2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs 5521750 222579400 2008-06-30T02:36:20Z MrArticleOne 5692916 /* Bracket */ although not how they are officially styled, it fits on one line and there is plenty of other indication of the team's official styling [[Image:2003StanleyCupPlayoffs.png|right|200x200px|2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs logo]] The '''2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs''', the postseason for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]], began on [[April 9]], [[2003]], following the [[2002–03 NHL season|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 sixteen qualifying teams played [[playoff format|best-of-7]] 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. It should be noted that the [[Minnesota Wild]], as a 6 seed, made an unlikely advance to the Western Conference Finals as underdogs after being down three games to one in two consecutive rounds. ==Playoff seeds== A total of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The [[Ottawa Senators]] were the [[Presidents' Trophy]] winners with 113 points. ===Eastern Conference=== #[[Ottawa Senators]] - [[Northeast Division (NHL)|Northeast Division]] and [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] regular season champions, 113 points #[[New Jersey Devils]] - [[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic Division]] champions, 108 points #[[Tampa Bay Lightning]] - [[Southeast Division (NHL)|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 (NHL)|Pacific Division]] and [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] regular season champions, 111 points #[[Detroit Red Wings]] - [[Central Division (NHL)|Central Division]] champions, 110 points #[[Colorado Avalanche]] - [[Northwest Division (NHL)|Northwest Division]] champions, 105 points #[[Vancouver Canucks]] - 104 points #[[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] - 99 points #[[Minnesota Wild]] - 95 points (42 wins) #[[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] - 95 points (40 wins) #[[Edmonton Oilers]] - 92 points ==Bracket== {{NHLBracket | RD1=Conference Quarterfinals | RD2=Conference Semifinals | RD3=Conference Finals | RD4=Stanley Cup Finals | group1='''[[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]]''' | group2='''[[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]]''' | RD1-seed01='''1''' | RD1-team01='''Ottawa Senators''' | RD1-score01='''4''' | RD1-seed02=8 | RD1-team02=New York Islanders | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed03='''2''' | RD1-team03='''New Jersey Devils''' | RD1-score03='''4''' | RD1-seed04=7 | RD1-team04=Boston Bruins | RD1-score04=1 | RD1-seed05='''3''' | RD1-team05='''Tampa Bay Lightning''' | RD1-score05='''4''' | RD1-seed06=6 | RD1-team06=Washington Capitals | RD1-score06=2 | RD1-seed07='''4''' | RD1-team07='''Philadelphia Flyers''' | RD1-score07='''4''' | RD1-seed08=5 | RD1-team08=Toronto Maple Leafs | RD1-score08=3 | RD1-seed09='''1''' | RD1-team09='''Dallas Stars''' | RD1-score09='''4''' | RD1-seed10=8 | RD1-team10=Edmonton Oilers | RD1-score10=2 | RD1-seed11=2 | RD1-team11=Detroit Red Wings | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12='''7''' | RD1-team12='''Anaheim Mighty Ducks''' | RD1-score12='''4''' | RD1-seed13=3 | RD1-team13=Colorado Avalanche | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14='''6''' | RD1-team14='''Minnesota Wild''' | RD1-score14='''4''' | RD1-seed15='''4''' | RD1-team15='''Vancouver Canucks''' | RD1-score15='''4''' | RD1-seed16=5 | RD1-team16=St. Louis Blues | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-seed03='''2''' | RD2-team03='''New Jersey Devils''' | RD2-score03='''4''' | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-team04=Tampa Bay Lightning | RD2-score04=1 | RD2-seed01='''1''' | RD2-team01='''Ottawa Senators''' | RD2-score01='''4''' | RD2-seed02=4 | RD2-team02=Philadelphia Flyers | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-seed05=1 | RD2-team05=Dallas Stars | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-seed06='''7''' | RD2-team06='''Anaheim Mighty Ducks''' | RD2-score06='''4''' | RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=Vancouver Canucks | RD2-score07=3 | RD2-seed08='''6''' | RD2-team08='''Minnesota Wild''' | RD2-score08='''4''' | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Ottawa Senators | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02='''2''' | RD3-team02='''New Jersey Devils''' | RD3-score02='''4''' | RD3-seed03='''7''' | RD3-team03='''Anaheim Mighty Ducks''' | RD3-score03='''4''' | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Minnesota Wild | RD3-score04=0 | RD4-seed01='''E2''' | RD4-team01='''New Jersey Devils''' | RD4-score01='''4''' | RD4-seed02=W7 | RD4-team02=Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | RD4-score02=3 }} ==Statistical leaders== ===Skaters=== <small>''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = [[Plus/Minus]]; PIM = Penalty Minutes''</small> {| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:12em" | Player ! style="width:12em" | Team ! style="width:4em" | GP ! style="width:4em" | G ! style="width:4em" | A ! style="width:4em" | Pts ! style="width:4em" | +/– ! style="width:4em" | PIM |- | {{sortname|Jamie|Langenbrunner}} || New