2003–04 New Jersey Devils season

2003–04 New Jersey Devils
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
2003–04 record43–25–12–2
Home record22–13–5–1
Road record21–12–7–1
Goals for213
Goals against164
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachPat Burns
CaptainScott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer (interim)
Alternate captainsPatrik Elias
John Madden (Jan.–Apr.)
Scott Niedermayer (Oct.–Jan.)
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Average attendance15,059
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany River Rats
Team leaders
GoalsPatrik Elias (38)
AssistsScott Gomez (56)
PointsPatrik Elias (81)
Penalty minutesColin White (96)
Plus/minusPatrik Elias (+26)
WinsMartin Brodeur (38)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.03)

The 2003–04 New Jersey Devils season was the 30th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1]

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 their first 30 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

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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).[2][3]

Defenseman Scott Stevens exited the lineup in January with what was first reported to be the flu, but was later diagnosed as post-concussion syndrome.[4] With Stevens out indefinitely, Scott Niedermayer served as interim captain for the remainder of the season.[5]

  • March 23, 2004 – In an overtime victory over the Florida Panthers, Martin Brodeur earned his 400th career victory. At the time, he was the youngest goalie to win 400 career games.[6]

Final standings

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Atlantic Division[7]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 101
2 6 New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
3 8 New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
4 13 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

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[8]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 Y- Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
3 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 101
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
5 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
13 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

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(E6) New Jersey Devils vs. (E3) Philadelphia Flyers

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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.

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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2003 preseason
Preseason: 3–6–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–4–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Location Record
1 September 19 6–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wachovia Center 0–1–0
2 September 23 3–0 Philadelphia Flyers Sovereign Bank Arena 1–1–0
3 September 24 2–1 New York Islanders Continental Airlines Arena 1–2–0
4 September 26 4–5 (OT) Philadelphia Flyers Wachovia Center 1–3–0
5 September 27 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers Continental Airlines Arena 2–3–0
6 September 30 1–0 Boston Bruins Dunkin' Donuts Center 2–4–0
7 October 1 4–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 3–4–0
8 October 3 2–0 New York Rangers Continental Airlines Arena 3–5–0
9 October 4 5–1 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3–6–0
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season

