2000–01 New Jersey Devils season

The 2000–01 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 19th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. Although the Devils won the Atlantic Division and were Eastern Conference champions for the third time, the team fell short of winning back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Finals series, four games to three.

2000–01 New Jersey Devils
Eastern Conference champions
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference1st Eastern
2000–01 record48–19–12–3
Home record24–11–6–0
Road record24–8–6–3
Goals for295
Goals against195
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachLarry Robinson
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsJason Arnott
Randy McKay
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Average attendance15,642
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Mogilny (43)
AssistsPatrik Elias (56)
PointsPatrik Elias (96)
Penalty minutesColin White (155)
Plus/minusPatrik Elias (+45)
WinsMartin Brodeur (42)
Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck (1.50)

Regular season

The Devils had a scoring finesse unseen since the 1993–94 squad; their 295 goals scored propelled them to the best offensive team in the NHL, as well as the top spot in the Eastern Conference. They had two 40-goal scorers in Patrik Elias and Alexander Mogilny, while Petr Sykora finished with an impressive 35 goals. On October 28 at Pittsburgh, the Devils won in a 9-0 rout that saw John Madden and Randy McKay each score four goals. Martin Brodeur, as in previous seasons, played strongly, finishing with 42 wins, a 2.32 goals against average (GAA) and nine shutouts. Defensively, the team was also strong; their 195 goals allowed were the second-fewest in the East. From February 26 to March 23, the team went on a 13-game winning streak.

Despite having the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 League teams with 310, the Devils had the best power play percentage at 22.90% (71 for 310).[1]

Season standings
Atlantic Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11New Jersey Devils824819123295195111
24Philadelphia Flyers824325113240207100
36Pittsburgh Penguins8242289328125696
410New York Rangers8233435125029072
515New York Islanders8221517318526852

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

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- New Jersey DevilsAT824819123295195111
2 Y- Ottawa SenatorsNE82482194274205109
3 Y- Washington CapitalsSE82412710423321196
4 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT824325113240207100
5 X- Buffalo SabresNE8246305121818498
6 X- Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8242289328125696
7 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE82372911523220790
8 X- Carolina HurricanesSE8238329321222588
8.5
9 Boston BruinsNE8236308822724988
10 New York RangersAT8233435125029072
11 Montreal CanadiensNE8228408620623270
12 Florida PanthersSE82223813920024666
13 Atlanta ThrashersSE82234512221128960
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8224476520128059
15 New York IslandersAT8221517318526852

