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2003–04 Dallas Stars season

National Hockey League team season


National Hockey League team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season2003–04
year2003
TeamDallas Stars
Record41–26–13–2
HomeRecord26–7–8–0
RoadRecord15–19–5–2
ConferenceWestern
ConferenceRank5th
DivisionPacific
DivisionRank2nd
GoalsFor194
GoalsAgainst175
GeneralManagerDoug Armstrong
CoachDave Tippett
CaptainMike Modano
AltCaptainBill Guerin
Richard Matvichuk
Brenden Morrow
Sergei Zubov
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Attendance18,355
MinorLeagueUtah Grizzlies
Idaho Steelheads
GoalsLeaderBill Guerin (34)
AssistsLeaderJason Arnott (36)
PointsLeaderBill Guerin (69)
PIMLeaderSteve Ott (152)
PlusMinusLeaderJason Arnott (+23)
WinsLeaderMarty Turco (37)
GAALeaderMarty Turco (1.98)

Richard Matvichuk Brenden Morrow Sergei Zubov Idaho Steelheads The 2003–04 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' 11th season, 37th overall of the franchise.

Off-season

On July 3, defenseman Derian Hatcher signed a five-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Mike Modano was named his replacement as team captain later the same day.

Regular season

Only 369 total goals (194 for Dallas, 175 for their opponents) were scored in the Stars' regular-season games: the lowest total of all 30 NHL teams. Twenty-one games of their 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout. They also tied the Columbus Blue Jackets for most times shut out, with 11.

Final standings

Playoffs

Round 1: (4) Colorado Avalanche vs. (5) Dallas Stars

The series began in Colorado. The Avalanche won the first two games; game 1 was by a score of 3-1 and game 2 was a 5-2 victory. Games 3 & 4 shifted to Dallas. Game 3 was won by Dallas 4-3 in overtime. However, in game 4, the Avalanche responded with a 3-2 double overtime win. Back in Denver for game 5, Colorado would go on to win 5-1 and clinch the series 4-1.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 8, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||1–0–0–0 || |- |2||October 11, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||2–0–0–0 || |- |3||October 13, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||2–1–0–0 || |- |4||October 15, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||2–2–0–0 || |- |5||October 17, 2003||4–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||3–2–0–0 || |- |6||October 19, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||4–2–0–0 || |- |7||October 22, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||4–3–0–0 || |- |8||October 24, 2003||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||4–4–0–0 || |- |9||October 25, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||5–4–0–0 || |- |10||October 29, 2003||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||6–4–0–0 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 7 || Dallas || 1–3 || Colorado || || Turco || 18,007 || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 9 || Dallas || 2–5 || Colorado || || Turco || 18,007 || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 12 || Colorado || 3–4 || Dallas || OT || Turco || 18,532 || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 14 || Colorado || 3–2 || Dallas || 2OT || Turco || 18,532 || Avalanche lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 17 || Dallas || 1–5 || Colorado || || Turco || 18,007 || Avalanche win 4–1 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
    • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.*
    • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.*
No.PlayerPosRegular seasonPlayoffsGPGAPts+/-PIMGPGAPts+/-PIM
13RW82343569141095011−14
44C7321365723665112−12
10LW8125244910121501104
9C76143044−21465123−48
56D77735420205112−50
77C7615254017205134−22
14C771118297185000−60
26RW581313260205000−40
18RW69915242525011−22
43D708162415645101−16
24D75120210365011−48
27D6231417−5184011−10
48RW538816−1514410112
28RW367512612100000
29C7321012−2152410100
32D630111122185000−22
72LW17551012295011−512
17RW13257365033−10
42D582461024
5D27156−614100000
39C67156−1516110100
47RW37112277
37D411202
23RW18112−62
20RW16101−90
17D14101−28
55D32011−984
35G730113250000
1G10000
36LW700017
37D4000−20
16C9000−24
40C6000021
16RW28000−17
6D1100042520210
31G110000
11RW7000−12

Goaltending

No.PlayerRegular seasonPlayoffsGPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOIGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
357337211316481441.98.91394359514119183.32.8490325
3111370220222.41.9001548
111002833.00.893060

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRefLeague
(in-season)Team
[NHL All-Star Game](2004-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selectionBill Guerin
Mike Modano
Marty Turco
NHL Offensive Player of the WeekBill Guerin (November 3)
Star of the Game AwardBrenden Morrow

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRefFirst game
Antti MiettinenOctober 8, 2003
Trevor DaleyOctober 25, 2003
Mathias TjarnqvistNovember 12, 2003
Gavin MorganDecember 4, 2003
Jeff MacMillanDecember 7, 2003
Dan EllisFebruary 18, 2004

Transactions

The Stars were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
To [Anaheim Mighty Ducks](2003-04-mighty-ducks-of-anaheim-season)To Dallas Stars
To [Phoenix Coyotes](2003-04-phoenix-coyotes-season)To Dallas Stars
To [Columbus Blue Jackets](2003-04-columbus-blue-jackets-season)To Dallas Starstitle=Stars acquire defenseman Teppo Numminen from Phoenix Coyotesurl=http://www.dallasstars.com:80/team/index.cfm?cont_id=194404&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id=&subnav_key=prwebsite=Dallas Starsaccess-date=May 17, 2022archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030803075116/http://www.dallasstars.com:80/team/index.cfm?cont_id=194404&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id=&subnav_key=prarchive-date=August 3, 2003date=July 22, 2003}}
To Phoenix CoyotesTo Dallas Stars
To [Chicago Blackhawks](2003-04-chicago-blackhawks-season)To Dallas Stars
To [Philadelphia Flyers](2003-04-philadelphia-flyers-season)To Dallas Stars
To Philadelphia FlyersTo Dallas Stars
To [Florida Panthers](2003-04-florida-panthers-season)To Dallas Stars

