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2003–04 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2003–04
year	2003
Team	New York Islanders
Record	38–29–11–4
HomeRecord	25–11–4–1
RoadRecord	13–18–7–3
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Atlantic
DivisionRank	3rd
GoalsFor	237
GoalsAgainst	210
GeneralManager	Mike Milbury
Coach	Steve Stirling
Captain	Michael Peca
AltCaptain	Adrian Aucoin
Kenny Jonsson
Alexei Yashin
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance	13,693 (84.3%)
MinorLeague	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
GoalsLeader	Mariusz Czerkawski (25)
Trent Hunter (25)
AssistsLeader	Oleg Kvasha (36)
PointsLeader	Oleg Kvasha (51)
Trent Hunter (51)
PIMLeader	Eric Cairns (189)
PlusMinusLeader	Adrian Aucoin (+29)
WinsLeader	Rick DiPietro (23)
GAALeader	Rick DiPietro (2.36)

Kenny Jonsson Alexei Yashin Trent Hunter (25) Trent Hunter (51) The 2003–04 New York Islanders season was the 32nd season in the franchise's history.

Offseason

Head coach Peter Laviolette was fired on June 3, 2003, and replaced by Bridgeport Sound Tigers head coach Steve Stirling.

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

Main article: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 9, 2003||1–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||0–1–0–0 || |- |2||October 11, 2003||6–0 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||1–1–0–0 || |- |3||October 14, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||1–1–1–0 || |- |4||October 18, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||2–1–1–0 || |- |5||October 20, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||3–1–1–0 || |- |6||October 23, 2003||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||3–2–1–0 || |- |7||October 25, 2003||7–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||4–2–1–0 || |- |8||October 28, 2003||0–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||4–3–1–0 || |- |9||October 29, 2003||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||4–3–2–0 ||

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Playoffs

|- |1 || April 8|| New York Islanders || 0–3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || St. Pete Times Forum (18,536) || 0–1 || |- |2 || April 10|| New York Islanders || 3–0 || Tampa Bay Lightning || St. Pete Times Forum (19,982) || 1–1 || |- |3 || April 12|| Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–0 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,234) || 1–2 || |- |4 || April 14|| Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–0 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,234) || 1–3 || |- |5 || April 16|| New York Islanders || 2–3 OT || Tampa Bay Lightning || St. Pete Times Forum (20,927) || 1–4 ||

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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 Islanders only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
7	RW	77	25	26	51	23	16	5	0	0	0	−2	4
12	LW	81	15	36	51	4	48	5	1	0	1	−1	0
21	RW	81	25	24	49	8	16	5	0	1	1	−1	0
55	LW	75	22	25	47	11	56	4	2	0	2	−2	2
3	D	81	13	31	44	29	54	5	0	0	0	−6	6
27	C	76	11	29	40	17	71	5	0	0	0	−1	6
37	RW	59	24	11	35	8	18	5	1	2	3	−4	0
79	C	47	15	19	34	−1	10	5	0	1	1	−2	0
17	C	69	9	23	32	−8	46	5	0	0	0	−2	4
4	D	81	7	22	29	2	68	5	0	1	1	0	2
29	D	79	5	24	29	25	22	5	0	0	0	−4	2
44	D	82	9	19	28	12	64	5	1	2	3	−2	2
38	C	61	9	16	25	12	78	5	0	1	1	−3	6
45	LW	79	12	12	24	−12	92	5	0	1	1	0	4
77	C	40	9	15	24	3	2	4	0	0	0	−2	0
11	RW	55	8	12	20	9	26	5	0	0	0	−2	2
26	C	64	8	5	13	4	8
33	D	72	2	6	8	−5	189	1	0	0	0	−2	0
24	D	47	4	3	7	−9	43	5	0	1	1	2	0
52	D	41	1	6	7	−3	30	4	0	0	0	−1	0
16	C	27	1	4	5	−1	6
28	C	13	1	3	4	−1	24
10	LW	18	1	1	2	−4	4
2	D	5	1	1	2	2	2
39	G	50	0	2	2		22	5	0	0	0		0
20	C	18	0	2	2	−2	2
49	RW	31	0	1	1	−2	97
25	D	3	0	1	1	1	4
30	G	39	0	1	1		28
41	LW	4	0	0	0	0	2
34	G	2	0	0	0		0
18	C	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	D	4	0	0	0	−2	2
20	RW	5	0	0	0	−1	2	2	0	0	0	−1	6

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
39	Rick DiPietro	50	23	18	5	1261	112	2.36	.911	5	2844	5	1	4	120	11	2.18	.908	1	303
30	Garth Snow	39	14	15	5	932	94	2.80	.899	1	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Wade Dubielewicz	2	1	0	1	50	3	1.71	.940	0	105	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
NHL All-Rookie Team	Trent Hunter (Forward)
[NHL All-Star Game](2004-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Adrian Aucoin
NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Rick DiPietro (October 20)
Adrian Aucoin (November 10)
Adrian Aucoin (March 22)
NHL Rookie of the Month	Trent Hunter (December)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Trent Hunter
Bob Nystrom Award	Adrian Aucoin

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Sean Bergenheim	October 9, 2003
Jeff Hamilton	December 2, 2003
Wade Dubielewicz	March 25, 2004

Transactions

The Islanders 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

Date	Details	Ref
To [Philadelphia Flyers](2003-04-philadelphia-flyers-season)	To New York Islanders
To [Pittsburgh Penguins](2003-04-pittsburgh-penguins-season)	To New York Islanders
To [Chicago Blackhawks](2003-04-chicago-blackhawks-season)	To New York Islanders

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Rob Collins
Ryan Kraft
Mariusz Czerkawski
Cail MacLean
Dieter Kochan
Cole Jarrett
Derek Bekar
Cliff Ronning

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Kevin Haller
Steve Valiquette
Ray Schultz
Randy Robitaille
David St. Germain
Konstantin Kalmikov
Steve Webb
Jason Wiemer
Marco Charpentier
Alan Letang

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Eric Godard
Kenny Jönsson
Radek Martinek
Arron Asham
Jason Wiemer
Trent Hunter
Rick DiPietro
Garth Snow
Sean Bergenheim
Justin Papineau
Jeff Hamilton
Bruno Gervais

Draft picks

The Islanders' had 9 picks in the 2003 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	15	Robert Nilsson	Forward	Canada	Leksands IF (Elitserien)
2	48	Dmitri Chernykh	Right wing	Russia	Khimik Voskresensk (RSL)
2	53	Evgeni Tunik	Forward	Russia	Kristall Elektrostal (RUS)
2	58	Jeremy Colliton	Center	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	120	Stefan Blaho	Right wing	Slovakia	Dukla Trenčín Jr. (SVK Jr)
6	182	Bruno Gervais	Defense	Canada	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
7	212	Denis Rehak	Defense	Slovakia	Dukla Trenčín Jr. (SVK Jr)
8	238	Cody Blanshan	Defense	United States	University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA)
8	246	Igor Volkov	Right wing	Russia	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)

;Draft notes

The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick (originally from the Washington Capitals) went to the New York Islanders as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres to the Oilers in exchange for Janne Niinimaa and this pick.
The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Chris Osgood and a 2003 third-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Justin Papineau and this pick.
The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Justin Papineau and a 2003 second-round pick to the Islanders in exchange for Chris Osgood and this pick.
The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a March 19, 2002 trade that sent Darren Van Impe to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Kip Miller.
The New York Islanders' ninth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of an October 11, 2002 trade that sent Sven Butenschon to the Islanders in exchange for Juraj Kolnik and this pick.

Notes

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