1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
1999–2000 record37–31–8–6
Home record23–11–7–0
Road record14–20–1–6
Goals for241
Goals against236
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachKevin Constantine (Oct.–Dec.)
Herb Brooks (Dec.–May)
CaptainJaromir Jagr
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev
Jiri Slegr
Martin Straka
Bob Boughner
ArenaMellon Arena
Average attendance15,443
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
GoalsJaromir Jagr (42)
AssistsJaromir Jagr (54)
PointsJaromir Jagr (96)
Penalty minutesMatthew Barnaby (197)
Plus/minusJaromir Jagr (+25)
WinsJean-Sebastien Aubin (23)
Goals against averageRon Tugnutt (2.41)

The 1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 33rd in the National Hockey League. It was the first season under ownership led by former superstar Mario Lemieux.

Off-season

In June 1999, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge granted former player Mario Lemieux ownership of the Penguins franchise, who were in danger of either relocating to Portland, Oregon, or folding. Lemieux received final approval of team ownership by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on September 3, 1999.

Regular season

On April 7, 2000, Jaromir Jagr scored just 13 seconds into the overtime period to give the Penguins a 2–1 road win over the Buffalo Sabres.[1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1999–2000 regular season.[2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 4 New Jersey Devils 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
3 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
4 11 New York Rangers 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
5 13 New York Islanders 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58

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

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

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

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division


Schedule and results

Regular season

1999–2000 regular season[5]
October: 2–3–3–1 (home: 0–1–2–0 ; road: 2–2–1–1), 8 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
1 October 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Dallas Stars 0–1–0–0 0 Recap
2 October 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New Jersey Devils 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 October 8 Colorado Avalanche 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1–0–1 3 Recap
4 October 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers 2–1–0–1 5 Recap
5 October 16 Chicago Blackhawks 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–0–2 6 Recap
6 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2–0–2 6 Recap
7 October 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–2–1–2 7 Recap
8 October 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Los Angeles Kings 2–3–1–2 7 Recap
9 October 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 San Jose Sharks 2–3–1–3 8 Recap
November: 6–5–0–2 (home: 5–2–0–0 ; road: 1–3–0–2), 14 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
10 November 2 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4–1–3 8 Recap
11 November 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Ottawa Senators 2–5–1–3 8 Recap
12 November 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6–1–3 8 Recap
13 November 10 Montreal Canadiens 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6–1–3 10 Recap
14 November 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings 3–6–2–3 11 Recap
15 November 13 Nashville Predators 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6–2–3 13 Recap
16 November 16 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6–2–3 15 Recap
17 November 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–7–2–3 15 Recap
18 November 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Florida Panthers 5–7–3–3 16 Recap
19 November 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–7–3–3 18 Recap
20 November 26 Ottawa Senators 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–7–3–3 20 Recap
21 November 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes 7–8–3–3 20 Recap
22 November 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres 8–8–3–3 22 Recap
December: 8–4–0–2 (home: 5–2–0–0 ; road: 3–2–0–2), 18 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
23 December 2 San Jose Sharks 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–9–3–3 22 Recap
24 December 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 8–9–4–3 23 Recap
25 December 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 New Jersey Devils 8–10–4–3 23 Recap
26 December 9 Washington Capitals 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–10–4–3 25 Recap
27 December 11 Phoenix Coyotes 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–10–4–3 27 Recap
28 December 14 Boston Bruins 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–10–4–3 29 Recap
29 December 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Carolina Hurricanes 12–10–4–3 31 Recap
30 December 18 Florida Panthers 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–11–4–3 31 Recap
31 December 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens 12–12–4–3 31 Recap
32 December 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 New York Islanders 13–12–4–3 33 Recap
33 December 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–12–4–3 35 Recap
34 December 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks 15–12–4–3 37 Recap
35 December 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Washington Capitals 15–12–5–3 38 Recap
36 December 30 New York Islanders 3–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–12–5–3 40 Recap
January: 5–8–1–0 (home: 4–3–1–0 ; road: 1–5–0–0), 11 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
37 January 2 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–12–5–3 42 Recap
38 January 5 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–13–5–3 42 Recap
39 January 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–13–5–3 44 Recap
40 January 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers 18–14–5–3 44 Recap
41 January 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes 18–15–5–3 44 Recap
42 January 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Colorado Avalanche 18–16–5–3 44 Recap
43 January 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Nashville Predators 18–17–5–3 44 Recap
44 January 19 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–17–5–3 46 Recap
45 January 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens 19–18–5–3 46 Recap
46 January 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–18–5–4 47 Recap
47 January 25 New York Rangers 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–19–5–4 47 Recap
48 January 27 Atlanta Thrashers 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–19–5–4 49 Recap
49 January 29 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–20–5–4 49 Recap
50 January 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers 21–20–5–4 51 Recap
February: 5–3–4–1 (home: 4–0–4–0 ; road: 1–3–0–1), 15 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
51 February 1 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–20–5–4 53 Recap
52 February 3 New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–20–5–4 55 Recap
53 February 9 Atlanta Thrashers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–20–5–4 57 Recap
54 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–20–5–5 58 Recap
55 February 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 New York Islanders 24–21–5–5 58 Recap
56 February 14 Vancouver Canucks 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–21–5–5 60 Recap
57 February 16 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–21–5–6 61 Recap
58 February 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Florida Panthers 26–21–5–6 63 Recap
59 February 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning 26–22–5–6 63 Recap
60 February 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New York Rangers 26–23–5–6 63 Recap
61 February 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 26–23–6–6 64 Recap
62 February 26 Boston Bruins 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–23–6–7 65 Recap
63 February 28 Ottawa Senators 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–23–6–8 66 Recap
March: 8–6–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0 ; road: 4–4–0–0), 16 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
64 March 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–8 Calgary Flames 26–24–6–8 66 Recap
65 March 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Edmonton Oilers 27–24–6–8 68 Recap
66 March 8 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–25–6–8 68 Recap
67 March 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–7 Ottawa Senators 27–26–6–8 68 Recap
68 March 11 New York Rangers 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–26–6–8 70 Recap
69 March 13 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–27–6–8 70 Recap
70 March 16 Florida Panthers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–27–6–8 72 Recap
71 March 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Boston Bruins 29–28–6–8 72 Recap
72 March 19 New York Rangers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–28–6–8 74 Recap
73 March 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 New York Islanders 31–28–6–8 76 Recap
74 March 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Atlanta Thrashers 32–28–6–8 78 Recap
75 March 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers 32–29–6–8 78 Recap
76 March 28 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–29–6–8 80 Recap
77 March 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Washington Capitals 34–29–6–8 82 Recap
April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0 ; road: 2–1–0–0), 6 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
78 April 1 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–30–6–8 82 Recap
79 April 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–30–6–8 84 Recap
80 April 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 36–30–6–8 86 Recap
81 April 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres 37–30–6–8 88 Recap
82 April 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Boston Bruins 37–31–6–8 88 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Washington Capitals – Penguins win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Recap
1 April 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0 Washington Capitals 1–0 Recap
2 April 15 Washington Capitals 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Recap
3 April 17 Washington Capitals 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Recap
4 April 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Washington Capitals 3–1 Recap
5 April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Washington Capitals 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Recap
1 April 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 Recap
2 April 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 Recap
3 May 2 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Recap
4 May 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Recap
5 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Recap
6 May 9 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[8]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 51 48 2788:50 23 21 3 120 2.58 1392 0.914 2 0 1 2
Tom Barrasso‡ 18 16 869:34 5 7 2 46 3.17 386 0.881 1 0 0 6
Peter Skudra 20 12 922:16 5 7 3 48 3.12 374 0.872 1 0 0 0
Ron Tugnutt† 7 6 374:19 4 2 0 15 2.40 197 0.924 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4954:59 37 37 8 229 2.77 2349 0.903 4 0 1 8
Playoffs[9]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ron Tugnutt 11 11 746:03 6 5 0 22 1.77 398 0.945 2 0 0 2
Peter Skudra 1 0 20:00 0 0 0 1 3.00 11 0.909 0 0 0 0
Total 11 766:03 6 5 0 23 1.80 409 0.944 2 0 0 2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Art Ross Trophy Jaromir Jagr [10]
Lester B. Pearson Award Jaromir Jagr [11]
Lester Patrick Trophy Mario Lemieux [12]
Craig Patrick
NHL First All-Star Team Jaromir Jagr (Right Wing) [13]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Jaromir Jagr[a] [15]
NHL Player of the Month Jaromir Jagr (November) [16]
NHL Player of the Week Jaromir Jagr (November 15) [17]
Jean-Sebastien Aubin (February 21) [18]
Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Jean-Sebastien Aubin [19]
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Rob Brown [20]
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award Jiri Slegr [20]
Leading Scorer Award Jaromir Jagr
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy Jean-Sebastien Aubin [21]
Most Valuable Player Award Jaromir Jagr [22]
Players' Player Award Martin Straka [21]
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Matthew Barnaby [19]
Ian Moran

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Andrew Ference October 1, 1999 [23]
Michal Roszival
Hans Jonsson October 14, 1999

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season:[24]

Trades

September 30, 1999 To New York Rangers

Kevin Hatcher

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Peter Popovic

January 29, 2000 To Anaheim Ducks

Kip Miller

To Pittsburgh Penguins

2000 9th round pick

March 13, 2000 To Nashville Predators

Pavel Skrbek

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Bob Boughner

March 14, 2000 To Edmonton Oilers

German Titov

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Josef Beranek

March 14, 2000 To Anaheim Ducks

2000 5th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Dan Trebil

March 14, 2000 To Calgary Flames

Brad Werenka

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Rene Corbet
Tyler Moss

March 14, 2000 To Ottawa Senators

Tom Barrasso

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Janne Laukkanen
Ron Tugnutt

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.[25]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 18 Konstantin Koltsov Left Wing  Belarus Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
2 51 Matt Murley Left Wing  United States Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
2 57[a] Jeremy Van Hoof Defense  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3 86 Sebastien Caron Goaltender  Canada Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4 115 Ryan Malone Left Wing  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
5 144 Tomas Skvaridlo Center  Slovakia HKm Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia)
5 157[b] Vladimir Malenkykh Defense  Russia Lada Togliatti (RSL)
6 176 Doug Meyer Defense  Russia University of Minnesota (WCHA)
7 204 Tom Kostopoulos Right Wing  Canada London Knights (OHL)
8 233 Darcy Robinson Defense  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9 261 Andrew McPherson Left Wing  Canada Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
Draft notes[26]
  • a Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Ron Francis.
  • b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Fredrik Olausson.

Farm teams

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, previously known as the Cornwall Aces, debuted in the AHL as the top minor league affiliate for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Playing in the Empire State Division, they finished last overall in the Western Conference with a record of 23-43-9-5. WBRE, the NBC station in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, received a James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding television coverage. Marketing executives Brian Magness and Rich Hixon won the Ken McKenzie Award as the league's outstanding marketing executives.

The Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League finished the season in fifth place in the Northwest Division with a record of 25-40-5.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Jagr was voted to the starting lineup, earning more votes than any other player.[14]

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