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2003–04 regular season[9]
October: 4–3–2–0 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 3–0–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
1 T October 8, 2003 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 0–0–1–0 1 Recap
2 W October 11, 2003 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 1–0–1–0 3 Recap
3 T October 16, 2003 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 1–0–2–0 4 Recap
4 L October 18, 2003 2–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 1–1–2–0 4 Recap
5 L October 22, 2003 1–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 1–2–2–0 4 Recap
6 W October 24, 2003 2–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 2–2–2–0 6 Recap
7 L October 25, 2003 2–5 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 2–3–2–0 6 Recap
8 W October 28, 2003 4–0 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 3–3–2–0 8 Recap
9 W October 30, 2003 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 4–3–2–0 10 Recap
November: 8–1–4–0 (home: 6–0–1–0; road: 2–1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
10 W November 1, 2003 4–3 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 5–3–2–0 12 Recap
11 W November 5, 2003 3–2 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 6–3–2–0 14 Recap
12 T November 7, 2003 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 6–3–3–0 15 Recap
13 W November 8, 2003 1–0 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 7–3–3–0 17 Recap
14 T November 12, 2003 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 7–3–4–0 18 Recap
15 W November 13, 2003 3–1 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 8–3–4–0 20 Recap
16 W November 15, 2003 5–0 New York Rangers (2003–04) 9–3–4–0 22 Recap
17 W November 19, 2003 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 10–3–4–0 24 Recap
18 W November 21, 2003 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 11–3–4–0 26 Recap
19 W November 25, 2003 4–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 12–3–4–0 28 Recap
20 T November 26, 2003 3–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 12–3–5–0 29 Recap
21 L November 28, 2003 0–2 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 12–4–5–0 29 Recap
22 T November 30, 2003 1–1 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 12–4–6–0 30 Recap
December: 7–3–2–1 (home: 2–1–1–1; road: 5–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
23 L December 2, 2003 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 12–5–6–0 30 Recap
24 W December 4, 2003 3–0 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 13–5–6–0 31 Recap
25 W December 6, 2003 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 14–5–6–0 33 Recap
26 W December 10, 2003 1–0 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 15–5–6–0 35 Recap
27 T December 12, 2003 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 15–5–7–0 36 Recap
28 W December 13, 2003 2–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 16–5–7–0 38 Recap
29 L December 16, 2003 4–5 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 16–6–7–0 38 Recap
30 W December 18, 2003 3–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 17–6–7–0 40 Recap
31 W December 19, 2003 5–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 18–6–7–0 42 Recap
32 T December 21, 2003 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 18–6–8–0 43 Recap
33 OTL December 26, 2003 3–4 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 18–6–8–1 44 Recap
34 W December 27, 2003 2–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 19–6–8–1 46 Recap
35 L December 29, 2003 1–3 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 19–7–8–1 46 Recap
January: 8–6–2–0 (home: 4–4–0–0; road: 4–2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
36 T January 1, 2004 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 19–7–9–1 47 Recap
37 L January 3, 2004 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 19–8–9–1 47 Recap
38 W January 5, 2004 3–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 20–8–9–1 49 Recap
39 L January 7, 2004 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 20–9–9–1 49 Recap
40 L January 9, 2004 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 20–10–9–1 49 Recap
41 W January 10, 2004 1–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 21–10–9–1 51 Recap
42 L January 13, 2004 0–4 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 21–11–9–1 51 Recap
43 T January 15, 2004 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 21–11–10–1 52 Recap
44 W January 17, 2004 2–1 OT Washington Capitals (2003–04) 22–11–10–1 54 Recap
45 W January 20, 2004 3–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 23–11–10–1 56 Recap
46 L January 21, 2004 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 23–12–10–1 56 Recap
47 W January 23, 2004 2–0 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 24–12–10–1 58 Recap
48 W January 25, 2004 3–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 25–12–10–1 61 Recap
49 W January 27, 2004 4–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 26–12–10–1 63 Recap
50 L January 29, 2004 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 26–13–10–1 63 Recap
51 W January 31, 2004 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 27–13–10–1 65 Recap
February: 6–6–1–0 (home: 5–3–1–0; road: 1–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
52 W February 3, 2004 2–1 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 28–13–10–1 67 Recap
53 L February 5, 2004 0–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 28–14–10–1 67 Recap
54 L February 10, 2004 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 28–15–10–1 67 Recap
55 L February 11, 2004 1–3 New York Rangers (2003–04) 28–16–10–1 67 Recap
56 W February 14, 2004 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 29–16–10–1 69 Recap
57 W February 15, 2004 3–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 30–16–10–1 71 Recap
58 T February 17, 2004 4–4 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 30–16–11–1 72 Recap
59 L February 19, 2004 1–3 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 30–17–11–1 72 Recap
60 W February 21, 2004 7–3 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 31–17–11–1 74 Recap
61 W February 22, 2004 3–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 32–17–11–1 76 Recap
