1999–2000 New York Rangers season

1999–2000 New York Rangers
1999–2000 New York Rangers
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	T-11th Eastern
1999–2000 record	29–38–12–3
Goals for	218
Goals against	246
Team information
General manager	Neil Smith
Coach	John Muckler; John Tortorella (interim)
Captain	Brian Leetch
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Mike York (26)
Assists	Theoren Fleury (49)
Points	Petr Nedved (68)
Penalty minutes	Mathieu Schneider (78)
Wins	Mike Richter (22)
Goals against average	Mike Richter (2.87)
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 New York Rangers season was the 74th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 29–38–12–3 record.^[1] New York failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight season.^[2]

For the second time in three seasons, the Rangers fired their head coach during the regular season. John Muckler, who took the position after Colin Campbell's firing in 1997–98, was himself fired with four games left in the season.^[3]^[4] General manager Neil Smith was also fired, bringing an end to his tenure which had seen the Rangers win the Stanley Cup but also fall on hard times.^[4]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Atlantic Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	1233	105
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	1313	103
3	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	1221	88
4	11	New York Rangers	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	916	73
5	13	New York Islanders	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	1376	58

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.

Eastern Conference^[5]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	105
2	Y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
3	Y – Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
4	X – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	X – Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	X – Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	X– Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	X – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
11	New York Rangers	AT	82	29	28	12	3	218	246	73
12	Boston Bruins	NE	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	58
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
15	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results[]

1999–00 Game Log

October: 4–7–2–0 (Home: 3–5–0–0; Road: 1–2–2–0)

Game	October	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
1	1	@ Edmonton Oilers	1–1 OT	T	0–0–1–0
2	2	@ Vancouver Canucks	2–1	L	0–1–1–0
3	5	Ottawa Senators	2–1	L	0–2–1–0
4	8	Carolina Hurricanes	3–1	W	1–2–1–0
5	10	Phoenix Coyotes	4–2	W	2–2–1–0
6	11	@ New York Islanders	4–2	W	3–2–1–0
7	14	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–2	L	3–3–1–0
8	17	Atlanta Thrashers	4–1	W	4–3–1–0
9	19	San Jose Sharks	2–1	L	4–4–1–0
10	20	@ Philadelphia Flyers	5–0	L	4–5–1–0
11	22	Philadelphia Flyers	2–0	L	4–6–1–0
12	24	Vancouver Canucks	3–0	L	4–7–1–0
13	30	@ Montreal Canadiens	2–2 OT	T	4–7–2–0

November: 3–5–1–1 (Home: 0–2–1–0; Road: 3–3–0–1)

Game	November	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
14	3	New York Islanders	3–3 OT	T	4–7–3–0
15	5	@ Colorado Avalanche	4–1	L	4–8–3–0
16	7	@ Chicago Blackhawks	3–1	W	5–8–3–0
17	10	Ottawa Senators	4–3	L	5–9–3–0
18	11	@ Washington Capitals	5–4 OT	W	6–9–3–0
19	13	Boston Bruins	5–2	L	6–10–3–0
20	18	@ Boston Bruins	5–3	L	6–11–3–0
21	20	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	4–3 OT	OTL	6–11–3–1
22	24	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	6–3	W	7–11–3–1
23	26	@ Florida Panthers	6–2	L	7–12–3–1

December: 5–3–3–2 (Home: 5–1–1–1; Road: 0–2–2–1)

Game	December	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
24	1	@ New Jersey Devils	3–2	L	7–13–3–1
25	3	Montreal Canadiens	3–2	W	8–13–3–1
26	4	@ Buffalo Sabres	1–1 OT	T	8–13–4–1
27	6	Calgary Flames	3–2 OT	W	9–13–4–1
28	8	Edmonton Oilers	2–1 OT	W	10–13–4–1
29	15	Los Angeles Kings	8–3	W	11–13–4–1
30	17	Washington Capitals	3–2 OT	OTL	11–13–4–2
31	19	Tampa Bay Lightning	5–4 OT	W	12–13–4–2
32	21	Buffalo Sabres	3–1	L	12–14–4–2
33	23	@ New York Islanders	4–2	L	12–15–4–2
34	26	New Jersey Devils	3–3 OT	T	12–15–5–2
35	28	@ Phoenix Coyotes	2–2 OT	T	12–15–6–2
36	29	@ Dallas Stars	4–3 OT	OTL	12–15–6–3

January: 10–4–1–0 (Home: 4–2–0–0; Road: 6–2–1–0)

Game	January	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
37	2	@ Montreal Canadiens	2–2 OT	T	12–15–7–3
38	3	St. Louis Blues	5–2	L	12–16–7–3
39	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2 OT	W	13–16–7–3
40	8	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	5–3	W	14–16–7–3
41	9	@ Carolina Hurricanes	1–0	L	14–17–7–3
42	15	@ New York Islanders	5–2	W	15–17–7–3
43	16	Atlanta Thrashers	6–3	W	16–17–7–3
44	18	Carolina Hurricanes	3–2	W	17–17–7–3
45	20	@ Carolina Hurricanes	4–1	W	18–17–7–3
46	22	@ St. Louis Blues	4–1	W	19–17–7–3
47	24	@ Atlanta Thrashers	6–3	W	20–17–7–3
48	25	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	W	21–17–7–3
49	27	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–3	L	21–18–7–3
50	29	@ Ottawa Senators	3–2	L	21–19–7–3
51	31	Nashville Predators	5–1	W	22–19–7–3

