2003 Stanley Cup playoffs

August 2023 none Stanley Cup playoffs 2003StanleyCupPlayoffs.png 2003 April 9–June 9, 2003 16 Detroit Red Wings New Jersey Devils Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Scoring leader(s) Jamie Langenbrunner (Devils) and Scott Niedermayer (Devils) 18 points MVP Jean-Sebastien Giguere (Mighty Ducks) 2002 2004 The 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 9, 2003, following the 2002–03 regular season. The playoffs concluded on June 9, 2003, with the New Jersey Devils defeating the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games. The 16 qualifying teams played best-of-seven series in the conference quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. Each conference champion proceeded to the Stanley Cup Finals. These playoffs marked the first time the Minnesota Wild qualified, in only their third season in the NHL. The Minnesota Wild, a sixth-seed, made an unlikely advance to the Western Conference Final as underdogs after being down three games to one in two consecutive rounds. This, along with the Canucks' comeback against the Blues, made for three 3–1 series comebacks in the playoffs, the second time this had happened in NHL playoff history, after 1992. Despite losing to the Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals, Mighty Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player during the playoffs, marking only the fifth time that the Trophy had ever been awarded to a player on the losing team. right|195px|thumb|The Stanley Cup, awarded to the champion of the NHL. Playoff seeds The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top three seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the five remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference Ottawa Senators, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 113 points New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions – 108 points Tampa Bay Lightning, Southeast Division champions – 93 points Philadelphia Flyers – 107 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 98 points Washington Capitals – 92 points Boston Bruins – 87 points New York Islanders – 83 points Western Conference Dallas Stars, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 111 points Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions – 110 points Colorado Avalanche, Northwest Division champions – 105 points Vancouver Canucks – 104 points St. Louis Blues – 99 points Minnesota Wild – 95 points (42 wins) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – 95 points (40 wins) Edmonton Oilers – 92 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners seeded 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 Ottawa 4 8 NY Islanders 1 2 New Jersey 4 7 Boston 1 3 Tampa Bay 4 6 Washington 2 4 Philadelphia 4 5 Toronto 3 1 Dallas 4 8 Edmonton 2 2 Detroit 0 7 Anaheim 4 3 Colorado 3 6 Minnesota 4 4 Vancouver 4 5 St. Louis 3 2 New Jersey 4 3 Tampa Bay 1 1 Ottawa 4 4 Philadelphia 2 1 Dallas 2 7 Anaheim 4 4 Vancouver 3 6 Minnesota 4 1 Ottawa 3 2 New Jersey 4 7 Anaheim 4 6 Minnesota 0 E2 New Jersey 4 W7 Anaheim 3 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Ottawa Senators vs. (8) New York Islanders The Ottawa Senators finished as the first overall seed in the Eastern Conference with 113 points. The New York Islanders earned 83 points during the regular season to finish eighth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Ottawa won the four game regular season series by earning five of eight points in their matchup. The Senators defeated the Islanders in five games. In game one, Roman Hamrlik assisted on two of the three goals and Islanders goalie Garth Snow shut out the Senators stopping all 25 shots he faced in a 3–0 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304090OTT.html New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 9, 2003 Hockey Reference August 19, 2003 The Senators responded in game two by shutting out the Islanders 3–0; goalie Patrick Lalime stopped all 16 shots he faced.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304120OTT.html New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 12, 2003 Hockey Reference August 18, 2003 Overtime was required in game three with both teams tied at two at the end of the third period. At 2:25 of the second overtime, Todd White scored his second goal of the game to give the Senators a 3–2 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304140NYI.html Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 14, 2003 Hockey Reference August 19, 2003 In game four, Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist to help the Senators take a 3–1 series lead in a 3–1 win.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304160NYI.html Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 16, 2003 Hockey Reference August 19, 2003 In game five, Todd White's goal at 11:05 of the second period proved to be the game-winner and series-winner for the Senators with Radek Bonk providing two insurance goals in a 4–1 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304170OTT.html New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 17, 2003 Hockey Reference August 19, 2016 New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Nassau Coliseum April 9 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-ott/2003/04/09/2002030111#game=2002030111,game_state=final Dave Scatchard (1) – 07:59Alexei Yashin (1) – 11:35 No scoring Shawn Bates (1) – pp – 09:06 No scoring No scoring No scoring Garth Snow 25 saves / 25 shots Patrick Lalime 31 saves / 34 shots April 12 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-ott/2003/04/12/2002030112#game=2002030112,game_state=final No scoring 06:43 – Marian Hossa (1)08:24 – Vaclav Varada (1) No scoring 14:25 – pp – Marian Hossa (2) No scoring No scoring Garth Snow 28 saves / 31 shotsRick DiPietro 3 saves / 3 shots Patrick Lalime 16 saves / 16 shots April 14 3–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-nyi/2003/04/14/2002030113#game=2002030113,game_state=final 08:14 – Alexei Yashin (2)19:06 – pp – Randy Robitaille (1) Todd White (1) – pp – 18:42 No scoring Chris Phillips (1) – 19:16 No scoring No scoring No scoring Todd White (2) – 02:25 Garth Snow 29 saves / 32 shots Patrick Lalime 30 saves / 32 shots April 16 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-nyi/2003/04/16/2002030114#game=2002030114,game_state=final No scoring Mike Fisher (1) – 00:28Anton Volchenkov (1) – 04:12 02:48 – Adrian Aucoin (1) Marian Hossa (3) – pp – 08:01 No scoring No scoring Garth Snow 25 saves / 28 shots Patrick Lalime 21 saves / 22 shots April 17 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-ott/2003/04/17/2002030115#game=2002030115,game_state=final No scoring 13:53 – pp – Martin Havlat (1) Mark Parrish (1) – pp – 06:48 11:05 – Todd White (3)18:13 – Radek Bonk (1) No scoring 17:45 – en – Radek Bonk (2) Garth Snow 15 saves / 18 shots Patrick Lalime 31 saves / 32 shots Ottawa won series 4–1 (2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Boston Bruins The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference and won the Atlantic Division title with 108 points. The Boston Bruins finished seventh overall in the Eastern Conference with 87 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with New Jersey winning two of three previous series. They last met in the 1995 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals which New Jersey won in five games. New Jersey won this year's four game regular season series earning five of eight points. The Devils defeated the Bruins in five games. In game one, Jamie Langenbrunner scored both New Jersey goals before Boston came within one goal in the third period. New Jersey hung on for a 2–1 win.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304090NJD.html Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 9, 2003 Hockey Reference August 20, 2016 Jamie Langenbrunner had a goal and two assists in game two to help the Devils achieve a 4–2 victory and a 2–0 series lead.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304110NJD.html Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 11, 2003 Hockey Reference August 20, 2016 In game three, goalie Martin Brodeur shut out the Bruins, stopping all 29 shots in a 3–0 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304130BOS.html New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 13, 2003 Hockey Reference August 20, 2016 The Boston Bruins forced a fifth game on two goals by Dan McGillis as well as two assists provided by Mike Knuble and Brian Rolston in a 5–1 win.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304150BOS.html New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 15, 2003 Hockey Reference August 20, 2016 The Devils closed out the series in game five with Jamie Langenbrunner scoring twice and Martin Brodeur stopping all 28 shots he faced in a 3–0 win.