# 2000–01 Washington Capitals season

The 2000–01 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Regular season
### Final standings

Southeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
| 2 | 8 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
| 3 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
| 4 | 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
| 5 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
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 :
| 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 |
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| 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
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 2–5–4–1 (home: 2–1–1–1; road: 0–4–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 6, 20001–4Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)0–1–0–0Recap
2TOctober 7, 20003–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)0–1–1–0Recap
3TOctober 11, 20003–3 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)0–1–2–0Recap
4LOctober 13, 20001–3@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)0–2–2–0Recap
5LOctober 14, 20000–3@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)0–3–2–0Recap
6OTLOctober 17, 20003–4 OTColorado Avalanche (2000–01)0–3–2–1Recap
7WOctober 19, 20005–2New Jersey Devils (2000–01)1–3–2–1Recap
8TOctober 21, 20004–4 OTNew York Islanders (2000–01)1–3–3–1Recap
9LOctober 26, 20001–4@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)1–4–3–1Recap
10LOctober 27, 20001–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)1–5–3–1Recap
11TOctober 29, 20001–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)1–5–4–1Recap
12WOctober 31, 20006–2Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)2–5–4–1Recap :
November: 5–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13LNovember 2, 20000–2@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)2–6–4–1Recap
14WNovember 4, 20003–2@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)3–6–4–1Recap
15LNovember 5, 20002–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)3–7–4–1Recap
16LNovember 9, 20003–5New York Rangers (2000–01)3–8–4–1Recap
17TNovember 12, 20002–2 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2000–01)3–8–5–1Recap
18TNovember 14, 20002–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2000–01)3–8–6–1Recap
19WNovember 17, 20004–3Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)4–8–6–1Recap
20LNovember 18, 20003–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)4–9–6–1Recap
21WNovember 22, 20003–2 OTVancouver Canucks (2000–01)5–9–6–1Recap
22WNovember 24, 20001–0New York Islanders (2000–01)6–9–6–1Recap
23LNovember 25, 20001–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)6–10–6–1Recap
24WNovember 29, 20004–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)7–10–6–1Recap :
December: 10–3–1–0 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 5–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 1, 20003–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)8–10–6–1Recap
26WDecember 2, 20002–0@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)9–10–6–1Recap
27LDecember 6, 20002–3@ New York Rangers (2000–01)9–11–6–1Recap
28WDecember 9, 20003–2@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)10–11–6–1Recap
29WDecember 12, 20003–2@ New York Islanders (2000–01)11–11–6–1Recap
30WDecember 14, 20002–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)12–11–6–1Recap
31WDecember 16, 20004–0Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)13–11–6–1Recap
32LDecember 18, 20003–5San Jose Sharks (2000–01)13–12–6–1Recap
33TDecember 20, 20002–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (2000–01)13–12–7–1Recap
34WDecember 21, 20003–1@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)14–12–7–1Recap
35WDecember 23, 20005–3Florida Panthers (2000–01)15–12–7–1Recap
36WDecember 27, 20005–1@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)16–12–7–1Recap
37LDecember 29, 20002–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)16–13–7–1Recap
38WDecember 30, 20006–3Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)17–13–7–1Recap :
January: 6–6–2–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 1, 20014–2Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)18–13–7–1Recap
40LJanuary 3, 20012–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)18–14–7–1Recap
41TJanuary 5, 20011–1 OTBoston Bruins (2000–01)18–14–8–1Recap
42WJanuary 6, 20013–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)19–14–8–1Recap
43LJanuary 8, 20013–5Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)19–15–8–1Recap
44LJanuary 10, 20010–3@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)19–16–8–1Recap
45WJanuary 13, 20014–1Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)20–16–8–1Recap
46LJanuary 18, 20014–5@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)20–17–8–1Recap
47LJanuary 19, 20011–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)20–18–8–1Recap
48WJanuary 23, 20015–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)21–18–8–1Recap
49WJanuary 24, 20012–1Florida Panthers (2000–01)22–18–8–1Recap
50LJanuary 27, 20012–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)22–19–8–1Recap
51WJanuary 28, 20014–2Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)23–19–8–1Recap
52TJanuary 30, 20011–1 OTOttawa Senators (2000–01)23–19–9–1Recap :
February: 9–1–1–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 6–0–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53WFebruary 1, 20015–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)24–19–9–1Recap
54WFebruary 7, 20013–1@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)25–19–9–1Recap
55WFebruary 9, 20014–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)26–19–9–1Recap
56WFebruary 10, 20014–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)27–19–9–1Recap
57TFebruary 13, 20014–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)27–19–10–1Recap
58WFebruary 14, 20014–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)28–19–10–1Recap
59WFebruary 17, 20016–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)29–19–10–1Recap
60WFebruary 21, 20012–1Nashville Predators (2000–01)30–19–10–1Recap
61WFebruary 23, 20013–1Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)31–19–10–1Recap
62WFebruary 24, 20012–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)32–19–10–1Recap
63LFebruary 27, 20012–3Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)32–20–10–1Recap :
March: 7–5–0–2 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 3–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64OTLMarch 1, 20012–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)32–20–10–2Recap
65WMarch 3, 20014–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)33–20–10–2Recap
66WMarch 6, 20015–1@ New York Islanders (2000–01)34–20–10–2Recap
67WMarch 7, 20014–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)35–20–10–2Recap
68WMarch 9, 20015–3New York Rangers (2000–01)36–20–10–2Recap
69WMarch 11, 20016–5Ottawa Senators (2000–01)37–20–10–2Recap
70LMarch 13, 20010–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)37–21–10–2Recap
71LMarch 15, 20010–3Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)37–22–10–2Recap
72LMarch 17, 20012–3Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)37–23–10–2Recap
73LMarch 19, 20013–6@ New York Rangers (2000–01)37–24–10–2Recap
74LMarch 23, 20011–4@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)37–25–10–2Recap
75WMarch 24, 20013–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)38–25–10–2Recap
76WMarch 28, 20017–0Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)39–25–10–2Recap
77OTLMarch 30, 20013–4 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)39–25–10–3Recap :
April: 2–2–0–1 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–1–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78OTLApril 1, 20011–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)39–25–10–4Recap
79LApril 3, 20014–6New Jersey Devils (2000–01)39–26–10–4Recap
80WApril 5, 20013–0Florida Panthers (2000–01)40–26–10–4Recap
81LApril 6, 20011–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)40–27–10–4Recap
82WApril 8, 20012–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)41–27–10–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 12, 20011–0Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 14, 20011–2Pittsburgh PenguinsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 16, 20010–3@ Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 18, 20014–3 OT@ Pittsburgh PenguinsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 21, 20011–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 23, 20013–4 OT@ Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins win 4–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 77 | Adam Oates | C | 81 | 13 | 69 | 82 | −9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| 12 | Peter Bondra | RW | 82 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 8 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| 55 | Sergei Gonchar | D | 76 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Ulf Dahlen | RW | 73 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| 22 | Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 82 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 14 |
| 11 | Jeff Halpern | C | 80 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Andrei Nikolishin | C | 81 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| 6 | Calle Johansson | D | 76 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 2 |
| 44 | Richard Zednik‡ | RW | 62 | 16 | 19 | 35 | −2 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Dmitri Khristich† | RW | 43 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Chris Simon | LW | 60 | 10 | 10 | 20 | −12 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sylvain Cote | D | 68 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 38 | Jan Bulis‡ | C | 39 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Joe Sacco | RW | 69 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 29 | Joe Reekie | D | 74 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 15 | Dmitri Mironov | D | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Brendan Witt | D | 72 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 12 |
| 2 | Ken Klee | D | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Trent Whitfield | C | 61 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | James Black | LW | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Glen Metropolit | C | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 9 | Joe Murphy‡ | RW | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Matt Herr‡ | C | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Trevor Linden† | RW | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 14 |
| 24 | Rob Zettler | D | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 25 | Terry Yake | C | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Dainius Zubrus† | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Olaf Kolzig | G | 72 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 27 | Craig Berube‡ | LW | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Craig Billington | G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Kris Beech | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jakub Cutta | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Corey Hirsch† | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Jason Marshall† | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 74 | Brantt Myhres† | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Matt Pettinger | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 37 | Olaf Kolzig | 72 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 1941 | 177 | 2.48 | .909 | 5 | 4279 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 153 | 14 | 2.24 | .908 | 1 | 375 |
| 1 | Craig Billington | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 317 | 27 | 2.45 | .915 | 0 | 660 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Corey Hirsch† | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sergei Gonchar |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Olaf Kolzig (December 18) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Adam Oates (December 27) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Kris Beech | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Jakub Cutta | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Matt Pettinger | November 24, 2000 |
| 1,000th game played | Calle Johansson | March 19, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Washington Capitals Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2000 | To Calgary Flames Miika ElomoBuffalo's 4th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2000 | To Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay's 7th-round pick in 2000Calgary's 7th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Washington Capitals Toronto's 4th-round pick in 2000 | To Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles' 5th-round pick in 20006th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Washington Capitals 8th-round pick in 2001 | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2000 |
| July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) | To Washington Capitals Remi Royer | To Chicago Blackhawks Nolan Baumgartner |
| November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29) | To Washington Capitals Derek Bekar | To St. Louis Blues Mike Peluso |
| December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11) | To Washington Capitals Dmitri Khristich | To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| January 11, 2001 (2001-01-11) | To Washington Capitals 9th-round pick in 2001 | To New York Islanders Craig Berube |
| February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01) | To Washington Capitals Brantt Myhres | To Nashville Predators Future considerations |
| March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03) | To Washington Capitals David Emma | To Florida Panthers Remi Royer |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Washington Capitals Trevor LindenDainius Zubrus2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Montreal Canadiens Jan BulisRichard Zednik1st-round pick in 2001 |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Washington Capitals Jason Marshall | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Alexei Tezikov4th-round pick in 2001 |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Washington Capitals Dean Melanson | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Herr |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Sylvain Cote | Dallas Stars | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Craig Berube | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Mark Murphy | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | | Free agency |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Stefan Ustorf | Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) | | Free agency |
| July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) | Todd Rohloff | Chicago Blackhawks | | Free agency |
| August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) | Stephane Richer | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01) | Corey Hirsch | Portland Pirates (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03) | Martin Hlinka | Portland Pirates (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Barrie Moore | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Oleg Orekhovsky | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Trevor Halverson | | Contract expiration (VI) |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Michal Pivonka | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03) | Jim McKenzie | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Steve Poapst | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (VI) |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Jeff Toms | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) | Martin Brochu | Calgary Flames | Free agency (VI) |
| September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10) | Stephane Richer | | Retirement |
| December 2000 (2000-12) | Joe Murphy | | Release |
| May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22) | David Emma | Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) | Patrick Boileau | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) | Joe Sacco | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 28, 2000 (2000-06-28) | Joe Murphy | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) | Craig Billington | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Andrei Nikolishin | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Sebastien Charpentier | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Matt Herr | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Mike Peluso | | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Rob Zettler | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2000 (2000-08-03) | Michal Sivek | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Brendan Witt | 2-year | Arbitration award |
| August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) | Ken Klee | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15) | Jan Bulis | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) | Ryan Van Buskirk | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 28, 2000 (2000-09-28) | Jakub Cutta | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | Kris Beech | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01) | Matt Pettinger | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | Sergei Gonchar | 4-year | Re-signing |
| October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23) | Chris Simon | 2-year | Re-signing |
| December 13, 2000 (2000-12-13) | Steve Konowalchuk | 4-year | Extension |
| February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01) | Peter Bondra | 2-year | Extension |
| February 8, 2001 (2001-02-08) | Kyle Clark | 3-year | Entry-level |
| February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20) | Ross Lupaschuk | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28) | Chris Corrinet | 2-year | Entry-level |
| May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29) | Roman Tvrdon | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Nolan Yonkman | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 26 | Brian Sutherby | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 2 | 43 | Matt Pettinger | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 2 | 61 | Jakub Cutta | Czech Republic | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 4 | 121 | Ryan Van Buskirk | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 5 | 163 | Ivan Nepryaev | Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 9 | 289 | Bjorn Nord | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |