1999–2000 New Jersey Devils season

The 1999–2000 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 18th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. After firing head coach Robbie Ftorek on March 23, the team won their second Stanley Cup championship.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 2, 1999 	4–1 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	1–0–0–0
2 	L	October 7, 1999 	5–7 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	1–1–0–0
3 	W	October 9, 1999 	1–0 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	2–1–0–0
4 	T	October 11, 1999 	2–2 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	2–1–1–0
5 	W	October 13, 1999 	3–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 	3–1–1–0
6 	W	October 16, 1999 	4–1 	New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	4–1–1–0
7 	L	October 22, 1999 	1–2 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 	4–1–1–1
8 	L	October 23, 1999 	1–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 	4–2–1–1
9 	W	October 27, 1999 	2–1 	St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 	5–2–1–1
10 	W	October 29, 1999 	4–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	6–2–1–1
11 	L	October 30, 1999 	3–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	6–3–1–1
12 	W	November 3, 1999 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	7–3–1–1
13 	L	November 4, 1999 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	7–4–1–1
14 	T	November 6, 1999 	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	7–4–2–1
15 	W	November 9, 1999 	2–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	8–4–2–1
16 	W	November 12, 1999	5–1 	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	9–4–2–1
17 	L	November 13, 1999	2–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	9–5–2–1
18 	T	November 17, 1999	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	9–5–3–1
19 	W	November 20, 1999	3–1 	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	10–5–3–1
20 	W	November 24, 1999	2–1 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)	11–5–3–1
21 	L	November 25, 1999	2–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 	11–6–3–1
22 	L	November 28, 1999	3–4 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 	11–6–3–2
23 	W	December 1, 1999 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	12–6–3–2
24 	W	December 3, 1999 	7–4 	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	13–6–3–2
25 	L	December 4, 1999 	2–4 	Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	13–7–3–2
26 	W	December 7, 1999 	2–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	14–7–3–2
27 	W	December 9, 1999 	4–0 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 	15–7–3–2
28 	L	December 11, 1999	1–3 	Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 	15–8–3–2
29 	W	December 14, 1999	7–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 	16–8–3–2
30 	W	December 16, 1999	2–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	17–8–3–2
31 	W	December 18, 1999	5–4 	Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	18–8–3–2
32 	L	December 19, 1999	3–5 	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	18–9–3–2
33 	W	December 22, 1999	3–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	19–9–3–2
34 	L	December 23, 1999	1–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	19–10–3–2
35 	T	December 26, 1999	3–3 OT	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	19–10–4–2
36 	W	December 27, 1999	4–1 	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	20–10–4–2
37 	W	December 29, 1999	5–4 OT	Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	21–10–4–2
38 	T	January 1, 2000 	2–2 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	21–10–5–2
39 	W	January 3, 2000 	4–3 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 	22–10–5–2
40 	W	January 5, 2000 	3–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	23–10–5–2
41 	W	January 6, 2000 	6–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	24–10–5–2
42 	W	January 8, 2000 	4–3 	Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 	25–10–5–2
43 	W	January 11, 2000 	6–5 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	26–10–5–2
44 	L	January 14, 2000 	2–3 OT	Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	26–10–5–3
45 	W	January 15, 2000 	4–1 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	27–10–5–3
46 	W	January 17, 2000 	5–2 	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	28–10–5–3
47 	W	January 19, 2000 	4–1 	Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 	29–10–5–3
48 	W	January 21, 2000 	4–0 	New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	30–10–5–3
49 	W	January 26, 2000 	3–2 	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	31–10–5–3
50 	L	January 28, 2000 	3–4 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	31–10–5–4
51 	L	January 29, 2000 	1–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 	31–11–5–4
52 	W	February 2, 2000 	3–1 	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	32–11–5–4
53 	W	February 3, 2000 	4–1 	Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 	33–11–5–4
54 	T	February 8, 2000 	2–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	33–11–6–4
55 	W	February 9, 2000 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	34–11–6–4
56 	W	February 13, 2000	3–1 	San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 	35–11–6–4
57 	W	February 15, 2000	4–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	36–11–6–4
58 	T	February 17, 2000	5–5 OT	Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 	36–11–7–4
59 	L	February 19, 2000	2–4 	New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	36–12–7–4
60 	L	February 21, 2000	2–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	36–13–7–4
61 	L	February 24, 2000	2–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	36–13–7–5
62 	L	February 25, 2000	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	36–14–7–5
63 	W	February 27, 2000	3–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	37–14–7–5
64 	W	February 29, 2000	2–1 	@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 	38–14–7–5
65 	L	March 2, 2000 	0–5 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 	38–15–7–5
66 	L	March 4, 2000 	2–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 	38–16–7–5
67 	T	March 5, 2000 	2–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	38–16–8–5
68 	W	March 10, 2000 	9–0 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	39–16–8–5
69 	L	March 11, 2000 	2–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	39–17–8–5
70 	W	March 13, 2000 	3–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	40–17–8–5
71 	L	March 15, 2000 	2–3 	Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 	40–18–8–5
72 	L	March 17, 2000 	1–3 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	40–19–8–5
73 	W	March 19, 2000 	5–2 	Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	41–19–8–5
74 	L	March 21, 2000 	0–5 	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	41–20–8–5
75 	W	March 24, 2000 	8–2 	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	42–20–8–5
76 	L	March 25, 2000 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	42–21–8–5
77 	L	March 28, 2000 	2–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	42–22–8–5
78 	W	March 31, 2000 	6–0 	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	43–22–8–5
79 	W	April 2, 2000 	4–1 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	44–22–8–5
80 	L	April 3, 2000 	2–5 	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	44–23–8–5
81 	L	April 6, 2000 	0–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	44–24–8–5
82 	W	April 8, 2000 	2–1 OT	Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	45–24–8–5
==Playoffs==
*note that teams in bold were the winner of the game. Scores are listed winner-loser style, not away-home style
===Eastern Conference Quarter-finals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1"	New Jersey (4) vs. Florida (5)	New Jersey (4) vs. Florida (5)	New Jersey (4) vs. Florida (5)	New Jersey (4) vs. Florida (5)
Date 	Away 	Home 	Score 	
April 13 	Florida 	New Jersey 	4 – 3 	
April 16 	Florida 	New Jersey 	2 – 1 	
April 18 	New Jersey 	Florida 	2 – 1 	
April 20 	New Jersey 	Florida 	4 – 1 	
New Jersey wins series 4 – 0	New Jersey wins series 4 – 0 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 0 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 0 	
===Eastern Conference Semi-finals===
Toronto (3) vs. New Jersey (4)	Toronto (3) vs. New Jersey (4)	Toronto (3) vs. New Jersey (4)	Toronto (3) vs. New Jersey (4)
Date 	Away 	Home 	Score
April 27 	New Jersey 	Toronto 	2 – 1
April 29 	New Jersey 	Toronto 	1 – 0
May 1 	Toronto 	New Jersey 	5 – 1
May 3 	Toronto 	New Jersey 	3 – 2
May 6 	New Jersey 	Toronto 	4 – 3
May 8 	Toronto 	New Jersey 	3 – 0
New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 2
===Eastern Conference Finals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1" 	Philadelphia (1) vs. New Jersey (4) 	Philadelphia (1) vs. New Jersey (4) 	Philadelphia (1) vs. New Jersey (4) 	Philadelphia (1) vs. New Jersey (4)
Date 	Away 	Home 	Score 	
May 14 	New Jersey 	Philadelphia 	4 – 1 	
May 16 	New Jersey 	Philadelphia 	4 – 3 	
May 18 	Philadelphia 	New Jersey 	4 – 2 	
May 20 	Philadelphia 	New Jersey 	3 – 1 	
May 22 	New Jersey 	Philadelphia 	4 – 1 	
May 24 	Philadelphia 	New Jersey 	2 – 1 	
May 26 	New Jersey 	Philadelphia 	2 – 1 	
New Jersey wins series 4 – 3 and Prince of Wales Trophy	New Jersey wins series 4 – 3 and Prince of Wales Trophy	New Jersey wins series 4 – 3 and Prince of Wales Trophy	New Jersey wins series 4 – 3 and Prince of Wales Trophy	
===Stanley Cup Finals===
{| cellpadding="3" border="1" 	New Jersey (4) vs. Dallas (2) 	New Jersey (4) vs. Dallas (2) 	New Jersey (4) vs. Dallas (2) 	New Jersey (4) vs. Dallas (2) 	New Jersey (4) vs. Dallas (2)
Date 	Away 	Home 	OT 	Score 	
May 30 	Dallas 	New Jersey 	 	7 – 3 	
June 1 	Dallas 	New Jersey 	 	2 – 1 	
June 3 	New Jersey 	Dallas 	 	2 – 1 	
June 5 	New Jersey 	Dallas 	 	3 – 1 	
June 8 	Dallas 	New Jersey 	3OT 	1 – 0 	
June 10 	New Jersey 	Dallas 	2OT 	2 – 1 	
New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 and the Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 and the Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 and the Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 and the Stanley Cup 	New Jersey wins series 4 – 2 and the Stanley Cup 	
Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy	Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy	
== Player stats ==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	72	35	37	72 	58 	16 	9 	0 	9
 	C 	82	19	51	70 	78 	14 	7 	0 	1
 	RW 	79	25	43	68 	26 	24 	5 	1 	4
 	C 	76	22	34	56 	51 	22 	7 	0 	4
