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2003–04 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2003–04
year	2003
Team	Washington Capitals
Record	23–46–10–3
HomeRecord	13–20–6–2
RoadRecord	10–26–4–1
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	14th
Division	Southeast
DivisionRank	5th
GoalsFor	186
GoalsAgainst	253
GeneralManager	George McPhee
Coach	Bruce Cassidy (Oct.–Dec.)
Glen Hanlon (Dec.–Apr.)
Captain	Steve Konowalchuk (Oct.)
Vacant (Oct.–Apr.)
AltCaptain	Peter Bondra (Oct.–Feb.)
Jeff Halpern (Feb.–Apr.)
Jaromir Jagr (Oct.–Jan.)
Brendan Witt
Arena	MCI Center
Attendance	14,720
MinorLeague	Portland Pirates
GoalsLeader	Robert Lang (29)
AssistsLeader	Robert Lang (45)
PointsLeader	Robert Lang (74)
PIMLeader	Darcy Verot (135)
PlusMinusLeader	Robert Lang (+2)
WinsLeader	Olaf Kolzig (19)
GAALeader	Olaf Kolzig (2.89)

Glen Hanlon (Dec.–Apr.) Vacant (Oct.–Apr.) Jeff Halpern (Feb.–Apr.) Jaromir Jagr (Oct.–Jan.) Brendan Witt The 2003–04 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals's 30th season of play. The team finished in fifth and last-place in the Southeast Division, and fourteenth overall in the Eastern Conference, to miss the playoffs.

Regular season

On December 10, 2003, head coach Bruce Cassidy was fired after a disappointing 8–18–1–1 start to the season. Assistant coach Glen Hanlon was named his replacement.

The Capitals were the most penalized team in the League, with 401 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest short-handed goals in the League, with just 4.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 9, 2003||6–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||1–0–0–0 || |- |2||October 11, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||1–1–0–0 || |- |3||October 13, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||1–1–1–0 || |- |4||October 14, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||1–2–1–0 || |- |5||October 17, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||1–3–1–0 || |- |6||October 18, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||1–4–1–0 || |- |7||October 23, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||1–5–1–0 || |- |8||October 25, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||1–6–1–0 || |- |9||October 29, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||1–7–1–0 || |- |10||October 31, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||2–7–1–0 ||

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
20	C	63	29	45	74	2	24
55	D	56	7	42	49	−20	44
11	C	79	19	27	46	−21	56
68	RW	46	16	29	45	−4	26
12	RW	54	21	14	35	−17	22
14	C	66	9	22	31	−10	8
9	C	54	12	15	27	−16	38
28	LW	52	10	12	22	−2	36
25	RW	68	8	12	20	−19	32
24	RW	49	10	5	15	−7	18
2	D	37	2	12	14	−10	30
18	LW	71	7	5	12	−9	37
29	D	80	6	6	12	−28	89
19	D	72	2	10	12	−22	123
23	C	44	6	5	11	−2	14
3	D	65	2	9	11	−12	105
22	RW	19	5	5	10	2	6
13	LW	66	4	6	10	−23	38
15	C	41	1	5	6	−9	8
4	D	65	0	6	6	−5	108
27	LW	15	0	6	6	−6	8
51	RW	64	5	0	5	−10	90
8	D	41	0	4	4	−11	45
38	D	35	0	3	3	−5	18
16	C	30	2	0	2	−5	28
27	RW	7	1	1	2	1	0
92	C	3	0	2	2	1	8
76	LW	37	0	2	2	−6	135
34	D	13	1	0	1	−2	14
17	D	11	1	0	1	−1	6
63	RW	4	0	1	1	−1	0
37	G	63	0	1	1		6
22	LW	6	0	1	1	−5	0
21	C	4	0	1	1	−1	0
41	D	16	0	1	1	−4	17
33	G	6	0	1	1		0
64	C	9	0	1	1	−3	2
49	D	7	0	1	1	2	9
69	LW	2	0	0	0	0	2
35	G	7	0	0	0		0
36	D	3	0	0	0	−1	0
36	C	2	0	0	0	0	0
58	D	2	0	0	0	0	0
75	D	5	0	0	0	0	2
39	C	2	0	0	0	−1	2
26	D	3	0	0	0	0	0
65	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0
1	G	6	0	0	0		0
56	RW	3	0	0	0	−1	14
31	G	5	0	0	0		2
40	D	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
37	Olaf Kolzig	63	19	35	9	1958	180	2.89	.908	2	3738
33	Maxime Ouellet	6	2	3	1	210	19	3.12	.910	1	365
1	Rastislav Stana	6	1	2	0	100	11	3.13	.890	0	211
31	Matthew Yeats	5	1	3	0	141	13	3.02	.908	0	258
35	Sebastien Charpentier	7	0	6	0	168	21	3.41	.875	0	369

