2003–04 Washington Capitals season

2003–04 Washington Capitals
Division 5th Southeast
Conference 14th Eastern
2003–04 record 23–46–10
Goals for 186
Goals against 253
Team information
General Manager George McPhee
Coach Bruce Cassidy,
Glen Hanlon
Captain Steve Konowalchuk (Oct)
Vacant (Oct-Apr)

The 2003–04 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals's 30th season of play. The team finished in fifth and last-place in the Southeast Division, and fourteenth overall in the Eastern Conference to miss the playoffs.

Regular season

The Capitals were the most penalized team in the League, with 401 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest short-handed goals in the League, with just 4.[1]

Final standings

Southeast Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
11Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
210Atlanta Thrashers 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
311Carolina Hurricanes 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
412Florida Panthers 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
514Washington Capitals 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 9, 20036–1 New York Islanders (2003–04) 1–0–0–0
2LOctober 11, 20033–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 1–1–0–0
3TOctober 13, 20032–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 1–1–1–0
4LOctober 14, 20031–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 1–2–1–0
5LOctober 17, 20032–4 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 1–3–1–0
6LOctober 18, 20031–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 1–4–1–0
7LOctober 23, 20031–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 1–5–1–0
8LOctober 25, 20031–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 1–6–1–0
9LOctober 29, 20032–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 1–7–1–0
10WOctober 31, 20032–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 2–7–1–0
11LNovember 1, 20031–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 2–8–1–0
12WNovember 4, 20035–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 3–8–1–0
13LNovember 6, 20032–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 3–9–1–0
14LNovember 8, 20032–3 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 3–10–1–0
15LNovember 10, 20032–3 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 3–11–1–0
16WNovember 12, 20037–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 4–11–1–0
17LNovember 14, 20032–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 4–12–1–0
18WNovember 15, 20032–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 5–12–1–0
19LNovember 20, 20032–3 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 5–13–1–0
20LNovember 22, 20032–3 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 5–13–1–1
21WNovember 24, 20034–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 6–13–1–1
22LNovember 26, 20032–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 6–14–1–1
23LNovember 28, 20033–5 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 6–15–1–1
24WNovember 29, 20035–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 7–15–1–1
25WDecember 2, 20034–1 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 8–15–1–1
26LDecember 4, 20030–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 8–16–1–1
27LDecember 6, 20033–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 8–17–1–1
28LDecember 8, 20031–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 8–18–1–1
29WDecember 11, 20036–5 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 9–18–1–1
30LDecember 13, 20031–5 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 9–19–1–1
31WDecember 16, 20035–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 10–19–1–1
32TDecember 17, 20032–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 10–19–2–1
33TDecember 19, 20032–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 10–19–3–1
34LDecember 21, 20034–5 New York Islanders (2003–04) 10–20–3–1
35WDecember 23, 20033–2 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 11–20–3–1
36LDecember 27, 20031–3 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 11–21–3–1
37LDecember 29, 20031–3 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 11–22–3–1
38LDecember 31, 20031–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 11–23–3–1
39TJanuary 1, 20042–2 OT New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 11–23–4–1
40LJanuary 3, 20042–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 11–24–4–1
41LJanuary 4, 20041–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 11–25–4–1
42LJanuary 7, 20040–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 11–26–4–1
43WJanuary 9, 20044–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 12–26–4–1
44WJanuary 11, 20041–0 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 13–26–4–1
45TJanuary 14, 20043–3 OT Calgary Flames (2003–04) 13–26–5–1
46LJanuary 17, 20041–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 13–26–5–2
47WJanuary 18, 20044–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 14–26–5–2
48LJanuary 21, 20042–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 14–27–5–2
49LJanuary 23, 20041–4 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 14–28–5–2
50LJanuary 25, 20041–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 14–29–5–2
51WJanuary 28, 20042–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 15–29–5–2
52WJanuary 29, 20045–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 16–29–5–2
53LJanuary 31, 20041–6 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 16–30–5–2
54WFebruary 3, 20042–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 17–30–5–2
55LFebruary 4, 20041–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 17–31–5–2
56TFebruary 12, 20043–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 17–31–6–2
57LFebruary 13, 20042–5 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 17–32–6–2
58WFebruary 15, 20044–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 18–32–6–2
59TFebruary 17, 20041–1 OT Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 18–32–7–2
60WFebruary 19, 20043–1 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 19–32–7–2
61TFebruary 21, 20042–2 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 19–32–8–2
62LFebruary 23, 20043–6 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 19–33–8–2
63LFebruary 25, 20041–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 19–34–8–2
64WFebruary 27, 20044–1 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 20–34–8–2
65LFebruary 28, 20042–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 20–35–8–2
66LMarch 2, 20040–1 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 20–36–8–2
67LMarch 5, 20042–3 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 20–37–8–2
68WMarch 6, 20042–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 21–37–8–2
69LMarch 8, 20041–4 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 21–38–8–2
70LMarch 10, 20040–6 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 21–39–8–2
71LMarch 12, 20043–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 21–40–8–2
72LMarch 13, 20042–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 21–41–8–2
73LMarch 16, 20041–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 21–42–8–2
74WMarch 18, 20044–3 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 22–42–8–2
75TMarch 20, 20042–2 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 22–42–9–2
76LMarch 23, 20040–3 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 22–43–9–2
77LMarch 24, 20042–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 22–44–9–2
78LMarch 27, 20041–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 22–45–9–2
79WMarch 30, 20044–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 23–45–9–2
80TApril 1, 20043–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 23–45–10–2
81LApril 3, 20042–3 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 23–45–10–3
82LApril 4, 20043–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 23–46–10–3

