2000–01 NHL season

2000–01 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 4, 2000 – June 9, 2001
Number of games	82
Number of teams	30
Draft
Top draft pick	Rick DiPietro
Picked by	New York Islanders
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Colorado Avalanche
Season MVP	Joe Sakic (Avalanche)
Top scorer	Jaromir Jagr (Penguins)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New Jersey Devils
Eastern runners-up	Pittsburgh Penguins
Western champions	Colorado Avalanche
Western runners-up	St. Louis Blues
Playoffs MVP	Patrick Roy (Avalanche)
Stanley Cup
Champions	Colorado Avalanche
Runners-up	New Jersey Devils

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 defenseman Ray Bourque, who was on a quest to win his first Stanley Cup championship in his illustrious 22-year career.

League business

Two expansion teams, the Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets, joined the league at the beginning of the season, increasing the number of NHL teams to 30. The Blue Jackets would join the Central Division, while the Wild would join the Northwest Division. This divisional alignment would remain static until the 2013–14 season. This was the first time the NHL would have a team in Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas, Texas in 1993, and the first time for Ohio since the Cleveland Barons merged with the North Stars in 1978.

The Dallas Stars played their final season at the Reunion Arena before moving to their new home in 2001.

Regular season

On December 27, 2000, Mario Lemieux returned from his three-and-a-half-year retirement and, in a game nationally televised on Hockey Night in Canada, registered his first assist 33 seconds into the game against 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, narrowly surpassing Joe Sakic. Despite playing in only 43 games in 2000–01, 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 Award.

The record for most shutouts in a season (set at 160 in 1997–98 and equalled in 1998–99)^[1]^[2] was eclipsed, as 186 shutouts were recorded.^[3]

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division^[4]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	New Jersey Devils	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
3	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
4	10	New York Rangers	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
5	15	New York Islanders	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

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.

Northeast Division^[5]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Ottawa Senators	82	48	21	9	4	274	205	109
2	5	Buffalo Sabres	82	46	30	5	1	218	184	98
3	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	29	11	5	232	207	90
4	9	Boston Bruins	82	36	30	8	8	227	249	88
5	11	Montreal Canadiens	82	28	40	8	6	206	232	70

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.

Southeast Division^[6]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Washington Capitals	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
2	8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
3	12	Florida Panthers	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
4	13	Atlanta Thrashers	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
5	14	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59

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.

Eastern Conference^[7]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	Y- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	27	10	4	274	205	109
3	Y- Washington Capitals	SE	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
4	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
5	X- Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	46	30	5	1	218	184	98
6	X- Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
7	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	29	11	5	232	207	90
8	X- Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
8.5
9	Boston Bruins	NE	82	36	30	8	8	227	249	88
10	New York Rangers	AT	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
11	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	28	40	8	6	206	232	70
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
13	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59
15	New York Islanders	AT	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Western Conference

Central Division^[8]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Detroit Red Wings	82	49	20	9	4	253	202	111
2	4	St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	12	5	249	195	103
3	10	Nashville Predators	82	34	36	9	3	186	200	80
4	12	Chicago Blackhawks	82	29	40	8	5	210	246	71
5	13	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	28	39	9	6	190	233	71

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.

Northwest Division^[9]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Colorado Avalanche	82	52	16	10	4	270	192	118
2	6	Edmonton Oilers	82	39	28	12	3	243	222	93
3	8	Vancouver Canucks	82	36	28	11	7	239	238	90
4	11	Calgary Flames	82	27	36	15	4	197	236	73
5	14	Minnesota Wild	82	25	39	13	5	168	210	68

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.

