1999–2000 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. During the regular season, no player reached the 100-point plateau - the first time this had happened in a non-lockout season since 1967-68.

 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 PtsJaromir Jagr  Pittsburgh Penguins  63  42  54 96Pavel Bure  Florida Panthers  74  58  36  94Mark Recchi  Philadelphia Flyers  82  28  63  91Paul Kariya  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim  74  42  44  86Teemu Selanne  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim  79  33  52  85Owen Nolan  San Jose Sharks  78  44  40  84Tony Amonte  Chicago Blackhawks 82  43  41  84Joe Sakic  Colorado Avalanche  60  28  53  81Mike Modano  Dallas Stars  77  38  43  81Steve Yzerman  Detroit Red Wings  78  35  44  79

 Stanley Cup playoffs 
 Playoff bracket 

Note: W = Wins, G = Goals Scored

 Eastern Conference Final 
 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

 Western Conference Final 
 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

 Finals 
 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 CupScott 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 TeamOlaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals GRoman Turek, St. Louis BluesChris Pronger, St. Louis Blues DRob Blake, Los Angeles KingsNicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings DEric Desjardins, Philadelphia FlyersSteve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings CMike Modano, Dallas StarsJaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins RWPavel Bure, Florida PanthersBrendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings LWPaul Kariya, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

 First games 
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1999–2000 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
 Patrick Stefan, Atlanta Thrashers
 John Grahame, Boston Bruins
 Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo Sabres
 Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames
 Alex Tanguay, Colorado Avalanche
 Martin Skoula, Colorado Avalanche
 Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars
 Mike Ribeiro, Montreal Canadiens
 Brian Rafalski, New Jersey Devils
 Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
 Willie Mitchell, New Jersey Devils
 Roberto Luongo, New York Islanders
 Tim Connolly, New York Islanders
 Mike Fisher, Ottawa Senators
 Brian Boucher, Philadelphia Flyers
 Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers
 Brad Stuart, San Jose Sharks
 Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks
 Ladislav Nagy, St. Louis Blues
 Nik Antropov, Toronto Maple Leafs

 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):
 Marty McSorley, Boston Bruins
 Grant Fuhr, Calgary Flames
 Steve Smith, Calgary Flames
 Guy Carbonneau, Dallas Stars
 Esa Tikkanen, Florida Panthers
 Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs

 References 

 Hockey Database
 http://nhl.com/

Category:National Hockey League seasons