2003–04 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2003–04 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 95th season of play, 87th in the National Hockey League. The Canadiens returned to the playoffs this season and made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after winning the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Boston Bruins, 4–3, before being eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–0.

2003–04 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2003–04 record41–30–7–4
Home record23–13–4–1
Road record18–17–3–3
Goals for208
Goals against192
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainSaku Koivu
ArenaBell Centre
Team leaders
GoalsRichard Zednik (26)
AssistsMike Ribeiro (45)
PointsMike Ribeiro (65)
Penalty minutesDarren Langdon (135)
Plus/minusPatrice Brisebois (+17)
WinsJose Theodore (33)
Goals against averageJose Theodore
Mathieu Garon (2.27)

Regular season

Heritage Classic

The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton, Alberta, between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001.[1]

The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[2] The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, the largest number of people to ever watch a live NHL game, despite temperatures of close to −18 °C, −30 °C (−22 °F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC.

The Canadiens won the game by a score of 4–3.

Final standings

Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Boston Bruins824119157209188104
24Toronto Maple Leafs824524103242204103
35Ottawa Senators824323106262189102
47Montreal Canadiens8241307420819293
59Buffalo Sabres8237347422022185

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[4]
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 results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Points
1LOctober 9, 20032–5@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)0–1–0–00
2WOctober 11, 20034–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)1–1–0–02
3WOctober 14, 20035–1Washington Capitals (2003–04)2–1–0–04
4WOctober 16, 20034–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)3–1–0–06
5LOctober 18, 20030–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)3–2–0–06
6WOctober 20, 20032–1Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)4–2–0–08
7WOctober 23, 20033–0New York Islanders (2003–04)5–2–0–010
8LOctober 25, 20032–6Ottawa Senators (2003–04)5–3–0–010
9LOctober 27, 20030–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)5–4–0–010
10LOctober 28, 20030–2Boston Bruins (2003–04)5–5–0–010
11WOctober 30, 20031–0 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)6–5–0–012
12LNovember 1, 20031–5New York Rangers (2003–04)6–6–0–012
13LNovember 4, 20032–4Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)6–7–0–012
14LNovember 7, 20031–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)6–8–0–012
15WNovember 8, 20033–0Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)7–8–0–014
16TNovember 11, 20031–1 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)7–8–1–015
17LNovember 13, 20031–3@ New York Islanders (2003–04)7–9–1–015
18WNovember 15, 20033–2@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)8–9–1–017
19OTLNovember 18, 20034–5 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)8–9–1–118
20LNovember 20, 20031–2@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)8–10–1–118
21WNovember 22, 20034–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)9–10–1–120
22LNovember 25, 20032–5Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)9–11–1–120
23WNovember 28, 20035–3@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)10–11–1–122
24TNovember 29, 20031–1 OTFlorida Panthers (2003–04)10–11–2–123
25WDecember 2, 20033–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)11–11–2–125
26TDecember 5, 20031–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)11–11–3–126
27WDecember 6, 20033–1Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)12–11–3–128
28LDecember 8, 20032–3Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)12–12–3–128
29WDecember 10, 20032–1@ New York Rangers (2003–04)13–12–3–130
30LDecember 12, 20032–4@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)13–13–3–130
