2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season, the club's 87th season of existence and 77th as the Maple Leafs, saw the team finish in second place in the Northeast Division with a record of 45 wins, 24 losses, 10 ties and three overtime losses for 103 points. It was the highest point total in franchise history, beating out the 100 points earned by the 19992000 team. The Leafs defeated their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators, in seven games in the Conference Quarter-finals before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers four games to two in the Conference Semi-finals. The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2012–13 season.

2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
2003–04 record45–24–10–3
Goals for242
Goals against204
Team information
General ManagerJohn Ferguson, Jr.
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Gary Roberts
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (31)
AssistsMats Sundin (44)
PointsMats Sundin (75)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (208)
WinsEd Belfour (34)
Goals against averageEd Belfour (2.13)

Regular season

Season standings

Northeast Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Boston Bruins824119157209188104
24Toronto Maple Leafs824524103242204103
35Ottawa Senators824323106262189102
47Montreal Canadiens8241307420819293
59Buffalo Sabres8237347422022185

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 Pts
1LOctober 11, 20030–4Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)0–1–0–00
2TOctober 13, 20032–2 OTWashington Capitals (2003–04)0–1–1–01
3TOctober 16, 20032–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)0–1–2–02
4WOctober 18, 20031–0@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)1–1–2–04
5LOctober 20, 20032–5@ New York Islanders (2003–04)1–2–2–04
6WOctober 22, 20033–1@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)2–2–2–06
7WOctober 23, 20035–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)3–2–2–08
8WOctober 25, 20034–1Washington Capitals (2003–04)4–2–2–010
9OTLOctober 27, 20032–3 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2003–04)4–2–2–111
10LOctober 30, 20033–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)4–3–2–111
11LNovember 1, 2003 †1–7Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)4–4–2–111
12WNovember 2, 20032–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)5–4–2–113
13WNovember 4, 20034–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)6–4–2–115
14TNovember 7, 20031–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)6–4–3–116
15WNovember 8, 20034–1Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)7–4–3–118
16LNovember 12, 20031–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)7–5–3–118
17TNovember 13, 20034–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)7–5–4–119
18TNovember 15, 20032–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)7–5–5–120
19OTLNovember 18, 20032–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)7–5–5–221
20LNovember 20, 20032–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)7–6–5–221
21WNovember 22, 20035–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)8–6–5–223
22WNovember 24, 20032–1Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)9–6–5–225
23WNovember 27, 20033–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)10–6–5–227
24WNovember 29, 20032–1@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)11–6–5–229
25WNovember 30, 20034–2@ New York Rangers (2003–04)12–6–5–231
26WDecember 2, 20035–4New York Rangers (2003–04)13–6–5–233
27WDecember 4, 20036–0@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)14–6–5–235
28WDecember 6, 20035–2Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)15–6–5–237
29OTLDecember 9, 20032–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2003–04)15–6–5–338
30WDecember 11, 20031–0@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)16–6–5–340
31WDecember 13, 20033–1New York Rangers (2003–04)17–6–5–342
32WDecember 16, 20033–0Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)18–6–5–344
33TDecember 19, 20032–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)18–6–6–345
34WDecember 20, 20034–2Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)19–6–6–347
35WDecember 23, 20035–2Florida Panthers (2003–04)20–6–6–349
36WDecember 26, 20036–5 OT@ New York Rangers (2003–04)21–6–6–351
37LDecember 27, 20031–3@ New York Islanders (2003–04)21–7–6–351
38TDecember 29, 20034–4 OT@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)21–7–7–352
39LJanuary 1, 20042–3@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)21–8–7–352
40TJanuary 3, 20043–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2003–04)21–8–8–353
41WJanuary 5, 20045–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)22–8–8–355
42WJanuary 6, 20042–1Nashville Predators (2003–04)23–8–8–357
43LJanuary 8, 20041–7Ottawa Senators (2003–04)23–9–8–357
44LJanuary 10, 20040–1New Jersey Devils (2003–04)23–10–8–357
45WJanuary 13, 20044–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)24–10–8–359
46LJanuary 16, 20041–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)24–11–8–359
47LJanuary 17, 20040–4Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)24–12–8–359
48WJanuary 20, 20042–0New York Islanders (2003–04)25–12–8–361
49WJanuary 21, 20043–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)26–12–8–363
50WJanuary 24, 20044–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)27–12–8–365
51LJanuary 27, 20040–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)27–13–8–365
52WJanuary 30, 20044–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)28–13–8–367
53WJanuary 31, 20045–1Ottawa Senators (2003–04)29–13–8–369
54LFebruary 3, 20041–4Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)29–14–8–369
55WFebruary 5, 20045–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)30–14–8–371
56TFebruary 10, 20044–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)30–14–9–372
57WFebruary 12, 20044–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)31–14–9–374
58LFebruary 14, 20044–6Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)31–15–9–374
59WFebruary 16, 20048–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)32–15–9–376
60LFebruary 17, 20042–5Boston Bruins (2003–04)32–16–9–376
61WFebruary 19, 20042–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)33–16–9–378
62WFebruary 21, 20045–4Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)34–16–9–380
63LFebruary 23, 20041–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)34–17–9–380
64LFebruary 25, 20040–4@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)34–18–9–380
65LFebruary 26, 20043–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)34–19–9–380
66WFebruary 28, 20043–0New Jersey Devils (2003–04)35–19–9–382
67WMarch 2, 20043–2Boston Bruins (2003–04)36–19–9–384
68WMarch 4, 20046–2New York Islanders (2003–04)37–19–9–386
69LMarch 6, 20041–5Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)37–20–9–386
70WMarch 9, 20045–0Florida Panthers (2003–04)38–20–9–388
71LMarch 11, 20042–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)38–21–9–388
72LMarch 13, 20043–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)38–22–9–388
73WMarch 15, 20046–5 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)39–22–9–390
74LMarch 16, 20041–2Boston Bruins (2003–04)39–23–9–390
75WMarch 18, 20043–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)40–23–9–392
76WMarch 20, 20045–2Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)41–23–9–394
77LMarch 23, 20042–7Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)41–24–9–394
78WMarch 25, 20043–0@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)42–24–9–396
79TMarch 27, 20042–2 OTOttawa Senators (2003–04)42–24–10–397
80WMarch 29, 20044–2Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)43–24–10–399
81WApril 2, 20042–0@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)44–24–10–3101
82WApril 3, 20046–0@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)45–24–10–3103

