The 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the

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National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

season in

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. The Lightning won their first

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

over the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

this season, after the Flames were attempting to be the first Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens. The Lightning's 1st Stanley Cup championship came just a year after their NFL (National Football League) counterparts, the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

, won

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, also their 1st championship.

Offseason

The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose

Mike Egener Mike Egener (born September 26, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted 34th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft after a four-year junior career with the Calgary Hitmen The Calg ...

in the second round, 35th overall.

Regular season

On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4–2 win over the Boston Bruins. The Lightning finished the regular season having tied the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

for the most short-handed goals scored, with 15.

Season standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

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Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

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Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mull ...

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New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

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Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor arena facility located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The arena is located on N ...

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Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 seaso ...

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Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

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Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Since completion in 2000, the arena has served as the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is one of two facilities in Columbus, alon ...

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Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

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San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

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Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

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Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...

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Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

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Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

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RBC Center RBC may refer to: Media and arts * ''RBK Daily'', a general business newspaper published in Moscow, Russia. * RBK Group, a large Russian media group * RBC Ministries, now Our Daily Bread Ministries, a Christian media outlet in Grand Rapdis, Mich ...

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Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

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Office Depot Center FLA Live Arena (previously known as the National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, and BB&T Center) is an indoor arena located next to Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, Florida. It is the home venue for the Florida Panthers o ...

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MCI Center Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered to be a commercial success an ...

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New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

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Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

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New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

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St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...

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Philips Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

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Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

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Bell Centre Bell Centre (), formerly known as Molson Centre (), is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Montr ...

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Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

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HSBC Arena Jeunesse Arena is an indoor multi-purpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named for the American cosmetics company Jeunesse Global through a naming rights deal closed in 2017. Before, the spons ...

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City. The Long Island venue is approximately east of the eastern limits of the New York City Borough of ...

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Corel Centre Canadian Tire Centre (french: links=no, Centre Canadian Tire) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the western suburb of Stittsville. It opened in January 1996 as the Palladium and was also known as Corel Cent ...

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Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

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Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena ( French: ''Aréna Scotiabank)'', formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Rap ...

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Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...

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Wachovia Center The Wells Fargo Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the ...

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Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...

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Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mighty may refer to: * ''Mighty'' (The Planet Smashers album) * ''Mighty'' (Kristene DiMarco album) * ''The Mighty'' (1929 film), a 1929 American action film *''The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy-drama film * ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title *Th ...

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Mellon Arena The Civic Arena, formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena, was an arena located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) ...

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Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

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Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...

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General Motors Place Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when Ge ...

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Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

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Rexall Place Northlands Coliseum is a now-unused indoor arena located in Edmonton, Alberta, situated on the north side of Northlands (organization), Northlands. It was used for sports events and concerts, and was home to the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hock ...

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Pengrowth Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames ...

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Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

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Gaylord Entertainment Center Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators of ...

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Savvis Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as NCAA basketball, NCA ...

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Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light r ...

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United Center United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named ...

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Joe Louis Arena Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to TCF Center, Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Lou ...

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, , 5–2 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 20,026 , , 41–17–8–5 , , 95 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 72 , , March 13 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 1–5 , , , , Grahame , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 20,237 , , 41–18–8–5 , , 95 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 73 , , March 16 , ,

, , 1–3 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 19,914 , , 41–19–8–5 , , 95 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 74 , , March 18 , ,

, , 1–3 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 19,946 , , 42–19–8–5 , , 97 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 75 , , March 20 , , @

, , 4–5 , , , , Khabibulin , , FleetCenter , , 17,565 , , 42–20–8–5 , , 97 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 76 , , March 21 , , @ New York Islanders , , 0–3 , , , , Grahame , ,

, , 14,447 , , 42–21–8–5 , , 97 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 77 , , March 23 , , @

, , 7–2 , , , , Grahame , ,

, , 19,452 , , 43–21–8–5 , , 99 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 78 , , March 25 , ,

, , 2–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 19,013 , , 44–21–8–5 , , 101 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 79 , , March 27 , ,

, , 4–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 18,812 , , 45–21–8–5 , , 103 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 80 , , March 29 , ,

, , 4–5 , , OT , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 19,844 , , 45–21–8–6 , , 104 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 81 , , April 1 , ,

, , 4–3 , , , , Grahame , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 17,726 , , 46–21–8–6 , , 106 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 82 , , April 3 , ,

, , 1–2 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 20,244 , , 46–22–8–6 , , 106 , , , - , - , Lightning score listed first;

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , April 8 , ,

, , 3–0 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 18,536 , , Lightning lead 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 2 , , April 10 , , New York Islanders , , 0–3 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 19,982 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , April 12 , , @ New York Islanders , , 3–0 , , , , Khabibulin , ,

, , 16,234 , , Lightning lead 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , April 14 , , @ New York Islanders , , 3–0 , , , , Khabibulin , , Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , , 16,234 , , Lightning lead 3–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 5 , , April 16 , , New York Islanders , , 3–2 , , 4:07 OT , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 20,927 , , Lightning win 4–1 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , April 23 , ,

, , 4–0 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 18,904 , , Lightning lead 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , April 25 , , Montreal Canadiens , , 3–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 19,435 , , Lightning lead 2–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , April 27 , , @ Montreal Canadiens , , 3–2 , , 1:05 OT , , Khabibulin , ,

, , 21,273 , , Lightning lead 3–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , April 29 , , @ Montreal Canadiens , , 3–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , Bell Centre , , 21,273 , , Lightning win 4–0 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , May 8 , ,

, , 3–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 21,425 , , Lightning lead 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 2 , , May 10 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 2–6 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 21,314 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , May 13 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , , 4–1 , , , , Khabibulin , ,

, , 19,897 , , Lightning lead 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 4 , , May 15 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , , 2–3 , , , , Khabibulin , , Wachovia Center , , 19,872 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 5 , , May 18 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 4–2 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 21,517 , , Lightning lead 3–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 6 , , May 20 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , , 4–5 , , 18:18 OT , , Khabibulin , , Wachovia Center , , 19,910 , , Series tied 3–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 7 , , May 22 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 2–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 22,117 , , Lightning win 4–3 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 1 , , May 25 , ,

, , 1–4 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 21,674 , , Flames lead 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , May 27 , , Calgary Flames , , 4–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 22,222 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 3 , , May 29 , , @ Calgary Flames , , 0–3 , , , , Khabibulin , ,

, , 19,221 , , Flames lead 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , May 31 , , @ Calgary Flames , , 1–0 , , , , Khabibulin , , Pengrowth Saddledome , , 19,221 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 5 , , June 3 , , Calgary Flames , , 2–3 , , 14:40 OT , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 22,426 , , Flames lead 3–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , June 5 , , @ Calgary Flames , , 3–2 , , 0:33 2OT , , Khabibulin , , Pengrowth Saddledome , , 19,221 , , Series tied 3–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 7 , , June 7 , , Calgary Flames , , 2–1 , , , , Khabibulin , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 22,717 , , Lightning win 4–3 , , , - , - , Lightning score listed first;

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; RW =

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

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the

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, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the

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Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the

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held at the

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Notes

References

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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

See also

Notes

References