2003–04 Nashville Predators season
The 2003–04 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' 6th season in the National Hockey League. The team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history, losing to the Detroit Red Wings in the first round.
Off-season
Regular season
The Predators had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 teams in the League, with 428.Final standings
Game log
Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville Predators
Game 1- Detroit 3 Nashville 1Game 2- Detroit 2 Nashville 1
Game 3- Nashville 3 Detroit 1
Game 4- Nashville 3 Detroit 0
Game 5- Detroit 4 Nashville 1
Game 6- Nashville 0 Detroit 2
Detroit wins series 4-2
Player stats
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 75 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 94 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| D | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 82 | -16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 76 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| D | 77 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 52 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 82 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 74 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| LW | 59 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 87 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 82 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 33 | -21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| RW | 24 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 79 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 37 | -8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 47 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 26 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 57 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 72 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 22 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| C/LW | 39 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 67 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 64 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 75 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 53 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 103 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 70 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 137 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 88 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 76 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 4221 | 73 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 178 | 2.53 | 3 | 1958 | 1780 | .909 | |
| 744 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2.18 | 1 | 365 | 338 | .926 | |
| Team: | 4965 | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 205 | 2.48 | 4 | 2323 | 2118 | .912 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 356 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2.02 | 1 | 197 | 185 | .939 | |
| Team: | 356 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2.02 | 1 | 197 | 185 | .939 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Nashville'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 |
| 1 | 7 | Ryan Suter | US Nat'l U-18 | |
| 2 | 35 | Konstantin Glazachev | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | |
| 2 | 37 | Kevin Klein | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | |
| 2 | 49 | Shea Weber | Kelowna Rockets | |
| 3 | 76 | Richard Stehlik | Sherbrooke Castors | |
| 3 | 89 | Paul Brown | Kamloops Blazers | |
| 3 | 92 | Alexander Sulzer | Hamburg Freezers | |
| 3 | 98 | Grigory Shafigulin | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | |
| 4 | 117 | Teemu Lassila | TPS | |
| 4 | 133 | Rustam Sidikov | CSKA Moscow | |
| 7 | 210 | Andrei Mukhachyov | CSKA Moscow | |
| 7 | 213 | Miroslav Hanuljak | HC Litvinov Jr. | |
| 9 | 268 | Lauris Darzins | Lukko Jr. |