2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins season

For the third season in a row, the club placed last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.[2] Team broadcaster and former Penguins player Eddie Olczyk was hired as his replacement on June 11.They struggled in short-handed situations, allowing the most power-play goals in the League, with 84, and finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 77.24%.[4] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.They defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Philadelphia Phantoms and the Hartford Wolf Pack to win the Richard F. Canning Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions.
2003–04Pittsburgh PenguinsAtlanticEasternCraig PatrickEddie OlczykCaptainMario LemieuxMarc BergevinKelly BuchbergerMartin StrakaMellon ArenaWilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsWheeling NailersRyan MaloneAssistsDick TarnstromPointsPenalty minutesBrooks OrpikPlus/minusRob ScuderiSebastien CaronGoals against averageJean-Sebastien Aubin2002–032004–05Stanley Cup playoffspandemic-shortened 2020–21 seasonBuffalo SabresRick KehoeAtlantic DivisionPhiladelphia FlyersNew Jersey DevilsNew York IslandersNew York RangersEastern ConferenceTampa Bay LightningBoston BruinsToronto Maple LeafsOttawa SenatorsMontreal CanadiensAtlanta ThrashersCarolina HurricanesFlorida PanthersWashington CapitalsLos Angeles KingsCivic ArenaWells Fargo CenterBell CentreDetroit Red WingsNassau ColiseumChicago BlackhawksUnited CenterAir Canada CentreBB&T CenterAmalie ArenaMadison Square GardenFirst Niagara CenterMinnesota WildIzod CenterPNC ArenaEdmonton OilersSkyreach CentreCalgary FlamesScotiabank SaddledomeVancouver CanucksRogers ArenaPhilips ArenaColumbus Blue JacketsCanadian Tire CentreNashville PredatorsBridgestone ArenaTD GardenXcel Energy CenterVerizon CenterColorado AvalancheSt. Louis BluesScottrade CenterPhoenix CoyotesAmerica West ArenaSan Jose SharksSAP Center at San JoseMighty Ducks of AnaheimDallas StarsAleksey MorozovMilan KraftRico FataKonstantin KoltsovRic JackmanTomas SurovyTom KostopoulosBrian HolzingerDrake BerehowskyMike EastwoodMatt BradleyMartin StrbakLasse PirjetaEric MelocheJosef MelicharPatrick BoileauLandon WilsonRamzi AbidDan FochtJon SimMatt HusseySteve McKennaMatt MurleyKris BeechReid SimpsonNolan BaumgartnerSteve WebbMarc-Andre FleuryAndy ChiodoMartin BrochuNHL All-Rookie TeamForwardtransactions2003 Stanley Cup Finals2004 Stanley Cup FinalsMikael SamuelssonJohan HedbergSergei AnshakovBrendan BuckleyPauli LevokariAlain NasreddineSeverstal CherepovetsWaiver draftVladimir VujtekJoel BouchardRob TallasVille NieminenMicki DuPontEisbaren BerlinMathias JohanssonFarjestad BKRichard LintnerDjurgardens IFShawn HeinsJason MacDonaldHartford Wolf PackAlexandre DaigleHans JonssonModo HockeyJamie PushorSyracuse CrunchKent MandervilleTimra IKLausanne HCMichal SivekHC Sparta PrahaToby PetersenCam PaddockRyan WhitneyMaxime TalbotErik ChristensenTom Barrasso2003 NHL entry draftCape Breton Screaming EaglesRyan StoneCanadaBrandon Wheat KingsJonathan FilewichPrince George CougarsDaniel CarcilloSarnia StingPaul BissonnetteSaginaw SpiritEvgeni IsakovLukas BolfCzech RepublicSparta PragueCzech Extraliga Jr.Toronto St. Michael's MajorsStephen DixonJoe JensenSt. Cloud State UniversityMatt MoulsonCornell UniversityIan MoranRandy RobitailleStephane RicherBridgeport Sound TigersPhiladelphia PhantomsRichard F. Canning TrophyMilwaukee AdmiralsReading RoyalsPat BinghamJohn Brophy Award2003–04 NHL seasonPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGeneral managersCoachesPlayersDraft picksexpansion draftSeasonsCurrent season1967 expansionOwnersRecordsAward winnersBroadcastersFenway Sports GroupRonald BurkleKyle DubasMike SullivanSidney CrosbyPPG Paints ArenaAffiliatesSportsNet PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins Radio NetworkPenguins loreBob GessnerVince LascheidJeff JimersonPenguin PeteIceburghRussian PenguinsYinzCamFoundationSudden DeathShe's Out of My LeagueBlack and YellowPenguins–Islanders brawl2008 Winter Classic2011 Winter Classic2014 Stadium Series2017 Stadium Series2019 Stadium SeriesMullet (haircut)2023 Winter Classic2024 Big City Greens ClassicPittsburgh Penguins seasons1967–681968–691969–701970–711971–721972–731973–741974–751975–761976–771977–781978–791979–801980–811981–821982–831983–841984–851985–861986–871987–881988–891989–901990–911991–921992–931993–941994–951995–961996–971997–981998–991999–002000–012001–022005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Stanley CupNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersPhiladelphiaBostonBuffaloMontrealOttawaTorontoAtlantaCarolinaFloridaTampa BayWashingtonChicagoColumbusDetroitNashvilleSt. LouisCalgaryColoradoEdmontonMinnesotaVancouverAnaheimDallasLos AngelesPhoenixSan JoseNHL ChallengeAll-Star GameHeritage ClassicBertuzzi–Moore incidentFlyers–Senators brawlWest Coast ExpressPlayoffsStanley Cup Finals