2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 12th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won their first Stanley Cup this season. 

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

On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins.

The Lightning finished the regular season having tied the Detroit Red Wings for the most short-handed goals scored, with 15.

Season standings

Schedule and results
Regular season
2003–04 regular season game log

+ 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   2  October 16  Phoenix Coyotes  5–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  12,784  2–0–0–0  4   3  October 18  @ New Jersey Devils  3–2    Khabibulin  Continental Airlines Arena  15,590  3–0–0–0  6   4  October 21  Atlanta Thrashers  3–2  OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  14,822  4–0–0–0  8   5  October 23  @ Columbus Blue Jackets  1–0    Grahame  Nationwide Arena  16,542  5–0–0–0  10   6  October 25  Minnesota Wild  3–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  16,223  6–0–0–0  12   7  October 30  San Jose Sharks  2–2  OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  17,609  6–0–1–0  13  

+ 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   9  November 4  Washington Capitals  1–5    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  14,312  7–1–1–0  15   10  November 6  Los Angeles Kings  0–1  OT  Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  14,287  7–1–1–1  16   11  November 8  Pittsburgh Penguins  9–0    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  18,262  8–1–1–1  18   12  November 9  @ Carolina Hurricanes  1–1  OT  Grahame  RBC Center  9,821  8–1–2–1  19   13  November 11  @ Florida Panthers  0–4    Khabibulin  Office Depot Center  13,214  8–2–2–1  19   14  November 14  @ Washington Capitals  5–2    Grahame  MCI Center  14,536  9–2–2–1  21   15  November 20  New York Islanders  3–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  14,898  10–2–2–1  23   16  November 22  Buffalo Sabres  2–1    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  20,112  11–2–2–1  25   17  November 23  @ Carolina Hurricanes  0–0    Khabibulin  RBC Center  10,391  11–2–3–1  26   18  November 25  New York Rangers  0–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  16,034  11–3–3–1  26   19  November 28  St. Louis Blues  2–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  18,787  11–3–4–1  27   20  November 28  @ Atlanta Thrashers  1–2    Grahame  Philips Arena  16,847  11–4–4–1  27  

+ 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   22  December 4  Ottawa Senators  1–4    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  15,221  11–6–4–1  27   23  December 6  @ Buffalo Sabres  3–1    Khabibulin  HSBC Arena  15,833  12–6–4–1  29   24  December 7  @ New York Rangers  3–2    Grahame  Madison Square Garden  18,200  13–6–4–1  31   25  December 9  @ New York Islanders  2–5    Khabibulin  Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum  10,860  13–7–4–1  31   26  December 11  @ Ottawa Senators  2–3    Khabibulin  Corel Centre  17,256  13–8–4–1  31   27  December 13  Montreal Canadiens  2–5    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  17,228  13–9–4–1  31   28  December 16  @ Toronto Maple Leafs  0–3    Khabibulin  Air Canada Centre  19,331  13–10–4–1  31   29  December 18  @ Philadelphia Flyers  5–4  OT  Khabibulin  Wachovia Center  19,332  14–10–4–1  33   30  December 20  Dallas Stars  1–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  16,233  14–11–4–1  33   31  December 23  @ Boston Bruins  1–1  OT  Khabibulin  FleetCenter  13,266  14–11–5–1  34   32  December 26  @ Atlanta Thrashers  1–3    Khabibulin  Philips Arena  18,545  14–12–5–1  34   33  December 27  Boston Bruins  4–2    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  19,942  15–12–5–1  36   34  December 29  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim  0–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  17,662  15–13–5–1  36   35  December 31  Florida Panthers  2–2  OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  15,234  15–13–6–1  37  

+ 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   37  January 3  Philadelphia Flyers  6–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,242  16–14–6–1  39   38  January 6  @ Ottawa Senators  2–5    Khabibulin  Corel Centre  16,890  16–15–6–1  39   39  January 8  @ Montreal Canadiens  4–1    Grahame  Bell Centre  20,706  17–15–6–1  41   40  January 9  @ New Jersey Devils  4–1    Grahame  Continental Airlines Arena  19,040  18–15–6–1  43   41  January 11  @ New York Rangers  2–1  OT  Grahame  Madison Square Garden  18,200  19–15–6–1  45   42  January 13  @ Pittsburgh Penguins  3–1    Grahame  Mellon Arena  10,039  20–15–6–1  47   43  January 15  Carolina Hurricanes  5–4    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,909  21–15–6–1  49   44  January 17  @ Florida Panthers  1–2    Grahame  Office Depot Center  19,250  21–16–6–1  49   45  January 19  Colorado Avalanche  4–5  OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,212  21–16–6–2  50   46  January 21  @ Vancouver Canucks  4–5  OT  Khabibulin  General Motors Place  18,630  21–16–6–3  51   47  January 22  @ Edmonton Oilers  3–2    Grahame  Rexall Place  16,839  22–16–6–3  53   48  January 24  @ Calgary Flames  6–2    Grahame  Pengrowth Saddledome  17,109  23–16–6–3  55   49  January 27  @ Pittsburgh Penguins  6–2    Grahame  Mellon Arena  9,931  24–16–6–3  57   50  January 29  Pittsburgh Penguins  5–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  15,847  25–16–6–3  59   51  January 31  Atlanta Thrashers  5–2    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  20,762  26–16–6–3  61  