31WDecember 13, 20035–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)14–13–3–132
32TDecember 16, 20031–1 OTBoston Bruins (2003–04)14–13–4–133
33WDecember 18, 20035–4 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)15–13–4–135
34LDecember 20, 20032–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)15–14–4–135
35WDecember 22, 20034–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)16–14–4–137
36LDecember 23, 20032–3@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)16–15–4–137
37OTLDecember 27, 20031–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)16–15–4–238
38WDecember 29, 20032–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)17–15–4–240
39TDecember 31, 20031–1 OT@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)17–15–5–241
40WJanuary 3, 20045–1Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)18–15–5–243
41WJanuary 4, 20044–1Washington Capitals (2003–04)19–15–5–245
42WJanuary 6, 20043–1Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)20–15–5–247
43LJanuary 8, 20041–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)20–16–5–247
44WJanuary 10, 20048–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)21–16–5–249
45WJanuary 13, 20045–2St. Louis Blues (2003–04)22–16–5–251
46WJanuary 14, 20042–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)23–16–5–253
47TJanuary 17, 20042–2 OTNew York Rangers (2003–04)23–16–6–254
48WJanuary 20, 20044–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)24–16–6–256
49LJanuary 23, 20040–2@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)24–17–6–256
50LJanuary 24, 20041–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)24–18–6–256
51LJanuary 27, 20041–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)24–19–6–256
52WJanuary 29, 20043–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)25–19–6–258
53LJanuary 31, 20040–1Boston Bruins (2003–04)25–20–6–258
54WFebruary 1, 20046–4Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)26–20–6–260
55WFebruary 3, 20044–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)27–20–6–262
56WFebruary 5, 20042–1New York Islanders (2003–04)28–20–6–264
57LFebruary 10, 20041–2@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)28–21–6–264
58LFebruary 12, 20043–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)28–22–6–264
59LFebruary 14, 20042–5@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)28–23–6–264
60LFebruary 17, 20041–4Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)28–24–6–264
61WFebruary 19, 20044–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)29–24–6–266
62LFebruary 21, 20044–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)29–25–6–266
63WFebruary 23, 20044–1@ New York Rangers (2003–04)30–25–6–268
64WFebruary 24, 20044–2Ottawa Senators (2003–04)31–25–6–270
65WFebruary 26, 20043–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)32–25–6–272
66WFebruary 28, 20041–0 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2003–04)33–25–6–274
67WMarch 1, 20042–1New Jersey Devils (2003–04)34–25–6–276
68LMarch 3, 20043–4@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)34–26–6–276
69WMarch 5, 20044–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)35–26–6–278
70WMarch 6, 20044–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)36–26–6–280
71WMarch 8, 20045–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)37–26–6–282
72OTLMarch 11, 20042–3 OTFlorida Panthers (2003–04)37–26–6–383
73WMarch 13, 20044–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)38–26–6–385
74WMarch 16, 20044–2Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)39–26–6–387
75TMarch 19, 20041–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)39–26–7–388
76WMarch 20, 20043–2New Jersey Devils (2003–04)40–26–7–390
77LMarch 24, 20041–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)40–27–7–390
78LMarch 25, 20040–4Ottawa Senators (2003–04)40–28–7–390
79OTLMarch 27, 20042–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)40–28–7–491
80LMarch 31, 20041–5@ New York Islanders (2003–04)40–29–7–491
81LApril 1, 20040–2Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)40–30–7–491
82WApril 3, 20046–3Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)41–30–7–493

