1999–2000 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1999–2000 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 21st season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 33–37–12 record in 1998–99, earning their 3rd straight playoff appearance, however, they would be swept in the first round by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Dallas Stars.
The Oilers would not bring back head coach Ron Low, who had been with the team since 1995, and hire former Oilers defenceman Kevin Lowe as his replacement. Lowe played with Edmonton from 1979–1992, and then again from 1996–1998, winning 5 cups with the team, and scored the first NHL goal in Oilers history.
Edmonton would see their win total drop to 32, however, they would earn 88 points, the teams highest point total since the Stanley Cup winning 1989–90 season, and qualify for the playoffs for the 4th straight season, finishing in 7th place in the Western Conference.
Offensively, newly named captain, Doug Weight, would rebound from his injury plagued 1998–99 season, and lead the club with 51 assists and 72 points. Ryan Smyth would be the Oilers goal scoring leader with 28 goals. Alexander Selivanov would score 27 goals and 47 points in his first full season with the Oilers, while Bill Guerin would score 24 goals. Defenceman Roman Hamrlik would lead the blueline with 45 points, while 2nd year player Tom Poti would score 9 goals and earn 35 points. Sean Brown would once again lead the club in penalty minutes with 192.
In goal, Tommy Salo would get the bulk of the action, winning 27 games, while recording a GAA of 2.33, and earn 2 shutouts along the way.
The Oilers would open the playoffs against the Dallas Stars, and this would make the 4th straight season that these teams would face each other. The Stars finished in 2nd place in the Western Conference with 102 points, 14 points higher than the Oilers. The Stars would get a 2–0 series lead by winning both games in Dallas, however, the Oilers would cut the lead in half with a solid 5–2 victory in game 3 at Skyreach Centre. Dallas would win game 4 by a 3–1 score, then finish off the series in game 5 at Dallas, ending the Oilers season for the 3rd year in a row.
==Season standings==
Northwest Division	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Colorado Avalanche	82	42	28	11	1 	233	201	96
Edmonton Oilers 	82	32	26	16	8 	226	212	88
Vancouver Canucks 	82	30	29	15	8 	227	237	83
Calgary Flames 	82	31	36	10	5 	211	256	77
==Game log==
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 1 	New York Rangers 	1–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	0–0–1–0 	1
2 	October 6 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–0–1–0 	3
3 	October 7 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–3 	San Jose Sharks 	1–0–1–1 	4
4 	October 9 	St. Louis Blues 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–1–1–1 	4
5 	October 13 	Carolina Hurricanes 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–1–2–1 	5
6 	October 16 	Los Angeles Kings 	4–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1–2–1 	7
7 	October 20 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Dallas Stars 	2–2–2–1 	7
8 	October 21 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–3 	St. Louis Blues 	2–2–2–2 	8
9 	October 23 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–4 	Nashville Predators 	2–3–2–2 	8
10	October 26 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–3–2–2 	10
11	October 31 	Nashville Predators 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3–2–2 	12
12	November 3 	Florida Panthers 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3–3–2 	13
13	November 5 	St. Louis Blues 	2–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4–3–2 	13
14	November 7 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–3 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4–5–3–2 	13
15	November 9 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–1 	Los Angeles Kings 	4–5–4–2 	14
16	November 10	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Phoenix Coyotes 	4–5–4–3 	15
17	November 12	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2 	St. Louis Blues 	4–5–5–3 	16
18	November 14	Edmonton Oilers 	6–3 	Chicago Blackhawks 	5–5–5–3 	18
19	November 20	Detroit Red Wings 	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–5–5–3 	20
20	November 21	New York Islanders 	4–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–5–6–3 	21
21	November 24	Chicago Blackhawks 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–6–6–3 	21
22	November 26	Edmonton Oilers 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	6–7–6–3 	21
23	November 27	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	6–8–6–3 	21
24	December 1 	Colorado Avalanche 	1–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–8–6–3 	23
25	December 2 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–3 	Vancouver Canucks 	7–8–6–4 	24
26	December 4 	Vancouver Canucks 	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	8–8–6–4 	26
27	December 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–5 	Chicago Blackhawks 	8–9–6–4 	26
28	December 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	New York Rangers 	8–9–6–5 	27
29	December 9 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2 	Boston Bruins 	8–9–7–5 	28
30	December 11	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1 	New Jersey Devils 	9–9–7–5 	30
31	December 14	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	New York Islanders 	10–9–7–5 	32
32	December 15	Edmonton Oilers 	1–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	10–10–7–5 	32
33	December 17	Dallas Stars 	2–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	10–10–8–5 	33
34	December 19	Ottawa Senators 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	10–10–9–5 	34
35	December 21	Washington Capitals 	2–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	11–10–9–5 	36
36	December 23	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Calgary Flames 	11–11–9–5 	36
37	December 27	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	12–11–9–5 	38
38	December 30	Edmonton Oilers 	2–8 	Los Angeles Kings 	12–12–9–5 	38
39	January 1 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–4 	Phoenix Coyotes 	13–12–9–5 	40
40	January 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2 	Colorado Avalanche 	13–12–10–5	41
41	January 5 	San Jose Sharks 	1–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	13–12–11–5	42
42	January 7 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	14–12–11–5	44
43	January 11 	Dallas Stars 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	14–13–11–5	44