+ 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   53  February 3  @ Washington Capitals  1–2    Khabibulin  MCI Center  13,085  27–17–6–3  63   54  February 5  @ Nashville Predators  5–2    Khabibulin  Gaylord Entertainment Center  9,879  28–17–6–3  65  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   56  February 12  Montreal Canadiens  5–3    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  15,644  29–17–7–3  68   57  February 14  Florida Panthers  3–2    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  18,888  30–17–7–3  70   58  February 17  Philadelphia Flyers  5–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  17,545  31–17–7–3  72   59  February 19  @ St. Louis Blues  3–4  OT  Khabibulin  Savvis Center  17,973  31–17–7–4  73   60  February 20  @ Buffalo Sabres  3–4  OT  Grahame  HSBC Arena  18,124  31–17–7–5  74   61  February 23  @ Washington Capitals  6–3    Khabibulin  MCI Center  16,051  32–17–7–5  76   62  February 25  @ Atlanta Thrashers  4–2    Khabibulin  Philips Arena  14,667  33–17–7–5  78   63  February 26  Toronto Maple Leafs  4–3    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,909  34–17–7–5  80   64  February 28  Washington Capitals  4–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  20,124  35–17–7–5  82  

+ 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   66  March 3  @ Chicago Blackhawks  5–3    Khabibulin  United Center  10,702  37–17–7–5  86   67  March 5  New Jersey Devils  3–2  OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  20,239  38–17–7–5  88   68  March 6  @ Florida Panthers  5–3    Khabibulin  Office Depot Center  17,509  39–17–7–5  90   69  March 8  @ Detroit Red Wings  1–1  OT  Khabibulin  Joe Louis Arena  20,066  39–17–8–5  91   70  March 10  @ Carolina Hurricanes  4–2    Grahame  RBC Center  13,531  40–17–8–5  93   71  March 12  New York Rangers  5–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  20,026  41–17–8–5  95   72  March 13  Carolina Hurricanes  1–5    Grahame  St. Pete Times Forum  20,237  41–18–8–5  95   73  March 16  New York Islanders  1–3    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,914  41–19–8–5  95   74  March 18  Buffalo Sabres  1–3    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,946  42–19–8–5  97   75  March 20  @ Boston Bruins  4–5    Khabibulin  FleetCenter  17,565  42–20–8–5  97   76  March 21  @ New York Islanders  0–3    Grahame  Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum  14,447  42–21–8–5  97   77  March 23  @ Toronto Maple Leafs  7–2    Grahame  Air Canada Centre  19,452  43–21–8–5  99   78  March 25  New Jersey Devils  2–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,013  44–21–8–5  101   79  March 27  Washington Capitals  4–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  18,812  45–21–8–5  103   80  March 29  Ottawa Senators  4–5  OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,844  45–21–8–6  104  

+ March: 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   82  April 3  Atlanta Thrashers  1–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  20,244  46–22–8–6  106  

Lightning score listed first;

Playoffs

+ Eastern Conference Quarter-finals 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  1–0   2  April 10  New York Islanders  0–3    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,982  1–1   3  April 12  @ New York Islanders  3–0    Khabibulin  Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum  16,234  2–1   4  April 14  @ New York Islanders  3–0    Khabibulin  Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum  16,234  3–1   5  April 16  New York Islanders  3–2  4:07 OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  20,927  4–1  

+ Eastern Conference Semi-finals 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  1–0   2  April 25  Montreal Canadiens  3–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  19,435  2–0   3  April 27  @ Montreal Canadiens  3–2  1:05 OT  Khabibulin  Bell Centre  21,273  3–0   4  April 29  @ Montreal Canadiens  3–1    Khabibulin  Bell Centre  21,273  4–0  

+ 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  1–0   2  May 10  Philadelphia Flyers  2–6    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  21,314  1–1   3  May 13  @ Philadelphia Flyers  4–1    Khabibulin  Wachovia Center  19,897  2–1   4  May 15  @ Philadelphia Flyers  2–3    Khabibulin  Wachovia Center  19,872  2–2   5  May 18  Philadelphia Flyers  4–2    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  21,517  3–2   6  May 20  @ Philadelphia Flyers  4–5  18:18 OT  Khabibulin  Wachovia Center  19,910  3–3   7  May 22  Philadelphia Flyers  2–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  22,117  4–3  

+ Stanley Cup Finals vs. Calgary Flames (6) – 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  0–1   2  May 27  Calgary Flames  4–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  22,222  1–1   3  May 29  @ Calgary Flames  0–3    Khabibulin  Pengrowth Saddledome  19,221  1–2   4  May 31  @ Calgary Flames  1–0    Khabibulin  Pengrowth Saddledome  19,221  2–2   5  June 3  Calgary Flames  2–3  14:40 OT  Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  22,426  2–3   6  June 5  @ Calgary Flames  3–2  0:33 2OT  Khabibulin  Pengrowth Saddledome  19,221  3–3   7  June 7  Calgary Flames  2–1    Khabibulin  St. Pete Times Forum  22,717  4–3  

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

Defensemen
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  

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

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 (Midget Major AAA) 3 96 Jonathan Boutin Goalie  Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 6 192 Doug O'Brien Defense  Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 7 224 Gerald Coleman Goalie  London Knights (OHL) 7 227 Jay Rosehill Left Wing  Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 8 255 Raimonds Danilics Forward    Stalkers (LHL) 8 256 Brady Greco Defense  Chicago Steel (USHL) 9 273 Albert Vishnyakov Left Wing  Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 9 286 Zbyněk Hrdel Center  Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) 9 287 Nick Tarnasky Center  Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

References
 Lightning on Hockey Database

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