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
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	1st Eastern
2000–01 record	48–19–12–3
Home record	24–11–6–0
Road record	24–8–6–3
Goals for	295
Goals against	195
Team information
General manager	Lou Lamoriello
Coach	Larry Robinson
Captain	Scott Stevens
Alternate captains	Jason Arnott Randy McKay
Arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Average attendance	15,642
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Mogilny (43)
Assists	Patrik Elias (56)
Points	Patrik Elias (96)
Penalty minutes	Colin White (155)
Plus/minus	Patrik Elias (+45)
Wins	Martin Brodeur (42)
Goals against average	John 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
1	1	New Jersey Devils	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
3	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
4	10	New York Rangers	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
5	15	New York Islanders	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

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 Devils	AT	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	Y- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	48	21	9	4	274	205	109
3	Y- Washington Capitals	SE	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
4	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
5	X- Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	46	30	5	1	218	184	98
6	X- Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
7	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	29	11	5	232	207	90
8	X- Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
8.5
9	Boston Bruins	NE	82	36	30	8	8	227	249	88
10	New York Rangers	AT	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
11	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	28	40	8	6	206	232	70
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
13	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59
15	New York Islanders	AT	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

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
1	W	October 6, 2000	8–4	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	1–0–0–0
2	L	October 13, 2000	1–3	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	1–1–0–0
3	W	October 14, 2000	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	2–1–0–0
4	T	October 17, 2000	3–3 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	2–1–1–0
5	L	October 19, 2000	2–5	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)	2–2–1–0
6	W	October 21, 2000	7–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	3–2–1–0
7	W	October 25, 2000	2–1	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	4–2–1–0
8	T	October 27, 2000	3–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	4–2–2–0
9	W	October 28, 2000	9–0	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	5–2–2–0
10	W	October 30, 2000	6–5 OT	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	6–2–2–0
11	T	November 1, 2000	1–1 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	6–2–3–0
12	L	November 2, 2000	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	6–3–3–0
13	L	November 4, 2000	1–2	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	6–4–3–0
14	L	November 8, 2000	3–4	Nashville Predators (2000–01)	6–5–3–0
15	L	November 10, 2000	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	6–6–3–0
16	L	November 11, 2000	0–4	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	6–7–3–0
17	L	November 14, 2000	2–3	San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	6–8–3–0
18	W	November 16, 2000	3–2 OT	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	7–8–3–0
19	W	November 18, 2000	3–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	8–8–3–0
20	W	November 22, 2000	5–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	9–8–3–0
21	W	November 23, 2000	6–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	10–8–3–0
22	W	November 25, 2000	3–2	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	11–8–3–0
23	W	November 29, 2000	5–2	New York Rangers (2000–01)	12–8–3–0
24	T	December 1, 2000	0–0 OT	New York Islanders (2000–01)	12–8–4–0
25	T	December 3, 2000	1–1 OT	@ New York Islanders (2000–01)	12–8–5–0
26	W	December 5, 2000	6–1	Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	13–8–5–0
27	L	December 7, 2000	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	13–9–5–0
28	L	December 9, 2000	2–3	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	13–10–5–0
29	W	December 11, 2000	4–0	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	14–10–5–0
30	W	December 15, 2000	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	15–10–5–0
