2000–01 Edmonton Oilers season

2000–01 Edmonton Oilers
Division 2nd Northwest
Conference 6th Western
2000–01 record 39–28–12–3
Home record 23–9–7–2
Road record 16–19–5–1
Goals for 243
Goals against 222
Team information
General Manager Kevin Lowe
Coach Craig MacTavish
Captain Doug Weight
Alternate captains Mike Grier (Nov-Apr)
Bill Guerin (Oct-Nov)
Todd Marchant (Nov-Apr)
Rem Murray (Nov-Apr)
Jason Smith
Arena Skyreach Centre
Average attendance 15,611 (91.3%)
Minor league affiliate(s) Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Ryan Smyth (31)
Assists Doug Weight (65)
Points Doug Weight (90)
Penalties in minutes Georges Laraque (148)
Plus/minus Eric Brewer (+15)
Igor Ulanov (+15)
Wins Tommy Salo (36)
Goals against average Tommy Salo (2.46)

The 2000–01 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 22nd season in the NHL. They were coming off a 32–26–16–8 record in 1999–2000 earning 88 points, their highest point total since 1989–90. They made the playoffs for the fifth-straight season. The Oilers would lose to the Dallas Stars in six games in the first round.

Off-season

During the off-season, General Manager Glen Sather announced he was leaving the club to become the general manager of the New York Rangers. Sather had been the Oilers general manager since the 1980–81 season, and helped build the teams dynasty of the 1980s, when Edmonton won five Stanley Cups in seven years. Edmonton would replace Sather with Kevin Lowe, who was the team's head coach in 1999–2000, and they would name former Oilers player Craig MacTavish as the head coach of the team.

Regular season

Early in the season, the Oilers traded Bill Guerin to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Anson Carter and the Bruins' first- and second-round draft picks in 2001. Guerin had earned 22 points in 21 games with Edmonton at the time, though Carter would immediately provide solid scoring for the Oilers, earning 42 points in 61 games.

The highlight of the Oilers season was a nine-game winning streak in mid-February, which helped ensure the team make the playoffs for the fifth-straight season. Edmonton finished the year with 39 wins and 93 points, their highest totals since the 1987–88 season. They finished in the sixth spot in the Western Conference.

Offensively, Doug Weight led the club with 90 points, scoring 25 goals and adding 65 assists. Ryan Smyth scored a team-high 31 goals and added 39 assists to finish the year with 70 points. Janne Niinimaa led the defense with 12 goals and 46 points, while fellow blueliner Tom Poti also scored 12 goals, finishing with 32 points. Georges Laraque led the Oilers in penalty minutes with 148.

In goal, Tommy Salo got the majority of action, winning a career-high 36 games, along with a 2.46 goals against average (GAA) and earning eight shutouts.

The Oilers opened the playoffs against the Dallas Stars, making it the fifth-straight year that the two clubs would face each other, including the third-straight time in the first round. The teams would split the first two games in Dallas, and then split the two games in Edmonton, with both games in Edmonton being decided in overtime. Game 5 also went into overtime, with Dallas winning the game 4–3, and taking a 3–2 series lead. Game 6 returned to Edmonton, and the Stars held off the Oilers and won the game 3–1 and the series 4–2, eliminating the Oilers for the fourth-straight season.

Season standings

Northwest Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Colorado Avalanche825216104270192118
26Edmonton Oilers82392812324322293
38Vancouver Canucks82362811723923890
411Calgary Flames82273615419723673
514Minnesota Wild82253913516821068

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Colorado AvalancheNW825216104270192118
2y – Detroit Red WingsCEN82492094253202111
3y – Dallas StarsPAC82482482241187106
4St. Louis BluesCEN824322125249195103
5San Jose SharksPAC82402712321719295
6Edmonton OilersNW82392812324322293
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82382813325222892
8Vancouver CanucksNW82362811723923890
8.5
9Phoenix CoyotesPAC82352717321421290
10Nashville PredatorsCEN8234369318620080
11Calgary FlamesNW82273615419723673
12Chicago BlackhawksCEN8229408521024671
13Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8228399619023371
14Minnesota WildNW82253913516821068
15Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC82254111518824566

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

2000–01 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime Loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Doug Weight8225659091
Ryan Smyth8231397058
Janne Niinimaa8212344690
Anson Carter6116264223
Todd Marchant7113263951
Goaltending
PlayerGPMinWLTGASOSave %GAA
Tommy Salo7343643625121798.9042.46
Joaquin Gage5260220150.8803.46
Dominic Roussel8348140210.8613.62

Playoffs

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Smyth63474
Doug Weight615617
Eric Brewer61562
Anson Carter63144
Mike Comrie61230
Goaltending
PlayerGPMinWLGASOSave %GAA
Tommy Salo640624150.9202.22

