The was the 78th
National Hockey League season in
Detroit, Michigan . The Wings once again found themselves having the best regular season record, scoring 109 points.
Trouble was brewing at the goaltender position as the Red Wings began the season.
Dominik Hasek decided to return from retirement during the summer, which Detroit didn't mind, but now the Red Wings were sitting on three quality goalies. Starts for each goaltender were limited and anger quickly grew in the locker room. Hasek didn't like sharing the spotlight with
Curtis Joseph , even proclaiming Joseph would be better "starting
a team somewhere else." Injuries helped solve the problem when first Hasek went down, then Joseph.
Manny Legace received the most Red Wing starts and led Detroit into the playoffs. Joseph returned to active duty when Legace struggled against the
Nashville Predators in the Quarter-finals and played well, only to be stopped by the
Calgary Flames in the semis.
Two Red Wings were named to the roster for the and center
Pavel Datsyuk . Lidstrom was voted into his eighth apperance at the all-star game by fans, and Datsyuk was selected to the roster for his first appearance.
Perreault, Selanne among all-stars , tsn.ca, September 6, 2007
The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2003-04 as 20,066 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in
Detroit .
''For complete final standings, see
2003-04 NHL Season ''
Record: 5-5-0-0; Home: 4-1-0-0; Road: 1-4-0-0
Record: 9-4-2-0; Home: 4-2-0-0; Road: 5-2-2-0
Record: 9-3-2-1; Home: 7-0-1-0; Road: 2-3-1-1
Record: 6-3-4-1; Home: 4-1-2-0; Road: 2-2-2-1
Record: 8-2-1-0; Home: 5-1-0-0; Road: 3-1-1-0
Record: 10-3-2-0; Home: 6-1-1-0; Road: 4-2-1-0
Record: 1-1-0-0; Home: 0-1-0-0; Road: 1-0-0-0
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- Yellow background indicates tie.
- White background indicates overtime loss.
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2003-04 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Nashville in the first round. They defeated Nashville in six games and met Calgary in the second round. Calgary would go on to defeat Detroit and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the
Tampa Bay Lightning .
Detroit wins series 4-2
Calgary wins series 4-2
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates loss.
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes''
- Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.
''Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''
The Red Wings were involved in the following
Transactions during the 2003-04 season.
2003 Who's In, Who's Out: NHL Roster Changes In The Summer of 2003 , proicehockey.about.com, accessed September 4, 2007
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