1999–2000 NHL season

1999–2000 NHL season
1999–2000 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 1, 1999 – June 10, 2000
Number of games	82
Number of teams	28
TV partner(s)	CBC, CTV Sportsnet, SRC (Canada); ESPN/ABC (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Patrik Stefan
Picked by	Atlanta Thrashers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	St. Louis Blues
Season MVP	Chris Pronger (Blues)
Top scorer	Jaromir Jagr (Penguins)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Scott Stevens (Devils)
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. 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 1967-68.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes.

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	27	7	3	100	246	222	1103
Ottawa Senators	82	41	28	11	2	95	244	210	850
Buffalo Sabres	82	35	32	11	4	85	213	204	1173
Montreal Canadiens	82	35	34	9	4	83	196	194	1067
Boston Bruins	82	24	33	19	6	73	210	248	865

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3	105	237	179	1233
New Jersey Devils	82	45	24	8	5	103	251	203	1313
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8	6	88	241	236	1221
New York Rangers	82	29	38	12	3	73	218	246	916
New York Islanders	82	24	48	9	1	58	194	275	1376

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Washington Capitals	82	44	24	12	2	102	227	194	994
Florida Panthers	82	43	27	6	6	98	244	209	1329
Carolina Hurricanes	82	37	35	10	0	84	217	216	799
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	19	47	9	7	54	204	310	1733
Atlanta Thrashers	82	14	57	7	4	39	170	313	1422

Western Conference

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
St. Louis Blues	82	51	19	11	1	114	248	165	1139
Detroit Red Wings	82	48	22	10	2	108	278	210	1014
Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	37	10	2	78	242	245	1444
Nashville Predators	82	28	40	7	7	70	199	240	946

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Dallas Stars	82	43	23	10	6	102	211	184	1029
Los Angeles Kings	82	39	27	12	4	94	245	228	1313
Phoenix Coyotes	82	39	31	8	4	90	232	228	940
San Jose Sharks	82	35	30	10	7	87	225	214	1292
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	34	33	12	3	83	217	227	926

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Colorado Avalanche	82	42	28	11	1	96	233	201	1118
Edmonton Oilers	82	32	26	16	8	88	226	212	1344
Vancouver Canucks	82	30	29	15	8	83	227	237	1047
Calgary Flames	82	31	36	10	5	77	211	256	1267

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
Joe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	60	28	53	81
Mike Modano	Dallas Stars	77	38	43	81
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	78	35	44	79

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals			Conference Semifinals			Conference Finals			Stanley Cup Finals

1	Philadelphia	4
8	Buffalo	1
			1	Philadelphia	4

			7	Pittsburgh	2
2	Washington	1

7	Pittsburgh	4
						1	Philadelphia	3
Eastern Conference
						4	New Jersey	4
3	Toronto	4

6	Ottawa	2
			3	Toronto	2

			4	New Jersey	4
4	New Jersey	4

5	Florida	0
									E4	New Jersey	4

									W2	Dallas	2
2	Dallas	4

7	Edmonton	1
			2	Dallas	4

			8	San Jose	1
1	St. Louis	3

8	San Jose	4
						2	Dallas	4
Western Conference
						3	Colorado	3
3	Colorado	4

6	Phoenix	1
			3	Colorado	4

			4	Detroit	1
4	Detroit	4

5	Los Angeles	0

Note: W = Wins, G = Goals Scored

Eastern Conference Final

Philadelphia (1) vs. New Jersey (4)
Date	Away	Home	Score
May 14	New Jersey	Philadelphia	4 – 1
May 16	New Jersey	Philadelphia	4 – 3
May 18	Philadelphia	New Jersey	4 – 2
May 20	Philadelphia	New Jersey	3 – 1
May 22	New Jersey	Philadelphia	4 – 1
May 24	Philadelphia	New Jersey	2 – 1
May 26	New Jersey	Philadelphia	2 – 1
New Jersey wins series 4–3 and Prince of Wales Trophy

Western Conference Final

Dallas (2) vs. Colorado (3)
Date	Away	Home	OT	Score
May 13	Colorado	Dallas		2 – 0
May 15	Colorado	Dallas		3 – 2
May 19	Dallas	Colorado		2 – 0
May 21	Dallas	Colorado		4 – 1
May 23	Colorado	Dallas	OT	3 – 2
May 25	Dallas	Colorado		2 – 1
May 27	Colorado	Dallas		3 – 2
Dallas wins series 4–3 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Finals

New Jersey (4) vs. Dallas (2)
Date	Away	Home	OT	Score
May 30	Dallas	New Jersey		7 – 3
June 1	Dallas	New Jersey		2 – 1
June 3	New Jersey	Dallas		2 – 1
June 5	New Jersey	Dallas		3 – 1
June 8	Dallas	New Jersey	3OT	1 – 0
June 10	New Jersey	Dallas	2OT	2 – 1
New Jersey wins series 4–2 and the Stanley Cup
Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

NHL awards

Presidents' Trophy:	St. Louis Blues
Prince of Wales Trophy:	New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Dallas Stars
Art Ross Memorial 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

First games

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

Patrick 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
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
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
Guy Carbonneau, Dallas Stars
Esa Tikkanen, Florida Panthers
Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs