# 2000–01 San Jose Sharks season

The 2000–01 San Jose Sharks season was the team's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The campaign saw the Sharks win 40 games for the first time in franchise history. In so doing, the team set a new franchise record for points (95) and clinched a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season.
During the off-season, general manager Dean Lombardi sought to add depth to the Sharks' offense. In addition to retaining nearly all of the prior season's players, Lombardi traded for forward Niklas Sundstrom and signed gritty right winger Scott Thornton. These moves paid dividends immediately, as the Sharks' offense continued to function well despite injuries to key forwards Owen Nolan and Vincent Damphousse. The Sharks also benefited from the strong play of Patrick Marleau, who set career highs in goals (25), assists (27), and points (52) in his fourth season with the team. The Sharks' defense also improved behind the quality play of Gary Suter, Brad Stuart and Scott Hannan.
The 2000–01 regular season is also remembered for the emergence of second-year goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. While Nabokov had been impressive in limited action one season earlier, he remained the backup to starter Steve Shields. However, an early-season ankle injury to Shields forced Nabokov into a starting role. With Nabokov as their starter, the Sharks raced out to a 9–2–2 start. By the time Shields returned from his injury, Nabokov was fully entrenched as starting goaltender. Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy at the end of the season for his play.
Late in the 2000–01 season, the team traded Shields and struggling star Jeff Friesen to Anaheim for superstar forward Teemu Selanne. In making the trade, the Sharks sought to establish themselves as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders for the first time in franchise history. While Selanne played well in limited action, the Sharks' aspirations proved premature. In the first round of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, the team was defeated by the St. Louis Blues in six games.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| 3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| 4 | 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 5 | 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
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

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 6–2–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 4–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
1LOctober 6, 20001–4St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Shields0–1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 12, 20002–1Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Shields1–1–0–0Recap
3WOctober 14, 20005–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)Nabokov2–1–0–0Recap
4LOctober 18, 20001–2@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov2–2–0–0Recap
5WOctober 20, 20003–1@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Nabokov3–2–0–0Recap
6WOctober 21, 20005–3@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)Nabokov4–2–0–0Recap
7WOctober 24, 20003–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)Nabokov5–2–0–0Recap
8WOctober 25, 20003–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Nabokov6–2–0–0Recap
9TOctober 28, 20002–2 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2000–01)Nabokov6–2–1–0Recap :
November: 9–3–1–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
10WNovember 1, 20003–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)Nabokov7–2–1–0Recap
11WNovember 4, 20004–1Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)Nabokov8–2–1–0Recap
12TNovember 5, 20002–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Nabokov8–2–2–0Recap
13WNovember 8, 20003–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Nabokov9–2–2–0Recap
14LNovember 9, 20002–5@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Shields9–3–2–0Recap
15WNovember 11, 20004–0@ New York Islanders (2000–01)Nabokov10–3–2–0Recap
16WNovember 14, 20003–2@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)Nabokov11–3–2–0Recap
17LNovember 15, 20001–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Nabokov11–4–2–0Recap
18WNovember 18, 20005–3New York Islanders (2000–01)Nabokov12–4–2–0Recap
19WNovember 22, 20004–1Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Nabokov13–4–2–0Recap
20LNovember 25, 20002–3New Jersey Devils (2000–01)Nabokov13–5–2–0Recap
21WNovember 28, 20004–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Shields14–5–2–0Recap
22WNovember 30, 20003–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Nabokov15–5–2–0Recap :
December: 7–4–3–0 (home: 2–2–2–0; road: 5–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
23TDecember 3, 20003–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)Shields15–5–3–0Recap
24WDecember 4, 20008–0@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)Nabokov16–5–3–0Recap
25TDecember 6, 20002–2 OTDallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov16–5–4–0Recap
26LDecember 8, 20001–6Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Nabokov16–6–4–0Recap
27WDecember 12, 20003–2New York Rangers (2000–01)Nabokov17–6–4–0Recap
28WDecember 14, 20002–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Nabokov18–6–4–0Recap
29WDecember 16, 20002–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov19–6–4–0Recap
30WDecember 18, 20005–3@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)Nabokov20–6–4–0Recap
31WDecember 20, 20002–0@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Nabokov21–6–4–0Recap
32LDecember 21, 20003–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)Shields21–7–4–0Recap
33LDecember 23, 20002–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)Shields21–8–4–0Recap
34WDecember 26, 20002–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov22–8–4–0Recap
35TDecember 28, 20002–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (2000–01)Nabokov22–8–5–0Recap
36LDecember 30, 20003–6Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Nabokov22–9–5–0Recap :
January: 7–5–3–0 (home: 4–5–1–0; road: 3–0–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
37WJanuary 1, 20013–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov23–9–5–0Recap
38LJanuary 3, 20010–1Calgary Flames (2000–01)Nabokov23–10–5–0Recap
39TJanuary 4, 20012–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Shields23–10–6–0Recap
40WJanuary 6, 20013–1Florida Panthers (2000–01)Shields24–10–6–0Recap
41WJanuary 9, 20012–1Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)Nabokov25–10–6–0Recap
42WJanuary 11, 20016–3St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Nabokov26–10–6–0Recap
43LJanuary 13, 20013–5Nashville Predators (2000–01)Shields26–11–6–0Recap
44LJanuary 15, 20012–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Nabokov26–12–6–0Recap
45TJanuary 17, 20014–4 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)Shields26–12–7–0Recap
46LJanuary 20, 20011–2Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Nabokov26–13–7–0Recap
47TJanuary 22, 20012–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)Nabokov26–13–8–0Recap
48WJanuary 24, 20016–1Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)Nabokov27–13–8–0Recap
49WJanuary 26, 20012–1@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov28–13–8–0Recap
50WJanuary 27, 20014–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Shields29–13–8–0Recap
51LJanuary 30, 20011–3Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Nabokov29–14–8–0Recap :
February: 5–5–2–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 2–4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
52LFebruary 1, 20012–4Dallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov29–15–8–0Recap
53TFebruary 6, 20011–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)Shields29–15–9–0Recap
54TFebruary 8, 20010–0 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Shields29–15–10–0Recap
55WFebruary 10, 20013–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Shields30–15–10–0Recap
56WFebruary 14, 20017–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Shields31–15–10–0Recap
57WFebruary 16, 20012–0@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)Nabokov32–15–10–0Recap
58LFebruary 18, 20011–3@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Shields32–16–10–0Recap
59WFebruary 20, 20013–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Nabokov33–16–10–0Recap
60LFebruary 21, 20010–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Nabokov33–17–10–0Recap
61WFebruary 23, 20013–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Nabokov34–17–10–0Recap
62LFebruary 26, 20012–7@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Nabokov34–18–10–0Recap
63LFebruary 28, 20011–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)Shields34–19–10–0Recap :
March: 3–8–2–2 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 0–4–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
64LMarch 1, 20014–8@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)Shields34–20–10–0Recap
65LMarch 3, 20012–3@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)Nabokov34–21–10–0Recap
66OTLMarch 6, 20011–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)Nabokov34–21–10–1Recap
67TMarch 7, 20013–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)Nabokov34–21–11–1Recap
68LMarch 10, 20010–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)Nabokov34–22–11–1Recap
69WMarch 12, 20013–0Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)Nabokov35–22–11–1Recap
70LMarch 14, 20011–4Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov35–23–11–1Recap
71OTLMarch 17, 20010–1 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov35–23–11–2Recap
72LMarch 18, 20014–6Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Kiprusoff35–24–11–2Recap
73LMarch 20, 20011–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Nabokov35–25–11–2Recap
74LMarch 22, 20011–2Ottawa Senators (2000–01)Nabokov35–26–11–2Recap
75TMarch 26, 20010–0 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov35–26–12–2Recap
76WMarch 27, 20013–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov36–26–12–2Recap
77WMarch 29, 20017–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Kiprusoff37–26–12–2Recap
78LMarch 31, 20011–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov37–27–12–2Recap :
April: 3–0–0–1 (home: 2–0–0–1; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
79WApril 2, 20014–2Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Nabokov38–27–12–2Recap
80WApril 5, 20013–0Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov39–27–12–2Recap
81OTLApril 7, 20014–5 OTDallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov39–27–12–3Recap
82WApril 8, 20014–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Kiprusoff40–27–12–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 12, 20011–3@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 14, 20011–0@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 16, 20013–6St. Louis BluesBlues lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 17, 20013–2St. Louis BluesSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 19, 20012–3 OT@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 21, 20011–2St. Louis BluesBlues 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 Sharks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks 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 |
| 14 | Patrick Marleau | C | 81 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Owen Nolan | RW | 57 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 8 |
| 24 | Niklas Sundstrom | RW | 82 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Vincent Damphousse | C | 45 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 14 |
| 18 | Mike Ricci | C | 81 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| 17 | Scott Thornton | LW | 73 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 39 | Jeff Friesen‡ | LW | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Gary Suter | D | 68 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Marco Sturm | LW | 81 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 32 | Stephane Matteau | LW | 80 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Alexander Korolyuk | LW | 70 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brad Stuart | D | 77 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Todd Harvey | RW | 69 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Bryan Marchment | D | 75 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Scott Hannan | D | 75 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 6 |
| 10 | Marcus Ragnarsson | D | 68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Teemu Selanne† | RW | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Mike Rathje | D | 81 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Tony Granato | RW | 60 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Shawn Heins | D | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jim Montgomery | C | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Mark Smith | C | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Bill Lindsay† | RW | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 44 | Matt Bradley | RW | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Bobby Dollas†‡ | D | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Evgeni Nabokov | G | 66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 5 | Jeff Norton† | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| 34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 29 | Paul Kruse | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Mikael Samuelsson | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Steve Shields‡ | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks 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 | Evgeni Nabokov | 66 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 1582 | 135 | 2.19 | .915 | 6 | 3700 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 10 | 2.75 | .903 | 1 | 218 |
