Jean-Sebastien Giguere won the 2003 Conn Smythe Trophy as the Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP, leading the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to the Stanley Cup Final with outstanding goaltending, despite the team ultimately losing to the New Jersey Devils. Facing the heavily favored, defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the first round, Giguere had an incredible performance in his first-ever playoff game, stopping a staggering 63 shots in a 2-1 triple-overtime victory on the road. One of his best saves came when he stopped Igor Larionov at the side of the net, preventing a tap-in rebound with a swift glove save. In the Western Conference Semifinals against the Dallas Stars, Giguere robbed Mike Modano in the third period of a scoreless Game 4, which Anaheim won 1-0 to gain a commanding 3-1 series lead. His incredible save earned loud cheers from the home crowd. Against the Minnesota Wild in the Western Conference Final, Giguere was again nearly unbeatable. In the four-game sweep, he allowed only one goal, stopping 122 shots. In Game 1 of that series, during a Minnesota power play, Giguere made a diving stick save to rob the Wild of a sure goal headed for an open net. He recorded a shutout that evening with a 1-0 win in double overtime. Giguere’s remarkable playoff performance included five shutouts, a 1.62 goals-against average, and a .945 save percentage, making him only the fifth player, at that time, from a losing team to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.