Playoff bracket

  Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
                                     
1 Tampa Bay Lightning 4     1 Tampa Bay Lightning 4  
8 New York Islanders 1     7 Montreal Canadiens 0  
2 Boston Bruins 3 Eastern Conference
7 Montreal Canadiens 4  
    1 Tampa Bay Lightning 4  
  3 Philadelphia Flyers 3  
3 Philadelphia Flyers 4  
6 New Jersey Devils 1  
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 4   3 Philadelphia Flyers 4
5 Ottawa Senators 3     4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2  
  E1 Tampa Bay Lightning 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W6 Calgary Flames 3
1 Detroit Red Wings 4     1 Detroit Red Wings 2
8 Nashville Predators 2     6 Calgary Flames 4  
2 San Jose Sharks 4
7 St. Louis Blues 1  
  6 Calgary Flames 4
  2 San Jose Sharks 2  
3 Vancouver Canucks 3  
6 Calgary Flames 4   Western Conference
4 Colorado Avalanche 4   2 San Jose Sharks 4
5 Dallas Stars 1     4 Colorado Avalanche 2  
  • During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin81314475521111110
Bryan McCabe751637538622802
Joe Nieuwendyk642228502671015
Gary Roberts722820488491117
Owen Nolan651929481104723
Darcy Tucker64211132684812
Nik Antropov62131831627112
Tomas Kaberle71328311816001
Robert Reichel69111930302202
Alexander Mogilny3782230129411
Ken Klee664252936-1301
Alexei Ponikarovsky73919284414102
Matt Stajan69141327227000
Mikael Renberg5912132550-1201
Tie Domi8071320208-2100
Karel Pilar5021719222101
Tom Fitzgerald697101752-2101
Brian Leetch15213151011101
Ron Francis12371003201
Aki Berg7927940-1000
Ric Jackman2924613-11101
Calle Johansson806605000
Bryan Marchment751341064000
Harold Druken904424000
Drake Berehowsky9123175000
Nathan Perrott40123116-1000
Wade Belak341121090000
Craig Johnson1011260000
Chad Kilger511222001
Ed Belfour59022160000
Trevor Kidd1502220000
Carlo Colaiacovo201121000
Pierre Hedin30110-1000
Josh Holden100000000
Maxim Kondratiev700020000
Brad Leeb10000-1000
Mikael Tellqvist1100000000
Kyle Wellwood10000-1000
Clarke Wilm1000070000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ed Belfour344459341961222.131014831361.918
Trevor Kidd88315652483.261388340.876
Mikael Tellqvist64711532312.870293262.894
Team:4974824527102012.421121641963.907

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin94598001
Gary Roberts1344810201
Bryan McCabe1335814200
Brian Leetch130886000
Joe Nieuwendyk96064102
Alexander Mogilny132468000
Tie Domi1322441001
Alexei Ponikarovsky131348001
Ron Francis120442000
Chad Kilger132130000
Tomas Kaberle130336000
Darcy Tucker1220214100
Nik Antropov1302218000
Robert Reichel120228000
Karel Pilar11010000
Clarke Wilm50112000
Wade Belak400014000
Ed Belfour130008000
Aki Berg100002000
Tom Fitzgerald100006000
Calle Johansson40002000
Trevor Kidd10000000
Ken Klee110006000
Bryan Marchment130008000
Mikael Renberg20004000
Matt Stajan30002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ed Belfour7741367272.093379352.929
Trevor Kidd3310011.8201110.909
Team:8071367282.083390362.928

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003–04 season.

Trades

February 11, 2004 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ric Jackman
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Drake Berehowsky
March 3, 2004 To New York Rangers
Maxim Kondratiev
Jarkko Immonen
1st round pick in 2004 (Kris Chucko)
2nd round pick in 2005 (Michael Sauer)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Leetch
4th round pick in 2004 (Roman Kukumberg)
March 9, 2004 To Carolina Hurricanes
4th round pick in 2005 (Jared Boll)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ron Francis

Waivers

October 3, 2003 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Travis Green
October 3, 2003 From Columbus Blue Jackets
Petr Tenkrat
January 10, 2004 From Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Craig Johnson
March 5, 2004 To Washington Capitals
Craig Johnson
March 9, 2004 From Montreal Canadiens
Chad Kilger

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Bryan MarchmentColorado Avalanche
Joe NieuwendykNew Jersey Devils
Ken KleeWashington Capitals
Kris NewburySan Jose Sharks
Clarke WilmNashville Predators
Calle JohanssonWashington Capitals
PlayerNew Team
Glen WesleyCarolina Hurricanes
Paul HealeyNew York Rangers
Jonas HoglundFlorida Panthers
Dwayne HayTampa Bay Lightning

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
257John Doherty United StatesPhillips Academy (USHS-MA)
391Martin Sagat SlovakiaDukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
4125Konstantin Volkov RussiaDynamo Moscow (Russia)
5158John Mitchell CanadaPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
7220Jeremy Williams CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
8237Shaun Landolt CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

ECHL

Roster

2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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. "2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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