| 31 | Steve Shields‡ | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 531 | 47 | 2.48 | .911 | 2 | 1135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 1.95 | .902 | 0 | 154 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 5 | 2.01 | .937 | 0 | 149 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Calder Memorial Trophy | Evgeni Nabokov |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Evgeni Nabokov (Goaltender) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Vincent Damphousse |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Evgeni Nabokov |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Marcus Ragnarsson |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Evgeni Nabokov (January 29) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Evgeni Nabokov (November) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Evgeni Nabokov (December) |
| Team | Sharks Player of the Year | Evgeni Nabokov |
| Team | Sharks Rookie of the Year | Evgeni Nabokov |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Matt Bradley | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Mark Smith | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Miikka Kiprusoff | October 24, 2000 |
| First game | Mikael Samuelsson | January 3, 2001 |
| 1,000th point | Vincent Damphousse | October 14, 2000 |
| 1,000th game played | Gary Suter | October 25, 2000 |
| 600th assist | Gary Suter | January 6, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Sharks 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 San Jose Sharks Future considerations | To Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Jan Caloun9th-round pick in 2000Future considerations |
| June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2001Future considerations | To Minnesota Wild Andy Sutton7th-round pick in 20003rd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2000 | To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 20003rd-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2000 | To New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 20005th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2000 | To Washington Capitals 8th-round pick in 2001 |
| March 5, 2001 (2001-03-05) | To San Jose Sharks Teemu Selanne | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Jeff FriesenSteve ShieldsConditional 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
| March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06) | To San Jose Sharks Bill Lindsay | To Calgary Flames 8th-round pick in 2001 |
| March 12, 2001 (2001-03-12) | To San Jose Sharks Jeff Norton | To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby DollasJohan Hedberg |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | Zoltan Batovsky | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | | Free agency |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Scott Thornton | Dallas Stars | 4-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) | Steve Bancroft | Carolina Hurricanes | | Free agency |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | Ryan Kraft | Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL) | | Free agency |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | David MacIsaac | Los Angeles Kings | | Free agency |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Greg Andrusak | Toronto Maple Leafs | | Free agency |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Jim Montgomery | Philadelphia Flyers | | Free agency |
| September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01) | Larry Courville | Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL) | | Free agency |
| September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10) | Paul Kruse | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04) | Bobby Dollas | Manitoba Moose (IHL) | | Free agency |
| June 7, 2001 (2001-06-07) | Matt Carkner | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Peter Roed | Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Chris Armstrong | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Michal Bros | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Eric Landry | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (VI) |
| July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) | Jarrod Skalde | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Dave Lowry | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Mike Craig | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (V) |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Brantt Myhres | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01) | Jon Coleman | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 2000 (2000-09) | Garrett Burnett | Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 22, 2000 (2000-09-22) | Ronnie Stern | | Retirement |
| November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14) | Jeff Norton | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) |
| February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16) | Ron Sutter | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | Mikael Samuelsson | | Entry-level |
| August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) | Jarrett Deuling | | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) | Niklas Sundstrom | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01) | Christian Gosselin | | Re-signing |
| September 19, 2000 (2000-09-19) | Evgeni Nabokov | | Re-signing |
| September 21, 2000 (2000-09-21) | Patrick Marleau | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 21, 2000 (2000-09-21) | Marco Sturm | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 22, 2000 (2000-09-22) | Steve Shields | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 30, 2000 (2000-09-30) | Alexander Korolyuk | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 30, 2000 (2000-09-30) | Marcus Ragnarsson | 2-year | Re-signing |
| October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) | Todd Harvey | | Re-signing |
| October 11, 2000 (2000-10-11) | Owen Nolan | 5-year | Re-signing |
| May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11) | Jeff Jillson | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24–25, 2000.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 2 | 41 | Tero Maatta | Defense | Finland | Jokerit Jr. (Finland) |
| 4 | 104 | Jon DiSalvatore | Right Wing | United States | Providence College (NCAA) |
| 5 | 142 | Michal Pinc | Center | Czech Republic | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 166 | Nolan Schaefer | Goalie | Canada | Providence College (NCAA) |
| 6 | 183 | Michal Macho | Center | Slovakia | HC Martin |
| 8 | 246 | Chad Wiseman | Left Wing | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) |
| 8 | 256 | Pasi Saarinen | Defense | Finland | Ilves (Finland) |