Pacific Division^[10]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Dallas Stars	82	48	24	8	2	241	187	106
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	40	27	12	3	217	192	95
3	7	Los Angeles Kings	82	38	28	13	3	252	228	92
4	9	Phoenix Coyotes	82	35	27	17	3	214	212	90
5	15	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	25	41	11	5	188	245	66

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^[11]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	52	16	10	4	270	192	118
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	49	20	9	4	253	202	111
3	y – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	48	24	8	2	241	187	106
4	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	43	22	12	5	249	195	103
5	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	40	27	12	3	217	192	95
6	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	39	28	12	3	243	222	93
7	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	38	28	13	3	252	228	92
8	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	36	28	11	7	239	238	90
8.5
9	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	35	27	17	3	214	212	90
10	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	34	36	9	3	186	200	80
11	Calgary Flames	NW	82	27	36	15	4	197	236	73
12	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	29	40	8	5	210	246	71
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CEN	82	28	39	9	6	190	233	71
14	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	25	39	13	5	168	210	68
15	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	25	41	11	5	188	245	66

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

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

Playoffs

The Stanley Cup

The 2001 Playoffs saw many surprises, most notably when the upstart Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings. The Washington Capitals, another Stanley Cup favorite, were knocked out in the first round by their longtime rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The darkhorse Penguins (aided by Mario Lemieux's return) made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Final, where they were dispatched in five games by the New Jersey Devils.

Final

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

Playoff bracket

	Conference Quarterfinals					Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Stanley Cup Finals

	1	New Jersey	4			1	New Jersey	4
	8	Carolina	2			7	Toronto	3

	2	Ottawa	0							Eastern Conference

	7	Toronto	4
											1	New Jersey	4

											6	Pittsburgh	1
	3	Washington	2

	6	Pittsburgh	4



	4	Philadelphia	2			5	Buffalo	3

	5	Buffalo	4			6	Pittsburgh	4
																E1	New Jersey	3
		(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
																W1	Colorado	4
	1	Colorado	4			1	Colorado	4

	8	Vancouver	0			7	Los Angeles	3


	2	Detroit	2

	7	Los Angeles	4
											1	Colorado	4

											4	St. Louis	1
	3	Dallas	4

	6	Edmonton	2								Western Conference


	4	St. Louis	4			3	Dallas	0

	5	San Jose	2			4	St. Louis	4

During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.

Awards

The presentation ceremonies were held in Toronto.

2000-01 NHL awards
Award	Recipient(s)	Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup	Colorado Avalanche	New Jersey Devils
Presidents' Trophy (Best regular season record)	Colorado Avalanche	Detroit Red Wings New Jersey Devils
Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference champion)	New Jersey Devils	Pittsburgh Penguins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference champion)	Colorado Avalanche	St. Louis Blues
Art Ross Trophy (Player with most points)	Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)	Adam Graves (New York Rangers)	N/A
Calder Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player)	Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks)	Martin Havlat (Ottawa Senators) Brad Richards (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche)	N/A
Frank J. Selke Trophy (Defensive forward)	John Madden (New Jersey Devils)	Mike Modano (Dallas Stars) Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)
Hart Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season)	Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)	Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Jack Adams Award (Best coach)	Bill Barber (Philadelphia Flyers)	Scotty Bowman (Detroit Red Wings) Jacques Martin (Ottawa Senators)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best defenseman)	Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings)	Ray Bourque (Colorado Avalanche) Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Shjon Podein (Colorado Avalanche)	N/A
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Sportsmanship and excellence)	Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)	Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) Adam Oates (Washington Capitals)
Lester B. Pearson Award (Outstanding player)	Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)	N/A
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (Top goal-scorer)	Pavel Bure (Florida Panthers)	Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)
Vezina Trophy (Best goaltender)	Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres)	Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils) Roman Cechmanek (Philadelphia Flyers)
William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres)	N/A
Lester Patrick Trophy (Service to ice hockey in U.S.)	Gary Bettman, Scotty Bowman, and David Poile	N/A

