2004 Stanley Cup Final

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The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2003–04 season, and the culmination of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Western Conference champion Calgary Flames in seven games for their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, becoming the southernmost team to win the Stanley Cup until their in-state Rivals Florida Panthers won the Cup in 2024. It was Tampa Bay's first-ever appearance in the Finals in their twelfth season since entering the league in 1992. For Calgary, it was the team's third appearance, and first since their championship season of 1989. This was one of the few Stanley Cup Finals in which the losing team scored more goals. Lightning owner William Davidson became the first owner in sports history to win two championships in one year as eight days after this series ended, the other team that Davidson owned (the Detroit Pistons of the NBA) won the NBA title in five...

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