1999–2000 NHL season

1999–2000 NHL season
Millennium patch celebrating the year 2000
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 1, 1999 – June 10, 2000
Number of games	82
Number of teams	28
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	St. Louis Blues
Season MVP	Chris Pronger (St. Louis)
Top scorer	Jaromir Jagr (Penguins)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New Jersey Devils
Eastern runners-up	Philadelphia Flyers
Western champions	Dallas Stars
Western runners-up	Colorado Avalanche
Playoffs MVP	Scott Stevens (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup
Champions	New Jersey Devils
Runners-up	Dallas Stars

The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams each played 82 games. This was the first season played in which teams were awarded a point for an overtime loss. The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars for their second Stanley Cup championship. During the regular season, no player reached the 100-point plateau, the first time this had happened in a non-lockout season since the 1967–68 season. Also, in the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, the New Jersey Devils overcame a three games to one deficit against the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Eastern Conference Finals. This was the first time that this had happened this late in the playoffs also since the 1967–68 season.

League business

Throughout the regular season and playoffs, teams wore a patch celebrating the turn of the millennium (see above). Starting in the 1999–2000 season, teams would earn one point for an overtime loss in the regular season instead of zero. It was hoped that this change would stop teams from playing very defensively during the overtime in an effort to guarantee the single point from a tie. The number of ties had been going up for some years and the NHL was hoping to counter this trend, and in fact did so quite successfully with this rule change.^[1]

This season was also the start of the NHL's partnership with ABC, who would televise a few regional games every season, as well as games three through seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. ESPN, who with the ABC deal renewed their contract with the NHL, continued to show regular season and playoff games as well as the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Wayne Gretzky's jersey number, 99, was retired League-wide on February 6, 2000.

The 1999–2000 season was the inaugural year for the Atlanta Thrashers. They would join the Southeast Division, marking the return of the NHL to Atlanta, Georgia since the Atlanta Flames moved to Calgary, Alberta, in 1980. It was also the first year for the Carolina Hurricanes' home rink, the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, the Los Angeles Kings played their first season at the Staples Center after 32 seasons at the Great Western Forum, and the Colorado Avalanche played their first season at the Pepsi Center.

A new award, the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, was introduced this season for the goaltender with the best save percentage.

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	1233	105
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	1313	103
3	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	1221	88
4	11	New York Rangers	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	916	73
5	13	New York Islanders	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	1376	58

Northeast Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	1103	100
2	6	Ottawa Senators	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	850	95
3	8	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	1173	85
4	10	Montreal Canadiens	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	1067	83
5	11	Boston Bruins	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	865	73

Southeast Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	2	Washington Capitals	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	994	102
2	5	Florida Panthers	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	1329	98
3	9	Carolina Hurricanes	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	799	84
4	14	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	1733	54
5	15	Atlanta Thrashers	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	1422	39

Eastern Conference^[2]
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	X- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	X- Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	X- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	X- Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	X- 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	28	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

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

Western Conference

Central Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	1	St. Louis Blues	82	51	19	11	1	248	165	1139	114
2	4	Detroit Red Wings	82	48	22	10	2	278	210	1014	108
3	11	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	37	10	2	242	245	1444	78
4	13	Nashville Predators	82	28	40	7	7	199	240	946	70

Northwest Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	3	Colorado Avalanche	82	42	28	11	1	233	201	1118	96
2	7	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	26	16	8	226	212	1344	88
3	10	Vancouver Canucks	82	30	29	15	8	227	237	1047	83
4	12	Calgary Flames	82	31	36	10	5	211	256	1267	77

Pacific Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	43	23	10	6	211	184	1029	102
2	5	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	27	12	4	245	228	1313	94
3	6	Phoenix Coyotes	82	39	31	8	4	232	228	940	90
4	8	San Jose Sharks	82	35	30	10	7	225	214	1292	87
5	9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	34	33	12	3	217	227	926	83

Western Conference^[3]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	51	19	11	1	248	165	114
2	y – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	43	23	10	6	211	184	102
3	y – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	42	28	11	1	233	201	96
4	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	48	22	10	2	278	210	108
5	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	39	27	12	4	245	228	94
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	39	31	8	4	232	228	90
7	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	32	26	16	8	226	212	88
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	35	30	10	7	225	214	87
8.5
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	34	33	12	3	217	227	83
10	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	30	29	15	8	227	237	83
11	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	33	37	10	2	242	245	78
12	Calgary Flames	NW	82	31	36	10	5	211	256	77
13	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	28	40	7	7	199	240	70

