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
Penalty minutes	Doug Doull
Wins	Andrew Raycroft
Goals against average	Andrew Raycroft

The 2003–04 Boston Bruins season was the team's 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
1	2	Boston Bruins	82	41	19	15	7	209	188	104
2	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	24	10	3	242	204	103
3	5	Ottawa Senators	82	43	23	10	6	262	189	102
4	7	Montreal Canadiens	82	41	30	7	4	208	192	93
5	9	Buffalo 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
1	T	October 8, 2003	3–3 OT	New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	0–0–1–0
2	L	October 10, 2003	1–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	0–1–1–0
3	T	October 11, 2003	1–1 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)	0–1–2–0
4	W	October 15, 2003	2–0	@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)	1–1–2–0
5	W	October 18, 2003	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	2–1–2–0
6	W	October 19, 2003	4–3 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	3–1–2–0
7	W	October 21, 2003	4–1	@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	4–1–2–0
8	L	October 23, 2003	0–2	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	4–2–2–0
9	W	October 25, 2003	5–2	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	5–2–2–0
10	W	October 28, 2003	2–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	6–2–2–0
11	OTL	October 30, 2003	0–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	6–2–2–1
12	OTL	November 1, 2003	2–3 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	6–2–2–2
13	T	November 6, 2003	5–5 OT	San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	6–2–3–2
14	W	November 8, 2003	4–1	Dallas Stars (2003–04)	7–2–3–2
15	W	November 11, 2003	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	8–2–3–2
16	W	November 14, 2003	4–0	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	9–2–3–2
17	W	November 15, 2003	2–1 OT	Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)	10–2–3–2
18	OTL	November 19, 2003	4–5 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	10–2–3–3
19	W	November 20, 2003	3–2	Washington Capitals (2003–04)	11–2–3–3
20	L	November 22, 2003	2–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	11–3–3–3
21	OTL	November 25, 2003	3–4 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	11–3–3–4
22	L	November 28, 2003	1–2	Nashville Predators (2003–04)	11–4–3–4
23	T	November 30, 2003	3–3 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	11–4–4–4
24	W	December 3, 2003	6–4	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	12–4–4–4
25	L	December 4, 2003	0–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	12–5–4–4
26	T	December 6, 2003	1–1 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	12–5–5–4
27	T	December 8, 2003	2–2 OT	Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	12–5–6–4
28	T	December 10, 2003	1–1 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)	12–5–7–4
29	L	December 11, 2003	5–6	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)	12–6–7–4
30	W	December 13, 2003	3–2	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	13–6–7–4
31	T	December 16, 2003	1–1 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	13–6–8–4
32	L	December 18, 2003	0–5	Calgary Flames (2003–04)	13–7–8–4
33	L	December 20, 2003	1–2	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	13–8–8–4
34	L	December 22, 2003	2–4	@ New York Rangers (2003–04)	13–9–8–4
35	T	December 23, 2003	1–1 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	13–9–9–4
36	L	December 27, 2003	2–4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	13–10–9–4
37	W	December 29, 2003	3–1	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)	14–10–9–4
38	L	December 30, 2003	0–3	Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	14–11–9–4
39	W	January 1, 2004	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	15–11–9–4
40	T	January 3, 2004	3–3 OT	New York Islanders (2003–04)	15–11–10–4
41	W	January 7, 2004	3–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	16–11–10–4
42	W	January 8, 2004	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	17–11–10–4
43	W	January 10, 2004	2–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	18–11–10–4
44	W	January 12, 2004	4–3	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	19–11–10–4
45	W	January 15, 2004	1–0	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	20–11–10–4
46	L	January 17, 2004	0–4	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	20–12–10–4
47	W	January 19, 2004	5–2	New York Rangers (2003–04)	21–12–10–4
48	W	January 20, 2004	4–1	@ New York Rangers (2003–04)	22–12–10–4
49	L	January 22, 2004	2–3	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	22–13–10–4
50	L	January 24, 2004	1–2	Florida Panthers (2003–04)	22–14–10–4
51	T	January 27, 2004	2–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (2003–04)	22–14–11–4
52	W	January 29, 2004	2–1 OT	New York Islanders (2003–04)	23–14–11–4
53	W	January 31, 2004	1–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	24–14–11–4
54	W	February 1, 2004	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	25–14–11–4
55	W	February 3, 2004	5–4	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	26–14–11–4
56	W	February 5, 2004	6–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	27–14–11–4
57	W	February 10, 2004	6–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	28–14–11–4
58	OTL	February 12, 2004	2–3 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	28–14–11–5
59	OTL	February 14, 2004	1–2 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)	28–14–11–6
60	W	February 17, 2004	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	29–14–11–6
61	W	February 19, 2004	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	30–14–11–6
62	T	February 21, 2004	3–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	30–14–12–6
63	L	February 23, 2004	0–2	Florida Panthers (2003–04)	30–15–12–6
64	T	February 24, 2004	0–0 OT	@ New York Islanders (2003–04)	30–15–13–6
65	OTL	February 26, 2004	2–3 OT	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	30–15–13–7
66	W	February 28, 2004	3–2 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	31–15–13–7
67	L	March 2, 2004	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	31–16–13–7
68	W	March 4, 2004	3–1	New York Rangers (2003–04)	32–16–13–7
69	T	March 6, 2004	2–2 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	32–16–14–7
70	W	March 9, 2004	3–2	@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)	33–16–14–7
71	W	March 11, 2004	3–2 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	34–16–14–7
72	W	March 13, 2004	3–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	35–16–14–7
73	W	March 16, 2004	2–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	36–16–14–7
74	L	March 18, 2004	0–2	Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	36–17–14–7
75	W	March 20, 2004	5–4	Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	37–17–14–7
76	W	March 23, 2004	4–2	Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	38–17–14–7
77	L	March 25, 2004	0–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	38–18–14–7
78	W	March 27, 2004	3–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	39–18–14–7
79	W	March 30, 2004	3–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	40–18–14–7
80	T	April 1, 2004	3–3 OT	Washington Capitals (2003–04)	40–18–15–7
81	L	April 3, 2004	2–5	New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	40–19–15–7
82	W	April 4, 2004	3–1	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	41–19–15–7

