2003–04 New York Islanders season

The 2003–04 New York Islanders season was the 32nd season in the franchise's history.

2003–04 New York Islanders
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2003–04 record38–29–11–4
Goals for237
Goals against210
Team information
General ManagerMike Milbury
CoachSteve Stirling
CaptainMichael Peca
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance13,693 (84.3%)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Atlantic Division[1]
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[2]
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
1LOctober 9, 20031–6@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)0–1–0–0
2WOctober 11, 20036–0@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)1–1–0–0
3TOctober 14, 20032–2 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)1–1–1–0
4WOctober 18, 20032–1Florida Panthers (2003–04)2–1–1–0
5WOctober 20, 20035–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)3–1–1–0
6LOctober 23, 20030–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)3–2–1–0
7WOctober 25, 20037–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)4–2–1–0
8LOctober 28, 20030–4New Jersey Devils (2003–04)4–3–1–0
9TOctober 29, 20034–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)4–3–2–0
10WNovember 1, 20034–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)5–3–2–0
11WNovember 3, 20036–3Ottawa Senators (2003–04)6–3–2–0
12WNovember 6, 20034–1Dallas Stars (2003–04)7–3–2–0
13LNovember 8, 20033–4Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)7–4–2–0
14LNovember 11, 20031–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)7–5–2–0
15WNovember 13, 20033–1Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)8–5–2–0
16LNovember 15, 20033–4@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)8–6–2–0
17WNovember 19, 20034–1@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)9–6–2–0
18LNovember 20, 20032–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)9–7–2–0
19LNovember 22, 20031–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)9–8–2–0
20LNovember 26, 20030–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)9–9–2–0
21LNovember 28, 20030–6@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)9–10–2–0
22LNovember 29, 20031–5Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)9–11–2–0
23LDecember 2, 20031–4Washington Capitals (2003–04)9–12–2–0
24LDecember 4, 20032–4New York Rangers (2003–04)9–13–2–0
25WDecember 6, 20035–2Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)10–13–2–0
26WDecember 9, 20035–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)11–13–2–0
27OTLDecember 10, 20030–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)11–13–2–1
28WDecember 13, 20034–0Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)12–13–2–1
29WDecember 16, 20035–4New Jersey Devils (2003–04)13–13–2–1
30LDecember 18, 20033–4@ New York Rangers (2003–04)13–14–2–1
31LDecember 20, 20031–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)13–15–2–1
32WDecember 21, 20035–4@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)14–15–2–1
33WDecember 23, 20034–2Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)15–15–2–1
34WDecember 26, 20034–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)16–15–2–1
35WDecember 27, 20033–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)17–15–2–1
36WDecember 29, 20033–1New Jersey Devils (2003–04)18–15–2–1
37WDecember 31, 20036–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)19–15–2–1
38LJanuary 1, 20040–1@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)19–16–2–1
39TJanuary 3, 20043–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)19–16–3–1
40LJanuary 6, 20042–3Calgary Flames (2003–04)19–17–3–1
41WJanuary 8, 20043–2Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)20–17–3–1
42LJanuary 10, 20042–3New York Rangers (2003–04)20–18–3–1
43LJanuary 13, 20041–4@ New York Rangers (2003–04)20–19–3–1
44TJanuary 15, 20044–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)20–19–4–1
45WJanuary 17, 20044–2Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)21–19–4–1
46WJanuary 19, 20045–2Ottawa Senators (2003–04)22–19–4–1
47LJanuary 20, 20040–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)22–20–4–1
48WJanuary 23, 20043–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)23–20–4–1
49WJanuary 24, 20043–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)24–20–4–1
50TJanuary 27, 20042–2 OTBoston Bruins (2003–04)24–20–5–1
51OTLJanuary 29, 20041–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)24–20–5–2
52WJanuary 31, 20044–2Florida Panthers (2003–04)25–20–5–2
53WFebruary 3, 20045–4 OTVancouver Canucks (2003–04)26–20–5–2
54LFebruary 5, 20041–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)26–21–5–2
55TFebruary 10, 20041–1 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)26–21–6–2
56TFebruary 11, 20044–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)26–21–7–2
57WFebruary 13, 20045–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)27–21–7–2
58TFebruary 16, 20041–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)27–21–8–2
59WFebruary 18, 20044–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)28–21–8–2
60LFebruary 19, 20042–6@ New York Rangers (2003–04)28–22–8–2
61WFebruary 21, 20044–1Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)29–22–8–2
62TFebruary 24, 20040–0 OTBoston Bruins (2003–04)29–22–9–2
63LFebruary 26, 20043–6New York Rangers (2003–04)29–23–9–2
64WFebruary 27, 20044–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)30–23–9–2
65OTLFebruary 29, 20042–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)30–23–9–3
66TMarch 2, 20043–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)30–23–10–3
67LMarch 4, 20042–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)30–24–10–3
68LMarch 6, 20042–4St. Louis Blues (2003–04)30–25–10–3
69OTLMarch 9, 20042–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)30–25–10–4
70LMarch 11, 20044–5@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)30–26–10–4
71WMarch 12, 20043–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)31–26–10–4
72WMarch 16, 20043–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)32–26–10–4
73LMarch 17, 20044–6@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)32–27–10–4
74WMarch 19, 20043–1Minnesota Wild (2003–04)33–27–10–4
75WMarch 21, 20043–0Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)34–27–10–4
76WMarch 23, 20043–0Washington Capitals (2003–04)35–27–10–4
77WMarch 25, 20044–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)36–27–10–4
78LMarch 27, 20042–3Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)36–28–10–4
79LMarch 28, 20042–3@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)36–29–10–4
80WMarch 31, 20045–1Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)37–29–10–4
81WApril 2, 20046–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)38–29–10–4
82TApril 4, 20043–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2003–04)38–29–11–4

