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)

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
13Philadelphia Flyers824021156229186101
26New Jersey Devils824325122213164100
38New York Islanders82382911423721091
413New York Rangers8227407820625069
515Pittsburgh Penguins8223478419030358

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 LightningSE82462286245192106
2 Y- Boston BruinsNE824119157209188104
3 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT824021156209188101
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824524103242204103
5 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE824323106262189102
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT824325122213164100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE8241307420819293
8 X- New York IslandersAT82382911423721091
8.5
9 Buffalo SabresNE8237347422022185
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8233378421424378
11 Carolina HurricanesSE82283414617220976
12 Florida PanthersSE82283515418822175
13 New York RangersAT8227407820625069
14 Washington CapitalsSE82234610318625359
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8223478419030358

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 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)1–0–2–04
4LOctober 18, 20032–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)1–1–2–04
5LOctober 22, 20031–2Florida Panthers (2003–04)1–2–2–04
6WOctober 24, 20032–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)2–2–2–06
7LOctober 25, 20032–5Boston Bruins (2003–04)2–3–2–06
8WOctober 28, 20034–0@ New York Islanders (2003–04)3–3–2–08
9WOctober 30, 20033–2Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)4–3–2–010
10WNovember 1, 20034–3Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)5–3–2–012
11WNovember 5, 20033–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2003–04)6–3–2–014
12TNovember 7, 20031–1 OTToronto 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, 20033–1Florida Panthers (2003–04)8–3–4–020
16WNovember 15, 20035–0New York Rangers (2003–04)9–3–4–022
17WNovember 19, 20034–1Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)10–3–4–024
18WNovember 21, 20032–1 OTPittsburgh 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, 20031–3Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)12–5–6–030
24WDecember 4, 20033–0Washington Capitals (2003–04)13–5–6–031
25WDecember 6, 20032–1@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)14–5–6–033
26WDecember 10, 20031–0 OTNew York Islanders (2003–04)15–5–6–035
27TDecember 12, 20033–3 OTPhiladelphia 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 OTNew 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 OTEdmonton Oilers (2003–04)20–8–9–149
39LJanuary 7, 20042–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)20–9–9–149
40LJanuary 9, 20041–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)20–10–9–149
41WJanuary 10, 20041–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)21–10–9–151
42LJanuary 13, 20040–4Ottawa 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 OTWashington Capitals (2003–04)22–11–10–154
45WJanuary 20, 20043–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)23–11–10–156
46LJanuary 21, 20041–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)23–12–10–156
47WJanuary 23, 20042–0Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)24–12–10–158
48WJanuary 25, 20043–2Atlanta 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, 20042–1Ottawa Senators (2003–04)28–13–10–167
53LFebruary 5, 20040–4Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)28–14–10–167
54LFebruary 10, 20041–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)28–15–10–167
55LFebruary 11, 20041–3New York Rangers (2003–04)28–16–10–167
56WFebruary 14, 20044–1Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)29–16–10–169
57WFebruary 15, 20043–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)30–16–10–171
58TFebruary 17, 20044–4 OTMinnesota Wild (2003–04)30–16–11–172
59LFebruary 19, 20041–3@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)30–17–11–172
60WFebruary 21, 20047–3@ New York Rangers (2003–04)31–17–11–174
61WFebruary 22, 20043–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)32–17–11–176
62WFebruary 25, 20048–2Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)33–17–11–178
63LFebruary 27, 20042–3Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)33–18–11–178
64LFebruary 28, 20040–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)33–19–11–178
65LMarch 1, 20041–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)33–20–11–178
66WMarch 3, 20045–2@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)34–20–11–180
67OTLMarch 5, 20042–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)34–20–11–281
68WMarch 6, 20044–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)35–20–11–283
69LMarch 9, 20041–3Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)35–21–11–283
70WMarch 11, 20046–4Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)36–21–11–285
71LMarch 13, 20041–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)36–22–11–285
72WMarch 15, 20043–1@ New York Rangers (2003–04)37–22–11–287
73WMarch 17, 20046–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)38–22–11–289
74TMarch 19, 20041–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (2003–04)38–22–12–290
75LMarch 20, 20042–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)38–23–12–290
76WMarch 23, 20044–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)39–23–12–292
77LMarch 25, 20041–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)39–24–12–292
78WMarch 26, 20045–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)40–24–12–294
79WMarch 28, 20043–2New York Islanders (2003–04)41–24–12–296
80WMarch 30, 20045–0New York Rangers (2003–04)42–24–12–298
81WApril 3, 20045–2@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)43–24–12–2100
82LApril 4, 20041–3Boston Bruins (2003–04)43–25–12–2100

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.


Media

Television coverage was still on FOX Sports Net New York with Mike Emrick and Chico Resch as usual with Matt Loughlin hosting in the studio and color commentating. Radio coverage remained on WABC 770 with John Hennessy calling the play-by-play with Randy Velischek providing color commentary.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Patrik EliasLW823843814426939
Scott GomezC801456707018301
Scott NiedermayerD811440544420903
Jeff FriesenLW81172037268504
Brian RafalskiD6963036246201
John MaddenC80122335227111
Sergei BrylinLW821419332010701
Brian GiontaRW75218293619008
Turner StevensonRW61141327760402
Jay PandolfoLW82131326145124
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW53101626439122
Paul MartinD7061824412202
Grant MarshallRW65871567-9502
Erik RasmussenLW/C697613415000
Colin WhiteD75211139610000
Scott StevensD383912223101
Mike RuppC51651141-1101
Igor LarionovC4911011203000
Jan HrdinaC13167104000
Viktor KozlovC1124620000
Christian BerglundLW232354-4000
Tommy AlbelinD4513447000
David HaleD650447212000
Sean BrownD39033445000
Raymond GirouxD110334-3000
Rob SkrlacLW8101221001
Jiri BicekRW1201100000
Corey SchwabG301120000
Martin BrodeurG7500040000
Scott ClemmensenG400000000
Craig DarbyC20000-1000
Tuomas PihlmanLW200020000
Alexander SuglobovRW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur4555753826111542.031118451691.917
Scott Clemmensen238431041.0128480.952
Corey Schwab187320120.6416866.971
Team:4980824327121601.931419971837.920

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Scott GomezC50660000
Patrik EliasLW53252101
Brian GiontaRW52350100
Jan HrdinaC52022000
Paul MartinD51124100
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW50222000
Erik RasmussenLW/C50222000
Scott NiedermayerD51016000
Tommy AlbelinD40110000
Brian RafalskiD50110000
Jiri BicekRW20000000
Martin BrodeurG50000000
Sean BrownD10002000
Sergei BrylinLW50000000
Jeff FriesenLW50004000
Raymond GirouxD40000000
David HaleD10000000
Viktor KozlovC20000000
Igor LarionovC10000000
John MaddenC50000000
Jay PandolfoLW50000000
Turner StevensonRW50000000
Colin WhiteD50004000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur298514132.620133120.902
Team:298514132.620133120.902

[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

  • Game log: "2003–04 New Jersey Devils Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  • Team standings: on espn.com
  1. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2004.html
  2. ↑ https://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-François 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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