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](2004-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Robert Lang
NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Olaf Kolzig (February 23)
NHL Offensive Player of the Month	Robert Lang (November)
NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Robert Lang (November 17)
Robert Lang (December 22)
Jeff Halpern (April 5)	title=Halpern Named NHL's Offensive Player of the Week	url=http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/index.cfm?cont_id=239026	website=Washington Capitals	access-date=August 12, 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626011216/http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/index.cfm?cont_id=239026	archive-date=June 26, 2004	date=April 5, 2004}}

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	500th game played
Boyd Gordon	October 9, 2003
Alexander Semin	October 14, 2003
Rastislav Stana	November 14, 2003
Dwayne Zinger	December 11, 2003
Darcy Verot	January 1, 2004
Graham Mink	February 3, 2004
Owen Fussey	March 10, 2004
Roman Tvrdon	March 18, 2004
Matthew Yeats	March 23, 2004
Garret Stroshein	April 1, 2004
Mel Angelstad	April 3, 2004
Olaf Kolzig	November 22, 2003

Transactions

The Capitals 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 [Montreal Canadiens](2003-04-montreal-canadiens-season)	To Washington Capitals
To [Ottawa Senators](2003-04-ottawa-senators-season)	To Washington Capitals
To [Philadelphia Flyers](2003-04-philadelphia-flyers-season)	To Washington Capitals
To [Nashville Predators](2003-04-nashville-predators-season)	To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators	To Washington Capitals
To [Colorado Avalanche](2003-04-colorado-avalanche-season)	To Washington Capitals
To [New York Rangers](2003-04-new-york-rangers-season)	To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators	To Washington Capitals
To [Detroit Red Wings](2003-04-detroit-red-wings-season)	To Washington Capitals
To [Boston Bruins](2003-04-boston-bruins-season)	To Washington Capitals
To Boston Bruins	To Washington Capitals
To [Los Angeles Kings](2003-04-los-angeles-kings-season)	To Washington Capitals
To [Buffalo Sabres](2003-04-buffalo-sabres-season)	To Washington Capitals

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Andrej Podkonicky
Garret Stroshein
John Gruden
Francois Methot
Darcy Verot
Denis Hamel
Brian Willsie
Colin Forbes
Todd Rohloff
Brad Norton
Craig Johnson
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
Bill Lindsay
Matthew Yeats
Mel Angelstad
Justin Eddy

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Krys Barch
Nathan Forster
Chris Ferraro	Phoenix Coyotes
Peter Ferraro	Phoenix Coyotes
Josh Green	Calgary Flames
Mark Murphy	Philadelphia Flyers
Calle Johansson
Andreas Salomonsson	Modo Hockey (SHL)
Todd Rohloff	Columbus Blue Jackets
Ken Klee	Toronto Maple Leafs
Ryan VanBuskirk	Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL)
Glen Metropolit	Ottawa Senators
Alex Henry	Minnesota Wild
Colin Forbes	Portland Pirates (AHL)
Dmitri Yushkevich	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
Sergei Berezin	HC CSKA Moscow (RSL)
Andrej Podkonicky	HC Liberec (ELH)
Rastislav Stana	Sodertalje SK (SHL)

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Peter Bondra
Jeff Halpern
Boyd Gordon
Petr Sykora
Jean-Francois Fortin
Chris Hajt
Alexander Semin
Jason Doig
Trent Whitfield
Stephen Peat
Mike Grier
Rick Berry
Matt Pettinger
Alex Henry
Michael Nylander
Rastislav Stana
Ivan Ciernik
Joel Kwiatkowski
Maxime Daigneault
Tomas Fleischmann
Jonas Johansson

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	18	Eric Fehr	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3	83	Stephen Werner	University of Massachusetts (NCAA)
4	109	Andreas Valdix	Malmo Redhawks (Sweden)
5	155	Josh Robertson	Proctor High School (USHS-MN)
8	249	Andrew Joudrey	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
9	279	Mark Olafson	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

Farm teams

The Capitals main American Hockey League affiliate was the Portland Pirates. Though they had no direct ECHL affiliate, players were sent from time to time between the Dayton Bombers and Reading Royals.

Notes

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