1999-00 NHL season

The 1999-2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams each played 82 games. The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars for their second Stanley Cup championship. 
==Changes==
Starting in the 1999-2000 season, teams would get one point for an overtime loss in the regular season instead of zero.
Wayne Gretzky's jersey number was retired league-wide on February 6, 2000.
1999-2000 was the inaugural season for the Atlanta Thrashers. It was also the first year for the Carolina Hurricanes' home rink, the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena.
A new award, the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, was introduced for this season for the goaltender with the best save percentage.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes.
====Eastern Conference====
Northeast Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	27	7 	3 	100	246	222	1103
Ottawa Senators 	82	41	28	11	2 	95 	244	210	850
Buffalo Sabres 	82	35	32	11	4 	85 	213	204	1173
Montreal Canadiens 	82	35	34	9 	4 	83 	196	194	1067
Boston Bruins 	82	24	33	19	6 	73 	210	248	865
Atlantic Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3 	105	237	179	1233
New Jersey Devils 	82	45	24	8 	5 	103	251	203	1313
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8 	6 	88 	241	236	1221
New York Rangers 	82	29	38	12	3 	73 	218	246	916
New York Islanders 	82	24	48	9 	1 	58 	194	275	1376
Southeast Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Washington Capitals	82	44	24	12	2 	102	227	194	994
Florida Panthers 	82	43	27	6 	6 	98 	244	209	1329
Carolina Hurricanes	82	37	35	10	0 	84 	217	216	799
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	19	47	9 	7 	54 	204	310	1733
Atlanta Thrashers 	82	14	57	7 	4 	39 	170	313	1422
====Western Conference====
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
St. Louis Blues 	82	51	19	11	1 	114	248	165	1139
Detroit Red Wings 	82	48	22	10	2 	108	278	210	1014
Chicago Blackhawks 	82	33	37	10	2 	78 	242	245	1444
Nashville Predators	82	28	40	7 	7 	70 	199	240	946
Pacific Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Dallas Stars 	82	43	23	10	6 	102	211	184	1029
Los Angeles Kings 	82	39	27	12	4 	94 	245	228	1313
Phoenix Coyotes 	82	39	31	8 	4 	90 	232	228	940
San Jose Sharks 	82	35	30	10	7 	87 	225	214	1292
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	34	33	12	3 	83 	217	227	926
Northwest Division	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Colorado Avalanche	82	42	28	11	1 	96 	233	201	1118
Edmonton Oilers 	82	32	26	16	8 	88 	226	212	1344
Vancouver Canucks 	82	30	29	15	8 	83 	227	237	1047
Calgary Flames 	82	31	36	10	5 	77 	211	256	1267
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts
Jaromir Jagr 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	63	42	54	96
Pavel Bure 	Florida Panthers 	74	58	36	94
Mark Recchi 	Philadelphia Flyers 	82	28	63	91
Paul Kariya 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	74	42	44	86
Teemu Selanne	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	79	33	52	85
Owen Nolan 	San Jose Sharks 	78	44	40	84
Tony Amonte 	Chicago Blackhawks 	82	43	41	84
Joe Sakic 	Colorado Avalanche 	60	28	53	81
Mike Modano 	Dallas Stars 	77	38	43	81
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings 	78	35	44	79
===Leading goaltenders===
==Stanley Cup playoffs==
===Playoff bracket===
Note: W = Wins, G = Goals Scored
====Eastern Conference Final====
{| 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	
====Western Conference Final====
{| cellpadding="5" border="1" 	Dallas (2) vs. Colorado (3) 	Dallas (2) vs. Colorado (3) 	Dallas (2) vs. Colorado (3) 	Dallas (2) vs. Colorado (3) 	Dallas (2) vs. Colorado (3)
Date 	Away 	Home 	OT 	Score 	
May 13 	Colorado 	Dallas 	 	2 - 0 	
May 15 	Colorado 	Dallas 	 	3 - 2 	
May 19 	Dallas 	Colorado 	 	2 - 0 	
May 21 	Dallas 	Colorado 	 	4 - 1 	
May 23 	Colorado 	Dallas 	OT 	3 - 2 	
May 25 	Dallas 	Colorado 	 	2 - 1 	
May 27 	Colorado 	Dallas 	 	3 - 2 	
