1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season

The 1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season was the eighth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators drop in the standings, as they finished with 95 points, down from the 103 they registered the previous season. They finished second in the Northeast Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth straight season.

1999–2000 Ottawa Senators
Division2nd Northeast
Conference6th Eastern
1999–2000 record41–28–11–2
Home record24–10–5–2
Road record17–18–6–0
Goals for244
Goals against210
Team information
General managerMarshall Johnston
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsShawn McEachern
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance17,509 (717,852 total)
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins
Mobile Mysticks
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Hossa and Shawn McEachern (29)
AssistsDaniel Alfredsson (38)
PointsRadek Bonk (60)
Penalty minutesAndre Roy (145)
Plus/minusShaun Van Allen (+20)
WinsPatrick Lalime (19)
Goals against averagePatrick Lalime (2.33)

Regular season

This season is remembered by fans as the season that star forward Alexei Yashin decided to sit out due to his contract. He was entering the final year of a five-year contract that he signed with Ottawa in 1995. However, Yashin demanded a large pay raise after his impressive 1998–99 season and set a deadline that the Senators had to offer him a new contract, or he would miss the entire season. The Senators opted not to sign him, and Yashin sat out the entire 1999–2000 season.

With the loss of Yashin, Daniel Alfredsson was named captain, and, despite missing 25 games due to various injuries, he scored 59 points, behind only Radek Bonk's 60 points in team scoring. Marian Hossa tied Shawn McEachern for the team lead in goals, with 29.

The Senators traded goaltender Damian Rhodes to the Atlanta Thrashers as part of a deal during the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft, and acquired Patrick Lalime from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to split goaltending duties with Ron Tugnutt. Tugnutt had a sub-par season by his standards, and was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender Tom Barrasso at the trade deadline.

Final standings
Northeast Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Toronto Maple Leafs82452773246222100
26Ottawa Senators82412811224421095
38Buffalo Sabres82353211421320485
410Montreal Canadiens8235349419619483
511Boston Bruins82243319621024873

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia FlyersAT824522123237179105
2 y – Washington CapitalsSE824424122227194102
3 y – Toronto Maple LeafsNE82452773246222100
4 New Jersey DevilsAT82452485251203103
5 Florida PanthersSE8243276624420998
6 Ottawa SenatorsNE82412811224421095
7 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8237318624123688
8 Buffalo SabresNE82353211421320485
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE82373510021721684
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8235349419619483
11 New York RangersAT82293812321824673
12 Boston BruinsNE82243319621024873
13 New York IslandersAT8224489119427558
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8219479720431054
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE8214577417031339

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

Playoffs

Barrasso was the starting goalie going into the playoffs. However, it was a short stay for the goaltender, as the Senators were eliminated in six games in the first round by their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The series was the first Ottawa–Toronto Stanley Cup series since 1922, when the original Senators defeated the St. Patricks in an NHL playoff.

Toronto was the higher seed and drew home ice advantage. The first five games were all won by the home team. The Maple Leafs won 4–2 in Game 6 at Ottawa to win the series four games to two.

