2003–04 Boston Bruins season

2003–04 Boston Bruins
Northeast Division Champions
Division 1st Northeast
Conference 2nd Eastern
2003–04 record 41–19–15–7
Goals for 209
Goals against 188
Team information
General Manager Mike O'Connell
Coach Mike Sullivan
Captain Joe Thornton
Arena Fleet Center
Average attendance 15,133 (86.2%)
Team leaders
Goals Glen Murray
Assists Joe Thornton
Points Joe Thornton
Penalties in minutes Doug Doull
Wins Andrew Raycroft
Goals against average Andrew Raycroft
<2002–03 2004–05>

The 2003–04 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 80th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Bruins had the fewest power-play opportunities of any team in the League, with just 300.[1]

Final standings

Northeast Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Boston Bruins 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
24Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
35Ottawa Senators 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
47Montreal Canadiens 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
59Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85

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[3]
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

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 8, 20033–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 0–0–1–0
2LOctober 10, 20031–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 0–1–1–0
3TOctober 11, 20031–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 0–1–2–0
4WOctober 15, 20032–0 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 1–1–2–0
5WOctober 18, 20034–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 2–1–2–0
6WOctober 19, 20034–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 3–1–2–0
7WOctober 21, 20034–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 4–1–2–0
8LOctober 23, 20030–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 4–2–2–0
9WOctober 25, 20035–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 5–2–2–0
10WOctober 28, 20032–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 6–2–2–0
11LOctober 30, 20030–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 6–2–2–1
12LNovember 1, 20032–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 6–2–2–2
13TNovember 6, 20035–5 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 6–2–3–2
14WNovember 8, 20034–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 7–2–3–2
15WNovember 11, 20034–3 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 8–2–3–2
16WNovember 14, 20034–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 9–2–3–2
17WNovember 15, 20032–1 OT Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 10–2–3–2
18LNovember 19, 20034–5 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 10–2–3–3
19WNovember 20, 20033–2 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 11–2–3–3
20LNovember 22, 20032–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 11–3–3–3
21LNovember 25, 20033–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 11–3–3–4
22LNovember 28, 20031–2 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 11–4–3–4
23TNovember 30, 20033–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 11–4–4–4
24WDecember 3, 20036–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 12–4–4–4
25LDecember 4, 20030–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 12–5–4–4
26TDecember 6, 20031–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 12–5–5–4
27TDecember 8, 20032–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 12–5–6–4
28TDecember 10, 20031–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 12–5–7–4
29LDecember 11, 20035–6 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 12–6–7–4
30WDecember 13, 20033–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 13–6–7–4
31TDecember 16, 20031–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 13–6–8–4
32LDecember 18, 20030–5 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 13–7–8–4
33LDecember 20, 20031–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 13–8–8–4
34LDecember 22, 20032–4 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 13–9–8–4
35TDecember 23, 20031–1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 13–9–9–4
36LDecember 27, 20032–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 13–10–9–4
37WDecember 29, 20033–1 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 14–10–9–4
38LDecember 30, 20030–3 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 14–11–9–4
39WJanuary 1, 20043–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 15–11–9–4
40TJanuary 3, 20043–3 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 15–11–10–4
41WJanuary 7, 20043–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 16–11–10–4
42WJanuary 8, 20043–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 17–11–10–4
43WJanuary 10, 20042–1 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 18–11–10–4
44WJanuary 12, 20044–3 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 19–11–10–4
45WJanuary 15, 20041–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 20–11–10–4
46LJanuary 17, 20040–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 20–12–10–4
47WJanuary 19, 20045–2 New York Rangers (2003–04) 21–12–10–4
48WJanuary 20, 20044–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 22–12–10–4
49LJanuary 22, 20042–3 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 22–13–10–4
50LJanuary 24, 20041–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 22–14–10–4
51TJanuary 27, 20042–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 22–14–11–4
52WJanuary 29, 20042–1 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 23–14–11–4
53WJanuary 31, 20041–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 24–14–11–4
54WFebruary 1, 20044–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 25–14–11–4
55WFebruary 3, 20045–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 26–14–11–4
56WFebruary 5, 20046–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 27–14–11–4
57WFebruary 10, 20046–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 28–14–11–4
58LFebruary 12, 20042–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 28–14–11–5
59LFebruary 14, 20041–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 28–14–11–6
60WFebruary 17, 20045–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 29–14–11–6
61WFebruary 19, 20044–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 30–14–11–6
62TFebruary 21, 20043–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 30–14–12–6
63LFebruary 23, 20040–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 30–15–12–6
64TFebruary 24, 20040–0 OT @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 30–15–13–6
65LFebruary 26, 20042–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 30–15–13–7
66WFebruary 28, 20043–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 31–15–13–7
67LMarch 2, 20042–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 31–16–13–7
68WMarch 4, 20043–1 New York Rangers (2003–04) 32–16–13–7
69TMarch 6, 20042–2 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 32–16–14–7
70WMarch 9, 20043–2 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 33–16–14–7
71WMarch 11, 20043–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 34–16–14–7
72WMarch 13, 20043–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 35–16–14–7
73WMarch 16, 20042–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 36–16–14–7
74LMarch 18, 20040–2 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 36–17–14–7
75WMarch 20, 20045–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 37–17–14–7
76WMarch 23, 20044–2 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 38–17–14–7
77LMarch 25, 20040–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 38–18–14–7
78WMarch 27, 20043–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 39–18–14–7
79WMarch 30, 20043–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 40–18–14–7
80TApril 1, 20043–3 OT Washington Capitals (2003–04) 40–18–15–7
81LApril 3, 20042–5 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 40–19–15–7
82WApril 4, 20043–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 41–19–15–7

