In game one Martin Brodeur kept the Ducks off the scoreboard while the Devils players continually dominated the Ducks. The series opened at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Devils, who finished the season with 108 points, defeated the Mighty Ducks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup. The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals pitted the second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils against the seventh-seeded Western Conference champion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Scott said of his mother's statement: "That made sense to me." Game summaries Carol Niedermayer, the mother of Rob and Scott, said she hoped Rob would win because Scott had already won Stanley Cups in 19. This series was considered memorable as two brothers on different teams competed against one another for the Stanley Cup. Supporting Giguere were future Hockey Hall of Fame members Paul Kariya and Adam Oates as well as forwards Petr Sykora and Rob Niedermayer, brother of then-Devils star defenseman Scott Niedermayer. Anaheim also swept the Minnesota Wild in the Western Conference Finals, largely due to the stellar goaltending of Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who only allowed one goal during the entire series. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim entered their first Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history after upsetting two heavily favored teams: sweeping the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and defeating the Dallas Stars in six games. Forwards John Madden and Jeff Friesen, the latter of whom had been traded to New Jersey from Anaheim during the off-season, also finished among the top scorers in the league during the playoffs. Niedermayer and forward Jamie Langenbrunner led all NHL players in points during the entire playoffs. Strong goaltending from future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur, and strong defense from future Hockey Hall of Fame captain Scott Stevens and future Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Niedermayer led the Devils to the finals. En route to the finals, New Jersey defeated the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning in five games, and the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference Finals in a seven-game series. The New Jersey Devils were in the Stanley Cup Finals for their fourth time in franchise history, as well as their third appearance in four years. See also: 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs, 2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, and 2002–03 New Jersey Devils season The Dallas Stars win in 1999 would be superseded by the Devils in 2000, Colorado in 2001 and Detroit in 2002. The Devils won in 1995, followed by the Avalanche in 1996, then the Red Wings in 19. The three teams won a combined eight of nine Stanley Cups during that time. The Devils' win was the last in a series of wins they, along with the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings, established in the era from 1995 to 2003. To date this is the last Stanley Cup Finals in which this happened. For the first time since 1965, all seven games were won by the home team. The Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks in seven games to win their third Stanley Cup in less than a decade. It was New Jersey's first appearance since 2001 and third in four years. The second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils defeated the seventh-seeded Western Conference champion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games and were awarded the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history. The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2002–03 season, and the culmination of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. (NHL International) Dave Strader and Joe Micheletti (ABC) Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson 2003 ice hockey championship series 2003 Stanley Cup FinalsĮast Rutherford: Continental Airlines Arena (1, 2, 5, 7)Īnaheim: Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (3, 4, 6)Īnaheim: United States Marines from Camp Pendleton
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