44	January 14 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	14–13–11–6	45
45	January 16 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	14–13–12–6	46
46	January 19 	Calgary Flames 	0–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–13–12–6	48
47	January 22 	Vancouver Canucks 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–13–13–6	49
48	January 24 	Nashville Predators 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–13–13–7	50
49	January 25 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	16–13–13–7	52
50	January 28 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–3 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	17–13–13–7	54
51	January 29 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Florida Panthers 	17–14–13–7	54
52	January 31 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Dallas Stars 	17–15–13–7	54
53	February 2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	18–15–13–7	56
54	February 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	19–15–13–7	58
55	February 10	Edmonton Oilers 	3–2 	Philadelphia Flyers 	20–15–13–7	60
56	February 11	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	20–15–14–7	61
57	February 13	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2 	Buffalo Sabres 	20–15–15–7	62
58	February 15	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1 	Nashville Predators 	21–15–15–7	64
59	February 18	Edmonton Oilers 	2–4 	Calgary Flames 	21–16–15–7	64
60	February 19	Calgary Flames 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	21–16–15–8	65
61	February 21	Los Angeles Kings 	3–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	22–16–15–8	67
62	February 23	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	23–16–15–8	69
63	February 25	Atlanta Thrashers 	4–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	24–16–15–8	71
64	February 27	Edmonton Oilers 	2–3 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	24–17–15–8	71
65	February 29	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1 	Colorado Avalanche 	25–17–15–8	73
66	March 4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	25–18–15–8	73
67	March 7 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2–0 	Edmonton Oilers 	25–19–15–8	73
68	March 10 	Colorado Avalanche 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	25–20–15–8	73
69	March 12 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–4 	Nashville Predators 	25–21–15–8	73
70	March 13 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–0 	Atlanta Thrashers 	26–21–15–8	75
71	March 15 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	26–21–16–8	76
72	March 17 	Ottawa Senators 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	27–21–16–8	78
73	March 19 	Calgary Flames 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	27–22–16–8	78
74	March 22 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	28–22–16–8	80
75	March 25 	Vancouver Canucks 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	28–23–16–8	80
76	March 27 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1 	San Jose Sharks 	29–23–16–8	82
77	March 29 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–3 	Colorado Avalanche 	29–24–16–8	82
78	April 1 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	30–24–16–8	84
79	April 3 	San Jose Sharks 	1–0 	Edmonton Oilers 	30–25–16–8	84
80	April 5 	Colorado Avalanche 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	30–26–16–8	84
81	April 7 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	31–26–16–8	86
82	April 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–3 	Calgary Flames 	32–26–16–8	88
==Playoffs==
===Dallas Stars 4, Edmonton Oilers 1===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 12	Edmonton Oilers	1–2 	Dallas Stars 	0–1
2	April 13	Edmonton Oilers	0–3 	Dallas Stars 	0–2
3	April 16	Dallas Stars 	2–5 	Edmonton Oilers	1–2
4	April 18	Dallas Stars 	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers	1–3
5	April 21	Edmonton Oilers	2–3 	Dallas Stars 	1–4
==Season stats==
===Scoring leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Doug Weight 	77	21	51	72 	54
Ryan Smyth 	82	28	26	54 	58
Alexander Selivanov	67	27	20	47 	46
Bill Guerin 	70	24	22	46 	123
Roman Hamrlik 	80	8 	37	45 	68
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO	Save %	GAA
Tommy Salo 	70	4164	27	28	13	162	2 	.914 	2.33
Mike Minard 	1 	60 	1 	0 	0 	3 	0 	.917 	3.00
Bill Ranford	16	785 	4 	6 	3 	47 	0 	.885 	3.59
==Playoff stats==
===Scoring leaders===
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bill Guerin 	5 	3	2	5 	9
Doug Weight 	5 	3	2	5 	4
Jim Dowd 	5 	2	1	3 	4
German Titov 	5 	1	1	2 	0
Janne Niinimaa	5 	0	2	2 	2
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Tommy Salo	5 	297	1	4	14	0 	.895 	2.83
==Transactions==
====Trades====
June 26, 1999 	To Nashville PredatorsCraig Millar 	To Edmonton Oilers3rd round pick in 1999 - Mike Comrie
November 30, 1999	To Phoenix CoyotesEric Houde 	To Edmonton OilersRob Murray
December 29, 1999	To Boston BruinsMike Matteucci 	To Edmonton OilersKay Whitmore
February 4, 2000 	To Washington Capitals*4th round pick in 2001 - Brandon Rogers	To Edmonton OilersAlexandre Volchkov
March 9, 2000 	To Montreal CanadiensChristian LaflammeMatthieu Descoteaux 	To Edmonton OilersIgor UlanovAlain Nasreddine
March 14, 2000 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJosef Beranek 	To Edmonton OilersGerman Titov
*Later traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
====Free agents====
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
G Bill Ranford 	Detroit Red Wings 	1 year, $0.455 million
F Eric Houde 	Montreal Canadiens	2 years,
D Bert Robertsson	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year,
F Brian Swanson 	New York Rangers 	2 years, $1.05 million
F Michel Picard 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year,
F Kevin Brown 	New York Rangers 	1 year,
====Draft picks====
Edmonton's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	13 	Jani Rita 	 	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
2 	36 	Alexei Semenov 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 	41 	Tony Salmelainen 	 	HIFK (SM-liiga)
3 	81 	Adam Hauser 	 	University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA)
3 	91 	Mike Comrie 	 	University of Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
5 	139	Jonathan Fauteux 	 	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
6 	171	Chris Legg 	 	London Nationals (JR.B)
7 	199	Christian Chartier	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9 	256	Tomas Groschl 	 	Leksands IF (Sweden)
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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