2003–04 NHL season 2003–04 NHL season The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup champions were the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the best of seven series four games to three against the Calgary Flames. For the fourth time in eight years, the all-time record for total shutouts in a season was shattered, as 192 shutouts were recorded. The 2003–04 regular season was also the first one (excluding the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season) since 1967–68 in which there was neither a 50-goal scorer, nor a 100-point scorer. This was the final season that ABC and
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes season at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in Nashville, Tennessee.The Hurricanes have the 2nd overall pick. The Lowell Lock Monsters are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2003–04 AHL season. The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate. 2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes season The 2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Hockey League and seventh as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes finished 30th overall in the NHL in scoring for the second consecutive season, with just 172 goals for. They also struggled on the power-play, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored, with 41, and 30th