2000–01 NHL season

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
TV partner(s)	CBC, Sportsnet, SRC (Canada); ESPN, ABC (United States)
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
Playoffs MVP	Patrick Roy (Avalanche)
Stanley Cup
Champions	Colorado Avalanche
Runners-up	New Jersey Devils
NHL seasons
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

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 defenceman Raymond Bourque who was on a quest to win his first Stanley Cup championship in his 22-year career.

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

Conference Quarterfinals			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 27	St. Louis 4	2 Dallas
April 29	St. Louis 2	1 Dallas
May 1	Dallas 2	3 St. Louis	2OT
May 3	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

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2000–01 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):