2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' fifth season.

2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers
Division2nd Southeast
Conference10th Eastern
2003–04 record33–37–8-4
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachBob Hartley
CaptainShawn McEachern
ArenaPhilips Arena
Team leaders
GoalsIlya Kovalchuk (41)
AssistsIlya Kovalchuk (46)
PointsIlya Kovalchuk (87)

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
11Tampa Bay Lightning82462286245192106
210Atlanta Thrashers8233378421424378
311Carolina Hurricanes82283414617220976
412Florida Panthers82283515418822175
514Washington Capitals82234610318625359

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[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay LightningSE82462286245192106
2 Y- Boston BruinsNE824119157209188104
3 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT824021156209188101
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824524103242204103
5 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE824323106262189102
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT824325122213164100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE8241307420819293
8 X- New York IslandersAT82382911423721091
8.5
9 Buffalo SabresNE8237347422022185
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8233378421424378
11 Carolina HurricanesSE82283414617220976
12 Florida PanthersSE82283515418822175
13 New York RangersAT8227407820625069
14 Washington CapitalsSE82234610318625359
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8223478419030358

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
1WOctober 9, 20032–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)1–0–0–0
2WOctober 11, 20034–3@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)2–0–0–0
3TOctober 14, 20032–2 OTNew York Islanders (2003–04)2–0–1–0
4TOctober 16, 20030–0 OT@ New York Rangers (2003–04)2–0–2–0
5WOctober 18, 20037–2Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)3–0–2–0
6OTLOctober 21, 20032–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)3–0–2–1
7WOctober 23, 20034–2Nashville Predators (2003–04)4–0–2–1
8LOctober 25, 20032–3Florida Panthers (2003–04)4–1–2–1
9WOctober 27, 20033–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)5–1–2–1
10LOctober 30, 20032–3@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)5–2–2–1
11LOctober 31, 20031–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)5–3–2–1
12TNovember 2, 20032–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2003–04)5–3–3–1
13WNovember 5, 20037–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)6–3–3–1
14LNovember 7, 20032–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)6–4–3–1
15WNovember 8, 20034–3@ New York Islanders (2003–04)7–4–3–1
16LNovember 11, 20033–5Ottawa Senators (2003–04)7–5–3–1
17LNovember 13, 20031–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)7–6–3–1
18LNovember 15, 20030–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)7–7–3–1
19WNovember 16, 20035–2Florida Panthers (2003–04)8–7–3–1
20WNovember 19, 20035–4 OTBoston Bruins (2003–04)9–7–3–1
21WNovember 21, 20036–3@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)10–7–3–1
22WNovember 23, 20031–0Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)11–7–3–1
23LNovember 25, 20033–6Ottawa Senators (2003–04)11–8–3–1
24LNovember 27, 20031–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)11–9–3–1
25WNovember 29, 20032–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)12–9–3–1
26LDecember 1, 20033–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)12–10–3–1
27LDecember 3, 20034–6Boston Bruins (2003–04)12–11–3–1
28WDecember 5, 20036–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)13–11–3–1
29WDecember 6, 20034–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)14–11–3–1
30WDecember 10, 20034–3 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)15–11–3–1
31WDecember 12, 20036–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)16–11–3–1
32LDecember 13, 20030–4@ New York Islanders (2003–04)16–12–3–1
33LDecember 16, 20030–5Washington Capitals (2003–04)16–13–3–1
34LDecember 18, 20030–3New Jersey Devils (2003–04)16–14–3–1
35WDecember 20, 20037–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)17–14–3–1
36WDecember 21, 20034–1Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)18–14–3–1
37WDecember 26, 20033–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)19–14–3–1
38LDecember 28, 20032–5@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)19–15–3–1
39LDecember 29, 20031–2Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)19–16–3–1
40OTLDecember 31, 20035–6 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)19–16–3–2
41LJanuary 3, 20041–5@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)19–17–3–2
42LJanuary 8, 20041–2@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)19–18–3–2
43LJanuary 10, 20042–5@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)19–19–3–2
44TJanuary 11, 20041–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)19–19–4–2
45LJanuary 14, 20041–2Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)19–20–4–2
46LJanuary 16, 20043–4Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)19–21–4–2
