The 2003–04 Florida Panthers season was their eleventh season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Offseason Olli Jokinen was named team captain on October 7, 2003. Regular season On November 9, 2003, head coach Mike Keenan was fired after leading the Panthers to a 5–8–2–0 start. General manager Rick Dudley assumed coaching duties on an interim basis through February 9, 2004, when assistant coach John Torchetti was named interim head coach. The Panthers season finale against the Carolina Hurricanes on April 4, 2004, was the final tie in NHL history. Ties were eliminated after the 2004–05 NHL lockout when the shootout was adopted. Final standings Schedule and results |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 9, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||1–0–0–0 || |- align="center" |2||T||October 11, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||1–0–1–0 || |- align="center" |3||T||October 13, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||1–0–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |4||L||October 15, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||1–1–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |5||L||October 18, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||1–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |6||L||October 20, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||1–3–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 22, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||2–3–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |8||L||October 24, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||2–4–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||October 25, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||3–4–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |10||L||October 29, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||3–5–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |11||W||October 30, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||4–5–2–0 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |12||L||November 1, 2003||2–6 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||4–6–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |13||L||November 5, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||4–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 7, 2003||6–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||5–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |15||L||November 8, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||5–8–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 11, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||6–8–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |17||L||November 13, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||6–9–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 15, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||7–9–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |19||L||November 16, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||7–10–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |20||L||November 19, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||7–11–2–0 || |-