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Janne Niinimaa300th NHL PIMOctober 6, 2000
Michel Riesen1st NHL Game
Brian Swanson
Chris Hajt1st NHL GameOctober 11, 2000
Tommy Salo100th NHL WinOctober 13, 2000
Michel Riesen1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 15, 2000
Brian Swanson
Jason Smith400th NHL PIM
Brian Swanson1st NHL GoalOctober 17, 2000
Mike Grier300th NHL GameOctober 19, 2000
Ryan Smyth200th NHL PointOctober 27, 2000
Patrick Cote100th NHL GameOctober 28, 2000
Eric Brewer100th NHL GameNovember 5, 2000
Ethan Moreau300th NHL GameNovember 7, 2000
Igor Ulanov500th NHL Game
Ryan Smyth3rd NHL Hat-trick
2nd NHL Natural Hat-trick
November 14, 2000
Georges Laraque300th NHL PIMDecember 3, 2000
Ryan Smyth100th NHL Assist
Shawn Horcoff1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 6, 2000
Tommy Salo20th NHL Shutout
Jason Chimera1st NHL GameDecember 9, 2000
Shawn Horcoff1st NHL GoalDecember 13, 2000
Ethan Moreau100th NHL PointDecember 14, 2000
Tommy Salo300th NHL Game
Daniel Cleary100th NHL GameDecember 16, 2000
Rem Murray300th NHL GameDecember 18, 2000
Ryan Smyth300th NHL PIM
Doug Weight600th NHL PointDecember 27, 2000
Mike Comrie1st NHL GameDecember 30, 2000
Ethan Moreau400th NHL PIMJanuary 5, 2000
Mike Comrie1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
January 10, 2001
Ryan Smyth4th NHL Hat-trickJanuary 14, 2001
Ryan Smyth400th NHL GameJanuary 18, 2001
Mike Comrie1st NHL GoalJanuary 20, 2001
Sean Brown500th NHL PIMJanuary 24, 2001
Tom Poti200th NHL Game
Dominic Roussel
Sean Brown200th NHL GameFebruary 12, 2001
Igor Ulanov100th NHL AssistFebruary 14, 2001
Todd Marchant500th NHL GameFebruary 20, 2001
Todd Marchant100th NHL GoalFebruary 25, 2001
Rem Murray100th NHL PIMMarch 9, 2001
Eric Brewer100th NHL PIMMarch 14, 2001
Georges Laraque200th NHL GameMarch 21, 2001
Sergei Zholtok100th NHL PIM
Doug Weight600th NHL PIMMarch 24, 2001
Doug Weight700th NHL GameMarch 26, 2001
Anson Carter100th NHL AssistMarch 28, 2001
Sven Butenschon1st NHL GoalApril 7, 2001
Todd Marchant400th NHL PIM
Jason Smith500th NHL Game
500th NHL PIM
Playoffs
PlayerMilestoneReached
Eric Brewer1st NHL GameApril 11, 2001
Mike Comrie
Scott Ferguson
Shawn Horcoff
Eric Brewer1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
April 14, 2001
Daniel Cleary1st NHL Goal
Georges Laraque
Josh Green1st NHL GameApril 15, 2001
Domenic Pittis
Mike Comrie1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
April 17, 2001
Doug Weight50th NHL PIM
Eric Brewer1st NHL GoalApril 19, 2001

Transactions

Trades

June 12, 2000 To Nashville Predators
5th round pick in 2000Matt Koalska
To Edmonton Oilers
Patrick Cote
June 24, 2000 To New York Islanders
Roman Hamrlik
To Edmonton Oilers
Eric Brewer
Josh Green
2nd round pick in 2000Brad Winchester
July 20, 2000 To Boston Bruins
Kay Whitmore
To Edmonton Oilers
Future considerations
November 15, 2000 To Boston Bruins
Bill Guerin
1st round pick in 2001Shaone Morrisonn
To Edmonton Oilers
Anson Carter
1st round pick in 2001Ales Hemsky
2nd round pick in 2001Doug Lynch
December 18, 2000 To Montreal Canadiens
Chad Kilger
To Edmonton Oilers
Sergei Zholtok
January 12, 2001 To Nashville Predators
Future considerations
To Edmonton Oilers
Rory Fitzpatrick
March 13, 2001 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dan LaCouture
To Edmonton Oilers
Sven Butenschon

Free agents

PlayerFormer TeamContract Terms
D Scott FergusonMighty Ducks of Anaheim2 years, $770,000
D Terran SandwithToronto Maple Leafs1 year,
F Domenic PittisBuffalo Sabres2 years, $650,000
F Paul HealeyNashville Predators1 year,
PlayerNew Team
F German TitovMighty Ducks of Anaheim
F Rob MurrayPhiladelphia Flyers
F Michel PicardPhiladelphia Flyers
F Boyd DevereauxDetroit Red Wings
F Alexander SelivanovColumbus Blue Jackets
G Mike MinardToronto Maple Leafs

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
117Alexei Mikhnov RussiaYaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
235Brad Winchester United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers (NCAA)
383Alexander Lyubimov RussiaSamara CSK VVS (Russia)
4113Lou Dickenson CanadaMississauga IceDogs (OHL)
5152Paul Flache CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
6184Shaun Norrie CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
7211Joe Cullen United StatesColorado College Tigers (NCAA)
7215Matthew Lombardi CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
8247Jason Platt United StatesOmaha Lancers (USHL)
9274Evgeny Muratov RussiaAk Bars Kazan (Russia)

Roster

2000-01 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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