The Devils of New Jersey New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2000. This matched the NHL postseason record set by New Jersey in 1995. (10-1). The Devils won all three games in Dallas, tying the NHL Finals record for most road victories. New Jersey defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime of game six to win their second championship in three years. The Devils were led by Scott Stevens, who was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs. He became only the third player in NHL history to score a goal in each game of the Finals - and the first since Red Berenson in 1952 - and is one of four players who have won the award twice. Stevens joined Guy Lafleur and Peter Forsberg as two-time winners of the Conn Smythe Trophy. In seven playoff appearances during the 1990s, the New York Rangers had never lost more than two games in a row. But they lost three in a row to New Jersey in the opening round this year, including back-to-back shutouts for the first time in franchise history. The loss ended their season after just nine games. The Los Angeles Kings were the biggest surprise team of the 2000 playoffs.