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-final vs. Montreal (7) – Canadiens win 4–3
Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 7	Montreal	3-0	Boston		Raycroft	17,565	Boston leads 10
2	April 9	Montreal	2-1	Boston	OT	Raycroft	17,565	Boston leads 2-0
3	April 11	Boston	3-2	Montreal		Theodore	21,273	Boston leads 2-1
4	April 13	Boston	3-4	Montreal	OT	Raycroft	21,273	Boston leads 3-1
5	April 15	Montreal	1-5	Boston		Theodore	17,565	Boston leads 3-2
6	April 17	Boston	2-5	Montreal		Theodore	21,273	Series tied 3–3
7	April 19	Montreal	2-0	Boston		Theodore	17,565	Montreal wins 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Joe Thornton	C	77	23	50	73	98	18	4	0	6
Glen Murray	RW	81	32	28	60	56	17	11	0	9
Brian Rolston	C/RW	82	19	29	48	40	9	3	2	3
Mike Knuble	RW	82	21	25	46	32	19	4	0	3
Sergei Samsonov	LW	58	17	23	40	4	12	3	0	5
Patrice Bergeron	C	71	16	23	39	22	5	7	0	2
Nick Boynton	D	81	6	24	30	98	17	1	1	1
Dan McGillis	D	80	5	23	28	65	-1	1	0	2
Martin Lapointe	RW	78	15	10	25	67	-5	9	0	2
P. J. Axelsson	LW	68	6	14	20	42	2	0	0	1
Jiri Slegr	D	36	4	15	19	27	5	0	0	1
Travis Green	C	64	11	5	16	67	-6	2	0	2
Jeff Jillson	D	50	4	10	14	35	-1	1	0	1
Michael Nylander	C	15	1	11	12	14	3	0	0	1
Ted Donato	LW	63	6	5	11	18	2	0	3	1
Sean O'Donnell	D	82	1	10	11	110	10	0	0	0
Sergei Gonchar	D	15	4	5	9	12	6	2	0	0
Rob Zamuner	LW	57	4	5	9	16	3	0	0	0
Hal Gill	D	82	2	7	9	99	16	0	0	0
Shaone Morrisonn	D	30	1	7	8	10	10	0	0	0
Michal Grosek	LW	33	3	2	5	33	1	0	0	0
Ian Moran	D	35	1	4	5	28	3	0	0	0
Sandy McCarthy	RW	37	3	1	4	28	0	0	0	1
Craig MacDonald	LW	18	0	3	3	8	0	0	0	0
Carl Corazzini	C	12	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
Andy Hilbert	C/LW	18	2	0	2	9	1	0	0	0
Andrew Raycroft	G	57	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Doull	LW	35	0	1	1	132	2	0	0	0
Sergei Zinovjev	C/LW	10	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Ivan Huml	LW	7	0	0	0	6	-3	0	0	0
Zdenek Kutlak	D	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Patrick Leahy	RW	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Colton Orr	RW	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Felix Potvin	G	28	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Martin Samuelsson	RW	6	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
P. J. Stock	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kris Vernarsky	C	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Andrew Raycroft	3420	57	29	18	9	117	2.05	3	1586	1469	.926
Felix Potvin	1605	28	12	8	6	67	2.50	4	690	623	.903
Team:	5025	82	41	26	15	184	2.20	7	2276	2092	.919

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	GWG
Sergei Samsonov	LW	7	2	5	7	0	2	0	0
Michael Nylander	C	6	3	3	6	0	2	0	0
Sergei Gonchar	D	7	1	4	5	4	-4	1	1
Patrice Bergeron	C	7	1	3	4	0	5	0	1
Glen Murray	RW	7	2	1	3	8	-2	0	1
Mike Knuble	RW	7	2	0	2	0	-5	1	0
Jiri Slegr	D	7	1	1	2	0	-1	0	0
Nick Boynton	D	7	0	2	2	2	1	0	0
Andy Hilbert	C/LW	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brian Rolston	C/RW	7	1	0	1	8	-5	0	0
Hal Gill	D	7	0	1	1	4	-2	0	0
Travis Green	C	7	0	1	1	8	0	0	0
P. J. Axelsson	LW	7	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0
Ted Donato	LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Lapointe	RW	7	0	0	0	14	-2	0	0
Craig MacDonald	LW	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dan McGillis	D	7	0	0	0	2	-3	0	0
Sean O'Donnell	D	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Andrew Raycroft	G	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Thornton	C	7	0	0	0	14	-6	0	0
Rob Zamuner	LW	7	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Andrew Raycroft	447	7	3	4	16	2.15	1	210	194	.924
Team:	447	7	3	4	16	2.15	1	210	194	.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

Boston'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)
1	21	Mark Stuart	United States	Colorado College (WCHA)
2	45	Patrice Bergeron	Canada	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
2	66	Masi Marjamaki	Finland	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
4	107	Byron Bitz	Canada	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
4	118	Frank Rediker	United States	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4	129	Patrik Valcak	Czech Republic	HC Vítkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
5	153	Mike Brown	United States	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6	183	Nate Thompson	United States	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8	247	Benoit Mondou	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
9	277	Kevin Regan	United States	Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)

References

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

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[div-2] "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[conf-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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2003–04 Boston Bruins season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

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Draft picks

See also

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