Schedule and results

Regular season
1999–2000 regular season[3]
October: 8–2–1–1 (home: 5–0–1–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1WOctober 2, 19993–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)1–0–0–019,541Recap
2WOctober 5, 19992–1@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)2–0–0–018,200Recap
3WOctober 7, 19994–3Boston Bruins (1999–2000)3–0–0–018,500Recap
4WOctober 9, 19994–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)4–0–0–018,500Recap
5TOctober 11, 19992–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1999–2000)4–0–1–015,269Recap
6LOctober 14, 19993–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)4–1–1–013,879Recap
7LOctober 16, 19991–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)4–2–1–018,007Recap
8WOctober 21, 19994–1Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)5–2–1–017,474Recap
9WOctober 23, 19994–0Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)6–2–1–016,081Recap
10OTLOctober 28, 19993–4 OTCalgary Flames (1999–2000)6–2–1–115,903Recap
11WOctober 30, 19995–0Florida Panthers (1999–2000)7–2–1–115,239Recap
12WOctober 31, 19996–4@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)8–2–1–115,541Recap
November: 6–6–1–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
13LNovember 3, 19991–3@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)8–3–1–111,012Recap
14WNovember 4, 19992–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)9–3–1–116,279Recap
15WNovember 6, 19992–1Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)10–3–1–118,500Recap
16WNovember 10, 19994–3@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)11–3–1–118,200Recap
17LNovember 11, 19991–2Nashville Predators (1999–2000)11–4–1–114,765Recap
18WNovember 13, 19994–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)12–4–1–118,500Recap
19LNovember 17, 19991–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)12–5–1–111,237Recap
20LNovember 18, 19991–4San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)12–6–1–116,976Recap
21LNovember 20, 19991–3@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)12–7–1–115,027Recap
22WNovember 25, 19996–3@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)13–7–1–116,457Recap
23LNovember 26, 19990–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)13–8–1–117,115Recap
24TNovember 28, 19993–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1999–2000)13–8–2–117,709Recap
25WNovember 30, 19992–1Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)14–8–2–117,875Recap
December: 5–3–4–0 (home: 2–1–2–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
26LDecember 3, 19994–7@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)14–9–2–112,393Recap
27LDecember 4, 19991–3Dallas Stars (1999–2000)14–10–2–118,211Recap
28TDecember 8, 19990–0 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)14–10–3–116,789Recap
29TDecember 11, 19991–1 OTNew York Islanders (1999–2000)14–10–4–117,129Recap
30WDecember 13, 19993–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)15–10–4–119,087Recap
31WDecember 16, 19992–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)16–10–4–114,120Recap
32LDecember 18, 19991–2@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)16–11–4–114,549Recap
33TDecember 19, 19993–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)16–11–5–116,217Recap
34WDecember 23, 19994–3Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)17–11–5–118,500Recap
35TDecember 27, 19994–4 OTMontreal Canadiens (1999–2000)17–11–6–118,500Recap
36WDecember 29, 19993–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)18–11–6–121,273Recap
37WDecember 30, 19995–4 OTBoston Bruins (1999–2000)19–11–6–118,500Recap
January: 6–5–2–1 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 4–2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
38OTLJanuary 3, 20003–4 OTNew Jersey Devils (1999–2000)19–11–6–218,181Recap
39WJanuary 4, 20002–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)20–11–6–27,848Recap
40WJanuary 6, 20005–2Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)21–11–6–217,484Recap
41LJanuary 8, 20004–7Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)21–12–6–218,500Recap
42WJanuary 11, 20004–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)22–12–6–214,224Recap
43WJanuary 12, 20002–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)23–12–6–212,501Recap
44LJanuary 16, 20001–2@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)23–13–6–213,749Recap
45WJanuary 17, 20004–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)24–13–6–27,247Recap
46TJanuary 20, 20001–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)24–13–7–219,602Recap
47LJanuary 22, 20002–3Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)24–14–7–218,500Recap
48TJanuary 24, 20003–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)24–14–8–219,210Recap
49LJanuary 26, 20001–4St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)24–15–8–218,078Recap
50LJanuary 28, 20000–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)24–16–8–218,690Recap
51WJanuary 29, 20003–2New York Rangers (1999–2000)25–16–8–218,211Recap
February: 6–4–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
52TFebruary 1, 20004–4 OTBoston Bruins (1999–2000)25–16–9–217,756Recap
53LFebruary 3, 20002–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)25–17–9–218,690Recap
54WFebruary 11, 20005–3Florida Panthers (1999–2000)26–17–9–217,763Recap
55LFebruary 12, 20004–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)26–18–9–221,273Recap
56WFebruary 15, 20005–1Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)27–18–9–216,610Recap
57WFebruary 17, 20006–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)28–18–9–216,214Recap
58LFebruary 19, 20001–3Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)28–19–9–218,500Recap
59WFebruary 21, 20004–2@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)29–19–9–215,226Recap
60LFebruary 24, 20004–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)29–20–9–213,343Recap
61WFebruary 26, 20004–2New York Rangers (1999–2000)30–20–9–218,500Recap
62TFebruary 28, 20001–1 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)30–20–10–216,081Recap
63WFebruary 29, 20005–3@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)31–20–10–215,150Recap
March: 7–6–1–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 2–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
64TMarch 2, 20005–5 OT@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)31–20–11–26,224Recap
65WMarch 4, 20003–2Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)32–20–11–217,411Recap
66WMarch 6, 20005–1@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)33–20–11–215,836Recap
67WMarch 9, 20007–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)34–20–11–216,737Recap
68LMarch 11, 20002–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)34–21–11–218,500Recap
69WMarch 15, 20003–1@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)35–21–11–216,642Recap
70LMarch 17, 20002–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)35–22–11–217,100Recap
71LMarch 18, 20001–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)35–23–11–217,762Recap
72WMarch 21, 20007–1Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)36–23–11–216,408Recap
73WMarch 23, 20003–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)37–23–11–218,500Recap
74LMarch 25, 20003–4Washington Capitals (1999–2000)37–24–11–218,136Recap
75WMarch 28, 20005–2Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)38–24–11–217,903Recap
76LMarch 30, 20003–6@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)38–25–11–213,310Recap
77LMarch 31, 20001–3@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)38–26–11–214,835Recap
April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
78LApril 2, 20001–4@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)38–27–11–219,713Recap
79WApril 4, 20004–0Washington Capitals (1999–2000)39–27–11–216,902Recap
80LApril 6, 20001–2New York Islanders (1999–2000)39–28–11–216,626Recap
81WApril 8, 20003–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)40–28–11–221,273Recap
82WApril 9, 20005–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)41–28–11–218,022Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs
2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesAttendanceRecap
1LApril 12, 20000–2@ Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 1–019,330Recap
2LApril 15, 20001–5@ Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 2–019,391Recap
3WApril 17, 20004–3Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 2–118,500Recap
4WApril 19, 20002–1Toronto Maple LeafsSeries tied 2–218,500Recap
5LApril 22, 20001–2@ Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 3–219,393Recap
6LApril 24, 20002–4Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs win 4–218,500Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14Radek BonkC80233760−2536000−68
11Daniel AlfredssonRW572138591128613402
18Marian HossaRW782927565326000−82
13Vaclav ProspalC79223355−2406044−14
15Shawn McEachernRW69292251224603304
39[lower-alpha 1]Joe Juneau†C651324373226213−10
6Wade ReddenD81102636−149——————
10Andreas DackellRW82102535518621302
33Jason YorkD7982230−360602212
20Magnus ArvedsonLW471513284366000−66
22Shaun Van AllenC75919282037601109
3Patrick TraverseD666172317216000−22
7Rob ZamunerLW5791221−632620212
4Chris PhillipsD65514191239601104
29Igor KravchukD6461218−5206112−50
5Sami SaloD376814626112−80
9Kevin DineenRW674812257——————
27Janne Laukkanen‡D60111121455——————
12Mike FisherC32459−615——————
26Andre RoyRW734373145500002
17Colin Forbes†C45257−1125101014
56Petr SchastlivyLW1325742100000
2Grant Ledyard†D40246−386000016
21Kevin MillerC932512100000
25Bruce Gardiner‡RW1003314——————
23Yves SaraultLW11022−37——————
16Steve Martins‡C2101−10——————
35Tom Barrasso†G7000060002
25Vyacheslav Butsayev†C3000−20——————
2Bobby Dollas†‡D100020——————
38John EmmonsC10000−26——————
30Mike FountainG10000——————
59Erich GoldmannD100000——————
24John GrudenD900004——————
1Jani HurmeG10000——————
40Patrick LalimeG380004——————
44Karel RachunekD600002——————
31Ron Tugnutt‡G440000——————
52David Van DrunenD100000——————

