2000-01 NHL season

The 2000-01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. Thirty teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who won the best of seven series 4–3 against the New Jersey Devils. The focus of Colorado's Stanley Cup run was on star defenceman Raymond Bourque who was on a quest to win his first Stanley Cup championship in his illustrious 22-year career.

On December 27, 2000, Mario Lemieux, returned from his 3 1/2 year retirement, and, to the joy of many, that night on Hockey Night in Canada Mario registered his first assist 33 seconds into the game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. He went on to add a goal and finish with three points, solidifying his return and bringing a struggling Jaromir Jagr back to his elite status, who went on to win his fourth straight Art Ross Trophy, just passing Joe Sakic. Despite playing in only 43 games in 2000-2001, Lemieux scored 76 points to finish 26th in scoring, finishing the season with the highest points-per-game average that season among NHL players. Lemieux was one of the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. Pearson NHLPA awards.

Two more expansion teams were added this season, both placed in the Western Conference, rounding the league to 30 teams: The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild.

The Dallas Stars were playing their final season at the Reunion Arena, before moving to their new home the following season.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Ottawa Senators	82	48	21	9	4	274	205	109
Buffalo Sabres	82	46	30	5	1	218	184	98
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	29	11	5	232	207	90
Boston Bruins	82	36	30	8	8	227	249	88
Montreal Canadiens	82	28	40	8	6	206	232	70

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
New Jersey Devils	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
New York Rangers	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
New York Islanders	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Washington Capitals	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
Carolina Hurricanes	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
Florida Panthers	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
Atlanta Thrashers	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59

Western Conference

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Detroit Red Wings	82	49	20	9	4	253	202	111
St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	12	5	249	195	103
Nashville Predators	82	34	36	9	3	186	200	80
Chicago Blackhawks	82	29	40	8	5	210	246	71
Columbus Blue Jackets	82	28	39	9	6	190	233	71

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Dallas Stars	82	48	24	8	2	241	187	106
San Jose Sharks	82	40	27	12	3	217	192	95
Los Angeles Kings	82	38	28	13	3	252	228	92
Phoenix Coyotes	82	35	27	17	3	214	212	90
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	25	41	11	5	188	245	66

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Colorado Avalanche	82	52	16	10	4	270	192	118
Edmonton Oilers	82	39	28	12	3	243	222	93
Vancouver Canucks	82	36	28	11	7	239	238	90
Calgary Flames	82	27	36	15	4	197	236	73
Minnesota Wild	82	25	39	13	5	168	210	68

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh	81	52	69	121
Joe Sakic	Colorado	82	54	64	118
Patrik Elias	New Jersey	82	40	56	96
Alexei Kovalev	Pittsburgh	79	44	51	95
Jason Allison	Boston	82	36	59	95
Martin Straka	Pittsburgh	82	27	68	95
Pavel Bure	Florida	82	59	33	92
Doug Weight	Edmonton	82	25	65	90
Zigmund Palffy	Los Angeles	73	38	51	89
Peter Forsberg	Colorado	73	27	62	89

Leading goaltenders

Wins: Martin Brodeur (42); Shutouts: Dominik Hasek (11); GAA: Roman Cechmanek (2.01); SV%: Sean Burke (.922)

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

	First Round					Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Stanley Cup Finals
	1	New Jersey	4
	8	Carolina	2
						1	New Jersey	4
						7	Toronto	3
	2	Ottawa	0
	7	Toronto	4
											1	New Jersey	4
	Eastern Conference
										6	Pittsburgh	1
	4	Philadelphia	2
	5	Buffalo	4
						5	Buffalo	3
						6	Pittsburgh	4
	3	Washington	2
	6	Pittsburgh	4
																E1	New Jersey	3
																W1	Colorado	4
	1	Colorado	4
	8	Vancouver	0
						1	Colorado	4
						7	Los Angeles	3
	2	Detroit	2
	7	Los Angeles	4
											1	Colorado	4
	Western Conference
										4	St. Louis	1
	3	Dallas	4
	6	Edmonton	2
						3	Dallas	0
						4	St. Louis	4
	4	St. Louis	4
	5	San Jose	2

