1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season

The 1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season was the team's ninth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under third-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history; in doing so, they managed to clinch a playoff berth for the third consecutive season.

1999–2000 San Jose Sharks
Division4th Pacific
Conference8th Western
1999–2000 record35–30–10–7
Home record21–14–3–3
Road record14–16–7–4
Goals for225
Goals against214
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainOwen Nolan
Alternate captainsVincent Damphousse
Gary Suter
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance17,290
Minor league affiliate(s)Kentucky Thoroughblades
Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
GoalsOwen Nolan (44)
AssistsVincent Damphousse (49)
PointsOwen Nolan (84)
Penalty minutesRonnie Stern (151)
Plus/minusMike Ricci (+14)
WinsSteve Shields (27)
Goals against averageEvgeni Nabokov (2.17)

The Sharks' 1999–2000 regular season is remembered, in large part, for the heroics of captain Owen Nolan. Nolan, in his fourth full season with the team, posted career-best goal (44) and point (84) totals; both figures established new franchise records. Nolan's excellent play was complemented by that of fellow forwards Vincent Damphousse and Jeff Friesen; fan-favorite Mike Ricci, in his third season with the team, also turned in a quality campaign. All told, San Jose's offense improved considerably despite disappointing production from young forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm. By contrast, the Sharks' defense regressed despite quality play from starting goaltender Steve Shields, rookie goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, and defensemen Gary Suter and Brad Stuart. Still, the team finished the 1999–2000 campaign with franchise-record point (87) and win (35) totals.

The Sharks' competent play netted them the Western Conference's eighth, and final, playoff berth. In the first round, they faced the top-seeded (and heavily favored) St. Louis Blues. As expected, the Blues took the series' first game with relative ease; the Sharks shocked onlookers, however, by winning each of the next three. The Blues responded with two decisive victories of their own; in doing so, they forced a deciding seventh game in St. Louis. There, in an upset on par with their 1994 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Sharks scored a stunning 3–1 victory. The game is remembered, in part, for an infamous center-ice goal by Owen Nolan on Blues goaltender Roman Turek. The goal, which gave the Sharks a 2–0 lead, ultimately served as the series-winner. In the second round, the team faced the second-seeded Dallas Stars. Unlike the Blues, the defending Stanley Cup champion Stars made quick work of the Sharks; while the latter managed to steal a game in San Jose, they were ultimately eliminated in five games.

Offseason

Regular season

The Sharks had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season (377) and scored the most short-handed goals (16).[1]

Final standings
Pacific Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Dallas Stars824323106211184102
25Los Angeles Kings82392712424522894
36Phoenix Coyotes8239318423222890
48San Jose Sharks82353010722521487
59Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82343312321722783

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

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – St. Louis BluesCEN825119111248165114
2y – Dallas StarsPAC824323106211184102
3y – Colorado AvalancheNW82422811123320196
4Detroit Red WingsCEN824822102278210108
5Los Angeles KingsPAC82392712424522894
6Phoenix CoyotesPAC8239318423222890
7Edmonton OilersNW82322616822621288
8San Jose SharksPAC82353010722521487
8.5
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC82343312321722783
10Vancouver CanucksNW82302915822723783
11Chicago BlackhawksCEN82333710224224578
12Calgary FlamesNW82313610521125677
13Nashville PredatorsCEN8228407719924070

