004 	4–3 	Florida Panthers (2003–04) 	46–21–8–6
82 	L	April 3, 2004 	1–2 	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 	46–22–8–6
==Player stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	A 	PTS	PIM
Martin St. Louis 	82	38	56	94 	24
Cory Stillman 	81	25	55	80 	36
Brad Richards 	82	26	53	79 	12
Vincent Lecavalier	81	32	34	66 	52
Fredrik Modin 	82	29	28	57 	32
Dave Andreychuk 	82	21	18	39 	42
Ruslan Fedotenko 	77	17	22	39 	30
Tim Taylor 	82	7 	15	22 	25
Dmitry Afanasenkov	71	6 	10	16 	12
Martin Cibak 	63	2 	7 	9 	30
Chris Dingman 	74	1 	5 	6 	140
Shane Willis 	12	0 	6 	6 	2
Alexandr Svitov 	11	0 	3 	3 	4
Andre Roy 	33	1 	1 	2 	78
Eric Perrin 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	A 	PTS	PIM
Dan Boyle 	78	9 	30	39 	60
Pavel Kubina 	81	17	18	35 	85
Brad Lukowich 	79	5 	14	19 	24
Cory Sarich 	82	3 	16	19 	89
Ben Clymer 	66	2 	8 	10 	50
Jassen Cullimore	79	2 	5 	7 	58
Darryl Sydor 	31	1 	6 	7 	6
Nolan Pratt 	58	1 	3 	4 	42
Darren Rumble 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
Stan Neckar 	--	--	--	-- 	--
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Nikolai Khabibulin	55	28	19	7	3 	2.33
John Grahame 	29	18	9 	1	1 	2.06
==Playoffs==
===Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs. New York Islanders===
Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders	Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders	Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders	Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders	Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders
Date 	Away 	Home 	OT 	Score
April 8 	NY Islanders 	Tampa Bay 	 	0 – 3
April 10 	NY Islanders 	Tampa Bay 	 	3 – 0
April 12 	Tampa Bay 	NY Islanders 	 	3 – 0
April 14 	Tampa Bay 	NY Islanders 	 	3 – 0
April 16 	NY Islanders 	Tampa Bay 	OT 	2 – 3
Tampa Bay wins series 4–1 	Tampa Bay wins series 4–1 	Tampa Bay wins series 4–1 	Tampa Bay wins series 4–1 	Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
===Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. Montreal Canadiens===
Tampa Bay vs. Montreal 	Tampa Bay vs. Montreal 	Tampa Bay vs. Montreal 	Tampa Bay vs. Montreal 	Tampa Bay vs. Montreal
Date 	Away 	Home 	OT 	Score
April 23 	Montreal 	Tampa Bay 	 	0 – 4
April 25 	Montreal 	Tampa Bay 	 	1 – 3
April 27 	Tampa Bay 	Montreal 	OT 	4 – 3
April 29 	Tampa Bay 	Montreal 	 	3 – 1
Tampa Bay wins series 4–0	Tampa Bay wins series 4–0	Tampa Bay wins series 4–0	Tampa Bay wins series 4–0	Tampa Bay wins series 4–0
===Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers===
Eastern ConferenceTampa Bay vs. Philadelphia 	Eastern ConferenceTampa Bay vs. Philadelphia 	Eastern ConferenceTampa Bay vs. Philadelphia 	Eastern ConferenceTampa Bay vs. Philadelphia 	Eastern ConferenceTampa Bay vs. Philadelphia
Date 	Away 	Home 	OT 	Score
May 8 	Philadelphia 	Tampa Bay 	 	1 – 3
May 10 	Philadelphia 	Tampa Bay 	 	6 – 2
May 12 	Tampa Bay 	Philadelphia 	 	4 – 1
May 15 	Tampa Bay 	Philadelphia 	 	2 – 3
May 18 	Philadelphia 	Tampa Bay 	 	2 – 4
May 20 	Tampa Bay 	Philadelphia 	OT 	4 – 5
May 22 	Philadelphia 	Tampa Bay 	 	1 – 2
Tampa Bay wins series 4–3and Prince of Wales Trophy	Tampa Bay wins series 4–3and Prince of Wales Trophy	Tampa Bay wins series 4–3and Prince of Wales Trophy	Tampa Bay wins series 4–3and Prince of Wales Trophy	Tampa Bay wins series 4–3and Prince of Wales Trophy
===Finals vs. Calgary Flames===
Tampa Bay vs. Calgary 	Tampa Bay vs. Calgary 	Tampa Bay vs. Calgary 	Tampa Bay vs. Calgary 	Tampa Bay vs. Calgary
Date 	Away 	Home 	OT 	Score
May 25 	Calgary 	Tampa Bay 	 	4 – 1
May 27 	Calgary 	Tampa Bay 	 	1 – 4
May 29 	Tampa Bay 	Calgary 	 	0 – 3
May 31 	Tampa Bay 	Calgary 	 	1 – 0
June 3 	Calgary 	Tampa Bay 	OT 	3 – 2
June 5 	Tampa Bay 	Calgary 	2OT 	3 – 2
June 7 	Calgary 	Tampa Bay 	 	1 – 2
Tampa Bay wins series4–3 and Stanley Cup 	Tampa Bay wins series4–3 and Stanley Cup 	Tampa Bay wins series4–3 and Stanley Cup 	Tampa Bay wins series4–3 and Stanley Cup 	Tampa Bay wins series4–3 and Stanley Cup
Brad Richards (Tampa Bay)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Brad Richards (Tampa Bay)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Brad Richards (Tampa Bay)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Brad Richards (Tampa Bay)wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Brad Richards (Tampa Bay)wins Conn Smythe Trophy
==Awards and records==
* Brad Richards, Conn Smythe Trophy
* Brad Richards, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
* Martin St. Louis, Art Ross Trophy
* Martin St. Louis, Hart Memorial Trophy
* Martin St. Louis, Lester B. Pearson Award
* Martin St. Louis, NHL Plus/Minus Award, (shared with Marek Malik of the Vancouver Canucks)
* John Tortorella, Jack Adams Award
==Transactions==
==Roster==
Goaltenders:
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==Draft picks==
===NHL draft===
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team
2 	34 	Mike Egener 	Defence 	 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2 	41 	Matt Smaby 	Defence 	 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS)
3 	96 	Jonathan Boutin	Goalie 	 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 	192	 	 	 	
7 	224	 	 	 	
9 	273	 	 	 	
9 	286	 	 	 	
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==Farm teams==
==See also==
* 2003–04 NHL season
==References==
* Lightning on Hockey Database
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