Jersey Devils || 24 || 11 || 7 || 18 || +11 || 16 |- | {{sortname|Scott|Niedermayer}} || New Jersey Devils || 24 || 2 || 16 || 18 || +11 || 16 |- | {{sortname|Marian|Gaborik|Marián Gáborík}} || Minnesota Wild || 18 || 9 || 8 || 17 || +2 || 6 |- | {{sortname|John|Madden|John Madden (ice hockey)}} || New Jersey Devils || 24 || 6 || 10 || 16 || +10 || 2 |- | {{sortname|Marian|Hossa|Marián Hossa}} || Ottawa Senators || 18 || 5 || 11 || 16 || –1 || 6 |- | {{sortname|Mike|Modano}} || Dallas Stars || 12 || 5 || 10 || 15 || +2 || 4 |- | {{sortname|Jeff|Friesen}} || New Jersey Devils || 24 || 10 || 4 || 14 || +10 || 6 |- | {{sortname|Markus|Naslund|Markus Näslund}} || Vancouver Canucks || 14 || 5 || 9 || 14 || –6 || 18 |- | {{sortname|Sergei|Zubov}} || Dallas Stars || 12 || 4 || 10 || 14 || +2 || 4 |} ===Goaltending=== These are the top five goaltenders based on either [[goals against average]] or [[save percentage]] with at least four games played. <small>''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</small> {| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:12em" | Player ! style="width:12em" | Team ! style="width:4em" | GP ! style="width:4em" | W ! style="width:4em" | L ! style="width:5em" | SA ! style="width:4em" | GA ! style="width:5em" | GAA ! style="width:5em" | TOI ! style="width:5em" | Sv% ! style="width:4em" | SO |- | {{sortname|Jean-Sebastien|Giguere|Jean-Sébastien Giguère}} || Might Ducks of Anaheim || 21 || 15 || 6 || 697 || 38 || 1.62 || 1407:02 || .945 || 5 |- | {{sortname|Martin|Brodeur}} || New Jersey Devils || 24 || 16 || 8 || 622 || 41 || 1.65 || 1490:34 || .934 || 7 |- | {{sortname|Manny|Fernandez|Emmanuel Fernandez}} || Minnesota Wild || 9 || 3 || 4 || 253 || 18 || 1.96 || 552:22 || .929 || 0 |- | {{sortname|Olaf|Kolzig|Olaf Kölzig}} || Washington Capitals || 6 || 2 || 4 || 192 || 14 || 2.08 || 403:55 || .927 || 1 |- | {{sortname|Patrick|Lalime}} || Ottawa Senators || 18 || 11 || 7 || 449 || 34 || 1.82 || 1122:22 || .924 || 1 |- | {{sortname|Marty|Turco}} || Dallas Stars || 12 || 6 || 6 || 310 || 25 || 1.88 || 798:16 || .919 || 0 |} ==Conference Quarterfinals== ===Eastern Conference Quarterfinals=== ====(1) Ottawa Senators vs. (8) New York Islanders==== The series opened at [[Scotiabank Place]] in Ottawa, where New York goaltender [[Garth Snow]] posted a 25-save shutout in a 3–0 victory. Hoping to avoid losing the first two games at home, the Senators returned the favor in Game 2, with goalie [[Patrick Lalime]] posting a 16-save shutout and the Ottawa attack chasing Snow from goal in favor of [[Rick DiPietro]]. Tied, 1–1, the series shifted venue to New York's [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Nassau Coliseum]]. This game featured the first in which both teams scored in the same game, but Ottawa won the game 2:25 into double overtime, 3–2, on a [[Todd White]] goal, his second of the game. This loss hurt the Islanders' morale, and Ottawa took advantage with a 3–1 Game 4 victory, scoring two first-period goals to take the Islanders out of it early. Ottawa closed out the series the next night back at home, winning the game and the series, 4–1. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !OTT goals !NYI goals |- |1||April 9 || || Islanders 3, at Senators 0 || none ([[Garth Snow|Snow]] shutout) || [[Shawn Bates|Bates]], [[Dave Scatchard|Scatchard]], [[Alexei Yashin|Yashin]] |- |2||April 12|| || at Senators 3, Islanders 0 || [[Marián Hossa|Hossa]] 2, [[Vaclav Varada|Varada]] || none ([[Patrick Lalime|Lalime]] shutout) |- |3||April 14|| 2:25, 2OT || Senators 3, at Islanders 2 || '''[[Todd White|White]]''' 2, [[Chris Phillips|Phillips]] || [[Randy Robitaille|Robitaille]], Yashin |- |4||April 16|| || Senators 3, at Islanders 1 || [[Mike Fisher (ice hockey)|Fisher]], Hossa, [[Anton Volchenkov|Volchenkov]] || [[Adrian Aucoin|Aucoin]] |- |5||April 17|| || at Senators 4, Islanders 1 || [[Radek Bonk|Bonk]] 2, [[Martin Havlát|Havlat]], White || [[Mark Parrish|Parrish]] |- !colspan=6|Senators win series 4–1 |} ====(2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Boston Bruins==== The series opened at [[Continental Airlines Arena]] in New Jersey, and Game 1 was a defensive battle in an ultimate 2–1 Devils victory behind two goals from [[Jamie Langenbrunner]]. New Jersey then took control of the series with a Game 2, 4–2 victory. Down 2–0 in the series but heading home to [[TD Banknorth Garden]], Boston shook things up, replacing [[Steve Shields (hockey player)|Steve Shields]], who allowed six goals in the first two games, in favor of [[Jeff Hackett]]. The shakeup did not do much, as the Devils shut out in the Bruins in Game 3, 3–0, with goalie [[Martin Brodeur]] stopping all 29 shots he faced. Not wanting to end their season with a winless postseason and a loss in front of their fans, Boston came out firing in Game 4, winning the game, 5–1, and knocking out Brodeur after the fifth goal in favor of [[Corey Schwab]], who went 6-for-6 in net. Unfortunately for the Bruins and their fans, they had only "stayed their execution" until Game 5 in New Jersey, where Brodeur bounced back from his horrid Game 4 with a 28-save shutout in a 3–0 win as Langenbrunner added two more goals. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=2|Game-by-Game !Score !NJ goals !BOS goals |- |1||April 9|| at Devils 2, Bruins 1 || [[Jamie Langenbrunner|Langenbrunner]] 2 || [[Bryan Berard|Berard]] |- |2||April 11|| at Devils 4, Bruins 2 || [[Jeff Friesen|Friesen]], Langenbrunner, <br> [[Joe Nieuwendyk|Nieuwendyk]], [[Brian Rafalski|Rafalski]] || [[Dan McGillis|McGillis]], [[Glen Murray|Murray]] |- |3||April 13|| Devils 3, at Bruins 0 || [[John Madden (ice hockey)|Madden]], [[Jay Pandolfo|Pandolfo]], [[Scott Stevens|Stevens]] || none ([[Martin Brodeur|Brodeur]] shutout) |- |4||April 15|| at Bruins 5, Devils 1 || [[Scott Niedermayer|S. Niedermayer]] || McGillis 2, [[Martin Lapointe|Lapointe]], <br> [[Marty McInnis|McInnis]], [[Joe Thornton|Thornton]] |- |5||April 17|| at Devils 3, Bruins 0 || Langenbrunner 2, Madden || none (Brodeur shutout) |- !colspan=5|Devils win series 4–1 |} ====(3) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (6) Washington Capitals==== The series opened at [[St. Pete Times Forum]] in Tampa, and the Lightning offense ran into a brick wall in net, as Washington goalie [[Olaf Kolzig]] stopped all 28 shots he faced in a 3–0 victory. Game 2 saw Tampa take 43 shots on net, a sign that Washington's defense softened, but Washington shelled Lightning goalie [[Nikolai Khabibulin]] in a 6–3 victory, including two goals apiece from [[Peter Bondra]] and [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]]. Tampa Bay was in trouble: they had to win four out of the next five games, with three at Washington's [[MCI Center]]. Washington returned home to a raucous home crowd, buoyed by their success in Florida. The Lightning eked out a must-win in Game 3, a 4–3 victory when [[Vincent Lecavalier]] scored the game-winner 2:29 into overtime. In Game 4, Tampa Bay stole the momentum headed back home in a 3–1 victory. The Capitals now saw themselves in trouble: they had no momentum, and two of the next three games were in Florida. Tampa posted a 2–1 victory in Game 5 to push the Capitals to the brink. Game 6 in Washington went to overtime as the Capitals tried to hang on to force a Game 7, and neither team gave an inch as the game went to triple-overtime. Finally, [[Martin St. Louis]] ended the game and the series 4:03 in. Tampa Bay goalie Khabibulin faced a whopping 61 shots in goal during Game 6. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !TB goals !WSH goals |- |1||April 10 || || Capitals 3, at Lightning 0 || none ([[Olaf Kolzig|Kolzig]] shutout) || [[Robert Lang (ice hockey)|Lang]] 2, [[Michael Nylander|Nylander]] |- |2||April 12 || || Capitals 6, at Lightning 3 || [[Dave Andreychuk|Andreychuk]], [[Fredrik Modin|Modin]], [[Václav Prospal|Prospal]] || [[Peter Bondra|Bondra]] 2, [[Jaromir Jagr|Jagr]] 2, [[Mike Grier|Grier]], Nylander |- |3||April 15 || 2:29, OT || Lightning 4, at Capitals 3 || '''[[Vincent Lecavalier|Lecavalier]]''' 2, Prospal, [[Martin St. Louis|St. Louis]] || [[Dainius Zubrus|Zubrus]] 2, [[Brendan Witt|Witt]] |- |4||April 16 || || Lightning 3, at Capitals 1 || St. Louis 2, Lecavalier || Bondra |- |5||April 18 || || at Lightning 2, Capitals 1 || St. Louis, Prospal || Nylander |- |6||April 20 || 4:03, 3OT || Lightning 2, at Capitals 1 || Andreychuk, '''St. Louis''' || Bondra |- !colspan=6|Lightning win series 4–2 |} ====(4) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs==== The series opened at [[Wachovia Center]] in Philadelphia, and the goals were plentiful in a 5–3 Toronto victory. Toronto made advantage of their few opportunities: Philadelphia goalie [[Roman Cechmanek]] only faced 14 shots but allowed four goals (the fifth goal was an empty-netter), including a hat trick by [[Alexander Mogilny]]. The Flyers bounced back nicely with a 4–1 Game 2 victory to tie the series, 1–1. The series shifted venue to [[Air Canada Centre]] in Toronto for Game 3, where the Maple Leafs won in double-overtime, 4–3, on a goal by [[Tomas Kaberle]], his second of the game. Game 4 went even longer, but Philadelphia won the game, 3–2, 13:54 into triple overtime on a goal by [[Mark Recchi]], his second of the game. The series returned to Philadelphia for Game 5, which was a 4–1 Flyers win. With Toronto facing elimination but playing a home game for Game 6, Toronto pulled out a 2–1, double-overtime victory on a goal by [[Travis Green]] to force a Game 7 in Philadelphia. The Flyers then barraged Toronto goalie [[Ed Belfour]], who allowed six goals in a 6–1 Philadelphia win that sent them to the Conference Semifinals. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !PHI goals !TOR goals |- |1||April 9 || || Maple Leafs 5, at Flyers 3 || [[Donald Brashear|Brashear]], [[Eric Desjardins|Desjardins]], [[Eric Weinrich|Weinrich]] || [[Alexander Mogilny|Mogilny]] 3, [[Tie Domi|Domi]], [[Mikael Renberg|Renberg]] |- |2||April 11 || || at Flyers 4, Maple Leafs 1 || [[Simon Gagné|Gagne]], [[John LeClair|LeClair]], [[Mark Recchi|Recchi]], [[Jeremy Roenick|Roenick]] || Mogilny |- |3||April 14 || 7:20, 2OT || at Maple Leafs 4, Flyers 3 || Desjardins, Recchi, Weinrich || '''[[Tomáš Kaberle|Kaberle]]''' 2, Mogilny, [[Robert Reichel|Reichel]] |- |4||April 16 || 13:54, 3OT || Flyers 3, at Maple Leafs 2 || '''Recchi''' 2, Roenick || [[Travis Green|Green]], [[Mats Sundin|Sundin]] |- |5||April 19 || || at Flyers 4, Maple Leafs 1 || [[Sami