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

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

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 6, 20008–4Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)1–0–0–0
2LOctober 13, 20001–3@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)1–1–0–0
3WOctober 14, 20004–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)2–1–0–0
4TOctober 17, 20003–3 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)2–1–1–0
5LOctober 19, 20002–5@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)2–2–1–0
6WOctober 21, 20007–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)3–2–1–0
7WOctober 25, 20002–1@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)4–2–1–0
8TOctober 27, 20003–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)4–2–2–0
9WOctober 28, 20009–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)5–2–2–0
10WOctober 30, 20006–5 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)6–2–2–0
11TNovember 1, 20001–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)6–2–3–0
12LNovember 2, 20003–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)6–3–3–0
13LNovember 4, 20001–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)6–4–3–0
14LNovember 8, 20003–4Nashville Predators (2000–01)6–5–3–0
15LNovember 10, 20002–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)6–6–3–0
16LNovember 11, 20000–4Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)6–7–3–0
17LNovember 14, 20002–3San Jose Sharks (2000–01)6–8–3–0
18WNovember 16, 20003–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)7–8–3–0
19WNovember 18, 20003–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2000–01)8–8–3–0
20WNovember 22, 20005–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)9–8–3–0
21WNovember 23, 20006–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)10–8–3–0
22WNovember 25, 20003–2@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)11–8–3–0
23WNovember 29, 20005–2New York Rangers (2000–01)12–8–3–0
24TDecember 1, 20000–0 OTNew York Islanders (2000–01)12–8–4–0
25TDecember 3, 20001–1 OT@ New York Islanders (2000–01)12–8–5–0
26WDecember 5, 20006–1Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)13–8–5–0
27LDecember 7, 20002–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)13–9–5–0
28LDecember 9, 20002–3Washington Capitals (2000–01)13–10–5–0
29WDecember 11, 20004–0Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)14–10–5–0
30WDecember 15, 20002–1Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)15–10–5–0
31LDecember 16, 20003–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)15–11–5–0
32WDecember 20, 20004–1Dallas Stars (2000–01)16–11–5–0
33WDecember 22, 20002–0@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)17–11–5–0
34WDecember 23, 20005–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)18–11–5–0
35TDecember 27, 20002–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)18–11–6–0
36WDecember 29, 20004–2Washington Capitals (2000–01)19–11–6–0
37WDecember 31, 20006–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)20–11–6–0
38TJanuary 2, 20011–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)20–11–7–0
39WJanuary 4, 20014–2New York Islanders (2000–01)21–11–7–0
40TJanuary 6, 20015–5 OT@ New York Rangers (2000–01)21–11–8–0
41WJanuary 10, 20015–1Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)22–11–8–0
42TJanuary 13, 20014–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)22–11–9–0
43LJanuary 16, 20014–5Boston Bruins (2000–01)22–12–9–0
44WJanuary 18, 20017–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)23–12–9–0
45WJanuary 20, 20013–2Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)24–12–9–0
46WJanuary 21, 20014–2@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)25–12–9–0
47WJanuary 24, 20014–1@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)26–12–9–0
48OTLJanuary 25, 20013–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)26–12–9–1
49OTLJanuary 27, 20013–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)26–12–9–2
50WJanuary 30, 20013–1Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)27–12–9–2
51LJanuary 31, 20012–3@ New York Islanders (2000–01)27–13–9–2
52WFebruary 6, 20014–0@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)28–13–9–2
53TFebruary 8, 20014–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)28–13–10–2
54OTLFebruary 10, 20014–5 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)28–13–10–3
55TFebruary 11, 20011–1 OT@ New York Rangers (2000–01)28–13–11–3
56LFebruary 14, 20012–3Ottawa Senators (2000–01)28–14–11–3
57TFebruary 16, 20014–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)28–14–12–3
58LFebruary 17, 20011–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)28–15–12–3
59WFebruary 19, 20012–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)29–15–12–3
60LFebruary 22, 20010–1Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)29–16–12–3
61LFebruary 23, 20012–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)29–17–12–3
62WFebruary 26, 20015–3Florida Panthers (2000–01)30–17–12–3
63WFebruary 27, 20014–1@ New York Islanders (2000–01)31–17–12–3
64WMarch 2, 20017–3Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)32–17–12–3
65WMarch 4, 20016–0Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)33–17–12–3
66WMarch 6, 20013–2 OTOttawa Senators (2000–01)34–17–12–3
67WMarch 8, 20016–2Minnesota Wild (2000–01)35–17–12–3
68WMarch 10, 20013–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)36–17–12–3
69WMarch 13, 20016–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)37–17–12–3
70WMarch 14, 20013–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)38–17–12–3
71WMarch 17, 20016–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)39–17–12–3
72WMarch 19, 20014–2@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)40–17–12–3
73WMarch 21, 20014–0New York Rangers (2000–01)41–17–12–3
74WMarch 23, 20014–0Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)42–17–12–3
75LMarch 25, 20012–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)42–18–12–3
76WMarch 27, 20017–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)43–18–12–3
77WMarch 28, 20014–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)44–18–12–3
78LMarch 31, 20013–4New York Rangers (2000–01)44–19–12–3
79WApril 2, 20014–3Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)45–19–12–3
80WApril 3, 20016–4@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)46–19–12–3
81WApril 6, 20015–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)47–19–12–3
82WApril 7, 20012–0@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)48–19–12–3

Playoffs
  • note that teams in bold were the winner of the game. Scores are listed winner-loser style, not away-home style

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
New Jersey vs. Carolina
DateAwayHome
April 12Carolina 15 New Jersey
April 15Carolina 02 New Jersey
April 17New Jersey 40 Carolina
April 18New Jersey 2 3 CarolinaOT
April 20Carolina 32 New Jersey
April 22New Jersey 51 Carolina
New Jersey wins series 4–2

Eastern Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
New Jersey vs. Toronto
DateAwayHome
April 26Toronto 20 New Jersey
April 28Toronto 56 New JerseyOT
May 1New Jersey 32 TorontoOT
May 3New Jersey 13 Toronto
May 5Toronto 32 New Jersey
May 7New Jersey 42 Toronto
May 9Toronto 15 New Jersey
New Jersey wins series 4–3

Eastern Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
New Jersey vs. Pittsburgh
DateAwayHome
May 12Pittsburgh 13 New Jersey
May 15Pittsburgh 42 New Jersey
May 17New Jersey 30 Pittsburgh
May 19New Jersey 50 Pittsburgh
May 22Pittsburgh 24 New Jersey
New Jersey wins series 4–1
and Prince of Wales Trophy

Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 2001 Stanley Cup Finals
New Jersey vs. Colorado
DateAwayHomeScore
May 26New JerseyColorado5 – 0
May 29New JerseyColorado2 – 1
May 31ColoradoNew Jersey3 – 1
June 2ColoradoNew Jersey3 – 2
June 4New JerseyColorado4 – 1
June 7ColoradoNew Jersey4 – 0
June 9New JerseyColorado3 – 1
Colorado wins series
4–3 and Stanley Cup
Patrick Roy (Colorado)
wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Season stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Patrik EliasLW824056965145836
Alexander MogilnyRW7543408343101207
Petr SykoraRW733546813236923
Scott GomezC7614496346-1204
Jason ArnottC542134557523803
Sergei BrylinLW752329522425310
Brian RafalskiD78943522636601
Bobby HolikC801535509719303
Randy McKayRW772320435031205
John MaddenC802315381224034
Scott NiedermayerD57629352214105
Scott StevensD81922317140302
Sergei NemchinovLW65822301611102
Turner StevensonRW69818269711201
Colin WhiteD821192015532001
Jay PandolfoLW6341216163000
Ken SuttonD53178379000
Pierre DagenaisRW932561101
Mike CommodoreD20145145000
Bob CorkumC1731444000
Steve KellyC24224210000
Jim McKenzieLW532241190000
Ken DaneykoD77044878000
Willie MitchellD16022290000
Jiri BicekRW510140000
Martin BrodeurG72011140000
Sean O'DonnellD17011332000
Ed WardRW401162000
Mike DantonC200060000
Sascha GocD1100047000
Stanislav GronRW100001000
Chris TerreriG1000000000
John VanbiesbrouckG400000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur4297724217111662.32917621596.906
John Vanbiesbrouck240440061.5019387.935
Chris Terreri45310251212.780167146.874
Team:4990824822121932.321020221829.905