 	C 	79	23	23	46 	106	7 	7 	0 	4
 	RW 	67	16	23	39 	80 	8 	3 	0 	4
 	RW 	70	17	21	38 	86 	-3 	7 	0 	3
 	D 	71	7 	31	38 	48 	19 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	75	5 	27	32 	28 	21 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	78	8 	21	29 	103	30 	0 	1 	1
 	LW 	53	10	16	26 	18 	1 	0 	1 	1
 	C 	44	5 	21	26 	8 	8 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	74	16	9 	25 	6 	7 	0 	6 	3
 	LW 	64	9 	11	20 	20 	0 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	69	6 	10	16 	184	-2 	1 	0 	2
 	D 	57	1 	15	16 	104	-10	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	71	7 	8 	15 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	52	0 	8 	8 	70 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	20	3 	4 	7 	8 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	12	3 	3 	6 	4 	-4 	2 	0 	0
 	C/RW	35	3 	3 	6 	16 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	78	0 	6 	6 	98 	13 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	72	1 	4 	5 	16 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	17	1 	4 	5 	19 	1 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	32	3 	1 	4 	6 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	C/RW	11	3 	1 	4 	0 	-2 	1 	0 	2
 	D 	21	2 	1 	3 	40 	3 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	6 	0 	2 	2 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	12	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	4312	72	43	20	8 	161	2.24	6 	1797	1636	.910
 	649 	12	2 	9 	0 	37 	3.42	0 	299 	262 	.876
Team: 	4961	82	45	29	8 	198	2.39	6 	2096	1898	.906
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	23	8	12	20 	18 	3 	0 	1
 	LW 	23	7	13	20 	9 	2 	1 	1
 	RW 	23	9	8 	17 	10 	1 	0 	3
 	D 	23	3	8 	11 	6 	0 	0 	2
 	C 	23	4	6 	10 	4 	1 	0 	2
 	RW 	23	4	6 	10 	28 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	23	3	7 	10 	14 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	17	3	5 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	23	2	6 	8 	8 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	22	5	2 	7 	10 	0 	2 	1
 	RW 	23	4	3 	7 	4 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	20	3	4 	7 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	D 	23	1	5 	6 	18 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	23	0	6 	6 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	21	3	2 	5 	2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	23	1	4 	5 	18 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	23	0	5 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	23	1	2 	3 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	23	0	0 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	0	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	1450	23	16	7	39	1.61	2 	537	498	.927
Team: 	1450	23	16	7	39	1.61	2 	537	498	.927
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==
===Records===
===Milestones===
==Draft picks==
The Devils' draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
Rd #	Pick #	Player 	Nat 	Pos 	Team (League) 	Notes 	 	 	
1 	27 	Ari Ahonen 	 	G 	JYP (SM-liiga) 	 	 	 	
2 	42 	Mike Commodore 	 	D 	University of North Dakota (WCHA) 	The Devils traded their original 1999 second-round pick (used on Stepan Mokhov) to Chicago for Chris Terreri on August 25, 1998. No source exists to indicate where the Devils acquired the pick used on Commodore. 	 	 	
2 	50 	Brett Clouthier 	 	LW 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 	The Devils acquired the 1999 second-round pick along with Ken Sutton from St. Louis for Mike Peluso and Ricard Persson on November 26, 1996. 	 	 	
3 	95 	Andre Lakos 	 	D 	Barrie Colts (OHL) 	The Devils had originally traded this pick to Toronto when they acquired Dave Andreychuk, but got it back (along with Dave Ellett and Doug Gilmour) in a later deal with Toronto in exchange for Jason Smith, Steve Sullivan, and the rights to Alyn McCauley.	 	 	
4 	100 	Teemu Kesa 	 	D 	Ilves Jr. (SM-liiga) 	The Devils traded their original 1999 fourth-round pick (later transferred to Los Angeles and used on Daniel Johansson) to New York (I) for Sergei Nemchinov on March 22, 1999. No source exists to indicate where the Devils acquired the pick used on Kesa.	 	 	
5 	155 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998. 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998. 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998. 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998. 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998. 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998. 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998. 	No fifth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 fifth-round pick (used on Niko Dimitrakos) to San Jose for Ken Sutton on August 26, 1998.
6 	185 	Scott Cameron 	 	LW 	Barrie Colts (OHL) 	 	 	 	
7 	214 	Chris Hartsburg 	 	C 	Colorado College (WCHA) 	 	 	 	
8 	242 	Justin Dziama 	 	F 	Noble and Greenough School (Massachusetts Independent School League) 	 	 	 	
9 	270 	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997. 	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997.	No ninth-round pickThe Devils traded their 1999 ninth-round pick (used on James Desmarais), along with Chris McAlpine, to St. Louis for Peter Zezel on February 11, 1997.
==See also==
*1999–2000 NHL season
==References==
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