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304170NJD.html Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 17, 2003 Hockey Reference August 20, 2016 Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils FleetCenter Continental Airlines Arena April 9 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/2003/04/09/2002030121#game=2002030121,game_state=final No Scoring 15:35 – Jamie Langenbrunner (1) No Scoring 11:38 – Jamie Langenbrunner (2) Bryan Berard (1) – 03:29 No Scoring Steve Shields 26 saves / 28 shots Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 27 shots April 11 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/2003/04/11/2002030122#game=2002030122,game_state=final Glen Murray (1) – 08:52 14:17 – Jeff Friesen (1)19:34 – pp – Brian Rafalski (1) Dan McGillis (1) – pp – 13:59 No Scoring No Scoring 00:15 – pp – Jamie Langenbrunner (3)14:24 – Joe Nieuwendyk (1) Steve Shields 26 saves / 30 shots Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 26 shots April 13 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/2003/04/13/2002030123#game=2002030123,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring Scott Stevens (1) – 01:11 No Scoring Jay Pandolfo (1) – 12:00John Madden (1) – en – 18:54 Jeff Hackett 19 saves / 21 shots Martin Brodeur 29 saves / 29 shots April 15 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/2003/04/15/2002030124#game=2002030124,game_state=final 19:47 – pp – Joe Thornton (1) No Scoring 02:24 – pp – Dan McGillis (2)17:15 – Dan McGillis (3) No Scoring 01:45 – Martin Lapointe (1)03:37 – Marty McInnis (1) Scott Niedermayer (1) – 01:37 Jeff Hackett 24 saves / 25 shots Martin Brodeur 19 saves / 24 shotsCorey Schwab 6 saves / 6 shots April 17 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/2003/04/17/2002030125#game=2002030125,game_state=final No Scoring 08:31 – pp – John Madden (2) No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 07:41 – Jamie Langenbrunner (4)19:08 – en – Jamie Langenbrunner (5) Jeff Hackett 28 saves / 30 shots Martin Brodeur 28 saves / 28 shots New Jersey won series 4–1 (3) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (6) Washington Capitals The Tampa Bay Lightning entered the playoffs for only the second time in their history as the third seed in the Eastern Conference and won the Southeast Division title with 93 points. The Washington Capitals finished sixth overall in the Eastern Conference with 92 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Washington won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. The Lightning came back from 2–0 down to defeat the Capitals in six games. Robert Lang provided two goals and Olaf Kolzig stopped all 28 shots to give the Capitals a 3–0 victory in game one.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304100TBL.html Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 10, 2003 Hockey Reference August 22, 2016 Game two saw Jaromir Jagr score two goals and two assists in a 6–3 win for Washington.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304120TBL.html Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 12, 2003 Hockey Reference August 22, 2016 The Lightning scored three times in game three; each time though Washington tied the score. Finally in overtime, Vincent Lecavalier scored a power-play goal to give Tampa Bay a 4–3 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304150WSH.html Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 15, 2003 Hockey Reference August 22, 2016 With a chance to tie the series in game four, Martin St. Louis scored twice to help the Lightning earn a 3–1 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304160WSH.html Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 16, 2003 Hockey Reference August 22, 2016 In game five, St. Louis contributed a goal and an assist, including the game-winning goal with 8:07 left in the third period, to aid the Lightning in a 2–1 win and took a 3–2 series lead.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304180TBL.html Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 18, 2003 Hockey Reference August 22, 2016 The Capitals tried to avoid elimination in game six by sending the game into overtime, however, St. Louis' power-play goal at 4:03 of the third overtime ended Washington's season despite putting up 61 shots against goalie Nikolai Khabibulin. The Lightning won the game 2–1 and won their first playoff series in franchise history.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304200WSH.html Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 20, 2003 Hockey Reference August 22, 2016 Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum MCI Center April 10 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-tbl/2003/04/10/2002030131#game=2002030131,game_state=final Robert Lang (1) – 16:01 No scoring Robert Lang (2) – 17:57 No scoring Michael Nylander (1) – 01:02 No scoring Olaf Kolzig 28 saves / 28 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 19 saves / 22 shots April 12 6–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-tbl/2003/04/12/2002030132#game=2002030132,game_state=final Jaromir Jagr (1) – 04:47Peter Bondra (1) – pp – 07:22Jaromir Jagr (2) – pp – 18:24 11:48 – Vaclav Prospal (1) Michael Nylander (2) – pp – 01:39 18:48 – Fredrik Modin (1) Peter Bondra (2) – 03:09Mike Grier (1) – en – 19:18 10:44 – Dave Andreychuk (1) Olaf Kolzig 40 saves / 43 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 25 saves / 30 shots April 15 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-wsh/2003/04/15/2002030133#game=2002030133,game_state=final 14:21 – pp – Dainius Zubrus (1) Vincent Lecavalier (1) – 03:46 10:25 – Dainius Zubrus (2) Vaclav Prospal (2) – 03:44 17:04 – Brendan Witt (1) Martin St. Louis (1) – 11:13 No scoring Vincent Lecavalier (2) – pp – 02:29 Olaf Kolzig 24 saves / 28 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 16 saves / 19 shots April 16 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-wsh/2003/04/16/2002030134#game=2002030134,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 15:39 – Peter Bondra (3) Martin St. Louis (2) – 11:55Martin St. Louis (3) – sh – 17:40 No scoring Vincent Lecavalier (3) – 01:24 Olaf Kolzig 22 saves / 25 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 22 saves / 23 shots April 18 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-tbl/2003/04/18/2002030135#game=2002030135,game_state=final No scoring 13:52 – pp – Vaclav Prospal (3) Michael Nylander (3) – 17:01 No scoring No scoring 11:53 – Martin St. Louis (4) Olaf Kolzig 20 saves / 22 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 22 saves / 23 shots April 20 2–1 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-wsh/2003/04/20/2002030136#game=2002030136,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 17:34 – pp – Peter Bondra (4) No scoring No scoring Dave Andreychuk (2) – pp – 15:54 No scoring Martin St. Louis (5) – pp – 04:03 Olaf Kolzig 44 saves / 46 shots Nikolai Khabibulin 60 saves / 61 shots Tampa Bay won series 4–2 (4) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs The Philadelphia Flyers finished as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 107 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with 98 points. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with Philadelphia winning three of the previous four series. They last met in the 1999 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, which Toronto won in six games. The teams split this year's four game regular season series. The Flyers defeated the Maple Leafs in seven games. In game one, Alexander Mogilny scored a hat trick to give Toronto a 5–3 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304090PHI.html Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 9, 2003 Hockey Reference August 23, 2016 The Flyers responded to the loss with a 4–1 win in game two with John LeClair, Mark Recchi, and Simon Gagne all contributing a goal and an assist.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304110PHI.html Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 11, 2003 Hockey Reference August 23, 2016 In game three, Toronto came back from an early two-goal deficit to win the game in double overtime on a goal by Tomas Kaberle, his second of the game.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304140TOR.html Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs Box Score Sports Reference April 14, 2003 Hockey Reference August 23, 2003 Game four showcased a triple overtime game in which Philadelphia nearly doubled the shots Toronto took. On the 75th shot for the Flyers, at 13:54 of the third overtime Mark Recchi scored his second goal of the game to help the Flyers take a 3–2 win.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030144 Philadelphia Flyers 3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Hockey Summary Project April 16, 2003 Flyers History August 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103753/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030144 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Sami Kapanen scored two power play goals in game five to assist the Flyers in a 4–1 win and took a 3–2 series lead.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304190PHI.html Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 19, 2003 Hockey Reference August 23, 2003 In game six, Robert Reichel opened the scoring after a distracted Roman Cechmanek was attempting to put his glove back on as he had lost it behind the net. Toronto forced a seventh game with 35 saves from Ed Belfour and a game-winning goal from Travis Green in double overtime.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304210TOR.html Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 21, 2003 Hockey Reference August 23, 2016 The Flyers routed the Maple Leafs in game seven 6–1 with Mark Recchi scoring two goals and an assist and Justin Williams and Claude Lapointe both scoring a goal and two assists.