62 W February 25, 2004 8–2 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 33–17–11–1 78 Recap
63 L February 27, 2004 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 33–18–11–1 78 Recap
64 L February 28, 2004 0–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 33–19–11–1 78 Recap
March: 9–5–1–1 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 5–4–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
65 L March 1, 2004 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 33–20–11–1 78 Recap
66 W March 3, 2004 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 34–20–11–1 80 Recap
67 OTL March 5, 2004 2–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 34–20–11–2 81 Recap
68 W March 6, 2004 4–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 35–20–11–2 83 Recap
69 L March 9, 2004 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 35–21–11–2 83 Recap
70 W March 11, 2004 6–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 36–21–11–2 85 Recap
71 L March 13, 2004 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 36–22–11–2 85 Recap
72 W March 15, 2004 3–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 37–22–11–2 87 Recap
73 W March 17, 2004 6–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 38–22–11–2 89 Recap
74 T March 19, 2004 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 38–22–12–2 90 Recap
75 L March 20, 2004 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 38–23–12–2 90 Recap
76 W March 23, 2004 4–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 39–23–12–2 92 Recap
77 L March 25, 2004 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 39–24–12–2 92 Recap
78 W March 26, 2004 5–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 40–24–12–2 94 Recap
79 W March 28, 2004 3–2 New York Islanders (2003–04) 41–24–12–2 96 Recap
80 W March 30, 2004 5–0 New York Rangers (2003–04) 42–24–12–2 98 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
81 W April 3, 2004 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 43–24–12–2 100 Recap
82 L April 4, 2004 1–3 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 43–25–12–2 100 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[9]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Attendance Series Recap
1 L April 8, 2004 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,608 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 10, 2004 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,779 Flyers lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 12, 2004 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers 18,023 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 14, 2004 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers 19,040 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 17, 2004 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,778 Flyers win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26 Patrik Elias LW 82 38 43 81 26 44 5 3 2 5 −3 2
23 Scott Gomez C 80 14 56 70 18 70 5 0 6 6 −2 0
27 Scott Niedermayer D 81 14 40 54 20 44 5 1 0 1 −5 6
12 Jeff Friesen LW 81 17 20 37 8 26 5 0 0 0 −2 4
28 Brian Rafalski D 69 6 30 36 6 24 5 0 1 1 0 0
11 John Madden C 80 12 23 35 7 22 5 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sergei Brylin LW 82 14 19 33 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
14 Brian Gionta RW 75 21 8 29 19 36 5 2 3 5 −2 0
24 Turner Stevenson RW 61 14 13 27 0 76 5 0 0 0 −2 0
20 Jay Pandolfo LW 82 13 13 26 5 14 5 0 0 0 0 0
15 Jamie Langenbrunner RW 53 10 16 26 9 43 5 0 2 2 0 2
7 Paul Martin D 70 6 18 24 12 4 5 1 1 2 −4 4
29 Grant Marshall RW 65 8 7 15 −9 67 — — — — — —
10 Erik Rasmussen LW 69 7 6 13 5 41 5 0 2 2 1 2
5 Colin White D 75 2 11 13 10 96 5 0 0 0 −1 4
4 Scott Stevens D 38 3 9 12 3 22 — — — — — —
16 Mike Rupp‡ C 51 6 5 11 −1 41 — — — — — —
8 Igor Larionov C 49 1 10 11 3 20 1 0 0 0 −1 0
16 Jan Hrdina† C 13 1 6 7 4 10 5 2 0 2 0 2
22 Viktor Kozlov† C 11 2 4 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 −1 0
17 Christian Berglund‡ LW 23 2 3 5 −4 4 — — — — — —
6 Tommy Albelin D 45 1 3 4 7 4 4 0 1 1 1 0
25 David Hale D 65 0 4 4 12 72 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 Sean Brown D 39 0 3 3 5 44 1 0 0 0 −1 2
19 Raymond Giroux D 11 0 3 3 −3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
32 Rob Skrlac LW 8 1 0 1 1 22 — — — — — —
9 Jiri Bicek RW 12 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 −1 0
35 Corey Schwab G 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — — —
30 Martin Brodeur G 75 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0
40 Scott Clemmensen G 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
22 Craig Darby C 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
19 Tuomas Pihlman LW 2 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
21 Alexander Suglobov RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Martin Brodeur 75 38 26 11 1845 154 2.03 .917 11 4555 5 1 4 133 13 2.62 .902 0 298
40 Scott Clemmensen 4 3 1 0 84 4 1.01 .952 2 238 — — — — — — — — —
35 Corey Schwab 3 2 0 1 68 2 0.64 .971 1 187 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Martin Brodeur was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy and John Madden was a runner-up for the Frank J. Selke Trophy.[10]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		James Norris Memorial Trophy Scott Niedermayer [11]
Lester Patrick Trophy Mike Emrick [12]
NHL First All-Star Team Martin Brodeur (Goaltender) [13]
Scott Niedermayer (Defense)
Vezina Trophy Martin Brodeur [14]
William M. Jennings Trophy Martin Brodeur [15]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Brodeur[a] [18]
Scott Niedermayer[a]
Brian Rafalski
Scott Stevens[a]
NHL Defensive Player of the Month Martin Brodeur (November) [19]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Martin Brodeur (December 15) [20]
NHL Offensive Player of the Month Scott Gomez (March) [21]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Patrik Elias (March 29) [22]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Paul Martin [23]
Team Devils' Players' Player Turner Stevenson [24]
Hugh Delano Unsung Hero Brian Gionta [24]
Most Valuable Devil Scott Niedermayer [24]
Three-Star Award Patrik Elias [24]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game David Hale October 8, 2003 [25]
Paul Martin
Rob Skrlac December 13, 2003
Tuomas Pihlman January 1, 2004
Alexander Suglobov January 5, 2004
500th coaching win Pat Burns March 30, 2004 [26]

