2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season was their 37th National Hockey League season. The Kings placed third in their division, 11th overall in their conference, and failed to qualify for the playoffs due to a season-ending, 11-game losing streak.

2003–04 Los Angeles Kings
Division3rd Pacific
Conference11th Western
2003–04 record28–29–16–9
Team information
General managerDave Taylor
CoachAndy Murray
CaptainMattias Norstrom
Alternate captainsIan Laperriere
Zigmund Palffy
Luc Robitaille
ArenaStaples Center

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12San Jose Sharks824321126219183104
25Dallas Stars82412613219417597
311Los Angeles Kings82282916920521781
412Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82293510818421376
513Phoenix Coyotes82223618618824568

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.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE824821112255189109
2 Y- San Jose SharksPA824321126255183104
3 Y- Vancouver CanucksNW824324105235194101
4 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824022137236198100
5 X- Dallas StarsPA82412613219417597
6 X- Calgary FlamesNW8242307320017694
7 X- St. Louis BluesCE82393011219119891
8 X- Nashville PredatorsCE82382911421621791
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW82362912522120889
10 Minnesota WildNW82302920318818383
11 Los Angeles KingsPA82282916920521781
12 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA82293510818421376
13 Phoenix CoyotesPA82223618618824568
14 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8225458417723862
15 Chicago BlackhawksCE82204311818825959

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

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

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Luc RobitailleLW802229515641204
Alexander FrolovLW77242448248523
Trent KlattRW82172643462602
Zigmund PalffyRW351625411218332
Jozef StumpelC6482937165400
Derek ArmstrongC57142135334501
Eric BelangerC8113203344-16012
Jaroslav ModryD79527324411101
Lubomir VisnovskyD5882129268500
Sean AveryC76919282612002
Joe CorvoD7281725367003
Ian LaperriereRW6210122258-4103
Michael CammalleriC319615201202
Martin StrakaC3268144-9110
Mattias NorstromD741131444-3000
Jon SimLW486713270001
Scott BarneyC19561143200
Esa PirnesC57381112-9010
Nathan DempseyD174372-7100
Brad ChartrandC5334730-3010
Tim GleasonD47077211000
Jason HollandD52336245001
John TrippRW3415633-4000
Tomas ZizkaD1523512-4100
Dustin BrownLW31145160000
Jeff CowanLW1321324-1100
Aaron MillerD3512332-3000
Martin StrbakD520281001
Pavel RosaRW211201000
Kip BrennanLW1810179-1000
Anson CarterRW150110-5000
Noah ClarkeLW201101000
Denis GrebeshkovD40110-4000
Maxim KuznetsovD1601120-5000
Bryan MuirD201121000
Brad NortonD2001177-1000
Jerred SmithsonC801140000
Roman CechmanekG4900020000
Mathieu ChouinardG100000000
Milan HnilickaG200000000
Cristobal HuetG4100040000
Steve KellyC300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roman Cechmanek270149182161132.51511981085.906
Cristobal Huet219941101610892.433961872.907
Mathieu Chouinard3100000.000221.000
Milan Hnilicka80201053.7504237.881
Team:4983822838162072.49822031996.906

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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;

Draft picks

Los Angeles' picks of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
113Dustin Brown United StatesGuelph Storm (OHL)
126Brian Boyle United StatesSaint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
127Jeff Tambellini CanadaUniversity of Michigan (NCAA)
244Konstantin Pushkarev KazakhstanTorpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
382Ryan Munce CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
5152Brady Murray CanadaSalmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
6174Esa Pirnes FinlandTappara (Finland)
8231Matt Zaba CanadaVernon (BCHL)
8244Mike Sullivan CanadaStouffville Spirit (OPJRA)
9274Marty Guerin United StatesDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

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 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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