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

New Jersey vs. Carolina Date Away Home April 12 Carolina 1 5 New Jersey April 15 Carolina 0 2 New Jersey April 17 New Jersey 4 0 Carolina April 18 New Jersey 2 3 Carolina OT April 20 Carolina 3 2 New Jersey April 22 New Jersey 5 1 Carolina New Jersey wins series 4–2	Ottawa vs. Toronto Date Away Home April 13 Toronto 1 0 Ottawa OT April 14 Toronto 3 0 Ottawa April 16 Ottawa 2 3 Toronto OT April 18 Ottawa 1 3 Toronto Toronto wins series 4–0
Washington vs. Pittsburgh Date Away Home April 12 Pittsburgh 0 1 Washington April 14 Pittsburgh 2 1 Washington April 16 Washington 0 3 Pittsburgh April 18 Washington 4 3 Pittsburgh OT April 21 Pittsburgh 2 1 Washington April 23 Washington 3 4 Pittsburgh OT Pittsburgh wins series 4–2	Philadelphia vs. Buffalo Date Away Home April 11 Buffalo 2 1 Philadelphia April 14 Buffalo 4 3 Philadelphia OT April 16 Philadelphia 3 2 Buffalo April 17 Philadelphia 3 4 Buffalo OT April 19 Buffalo 1 3 Philadelphia April 21 Philadelphia 0 8 Buffalo Buffalo wins series 4–2

Western Conference

Colorado vs. Vancouver Date Away Home April 12 Vancouver 4 5 Colorado April 14 Vancouver 1 2 Colorado April 16 Colorado 4 3 Vancouver OT April 18 Colorado 5 1 Vancouver Colorado wins series 4–0	Detroit vs. Los Angeles Date Away Home April 11 Los Angeles 3 5 Detroit April 14 Los Angeles 0 4 Detroit April 15 Detroit 1 2 Los Angeles April 18 Detroit 3 4 Los Angeles OT April 21 Los Angeles 3 2 Detroit April 23 Detroit 2 3 Los Angeles OT Los Angeles wins series 4–2
Dallas vs. Edmonton Date Away Home April 11 Edmonton 1 2 Dallas OT April 14 Edmonton 4 3 Dallas April 15 Dallas 3 2 Edmonton OT April 17 Dallas 1 2 Edmonton OT April 19 Edmonton 3 4 Dallas OT April 21 Dallas 3 1 Edmonton Dallas wins series 4–2	St. Louis vs. San Jose Date Away Home April 12 San Jose 1 3 St. Louis April 14 San Jose 1 0 St. Louis April 16 St. Louis 6 3 San Jose April 17 St. Louis 2 3 San Jose April 19 San Jose 2 3 St. Louis OT April 21 St. Louis 2 1 San Jose St. Louis wins series 4–2

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

New Jersey vs. Toronto Date Away Home April 26 Toronto 2 0 New Jersey April 28 Toronto 5 6 New Jersey OT May 1 New Jersey 3 2 Toronto OT May 3 New Jersey 1 3 Toronto May 5 Toronto 3 2 New Jersey May 7 New Jersey 4 2 Toronto May 9 Toronto 1 5 New Jersey New Jersey wins series 4–3

Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh Date Away Home April 26 Pittsburgh 3 0 Buffalo April 28 Pittsburgh 3 1 Buffalo April 30 Buffalo 4 1 Pittsburgh May 2 Buffalo 5 2 Pittsburgh May 5 Pittsburgh 2 3 Buffalo OT May 8 Buffalo 2 3 Pittsburgh OT May 10 Pittsburgh 3 2 Buffalo OT Pittsburgh wins series 4–3

Western Conference

Colorado vs. Los Angeles Date Away Home April 26 Los Angeles 4 3 Colorado OT April 28 Los Angeles 0 2 Colorado April 30 Colorado 4 3 Los Angeles May 2 Colorado 3 0 Los Angeles May 4 Los Angeles 1 0 Colorado May 6 Colorado 0 1 Los Angeles 2OT May 9 Los Angeles 1 5 Colorado Colorado wins series 4–3

Dallas vs. St. Louis Date Away Home April 22 St. Louis 4 2 Dallas April 24 St. Louis 2 1 Dallas April 26 Dallas 2 3 St. Louis 2OT April 28 Dallas 1 4 St. Louis St. Louis wins series 4–0

