1999–2000 New Jersey Devils season


The 1999–2000 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise'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 on June 10, 2000 in a double-overtime victory in Game 6 of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals against the Dallas Stars.

Off-season

The summer of 1999 for the New Jersey Devils leading up to the franchise's 18th season in the NHL since the franchise relocated from Colorado was a difficult one, especially after being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the New York Rangers in five games in 1997, and in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals the previous two years: to the Ottawa Senators in six games in 1998 and to the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games in 1999, the latter coming on Continental Airlines Arena ice. But with the addition of Claude Lemieux, the 1995 Conn Smythe Trophy winner returning to the Devils' uniform, the franchise were poised for another run for the Stanley Cup.

Preseason

Regular season

The Devils finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities, but they finished 2nd overall in power-play percentage, with 20.07%.

Season standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

New Jersey advanced to the Stanley Cup finals with home ice advantage as the fourth seed, becoming the lowest seeded team to have home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup finals. This record was later broken by the devils again in 2012.

Media

Television coverage was on Fox Sports Net with Mike Emrick and Chico Resch and radio coverage was on WABC 770 with Mike Milbury.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
LW723537725816909
C821951707814701
RW792543682624514
C762234565122704
C792323461067704
RW67162339808304
RW7017213886-3703
D71731384819100
D75527322821101
D788212910330011
LW53101626181011
C445212688201
C741692567063
LW6491120200101
LW6961016184-2102
D5711516104-10001
LW71781540000
D5208870-6000
LW203478-6000
RW123364-4200
C/RW3533616-7000
D780669813000
G72145160001
D17145191101
D323146-6000
C/RW113140-2102
D21213403001
D602222000
D41012-2000
LW40000-1000
C100000000
D200001000
G1200020000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLT/OTGAGAASOSASVSV%
431272432081612.24617971636.910
64912290373.420299262.876
Team:496182452981982.39620961898.906

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
C238122018301
LW23713209211
RW23981710103
D2338116002
C2346104102
RW23461028100
C23371014001
LW173580000
D232688001
D2252710021
RW234374201
C203470012
D2315618001
RW230669000
LW213252100
D2314518100
LW230550000
D2312314000
D10000000
G2300010000
RW10000000
C100004000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%
145023167391.612537498.927
Team:145023167391.612537498.927

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

Awards

50th NHL All-Star Game

NHL All-Star representatives at the 50th NHL All-Star Game in Toronto, Ontario, at the Air Canada Centre.

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft at the FleetCenter in Boston.