Playoffs
Main article: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff log

     Win      Loss      Win playoff series

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics
Skaters[8]
Goaltenders[8]
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L T/OT GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Rick DiPietro502844231851122.3612611149.9115
Wade Dubielewicz210510131.715047.9400
Garth Snow39201514155942.80932838.8991
Totals8249643833112092.5322432034.9076
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L T/OT GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Rick DiPietro530314N/A112.18120109.9081
Totals530314N/A112.18120109.9081

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

New York Islanders' had 9 picks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.[9]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 15 Robert Nilsson Forward  Canada Leksands IF (Elitserien)
2 48 Dmitri Chernykh Right Wing  Russia Khimik Voskresensk (RSL)
2 53[a] Evgeni Tunik Forward  Russia Kristall Elektrostal (RUS)
2 58[b] Jeremy Colliton Center  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 120 Stefan Blaho Right Wing  Slovakia Dukla Trencin Jr. (SVK Jr)
6 182 Bruno Gervais Defense  Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
7 212 Denis Rehak Defense  Slovakia Dukla Trencin Jr. (SVK Jr)
8 238[c] Cody Blanshan Defense  United States University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA)
8 246 Igor Volkov Right Wing  Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
Draft notes[10]
  • a The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick (originally from the Washington Capitals) went to the New York Islanders as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres to the Oilers in exchange for Janne Niinimaa and this pick.
  • b The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Chris Osgood and a 2003 third-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Justin Papineau and this pick.
  • The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Justin Papineau and a 2003 second-round pick to the Islanders in exchange for Chris Osgood and this pick.
  • The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a March 19, 2002 trade that sent Darren Van Impe to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
  • c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Kip Miller.
  • The New York Islanders' ninth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of an October 11, 2002 trade that sent Sven Butenschon to the Islanders in exchange for Juraj Kolnik and this pick.

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  2. "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. "Boxscore". SI.com. April 8, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  4. "Boxscore". SI.com. April 10, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. "Boxscore". SI.com. April 12, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  6. "Boxscore". SI.com. April 14, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  7. "Boxscore". SI.com. April 16, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  8. "2003-04 New York Islanders Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com.
  9. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  10. "2003 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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