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

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs

Two upsets occurred in the first round as seventh-place Pittsburgh defeated the second-place Washington Capitals in five games and eighth-place San Jose defeated the first-place St. Louis Blues in seven games. Both Pittsburgh and San Jose lost in the second round to end their seasons. In the East, fourth-place New Jersey Devils defeated fifth-place Florida Panthers, third-place Toronto Maple Leafs and first-place Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the final. In the West, the second-place Dallas Stars defeated the seventh-place Edmonton Oilers, eighth-place San Jose Sharks and the third-place Colorado Avalanche to advance to the final.

Final

Main article: 2000 Stanley Cup Finals

The New Jersey Devils defeated the Dallas Stars four games to two to win the Stanley Cup. Scott Stevens of New Jersey was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player.

New Jersey (4) vs. Dallas (2)
Date	Away	Score	Home	OT
May 30	Dallas	3 – 7	New Jersey
June 1	Dallas	2 – 1	New Jersey
June 3	New Jersey	2 – 1	Dallas
June 5	New Jersey	3 – 1	Dallas
June 8	Dallas	1 – 0	New Jersey	3OT
June 10	New Jersey	2 – 1	Dallas	2OT

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals			Conference Semifinals				Conference Finals			Stanley Cup Final

1	Philadelphia	4	1	Philadelphia	4
8	Buffalo	1	7	Pittsburgh	2

2	Washington	1				Eastern Conference

7	Pittsburgh	4
							1	Philadelphia	3

							4	New Jersey	4
3	Toronto	4

6	Ottawa	2



4	New Jersey	4	3	Toronto	2

5	Florida	0	4	New Jersey	4
										E4	New Jersey	4
	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
										W2	Dallas	2
1	St. Louis	3	2	Dallas	4

8	San Jose	4	8	San Jose	1


2	Dallas	4

7	Edmonton	1
							2	Dallas	4

							3	Colorado	3
3	Colorado	4

6	Phoenix	1					Western Conference


4	Detroit	4	3	Colorado	4

5	Los Angeles	0	4	Detroit	1

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

Presidents' Trophy:	St. Louis Blues
Prince of Wales Trophy:	New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Dallas Stars
Art Ross Trophy:	Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Ken Daneyko, New Jersey Devils
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
Jack Adams Award:	Joel Quenneville, St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Curtis Joseph, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Pavol Demitra, St. Louis Blues
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Mario Lemieux, Craig Patrick, Lou Vairo
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy	Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
NHL Plus-Minus Award:	Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award:	Ed Belfour, Dallas Stars
Vezina Trophy:	Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues

All-Star teams

First team	Position	Second team
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals	G	Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues	D	Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings	D	Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings	C	Mike Modano, Dallas Stars
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings	LW	Paul Kariya, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	63	42	54	96
Pavel Bure	Florida Panthers	74	58	36	94
Mark Recchi	Philadelphia Flyers	82	28	63	91
Paul Kariya	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	74	42	44	86
Teemu Selanne	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	79	33	52	85
Owen Nolan	San Jose Sharks	78	44	40	84
Tony Amonte	Chicago Blackhawks	82	43	41	84
Mike Modano	Dallas Stars	77	38	43	81
Joe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	60	28	53	81
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	78	35	44	79

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Player	Team	GP	MIN	GA	GAA	W	L	T	SO
Brian Boucher	Philadelphia Flyers	35	2038	65	1.91	20	10	3	4
Roman Turek	St. Louis Blues	67	3960	129	1.95	42	15	9	7
Ed Belfour	Dallas Stars	62	3620	127	2.10	32	21	7	4
Jose Theodore	Montreal Canadiens	30	1655	58	2.10	12	13	2	5
John Vanbiesbrouck	Philadelphia Flyers	50	2950	108	2.20	25	15	9	3
Dominik Hasek	Buffalo Sabres	35	2066	76	2.21	15	11	6	3
Martin Brodeur	New Jersey Devils	72	4312	161	2.24	43	20	8	6
Patrick Roy	Colorado Avalanche	63	3704	141	2.28	32	21	8	2
Tommy Salo	Edmonton Oilers	70	4164	162	2.33	27	28	13	2
Patrick Lalime	Ottawa Senators	63	2038	79	2.33	19	14	3	3

Source: 2001 NHL Yearbook

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1999–2000 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Patrik Stefan, Atlanta Thrashers
John Grahame, Boston Bruins
Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo Sabres
Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames
Alex Tanguay, Colorado Avalanche
Martin Skoula, Colorado Avalanche
Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars
Steve Reinprecht, Los Angeles Kings
Mike Ribeiro, Montreal Canadiens
Brian Rafalski, New Jersey Devils
Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
Willie Mitchell, New Jersey Devils
Roberto Luongo, New York Islanders
Tim Connolly, New York Islanders
Jan Hlavac, New York Rangers
Mike York, New York Rangers
Mike Fisher, Ottawa Senators
Brian Boucher, Philadelphia Flyers
Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers
Brad Stuart, San Jose Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks
Ladislav Nagy, St. Louis Blues
Nik Antropov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1999–2000 (listed with their last team):

Marty McSorley, Boston Bruins
Grant Fuhr, Calgary Flames
Steve Smith, Calgary Flames
Ed Olczyk, Chicago Blackhawks
Brian Skrudland, Dallas Stars
Guy Carbonneau, Dallas Stars
Ken Wregget, Detroit Red Wings
Bill Ranford, Edmonton Oilers
Ray Sheppard, Florida Panthers
Esa Tikkanen, Florida Panthers
Darren Turcotte, Nashville Predators
Ulf Samuelsson, Philadelphia Flyers
Zarley Zalapski, Philadelphia Flyers
Rob Brown, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pat Falloon, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Rouse, San Jose Sharks
Murray Craven, San Jose Sharks
Dave Ellett, St. Louis Blues
Geoff Courtnall, St. Louis Blues
Derek King, St. Louis Blues
Daren Puppa, Tampa Bay Lightning
Shawn Burr, Tampa Bay Lightning
Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs
Doug Bodger, Vancouver Canucks

Trading deadline

Trading deadline: March 14, 2000.^[4]

March 14, 2000: Anaheim traded D Dan Trebil to Pittsburgh for a fifth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft.
March 14, 2000: Atlanta traded RW Ed Ward to Anaheim for a conditional pick in the 2001 Entry Draft.
March 14, 2000: Atlanta traded RW Kirby Law to Philadelphia for Vancouver’s sixth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft (previously acquired) and a conditional pick in 2001.
March 14, 2000: Calgary traded D Cale Hulse and a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Nashville for RW Sergei Krivokrasov.
March 14, 2000: Calgary traded G Tyler Moss and LW Rene Corbet to Pittsburgh for D Brad Werenka.
March 14, 2000: Carolina Hurricanes traded C Kent Manderville to Philadelphia Flyers for RW Sandy McCarthy.
March 14, 2000: Edmonton traded LW Josef Beranek to Pittsburgh for LW German Titov.
March 14, 2000: Florida traded C Ryan Johnson and LW Dwayne Hay to Tampa Bay for C Mike Sillinger.
March 14, 2000: Nashville traded G Corey Hirsch to Anaheim for future considerations.
March 14, 2000: New Jersey Devils traded C Brendan Morrison and C Denis Pederson to Vancouver Canucks for RW Alexander Mogilny.
March 14, 2000: Ottawa Senators traded G Ron Tugnutt and D Janne Laukkanen to Pittsburgh Penguins for G Tom Barrasso.
March 14, 2000: NY Islanders traded C Petr Sachl to Nashville for a ninth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft.
March 10, 2000 – Buffalo Sabres obtain Doug Gilmour, Jean-Pierre Dumont and a conditional draft pick in 2001 or 2002 from the Chicago Blackhawks for Michal Grosek.
March 6, 2000 – Colorado Avalanche obtain Ray Bourque and Dave Andreychuk from the Boston Bruins for Brian Rolston, Samuel Pahlsson, Martin Grenier and a 2000 first round draft pick (RW Martin Samuelsson).

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

↑ Edward Fraser (March 22, 2011). "The NHL's points inflation, and how to solve it". The Hockey News.
↑ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
↑ "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out

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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 Detroit Nashville St. Louis

Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Vancouver

Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose

See also	Entry Draft Expansion Draft All-Star Game Playoffs 2000 Stanley Cup Finals

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