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Patrik EliasLW259142310312
Petr SykoraRW2510122212222
Brian RafalskiD25711187103
Bobby HolikC256101637103
Alexander MogilnyRW25511168102
Jason ArnottC23871516500
Scott GomezC25591424000
Randy McKayRW196398201
Scott StevensD2517837000
John MaddenC254376000
Sergei BrylinLW203476101
Scott NiedermayerD2106614000
Jay PandolfoLW251454000
Sergei NemchinovLW251344000
Turner StevensonRW2313420001
Bob CorkumC121230000
Sean O'DonnellD2312341000
Ken DaneykoD2503321000
Colin WhiteD2503342000
Martin BrodeurG250110000
Jim McKenzieLW30002000
Ken SuttonD600013000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur1505251510522.074507455.897
Team:1505251510522.074507455.897

[4]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards
Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
John MaddenFrank J. Selke TrophyEnd of regular season
Patrik EliasNHL First All-Star Team - Left WingEnd of regular season
Patrik EliasNHL Plus-Minus AwardEnd of regular season
Scott StevensNHL Second All-Star Team - DefenseEnd of regular season
Colin WhiteNHL All-Rookie Team - DefenseEnd of regular season

Nominations
Regular Season
PlayerAwardPlace
Martin BrodeurVezina TrophyFinalist

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Round # Player Nat Pos College/Junior/Club Team (League) Notes
1 22 David Hale United States D Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) [5]
2 39 Teemu Laine Finland F Jokerit (Finland) [6]
2 56 Aleksander Suglobov Russia RW Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) [7]
2 57 Matt DeMarchi United States D University of Minnesota (WCHA) [5]
2 62 Paul Martin United States D Elk River High School (USHS–MN)
3 67 Max Birbraer Kazakhstan LW Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) [6]
3 76 Mike Rupp United States LW Erie Otters (OHL) [8]
4 125 Phil Cole Canada D Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5 135 Mike Danton Canada C Barrie Colts (OHL) [9]
5 164 Matus Kostur Slovakia G HKm Zvolen (Slovakia)
6 194 Deryk Engelland Canada D Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
7 198 Ken Magowan Canada LW Vernon Vipers (BCHL) [10]
8 257 Warren McCutcheon Canada C Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
9 290 No ninth-round pick' [11]

See also

References
  • "2000–01 New Jersey Devils Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  • "New Jersey Devils game log". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  • "2000-01 Team Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  • "2000-01 Player Statistics". hockeyDB. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  • "NHL attendance". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  • "Devils team photo". NewJerseyDevils. Archived from the original on 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001.html
  2. "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  4. "2000-01 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. The Devils acquired the 2000 first-round draft pick (Hale), 2000 second-round pick (DeMarchi), and Claude Lemieux from Colorado for Brian Rolston and the Devils' original 2000 first-round pick (later transferred to Boston and used on Martin Samuelsson) on November 3, 1999.
  6. The Devils acquired the Islanders' 2000 second-round pick (Laine) and Atlanta's 2000 third-round pick (Birbraer) from Vancouver for Vadim Sharifijanov and the Devils' 2000 third-round pick (used on Tim Branham) on January 14, 2000.
  7. No source exists to indicate where the Devils acquired the pick used on Suglobov.
  8. The Devils acquired the 2000 third-round pick from Chicago for Bryan Muir on November 13, 1998. Rupp scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Devils against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals. The Devils had traded their original third-round pick to Vancouver (see above note on Laine and Birbraer).
  9. No source exists to indicate how the Devils acquired the pick used on Danton. Danton is currently serving a prison term for conspiracy to commit murder after hiring a hitman to kill his agent.
  10. The Devils acquired the 2000 seventh-round pick, along with Sylvain Cloutier and Jeff Williams, from Atlanta for Wes Mason and Eric Bertrand on November 1, 1999. The Devils' official transaction page does not include this draft pick in the transaction. Magowan's profile on HockeyDB.com. The Devils' original 2000 seventh-round pick (used on Brian Eklund) had been traded to Tampa Bay in exchange for Steve Kelly on October 7, 1999.
  11. The Devils traded their 2000 ninth-round pick (used on Simon Gamache) to Atlanta for Steve Staios on June 12, 2000.
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