2000–01 Washington Capitals season
The 2000–01 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
2000–01 Washington Capitals | |
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Southeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Southeast |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2000–01 record | 41–27–10–4 |
Home record | 24–9–6–2 |
Road record | 17–18–4–2 |
Goals for | 233 |
Goals against | 211 |
Team information | |
General manager | George McPhee |
Coach | Ron Wilson |
Captain | Adam Oates |
Arena | MCI Center |
Average attendance | 15,534 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Portland Pirates Richmond Renegades Quad City Mallards |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Peter Bondra (45) |
Assists | Adam Oates (69) |
Points | Adam Oates (82) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Simon (109) |
Plus/minus | Joe Reekie (+14) |
Wins | Olaf Kolzig (37) |
Goals against average | Craig Billington (2.45) |
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
2 | 8 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
3 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
4 | 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
5 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 295 | 195 | 111 |
2 | Y- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 274 | 205 | 109 |
3 | Y- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 240 | 207 | 100 |
5 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 184 | 98 |
6 | X- Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 281 | 256 | 96 |
7 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 90 |
8 | X- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
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9 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 249 | 88 |
10 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 250 | 290 | 72 |
11 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 206 | 232 | 70 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 21 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 185 | 268 | 52 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 2–5–4–1 (home: 2–1–1–1; road: 0–4–3–0)
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November: 5–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
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December: 10–3–1–0 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 5–2–0–0)
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January: 6–6–2–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
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February: 9–1–1–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 6–0–1–0)
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March: 7–5–0–2 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 3–2–0–1)
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April: 2–2–0–1 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–1–0–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–2
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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 Capitals only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
77 | Adam Oates | C | 81 | 13 | 69 | 82 | −9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
12 | Peter Bondra | RW | 82 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 8 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
55 | Sergei Gonchar | D | 76 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Ulf Dahlen | RW | 73 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
22 | Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 82 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 14 |
11 | Jeff Halpern | C | 80 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
13 | Andrei Nikolishin | C | 81 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
6 | Calle Johansson | D | 76 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 2 |
44 | Richard Zednik‡ | RW | 62 | 16 | 19 | 35 | −2 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Dmitri Khristich† | RW | 43 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Chris Simon | LW | 60 | 10 | 10 | 20 | −12 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
3 | Sylvain Cote | D | 68 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
38[lower-alpha 1] | Jan Bulis‡ | C | 39 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | Joe Sacco | RW | 69 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
29 | Joe Reekie | D | 74 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
15 | Dmitri Mironov | D | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Brendan Witt | D | 72 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 12 |
2 | Ken Klee | D | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
23 | Trent Whitfield | C | 61 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
21[lower-alpha 2] | James Black | LW | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | Glen Metropolit | C | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
9 | Joe Murphy‡ | RW | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Matt Herr‡ | C | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | Trevor Linden† | RW | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 14 |
24 | Rob Zettler | D | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
25 | Terry Yake | C | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Dainius Zubrus† | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
37 | Olaf Kolzig | G | 72 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | Craig Berube‡ | LW | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Craig Billington | G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
16 | Kris Beech | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Jakub Cutta | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Corey Hirsch† | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
28 | Jason Marshall† | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
74[lower-alpha 3] | Brantt Myhres† | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Matt Pettinger | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
37 | Olaf Kolzig | 72 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 1941 | 177 | 2.48 | .909 | 5 | 4279 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 153 | 14 | 2.24 | .908 | 1 | 375 |
1 | Craig Billington | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 317 | 27 | 2.45 | .915 | 0 | 660 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Corey Hirsch† | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Sergei Gonchar | [4] |
NHL Player of the Week | Olaf Kolzig (December 18) | [5] | |
Adam Oates (December 27) | [6] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Calle Johansson | March 19, 2001 | [7] |
Transactions
The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.[8]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2000 | To Washington Capitals Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
To Calgary Flames Miika Elomo Buffalo's 4th-round pick in 2000 |
[9] |
June 25, 2000 | To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2000 |
To Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay's 7th-round pick in 2000 Calgary's 7th-round pick in 2000 |
[9] |
June 25, 2000 | To Washington Capitals Toronto's 4th-round pick in 2000 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles' 5th-round pick in 2000 6th-round pick in 2000 |
[9] |
June 25, 2000 | To Washington Capitals 8th-round pick in 2001 |
To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2000 |
[9] |
July 21, 2000 | To Washington Capitals Remi Royer |
To Chicago Blackhawks Nolan Baumgartner |
[10] |
