East Rutherford: Continental Airlines Arena (1, 2, 5, 7) Anaheim: Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (3, 4, 6)
Coaches
New Jersey: Pat Burns Anaheim: Mike Babcock
Captains
New Jersey: Scott Stevens Anaheim: Paul Kariya
National anthems
New Jersey: Arlette Roxburgh Anaheim: United States Marines from Camp Pendleton
Referees
Dan Marouelli (1, 3, 4, 6, 7) Brad Watson (1, 4, 6) Bill McCreary (2, 3, 5, 7) Paul Devorski (2, 5)
Dates
May 27 – June 9, 2003
MVP
Jean-Sebastien Giguere (Mighty Ducks)
Series-winning goal
Michael Rupp (2:22, second, G7)
Hall of Famers
Devils: Martin Brodeur (2018) Scott Niedermayer (2013) Joe Nieuwendyk (2011; did not play) Scott Stevens (2007) Mighty Ducks: Paul Kariya (2017) Adam Oates (2012) Coaches: Pat Burns (2014)
(CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale (RDS) Pierre Houde and Yvon Pedneault (ESPN) Gary Thorne and Bill Clement (ABC) Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson (NHL International) Dave Strader and Joe Micheletti
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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. 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. It was New Jersey's first appearance since 2001 and third in four years. It was Anaheim's first-ever appearance. The Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks in seven games to win their third Stanley Cup in less than a decade. For the first time since 1965, all seven games were won by the home team. To date this is the last Stanley Cup Finals in which this happened.
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. The three teams won a combined eight of nine Stanley Cups during that time. The Devils won in 1995, followed by the Avalanche in 1996, then the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998. The Dallas Stars win in 1999 would be superseded by the Devils in 2000, Colorado in 2001 and Detroit in 2002.
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