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

Regular season
1999–2000 regular season[4]
October: 9–5–1–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 2, 19995–3Calgary Flames (1999–2000)1–0–0–0Recap
2WOctober 4, 19997–1Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)2–0–0–0Recap
3WOctober 7, 19993–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1999–2000)3–0–0–0Recap
4LOctober 9, 19992–3Dallas Stars (1999–2000)3–1–0–0Recap
5LOctober 11, 19993–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)3–2–0–0Recap
6WOctober 13, 19992–0@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)4–2–0–0Recap
7WOctober 14, 19995–1@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)5–2–0–0Recap
8WOctober 16, 19993–2@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)6–2–0–0Recap
9WOctober 19, 19992–1@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)7–2–0–0Recap
10LOctober 20, 19993–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)7–3–0–0Recap
11LOctober 23, 19991–3Boston Bruins (1999–2000)7–4–0–0Recap
12LOctober 24, 19993–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)7–5–0–0Recap
13WOctober 28, 19993–2Nashville Predators (1999–2000)8–5–0–0Recap
14TOctober 30, 19991–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)8–5–1–0Recap
15WOctober 31, 19992–1Washington Capitals (1999–2000)9–5–1–0Recap
November: 5–4–2–2 (home: 3–1–0–1; road: 2–3–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
16WNovember 3, 19996–3Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)10–5–1–0Recap
17LNovember 5, 19991–3Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)10–6–1–0Recap
18WNovember 6, 19992–1Dallas Stars (1999–2000)11–6–1–0Recap
19TNovember 9, 19994–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)11–6–2–0Recap
20LNovember 10, 19993–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)11–6–2–1Recap
21OTLNovember 13, 19992–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)11–7–2–1Recap
22LNovember 15, 19992–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)11–8–2–1Recap
23WNovember 16, 19994–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)12–8–2–1Recap
24WNovember 18, 19994–1@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)13–8–2–1Recap
25TNovember 20, 19991–1 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)13–8–3–1Recap
26OTLNovember 23, 19992–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1999–2000)13–8–3–2Recap
27LNovember 27, 19991–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)13–9–3–2Recap
28WNovember 28, 19994–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (1999–2000)14–9–3–2Recap
December: 5–6–1–1 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 2–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
29LDecember 1, 19992–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)14–10–3–2Recap
30WDecember 2, 19995–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)15–10–3–2Recap
31LDecember 4, 19992–4@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)15–11–3–2Recap
32TDecember 6, 19993–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)15–11–4–2Recap
33WDecember 8, 19994–2Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)16–11–4–2Recap
34WDecember 10, 19994–1Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)17–11–4–2Recap
35LDecember 14, 19992–5Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)17–12–4–2Recap
36LDecember 19, 19993–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)17–13–4–2Recap
37LDecember 20, 19993–4Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)17–14–4–2Recap
38WDecember 22, 19992–1Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)18–14–4–2Recap
39LDecember 26, 19990–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)18–15–4–2Recap
40WDecember 27, 19993–1@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)19–15–4–2Recap
41OTLDecember 30, 19991–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)19–15–4–3Recap
January: 3–5–2–3 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 1–2–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
42LJanuary 1, 20002–3@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)19–16–4–3Recap
43WJanuary 2, 20004–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)20–16–4–3Recap
44TJanuary 5, 20001–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)20–16–5–3Recap
45LJanuary 8, 20002–4Florida Panthers (1999–2000)20–17–5–3Recap
46LJanuary 11, 20002–5St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)20–18–5–3Recap
47WJanuary 15, 20003–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1999–2000)21–18–5–3Recap
48OTLJanuary 17, 20004–5 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)21–18–5–4Recap
49TJanuary 19, 20000–0 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)21–18–6–4Recap
50WJanuary 22, 20004–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)22–18–6–4Recap
51OTLJanuary 23, 20002–3 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)22–18–6–5Recap
52LJanuary 25, 20003–4Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)22–19–6–5Recap
53LJanuary 28, 20001–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)22–20–6–5Recap
54OTLJanuary 29, 20002–3 OTNew York Islanders (1999–2000)22–20–6–6Recap
February: 4–4–2–1 (home: 1–2–0–1; road: 3–2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
55OTLFebruary 1, 20000–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)22–20–6–7Recap
56TFebruary 3, 20003–3 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)22–20–7–7Recap
57WFebruary 8, 20008–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)23–20–7–7Recap
58LFebruary 9, 20001–4@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)23–21–7–7Recap
59WFebruary 11, 20003–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)24–21–7–7Recap
60LFebruary 13, 20001–3@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)24–22–7–7Recap
61WFebruary 15, 20004–1@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)25–22–7–7Recap
62TFebruary 18, 20004–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)25–22–8–7Recap
63LFebruary 23, 20001–4St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)25–23–8–7Recap
64WFebruary 26, 20006–3Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)26–23–8–7Recap
65LFebruary 29, 20002–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)26–24–8–7Recap
March: 6–4–2–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 0–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66WMarch 2, 20004–3Nashville Predators (1999–2000)27–24–8–7Recap
67LMarch 4, 20002–5Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)27–25–8–7Recap
68WMarch 6, 20002–1New York Rangers (1999–2000)28–25–8–7Recap
69TMarch 8, 20001–1 OTDetroit Red Wings (1999–2000)28–25–9–7Recap
70WMarch 13, 20005–3Calgary Flames (1999–2000)29–25–9–7Recap
71WMarch 15, 20006–5 OTBuffalo Sabres (1999–2000)30–25–9–7Recap
72LMarch 17, 20002–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)30–26–9–7Recap
73LMarch 19, 20003–5@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)30–27–9–7Recap
74WMarch 22, 20004–3Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)31–27–9–7Recap
75WMarch 24, 20005–1Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)32–27–9–7Recap
76LMarch 27, 20001–2Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)32–28–9–7Recap
77TMarch 29, 20001–1 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)32–28–10–7Recap
April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78LApril 1, 20000–3@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)32–29–10–7Recap
79WApril 3, 20001–0@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)33–29–10–7Recap
80WApril 5, 20005–2Dallas Stars (1999–2000)34–29–10–7Recap
81WApril 7, 20003–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)35–29–10–7Recap
82LApril 9, 20002–5Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)35–30–10–7Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs
2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) St. Louis Blues: Sharks win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 12, 20003–5@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 15, 20004–2@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 17, 20002–1St. Louis BluesSharks lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 19, 20003–2St. Louis BluesSharks lead 3–1Recap
5LApril 21, 20003–5@ St. Louis BluesSharks lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 23, 20002–6St. Louis BluesSeries tied 3–3Recap
7WApril 25, 20003–1@ St. Louis BluesSharks win 4–3Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Dallas Stars: Stars win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 28, 20000–4@ Dallas StarsStars lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 30, 20000–1@ Dallas StarsStars lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 2, 20002–1Dallas StarsStars lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 5, 20004–5Dallas StarsStars lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 7, 20001–4@ Dallas StarsStars win 4–1Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Sharks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
11Owen NolanRW78444084−1110108210−26
25Vincent DamphousseC8221497045812178−516
39Jeff FriesenLW82263561−24711224−410
18Mike RicciC82202444146012516−32
14Patrick MarleauC81172340−9365112−32
24Niklas SundstromRW7912253792212022−32
7Brad StuartD8210263633212101−116
15Alexander KorolyukLW57142135435903316
20Gary SuterD766283475212257−612
19Marco SturmLW741215274221213406
32[lower-alpha 1]Stephane MatteauLW69121224−36110022−28
5Jeff NortonD6202020−24912011−37
10Marcus RagnarssonD6331316133812033310
40Mike RathjeD6621416−2311213418
21Tony GranatoRW48671323912011114
9Todd Harvey†RW408412−27812101−28
12Ron SutterC785611−33412022010
22Ron SternRW67459−91513101−211
26Dave LowryLW321451181212306
27Bryan MarchmentD4904437211213212
43Scott HannanD3012371012011114
42Andy SuttonD40112−580——————
32Murray Craven‡LW19022−24——————
33Brantt MyhresRW13011097——————
3Bob Rouse‡D26011−319——————
31Steve ShieldsG6701129120000
23Shawn HeinsD1000−12——————
35Evgeni NabokovG11000010000
29Mike Vernon‡G150000——————