Kapanen|Kapanen]] 2, Gagne, [[Dmitri Yushkevich|Yushkevich]] || [[Aki Berg|Berg]] |- |6||April 21 || 10:51, 2OT || at Maple Leafs 2, Flyers 1 || Roenick || '''Green''', Reichel |- |7||April 22 || || at Flyers 6, Maple Leafs 1 || Recchi 2, Gagne, [[Claude Lapointe|Lapointe]], <br> [[Keith Primeau|Primeau]], [[Justin Williams|Williams]] || [[Gary Roberts (ice hockey)|Roberts]] |- !colspan=6|Flyers win series 4–3 |} ===Western Conference Quarterfinals=== ====(1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers==== The series opened at [[American Airlines Center]] in Dallas, and both defenses were strong: Edmonton took 23 shots while Dallas only took 21, but Edmonton won the game, 2–1. Not wanting to fall behind 2–0 going to Edmonton, the Stars' attack shelled Oilers goalie [[Tommy Salo]] in Game 2, a 6–1 Dallas victory highlighted by two goals from [[Scott Young (ice hockey)|Scott Young]]. Salo was pulled after the fifth goal in favor of [[Jussi Markkanen]]. The series moved to [[Rexall Place]] in Edmonton, and the Oilers used three third-period goals to win the game, 3–2. Game 4 was a must-win for the Stars, and they came through, winning the game, 3–1. Back in Dallas, the Stars moved a step closer to knocking out the Oilers with a 5–2 victory in Game 5. Dallas delivered the death blow in Game 6, eliminating Edmonton with a 3–2 victory. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=2|Game-by-Game !Score !DAL goals !EDM goals |- |1||April 9 || Oilers 2, at Stars 1 || [[Mike Modano|Modano]] || [[Shawn Horcoff|Horcoff]], [[Ryan Smyth|Smyth]] |- |2||April 11 || at Stars 6, Oilers 1 || [[Scott Young (ice hockey)|Young]] 2, [[Jason Arnott|Arnott]], [[Ulf Dahlén|Dahlen]], <br> Modano, [[Sergei Zubov|Zubov]] || [[Marty Reasoner|Reasoner]] |- |3||April 13 || at Oilers 3, Stars 2 || Arnott, [[Jere Lehtinen|Lehtinen]] || [[Radek Dvořák|Dvorak]], [[Georges Laraque|Laraque]], [[Fernando Pisani|Pisani]] |- |4||April 15 || Stars 3, at Oilers 1 || [[Stu Barnes|Barnes]], [[Niko Kapanen|Kapanen]], Zubov || Horcoff |- |5||April 17 || at Stars 5, Oilers 2 || Zubov 2, [[Manny Malhotra|Malhotra]], Modano, Young || [[Eric Brewer (ice hockey)|Brewer]], [[Mike Comrie|Comrie]] |- |6||April 19 || Stars 3, at Oilers 2 || [[Philippe Boucher|Boucher]], Modano, Young || Horcoff, Smyth |- !colspan=5|Stars win series 4–2 |} ====(2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim==== The series opened at [[Joe Louis Arena]] in Detroit, and a thrilling triple-overtime battle ensued. The sellout crowd at Joe Louis Arena thought the Wings had won the game thanks to a [[Luc Robitaille]] shot at 9:21. Some of the Detroit players had even left for the dressing room, thinking they had successfully taken a 1-0 series lead. However, after going to video review, it was concluded that Robitaille's shot ricocheted off the crossbar and the post, and the players were brought back to resume the game. Later, at 3:18 into the third overtime period, [[Paul Kariya]] scored the goal that would clinch a 2-1 win for Anaheim and a one game lead in the series. Anaheim goalie [[Jean-Sébastien Giguère|Jean-Sebastien Giguere]] faced 64 shots in Game 1. Game 2 featured another close game, but Anaheim pulled out another close victory, this time by a 3–2 count, scoring two third-period goals to erase a 2–1 deficit. Second-seeded Detroit was in trouble, inexplicably struggling with a seventh-seeded but tough Anaheim team. Game 3, at the [[Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]], was a must-win for the Red Wings, but they dropped another one-goal game, 2–1. The Ducks completed the stunning four-game sweep of the Red Wings, who had missed the top seed in the West by one point, with another one-goal game in Game 4, a 3–2 overtime victory with [[Steve Rucchin]] delivering the knockout goal 6:53 into overtime. With the loss, the Red Wings became only the second defending Stanley Cup champions to be swept the following year in a four-game opening series, the other team being the 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs, who were swept by those same Red Wings. The Red Wings went on to win the Stanley Cup that year. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !DET goals !ANA goals |- |1||April 10 || 3:18, 3OT || Mighty Ducks 2, at Red Wings 1 || [[Brendan Shanahan|Shanahan]] || '''[[Paul Kariya|Kariya]]''', [[Adam Oates|Oates]] |- |2||April 12 || || Mighty Ducks 3, at Red Wings 2 || [[Luc Robitaille|Robitaille]], [[Jason Woolley|Woolley]] || [[Stanislav Chistov|Chistov]], [[Jason Krog|Krog]], [[Steve Thomas (ice hockey)|Thomas]] |- |3||April 14 || || at Mighty Ducks 2, Red Wings 1 || [[Tomas Holmström|Holmstrom]] || Chistov, [[Samuel Påhlsson|Pahlsson]] |- |4||April 16 || 6:53, OT || at Mighty Ducks 3, Red Wings 2 || [[Sergei Fedorov|Fedorov]], [[Henrik Zetterberg|Zetterberg]] || Kariya, Krog, '''[[Steve Rucchin|Rucchin]]''' |- !colspan=6|Mighty Ducks win series 4–0 |} ====(3) Colorado Avalanche vs. (6) Minnesota Wild==== The series opened at [[Pepsi Center]] in Denver, but the Wild won a close-fought Game 1, 4–2. Game 2 was closer, but the Avalanche tied the series, 1–1, with a much-needed 3–2 victory. The series then shifted venue to the [[Xcel Energy Center]] in St. Paul for Game 3, and Avalanche goaltender [[Patrick