NHL season. Toronto Maple Leafs: In honor of the 75th anniversary of the St. Pats becoming the Maple Leafs, the team wears vintage St. Pats jerseys in their game against the Buffalo Sabres on March 2. During the rest of the season, they wore special stickers on their helmets celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Maple Leafs. Vancouver Canucks: A new alternate jersey is introduced, featuring a torso that changes from navy blue to maroon. The jersey features a redesigned Canuck Place patch. Washington Capitals: The Capitals wore a patch in memory of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Regular season For the second time in three seasons, no player reached the 100-point plateau. In addition, for the first time since 1980, the Art Ross Trophy was not won by either Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, or Jaromir Jagr. Instead, the award went to Jarome Iginla, who scored 96 points. Final standings The Detroit Red Wings placed first in the league standings and received home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. This is the first season that the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers both missed the playoffs. Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Eastern Conference Teams in bold qualified for the playoffs. Western Conference Teams in bold qualified for the playoffs. Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals The Finals were contested by the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes. It was Detroit's twenty-second appearance in the Finals, their last appearance being a win in 1998. It was Carolina's first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. Detroit defeated Carolina in five games to win their tenth Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. Playoff bracket Awards The NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto. All-Star teams Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts Source: 2003 NHL Yearbook Coaches Eastern Conference Atlanta Thrashers: Curt Fraser Boston Bruins: Robbie Ftorek Buffalo Sabres: Lindy Ruff Carolina Hurricanes: Paul Maurice Florida Panthers: Mike Keenan Montreal Canadiens: Michel Therrien New Jersey Devils: Larry Robinson and Kevin Constantine New York Islanders: Peter Laviolette