Goaltending
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
40Patrick Lalime3819143834792.33.90532038—————————
31Ron Tugnutt‡441812810201032.54.89942435—————————
35Tom Barrasso†7340182223.16.8790418624168162.58.9050372
1Jani Hurme11001922.00.895060—————————
30Mike Fountain1000613.75.833016—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Radek Bonk [4]
Team Molson Cup Marian Hossa [5]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Kevin Dineen October 21, 1999 [6]

Transactions

Trades
June 18, 1999 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Antti-Jussi Niemi
Ted Donato		 To Ottawa Senators
Patrick Lalime
June 18, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Damian Rhodes		 To Ottawa Senators
future considerations
June 30, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Rick Dudley
Andreas Johansson		 To Ottawa Senators
Rob Zamuner
Tampa's second-round pick 2002 Draft (later traded)
November 11, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Bruce Gardiner		 To Ottawa Senators
Colin Forbes
March 8, 2000 To Tampa Bay Lightning
future considerations		 To Ottawa Senators
Jeff Shevalier
March 14, 1999 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Tugnutt
Janne Laukkanen		 To Ottawa Senators
Tom Barrasso
March 18, 2000 To Quebec (AHL)
Jeff Shevalier (loan)		 To Ottawa Senators
Jason McBain

Waivers
September 27, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Vyacheslav Butsayev
October 28, 1999 To Ottawa Senators
Vyacheslav Butsayev (assigned to Grand Rapids)
October 29, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Martins
November 11, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Bobby Dollas

Expansion draft
June 25, 1998 To Atlanta Thrashers
Phil Crowe

Source: Ottawa Senators 2008–09 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2008. p. 188.

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts.[7]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
126Martin Havlat Czech RepublicOcelari Trinec (Czech Extraliga)
248Simon Lajeunesse CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
262Teemu Sainomaa FinlandJokerit (SM-liiga)
394Chris Kelly CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
5154Andrew Ianiero CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6164Martin Prusek Czech RepublicHC Vitkovice (Czech Extraliga)
7201Mikko Ruutu FinlandHIFK (SM-liiga)
7209Layne Ulmer CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
7213Alexandre Giroux CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9269Konstantin Gorovikov RussiaSKA Saint Petersburg (Russia)

Farm teams

See also

Notes
  1. Juneau wore number 28 through March 21.

References
  1. "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. "1999-00 Ottawa Senators Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
  6. "Senators Stop Avalanche". www.cbsnews.com. October 21, 1999. Retrieved June 7, 2023. Ottawa right wing Kevin Dineen was honored in a pre-game ceremony prior to his 1,000th NHL game.
  7. "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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