Roy]] posted an 18-save shutout in a 3–0 Colorado victory that gave them the series lead. When Colorado took Game 4, 3–1, the series victory for the Avalanche looked all but certain: they were up in the series, 3–1, and were heading home for two of the next three games. During Game 4, desperate to shake some life into his team, Minnesota coach [[Jacques Lemaire]] inserted [[Emmanuel Fernandez|Manny Fernandez]] into goal after incumbent goalie [[Dwayne Roloson]] allowed two goals to [[Joe Sakic]] in the first eight minutes. But the Wild hung tough, jumping out to a 3–0 lead and ultimately hanging on to win Game 5 in Denver, 3–2. They then headed home for a tense Game 6. After a scoreless first 40 minutes, each team scored twice in the third period, and the game went to overtime tied, 2–2. Minnesota ended the game when [[Richard Park]] tallied his second goal of the game 4:22 in to force a Game 7 in Denver. In Game 7, the teams again played to a 2–2 tie after 60 minutes, but [[Andrew Brunette]] ended the game and the series 3:25 into overtime to give the Wild the stunning series comeback victory. This goal was also last Hall of Fame goalie [[Patrick Roy]] would give up in his illustrious career, as the goaltender would announce his retirement during the up coming off-season. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !COL goals !MIN goals |- |1||April 10 || || Wild 4, at Avalanche 2 || [[Milan Hejduk|Hejduk]], [[Joe Sakic|Sakic]] || [[Andrew Brunette|Brunette]], [[Marián Gáborík|Gaborik]], [[Filip Kuba|Kuba]], [[Wes Walz|Walz]] |- |2||April 12 || || at Avalanche 3, Wild 2 || [[Greg de Vries|de Vries]], Hejduk, [[Brian Willsie|Willsie]] || Brunette, Walz |- |3||April 14 || || Avalanche 3, at Wild 0 || [[Peter Forsberg|Forsberg]], Sakic, [[Alex Tanguay|Tanguay]] || none ([[Patrick Roy|Roy]] shutout) |- |4||April 16 || || Avalanche 3, at Wild 1 || Sakic 2, [[Dan Hinote|Hinote]] || Gaborik |- |5||April 18 || || Wild 3, at Avalanche 2 || [[Rob Blake|Blake]], [[Steve Reinprecht|Reinprecht]] || [[Pascal Dupuis|Dupuis]], Kuba, [[Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)|Mitchell]] |- |6||April 21 || 4:22, OT || at Wild 3, Avalanche 2 || de Vries, Sakic || '''[[Richard Park|Park]]''' 2, Gaborik |- |7||April 22 || 3:25, OT || Wild 3, at Avalanche 2 || Forsberg, Sakic || '''Brunette''', Dupuis, Gaborik |- !colspan=6|Wild win series 4–3 |} ====(4) Vancouver Canucks vs. (5) St. Louis Blues==== The series opened at [[GM Place]] in Vancouver, where St. Louis scored two goals in each period, rolling to a 6–0 Game 1 victory that saw Blues goalie [[Chris Osgood]] post a 20-save shutout. Game 2 was a different story, however: Canucks goalie [[Dan Cloutier]] recovered from a horrid Game 1 to only allow one goal in a 2–1 Vancouver win that tied the series, 1–1. Game 3 was at the [[Savvis Center]] in St. Louis, and Osgood turned in another stellar performance, allowing only one goal in a 3–1 Blues victory. The Blues cranked out more offensive firepower in a 4–1 Game 4 victory that pushed Vancouver to the brink. Vancouver had their work cut out for them: they had to win the next three games, but two of them were at home if the series went that far. Vancouver, held to just four goals in series up to that point, finally opened up in Game 5, a 5–3 Canucks victory. Game 6 saw the Canucks race out to a 4–1 lead and then hang on for 4–3 victory that forced a decisive Game 7 back in Vancouver. With all of their momentum lost, St. Louis allowed four unanswered goals in Game 7 as Vancouver easily won the game, 4–1, and the series, 4–3. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=2|Game-by-Game !Score !VAN goals !STL goals |- |1||April 10 || Blues 6, at Canucks 0 || none ([[Chris Osgood|Osgood]] shutout) || [[Alexander Khavanov|Khavanov]] 2, [[Tyson Nash|Nash]], [[Cory Stillman|Stillman]], <br> [[Keith Tkachuk|Tkachuk]], [[Doug Weight|Weight]] |- |2||April 12 || at Canucks 2, Blues 1 || [[Ed Jovanovski|Jovanovski]], [[Trent Klatt|Klatt]] || [[Pavol Demitra|Demitra]] |- |3||April 14 || at Blues 3, Canucks 1 || [[Marek Malík|Malik]] || Weight 2, Demitra |- |4||April 16 || at Blues 4, Canucks 1 || [[Markus Näslund|Naslund]] || [[Martin Ručínský|Rucinsky]] 2, [[Dallas Drake|Drake]], [[Chris Pronger|Pronger]] |- |5||April 18 || at Canucks 5, Blues 3 || [[Todd Bertuzzi|Bertuzzi]], [[Brendan Morrison|Morrison]], Naslund, <br> [[Sami Salo|Salo]], [[Brent Sopel|Sopel]] || Nash, Rucinsky, Stillman |- |6||April 20 || Canucks 4, at Blues 3 || Jovanovski, Naslund, [[Mattias Öhlund|Ohlund]], [[Henrik Sedin|H. Sedin]] || Weight 2, [[Eric Boguniecki|Boguniecki]] |- |7||April 22 || at Canucks 4, Blues 1 || [[Trevor Linden|Linden]], Morrison, Naslund, H. Sedin || Rucinsky |- !colspan=5|Canucks win series 4–3 |} ==Conference Semifinals== ===Eastern Conference Semifinals=== ====(1) Ottawa Senators vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers==== The series opened at [[Scotiabank Place]] in Ottawa, where the Senators used three second-period goals to win Game 1, 4–2. Game 2 saw Flyers goalie [[Roman Čechmánek|Roman Cechmanek]] post his first shutout of the postseason (33 saves) in a 2–0 Philadelphia victory that tied the series, 1–1. Game 3 was at the [[Wachovia Center]] in Philadelphia, and Ottawa took the series lead with a 3–2 overtime victory, with [[Wade Redden]] scoring his first goal of the postseason 6:43 in. Cechmanek again came through in Game 4, posting his second shutout of the series as the Flyers won the game, 1–0, on a goal by [[Michal Handzuš|Michal Handzus]]. The series returned to Ottawa for Game 5, where the Senators shelled Cechmanek in a 5–2 victory. Game 5 also saw [[Robert Esche]] appear in goal for the Flyers, and he went 13-for-14 after Ottawa's fourth goal. The Senators finished off the job in Game 6 with a 5–1 victory in Philadelphia, with four of the Ottawa scorers in Game 5 turning in a repeat performance. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !OTT goals !PHI goals |- |1||April 25 || || at Senators 4, Flyers 2 || [[Daniel Alfredsson|Alfredsson]], [[Zdeno Chára|Chara]], [[Martin Havlát|Havlat]], [[Marián Hossa|Hossa]] || [[Tony Amonte|Amonte]], [[Sami Kapanen|Kapanen]] |- |2||April 27 || || Flyers 2, at Senators 0 || none ([[Roman Čechmánek|Cechmanek]] shutout) || [[Simon Gagné|Gagne]], [[Mark Recchi|Recchi]] |- |3||April 29 || 6:43, OT || Senators 3, at Flyers 2 || Alfredsson, Hossa, '''[[Wade Redden|Redden]]''' || Kapanen, [[John LeClair|LeClair]] |- |4||May 1 || || at Flyers 1, Senators 0 || none (Cechmanek shutout) || [[Michal Handzuš|Handzus]] |- |5||May 3 || || at Senators 5, Flyers 2 || Alfredsson, [[Radek Bonk|Bonk]], Havlat, <br> [[Peter Schaefer (ice hockey)|Schaefer]], Smolinski || [[Claude Lapointe|Lapointe]], [[Radovan Somík|Somik]] |- |6||May 5 || || Senators 5, at Flyers 1 || Alfredsson, Fisher, Havlat, <br> Schaefer, Smolinski || Handzus |- !colspan=6|Senators win series 4–2 |} ====(2) New Jersey Devils vs. (3) Tampa Bay Lightning==== The series opened at [[Continental Airlines Arena]] in New Jersey, where the Devils scored three third-period goals to break a scoreless tie en route to a 3–0 Game 1 victory with goalie [[Martin Brodeur]] posting a 15-save shutout in the process. Game 2 was a little tenser, with New Jersey rallying from a third-period deficit and winning the game 2:09 into overtime, 3–2, on a goal by [[Jamie Langenbrunner]]. At home at the [[St. Pete Times Forum]] in Tampa, the Lightning jumped out to a 3–0 first-period lead, then watched New Jersey tie the score before scoring in the third period on a goal by [[Dave Andreychuk]] to win the game, 4–3. The Devils responded by winning Game 4, 3–1, to push the Lightning to the brink. The Devils ended the series with a 2–1 triple-overtime victory in Game 5, with [[Grant Marshall]] scoring the game-winning goal 11:12 into the sixth period. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !NJ goals !TB goals |- |1||April 24 || || at Devils 3, Lightning 0 || [[Jamie Langenbrunner|Langenbrunner]], [[John Madden (ice hockey)|Madden]], [[Turner Stevenson|Stevenson]] || none ([[Martin Brodeur|Brodeur]] shutout) |- |2||April 26 || 2:09, OT || at Devils 3, Lightning 2 || '''Langenbrunner''', [[Grant Marshall|Marshall]], [[Brian Rafalski|Rafalski]] || [[Chris Dingman|Dingman]], [[Martin St. Louis|St. Louis]] |- |3||April 28 || || at Lightning 4, Devils 3 || [[Jeff Friesen|Friesen]], Madden, Marshall || [[Dave Andreychuk|Andreychuk]], [[Fredrik Modin|Modin]], [[Václav Prospal|Prospal]], St. Louis |- |4||April 30 || || Devils 3, at Lightning 1 || [[Patrik Eliáš|Elias]], [[Scott Gomez|Gomez]], [[Scott Stevens|Stevens]] || [[Jassen Cullimore|Cullimore]] |- |5||May 2 || 11:12, 3OT || at Devils 2, Lightning 1 || '''Marshall''', [[Scott Niedermayer|S. Niedermayer]] || [[Nikita Alexeev|Alexeev]] |- !colspan=6|Devils win series 4–1 |} ===Western Conference Semifinals=== ====(1) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim==== The series opened at [[American Airlines Center]] in Dallas, where the heavily-favored Stars and underdog Ducks engaged in an epic battle that took over 140 minutes and four overtimes to decide before Anaheim's [[Petr Sýkora|Petr Sykora]] scored the game-winner 47 seconds into the ''fifth'' overtime, winning the game for the Ducks, 4–3. Dallas goalie [[Marty Turco]] saw 54 shots while Anaheim's goalie, [[Jean-Sébastien Giguère|Jean-Sebastien Giguere]], saw 63. Game 2 saw another game tied after 60 minutes, but this time, Anaheim needed only 1:44 to win the game in the first overtime, 3–2, on a goal by [[Mike Leclerc]]. Dallas, much like Detroit in its first-round series against the Ducks, faced a 2–0 deficit headed to Anaheim. Game 3 at [[Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]] was a must-win for the Stars, and they came through, winning the game, 2–1, getting two clutch goals from [[Jere Lehtinen]]. But the Ducks refused to let the Stars back in the series, winning Game 4, 1–0, behind a 28-save shutout from Giguere. Not wanting to be eliminated in front of their home fans, a motivated Dallas team captured Game 5, 4–1. Unfortunately for the Stars, their bid to take the series to a Game 7 was denied when they were edged in Game 6, 4–3. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !DAL goals !ANA goals |- |1||April 24 || 0:47, 5OT || Mighty Ducks 4, at Stars 3 || [[Jason Arnott|Arnott]], [[Derian Hatcher|Hatcher]], [[Brenden Morrow|Morrow]] || [[Jason Krog|Krog]], [[Rob Niedermayer|R. Niedermayer]], [[Steve Rucchin|Rucchin]], '''[[Petr Sýkora|Sykora]]''' |- |2||April 26 || 1:44, OT || Mighty Ducks 3, at Stars 2 || [[Mike Modano|Modano]], Morrow || '''[[Mike Leclerc|Leclerc]]''', Niedermayer, [[Adam Oates|Oates]] |- |3||April 28 || || Stars 2, at Mighty Ducks 1 || [[Jere Lehtinen|Lehtinen]] 2 || Rucchin |- |4||April 30 || || at Mighty Ducks 1, Stars 0 || none ([[Jean-Sébastien Giguère|Giguere]] shutout) || Leclerc |- |5||May 3 || || at Stars 4, Mighty Ducks 1 || [[Niko Kapanen|Kapanen]] 2, [[Stu Barnes|Barnes]], [[Rob DiMaio|DiMaio]] || [[Paul Kariya|Kariya]] |- |6||May 5 || || at Mighty Ducks 4, Stars 3 || Kapanen, Morrow, [[Kirk Muller|Muller]] || [[Stanislav Chistov|Chistov]], [[Sandis Ozoliņš|Ozolinsh]], [[Ruslan Salei|Salei]], [[Steve Thomas (ice hockey)|Thomas]] |- !colspan=6|Mighty Ducks win series 4–2 |} ====(4) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Minnesota Wild==== The series opened at [[GM Place]] in Vancouver, where the Canucks took Game 1 in overtime, 4–3, on a game-winning power-play goal by [[Trent Klatt]] 3:42 in. They had forced overtime with [[Matt Cooke]]'s tying goal with 2.3 seconds remaining in regulation time. The Wild rebounded in Game 2 with a 3–2 victory that tied the series, 1–1. The series shifted venue to the [[Xcel Energy Center]] for Game 3, in which the Canucks won, 3–2. With a 3–2 overtime victory in Game 4, the fourth consecutive one-goal game of the series, Vancouver was poised to eliminate Minnesota, up in the series 3–1 with two of the next three games at home. But this scenario was nothing new to the Wild; they had eliminated the third-seeded Avalanche in seven games in the first round after losing three of the first four. And, like the first round, they had to go on the road for Games 5 and 7. In what appeared to be a case of [[Déjà vu]], Minnesota coach [[Jacques Lemaire]] changed goalies again, this time re-inserting [[Dwayne Roloson]], who replaced an ineffective [[Emmanuel Fernandez|Manny Fernandez]]. In Game 5, back in Vancouver, the Wild annihilated Canucks goalie [[Dan Cloutier]], who went 15-for-21 in saves and was knocked out in favor of [[Alex Auld]], who went 4-for-5. Minnesota's goal spurt came in the second period, when they scored five goals en route to a 7–2 victory. Spurred on by their thrashing of the Canucks in Game 5, the Wild came out at home in Game 6, scoring three third-period goals en route to a 5–1 victory that forced a Game 7. After their blowout losses in Games 5 and 6, the Canucks returned home and built up a 2–0 second period lead before collapsing as the Wild won Game 7, 4–2. The Wild are the only team to date that has come back from two 3–1 deficits in the same NHL postseason. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !VAN goals !MIN goals |- |1||April 25 || 3:42, OT || at Canucks 4, Wild 3 || [[Matt Cooke|Cooke]], [[Ed Jovanovski|Jovanovski]], '''[[Trent Klatt|Klatt]]''', [[Markus Näslund|Naslund]] || [[Wes Walz|Walz]] 2, [[Sergei Zholtok|Zholtok]] |- |2||April 27 || || Wild 3, at Canucks 2 || Jovanovski, [[Mattias Öhlund|Ohlund]] || [[Marián Gáborík|Gaborik]], Walz, Zholtok |- |3||April 29 || || Canucks 3, at Wild 2 || Jovanovski, [[Brendan Morrison|Morrison]], [[Daniel Sedin|D. Sedin]] || Gaborik, [[Filip Kuba|Kuba]] |- |4||May 2 || 15:52, OT || Canucks 3, at Wild 2 || Cooke, Jovanovski, '''[[Brent Sopel|Sopel]]''' || Gaborik 2 |- |5||May 5 || || Wild 7, at Canucks 2 || Morrison, [[Henrik Sedin|H. Sedin]] || [[Cliff Ronning|Ronning]] 2, [[Andrew Brunette|Brunette]], Gaborik, <br> [[Jason Marshall|Marshall]], [[Richard Park|Park]], Walz |- |6||May 7 || || at Wild 5, Canucks 1 || Jovanovski || Brunette 2, [[Darby Hendrickson|Hendrickson]], <br> [[Antti Laaksonen|Laaksonen]], [[Lubomir Sekeras|Sekeras]] |- |7||May 8 || || Wild 4, at Canucks 2 || [[Todd Bertuzzi|Bertuzzi]], Ohlund || [[Pascal Dupuis|Dupuis]] 2, Hendrickson, Walz |- !colspan=6|Wild win series 4–3 |} ==Conference Finals== ===Eastern Conference Finals=== ====(1) Ottawa Senators vs. (2) New Jersey Devils==== The series opened at [[Scotiabank Place]] in Ottawa, where the Senators took Game 1 in overtime, 3–2, when [[Shaun Van Allen]] tipped in a pass from [[Martin Havlát|Martin Havlat]] 3:08 into overtime. New Jersey tied the series, 1–1, with a crucial victory in Game 2, 4–1. It marked the first time Ottawa goalie [[Patrick Lalime]] allowed more than two goals in twelve postseason games. Game 3 at the [[Continental Airlines Arena]] in New Jersey saw an amazing defensive battle, but New Jersey won the game, 1–0, on a first-period goal by [[Sergei Brylin]]. [[Martin Brodeur]] posted a 24-save shutout for the Devils in the process. New Jersey appeared to have the series in control when they broke a 2–2 tie in Game 4 with three third-period goals en route to a 5–2 win, and they led in the series, 3–1. But, it wasn't over yet, as Minnesota (twice) and Vancouver rebounded from 3–1 series deficits earlier in the playoffs. Ottawa returned home for Game 5, not wanting to lose in front of their fans. They staved off elimination with a 3–1 victory. The tense action resumed back in New Jersey for Game 6, as the teams entered overtime tied, 1–1, and all the Devils needed was a goal to knock out the Senators. The death blow did not come in Game 6, as [[Chris Phillips]] scored the game-winning goal 15:52 into overtime in the 2–1 Senators victory. Determined not to suffer the same misfortunes as Colorado, St. Louis, and Vancouver, the Devils broke through in Game 7, winning the game, 3–2, as [[Jeff Friesen]] knocked in the series-winning goal with just over two minutes to play to send New Jersey to the Stanley Cup Finals. In the decisive game, the Devils benefited from a two-goal performance by [[Jamie Langenbrunner]], his first goals of the series. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !OTT goals !NJ goals |- |1||May 10 || 3:08, OT || at Senators 3, Devils 2 || [[Chris Neil|Neil]], '''[[Shaun Van Allen|Van Allen]]''', [[Todd White|White]] || [[Joe Nieuwendyk|Nieuwendyk]], [[Jay Pandolfo|Pandolfo]] |- |2||May 13 || || Devils 4, at Senators 1 || [[Radek Bonk|Bonk]] || [[Tommy Albelin|Albelin]], [[Jeff Friesen|Friesen]], [[John Madden (ice hockey)|Madden]], Pandolfo |- |3||May 15 || || at Devils 1, Senators 0 || none ([[Martin Brodeur|Brodeur]] shutout) || [[Sergei Brylin|Brylin]] |- |4||May 17 || || at Devils 5, Senators 2 || [[Karel Rachunek|Rachunek]], [[Václav Varada|Varada]] || [[Patrik Eliáš|Elias]], Friesen, Madden, <br> [[Grant Marshall|Marshall]], Pandolfo |- |5||May 19 || || at Senators 3, Devils 1 || [[Martin Havlát|Havlat]], [[Jason Spezza|Spezza]], White || [[Scott Stevens|Stevens]] |- |6||May 21 || 15:52, OT || Senators 2, at Devils 1 || Bonk, '''[[Chris Phillips|Phillips]]''' || Nieuwendyk |- |7||May 23 || || Devils 3, at Senators 2 || [[Magnus Arvedson|Arvedson]], Bonk || [[Jamie Langenbrunner|Langenbrunner]] 2, Friesen |- !colspan=6|Devils win series 4–3 |- |} ===Western Conference Finals=== ====(6) Minnesota Wild vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim==== The series opened at the [[Xcel Energy Center]] in Minnesota, and both teams ground it out down to the game-winning score, which came from [[Petr Sýkora|Petr Sykora]] 8:06 into double-overtime in a 1–0 Mighty Ducks victory. [[Jean-Sébastien Giguère|Jean-Sebastien Giguere]] turned in a stellar performance in net for Anaheim, stopping all 39 shots he faced. With [[Dwayne Roloson]] replacing [[Emmanuel Fernandez|Manny Fernandez]] in net for the Wild, Game 2 was just as close, but the Ducks pulled out a 2–0 victory, both goals short-handed, as Giguere stopped all 24 shots he faced, making him 63-for-63 in the series. Minnesota was in trouble; not only were they down in the series, 2–0, headed to Anaheim, but they had yet to score a goal. Out at the [[Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]] for Game 3, Giguere continued his goaltending excellency, stopping all 35 shots he faced in a 4–0 Mighty Ducks victory that pushed the Wild to the brink. Giguere had now stopped the first 98 shots he saw in the series. In Game 3, [[Paul Kariya]] tallied two goals to help the Anaheim attack. Minnesota, demoralized at their offensive impotence, lost Game 4, 2–1, but at least they avoided a fourth consecutive shutout, as [[Andrew Brunette]] scored the first Minnesota goal of the series 4:37 into the game. Still, Giguere was 122-for-123 in the series, a robust .992 save percentage. [[Adam Oates]] scored both Anaheim goals, the decisive one coming midway through the second period. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Game-by-Game !Score !MIN goals !ANA goals |- |1||May 10 || 8:06, 2OT || Mighty Ducks 1, at Wild 0 || none ([[Jean-Sébastien Giguère|Giguere]] shutout) || '''[[Petr Sýkora|Sykora]]''' |- |2||May 12 || || Mighty Ducks 2, at Wild 0 || none (Giguere shutout) || [[Rob Niedermayer|R. Niedermayer]], [[Kurt Sauer|Sauer]] |- |3||May 14 || || at Mighty Ducks 4, Wild 0 || none (Giguere shutout) || [[Paul Kariya|Kariya]] 2, [[Stanislav Chistov|Chistov]], [[Steve Rucchin|Rucchin]] |- |4||May 16 || || at Mighty Ducks 2, Wild 1 || [[Andrew Brunette|Brunette]] || [[Adam Oates|Oates]] 2 |- !colspan=6|Mighty Ducks win series 4–0 |- |} ==Stanley Cup Finals== {{main| 2003 Stanley Cup Finals}} ===(E2) New Jersey Devils vs. (W7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim=== {| cellpadding="3" border="1" ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Anaheim vs. New Jersey |- ! Date !! Away !! Home !! |- | [[May 27]] || align="right" | Anaheim 0 || '''3 New Jersey''' |- | [[May 29]] || align="right" | Anaheim 0 || '''3 New Jersey''' |- | [[May 31]] || align="right" | New Jersey 2 || '''3 Anaheim''' || OT |- | [[June 2]] || align="right" | New Jersey 0 || '''1 Anaheim''' || OT |- | [[June 5]] || align="right" | Anaheim 3 || '''6 New Jersey''' |- | [[June 7]] || align="right" | New Jersey 2 || '''5 Anaheim''' |- | [[June 9]] || align="right" | Anaheim 0 || '''3 New Jersey''' |- align="center" | colspan="4" | '''''New Jersey wins series<br/>4–3 and [[Stanley Cup]]''''' |- align="center" | colspan="4" | '''''[[Jean-Sébastien Giguère|J.-S. Giguere]] (Anaheim)<br/>wins [[Conn Smythe Trophy]]''''' |} ==See also== *[[2002–03 NHL season]] *[[List of NHL seasons]] {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs]] | after = [[2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs]] | title = [[List of Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup Champions]] | years = | }} {{end box}} {{NHL}} [[Category:2003 in ice hockey|Stanley Cup]] [[Category:Stanley Cup Playoffs]]