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton C 77 23 50 73 9818406
Murray, GlenGlen Murray RW 81 32 28 60 56171109
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 82 19 29 48 409323
Knuble, MikeMike Knuble RW 82 21 25 46 3219403
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 58 17 23 40 412305
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron C 71 16 23 39 225702
Boynton, NickNick Boynton D 81 6 24 30 9817111
McGillis, DanDan McGillis D 80 5 23 28 65-1102
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe RW 78 15 10 25 67-5902
Axelsson, P. J.P. J. Axelsson LW 68 6 14 20 422001
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr D 36 4 15 19 275001
Green, TravisTravis Green C 64 11 5 16 67-6202
Jillson, JeffJeff Jillson D 50 4 10 14 35-1101
Nylander, MichaelMichael Nylander C 15 1 11 12 143001
Donato, TedTed Donato LW 63 6 5 11 182031
O'Donnell, SeanSean O'Donnell D 82 1 10 11 11010000
Gonchar, SergeiSergei Gonchar D 15 4 5 9 126200
Zamuner, RobRob Zamuner LW 57 4 5 9 163000
Gill, HalHal Gill D 82 2 7 9 9916000
Morrisonn, ShaoneShaone Morrisonn D 30 1 7 8 1010000
Grosek, MichalMichal Grosek LW 33 3 2 5 331000
Moran, IanIan Moran D 35 1 4 5 283000
McCarthy, SandySandy McCarthy RW 37 3 1 4 280001
MacDonald, CraigCraig MacDonald LW 18 0 3 3 80000
Corazzini, CarlCarl Corazzini C 12 2 0 2 02010
Hilbert, AndyAndy Hilbert C/LW 18 2 0 2 91000
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft G 57 0 2 2 00000
Doull, DougDoug Doull LW 35 0 1 1 1322000
Zinovjev, SergeiSergei Zinovjev C/LW 10 0 1 1 21000
Huml, IvanIvan Huml LW 7 0 0 0 6-3000
Kutlak, ZdenekZdenek Kutlak D 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Leahy, PatrickPatrick Leahy RW 6 0 0 0 01000
Orr, ColtonColton Orr RW 1 0 0 0 0-1000
Potvin, FelixFelix Potvin G 28 0 0 0 80000
Samuelsson, MartinMartin Samuelsson RW 6 0 0 0 0-1000
Stock, P. J.P. J. Stock C 1 0 0 0 00000
Vernarsky, KrisKris Vernarsky C 3 0 0 0 0-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 3420 57 29 18 9 117 2.05 315861469.926
Potvin, FelixFelix Potvin 1605 28 12 8 6 67 2.50 4690623.903
Team: 5025 82 41 26 15 184 2.20 722762092.919

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 7 2 5 7 02000
Nylander, MichaelMichael Nylander C 6 3 3 6 02000
Gonchar, SergeiSergei Gonchar D 7 1 4 5 4-4101
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron C 7 1 3 4 05001
Murray, GlenGlen Murray RW 7 2 1 3 8-2001
Knuble, MikeMike Knuble RW 7 2 0 2 0-5100
Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr D 7 1 1 2 0-1000
Boynton, NickNick Boynton D 7 0 2 2 21000
Hilbert, AndyAndy Hilbert C/LW 5 1 0 1 00000
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 7 1 0 1 8-5000
Gill, HalHal Gill D 7 0 1 1 4-2000
Green, TravisTravis Green C 7 0 1 1 80000
Axelsson, P. J.P. J. Axelsson LW 7 0 0 0 4-2000
Donato, TedTed Donato LW 2 0 0 0 00000
Lapointe, MartinMartin Lapointe RW 7 0 0 0 14-2000
MacDonald, CraigCraig MacDonald LW 1 0 0 0 01000
McGillis, DanDan McGillis D 7 0 0 0 2-3000
O'Donnell, SeanSean O'Donnell D 7 0 0 0 01000
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft G 7 0 0 0 20000
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton C 7 0 0 0 14-6000
Zamuner, RobRob Zamuner LW 7 0 0 0 0-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 447 7 3 4 16 2.15 1210194.924
Team: 447 7 3 4 16 2.15 1210194.924

[4]

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

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Player Former Team

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)

See also

References

  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2004.html
  2. "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2003-04 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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