November 29, 2000 | To Washington Capitals Derek Bekar |
To St. Louis Blues Mike Peluso |
[11] |
December 11, 2000 | To Washington Capitals Dmitri Khristich |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
[12] |
January 11, 2001 | To Washington Capitals 9th-round pick in 2001 |
To New York Islanders Craig Berube |
[13] |
February 1, 2001 | To Washington Capitals Brantt Myhres |
To Nashville Predators Future considerations |
[14] |
March 3, 2001 | To Washington Capitals David Emma |
To Florida Panthers Remi Royer |
[15] |
March 13, 2001 | To Washington Capitals Trevor Linden Dainius Zubrus 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
To Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Richard Zednik 1st-round pick in 2001 |
[16] |
March 13, 2001 | To Washington Capitals Jason Marshall |
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Alexei Tezikov 4th-round pick in 2001 |
[17] |
March 13, 2001 | To Washington Capitals Dean Melanson |
To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Herr |
[17] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 6, 2000 | Sylvain Cote | Dallas Stars | 3-year | Free agency | [18] |
July 7, 2000 | Craig Berube | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
July 13, 2000 | Mark Murphy | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency | [20] | |
Stefan Ustorf | Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) | Free agency | [20] | ||
July 21, 2000 | Todd Rohloff | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency | [10] | |
August 25, 2000 | Stephane Richer | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [21] |
November 1, 2000 | Corey Hirsch | Portland Pirates (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [22] |
May 3, 2001 | Martin Hlinka | Portland Pirates (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [23] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via[lower-alpha 4] | Ref |
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June 23, 2000 | Barrie Moore | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft | [25] |
Oleg Orekhovsky | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [25] | |
July 1, 2000 | Trevor Halverson[lower-alpha 5] | Contract expiration (VI) | [24] | |
Michal Pivonka[lower-alpha 6] | Contract expiration (III) | [24] | ||
July 3, 2000 | Jim McKenzie | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (UFA) | [29] |
July 27, 2000 | Steve Poapst | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (VI) | [30] |
Jeff Toms | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) | [31] | |
August 25, 2000 | Martin Brochu | Calgary Flames | Free agency (VI) | [32] |
September 10, 2000 | Stephane Richer | Retirement | [33] | |
December 2000 | Joe Murphy | Release | [34][35] | |
May 22, 2001 | David Emma | Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) | Free agency | [36] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 27, 2000 | Patrick Boileau | 2-year | Re-signing | [37] |
Joe Sacco | 2-year[lower-alpha 7] | Re-signing | [38] | |
June 28, 2000 | Joe Murphy | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
June 29, 2000 | Craig Billington | 3-year | Re-signing | [40] |
July 31, 2000 | Andrei Nikolishin | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
August 1, 2000 | Sebastien Charpentier | Re-signing | [42] | |
Matt Herr | Re-signing | [42] | ||
Mike Peluso | Re-signing | [42] | ||
August 2, 2000 | Rob Zettler | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
August 3, 2000 | Michal Sivek | 3-year | Entry-level | [44] |
August 15, 2000 | Brendan Witt | 2-year | Arbitration award | [45] |
August 16, 2000 | Ken Klee | 3-year | Re-signing | [46] |
September 15, 2000 | Jan Bulis | 3-year | Re-signing | [47] |
September 23, 2000 | Ryan Van Buskirk | 3-year | Entry-level | [48] |
September 28, 2000 | Jakub Cutta | 3-year | Entry-level | [49] |
September 29, 2000 | Kris Beech | 3-year | Entry-level | [50] |
October 1, 2000 | Matt Pettinger | 3-year | Entry-level | [51] |
October 3, 2000 | Sergei Gonchar | 4-year | Re-signing | [52] |
October 23, 2000 | Chris Simon | 2-year[lower-alpha 7] | Re-signing | [53] |
December 13, 2000 | Steve Konowalchuk | 4-year | Extension | [54] |
February 1, 2001 | Peter Bondra | 2-year[lower-alpha 8] | Extension | [55] |
February 8, 2001 | Kyle Clark | 3-year | Entry-level | [56] |
February 20, 2001 | Ross Lupaschuk | 3-year | Entry-level | [57] |
March 28, 2001 | Chris Corrinet | 2-year | Entry-level | [58] |
May 29, 2001 | Roman Tvrdon | 3-year | Entry-level | [59] |
June 1, 2001 | Nolan Yonkman | 3-year | Entry-level | [60] |
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[61]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 26 | Brian Sutherby | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
2 | 43 | Matt Pettinger | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
2 | 61 | Jakub Cutta | Czech Republic | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
4 | 121 | Ryan Van Buskirk | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
5 | 163 | Ivan Nepryaev | Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) |
9 | 289 | Bjorn Nord | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
See also
Notes
- Bulis wore number 8 in his first 14 games.
- Black wore number 28 in his first eight games.
- Myhres wore number 18 in his first game.
- In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[24]
- Halverson suffered a career-ending concussion during a September 25, 1999 preseason game.[26][27]
- Pivonka retired.[28]
- Club option for a third year.
- Club options for a third and fourth year.
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Capitals: Traded D Nolan Baumgartner to Blackhawks for D Remi Royer. Signed D Todd Rohloff.
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Signed LW Craig Berube to a one-year contract
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Signed LW Martin Hlinka to a one-year contract.
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NEW JERSEY DEVILS--Signed F Jim McKenzie.
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CALGARY FLAMES–Signed G Martin Brochu.
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Washington Capitals -- Re-assigned right wing Joe Murphy to Lowell of the American Hockey League.
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The Capitals still have not been contacted by winger Joe Murphy, who was suspended without pay after clearing waivers and refusing a minor league assignment. Murphy, who signed a one-year, $1 million deal last summer, has made no overtures toward a buyout, and sources said the Capitals have no intention of trying to contact him after making several initial attempts.
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CAPITALS: Center Jan Bulis, who had nine goals in 56 games last season, signed a three-year contract.
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Washington Capitals signed defenceman Jakub Cutta to a three-year contract.
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CAPITALS: Kris Beech, the center selected seventh overall in the 1999 draft, signed a three-year contract.
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CAPITALS: Washington signed 1999 draft pick Kyle Clark to a three-year contract.
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Signed D Ross Lupaschuk to a three-year contract.
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Capitals: Signed F Roman Tvrdon, sixth choice in 1999 entry draft, to three-year contract.
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Signed D Nolan Yonkman to a three-year contract.
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