2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season


The 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 12th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won their first Stanley Cup over the Calgary Flames this season, after the Flames were attempting to be the first Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.
The Lightning's first Stanley Cup victory came just a year after their NFL counterparts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won Super Bowl XXXVII, also their first championship title.

Offseason

The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose Mike Egener in the second round, 35th over-all.

Regular season

On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4–2 win over the Boston Bruins.
The Lightning finished the regular season having tied the Detroit Red Wings for the most short-handed goals scored, with 15.

Season standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
PlayerGPGAPTSPIM
Martin St. Louis8238569424
Cory Stillman8125558036
Brad Richards8226537912
Vincent Lecavalier8132346652
Fredrik Modin8229285732
Dave Andreychuk8221183942
Ruslan Fedotenko7717223930
Tim Taylor827152225
Dmitry Afanasenkov716101612
Martin Cibak6327930
Chris Dingman74156140
Shane Willis120662
Alexandr Svitov110334
Andre Roy3311278
Eric Perrin40000

Defensemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
PlayerGPGAPTSPIM
Dan Boyle789303960
Pavel Kubina8117183585
Brad Lukowich795141924
Cory Sarich823161989
Ben Clymer66281050
Jassen Cullimore7925758
Darryl Sydor311676
Nolan Pratt5813442
Darren Rumble50002
Stan Neckar----------

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
PlayerGPWLTSOGAA
Nikolai Khabibulin552819732.33
John Grahame29189112.06

Awards and records

NHL All-Star representatives at the 54th NHL All-Star Game in St. Paul, Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center.

Draft picks

NHL draft

Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/junior/club team
234Mike EgenerDefenceGermanyCalgary Hitmen
241Matt SmabyDefenceUnited StatesShattuck-Saint Mary's
396Jonathan BoutinGoalieCanadaHalifax Mooseheads
6192Doug O'BrienDefenseCanadaHull Olympiques
7224Gerald ColemanGoalieUnited StatesLondon Knights
7227Jay RosehillLeft WingCanadaOlds Grizzlys
8255Raimonds DanilicsForwardStalkers
8256Brady GrecoDefenseUnited StatesChicago Steel
9273Albert VishnyakovLeft WingRussiaAk Bars Kazan
9286Zbyněk HrdelCenterRimouski Océanic
9287Nick TarnaskyCenterCanadaLethbridge Hurricanes

Farm teams