Goaltending
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks 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
31Steve Shields672730818261622.56.911437971257323363.10.8890696
29Mike Vernon‡15651360322.49.9110772—————————
35Evgeni Nabokov11221166152.17.91014141001000.001.000020

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL All-Rookie Team Brad Stuart (Defense) [5]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Owen Nolan [6]
Team Sharks Player of the Year Owen Nolan [7]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Brad Stuart [7]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Ron Sutter October 16, 1999 [8]
600th assist Vincent Damphousse November 27, 1999 [9]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[10]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 14 Jeff Jillson Defense  United States University of Michigan
3 82 Marc Concannon Left Wing  United States The Winchendon School
4 111 Willie Levesque Right Wing  United States Northeastern University
5 155 Niko Dimitrakos Right Wing  United States University of Maine
8 229 Eric Betournay Center  Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan
8 241 Douglas Murray Defense  Sweden New York Apple Core
9 257 Hannes Hyvönen Right Wing  Finland TPS

See also

Notes
  1. Matteau wore number 37 through January 11.

References
  • "San Jose Sharks 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  • "1999-00 San Jose Sharks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  1. "1999-00 NHL Summary".
  2. "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. "1999-00 San Jose Sharks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
  8. "San Jose Sharks/Washington Capitals NHL recap on ESPN". ESPN.com. October 16, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2023. San Jose center Ron Sutter became the 141st player in NHL history to play in his 1,000th game.
  9. "Lot Detail - Vincent Damphousse's NHLPA 600 Assists & 1,000th Point Milestone Award Collection of 2". www.classicauctions.net. Retrieved June 10, 2023. Vinny got his 600th assist on a goal by Jeff Friesen on November 27, 1999, as noted on a plaque on the base of his award.
  10. "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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