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304220PHI.html Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 22, 2003 Hockey Reference August 23, 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers Wachovia Center Air Canada Centre April 9 5–3 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-phi/2003/04/09/2002030141#game=2002030141,game_state=final 1 Alexander Mogilny (1) – sh – 08:10Alexander Mogilny (2) – 12:10 09:12 – pp – Eric Weinrich (1) Tie Domi (1) – 03:12 05:54 – Donald Brashear (1)06:56 – Eric Desjardins (1) Mikael Renberg (1) – pp – 14:21Alexander Mogilny (3) – en – 19:08 No scoring Ed Belfour 28 saves / 31 shots Roman Cechmanek 10 saves / 14 shots April 11 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-phi/2003/04/11/2002030142#game=2002030142,game_state=final No scoring 12:09 – sh – Simon Gagne (1)17:47 – Jeremy Roenick (1) Alexander Mogilny (4) – 04:38 06:20 – Mark Recchi (1)10:34 – pp – John LeClair (1) No scoring No scoring Ed Belfour 32 saves / 36 shots Roman Cechmanek 16 saves / 17 shots April 14 3–4 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-tor/2003/04/14/2002030143#game=2002030143,game_state=final 08:39 – Robert Reichel (1) Eric Weinrich (2) – 04:02Eric Desjardins (2) – 08:02 02:18 – pp – Tomas Kaberle (1)16:00 – Alexander Mogilny (5) No scoring No scoring Mark Recchi (2) – 02:59 07:20 – Tomas Kaberle (2) No scoring Ed Belfour 36 saves / 39 shots Roman Cechmanek 37 saves / 41 shots April 16 3–2 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-tor/2003/04/16/2002030144#game=2002030144,game_state=final 04:06 – sh – Travis Green (1) Mark Recchi (3) – 01:16 No scoring Jeremy Roenick (2) – 00:54 01:51 – pp – Mats Sundin (1) No scoring No scoring Mark Recchi (4) – 13:54 Ed Belfour 72 saves / 75 shots Roman Cechmanek 36 saves / 38 shots April 19 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-phi/2003/04/19/2002030145#game=2002030145,game_state=final Aki Berg (1) – 02:34 14:30 – pp – Sami Kapanen (1)16:25 – Dmitri Yushkevich (1) No scoring 14:35 – Simon Gagne (2) No scoring 08:41 – pp – Sami Kapanen (2) Ed Belfour 25 saves / 29 shots Roman Cechmanek 22 saves / 23 shots April 21 1–2 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-tor/2003/04/21/2002030146#game=2002030146,game_state=final 10:35 – Robert Reichel (2) No scoring No scoring Jeremy Roenick (3) – 15:23 No scoring No scoring 10:51 – Travis Green (2) No scoring Ed Belfour 35 saves / 36 shots Roman Cechmanek 34 saves / 36 shots April 22 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-phi/2003/04/22/2002030147#game=2002030147,game_state=final No scoring 16:23 – Simon Gagne (3)19:08 – Justin Williams (1) Gary Roberts (1) – 13:50 08:18 – Keith Primeau (1)16:16 – Mark Recchi (5)19:22 – pp – Mark Recchi (6) No scoring 08:28 – Claude Lapointe (1) Ed Belfour 30 saves / 36 shots Roman Cechmanek 18 saves / 19 shots Philadelphia won series 4–3 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers The Dallas Stars finished first in the Western Conference with 111 points. The Edmonton Oilers finished as the eighth seed in the Western Conference with 92 points. This was the sixth playoff meeting within the last seven years and the eighth overall between these two teams; Dallas won five of the previous seven playoff series. They last met in the 2001 Western Conference Quarterfinals which Dallas won in six games. Dallas won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. In game one, Edmonton scored two goals in the second period 3:48 apart to take the lead and then win the game 2–1.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304090DAL.html Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 9, 2003 Hockey Reference August 26, 2003 Dallas controlled game two by allowing only 13 shots on goal, and five different players scored in a 6–1 victory including Scott Young who had two goals and an assist.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304110DAL.html Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 11, 2003 Hockey Reference August 26, 2003 In game three, Edmonton scored three times within 3:05 to take a 3–2 lead early in the third period to win the game. Eric Brewer assisted on two of the goals.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304130EDM.html Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 13, 2003 Hockey Reference August 26, 2016 The Stars evened the series in game four by scoring 23 seconds apart in the third period taking a 3–1 victory as a result.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304150EDM.html Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 15, 2003 Hockey Reference August 26, 2003 In game five, Sergei Zubov scored two goals in a 5–2 win for the Stars.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304170DAL.html Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Box Score Sports Reference April 17, 2003 Hockey Reference August 26, 2016 Although Edmonton tied the game in the second period after being down two goals, Mike Modano's goal at 13:08 of the third period proved to be the series-winner.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304190EDM.html Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers Box Score Sports Reference April 19, 2003 Hockey Reference August 26, 2016 Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars Skyreach Centre American Airlines Center April 9 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/2003/04/09/2002030151#game=2002030151,game_state=final No scoring 08:52 – pp – Mike Modano (1) Ryan Smyth (1) – sh – 03:22Shawn Horcoff (1) – 07:10 No scoring No scoring No scoring Tommy Salo 20 saves / 21 shots Marty Turco 21 saves / 23 shots April 11 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/2003/04/11/2002030152#game=2002030152,game_state=final Marty Reasoner (1) – pp – 06:35 10:03 – pp – Sergei Zubov (1)14:12 – pp – Scott Young (1)19:10 – Scott Young (2) No scoring 18:52 – Jason Arnott (1) No scoring 04:21 – Mike Modano (2)06:39 – pp – Ulf Dahlen (1) Tommy Salo 24 saves / 29 shotsJussi Markkanen 11 saves / 12 shots Marty Turco 12 saves / 13 shots April 13 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-edm/2003/04/13/2002030153#game=2002030153,game_state=final No scoring Jason Arnott (2) – pp – 10:50 No scoring No scoring 02:33 – Georges Laraque (1)04:40 – Fernando Pisani (1)05:38 – Radek Dvorak (1) Jere Lehtinen (1) – 03:23 Tommy Salo 30 saves / 32 shots Marty Turco 22 saves / 25 shots April 15 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-edm/2003/04/15/2002030154#game=2002030154,game_state=final No scoring Sergei Zubov (2) – 01:18 No scoring No scoring 02:07 – Shawn Horcoff (2) Stu Barnes (1) – 05:52Niko Kapanen (1) – 06:15 Tommy Salo 25 saves / 28 shots Marty Turco 23 saves / 24 shots April 17 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-dal/2003/04/17/2002030155#game=2002030155,game_state=final No scoring 09:02 – pp – Scott Young (3)09:55 – pp – Sergei Zubov (3) No scoring 05:34 – Mike Modano (3) Mike Comrie (1) – 09:58Eric Brewer (1) – 18:08 05:39 – Sergei Zubov (4)19:33 – en – Manny Malhotra (1) Tommy Salo 23 saves / 27 shots Marty Turco 15 saves / 17 shots April 19 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-edm/2003/04/19/2002030156#game=2002030156,game_state=final No scoring Scott Young (4) – 00:43Philippe Boucher (1) – 10:39 02:22 – Ryan Smyth (2)08:34 – Shawn Horcoff (3) No scoring No scoring Mike Modano (4) – 13:08 Tommy Salo 21 saves / 24 shots Marty Turco 30 saves / 32 shots Dallas won series 4–2 (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim The Detroit Red Wings finished as the second seed in the Western Conference, winning the Central Division with 110 points. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim finished as the seventh seed with 95 points (losing the tiebreaker with Minnesota in total wins). This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with Detroit winning both previous series via four-game sweeps. They last met in the 1999 Western Conference Quarterfinals which Detroit won in four games. Detroit won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. For the first time in their history, Anaheim won a series in a four-game sweep. In game one, the score remained tied 1–1 through three periods of play. In the first overtime, Luc Robitaille appeared to score the game-winner with most Detroit players heading down the locker room when replay actually showed the puck hit the crossbar and post but stayed out.Foster Chris Elliott Helene April 12, 2003 Red Wings More Rested, Used to Playoff Grind https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-12-sp-duxrep12-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130626223010/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/12/sports/sp-duxrep12 live June 26, 2013 The Los Angeles Times August 27, 2016 Finally in the third overtime, Paul Kariya scored at 3:18 to end the game; Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 63 saves in the 2–1 win for the Mighty Ducks.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304100DET.html Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Detroit Red Wings Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 10, 2003 Hockey Reference August 27, 2016 Rob Niedermayer had two assists in the Mighty Ducks' 3–2 victory in game two.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304120DET.html Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Detroit Red Wings Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 12, 2003 Hockey Reference August 27, 2016 Detroit almost tied the game in game three cutting the deficit to one goal late in the third period, however the Mighty Ducks would reign victorious in a 2–1 triumph with J.S. Giguere making 36 saves in the process.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304140MDA.html Detroit Red Wings at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 14, 2003 Hockey Reference August 27, 2016 Anaheim ended Detroit's season in the first overtime of game four on Steve Rucchin's goal.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304160MDA.html Detroit Red Wings at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 16, 2003 Hockey Reference August 27, 2016 The Red Wings became only the second defending Stanley Cup champions to be swept in four games the following year in a first round series, the other being the 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs. They also became only the third defending Stanley Cup champions to be swept in four games the following year in any round series, joining the 1952 Maple Leafs and 1995 New York Rangers. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Detroit Red Wings Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Joe Louis Arena April 10 2–1 3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2003/04/10/2002030161#game=2002030161,game_state=final Adam Oates (1) – 15:33 04:15 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Paul Kariya (1) – 03:18 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 63 saves / 64 shots Curtis Joseph 42 saves / 44 shots April 12 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2003/04/12/2002030162#game=2002030162,game_state=final Stanislav Chistov (1) – 07:17 No scoring No scoring 02:14 – Jason Woolley (1)06:39 – Luc Robitaille (1) Jason Krog (1) – 13:34Steve Thomas (1) – 15:46 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 34 saves / 36 shots Curtis Joseph 20 saves / 23 shots April 14 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2003/04/14/2002030163#game=2002030163,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 02:31 – Samuel Pahlsson (1) No scoring 01:44 – Stanislav Chistov (2) Tomas Holmstrom (1) – pp – 13:44 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 36 saves / 37 shots Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 26 shots April 16 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2003/04/16/2002030164#game=2002030164,game_state=final 15:08 – Paul Kariya (2) Henrik Zetterberg (1) – 13:23 No scoring No scoring 04:35 – Jason Krog (2) Sergei Fedorov (1) – 17:45 06:53 – Steve Rucchin (1) No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 32 saves / 34 shots Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 27 shots Anaheim won series 4–0 (3) Colorado Avalanche vs. (6) Minnesota Wild The Colorado Avalanche finished as the third seed in the Western Conference, winning the Northwest Division with 105 points. The Minnesota Wild finished as the sixth seed in the Western Conference with 95 points (winning the tiebreaker with Anaheim in total wins). This was the Wild's first playoff appearance since joining the League in 2000. This was also the first time since 1992 that an NHL team from Minnesota made the playoffs. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Colorado won this year's four game regular season series earning six of eight points. The Minnesota Wild came back from a 3–1 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche in seven games. In game one, Minnesota scored three goals in the second period, two on the power play, to win the game 4–2.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304100COL.html Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 10, 2003 Hockey Reference August 28, 2016 Colorado vanquished the Wild in game two with defenceman Rob Blake assisting twice in a 3–2 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304120COL.html Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 12, 2003 Hockey Reference August 28, 2016 Patrick Roy earned his 23rd and final playoff shutout in game three stopping all 18 shots he faced in a 3–0 win for the Avalanche.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304120COL.html Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 14, 2003 Hockey Reference August 28, 2016 In game four, Minnesota Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire replaced goaltender Dwayne Roloson who had given up two goals, both to Joe Sakic, on four shots with Manny Fernandez. The switch did not help the Wild as they fell to the Avalanche in a 3–1 loss.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304160MIN.html Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 16, 2003 Hockey Reference August 28, 2016 Minnesota gained a 3–0 lead within the first two periods of game five before they had to withstand a comeback by the Avalanche in the third period notching the score within one goal. The Wild forced a sixth game with a 3–2 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304190COL.html Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 19, 2003 Hockey Reference August 28, 2016 Game six was a scoreless affair until the third period in which both teams each scored twice with Greg de Vries scoring the tying goal for the Avalanche with 1:32 left in the third period. In overtime, Richard Park scored his second goal of the game for the Wild to force a seventh game.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304210MIN.html Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 21, 2016 Hockey Reference August 28, 2016 In game seven, the Avalanche twice had one goal leads before the Wild tied the game a minute and a half later. Finally in overtime, Minnesota completed the comeback with Andrew Brunette's goal to send the Wild to the Conference Semifinals.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304220COL.html Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 22, 2003 Hockey Reference August 28, 2016 This game was also Patrick Roy's last NHL game as he announced his retirement during the offseason. Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche Xcel Energy Center Pepsi Center April 10 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2003/04/10/2002030171#game=2002030171,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Filip Kuba (1) – pp – 05:33Marian Gaborik (1) – pp – 09:28Wes Walz (1) – 09:53 13:22 – Joe Sakic (1) Andrew Brunette (1) – 16:00 17:01 – Milan Hejduk (1) Dwayne Roloson 39 saves / 41 shots Patrick Roy 23 saves / 27 shots April 12 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2003/04/12/2002030172#game=2002030172,game_state=final Wes Walz (2) – sh – 08:09 04:22 – pp – Milan Hejduk (2)14:41 – Greg de Vries (1) No scoring No scoring Andrew Brunette (1) – pp – 19:24 05:49 – Brian Willsie (1) Dwayne Roloson 25 saves / 28 shots Patrick Roy 24 saves / 26 shots April 14 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2003/04/14/2002030173#game=2002030173,game_state=final No scoring Alex Tanguay (1) – 03:33 No scoring Joe Sakic (2) – 13:58 No scoring Peter Forsberg (1) – pp – 07:55 Dwayne Roloson 15 saves / 18 shots Patrick Roy 18 saves / 18 shots April 16 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2003/04/16/2002030174#game=2002030174,game_state=final No scoring Joe Sakic (3) – 06:10Joe Sakic (4) – pp – 08:04 No scoring No scoring 17:20 – pp – Marian Gaborik (2) Dan Hinote (1) – 18:41 Dwayne Roloson 2 saves / 4 shotsManny Fernandez 16 saves / 17 shots Patrick Roy 24 saves / 25 shots April 19 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2003/04/19/2002030175#game=2002030175,game_state=final Willie Mitchell (1) – 03:41 No scoring Filip Kuba (2) – pp – 03:45Pascal Dupuis (1) – 18:42 No scoring No scoring 02:01 – Steven Reinprecht (1)19:32 – Rob Blake (1) Manny Fernandez 26 saves / 28 shots Patrick Roy 25 saves / 28 shots April 21 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2003/04/21/2002030176#game=2002030176,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:45 – Richard Park (1)12:06 – Marian Gaborik (3) Joe Sakic (5) – 16:34Greg de Vries (2) – 18:28 04:22 – Richard Park (2) No scoring Manny Fernandez 22 saves / 24 shots Patrick Roy 20 saves / 23 shots April 22 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2003/04/22/2002030177#game=2002030177,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Pascal Dupuis (2) – pp – 07:38 06:16 – Peter Forsberg (2) Marian Gaborik (4) – pp – 15:32 13:15 – pp – Joe Sakic (6) Andrew Brunette (3) – 03:25 No scoring Manny Fernandez 43 saves / 45 shots Patrick Roy 27 saves / 30 shots Minnesota won series 4–3 (4) Vancouver Canucks vs. (5) St. Louis Blues The Vancouver Canucks finished as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 104 points. The St. Louis Blues finished as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with 99 points. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous series was during the 1995 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Vancouver won in seven games. Vancouver won this year's four game regular season series earning five of eight points. The Vancouver Canucks became the first team in league history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit for the third time in team history, defeating St. Louis in seven games. In game one, goaltender Chris Osgood stopped all 20 shots and Alexander Khavanov scored twice for the Blues in a 6–0 win.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304100VAN.html St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 10, 2003 Hockey Reference August 31, 2016 Game two saw both Trent Klatt and Ed Jovanovski score power-play goals for the Canucks in a 2–1 victory.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030182 St Louis Blues 1 @ Vancouver Canucks 2 Hockey Summary Project April 12, 2003 Flyers History August 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081019/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030182 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Doug Weight scored twice and added an assist for the Blues' 3–1 win in game three.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304140STL.html Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 14, 2003 Hockey Reference August 31, 2016 In game four, Martin Rucinsky scored twice and recorded an assist for the Blues in their 4–1 win against the Canucks.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304160STL.html Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 16, 2003 Hockey Reference August 31, 2016 Five players scored in the Canucks' 5–3 victory in game five.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304180VAN.html St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks Box Score Sports Reference LLc April 18, 2003 Hockey Reference August 31, 2016 Markus Naslund helped the Canucks force a seventh game by scoring a goal and two assists in a 4–3 win in game six.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304200STL.html Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 20, 2003 Hockey Reference August 31, 2016 The Canucks finished the comeback in game seven with help from goaltender Dan Cloutier, who made 33 saves and both Trevor Linden and Brendan Morrison scored a goal and an assist in a 4–1 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304220VAN.html St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 22, 2003 Hockey Reference August 31, 2016 St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks General Motors Place Savvis Center April 10 6–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-van/2003/04/10/2002030181#game=2002030181,game_state=final Cory Stillman (1) – pp – 01:30Tyson Nash (1) – 02:01 No scoring Keith Tkachuk (1) – 01:38Alexander Khavanov (1) – pp – 15:05 No scoring Alexander Khavanov (2) – 10:10Doug Weight (1) – pp – 16:18 No scoring Chris Osgood 20 saves / 20 shots Dan Cloutier 23 saves / 29 shots April 12 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-van/2003/04/12/2002030182#game=2002030182,game_state=final No scoring 03:33 – pp – Trent Klatt (1) No scoring 18:54 – pp – Ed Jovanovski (1) Pavol Demitra (1) – pp – 19:05 No scoring Chris Osgood 21 saves / 23 shots Dan Cloutier 26 saves / 27 shots April 14 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-stl/2003/04/14/2002030183#game=2002030183,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 01:44 – Pavol Demitra (2)10:07 – pp– Doug Weight (2) Marek Malik (1) – pp – 18:53 19:41 – pp-en – Doug Weight (3) No scoring Chris Osgood 13 saves / 14 shots Dan Cloutier 21 saves / 23 shots April 16 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-stl/2003/04/16/2002030184#game=2002030184,game_state=final No scoring Markus Naslund (1) – 11:57 04:35 – Chris Pronger (1)15:07 – Dallas Drake (1) No scoring 14:09 – Martin Rucinsky (1)15:46 – Martin Rucinsky (2) No scoring Chris Osgood 32 saves / 33 shots Dan Cloutier 16 saves / 20 shots April 18 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-van/2003/04/18/2002030185#game=2002030185,game_state=final No scoring 02:15 – Brent Sopel (1) Tyson Nash (2) – 07:02 08:36 – Todd Bertuzzi (1)16:24 – Brendan Morrison (1)18:28 – pp – Markus Naslund (2) Cory Stillman (2) – pp – 07:57Martin Rucinsky (3) – 19:04 19:11 – Sami Salo (1) Chris Osgood 30 saves / 35 shots Dan Cloutier 29 saves / 32 shots April 20 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-stl/2003/04/20/2002030186#game=2002030186,game_state=final 10:42 – pp – Doug Weight (4) Markus Naslund (3) – 03:49Mattias Ohlund (1) – 14:25 No scoring Henrik Sedin (1) – pp – 08:52Ed Jovanovski (2) – pp – 16:12 06:21 – pp – Eric Boguniecki (1)10:13 – pp – Doug Weight (5) No scoring Chris Osgood 22 saves / 26 shots Dan Cloutier 29 saves / 32 shots April 22 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-van/2003/04/22/2002030187#game=2002030187,game_state=final Martin Rucinsky (4) – 01:00 11:54 – Henrik Sedin (2) No scoring 07:20 – Brendan Morrison (2)12:25 – pp – Markus Naslund (4) No scoring 00:28 – sh – Trevor Linden (1) Chris Osgood 28 saves / 32 shots Dan Cloutier 33 saves / 34 shots Vancouver won series 4–3 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Ottawa Senators vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers This was the second consecutive playoff meeting and second overall between these two teams; Ottawa won in the previous year's Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in five games. The teams split this year's four game regular season series. The Senators defeated the Flyers in six games. In game one, Ottawa came back from a two-goal deficit in the first period to win 4–2.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304250OTT.html Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 25, 2003 Hockey Reference September 1, 2016 The Flyers shutout the Senators in game two 2–0; goaltender Roman Cechmanek made 33 saves in the effort.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304270OTT.html Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 27, 2003 Hockey Reference September 1, 2016 In overtime of game three, Wade Redden scored to give the Senators a 3–2 win over the Flyers.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304290PHI.html Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 29, 2003 Hockey Reference September 1, 2016 Michal Handzus scored the only goal in the Flyers' 1–0 win in game four with Cechmanek stopping all 28 shots he faced.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305010PHI.html Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 1, 2003 Hockey Reference September 1, 2016 In game five, Marian Hossa had two assists in the Senators 5–2 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305030OTT.html Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 3, 2003 Hockey Reference September 1, 2016 In game six, Ottawa limited the Flyers to just one goal while the Senators themselves laid five goals on Philadelphia each from different players. Ottawa won the game 5–1 and advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time in their history.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305050PHI.html Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 5, 2003 Hockey Reference September 1, 2016 Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Wachovia Center April 25 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-ott/2003/04/25/2002030211#game=2002030211,game_state=final Tony Amonte (1) – 01:19Sami Kapanen (3) – 10:48 No scoring No scoring 02:34 – Martin Havlat (2)05:33 – Marian Hossa (4)09:32 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (1) No scoring 11:49 – Zdeno Chara (1) Roman Cechmanek 13 saves / 17 shots Patrick Lalime 23 saves / 25 shots April 27 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-ott/2003/04/27/2002030212#game=2002030212,game_state=final Simon Gagne (4) – 06:57 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mark Recchi (7) – 13:02 No scoring Roman Cechmanek 33 saves / 33 shots Patrick Lalime 21 saves / 23 shots April 29 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-phi/2003/04/29/2002030213#game=2002030213,game_state=final 04:35 – John LeClair (2) No scoring 12:46 – Sami Kapanen (4) Daniel Alfredsson (2) – pp – 01:06 No scoring Marian Hossa (5) – pp – 00:22 No scoring Wade Redden (1) – 06:43 Roman Cechmanek 24 saves / 27 shots Patrick Lalime 20 saves / 22 shots May 1 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-phi/2003/05/01/2002030214 17:06 – Michal Handzus (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Roman Cechmanek 28 saves / 28 shots Patrick Lalime 25 saves / 26 shots May 3 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-ott/2003/05/03/2002030215#game=2002030215,game_state=final Claude Lapointe (2) – 00:21 07:15 – Bryan Smolinski (1)15:24 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (3) No scoring 08:07 – Martin Havlat (3)09:56 – pp – Radek Bonk (3) Radovan Somik (1) – 07:55 06:59 – sh – Peter Schaefer (1) Roman Cechmanek 12 saves / 16 shotsRobert Esche 13 saves / 14 shots Patrick Lalime 17 saves / 19 shots May 5 5–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-phi/2003/05/05/2002030216#game=2002030216,game_state=final No scoring Peter Schaefer (2) – 02:41Mike Fisher (2) – sh – 07:00 18:07 – Michal Handzus (2) Daniel Alfredsson (4) – pp – 14:06Bryan Smolinski (2) – 16:27 No scoring Martin Havlat (4) – 13:37 Roman Cechmanek 25 saves / 30 shots Patrick Lalime 18 saves / 19 shots Ottawa won series 4–2 (2) New Jersey Devils vs. (3) Tampa Bay Lightning This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. The Devils defeated the Lightning in five games. In game one, Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur stopped all 15 shots he faced in a 3–0 win.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304240NJD.html Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 24, 2003 Hockey Reference September 3, 2016 Although the Lightning led twice in game two, the Devils were able to tie the score twice and in overtime Jamie Langenbrunner's goal at 2:09 gave New Jersey a 3–2 victory.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030222 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 @ New Jersey Devils 3 Hockey Summary Project April 26, 2003 Flyers History September 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122102/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030222 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all In game three, Tampa Bay built a 3–0 lead in the first period until New Jersey tied it up in the second period. In the third period, Dave Andreychuk scored the game-winning goal for the Lightning; Tampa Bay won 4–3.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030223 New Jersey Devils 3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Hockey Summary Project April 28, 2003 Flyers History September 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123139/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030223 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Scott Gomez scored a goal and an assist for the Devils in their 3–1 victory over the Lightning in game four.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304300TBL.html New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 30, 2003 Hockey Reference September 3, 2016 After the teams each scored once in the first period of game five, neither team scored for four consecutive periods, including two overtime periods. Finally at 11:12 of the third overtime, Grant Marshall scored the series winner for the Devils in a 2–1 victory.