2000 Stanley Cup playoffs


The 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League, began on April 12, 2000, and concluded on June 10. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for Conference Quarterfinals, Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals, with each conference champion playing a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup Finals for the Stanley Cup.
The playoffs ended when the New Jersey Devils defeated the reigning champion Dallas Stars in a six-game series to win their second Stanley Cup title in franchise history. Devils defenceman Scott Stevens was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs.
The Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks both missed the playoffs this year. This would not happen again until 2014, when all four Western Canadian teams missed the playoffs. For the first time in history, only two Original Six teams made it to the playoffs. This would only happen again in 2001, 2007, 2018, and 2019. Also for the first time, the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens missed the playoffs in the same season. In addition, both conference finals went to the maximum seven games. This did not happen again until 2015.
, awarded to the champion of the NHL.

Playoff seeds

The following teams qualified for the playoffs:

Eastern Conference

  1. Philadelphia Flyers, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 105 points
  2. Washington Capitals, Southeast Division champions – 102 points
  3. Toronto Maple Leafs, Northeast Division champions – 100 points
  4. New Jersey Devils – 103 points
  5. Florida Panthers – 98 points
  6. Ottawa Senators – 95 points
  7. Pittsburgh Penguins – 88 points
  8. Buffalo Sabres – 85 points

    Western Conference

  9. St. Louis Blues, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 114 points
  10. Dallas Stars, Pacific Division champions – 102 points
  11. Colorado Avalanche, Northwest Division champions – 96 points
  12. Detroit Red Wings – 108 points
  13. Los Angeles Kings – 94 points
  14. Phoenix Coyotes – 90 points
  15. Edmonton Oilers – 88 points
  16. San Jose Sharks – 87 points

    Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Buffalo Sabres

(2) Washington Capitals vs. (7) Pittsburgh Penguins

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (6) Ottawa Senators

(4) New Jersey Devils vs. (5) Florida Panthers

Western Conference Quarterfinals

(1) St. Louis Blues vs. (8) San Jose Sharks

(2) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers

(3) Colorado Avalanche vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes

(4) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Pittsburgh Penguins

Game four was the third-longest game in playoff history.

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (4) New Jersey Devils

Martin Brodeur set a Stanley Cup playoff record in game six for the least shots against required to record a shutout in a single game.

Western Conference Semifinals

(2) Dallas Stars vs. (8) San Jose Sharks

(3) Colorado Avalanche vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings

Conference Finals

Until 2015, this had been the most recent time that both Conference Final series went the full seven games.

Eastern Conference Final

(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (4) New Jersey Devils

The Devils overcame a 3 games to 1 deficit to defeat Philadelphia in seven games, after defeating the Flyers, 2–1, in Game 7 on Philadelphia's home-ice with Patrik Elias netting the series-winner at 17:28 of the third period of Game 7. Eric Lindros suffered a concussion after getting hit by Scott Stevens in the first period of Game 7 and did not return. It ultimately became his last game as a Flyer.

Western Conference Final

(2) Dallas Stars vs. (3) Colorado Avalanche

Stanley Cup Finals

This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams. Dallas made their fourth overall and second consecutive appearance in the Finals, after defeating Buffalo in six games the year before. New Jersey made their second Finals appearance and first since defeating Detroit in four games in 1995.

Playoff statistics

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.
PlayerTeam
Dallas Stars23111324+34
Dallas Stars23101323+310
New Jersey Devils2381220+718
New Jersey Devils2371320+99
Philadelphia Flyers1861218+36
New Jersey Devils239817+810
Pittsburgh Penguins118816+56
Colorado Avalanche167815+912
Colorado Avalanche1741115+721
Colorado Avalanche1741014+74

Goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.
PlayerTeam
New Jersey Devils23167537391.61.9272 1450:04
Pittsburgh Penguins1165398221.77.9452 746:03
Colorado Avalanche17116431311.79.9283 1039:20
Dallas Stars23149651451.87.9314 1442:56
Detroit Red Wings954237181.97.9242 546:54