2003–04 New York Rangers | |
Division | 4th Atlantic |
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Conference | 13th Eastern |
2003–04 record | 27–40–7–8 |
Home record | 13–21–3–4 |
Road record | 14–19–4–4 |
Goals for | 206 |
Goals against | 250 |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach | Glen Sather Tom Renney |
Captain | Mark Messier |
Alternate captains | Brian Leetch (Oct-Mar) Jaromir Jagr (Mar-Apr) Eric Lindros |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Average attendance | 18,073 (99.3%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bobby Holik (25) |
Assists | Bobby Holik (31) |
Points | Bobby Holik (56) |
Penalty minutes | Matthew Barnaby (120) |
Wins | Mike Dunham (16) |
Goals against average | Jussi Markkanen (2.56) |
The 2003–04 New York Rangers season was disappointing for the Rangers; despite having the highest payroll in the league at over $69 million, the team finished towards the bottom of the standings. In January 2004 the Rangers acquired superstar Jaromir Jagr from the Washington Capitals at a discounted salary, but little improvement was made, so the Rangers began a "rebuilding" process. Alexei Kovalev, Martin Rucinsky, Matthew Barnaby, Petr Nedved, and Jussi Markkanen were all eventually traded, in March they traded long-time defenseman Brian Leetch to the Toronto Maple Leafs for prospects, and Eric Lindros left as a free agent at season's end.
This would also be Mark Messier's final season of professional hockey.
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | |
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1 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 229 | 186 | 101 |
2 | 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 213 | 164 | 100 |
3 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 237 | 210 | 91 |
4 | 13 | New York Rangers | 82 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 206 | 250 | 69 |
5 | 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 190 | 303 | 58 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Game log[]
# | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | Oct 10, 2003 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota Wild | 0–1–0–0 |
2 | L | Oct 11, 2003 | 0–5 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–2–0–0 |
3 | T | Oct 16, 2003 | 0–0 OT | Atlanta Thrashers | 0–2–1–0 |
4 | T | Oct 18, 2003 | 2–2 OT | Carolina Hurricanes | 0–2–2–0 |
5 | W | Oct 20, 2003 | 3–1 | Florida Panthers | 1–2–2–0 |
6 | W | Oct 25, 2003 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–2–2–0 |
7 | L | Oct 28, 2003 | 1–3 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 2–3–2–0 |
8 | W | Oct 30, 2003 | 4–1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 3–3–2–0 |
9 | W | Nov 1, 2003 | 5–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 4–3–2–0 |
10 | L | Nov 2, 2003 | 2–3 OT | Colorado Avalanche | 4–3–2–1 |
11 | W | Nov 4, 2003 | 3–0 | Dallas Stars | 5–3–2–1 |
12 | L | Nov 6, 2003 | 3–6 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | 5–4–2–1 |
13 | L | Nov 8, 2003 | 1–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers | 5–4–2–2 |
14 | L | Nov 10, 2003 | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–5–2–2 |
15 | W | Nov 12, 2003 | 6–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6–5–2–2 |
16 | L | Nov 15, 2003 | 0–5 | @ New Jersey Devils | 6–6–2–2 |
17 | T | Nov 16, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 6–6–3–2 |
18 | T | Nov 18, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ San Jose Sharks | 6–6–4–2 |
19 | L | Nov 20, 2003 | 3–4 | @ Colorado Avalanche | 6–7–4–2 |
20 | W | Nov 23, 2003 | 6–2 | Ottawa Senators | 7–7–4–2 |
21 | W | Nov 25, 2003 | 2–0 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning | 8–7–4–2 |
22 | T | Nov 26, 2003 | 3–3 OT | @ Florida Panthers | 8–7–5–2 |
23 | W | Nov 28, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 9–7–5–2 |
24 | L | Nov 30, 2003 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9–8–5–2 |
25 | L | Dec 2, 2003 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 9–9–5–2 |
26 | W | Dec 4, 2003 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders | 10–9–5–2 |
27 | L | Dec 7, 2003 | 2–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 10–10–5–2 |
28 | L | Dec 10, 2003 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 10–11–5–2 |
29 | W | Dec 12, 2003 | 3–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 11–11–5–2 |
30 | L | Dec 13, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–12–5–2 |
31 | W | Dec 18, 2003 | 4–3 | New York Islanders | 12–12–5–2 |
32 | L | Dec 20, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Ottawa Senators | 12–13–5–2 |
33 | W | Dec 22, 2003 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | 13–13–5–2 |
34 | L | Dec 26, 2003 | 5–6 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13–13–5–3 |