Conference finals

Eastern Conference New Jersey vs. Pittsburgh Date Away Home May 12 Pittsburgh 1 3 New Jersey May 15 Pittsburgh 4 2 New Jersey May 17 New Jersey 3 0 Pittsburgh May 19 New Jersey 5 0 Pittsburgh May 22 Pittsburgh 2 4 New Jersey New Jersey wins series 4–1 and Prince of Wales Trophy

Western Conference Colorado vs. St. Louis Date Away Home May 12 St. Louis 1 4 Colorado May 14 St. Louis 2 4 Colorado May 16 Colorado 3 4 St. Louis 2OT May 18 Colorado 4 3 St. Louis OT May 21 St. Louis 1 2 Colorado OT Colorado wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Finals

New Jersey vs. Colorado
Date	Away	Home
May 26	New Jersey 0	5 Colorado
May 29	New Jersey 2	1 Colorado
May 31	Colorado 3	1 New Jersey
June 2	Colorado 2	3 New Jersey
June 4	New Jersey 4	1 Colorado
June 7	Colorado 4	0 New Jersey
June 9	New Jersey 1	3 Colorado
Colorado wins series 4–3 and Stanley Cup
Patrick Roy (Colorado) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Joe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	21	13	13	26
Patrik Elias	New Jersey Devils	25	9	14	23
Milan Hejduk	Colorado Avalanche	23	7	16	23
Petr Sykora	New Jersey Devils	25	10	12	22
Alex Tanguay	Colorado Avalanche	23	6	15	21
Rob Blake	Colorado Avalanche	23	6	13	19
Brian Rafalski	New Jersey Devils	25	7	11	18
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	18	6	11	17
Chris Drury	Colorado Avalanche	23	11	5	16
Bobby Holik	New Jersey Devils	25	6	10	16
Alexander Mogilny	New Jersey Devils	25	5	11	16

NHL Awards

The NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto.

Presidents' Trophy:	Colorado Avalanche
Prince of Wales Trophy:	New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Colorado Avalanche
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Adam Graves, New York Rangers
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	John Madden, New Jersey Devils
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
Jack Adams Award:	Bill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Shjon Podein, Colorado Avalanche
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy:	Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche and Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award:	Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
Vezina Trophy:	Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres	G	Roman Cechmanek, Philadelphia Flyers
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings	D	Rob Blake, L.A./Colorado
Ray Bourque, Colorado Avalanche	D	Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche	C	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils	LW	Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2000-01 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

• Andy McDonald, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
• Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins
• Samuel Påhlsson, Boston Bruins
• David Vyborny, Columbus Blue Jackets
• Jody Shelley, Columbus Blue Jackets
• Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
• Mike Comrie, Edmonton Oilers
• Shawn Horcoff, Edmonton Oilers
• Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles Kings
• Marian Gaborik, Minnesota Wild
• Mathieu Garon, Montreal Canadiens
• Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
• Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders
• Martin Havlat, Ottawa Senators
• Justin Williams, Philadelphia Flyers
• Miikka Kiprusoff, San Jose Sharks
• Mikael Samuelsson, San Jose Sharks
• Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
• Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2000-01 (listed with their last team):

• Andrei Kovalenko, Boston Bruins
• Paul Coffey, Boston Bruins
• Ron Sutter, Calgary Flames
• Kevin Hatcher, Carolina Hurricanes
• Dave Reid, Colorado Avalanche
• Ray Bourque, Colorado Avalanche
• Doug Brown, Detroit Red Wings
• Larry Murphy, Detroit Red Wings
• Greg Adams, Florida Panthers
• Garry Galley, New York Islanders
• Chris Terreri, New York Islanders
• Kirk McLean, New York Rangers
• Guy Hebert, New York Rangers
• Tony Granato, San Jose Sharks
• Petr Svoboda, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Glenn Healy, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Joe Murphy, Washington Capitals

See also

• List of Stanley Cup champions
• 2000 NHL Entry Draft
• 2000 NHL Expansion Draft
• 51st National Hockey League All-Star Game
• NHL All-Star Game
• NHL All-Rookie Team

References

• Hockey Database
• http://nhl.com/