Playoffs

Montréal Canadiens -vs- Boston Bruins

  • April 7 - Game 1 - Canadiens 0, Bruins 3
  • April 9 - Game 2 - Canadiens 1, Bruins 2 (OT)
  • April 11 - Game 3 - Canadiens 3, Bruins 2
  • April 13 - Game 4 - Canadiens 3, Bruins 4 (2OT)
  • April 15 - Game 5 - Canadiens 5, Bruins 1
  • April 17 - Game 6 - Canadiens 5, Bruins 2
  • April 19 - Game 7 - Canadiens 2, Bruins 0

Montreal wins series 4–3


Montréal Canadiens -vs- Tampa Bay Lightning

  • April 23 - Game 1 - Canadiens 0, Lightning 4
  • April 25 - Game 2 - Canadiens 1, Lightning 3
  • April 27 - Game 3 - Canadiens 3, Lightning 4 (OT)
  • April 29 - Game 4 - Canadiens 1, Lightning 3

Tampa Bay wins series 4–0

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike RibeiroC812045653415705
Michael RyderRW8125386326101004
Saku KoivuC6814415552-5503
Richard ZednikRW81262450635709
Sheldon SourayD631520351044613
Yanic PerreaultC6916153140-10503
Patrice BriseboisD71427312217200
Jan BulisC7213173030-8114
Andrei MarkovD696222820-2200
Pierre DagenaisRW501710272415403
Niklas SundstromRW6681220183002
Francis BouillonD7321618701000
Steve BeginC5210515416011
Joe JuneauC705101520-4211
Jason WardRW535712213201
Andreas DackellRW604812108000
Craig RivetD80481298-1201
Donald AudetteRW2335816-4000
Stephane QuintalD733588210000
Jim DowdC1432566010
Chad KilgerLW36224142000
Mike KomisarekD46044344000
Alexei KovalevRW1212312-4001
Darren LangdonLW64033135-2000
Jose TheodoreG6703340000
Ron HainseyD1111243000
Marcel HossaLW151128-3000
Benoit GrattonC401140000
Jozef BalejRW40000-1000
Gordie DwyerLW200070000
Karl DykhuisD90002-2000
Mathieu GaronG1900020000
Chris HigginsC200000000
Tomas PlekanecLW200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jose Theodore396167332851502.27618601710.919
Mathieu Garon100319862382.270480442.921
Team:496482413471882.27623402152.920

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Saku KoivuC11381110200
Alexei KovalevRW1164108101
Richard ZednikRW113362001
Andrei MarkovD111458001
Craig RivetD111452100
Yanic PerreaultC92240001
Patrice BriseboisD112134100
Mike RibeiroC1121318000
Michael RyderRW111234000
Jan BulisC111124000
Jim DowdC110222000
Sheldon SourayD1102239000
Jose TheodoreG110220000
Jason WardRW50222000
Darren LangdonLW91016000
Niklas SundstromRW41012000
Steve BeginC901110000
Pierre DagenaisRW80116000
Joe JuneauC110114000
Francis BouillonD110007000
Mathieu GaronG10000000
Mike KomisarekD70008000
Stephane QuintalD40002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jose Theodore6781147272.391333306.919
Mathieu Garon1210000.000661.000
Team:6901147272.351339312.920

[5]

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;

Roster

Forwards:
11 - Saku Koivu
15 - Darren Langdon
17 - Jason Ward
20 - Richard Zednik
22 - Steve Begin
24 - Andreas Dackell
25 - Chad Kilger
26 - Pierre Dagenais
27 - Alexei Kovalev
32 - Gordie Dwyer
34 - Jim Dowd
35 - Tomas Plekanec
37 - Niklas Sundstrom
38 - Jan Bulis
46 - Benoit Gratton
71 - Mike Ribeiro
73 - Michael Ryder
76 - Jozef Balej
81 - Marcel Hossa
82 - Donald Audette
88 - Chris Higgins
90 - Joe Juneau
94 - Yanic Perreault

Defencemen:
5 - Stephane Quintal
8 - Mike Komisarek
28 - Karl Dykhuis
43 - Patrice Brisebois
44 - Sheldon Souray
51 - Francis Bouillon
52 - Craig Rivet
65 - Ron Hainsey
79 - Andrei Markov

Goaltenders:
30 - Mathieu Garon
60 - Jose Theodore

Draft picks

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
110Andrei Kostitsyn (RW) BelarusCSKA Moscow (RSL)
240Cory Urquhart (C) CanadaMontreal Rocket (QMJHL)
261Maxim Lapierre (C) CanadaMontreal Rocket (QMJHL)
379Ryan O'Byrne (D) CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
4113Corey Locke (C) CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
4123Danny Stewart (LW) CanadaRimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6177Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G) SwedenHammarby IF (Sweden)
6188Mark Flood (D) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
7217Oskari Korpikari (D) FinlandOulun Kärpät (Finland)
8241Jimmy Bonneau (LW) CanadaMontreal Rocket (QMJHL)
9271Jaroslav Halak (G) SlovakiaSlovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia)

See also

References

  1. "Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Heritage Classic". Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  2. "Not exactly the first time". CBC News. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  3. "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. "2003-04 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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