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Season Almanac

2003 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Peter Forsberg (A, PTS) · Martin Brodeur (W, SO)

Goals
  1. 1Milan HejdukColorado Avalanche50
  2. 2Markus NaslundVancouver Canucks48
  3. 3Todd BertuzziVancouver Canucks46
Assists
  1. 1Peter ForsbergColorado Avalanche77
  2. 2Joe ThorntonBoston Bruins65
  3. 3Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins63
Points
  1. 1Peter ForsbergColorado Avalanche106
  2. 2Markus NaslundVancouver Canucks104
  3. 3Joe ThorntonBoston Bruins101
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils41
  2. 2Patrick LalimeOttawa Senators39
  3. 3Ed BelfourToronto Maple Leafs37
Shutouts
  1. 1Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils9
  2. 2Jean-Sebastien GiguereAnaheim Ducks8
  3. 3Jocelyn ThibaultChicago Blackhawks8

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Milan HejdukSKATER23.9
  2. 2Markus NaslundSKATER23.3
  3. 3Glen MurraySKATER22.3
  4. 4Todd BertuzziSKATER22.1
  5. 5Joe ThorntonSKATER21.5
  6. 6Peter ForsbergSKATER21.4
  7. 7Pavol DemitraSKATER21.1
  8. 8Ziggy PalffySKATER21.1
  9. 9Mike ModanoSKATER20.7
  10. 10Sergei FedorovSKATER20.6
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Henrik ZetterbergC234.7
  2. 2Jason SpezzaC234.5
  3. 3Rick NashL208
  4. 4Patrick SharpL164
  5. 5Michael CammalleriL159.6
  6. 6Ales HemskyR135.6
  7. 7Jay BouwmeesterD123.1
  8. 8Ryan MillerG117.4

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Doug GilmourC281.9
  2. 2Phil HousleyD251.4
  3. 3Theo FleuryR244.1
  4. 4Patrick RoyG223.3
  5. 5Kirk MullerL198.8
  6. 6Kevin DineenR169.7
  7. 7Pavel BureR169.3
  8. 8Adam GravesL158.7

Teams · 30

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Ottawa Senators52-22212.1Marian HossaPlayoffs
Dallas Stars46-21212.2Mike ModanoPlayoffs
Detroit Red Wings48-24207.4Sergei FedorovPlayoffs
Vancouver Canucks45-24195.2Markus NaslundPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers45-24169.7Jeremy RoenickPlayoffs
New Jersey Devils46-26193.7Patrik EliasPlayoffs
Colorado Avalanche42-27199.9Milan HejdukPlayoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs44-31188.1Alexander MogilnyPlayoffs
Minnesota Wild42-30170.5Marian GaborikPlayoffs
St. Louis Blues41-30196Pavol DemitraPlayoffs
Anaheim Ducks40-33160.7Paul KariyaPlayoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning36-30183Vincent LecavalierPlayoffs
Washington Capitals39-35172.1Jaromir JagrPlayoffs
Boston Bruins36-35183Glen MurrayPlayoffs
Edmonton Oilers36-35158.8Ryan SmythPlayoffs
New York Islanders35-36165.8Alexei YashinPlayoffs
New York Rangers32-40127.5Petr Nedved
Phoenix Coyotes31-40138.1Mike Johnson
Chicago Blackhawks30-39133.9Steve Sullivan
Los Angeles Kings33-43141.6Ziggy Palffy
Calgary Flames29-40143.4Jarome Iginla
Atlanta Thrashers31-44143.8Dany Heatley
Montréal Canadiens30-44145.3Saku Koivu
Nashville Predators27-42149.6David Legwand
Columbus Blue Jackets29-45152.3Geoff Sanderson
San Jose Sharks28-45143Teemu Selanne
Buffalo Sabres27-45132.7Miroslav Satan
Florida Panthers24-45108.9Olli Jokinen
Pittsburgh Penguins27-4986.5Mario Lemieux
Carolina Hurricanes22-49116.8Jeff O'Neill

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).