35 | W | Dec 29, 2003 | 3–2 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes | 14–13–5–3 |
36 | W | Dec 30, 2003 | 3–2 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings | 15–13–5–3 |
37 | L | Jan 1, 2004 | 4–5 | @ St. Louis Blues | 15–14–5–3 |
38 | W | Jan 3, 2004 | 4–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 16–14–5–3 |
39 | L | Jan 5, 2004 | 0–5 | Calgary Flames | 16–15–5–3 |
40 | L | Jan 8, 2004 | 2–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | 16–16–5–3 |
41 | W | Jan 10, 2004 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders | 17–16–5–3 |
42 | L | Jan 11, 2004 | 1–2 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 17–16–5–4 |
43 | W | Jan 13, 2004 | 4–1 | New York Islanders | 18–16–5–4 |
44 | T | Jan 15, 2004 | 3–3 OT | New Jersey Devils | 18–16–6–4 |
45 | T | Jan 17, 2004 | 2–2 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens | 18–16–7–4 |
46 | L | Jan 19, 2004 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins | 18–17–7–4 |
47 | L | Jan 20, 2004 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | 18–18–7–4 |
48 | L | Jan 22, 2004 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 18–19–7–4 |
49 | L | Jan 24, 2004 | 1–9 | @ Ottawa Senators | 18–20–7–4 |
50 | W | Jan 26, 2004 | 5–2 | Florida Panthers | 19–20–7–4 |
51 | L | Jan 28, 2004 | 1–2 | Washington Capitals | 19–21–7–4 |
52 | L | Jan 30, 2004 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres | 19–22–7–4 |
53 | L | Jan 31, 2004 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 19–23–7–4 |
54 | W | Feb 2, 2004 | 4–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 20–23–7–4 |
55 | L | Feb 4, 2004 | 3–4 | Minnesota Wild | 20–24–7–4 |
56 | W | Feb 11, 2004 | 3–1 | @ New Jersey Devils | 21–24–7–4 |
57 | L | Feb 12, 2004 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 21–25–7–4 |
58 | L | Feb 14, 2004 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 21–26–7–4 |
59 | L | Feb 16, 2004 | 1–4 | Ottawa Senators | 21–27–7–4 |
60 | W | Feb 19, 2004 | 6–2 | New York Islanders | 22–27–7–4 |
61 | L | Feb 21, 2004 | 3–7 | New Jersey Devils | 22–28–7–4 |
62 | L | Feb 23, 2004 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 22–29–7–4 |
63 | W | Feb 26, 2004 | 6–3 | @ New York Islanders | 23–29–7–4 |
64 | L | Feb 28, 2004 | 1–2 OT | @ Nashville Predators | 23–29–7–5 |
65 | L | Feb 29, 2004 | 2–3 | @ Atlanta Thrashers | 23–30–7–5 |
66 | L | Mar 2, 2004 | 3–4 | Atlanta Thrashers | 23–31–7–5 |
67 | L | Mar 4, 2004 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 23–32–7–5 |
68 | W | Mar 5, 2004 | 3–2 | Washington Capitals | 24–32–7–5 |
69 | L | Mar 7, 2004 | 4–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24–33–7–5 |
70 | W | Mar 9, 2004 | 2–0 | @ Atlanta Thrashers | 25–33–7–5 |
71 | L | Mar 12, 2004 | 2–5 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning | 25–34–7–5 |
72 | L | Mar 13, 2004 | 2–3 OT | @ Florida Panthers | 25–34–7–6 |
73 | L | Mar 15, 2004 | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils | 25–35–7–6 |
74 | L | Mar 18, 2004 | 3–4 OT | @ Washington Capitals | 25–35–7–7 |
75 | L | Mar 20, 2004 | 0–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 25–36–7–7 |
76 | L | Mar 21, 2004 | 3–4 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 25–36–7–8 |
77 | L | Mar 23, 2004 | 2–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25–37–7–8 |
78 | L | Mar 25, 2004 | 2–4 | Nashville Predators | 25–38–7–8 |
79 | W | Mar 27, 2004 | 3–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 26–38–7–8 |
80 | L | Mar 30, 2004 | 0–5 | @ New Jersey Devils | 26–39–7–8 |
81 | L | Mar 31, 2004 | 3–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 26–40–7–8 |
82 | W | Apr 3, 2004 | 3–2 OT | @ Washington Capitals | 27–40–7–8 |
Player stats[]
Skaters[]
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
Bobby Holik | 82 | 25 | 31 | 56 | +4 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Mark Messier | 76 | 18 | 25 | 43 | +3 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Alexei Kovalev | 66 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -5 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Martin Rucinsky | 69 | 13 | 29 | 42 | +13 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Brian Leetch | 57 | 13 | 23 | 36 | -5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Matthew Barnaby | 69 | 12 | 20 | 32 | +15 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Eric Lindros | 39 | 10 | 22 | 32 | +7 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Petr Nedved | 65 | 14 | 17 | 31 | -9 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jaromir Jagr | 31 | 15 | 14 | 29 | -1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jan Hlavac | 72 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -8 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Tom