2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season, the club's 87th season of existence and 77th as the Maple Leafs, saw the team finish in second place in the Northeast Division with a record of 45 wins, 24 losses, 10 ties and three overtime losses for 103 points. It was the highest point total in franchise history, beating out the 100 points earned by the 1999-2000 team. The Leafs defeated their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators, in seven games in the Conference Quarter-finals before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers four games to two in the Conference Semi-finals. The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2012–13 season.Regular season
Season standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 81 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 75 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 86 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 64 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 72 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 84 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| 65 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 110 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 64 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 68 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 62 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 71 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 36 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 69 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 50 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 208 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 52 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 116 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3444 | 59 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 122 | 2.13 | 10 | 1483 | 1361 | .918 |
| 883 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 3.26 | 1 | 388 | 340 | .876 |
| 647 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 2.87 | 0 | 293 | 262 | .894 |
| Team: | 4974 | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 201 | 2.42 | 11 | 2164 | 1963 | .907 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 774 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 2.09 | 3 | 379 | 352 | .929 |
| 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.82 | 0 | 11 | 10 | .909 |
| Team: | 807 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 2.08 | 3 | 390 | 362 | .928 |
Awards and records
Records
Milestones
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003–04 season.Trades
Waivers
Free agents
Draft picks
Toronto's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 2 | 57 | John Doherty | | Phillips Academy |
| 3 | 91 | Martin Sagat | | Dukla Trenčín |
| 4 | 125 | Konstantin Volkov | | Dynamo Moscow |
| 5 | 158 | John Mitchell | | Plymouth Whalers |
| 7 | 220 | Jeremy Williams | | Swift Current Broncos |
| 8 | 237 | Shaun Landolt | | Calgary Hitmen |
American Hockey League
ECHL
Roster