31	L	December 16, 2000	3–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	15–11–5–0
32	W	December 20, 2000	4–1	Dallas Stars (2000–01)	16–11–5–0
33	W	December 22, 2000	2–0	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	17–11–5–0
34	W	December 23, 2000	5–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	18–11–5–0
35	T	December 27, 2000	2–2 OT	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	18–11–6–0
36	W	December 29, 2000	4–2	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	19–11–6–0
37	W	December 31, 2000	6–3	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	20–11–6–0
38	T	January 2, 2001	1–1 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	20–11–7–0
39	W	January 4, 2001	4–2	New York Islanders (2000–01)	21–11–7–0
40	T	January 6, 2001	5–5 OT	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	21–11–8–0
41	W	January 10, 2001	5–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	22–11–8–0
42	T	January 13, 2001	4–4 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	22–11–9–0
43	L	January 16, 2001	4–5	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	22–12–9–0
44	W	January 18, 2001	7–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	23–12–9–0
45	W	January 20, 2001	3–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	24–12–9–0
46	W	January 21, 2001	4–2	@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	25–12–9–0
47	W	January 24, 2001	4–1	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)	26–12–9–0
48	OTL	January 25, 2001	3–4 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	26–12–9–1
49	OTL	January 27, 2001	3–4 OT	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	26–12–9–2
50	W	January 30, 2001	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	27–12–9–2
51	L	January 31, 2001	2–3	@ New York Islanders (2000–01)	27–13–9–2
52	W	February 6, 2001	4–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	28–13–9–2
53	T	February 8, 2001	4–4 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	28–13–10–2
54	OTL	February 10, 2001	4–5 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	28–13–10–3
55	T	February 11, 2001	1–1 OT	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	28–13–11–3
56	L	February 14, 2001	2–3	Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	28–14–11–3
57	T	February 16, 2001	4–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	28–14–12–3
58	L	February 17, 2001	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	28–15–12–3
59	W	February 19, 2001	2–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	29–15–12–3
60	L	February 22, 2001	0–1	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	29–16–12–3
61	L	February 23, 2001	2–3	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	29–17–12–3
62	W	February 26, 2001	5–3	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	30–17–12–3
63	W	February 27, 2001	4–1	@ New York Islanders (2000–01)	31–17–12–3
64	W	March 2, 2001	7–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	32–17–12–3
65	W	March 4, 2001	6–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	33–17–12–3
66	W	March 6, 2001	3–2 OT	Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	34–17–12–3
67	W	March 8, 2001	6–2	Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	35–17–12–3
68	W	March 10, 2001	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	36–17–12–3
69	W	March 13, 2001	6–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	37–17–12–3
70	W	March 14, 2001	3–2	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	38–17–12–3
71	W	March 17, 2001	6–5 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	39–17–12–3
72	W	March 19, 2001	4–2	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)	40–17–12–3
73	W	March 21, 2001	4–0	New York Rangers (2000–01)	41–17–12–3
74	W	March 23, 2001	4–0	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	42–17–12–3
75	L	March 25, 2001	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	42–18–12–3
76	W	March 27, 2001	7–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	43–18–12–3
77	W	March 28, 2001	4–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	44–18–12–3
78	L	March 31, 2001	3–4	New York Rangers (2000–01)	44–19–12–3
79	W	April 2, 2001	4–3	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	45–19–12–3
80	W	April 3, 2001	6–4	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)	46–19–12–3
81	W	April 6, 2001	5–2	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	47–19–12–3
82	W	April 7, 2001	2–0	@ 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 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

Eastern 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

Eastern 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

Stanley Cup Finals

New Jersey vs. Colorado Date Away Home Score May 26 New Jersey Colorado 5 – 0 May 29 New Jersey Colorado 2 – 1 May 31 Colorado New Jersey 3 – 1 June 2 Colorado New Jersey 3 – 2 June 4 New Jersey Colorado 4 – 1 June 7 Colorado New Jersey 4 – 0 June 9 New Jersey Colorado 3 – 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 Elias	LW	82	40	56	96	51	45	8	3	6
Alexander Mogilny	RW	75	43	40	83	43	10	12	0	7
Petr Sykora	RW	73	35	46	81	32	36	9	2	3
Scott Gomez	C	76	14	49	63	46	-1	2	0	4
Jason Arnott	C	54	21	34	55	75	23	8	0	3
Sergei Brylin	LW	75	23	29	52	24	25	3	1	0
Brian Rafalski	D	78	9	43	52	26	36	6	0	1
Bobby Holik	C	80	15	35	50	97	19	3	0	3
Randy McKay	RW	77	23	20	43	50	3	12	0	5
John Madden	C	80	23	15	38	12	24	0	3	4
Scott Niedermayer	D	57	6	29	35	22	14	1	0	5
Scott Stevens	D	81	9	22	31	71	40	3	0	2
Sergei Nemchinov	LW	65	8	22	30	16	11	1	0	2
Turner Stevenson	RW	69	8	18	26	97	11	2	0	1
Colin White	D	82	1	19	20	155	32	0	0	1
Jay Pandolfo	LW	63	4	12	16	16	3	0	0	0
Ken Sutton	D	53	1	7	8	37	9	0	0	0
Pierre Dagenais	RW	9	3	2	5	6	1	1	0	1
Mike Commodore	D	20	1	4	5	14	5	0	0	0
Bob Corkum	C	17	3	1	4	4	4	0	0	0
Steve Kelly	C	24	2	2	4	21	0	0	0	0
Jim McKenzie	LW	53	2	2	4	119	0	0	0	0
Ken Daneyko	D	77	0	4	4	87	8	0	0	0
Willie Mitchell	D	16	0	2	2	29	0	0	0	0
Jiri Bicek	RW	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0
Martin Brodeur	G	72	0	1	1	14	0	0	0	0
Sean O'Donnell	D	17	0	1	1	33	2	0	0	0
Ed Ward	RW	4	0	1	1	6	2	0	0	0
Mike Danton	C	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
Sascha Goc	D	11	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	0
Stanislav Gron	RW	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Terreri	G	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Vanbiesbrouck	G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Martin Brodeur	4297	72	42	17	11	166	2.32	9	1762	1596	.906
John Vanbiesbrouck	240	4	4	0	0	6	1.50	1	93	87	.935
Chris Terreri	453	10	2	5	1	21	2.78	0	167	146	.874
Team:	4990	82	48	22	12	193	2.32	10	2022	1829	.905

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Patrik Elias	LW	25	9	14	23	10	3	1	2
Petr Sykora	RW	25	10	12	22	12	2	2	2
Brian Rafalski	D	25	7	11	18	7	1	0	3
Bobby Holik	C	25	6	10	16	37	1	0	3
Alexander Mogilny	RW	25	5	11	16	8	1	0	2
Jason Arnott	C	23	8	7	15	16	5	0	0
Scott Gomez	C	25	5	9	14	24	0	0	0
Randy McKay	RW	19	6	3	9	8	2	0	1
Scott Stevens	D	25	1	7	8	37	0	0	0
John Madden	C	25	4	3	7	6	0	0	0
Sergei Brylin	LW	20	3	4	7	6	1	0	1
Scott Niedermayer	D	21	0	6	6	14	0	0	0
Jay Pandolfo	LW	25	1	4	5	4	0	0	0
Sergei Nemchinov	LW	25	1	3	4	4	0	0	0
Turner Stevenson	RW	23	1	3	4	20	0	0	1
Bob Corkum	C	12	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
Sean O'Donnell	D	23	1	2	3	41	0	0	0
Ken Daneyko	D	25	0	3	3	21	0	0	0
Colin White	D	25	0	3	3	42	0	0	0
Martin Brodeur	G	25	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jim McKenzie	LW	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Ken Sutton	D	6	0	0	0	13	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Martin Brodeur	1505	25	15	10	52	2.07	4	507	455	.897
Team:	1505	25	15	10	52	2.07	4	507	455	.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
Player	Award	Awarded
John Madden	Frank J. Selke Trophy	End of regular season
Patrik Elias	NHL First All-Star Team - Left Wing	End of regular season
Patrik Elias	NHL Plus-Minus Award	End of regular season
Scott Stevens	NHL Second All-Star Team - Defense	End of regular season
Colin White	NHL All-Rookie Team - Defense	End of regular season

Nominations

Regular Season
Player	Award	Place
Martin Brodeur	Vezina Trophy	Finalist

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

• 2000–01 NHL season

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.