Poti | 67 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -1 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Chris Simon | 65 | 14 | 9 | 23 | +14 | 225 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Vladimir Malakhov | 56 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Anson Carter | 43 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Boris Mironov | 75 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Greg de Vries | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +12 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Darius Kasparaitis | 44 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +11 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jamie Lundmark | 56 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Joel Bouchard | 28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Dan LaCouture | 59 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Fedor Tyutin | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jed Ortmeyer | 58 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Josh Green | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jozef Balej | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Karel Rachunek | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Thomas Pock | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Dominic Moore | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Dale Purinton | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Chris McAllister | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Sandy McCarthy | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Cory Larose | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Chad Wiseman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Garth Murray | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jamie Pushor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Pascal Rheaume | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Paul Healey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Richard Scott | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Ken Gernander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Benoit Dusablon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Bryce Lampman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Mike Siklenka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Lawrence Nycholat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jason MacDonald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Layne Ulmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Goaltenders[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | |||
Mike Dunham | 57 | 3148 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 159 | 2 | .896 | 3.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jussi Markkanen | 26 | 1244 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 53 | 2 | .913 | 2.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Jason LaBarbera | 4 | 198 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .824 | 4.84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jamie McLennan | 4 | 243 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .876 | 2.96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Stephen Valiquette | 2 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .915 | 3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Awards and records[]
Transactions[]
Trades[]
Offseason[]
Draft picks[]
New York Rangers' draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Hugh Jessiman | Right Wing | ![]() |
Dartmouth College (NCAA) |
2 | 50 | Ivan Baranka | Defense | ![]() |
Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
5 | 149 | Nigel Dawes | Left Wing | ![]() |
Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
6 | 180 | Chris Holt | Goaltender | ![]() |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (NCAA) |
References[]
- New York Rangers game log. ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- 2003-04 Team Standings. ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- 2003-04 Player Statistics. hockeyDB. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- NHL attendance. ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
2003–04 NHL season by team | |
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Atlantic | New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh |
Northeast | Boston • Buffalo • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto |
Southeast | Atlanta • Carolina • Florida • Tampa Bay • Washington |
Central | Chicago • Columbus • Detroit • Nashville • St. Louis |
Northwest | Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Minnesota • Vancouver |
Pacific | Anaheim • Dallas • Los Angeles • Phoenix • San Jose |
See also | Entry Draft • All-Star Game • Heritage Classic • Playoffs • Final • Transactions |
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