Playoffs

The Capitals did not qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Lang, RobertRobert Lang C 63 29 45 74 2421002
Gonchar, SergeiSergei Gonchar D 56 7 42 49 44-20400
Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern C 79 19 27 46 56-21702
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW 46 16 29 45 26-4601
Bondra, PeterPeter Bondra RW 54 21 14 35 22-171204
Miller, KipKip Miller C 66 9 22 31 8-10602
Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus C 54 12 15 27 38-16612
Semin, AlexanderAlexander Semin LW 52 10 12 22 36-2402
Grier, MikeMike Grier RW 68 8 12 20 32-19110
Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie RW 49 10 5 15 18-7111
Boumedienne, JosefJosef Boumedienne D 37 2 12 14 30-10200
Pettinger, MattMatt Pettinger LW 71 7 5 12 37-9101
Kwiatkowski, JoelJoel Kwiatkowski D 80 6 6 12 89-28200
Witt, BrendanBrendan Witt D 72 2 10 12 123-22000
Whitfield, TrentTrent Whitfield C 44 6 5 11 14-2012
Doig, JasonJason Doig D 65 2 9 11 105-12000
Carter, AnsonAnson Carter RW 19 5 5 10 62202
Battaglia, BatesBates Battaglia LW 66 4 6 10 38-23001
Gordon, BoydBoyd Gordon C 41 1 5 6 8-9000
Berry, RickRick Berry D 65 0 6 6 108-5000
Johnson, CraigCraig Johnson LW 15 0 6 6 8-6000
Peat, StephenStephen Peat RW 64 5 0 5 90-10000
Eminger, SteveSteve Eminger D 41 0 4 4 45-11000
Rohloff, ToddTodd Rohloff D 35 0 3 3 18-5000
Sutherby, BrianBrian Sutherby C 30 2 0 2 28-5000
Ciernik, IvanIvan Ciernik RW 7 1 1 2 01000
Nylander, MichaelMichael Nylander C 3 0 2 2 81000
Verot, DarcyDarcy Verot LW 37 0 2 2 135-6000
Grand-Pierre, Jean-LucJean-Luc Grand-Pierre D 13 1 0 1 14-2000
Gruden, JohnJohn Gruden D 11 1 0 1 6-1001
Fussey, OwenOwen Fussey RW 4 0 1 1 0-1000
Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig G 63 0 1 1 60000
Konowalchuk, SteveSteve Konowalchuk LW 6 0 1 1 0-5000
Laich, BrooksBrooks Laich C 4 0 1 1 0-1000
Norton, BradBrad Norton D 16 0 1 1 17-4000
Ouellet, MaximeMaxime Ouellet G 6 0 1 1 00000
Tvrdon, RomanRoman Tvrdon C 9 0 1 1 2-3000
Zinger, DwayneDwayne Zinger D 7 0 1 1 92000
Angelstad, MelMel Angelstad LW 2 0 0 0 20000
Charpentier, SebastienSebastien Charpentier G 7 0 0 0 00000
Cutta, JakubJakub Cutta D 3 0 0 0 0-1000
Forbes, ColinColin Forbes C 2 0 0 0 00000
Fortin, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Fortin D 2 0 0 0 00000
Hajt, ChrisChris Hajt D 5 0 0 0 20000
Mink, GrahamGraham Mink C 2 0 0 0 2-1000
Morrisonn, ShaoneShaone Morrisonn D 3 0 0 0 00000
Podkonicky, AndrejAndrej Podkonicky C 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Stana, RastislavRastislav Stana G 6 0 0 0 00000
Stroshein, GarretGarret Stroshein RW 3 0 0 0 14-1000
Yeats, MatthewMatthew Yeats G 5 0 0 0 20000
Yonkman, NolanNolan Yonkman D 1 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig 3738 63 19 35 9 180 2.89 219581778.908
Ouellet, MaximeMaxime Ouellet 365 6 2 3 1 19 3.12 1210191.910
Stana, RastislavRastislav Stana 211 6 1 2 0 11 3.13 010089.890
Yeats, MatthewMatthew Yeats 258 5 1 3 0 13 3.02 0141128.908
Charpentier, SebastienSebastien Charpentier 369 7 0 6 0 21 3.41 0168147.875
Team: 4941 82 23 49 10 244 2.96 325772333.905

[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;

Farm teams

The Capitals main American Hockey League affiliate was the Portland Pirates. Though they had no direct ECHL affiliate, players were sent from time to time between the Dayton Bombers and Reading Royals.

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 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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