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

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Atlanta Thrashers: Curt Fraser
Boston Bruins: Mike Keenan
Buffalo Sabres: Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes: Paul Maurice
Florida Panthers: Duane Sutter
Montreal Canadiens: Michel Therrien
New Jersey Devils: Larry Robinson
New York Islanders: Butch Goring and Lorne Henning
New York Rangers: Ron Low
Ottawa Senators: Jacques Martin
Philadelphia Flyers: Craig Ramsay and Bill Barber
Pittsburgh Penguins: Ivan Hlinka
Tampa Bay Lightning: Steve Ludzik
Toronto Maple Leafs: Pat Quinn
Washington Capitals: Ron Wilson

Western Conference

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Guy Charron
Calgary Flames: Don Hay
Chicago Blackhawks: Alpo Suhonen
Colorado Avalanche: Bob Hartley
Columbus Blue Jackets: Dave King
Dallas Stars: Ken Hitchcock
Detroit Red Wings: Scotty Bowman
Edmonton Oilers: Craig MacTavish
Los Angeles Kings: Andy Murray
Minnesota Wild: Jacques Lemaire
Nashville Predators: Barry Trotz
Phoenix Coyotes: Bobby Francis
San Jose Sharks: Darryl Sutter
St. Louis Blues: Joel Quenneville
Vancouver Canucks: Marc Crawford

Player statistics

Regular season

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%: Marty Turco (.925)

Playoffs

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

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2000–01:

Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins
Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
Eric Belanger, Los Angeles Kings
Andreas Lilja, Los Angeles Kings
Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles Kings
Marian Gaborik, Minnesota Wild
Lubomir Sekeras, Minnesota Wild
Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders
Martin Havlat, Ottawa Senators
Miikka Kiprusoff, San Jose Sharks
Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2000–01, listed with their team:

Player	Team	Notability
Jesse Bélanger^[13]	New York Islanders	1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens.
Ray Bourque^[14]	Colorado Avalanche	1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, 16-time NHL All-Star, 4-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner, Calder Memorial Trophy winner, King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner, Lester Patrick Trophy winner, over 1600 games played.
Paul Coffey^[15]	Boston Bruins	4-time Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins, 14-time NHL All-Star, 3-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner, over 1400 games played.
René Corbet^[16]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche.
J. J. Daigneault^[17]	Minnesota Wild	1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens.
Kevin Hatcher^[18]	Carolina Hurricanes	5-time NHL All-Star, over 1100 games played.
Garry Galley^[19]	New York Islanders	2-time NHL All-Star, over 1100 games played.
Tony Granato^[20]	San Jose Sharks	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner, 1-time NHL All-Star.
Kris King^[21]	Chicago Blackhawks	King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner.
Kirk McLean^[22]	New York Rangers	2-time NHL All-Star.
Joe Murphy^[23]	Washington Capitals	1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton Oilers.
Larry Murphy^[24]	Detroit Red Wings	4-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Red Wings, 3-time NHL All-Star, over 1600 games played.
Ron Sutter^[25]	Calgary Flames	Over 1000 games played, the last active Sutter brother to play in NHL.
Petr Svoboda^[26]	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens, Olympic gold medalist, over 1000 games played.

See also

References

Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.

Notes

↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998_goalies.html
↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1999_goalies.html
↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001_goalies.html
↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 161.
↑ JESSE BÉLANGER (1991-2000)
↑ Bourque relishes memory of winning Stanley Cup
↑ Coffey gets his day as jersey officially retired
↑ Where Are They Now? – Rene Corbet
↑ After Years Bouncing Around In Hockey World, Whale Coach J.J. Daigneault Finally Has Roots In State
↑ Kevin Hatcher
↑ Brewing upstart makes beer to help "Do It For Daron" mental health initiatives
↑ Tony Lewis Granato
↑ Kris King added to NHL head office
↑ Kirk McLean
↑ Westhead: Former players charge NHL concussion program is a "whitewash"
↑ No. 4: Murphy proved a steal for Wings in '97
↑ Sutter Brothers Receive WHL Milestone Award
↑ Articles WHERE ARE THEY NOW? PETR SVOBODA

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Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Atlanta Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
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