Transactions

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The Devils were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[27]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Edmonton Oilers
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 To New Jersey Devils
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
 [28]
To St. Louis Blues
To New Jersey Devils
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 [29]
March 1, 2003 (2003-03-01) To Florida Panthers
To New Jersey Devils
[30]
March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) To Phoenix Coyotes
To New Jersey Devils
[31]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Sean Brown Boston Bruins Free agency [32]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Erik Rasmussen Los Angeles Kings Free agency [33]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Ryan Murphy Carolina Hurricanes Free agency [27]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Greg Crozier Minnesota Wild Free agency [34]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Igor Larionov Detroit Red Wings Free agency [35]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) Max Birbraer Florida Panthers Free agency [37]
Ken Daneyko Retirement (III) [38]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Jim McKenzie Nashville Predators Free agency (III) [39]
August 23, 2003 (2003-08-23) Oleg Tverdovsky Avangard Omsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Joe Nieuwendyk Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency (III) [41]
September 17, 2003 (2003-09-17) Richard Smehlik Retirement (III) [42]
N/A Daryl Andrews San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency (VI) [43]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Dave Roche Toronto Roadrunners (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [44]
October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05) Jason Lehoux Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [45]
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) Pascal Rheaume New York Rangers Free agency (V) [46]
April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19) Igor Larionov Retirement [47]
April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22) Steve Guolla Kloten Flyers (NLA) Free agency [48]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Matt DeMarchi Entry-level [49]
Ahren Nittel Entry-level [49]
Tuomas Pihlman Entry-level [49]
Ilkka Pikkarainen Entry-level [49]
Aleksander Suglobov Entry-level [49]
Colin White multi-year Re-signing [50]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) Paul Martin Entry-level [51]
August 9, 2003 (2003-08-09) Jeff Friesen 1-year Re-signing [52]
October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15) Tommy Albelin Re-signing [53]
March 24, 2004 (2004-03-24) Aaron Voros Entry-level [54]
March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29) Zach Parise Entry-level [55]
May 21, 2004 (2004-05-21) Petr Vrana Entry-level [56]

Draft picks

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The Devils' draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[57]

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 17 Zach Parise  United States C University of North Dakota (WCHA) [c]
2 42 Petr Vrana  Czech Republic C Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3 93 Ivan Khomutov  Russia C Elektrostal Elemash (Vysshaya Liga) [d]
4 136 No fourth-round pick [e]
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 [f]
8 261 Joey Tenute  Canada C Sarnia Sting (OHL)
9 292 Arseny Bondarev  Russia LW Yaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)

Media

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Brodeur, Niedermayer, and Stevens were voted to the starting lineup.[16] Stevens was unable to play and was replaced by Rafalski, who also took his place in the starting lineup.[17]
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[36]
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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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  5. ^ "Roenick does well, says 'sorry' as East wins skills". ESPN.com. February 8, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2024. Niedermayer is serving as captain for Stanley Cup champion New Jersey while Scott Stevens recovers from a concussion that also kept him out of the All-Star festivities.
  6. ^ "Brodeur youngest goalie to win 400 career games". March 24, 2004.
  7. ^ "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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  10. ^ "2003-04 NHL Awards Voting". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "James Norris Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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