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030225 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 @ New Jersey Devils 2 Hockey Summary Project May 2, 2003 Flyers History September 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115422/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030225 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena St. Pete Times Forum April 24 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-njd/2003/04/24/2002030221#game=2002030221,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 07:41 – Jamie Langenbrunner (6)11:28 – John Madden (3)17:09 – Turner Stevenson (1) Nikolai Khabibulin 29 saves / 32 shots Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 15 shots April 26 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-njd/2003/04/26/2002030222#game=2002030222,game_state=final Chris Dingman (1) – 12:25 No Scoring Martin St. Louis (6) – sh – 19:38 19:26 – pp – Brian Rafalski (2) No Scoring 10:26 – Grant Marshall (1) No Scoring 02:09 – Jamie Langenbrunner (7) Nikolai Khabibulin 33 saves / 36 shots Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots April 28 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-tbl/2003/04/28/2002030223#game=2002030223,game_state=final 04:19 – pp – Vaclav Prospal (4)09:21 – Martin St. Louis (7)16:16 – Fredrik Modin (2) No Scoring No Scoring John Madden (4) – pp – 06:38Grant Marshall (2) – 07:34Jeff Friesen (2) – 15:06 06:08 – Dave Andreychuk (3) No Scoring Nikolai Khabibulin 24 saves / 27 shots Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 29 shots April 30 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-tbl/2003/04/30/2002030224#game=2002030224,game_state=final 11:30 – Jassen Cullimore (1) Scott Gomez (1) – 04:52Patrik Elias (1) – 16:33 No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring Scott Stevens (2) – pp – 13:13 Nikolai Khabibulin 23 saves / 26 shots Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 26 shots May 2 1–2 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-njd/2003/05/02/2002030225#game=2002030225,game_state=final Nikita Alexeev (1) – 11:18 13:27 – pp – Scott Niedermayer (2) No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 11:12 – Grant Marshall (3) John Grahame 46 saves / 48 shots Martin Brodeur 38 saves / 39 shots New Jersey won series 4–1 Western Conference semifinals (1) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. Game one is the fifth longest playoff game in NHL history.https://www.nhl.com/news/nhls-longest-playoff-games/c-630492 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306091931/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhls-longest-playoff-games/c-630492 dead March 6, 2016 NHL's Longest Playoff Games NHL Enterprise, L.P. May 2, 2012 NHL.com September 3, 2016 The Mighty Ducks defeated the Stars in six games. In game one, Anaheim gained a 3–1 lead midway through the second period, until Dallas tied the score with 2:47 left in the third period. After four scoreless overtime periods, Petr Sykora scored 48 seconds into the fifth overtime to give the Mighty Ducks a 4–3 victory in the fifth-longest game in NHL history.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030231 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 @ Dallas Stars 3 Hockey Summary Project April 24, 2003 Flyers History September 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095050/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030231 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Sykora continued his point streak in game two, assisting on all three goals in a 3–2 overtime win for Anaheim.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304260DAL.html Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Dallas Stars Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 26, 2003 Hockey Reference September 5, 2016 Jere Lehtinen scored twice for Dallas in game three, closing out a 2–1 win on Marty Turco's 31-save performance.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304280MDA.html Dallas Stars at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 28, 2003 Hockey Reference September 5, 2016 In game four, J.S. Giguere stopped all 28 shots he faced and Mike Leclerc scored the only goal with 1:47 left in the game in a 1–0 affair for the Mighty Ducks.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304300MDA.html Dallas Stars at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 30, 2003 Hockey Reference September 5, 2016 The Dallas Stars stayed alive in game five, forcing a sixth game with two goals from Niko Kapanen.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305030DAL.html Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Dallas Stars Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 3, 2003 Hockey Reference September 5, 2016 In game six, the Mighty Ducks closed out the series and were able to move onto the Conference Finals on Sandis Ozolinsh's goal which gave Anaheim a 4–3 lead with 1:06 left in the third period.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030236 Dallas Stars 3 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 Hockey Summary Project May 5, 2003 Flyers History September 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160916133937/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030236 September 16, 2016 dead mdy-all Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim American Airlines Center April 24 4–3 5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-dal/2003/04/24/2002030231#game=2002030231,game_state=final Jason Krog (3) – 13:08 17:39 – Derian Hatcher (1) Rob Niedermayer (1) – sh – 04:04Steve Rucchin (2) – 08:58 16:32 – Jason Arnott (3) No scoring 17:13 – Brenden Morrow (1) Petr Sykora (1) – 00:48 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 60 saves / 63 shots Marty Turco 50 saves / 54 shots April 26 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-dal/2003/04/26/2002030232#game=2002030232,game_state=final Adam Oates (2) – pp – 10:17 19:58 – pp – Brenden Morrow (2) No scoring 08:39 – Mike Modano (5) Rob Niedermayer (2) – 18:51 No scoring Mike Leclerc (1) – 01:44 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 29 saves / 31 shotsMartin Gerber 0 saves / 0 shots Marty Turco 24 saves / 27 shots April 28 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-ana/2003/04/28/2002030233#game=2002030233,game_state=final 16:09 – pp – Steve Rucchin (3) Jere Lehtinen (2) – 02:24 No scoring Jere Lehtinen (3) – pp – 03:41 No scoring No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 30 saves / 32 shots Marty Turco 31 saves / 32 shots April 30 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-ana/2003/04/30/2002030234#game=2002030234,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 18:13 – pp – Mike Leclerc (2) No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 28 saves / 28 shots Marty Turco 21 saves / 22 shots May 3 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-dal/2003/05/03/2002030235#game=2002030235,game_state=final No scoring 09:20 – Rob DiMaio (1)14:20 – Stu Barnes (2) No scoring 18:10 – sh – Niko Kapanen (2) Paul Kariya (3) – 04:02 15:12 – Niko Kapanen (3) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 16 saves / 19 shotsMartin Gerber 5 saves / 6 shots Marty Turco 14 saves / 15 shots May 5 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-ana/2003/05/05/2002030236#game=2002030236,game_state=final No scoring Kirk Muller (1) – 05:10 02:25 – pp – Steve Thomas (2)04:23 – Stanislav Chistov (3) Niko Kapanen (4) – 14:20 03:22 – Ruslan Salei (1)18:54 – Sandis Ozolinsh (1) Brenden Morrow (3) – pp – 14:49 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 29 shots Marty Turco 22 saves / 26 shots Anaheim won series 4–2 (4) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Minnesota Wild This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split this year's five-game regular season series. Both teams had come off of 3–1 comebacks in the first round, and fittingly enough, the same thing happened in this series. The Minnesota Wild became the first team in NHL history to come back from being down 3–1 twice in one playoff season to win both series in seven games. In game one, Markus Naslund and Trent Klatt each had a goal an assist in Vancouver's 4–3 victory.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304250VAN.html Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 25, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 Minnesota tied the series in game two via Pascal Dupuis's two assists and Marian Gaborik's goal and assist.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304270VAN.html Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 27, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 In game three, Markus Naslund assisted on two of Vancouver's goals.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200304290MIN.html Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild Box Score Sports Reference LLC April 29, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 Brent Sopel scored the game-winner in overtime in game four as the Canucks took a 3–1 series lead.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030244 Vancouver Canucks 3 @ Minnesota Wild 2 Hockey Summary Project May 2, 2003 Flyers History September 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125325/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030244 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Minnesota began their comeback in game five outscoring Vancouver 7–2 with Cliff Ronning scoring two of those goals.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305050VAN.html Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 5, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 Minnesota continued to outscore Vancouver into game six, with Ronning assisting thrice on the Wild's 5–1 effort.