2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks season

2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks
Division 5th Central
2003–04 record 20–43–11
Goals for 188
Goals against 259
Team information
General Manager Mike Smith (Oct)
Bob Pulford (Oct-Apr) interim
Coach Brian Sutter
Captain Alexei Zhamnov (Oct-Feb)
Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Team leaders
<2002–03 2004–05>

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 7 St. Louis Blues 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
3 8 Nashville Predators 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
4 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
5 15 Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

[1] 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.

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 8, 2003 1–0 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 1–0–0–0
2 L October 10, 2003 0–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 1–1–0–0
3 L October 12, 2003 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 1–2–0–0
4 L October 16, 2003 1–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 1–3–0–0
5 L October 18, 2003 2–7 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 1–4–0–0
6 W October 19, 2003 3–1 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 2–4–0–0
7 T October 23, 2003 3–3 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 2–4–1–0
8 W October 25, 2003 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 3–4–1–0
9 T October 26, 2003 1–1 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 3–4–2–0
10 T October 28, 2003 2–2 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 3–4–3–0
11 L October 30, 2003 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 3–5–3–0
12 W November 1, 2003 3–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 4–5–3–0
13 W November 2, 2003 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 5–5–3–0
14 W November 7, 2003 2–1 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 6–5–3–0
15 L November 9, 2003 3–4 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 6–5–3–1
16 L November 10, 2003 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 6–6–3–1
17 L November 12, 2003 2–6 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 6–7–3–1
18 L November 14, 2003 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 6–7–3–2
19 T November 16, 2003 2–2 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 6–7–4–2
20 L November 18, 2003 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 6–8–4–2
21 L November 20, 2003 2–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 6–8–4–3
22 L November 22, 2003 1–2 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 6–9–4–3
23 L November 26, 2003 2–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 6–10–4–3
24 L November 28, 2003 3–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 6–11–4–3
25 L November 29, 2003 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 6–12–4–3
26 L December 3, 2003 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 6–13–4–3
27 L December 6, 2003 2–5 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 6–14–4–3
28 T December 7, 2003 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 6–14–5–3
29 W December 11, 2003 4–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 7–14–5–3
30 L December 12, 2003 0–1 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 7–15–5–3
31 T December 14, 2003 1–1 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 7–15–6–3
32 L December 18, 2003 1–6 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 7–16–6–3
33 L December 19, 2003 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 7–17–6–3
34 T December 21, 2003 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 7–17–7–3
35 W December 23, 2003 3–0 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 8–17–7–3
36 L December 26, 2003 1–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 8–18–7–3
37 W December 28, 2003 3–0 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 9–18–7–3
38 L December 29, 2003 0–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 9–19–7–3
39 L December 31, 2003 3–4 OT Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 9–19–7–4
40 W January 2, 2004 2–1 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 10–19–7–4
41 L January 4, 2004 3–4 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 10–20–7–4
42 L January 7, 2004 4–7 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 10–21–7–4
43 W January 8, 2004 3–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 11–21–7–4
44 L January 11, 2004 4–5 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 11–21–7–5
45 L January 12, 2004 4–7 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 11–22–7–5
46 L January 14, 2004 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 11–23–7–5
47 L January 18, 2004 1–2 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 11–24–7–5
48 L January 21, 2004 2–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 11–25–7–5
49 W January 22, 2004 7–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 12–25–7–5
50 L January 24, 2004 3–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 12–26–7–5
51 L January 27, 2004 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 12–27–7–5
52 L January 29, 2004 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 12–28–7–5
53 W January 30, 2004 5–3 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 13–28–7–5
54 L February 1, 2004 4–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 13–29–7–5
55 W February 3, 2004 4–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 14–29–7–5
56 W February 11, 2004 5–2 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 15–29–7–5
57 W February 14, 2004 2–1 OT Boston Bruins (2003–04) 16–29–7–5
58 L February 15, 2004 0–4 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 16–30–7–5
59 L February 19, 2004 3–6 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 16–31–7–5
60 W February 22, 2004 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 17–31–7–5
61 L February 24, 2004 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 17–32–7–5
62 W February 25, 2004 4–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 18–32–7–5
63 L February 27, 2004 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 18–33–7–5
64 T February 29, 2004 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 18–33–8–5
65 T March 1, 2004 2–2 OT @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 18–33–9–5
66 L March 3, 2004 3–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 18–34–9–5
67 L March 5, 2004 2–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 18–35–9–5
68 L March 7, 2004 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 18–35–9–6
69 L March 11, 2004 4–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 18–36–9–6
70 W March 12, 2004 4–3 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 19–36–9–6
71 L March 14, 2004 0–4 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 19–37–9–6
72 L March 17, 2004 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 19–38–9–6
73 W March 19, 2004 4–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 20–38–9–6
74 T March 21, 2004 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 20–38–10–6
75 T March 23, 2004 2–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–38–11–6
76 L March 25, 2004 2–8 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 20–39–11–6
77 L March 27, 2004 3–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 20–39–11–7
78 L March 28, 2004 1–3 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 20–40–11–7
79 L March 30, 2004 2–5 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 20–41–11–7
80 L April 1, 2004 1–3 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 20–42–11–7
81 L April 3, 2004 1–2 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 20–42–11–8
82 L April 4, 2004 2–5 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 20–43–11–8

Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Arnason, TylerTyler Arnason C 82 22 33 55 16 -13 6 0 2
Berard, BryanBryan Berard D 58 13 34 47 53 -24 6 0 0
Bell, MarkMark Bell C 82 21 24 45 106 -14 2 0 1
Ruutu, TuomoTuomo Ruutu C/LW 82 23 21 44 58 -31 10 0 3
Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan RW 56 15 28 43 36 -7 4 2 4
Calder, KyleKyle Calder LW 66 21 18 39 29 -18 10 0 1
McLean, BrettBrett McLean C 76 11 20 31 54 -11 5 1 0
Dempsey, NathanNathan Dempsey D 58 8 17 25 30 -5 2 0 1
Nichol, ScottScott Nichol C 75 7 11 18 145 -16 0 0 1
Zhamnov, AlexAlex Zhamnov C 23 6 12 18 14 -8 1 0 1
Korolev, IgorIgor Korolev C 62 3 10 13 22 -15 0 0 1
Nieminen, VilleVille Nieminen LW 60 2 11 13 40 -15 1 0 0
Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas D 45 2 10 12 33 6 0 1 1
Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer D 23 2 10 12 58 -6 1 1 0
Daze, EricEric Daze RW 19 4 7 11 0 -7 1 0 0
Quint, DeronDeron Quint D 51 4 7 11 18 -26 2 0 0
Radulov, IgorIgor Radulov LW 36 4 7 11 18 -2 0 0 0
Yakubov, MikhailMikhail Yakubov C 30 1 7 8 8 -12 0 0 0
Karpovtsev, AlexanderAlexander Karpovtsev D 24 0 7 7 14 -17 0 0 0
Moen, TravisTravis Moen LW 82 4 2 6 142 -17 0 0 2
Henry, BurkeBurke Henry D 23 2 4 6 24 0 0 0 0
VandenBussche, RyanRyan VandenBussche RW 65 4 1 5 120 -10 2 0 0
Keith, MattMatt Keith RW 20 2 3 5 10 -5 1 0 0
Poapst, SteveSteve Poapst D 53 2 2 4 26 -16 0 0 1
McCarthy, SteveSteve McCarthy D 25 1 3 4 8 -9 0 0 0
Strudwick, JasonJason Strudwick D 54 1 3 4 73 -16 0 0 0
Vorobiev, PavelPavel Vorobiev RW 18 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 1
Nickulas, EricEric Nickulas RW 21 1 1 2 8 -6 0 0 0
Babchuk, AntonAnton Babchuk D 5 0 2 2 2 -1 0 0 0
Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton G 34 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton RW 8 1 0 1 23 2 0 0 0
Aitken, JohnathanJohnathan Aitken D 41 0 1 1 70 -9 0 0 0
Barinka, MichalMichal Barinka D 9 0 1 1 6 -5 0 0 0
Ellison, MattMatt Ellison RW 10 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0
Klemm, JonJon Klemm D 19 0 1 1 20 6 0 0 0
Kukkonen, LasseLasse Kukkonen D 10 0 1 1 4 -2 0 0 0
Laing, QuintinQuintin Laing LW 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson G 21 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Munro, AdamAdam Munro G 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Passmore, SteveSteve Passmore G 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thibault, JocelynJocelyn Thibault G 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Underhill, MattMatt Underhill G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson 1205 21 6 14 0 57 2.84 1 602 545 .905
Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton 1988 34 6 18 8 99 2.99 2 987 888 .900
Thibault, JocelynJocelyn Thibault 821 14 5 7 2 39 2.85 1 450 411 .913
Passmore, SteveSteve Passmore 478 9 2 6 0 23 2.89 0 221 198 .896
Munro, AdamAdam Munro 426 7 1 5 1 26 3.66 0 217 191 .880
Underhill, MattMatt Underhill 61 1 0 1 0 4 3.93 0 33 29 .879
Team: 4979 82 20 51 11 248 2.99 4 2510 2262 .901

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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

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162. 
  2. ^ "2003-04 Chicago Blackhawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CHI/2004.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 

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