SI.com 2003 NHL Playoffs 2003 NHL Playoffs


0 -- Linemates to win a Stanley Cup and NCAA title before John Madden (Michigan in 1996), Jay Pandolfo (Boston University in 1995) and Brian Gionta (Boston College in 2000) accomplished the feat. Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur went 16-8 with a 1.65 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage in the 2003 playoffs. AP
.364 -- New Jersey's postseason road winning percentage (4-7), meaning the Devils were the first team since the 1974 Flyers to win the Cup with a losing road record.
.670 -- Devils' regular-season home winning percentage, with a 25-11-3-2 record.
.833 -- Winning percentage (10-2) for home teams in Game 7s of the Stanley Cup finals, including four victories in a row.
.923 -- Postseason home winning percentage by the Devils, thanks to an impressive 12-1 record.
1 -- Goaltenders who have recorded four 40-win seasons. Martin Brodeur reached the milestone on March 30 against the Islanders. Hall of Famers Terry Sawchuk and Jacques Plante are the only other goalies to post three 40-victory seasons.
1.68 -- Brodeur's goals-against average in eight career Game 7s.
1.87 -- Brodeur's goals-against average in 24 appearances in the Stanley Cup finals, ranking him third in the modern era.
3 -- Coaches for the Devils (Jacques Lemaire in 1995, Larry Robinson in 2000 and Pat Burns in 2003) during their three Stanley Cup runs.
4.6 -- National television rating for Game 7, according to Nielsen television ratings data, making it the most-watched NHL game in the U.S. on broadcast television since Game 6 of the 1974 finals between the Flyers and Bruins.
7 -- Shutouts by Brodeur during the 2003 playoffs, breaking Dominik Hasek's record of six set in 2002 for the most in one postseason.
10 -- Consecutive wins by the Devils over the Ducks at Continental Airlines Arena dating back to Feb. 11, 1996.
11 -- Postseason goals by Devils right winger Jamie Langenbrunner, tops in the postseason.
11-0 -- Record by the Devils in the 2003 playoffs when scoring first, tying the 1984 Oilers for the best mark.
12 -- Goal differential of the four Stanley Cup finals games in New Jersey, each of which the Devils won by three goals.
13 -- Goals allowed by the Devils in 13 playoff home games.
16 -- Postseason-leading assist total by Devils defenseman Scott Niedermayer.
20 -- Playoff shutouts by Brodeur, trailing only Patrick Roy's 23.
38 -- Years since a goaltender had recorded a shutout in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, with Gump Worsley of the 1965 Canadiens doing it last.
102 -- Combined regular-season and playoff games played this season by Brodeur.
144 -- Postseason games coached by Burns before winning his first Stanley Cup. Burns had ranked second behind Pat Quinn (170) on the all-time list of most playoff games coached without winning a Cup.
233 -- Career postseason games played by Scott Stevens, tying him for third with Claude Lemieux, and trailing only Patrick Roy (247) and Mark Messier (236).
1,457 -- Combined regular-season and postseason games played in a Devils uniform by 18-year veteran Ken Daneyko.

 


 
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