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305070MIN.html Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 7, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 In game seven, Vancouver took a 2–0 lead midway through the second period, however, Minnesota's three goals in the third period sealed their fate. Minnesota won the game 4–2 and moved onto the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030247 Minnesota Wild 4 @ Vancouver Canucks 2 Hockey Summary Project May 8, 2003 Flyers History September 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072411/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030247 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks General Motors Place Xcel Energy Center April 25 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2003/04/25/2002030241#game=2002030241,game_state=final Sergei Zholtok (1) – 17:08 No scoring No scoring 01:33 – sh – Ed Jovanovski (3) Wes Walz (3) – 02:58Wes Walz (4) – 08:11 11:12 – Markus Naslund (5)19:58 – Matt Cooke (1) No scoring 03:42 – pp – Trent Klatt (2) Manny Fernandez 35 saves / 39 shots Dan Cloutier 18 saves / 21 shots April 27 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2003/04/27/2002030242#game=2002030242,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Marian Gaborik (5) – 04:40 17:18 – Ed Jovanovski (4) Sergei Zholtok (2) – 01:02Wes Walz (5) – 02:05 18:28 – Mattias Ohlund (2) Dwayne Roloson 29 saves / 31 shots Dan Cloutier 15 saves / 18 shots April 29 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-min/2003/04/29/2002030243#game=2002030243,game_state=final 11:47 – pp – Filip Kuba (3) Brendan Morrison (3) – pp – 06:25 10:08 – pp – Marian Gaborik (6) Ed Jovanovski (5) – pp – 04:34Daniel Sedin (1) – pp – 12:33 No scoring No scoring Dwayne Roloson 10 saves / 13 shots Dan Cloutier 16 saves / 18 shots May 2 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-min/2003/05/02/2002030244#game=2002030244,game_state=final 19:22 – Marian Gaborik (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring 03:14 – Marian Gaborik (8) Matt Cooke (2) – 02:09Ed Jovanovski (6) – 17:54 No scoring Brent Sopel (2) – pp – 15:52 Manny Fernandez 27 saves / 30 shots Dan Cloutier 25 saves / 27 shots May 5 7–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2003/05/05/2002030245#game=2002030245,game_state=final Richard Park (3) – 03:20 18:13 – Brendan Morrison (4) Cliff Ronning (1) – pp – 01:08Jason Marshall (1) – 07:44Andrew Brunette (4) – 10:16Marian Gaborik (9) – 12:47Cliff Ronning (2) – 16:07 19:17 – Henrik Sedin (3) Wes Walz (6) – sh – 16:20 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 25 saves / 27 shots Dan Cloutier 15 saves / 21 shotsAlex Auld 4 saves / 5 shots May 7 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-min/2003/05/07/2002030246#game=2002030246,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 05:22 – pp – Andrew Brunette (5)15:31 – pp – Lubomir Sekeras (1) No scoring 06:57 – Darby Hendrickson (1)09:25 – Antti Laaksonen (1)10:37 – pp – Andrew Brunette (6) Ed Jovanovski (7) – pp – 08:57 Dwayne Roloson 30 saves / 31 shots Dan Cloutier 18 saves / 23 shots May 8 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2003/05/08/2002030247#game=2002030247,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Pascal Dupuis (3) – 15:30 11:29 – Mattias Ohlund (3)12:30 – Todd Bertuzzi (2) Wes Walz (7) – 08:05Darby Hendrickson (2) – 14:48Pascal Dupuis (4) – pp – 17:27 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 24 saves / 26 shots Dan Cloutier 12 saves / 16 shots Minnesota won series 4–3 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (1) Ottawa Senators vs. (2) New Jersey Devils This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous series was during the 1998 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals which Ottawa won in six games. Ottawa won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Devils defeated the Senators in seven games after giving up a 3–1 series lead. After giving up a 2–0 lead in game one, the Senators won in overtime on Shaun Van Allen's goal giving Ottawa a 3–2 win.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030311 New Jersey Devils 2 @ Ottawa Senators 3 Hockey Summary Project May 10, 2003 Flyers History September 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102457/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030311 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all In game two, Jay Pandolfo scored a goal and an assist to help the Devils win 4–1.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305130OTT.html New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 13, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 Game three was a low-scoring affair as Sergei Brylin had the only goal in the Devils' 1–0 victory; Martin Brodeur stopped all 24 shots he faced.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305150NJD.html Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 15, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 New Jersey scored three times in the third period to take game four 5–2 and extend their home winning streak to eight games.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030314 Ottawa Senators 2 @ New Jersey Devils 5 Hockey Summary Project May 17, 2003 Flyers History September 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140904/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030314 September 24, 2015 dead mdy-all Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist during game five in the Senators' 3–1 victory forcing a sixth game.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305190OTT.html New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 19, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 In overtime of game six, both teams were deadlocked at one goal each until Chris Phillips scored the game-winner for the Senators becoming the fourth team this season to force a seventh game after facing a 3–1 series deficit.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305210NJD.html Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 21, 2003 Hockey Reference September 6, 2016 In game seven, Ottawa scored the first goal, but Jamie Langenbrunner, who did not score a goal in this series up until this game, scored twice in the second period. Ottawa tied it up early in the third period on Radek Bonk's goal. The game looked like it was going into overtime, until Jeff Friesen of the Devils gave New Jersey the lead with 2:14 left in the third period. New Jersey hung on for a 3–2 victory, moving onto the Stanley Cup Finals for the fourth time in franchise history, and avoiding the same fates as St. Louis, Colorado, and Vancouver.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030317 New Jersey Devils 3 @ Ottawa Senators 2 Hockey Summary Project May 23, 2003 Flyers History September 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090552/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030317 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all New Jersey Devils Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Continental Airlines Arena May 10 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ott/2003/05/10/2002030311#game=2002030311,game_state=final No Scoring 06:10 – Chris Neil (1)07:23 – Todd White (4) Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – 14:19Jay Pandolfo (2) – 16:51 No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 03:08 – Shaun Van Allen (1) Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 30 shots Patrick Lalime 32 saves / 34 shots May 13 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ott/2003/05/13/2002030312#game=2002030312,game_state=final Tommy Albelin (1) – 04:15Jeff Friesen (3) – 17:21 No Scoring John Madden (5) – 16:33 02:02 – Radek Bonk (4) Jay Pandolfo (3) – 14:29 No Scoring Martin Brodeur 30 saves / 31 shots Patrick Lalime 17 saves / 21 shots May 15 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-njd/2003/05/15/2002030313#game=2002030313,game_state=final 10:48 – Sergei Brylin (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 24 shots Patrick Lalime 23 saves / 24 shots May 17 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-njd/2003/05/17/2002030314#game=2002030314,game_state=final 07:25 – pp – Grant Marshall (4) Karel Rachunek (1) – 19:45 16:43 – Jay Pandolfo (4) Vaclav Varada (2) – 07:08 00:41 – pp – Jeff Friesen (4)04:17 – Patrik Elias (2)07:35 – sh – John Madden (6) No Scoring Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots Patrick Lalime 15 saves / 20 shots May 19 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ott/2003/05/19/2002030315#game=2002030315,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring Scott Stevens (3) – 06:19 03:59 – sh – Todd White (5) No Scoring 07:59 – Martin Havlat (5)12:28 – pp – Jason Spezza (1) Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 18 shots Patrick Lalime 21 saves / 22 shots May 21 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-njd/2003/05/21/2002030316#game=2002030316,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring Radek Bonk (5) – pp – 17:49 02:41 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (3) No Scoring No Scoring Chris Phillips (2) – 15:51 Martin Brodeur 32 saves / 34 shots Patrick Lalime 30 saves / 31 shots May 23 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ott/2003/05/23/2002030317#game=2002030317,game_state=final No Scoring 03:33 – Magnus Arvedson (1) Jamie Langenbrunner (8) – 03:52Jamie Langenbrunner (9) – 05:46 No Scoring Jeff Friesen (5) – 17:46 01:53 – Radek Bonk (6) Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 26 shots Patrick Lalime 24 saves / 27 shots New Jersey won series 4–3 Western Conference final (6) Minnesota Wild vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was the first Western Conference Final since 1994 to not feature either the Detroit Red Wings or Colorado Avalanche. This was the first Conference Finals appearance for both teams; the Mighty Ducks made the Conference Finals in their tenth season, while the Wild did so in their third season; the teams entered the NHL in 1993 and 2000, respectively. Anaheim won this year's four-game regular season series earning five of eight points. Anaheim earned their second four-game sweep this playoffs season. Anaheim also only allowed one goal in the four games they played against Minnesota setting an NHL record for the fewest goals allowed by one team in a playoff series. In game one, Petr Sykora scored the only goal of the game in the second overtime period. Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped all 39 shots he faced.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030321 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1 @ Minnesota Wild 0 Hockey Summary Project May 10, 2003 Flyers History September 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084726/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030321 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Kurt Sauer and Rob Niedermayer both scored short-handed goals in game two as the Mighty Ducks shut out the Wild again, this time 2–0.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030322 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 @ Minnesota Wild 0 Hockey Summary Project May 12, 2003 Flyers History September 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095203/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030322 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Paul Kariya scored twice in game three, and J.S. Giguere shut out the Wild for the third time this series, stopping 35 shots, bringing his total consecutive shutout time to 213 minutes and 17 seconds.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200305140MDA.html Minnesota Wild at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score Sports Reference LLC May 14, 2003 Hockey Reference September 7, 2016 Determined to score, Minnesota got on the board for the first time since game seven of the Conference Semifinals when Andrew Brunette scored on a power-play. However, Anaheim followed up by scoring two power-play goals themselves, both by Adam Oates. The score remained 2–1 as the Mighty Ducks moved onto the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their history.http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030324 Minnesota Wild 1 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 Hockey Summary Project May 16, 2003 Flyers History September 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160916131211/http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O20030324 September 16, 2016 dead mdy-all To date, this remains the Wild's only appearance in the Western Conference final. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim May 10 1–0 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-min/2003/05/10/2002030321#game=2002030321,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Petr Sykora (2) – 08:06 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 39 saves / 39 shots Manny Fernandez 25 saves / 26 shots May 12 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-min/2003/05/12/2002030322#game=2002030322,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Kurt Sauer (1) – sh – 07:24 No scoring Rob Niedermayer (3) – sh – 08:06 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 24 saves / 24 shots Dwayne Roloson 20 saves / 22 shots May 14 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-ana/2003/05/14/2002030323#game=2002030323,game_state=final 04:59 – Steve Rucchin (4) No scoring 08:20 – Paul Kariya (4)12:16 – Stanislav Chistov (4)13:51 – Paul Kariya (5) No scoring No scoring No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 35 saves / 35 shots Dwayne Roloson 13 saves / 16 shotsManny Fernandez 15 saves / 16 shots May 16 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-ana/2003/05/16/2002030324#game=2002030324,game_state=final 08:30 – pp – Adam Oates (3) Andrew Brunette (7) – pp – 04:37 09:31 – pp – Adam Oates (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 24 saves / 25 shots Manny Fernandez 26 saves / 28 shots Anaheim won series 4–0 Stanley Cup Finals 2003 Stanley Cup Finals This was the first playoff series between these two teams. New Jersey made their fourth appearance in the Finals, they last made the Finals in 2001, where they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in seven games. Anaheim made their first Finals appearance in their tenth season since entering the league in 1993–94. New Jersey won both games during this year's two-game regular season series. This was only the third time in NHL history and the first time since 1965 that the home team won all the games in the Stanley Cup Finals. E-Rupp-Tion—New Jersey Celebrates Third Cup with Big Lift from Little-Used Player Pittsburgh Post-Gazette June 10, 2003 Alan Robinson Associated Press C1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim May 27 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-njd/2003/05/27/2002030411#game=2002030411,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 01:45 – Jeff Friesen (6) No Scoring 05:34 – Grant Marshall (5)19:38 – en – Jeff Friesen (7) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 27 saves / 29 shots Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 16 shots May 29 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-njd/2003/05/29/2002030412#game=2002030412,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 04:42 – pp – Patrik Elias (3)12:11 – Scott Gomez (2) No Scoring 04:22 – Jeff Friesen (8) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 22 saves / 25 shots Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 16 shots May 31 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ana/2003/05/31/2002030413#game=2002030413,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring 03:39 – Marc Chouinard (1)14:47 – Sandis Ozolinsh (2) Patrik Elias (4) – 14:02 No Scoring Scott Gomez (3) – 09:11 06:59 – Ruslan Salei (2) No Scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 29 saves / 31 shots Martin Brodeur 30 saves / 33 shots June 2 0–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ana/2003/06/02/2002030414#game=2002030414,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 00:39 – Steve Thomas (3) No Scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 26 shots Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 26 shots June 5 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-njd/2003/06/05/2002030415 Petr Sykora (3) – 00:42Steve Rucchin (5) – 12:50 03:35 – Pascal Rheaume (1)07:45 – pp – Patrik Elias (5) Samuel Pahlsson (2) – 06:35 03:12 – Brian Gionta (1)09:02 – Jay Pandolfo (5) No Scoring 05:39 – Jamie Langenbrunner (10)12:52 – Jamie Langenbrunner (11) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 31 saves / 37 shots Martin Brodeur 20 saves / 23 shots June 7 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-ana/2003/06/07/2002030416 04:26 – Steve Rucchin (6)13:42 – Steve Rucchin (7)15:59 – pp – Steve Thomas (4) No Scoring 17:15 – Paul Kariya (6) Jay Pandolfo (6) – 02:18 03:57 – pp – Petr Sykora (4) Grant Marshall (6) – pp – 10:46 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 28 shots Martin Brodeur 17 saves / 22 shotsCorey Schwab 2 saves / 2 shots June 9 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-njd/2003/06/09/2002030417#game=2002030417,game_state=final No Scoring No Scoring No Scoring 02:22 – Michael Rupp (1)12:18 – Jeff Friesen (9) No Scoring 16:16 – Jeff Friesen (10) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 22 saves / 25 shots Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 24 shots New Jersey won series 4–3 Player statistics There was a tie for the playoff point lead between Jamie Langenbrunner and Scott Niedermayer, both of the New Jersey Devils and both with 18 points. Langenbrunner led the playoffs with 11 goals and Niedermayer led the playoffs with 16 assists. The 18 points to lead the playoffs was the lowest total since the 1968–69 season. Skaters GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Jamie Langenbrunner New Jersey Devils 24 11 7 18 +11 16 Scott Niedermayer New Jersey Devils 24 2 16 18 +11 16 Marian Gaborik Marián Gáborík Minnesota Wild 18 9 8 17 +2 6 John Madden John Madden (ice hockey) New Jersey Devils 24 6 10 16 +10 2 Marian Hossa Marián Hossa Ottawa Senators 18 5 11 16 –1 6 Mike Modano Dallas Stars 12 5 10 15 +2 4 Jeff Friesen New Jersey Devils 24 10 4 14 +10 6 Markus Naslund Markus Näslund Vancouver Canucks 14 5 9 14 –6 18 Sergei Zubov Dallas Stars 12 4 10 14 +2 4 Goaltending These are the top six goaltenders based on either goals against average or save percentage with at least four games played. GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA TOI Sv% SO Jean-Sebastien Giguere Jean-Sébastien Giguère Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 21 15 6 697 38 1.62 1407:02 .945 5 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 24 16 8 622 41 1.65 1490:34 .934 7 Manny Fernandez Manny Fernandez (ice hockey) Minnesota Wild 9 3 4 253 18 1.96 552:22 .929 0 Olaf Kolzig Olaf Kölzig Washington Capitals 6 2 4 192 14 2.08 403:55 .927 1 Patrick Lalime Ottawa Senators 18 11 7 449 34 1.82 1122:22 .924 1 Marty Turco Dallas Stars 12 6 6 310 25 1.88 798:16 .919 0 See also 2002–03 NHL season 2003 in sports List of NHL seasons References 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs