# 2000–01 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2000–01 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 22nd season in the NHL. They were coming off a 32–26–16–8 record in 1999–2000 earning 88 points, their highest point total since 1989–90. They made the playoffs for the fifth-straight season. The Oilers would lose to the Dallas Stars in six games in the first round, the fifth consecutive season the two teams met in the playoffs and their fourth consecutive elimination at the hands of the Stars.

## Off-season

During the off-season, general manager Glen Sather announced he was leaving the club to become the general manager of the New York Rangers. Sather had been the Oilers general manager since the 1980–81 season and helped build the teams dynasty of the 1980s, when Edmonton won 5 Stanley Cups in 7 years. Edmonton replaced Sather with Kevin Lowe, who was the team's head coach in 1999–2000, and they named former Oilers player Craig MacTavish as the head coach of the team.

## Regular season

Early in the season, the Oilers traded Bill Guerin to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Anson Carter and the Bruins' first two rounds of draft picks in 2001. Guerin had earned 22 points in 21 games with Edmonton at the time, though Carter immediately provided solid scoring for the Oilers, earning 42 points in 61 games.
The highlight of the Oilers season was a nine-game winning streak in mid-February, which helped ensure the team make the playoffs for the fifth-straight season. Edmonton finished the year with 39 wins and 93 points, their highest totals since the 1987–88 season. They finished in the sixth spot in the Western Conference.
Offensively, Doug Weight led the club with 90 points, scoring 25 goals and adding 65 assists. Ryan Smyth scored a team-high 31 goals and added 39 assists to finish the year with 70 points. Janne Niinimaa led the defense with 12 goals and 46 points, while fellow blueliner Tom Poti also scored 12 goals, finishing with 32 points. Georges Laraque led the Oilers in penalty minutes with 148.
In goal, Tommy Salo got the majority of action, winning a career-high 36 games, along with a 2.46 goals against average (GAA) and earning eight shutouts.

### Season standings

Northwest Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
| 2 | 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
| 3 | 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
| 4 | 11 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
| 5 | 14 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
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.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
| 2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
| 3 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
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| 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 10 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
| 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
| 14 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
| 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Playoffs

The Oilers opened the playoffs against the Dallas Stars, making it the fifth-straight year that the two clubs would face each other, including the third-straight time in the first round. The teams split the first two games in Dallas, and then split the two games in Edmonton, with both games in Edmonton being decided in overtime. Game 5 also went into overtime, with Dallas winning the game 4–3, and taking a 3–2 series lead. Game 6 returned to Edmonton, and the Stars held off the Oilers and won the game 3–1 and the series 4–2, eliminating the Oilers for the fourth-straight season.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 6–5–2–0 (home: 4–2–2–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 6Detroit Red Wings1 – 2Edmonton OilersSalo15,8971–0–0–02Recap
2October 7Colorado Avalanche1 – 1Edmonton OilersOTSalo15,1581–0–1–03Recap
3October 10Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Montreal CanadiensSalo20,1081–1–1–03Recap
4October 11Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Detroit Red WingsSalo19,9952–1–1–05Recap
5October 13Buffalo Sabres2 – 3Edmonton OilersSalo13,0023–1–1–07Recap
6October 15Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Minnesota WildGage18,0644–1–1–09Recap
7October 17Boston Bruins1 – 6Edmonton OilersSalo12,3775–1–1–011Recap
8October 19Toronto Maple Leafs4 – 1Edmonton OilersSalo17,1005–2–1–011Recap
9October 22Phoenix Coyotes3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTSalo14,0035–2–2–012Recap
10October 25Atlanta Thrashers3 – 1Edmonton OilersGage11,5765–3–2–012Recap
11October 27Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Mighty Ducks of AnaheimSalo13,5925–4–2–012Recap
12October 28Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Colorado AvalancheSalo18,0075–5–2–012Recap
13October 30Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3 – 5Edmonton OilersSalo12,0026–5–2–014Recap :
November: 8–5–1–0 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
14November 1Calgary Flames2 – 3Edmonton OilersSalo15,2067–5–2–016Recap
15November 3Minnesota Wild0 – 3Edmonton OilersSalo12,8118–5–2–018Recap
16November 5Edmonton Oilers4 – 2Columbus Blue JacketsSalo16,0419–5–2–020Recap
17November 7Edmonton Oilers3 – 4New York RangersSalo18,2009–6–2–020Recap
18November 9Edmonton Oilers0 – 2Philadelphia FlyersSalo19,4189–7–2–020Recap
19November 11Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Pittsburgh PenguinsSalo16,6539–8–2–020Recap
20November 12Edmonton Oilers5 – 4Minnesota WildOTGage18,06410–8–2–022Recap
21November 14St. Louis Blues0 – 3Edmonton OilersSalo12,51211–8–2–024Recap
22November 17Chicago Blackhawks3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTSalo16,00211–8–3–025Recap
23November 19Calgary Flames0 – 2Edmonton OilersSalo17,10012–8–3–027Recap
24November 22Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Toronto Maple LeafsSalo19,21212–9–3–027Recap
25November 23Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Ottawa SenatorsSalo18,08713–9–3–029Recap
26November 25Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2 – 3Edmonton OilersSalo17,10014–9–3–031Recap
27November 29Montreal Canadiens3 – 2Edmonton OilersSalo16,41814–10–3–031Recap :
December: 4–5–3–1 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 1–4–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
28December 2Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Vancouver CanucksSalo18,42214–11–3–031Recap
29December 3San Jose Sharks3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTSalo13,73914–11–4–032Recap
30December 6Nashville Predators0 – 4Edmonton OilersSalo13,11315–11–4–034Recap
31December 9Los Angeles Kings4 – 2Edmonton OilersSalo16,61915–12–4–034Recap
32December 13Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Dallas StarsSalo17,00115–13–4–034Recap
33December 14Edmonton Oilers6 – 2Nashville PredatorsSalo14,18416–13–4–036Recap
34December 16Edmonton Oilers0 – 4Washington CapitalsGage15,03616–14–4–036Recap
35December 18Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Detroit Red WingsOTSalo19,99516–14–4–137Recap
36December 20Vancouver Canucks2 – 3Edmonton OilersOTSalo16,40117–14–4–139Recap
37December 22Edmonton Oilers1 – 1Calgary FlamesOTSalo17,13917–14–5–140Recap
38December 27Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Colorado AvalancheSalo18,00717–15–5–140Recap
39December 28Edmonton Oilers2 – 2San Jose SharksOTSalo17,49617–15–6–141Recap
40December 30Montreal Canadiens2 – 3Edmonton OilersOTSalo17,10018–15–6–143Recap :
January: 7–6–2–0 (home: 4–2–2–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
41January 1Edmonton Oilers2 – 5St. Louis BluesSalo19,68618–16–6–143Recap
42January 3Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Columbus Blue JacketsSalo15,21718–17–6–143Recap
43January 5Edmonton Oilers2 – 1Chicago BlackhawksSalo16,41619–17–6–145Recap
44January 7Columbus Blue Jackets2 – 4Edmonton OilersSalo14,18620–17–6–147Recap
45January 10Nashville Predators5 – 2Edmonton OilersSalo13,61520–18–6–147Recap
46January 12Vancouver Canucks3 – 2Edmonton OilersSalo17,10020–19–6–147Recap
47January 14Ottawa Senators1 – 4Edmonton OilersRoussel16,36221–19–6–149Recap
48January 16Edmonton Oilers2 – 1Nashville PredatorsSalo14,52522–19–6–151Recap
49January 18Edmonton Oilers1 – 4St. Louis BluesRoussel19,18422–20–6–151Recap
50January 20Detroit Red Wings1 – 2Edmonton OilersSalo17,10023–20–6–153Recap
51January 22San Jose Sharks2 – 2Edmonton OilersOTSalo15,30023–20–7–154Recap
52January 24Edmonton Oilers1 – 6San Jose SharksRoussel17,49623–21–7–154Recap
53January 26Phoenix Coyotes1 – 1Edmonton OilersOTSalo16,66923–21–8–155Recap
54January 30Edmonton Oilers5 – 3Calgary FlamesSalo17,13924–21–8–157Recap
55January 31Chicago Blackhawks2 – 3Edmonton OilersSalo15,37825–21–8–159Recap :
February: 5–3–1–1 (home: 3–1–0–1; road: 2–2–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
56February 7Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Dallas StarsSalo17,00125–22–8–159Recap
57February 9Edmonton Oilers0 – 2Phoenix CoyotesSalo15,07025–23–8–159Recap
58February 12Edmonton Oilers6 – 3Los Angeles KingsSalo14,05926–23–8–161Recap
59February 14Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Mighty Ducks of AnaheimOTSalo11,30726–23–9–162Recap
60February 16New York Islanders4 – 2Edmonton OilersRoussel16,80126–24–9–162Recap
61February 17Vancouver Canucks6 – 5Edmonton OilersOTSalo17,10026–24–9–263Recap
62February 20Los Angeles Kings0 – 5Edmonton OilersSalo16,34927–24–9–265Recap
63February 24Edmonton Oilers3 – 1Calgary FlamesSalo17,13928–24–9–267Recap
64February 25Dallas Stars2 – 3Edmonton OilersOTSalo17,10029–24–9–269Recap
65February 28St. Louis Blues3 – 5Edmonton OilersSalo16,34630–24–9–271Recap :
March: 8–3–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–1; road: 4–1–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
66March 2Minnesota Wild1 – 3Edmonton OilersSalo16,28031–24–9–273Recap
67March 7Toronto Maple Leafs0 – 4Edmonton OilersSalo17,10032–24–9–275Recap
68March 9Edmonton Oilers4 – 0Buffalo SabresSalo18,69033–24–9–277Recap
69March 11Edmonton Oilers3 – 2Carolina HurricanesSalo13,12434–24–9–279Recap
70March 13Edmonton Oilers5 – 4Tampa Bay LightningOTSalo14,59635–24–9–281Recap
71March 14Edmonton Oilers2 – 2Florida PanthersOTSalo13,10035–24–10–282Recap
72March 17New Jersey Devils6 – 5Edmonton OilersOTSalo17,10035–24–10–383Recap
73March 19Philadelphia Flyers4 – 2Edmonton OilersRoussel17,10035–25–10–383Recap
74March 21Edmonton Oilers7 – 0Los Angeles KingsSalo15,66636–25–10–385Recap
75March 24Edmonton Oilers4 – 7Phoenix CoyotesSalo15,31836–26–10–385Recap
76March 26Columbus Blue Jackets2 – 4Edmonton OilersSalo16,56337–26–10–387Recap
77March 28Colorado Avalanche1 – 4Edmonton OilersSalo17,10038–26–10–389Recap
78March 30Dallas Stars5 – 4Edmonton OilersSalo17,10038–27–10–389Recap :
April: 1–1–2–0 (home: 0–0–1–0; road: 1–1–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
79April 1Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Chicago BlackhawksOTSalo14,38738–27–11–390Recap
80April 2Edmonton Oilers3 – 5Colorado AvalancheSalo18,00738–28–11–390Recap
81April 4Minnesota Wild2 – 2Edmonton OilersOTSalo17,10038–28–12–391Recap
82April 7Edmonton Oilers4 – 2Vancouver CanucksSalo18,42239–28–12–393Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Dallas Stars – Stars win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Dallas StarsOTSalo17,0010–1Recap
2April 14Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Dallas StarsSalo17,0011–1Recap
3April 15Dallas Stars3 – 2Edmonton OilersOTSalo17,1001–2Recap
4April 17Dallas Stars1 – 2Edmonton OilersOTSalo17,1002–2Recap
5April 19Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Dallas StarsOTSalo17,0012–3Recap
6April 21Dallas Stars3 – 1Edmonton OilersSalo17,1002–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Oilers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers 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 |
| 39 | Doug Weight | C | 82 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 12 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 94 | Ryan Smyth | RW | 82 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 10 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | Janne Niinimaa | D | 82 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 6 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| 22 | Anson Carter† | LW | 61 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Todd Marchant | C | 71 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 25 | Mike Grier | RW | 74 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 8 |
| 17 | Rem Murray | LW | 82 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| 7 | Daniel Cleary | RW | 81 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 8 |
| 5 | Tom Poti | D | 81 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −4 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Georges Laraque | RW | 82 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 148 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 55 | Igor Ulanov | D | 67 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 4 |
| 9 | Bill Guerin‡ | RW | 21 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Mike Comrie | C | 41 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Eric Brewer | D | 77 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| 21 | Jason Smith | D | 82 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| 34 | Sergei Zholtok† | C | 37 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 18 | Ethan Moreau | LW | 68 | 9 | 10 | 19 | −6 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 36 | Shawn Horcoff | RW | 49 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Domenic Pittis | C | 47 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −5 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 15 | Chad Kilger‡ | C | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Dan LaCouture‡ | LW | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Sean Brown | D | 62 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Sven Butenschon† | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Brian Swanson | C | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Frank Musil | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Scott Ferguson | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Michel Riesen | RW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Tommy Salo | G | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 20 | Jason Chimera | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Patrick Cote | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Joaquin Gage | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Chris Hajt | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Dominic Roussel† | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Josh Green | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers 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 |
| 35 | Tommy Salo | 73 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 1856 | 179 | 2.46 | .904 | 8 | 4364 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 187 | 15 | 2.22 | .920 | 0 | 406 |
| 31 | Joaquin Gage | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 15 | 3.46 | .880 | 0 | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Dominic Roussel† | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 21 | 3.62 | .861 | 0 | 348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Janne Niinimaa |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Doug Weight |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Tommy Salo (November 20) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Tommy Salo (March 12) |
| Team | Community Service Award | Not awarded |
| Team | Defenceman of the Year | Jason Smith |
| Team | Molson Cup | Tommy Salo |
| Team | Most Popular Player | Doug Weight |
| Team | Top Defensive Forward | Todd Marchant |
| Team | Top First Year Oiler | Not awarded |
| Team | Unsung Hero | Not awarded |
| Team | Zane Feldman Trophy | Tommy Salo |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Janne Niinimaa | 300th NHL PIM | October 6, 2000 |
| Michel Riesen | 1st NHL Game | October 6, 2000 |
| Brian Swanson | 1st NHL Game | October 6, 2000 |
| Chris Hajt | 1st NHL Game | October 11, 2000 |
| Tommy Salo | 100th NHL Win | October 13, 2000 |
| Michel Riesen | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 15, 2000 |
| Brian Swanson | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 15, 2000 |
| Jason Smith | 400th NHL PIM | October 15, 2000 |
| Brian Swanson | 1st NHL Goal | October 17, 2000 |
| Mike Grier | 300th NHL Game | October 19, 2000 |
| Ryan Smyth | 200th NHL Point | October 27, 2000 |
| Patrick Cote | 100th NHL Game | October 28, 2000 |
| Eric Brewer | 100th NHL Game | November 5, 2000 |
| Ethan Moreau | 300th NHL Game | November 7, 2000 |
| Igor Ulanov | 500th NHL Game | November 7, 2000 |
| Ryan Smyth | 3rd NHL Hat-trick 2nd NHL Natural Hat-trick | November 14, 2000 |
| Georges Laraque | 300th NHL PIM | December 3, 2000 |
| Ryan Smyth | 100th NHL Assist | December 3, 2000 |
| Shawn Horcoff | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | December 6, 2000 |
| Tommy Salo | 20th NHL Shutout | December 6, 2000 |
| Jason Chimera | 1st NHL Game | December 9, 2000 |
| Shawn Horcoff | 1st NHL Goal | December 13, 2000 |
| Ethan Moreau | 100th NHL Point | December 14, 2000 |
| Tommy Salo | 300th NHL Game | December 14, 2000 |
| Daniel Cleary | 100th NHL Game | December 16, 2000 |
| Rem Murray | 300th NHL Game | December 18, 2000 |
| Ryan Smyth | 300th NHL PIM | December 18, 2000 |
| Doug Weight | 600th NHL Point | December 27, 2000 |
| Mike Comrie | 1st NHL Game | December 30, 2000 |
| Ethan Moreau | 400th NHL PIM | January 5, 2000 |
| Mike Comrie | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | January 10, 2001 |
| Ryan Smyth | 4th NHL Hat-trick | January 14, 2001 |
| Ryan Smyth | 400th NHL Game | January 18, 2001 |
| Mike Comrie | 1st NHL Goal | January 20, 2001 |
| Sean Brown | 500th NHL PIM | January 24, 2001 |
| Tom Poti | 200th NHL Game | January 24, 2001 |
| Dominic Roussel | 200th NHL Game | January 24, 2001 |
| Sean Brown | 200th NHL Game | February 12, 2001 |
| Igor Ulanov | 100th NHL Assist | February 14, 2001 |
| Todd Marchant | 500th NHL Game | February 20, 2001 |
| Todd Marchant | 100th NHL Goal | February 25, 2001 |
| Rem Murray | 100th NHL PIM | March 9, 2001 |
| Eric Brewer | 100th NHL PIM | March 14, 2001 |
| Georges Laraque | 200th NHL Game | March 21, 2001 |
| Sergei Zholtok | 100th NHL PIM | March 21, 2001 |
| Doug Weight | 600th NHL PIM | March 24, 2001 |
| Doug Weight | 700th NHL Game | March 26, 2001 |
| Anson Carter | 100th NHL Assist | March 28, 2001 |
| Sven Butenschon | 1st NHL Goal | April 7, 2001 |
| Todd Marchant | 400th NHL PIM | April 7, 2001 |
| Jason Smith | 500th NHL Game 500th NHL PIM | April 7, 2001 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Eric Brewer | 1st NHL Game | April 11, 2001 |
| Mike Comrie | 1st NHL Game | April 11, 2001 |
| Scott Ferguson | 1st NHL Game | April 11, 2001 |
| Shawn Horcoff | 1st NHL Game | April 11, 2001 |
| Eric Brewer | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | April 14, 2001 |
| Daniel Cleary | 1st NHL Goal | April 14, 2001 |
| Georges Laraque | 1st NHL Goal | April 14, 2001 |
| Josh Green | 1st NHL Game | April 15, 2001 |
| Domenic Pittis | 1st NHL Game | April 15, 2001 |
| Mike Comrie | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | April 17, 2001 |
| Doug Weight | 50th NHL PIM | April 17, 2001 |
| Eric Brewer | 1st NHL Goal | April 19, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Oilers 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 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2000 | To Edmonton Oilers Patrick Cote |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To New York Islanders Roman Hamrlik | To Edmonton Oilers Eric BrewerJosh Green2nd-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Boston Bruins 9th-round pick in 2000 | To Edmonton Oilers 9th-round pick in 2001 |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | To Boston Bruins Kay Whitmore | To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations |
| November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15) | To Boston Bruins Bill Guerin | To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Anson CarterOption to switch 1st-round picks in 2001 or 20022nd-round pick in 2001Future considerations |
| December 18, 2000 (2000-12-18) | To Montreal Canadiens Chad Kilger | To Edmonton Oilers Sergei Zholtok |
| January 12, 2001 (2001-01-12) | To Nashville Predators Future considerations | To Edmonton Oilers Rory Fitzpatrick |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan LaCouture | To Edmonton Oilers Sven Butenschon |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 5, 2000 (2000-07-05) | Scott Ferguson | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 19, 2000 (2000-07-19) | Terran Sandwith | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25) | Joaquin Gage | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Domenic Pittis | Buffalo Sabres | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) | Paul Healey | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10) | Dominic Roussel | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | | Waivers |
| March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06) | Sean McAslan | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| April 18, 2001 (2001-04-18) | Ty Conklin | University of New Hampshire (HE) | 3-year | Free agency |
| May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29) | Marc-Andre Bergeron | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29) | Kevin McDonald | Roanoke Express (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29) | Craig Reichert | Dusseldorfer EG (DEL) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Vladimir Vorobiev | Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) | Free agency (VI) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Jim Dowd | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Bert Robertsson | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | German Titov | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency (III) |
| July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) | Rob Murray | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Michel Picard | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23) | Boyd Devereaux | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10) | Kevin Brown | Manchester Storm (BISL) | Free agency (VI) |
| N/A | Mike Minard | St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07) | Adam Copeland | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22) | Alexander Selivanov | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Josh Green | | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Alexei Semenov | | Entry-level |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Brad Norton | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Igor Ulanov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08) | Todd Marchant | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2000 (2000-08-12) | Jason Smith | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Sean Brown | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 18, 2000 (2000-08-18) | Mike Grier | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23) | Dan LaCouture | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 24, 2000 (2000-08-24) | Ethan Moreau | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) | Alain Nasreddine | | Re-signing |
| September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) | Shawn Horcoff | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) | Rem Murray | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07) | Doug Weight | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 8, 2000 (2000-09-08) | Georges Laraque | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) | Ryan Smyth | 3-year | Re-signing |
| November 2, 2000 (2000-11-02) | Tommy Salo | 3-year | Extension |
| November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15) | Anson Carter | 2-year | Re-signing |
| December 30, 2000 (2000-12-30) | Mike Comrie | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 17 | Alexei Mikhnov | Russia | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) |
| 2 | 35 | Brad Winchester | United States | University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers (NCAA) |
| 3 | 83 | Alexander Lyubimov | Russia | Samara CSK VVS (Russia) |
| 4 | 113 | Lou Dickenson | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) |
| 5 | 152 | Paul Flache | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 6 | 184 | Shaun Norrie | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 7 | 211 | Joe Cullen | United States | Colorado College Tigers (NCAA) |
| 7 | 215 | Matthew Lombardi | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 247 | Jason Platt | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 9 | 274 | Evgeny Muratov | Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) |