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The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars (who were the defending Stanley Cup champion). The Devils were led by captain Scott Stevens, coach Larry Robinson and goalie Martin Brodeur. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher, coach Ken Hitchcock and goalie Ed Belfour.
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New Jersey defeated the Florida Panthers 4–0, the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 to advance to the Finals.
Dallas defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4–1, the San Jose Sharks 4–1 and the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 to advance to the Finals.
Despite New Jersey being a lower seed in conference play (4) than Dallas (2), New Jersey's 103 points were 1 more than Dallas, giving them home-ice advantage in the series. The Devils won the Cup in Game 6 on a one-timer goal by Jason Arnott in double overtime. It was their second Stanley Cup overall and first since 1995.
For the Stars, this was the first time since the New York Islanders lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the 1984 Finals that a defending Stanley Cup champion had lost in the Finals. Interestingly, this would happen to the Devils themselves the following year when they lost to the Colorado Avalanche.
This is also the first-ever Finals that featured two relocated teams competing for the Stanley Cup, as well as being the first Finals in which both teams had won the Stanley Cup previously after relocation.
| Tue, May 30 | New Jersey Devils | 7–3 | Dallas Stars | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap |
| Thu, June 1 | New Jersey Devils | 1–2 | Dallas Stars | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap |
| Sat, June 3 | Dallas Stars | 1–2 | New Jersey Devils | Reunion Arena | Recap |
| Mon, June 5 | Dallas Stars | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils | Reunion Arena | Recap |
| Thu, June 8 | New Jersey Devils | 0–1 | 3OT | Dallas Stars | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap |
| Sat, June 10 | Dallas Stars | 1–2 | 2OT | New Jersey Devils | Reunion Arena | Recap |
| New Jersey wins series 4–2 and the Stanley Cup Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy |
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Daneyko scores! Oh my, let the celebration begin in the Daneyko household! IT MUST BE A LEAP YEAR!—Gary Thorne on ESPN, calling Ken Daneyko's first playoff goal in 5 years in Game 1
Elias centers, shot, SCORE! THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP! Jason Arnott with the game winning overtime goal!—Gary Thorne on ABC, calling the overtime goal by Jason Arnott
Three players who did not automatically qualify for their names to be engraved on the Stanley Cup were engraved at the Devils' request:
Deron Quint (D) who played 50 regular season games for Phoenix, and 4 games for New Jersey (joined in a March 7 trade for Lyle Odelein) was not engraved on the Stanley Cup, because New Jersey suspended him for not reporting to the minors for conditioning.
| Preceded by Dallas Stars 1999 |
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Champions 2000 |
Succeeded by Colorado Avalanche 2001 |