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
Don Sweeney
Jarrod Skalde
Rob Valicevic
Blake Sloan
Shayne Corson
Lubomir Sekeras
Junior Lessard

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamViaRef
Derian Hatcher
Alexei Komarov
Jim Montgomery
Greg Hawgood
David Gosselin
Kirk Muller
Lyle Odelein
Ulf Dahlen
Claude Lemieux
Marcus Kristoffersson
Manny Malhotra
Corey Hirsch

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
Aaron Downey
Antti Miettinen
Mathias Tjarnqvist
Andrew Berenzweig
Jeff MacMillan
David Oliver
Stephane Robidas
John Erskine
Richard Matvichuk
Dan Ellis
Niko Kapanen
Mike Modano
Jere Lehtinen
Steve Gainey
Marcus Kristoffersson
Marty Turco
Matt Nickerson
Marius Holtet

Draft picks

Dallas's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
233Loui ErikssonFrölunda HC (Sweden)
236Vojtech PolakEnergie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
254B. J. CrombeenBarrie Colts (OHL)
399Matt NickersonTexas Tornado (NAHL)
4134Alexander NaurovLokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
5144Eero KilpelainenKalPa (Finland)
5165Gino GuyerUniversity of Minnesota (NCAA)
6185Francis WathierHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
6195Drew BagnallBattlefords North Stars (SJHL)
6196Elias GranathLeksands IF (Sweden)
8259Niko VainioJokerit (Finland)

Notes

References

References

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  2. "2003-04 Dallas Stars Schedule and Results".
  3. "2003-04 NHL Schedule and Results".
  4. "2003-04 Dallas Stars Schedule and Results".
  5. "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
  6. "2004 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
  7. (November 3, 2003). "Stars' Guerin named NHL Player of Week".
  8. Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
  9. "2003-04 NHL Debuts".
  10. "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
  11. (June 21, 2003). "Ducks Select Four Players On Draft Day".
  12. (July 22, 2003). "Stars acquire defenseman Teppo Numminen from Phoenix Coyotes".
  13. (November 17, 2003). "Stars acquire Jon Klemm from Chicago".
  14. (February 16, 2004). "Stars Acquire RW Mike Siklenka from Philadelphia".
  15. (March 8, 2004). "Stars Acquire Defenseman Chris Therien from Philadelphia".
  16. (March 8, 2004). "Stars acquire RW Bure from Florida".
  17. (July 14, 2003). "Stars sign defenseman Don Sweeney to one-year contract".
  18. (July 17, 2003). "Thursday roundup: Czerkawski returns to Isles".
  19. (August 28, 2003). "Valicevic signs one-year contract with Stars".
  20. (December 3, 2003). "Stars claim Blake Sloan off waivers from Detroit; assign Gainey to Utah".
  21. (February 18, 2004). "Stars agree to terms with Shayne Corson".
  22. (March 9, 2004). "Stars Sign Free Agent D-Man Lubomir Sekeras".
  23. (April 16, 2004). "Stars sign Hobey Baker Winner Lessard".
  24. (July 1, 2003). "2003 NHL free agent list".
  25. (July 3, 2003). "Red Wings Sign Defenseman Derian Hatcher".
  26. (July 1, 2007). "NHL Releases Free Agent List".
  27. (July 3, 2003). "Хоккейный клуб СПАРТАК".
  28. {{hockey-reference. m/montgji01. Jim Montgomery, retrieved May 17, 2022
  29. (August 26, 2003). "Moves Aplenty".
  30. {{hockey-reference. g/gosseda01. David Gosselin, retrieved May 17, 2022
  31. (September 2, 2003). "Muller retires after 19 NHL seasons".
  32. (September 10, 2003). "ACTIVITY".
  33. {{hockey-reference. d/dahleul01. Ulf Dahlen, retrieved May 17, 2022
  34. (February 9, 2004). "Doch noch: Zug verpflichtet Claude Lemieux".
  35. (October 7, 2003). "Stars, Lemieux part company".
  36. (October 14, 2003). "Nu är Kristoffersson klar för DIF".
  37. (November 21, 2003). "Jackets add Malhotra's 'youth, size and speed'".
  38. (December 16, 2003). "PRESSMEDDELANDE".
  39. (June 26, 2003). "Stars exercise option on right wing Aaron Downey".
  40. (July 15, 2003). "Stars sign center Antti Miettinen to two-year contract".
  41. (July 24, 2003). "Stars sign defenseman Stephane Robidas to one-year deal".
  42. (July 30, 2003). "Stars sign John Erskine to one-year deal".
  43. (August 15, 2003). "U.S. loses to Cuba at Pan Ams".
  44. (August 19, 2003). "TRANSACTION".
  45. (August 27, 2003). "Stars re-sign Kapanen".
  46. (August 27, 2003). "Stars extend Modano".
  47. (September 4, 2003). "Dallas Stars sign Jere Lehtinen to new four-year contract".
  48. "STEVE GAINEY".
  49. "MARCUS KRISTOFFERSSON".
  50. (September 18, 2003). "Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Marty Turco to Three-Year Deal".
  51. (May 3, 2004). "Stars sign Matt Nickerson to three-year deal".
  52. (May 21, 2004). "Stars Sign Forward Marius Holtet".
  53. "2003 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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