47WJanuary 18, 20045–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)20–21–4–2
48WJanuary 20, 20044–1Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)21–21–4–2
49TJanuary 22, 20041–1 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)21–21–5–2
50LJanuary 24, 20040–3New York Islanders (2003–04)21–22–5–2
51LJanuary 25, 20042–3@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)21–23–5–2
52TJanuary 28, 20041–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2003–04)21–23–6–2
53LJanuary 30, 20041–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)21–24–6–2
54LJanuary 31, 20042–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)21–25–6–2
55LFebruary 3, 20044–5@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)21–26–6–2
56LFebruary 5, 20041–5Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)21–27–6–2
57LFebruary 10, 20042–5@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)21–28–6–2
58LFebruary 11, 20041–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)21–29–6–2
59WFebruary 13, 20044–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)22–29–6–2
60LFebruary 16, 20042–7@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)22–30–6–2
61WFebruary 17, 20044–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)23–30–6–2
62WFebruary 19, 20043–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)24–30–6–2
63LFebruary 21, 20044–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)24–31–6–2
64LFebruary 25, 20042–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)24–32–6–2
65WFebruary 27, 20043–2@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)25–32–6–2
66WFebruary 29, 20043–2New York Rangers (2003–04)26–32–6–2
67WMarch 2, 20044–3@ New York Rangers (2003–04)27–32–6–2
68OTLMarch 5, 20042–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2003–04)27–32–6–3
69TMarch 6, 20042–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)27–32–7–3
70LMarch 9, 20040–2New York Rangers (2003–04)27–33–7–3
71LMarch 12, 20042–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)27–34–7–3
72WMarch 13, 20045–2Washington Capitals (2003–04)28–34–7–3
73WMarch 15, 20041–0 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2003–04)29–34–7–3
74OTLMarch 17, 20043–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (2003–04)29–34–7–4
75WMarch 19, 20043–2Florida Panthers (2003–04)30–34–7–4
76TMarch 20, 20042–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)30–34–8–4
77WMarch 24, 20043–2Washington Capitals (2003–04)31–34–8–4
78LMarch 26, 20040–5New Jersey Devils (2003–04)31–35–8–4
79WMarch 27, 20043–0@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)32–35–8–4
80LMarch 29, 20042–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)32–36–8–4
81LApril 2, 20042–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)32–37–8–4
82WApril 3, 20042–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)33–37–8–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ilya KovalchukLW8141468763-101616
Shawn McEachernRW82173855765513
Vyacheslav KozlovLW7620325274-12601
Marc SavardC4519335285-8613
Patrik StefanC8214264026-7322
Randy RobitailleC6911263720-12502
Ronald PetrovickyRW78161531123-9001
Frantisek KaberleD6732629302201
Dany HeatleyLW3113122518-8503
Serge AubinLW66101525730102
Jeff CowanLW5891524682101
Andy SuttonD6581321940711
Daniel TjarnqvistD685152020-4021
J. P. VigierRW701081822-18223
Ivan MajeskyD63371076-7000
Yannick TremblayD38281013-13101
Garnet ExelbyD711910134-10000
Chris TamerD3825755-9001
Jean-Luc Grand-PierreD2722426-7010
Shawn HeinsD1704416-1000
Zdenek BlatnyLW1630360000
Ben SimonLW5230328-10000
Tommi SantalaC3312322-7001
Francis LessardRW62112181-5000
Pasi NurminenG64022350000
Daniel CorsoC70110-2000
Kurtis FosterD301100000
Simon GamacheC201100000
Derek MacKenzieC12011100000
Kamil PirosC140114-3000
Kyle RossiterD201101000
Karl StewartLW501140000
Brian SwansonC201100000
Kip BrennanLW5000170000
Byron DafoeG1800020000
Tomas KloucekD3700025-8000
Brad LarsenLW60002-2000
Kari LehtonenG400000000
Bill LindsayRW2400025-6000
Mike WeaverD10000-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Pasi Nurminen373864253071732.78317921619.903
Byron Dafoe973184111513.140499448.898
Kari Lehtonen240440051.251106101.953
Team:495182334182292.78423972168.904

[3]

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;

Draft picks

Atlanta's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
18Braydon Coburn CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
4110Jim Sharrow United StatesHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4116Guillaume Desbiens CanadaRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
4136Michael Vannelli United StatesSioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
5145Brett Sterling United StatesColorado College (NCAA)
6175Mike Hamilton CanadaMerritt Centennials (BCHL)
7203Denis Loginov RussiaAk Bars Kazan (Russia)
8239Tobias Enstrom SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
9269Rylan Kaip CanadaNotre Dame Hounds (SJHL)

References

  1. "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  2. "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. "2003-04 Atlanta Thrashers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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