2000 Stanley Cup Finals

2000 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 Games New Jersey Devils  7 1 2 3 0 2** 4 Dallas Stars  3 2 1 1 1*** 1 2
Location: East Rutherford, NJ (Continental Airlines Arena) (1,2,5) Dallas, TX (Reunion Arena) (3,4,6) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: New Jersey: Larry Robinson Dallas: Ken Hitchcock Captains: New Jersey: Scott Stevens Dallas: Derian Hatcher Referees: Don Koharski (1,3,6) Bill McCreary (1,4,6) Kerry Fraser (2,4) Dan Marouelli (2,5) Terry Gregson (3,5) Dates: May 30 – June 10 MVP: Scott Stevens (New Jersey) Series-winning goal: Jason Arnott (8:20, second OT, G6)
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The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars (who were the defending Stanley Cup champion). The Devils were led by captain Scott Stevens, Head Coach Larry Robinson and goaltender Martin Brodeur. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher, Head Coach Ken Hitchcock and goaltender Ed Belfour.

Road to the Final

See also: 1999–2000 Dallas Stars season and 1999–2000 New Jersey Devils season

New Jersey defeated the Florida Panthers 4–0, the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 to advance to the Finals.

Dallas defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4–1, the San Jose Sharks 4–1 and the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 to advance to the Finals.

The series

Despite New Jersey being a lower seed in conference play (4) than Dallas (2), New Jersey's 103 points were one more than Dallas, giving them home-ice advantage in the series. The Devils won the Cup in game six on a one-timer goal by Jason Arnott in double overtime. It was their second Stanley Cup overall and first since 1995.

For the Stars, this was the first time since the New York Islanders lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the 1984 Final that a defending Stanley Cup champion lost in the Final. This happened to the Devils themselves the following year when they lost to the Colorado Avalanche.

This is the first-ever Final that featured two relocated teams competing for the Stanley Cup, as well as being the first Final in which both teams had won the Stanley Cup previously after relocation.

Tue, May 30

New Jersey Devils

7–3

Dallas Stars

Continental Airlines Arena

Recap

Thu, June 1

New Jersey Devils

1–2

Dallas Stars

Continental Airlines Arena

Recap

Sat, June 3

Dallas Stars

1–2

New Jersey Devils

Reunion Arena

Recap

Mon, June 5

Dallas Stars

1–3

New Jersey Devils

Reunion Arena

Recap

Thu, June 8

New Jersey Devils

0–1

3OT

Dallas Stars

Continental Airlines Arena

Recap

Sat, June 10

Dallas Stars

1–2

2OT

New Jersey Devils

Reunion Arena

Recap

New Jersey wins series 4–2 and the Stanley Cup Scott Stevens (New Jersey) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Quotes

Daneyko scores! Oh my, let the celebration begin in the Daneyko household! IT MUST BE A LEAP YEAR!

— Gary Thorne on ESPN, calling Ken Daneyko's first playoff goal in five years in game one

Elias centered, shot, SCORE! THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP! Jason Arnott with the game winning overtime goal!

— Gary Thorne on ABC, calling the overtime goal by Jason Arnott

Jason Arnott has scored.....and the Devils have won the Cup! Jason Arnott scores...the Devils win it 2–1! And the Stanley Cup....has fallen from the Stars! The new millennium has its first Stanley Cup Champion....and it's the New Jersey Devils!

— Radio call by former New Jersey Devils radio announcer Mike Miller on WABC–AM

New Jersey Devils - 2000 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres

• 10 Steve Brule†
• 11 John Madden
• 12 Sergei Nemchinov
• 15 Steve Kelly†
• 23 Scott Gomez
• 25 Jason Arnott(A)

  Wingers

• 16 Bobby Holik
• 17 Petr Sykora
• 18 Sergei Brylin
• 20 Jay Pandolfo
• 21 Randy McKay(A)
• 22 Claude Lemieux
• 26 Patrik Elias
• 29 Krzysztof Oliwa
• 89 Alexander Mogilny

  Defencemen

• 4 Scott Stevens (Captain)
• 2 Ken Sutton†
• 3 Ken Daneyko
• 5 Colin White
• 6 Brad Bombardir
• 7 Vladimir Malakhov
• 27 Scott Niedermayer
• 28 Brian Rafalski

  Goaltenders

• 30 Martin Brodeur
• 31 Chris Terreri

  Coaching and administrative staff

• John J. McMullen (Owner/Chairman/Governor), Peter McMullen (Vice President), Lou Lamoriello (President/General Manager)
• Larry Robinson (Head Coach), Viacheslav Fetisov (Asst. Coach), Bobby Carpenter Jr. (Asst. Coaches), Jacques Caron (Goaltending Coach), John Cunniff (AHL Coach)
• David Conte (Director of Scouting), Claude Carrier (Scout), Milt Fisher (Scout), Dan Labraatan (Scout), Marcel Pronovost (Scout)
• Bob Hoffmeyer (Scout), Barry Fisher (Head Team Physician), Dennis Gendron (AHL Asst. Coach), Robbie Ftorek (Coach/Scout), Vladimir Bure (Consultant)
• Taran Singelton (Video Coordinator), Marie Carnevale (Hockey Operations-Ass’t to President-General Manager), Callie Smith (Scouting Staff Asst.), Bill Murray (Medical Trainer), Michael Vasalani (Strength-Conditioning Coordinator)
• Dana McGuane (Equipment Manager), Juergen Merz (Message Therapist), Harry Bricker (Asst. Equipment Manager), Lou Centanni (Asst. Equipment Manager)

Stanley Cup engraving

Three players who did not automatically qualify for their names to be engraved on the Stanley Cup were engraved at the Devils' request:

• Steve Kelly† – Played ten playoff games, four in Eastern Conference Final.
• Steve Brule† – Played one game in the Conference Finals.
• Ken Sutton† – Joined the team at the NHL trade deadline from the minors. He played six regular season games, but was a healthy scratch for the playoffs.

Larry Robinson was promoted from assistant coach to head coach with only eight games left in the regular season to replace Robbie Ftorek. Ftorek stayed on as a scout for the rest of season and the NHL allowed his name to be included on the Stanley Cup.

Left off the Stanley Cup

• Rob McLean (Consultant)† – Still awarded a Stanley Cup Ring, and on the team picture.
• #24 Willie Mitchell (D) – Played in two regular season games. He was recalled for the playoffs, but did not make any playoff appearances. He won the Stanley Cup with Kings in 2012, 2014.
• #2 Deron Quint (D) – Played 50 regular season games for Phoenix, and four games for New Jersey (joined in a March 7 trade for Lyle Odelein) was not engraved on the Stanley Cup because New Jersey suspended him for failing to report to the minors for conditioning purposes.

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season
• 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs
• List of Stanley Cup champions

Notes

Preceded by Dallas Stars 1999

New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Champions 2000

Succeeded by Colorado Avalanche 2001