Dallas wins series 4–3 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Dallas wins series 4–3 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Dallas wins series 4–3 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Dallas wins series 4–3 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Dallas wins series 4–3 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	
====Finals====
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
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
==NHL awards==
Presidents' Trophy: 	St. Louis Blues
Prince of Wales Trophy: 	New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: 	Dallas Stars
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: 	Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: 	Ken Daneyko, New Jersey Devils
Calder Memorial Trophy: 	Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
Frank J. Selke Trophy: 	Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy: 	Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
Conn Smythe Trophy: 	Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
Jack Adams Award: 	Joel Quenneville, St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy: 	Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: 	Curtis Joseph, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: 	Pavol Demitra, St. Louis Blues
Lester B. Pearson Award: 	Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lester Patrick Trophy: 	Mario Lemieux, Craig Patrick, Lou Vairo
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy 	Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
NHL Plus/Minus Award: 	Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award:	Ed Belfour, Dallas Stars
Vezina Trophy: 	Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals
William M. Jennings Trophy: 	Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues
===All-Star teams===
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals 	G 	Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues 	D 	Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings	D 	Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings 	C 	Mike Modano, Dallas Stars
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins 	RW 	Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings	LW 	Paul Kariya, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
==Debuts==
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1999-2000 (listed with their first team):
*Maxim Afinogenov (Buffalo Sabres)
*Brian Boucher (Philadelphia Flyers)
*Tim Connolly (New York Islanders)
*Mike Fisher (Ottawa Senators)
*Simon Gagne (Philadelphia Flyers)
*Scott Gomez (New Jersey Devils)
*John Grahame (Boston Bruins)
*Roberto Luongo (New York Islanders)
*Willie Mitchell (New Jersey Devils)
*Brenden Morrow (Dallas Stars)
*Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks)
*Ladislav Nagy (St. Louis Blues)
*Brian Rafalski (New Jersey Devils)
*Robyn Regehr (Calgary Flames)
*Mike Ribeiro (Montreal Canadiens)
*Martin Skoula (Colorado Avalanche)
*Patrick Stefan (Atlanta Thrashers
*Brad Stuart (San Jose Sharks)
*Alex Tanguay (Colorado Avalanche)
==Last games==
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1999-2000 (listed with their last team):
*Doug Bodger (Vancouver Canucks)
*Shawn Burr (Tampa Bay Lightning)
*Guy Carbonneau (Dallas Stars)
*Wendel Clark (Toronto Maple Leafs)
*Geoff Courtnall (St. Louis Blues)
*Murray Craven (San Jose Sharks)
*John Cullen (Tampa Bay Lightning)
*Dave Ellett (St. Louis Blues)
*Pat Falloon (Pittsburgh Penguins)
*Grant Fuhr (Calgary Flames)
*Derek King (St. Louis Blues)
*Marty McSorley (Boston Bruins)
*Ed Olczyk (Chicago Blackhawks)
*Darren Puppa (Tampa Bay Lightning)
*Bill Ranford (Edmonton Oilers)
*Bob Rouse (San Jose Sharks)
*Ulf Samuelsson (Philadelphia Flyers)
*Ray Sheppard (Florida Panthers)
*Brian Skrudland (Dallas Stars)
*Esa Tikkanen (Florida Panthers)
*Darren Turcotte (Nashville Predators)
*Ken Wregget (Detroit Red Wings)
*Zarley Zalapski (Philadelphia Flyers)
==Hat tricks==
==See also==
*List of Stanley Cup champions
*1999 NHL Entry Draft
*1999 NHL Expansion Draft
*50th National Hockey League All-Star Game
*NHL All-Star Game
*NHL All-Rookie Team
==References==
*Hockey Database
*http://nhl.com/