2003–04 NHL season
The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup champions were the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the best of seven series four games to three against the Calgary Flames.
| 2003–04 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 8, 2003 – June 7, 2004 |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | CBC, TSN, RDS (Canada) ESPN, ABC (United States) |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Marc-Andre Fleury |
| Picked by | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
| Season MVP | Martin St. Louis (Lightning) |
| Top scorer | Martin St. Louis (Lightning) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Brad Richards (Lightning) |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Runners-up | Calgary Flames |
For the fourth time in eight years, the all-time record for total shutouts in a season was shattered, as 192 shutouts were recorded. The 2003–04 regular season was also the first one (excluding the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season) since 1967–68 in which there was neither a 50-goal scorer, nor a 100-point scorer. It was also the final NHL season before the 2004–05 NHL lockout with games resuming in the fall of 2005 as part of the 2005–06 season, and the final season in which games could end in ties.
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