February: 4–7–2–0 (Home: 2–4–1–0; Road: 2–3–1–0)

Game	February	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
52	2	New Jersey Devils	3–1	L	22–20–7–3
53	3	@ Atlanta Thrashers	6–3	W	23–20–7–3
54	8	New Jersey Devils	2–2 OT	T	23–20–8–3
55	9	@ New Jersey Devils	4–1	L	23–21–8–3
56	11	Boston Bruins	5–2	W	24–21–8–3
57	13	New York Islanders	4–2	L	24–22–8–3
58	15	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	2–2 OT	T	24–22–9–3
59	16	@ Florida Panthers	3–0	L	24–23–9–3
60	18	Colorado Avalanche	4–2	L	24–24–9–3
61	20	Philadelphia Flyers	3–2	L	24–25–9–3
62	22	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	W	25–25–9–3
63	25	@ Buffalo Sabres	6–3	W	26–25–9–3
64	26	@ Ottawa Senators	4–2	L	26–26–9–3

March: 3–9–2–0 (Home: 1–4–2–0; Road: 2–5–0–0)

Game	March	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
65	1	Buffalo Sabres	3–3 OT	T	26–26–10–3
66	3	Florida Panthers	4–2	W	27–26–10–3
67	6	@ San Jose Sharks	2–1	L	27–27–10–3
68	8	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4–3 OT	W	28–27–10–3
69	9	@ Los Angeles Kings	3–1	L	28–28–10–3
70	11	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	3–1	L	28–29–10–3
71	13	Dallas Stars	4–3	L	28–30–10–3
72	15	Tampa Bay Lightning	4–4 OT	T	28–30–11–3
73	18	@ Philadelphia Flyers	3–2	W	29–30–11–3
74	19	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	5–4	L	29–31–11–3
75	21	Florida Panthers	4–3	L	29–32–11–3
76	23	Washington Capitals	4–1	L	29–33–11–3
77	26	@ Detroit Red Wings	8–2	L	29–34–11–3
78	27	Detroit Red Wings	6–0	L	29–35–11–3

April: 0–3–1–0 (Home: 0–2–0–0; Road: 0–1–1–0)

Game	April	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
79	1	@ Boston Bruins	2–2 OT	T	29–35–12–3
80	3	@ Washington Capitals	4–1	L	29–36–12–3
81	5	Montreal Canadiens	3–0	L	29–37–12–3
82	9	Philadelphia Flyers	4–1	L	29–38–12–3

Playoffs[]

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.^[2]

Player statistics[]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Petr Nedved	76	24	44	68	2	40
Theoren Fleury	80	15	49	64	−4	68
Mike York	82	26	24	50	−17	18
Jan Hlavac	67	19	23	42	3	16
John MacLean	77	18	24	42	−2	52
Adam Graves	77	23	17	40	−15	14
Radek Dvorak^†	46	11	22	33	0	10
Valeri Kamensky	65	14	20	34	−18	36
Mathieu Schneider	80	10	20	30	−6	78
Alexandre Daigle	58	8	18	26	−5	23
Brian Leetch	50	7	19	26	−16	20
Kevin Hatcher	74	4	19	23	−10	38
Kim Johnsson	76	6	15	21	−13	46
Tim Taylor	76	9	11	20	−4	72
Stephane Quintal	75	2	14	16	−10	77
Mike Knuble^‡	59	9	5	14	−5	18
Eric Lacroix	70	4	8	12	−12	24
Sylvain Lefebvre	82	2	10	12	−13	43
Kevin Stevens	38	3	5	8	−7	43
Todd Harvey^‡	31	3	3	6	−9	62
Rob DiMaio^†	12	1	3	4	−8	8
Rich Pilon^†	45	0	4	4	0	36
Johan Witehall	9	1	1	2	0	2
Jason Dawe	3	0	1	1	0	2
Jason Doig	7	0	1	1	−2	22
P. J. Stock	11	0	1	1	1	11
Darren Langdon	21	0	1	1	−2	26
Derek Armstrong	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alexei Vasiliev	1	0	0	0	−1	2
Daniel Goneau	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Terry Virtue	1	0	0	0	−2	0
Dale Purinton	1	0	0	0	−1	7
Chris Kenady	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Manny Malhotra	27	0	0	0	−6	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%
Mike Richter	61	3622	22	31	8	173	2.87	1988	.905
Kirk McLean	22	1206	7	8	4	58	2.89	616	.896
Jean-Francois Labbe	1	60	0	1	0	3	3.00	25	.864
Milan Hnilicka	2	86	0	1	0	5	3.49	49	.886

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Roster[]

1999–2000 New York Rangers roster

Goaltenders

30 – Kirk McLean
31 – Jean-Francois Labbe
32 – Milan Hnilicka
35 – Mike Richter

Defensemen

2 – Brian Leetch – C
3 – Kim Johnsson
4 – Kevin Hatcher
5 – Stephane Quintal
21 – Mathieu Schneider
24 – Sylvain Lefebvre
25 – Jason Doig
32 – Terry Virtue
36 – Alexei Vasiliev
45 – Dale Purinton
47 – Rich Pilon

Wingers

9 – Adam Graves
12 – Alexandre Daigle
13 – Valeri Kamensky
14 – Theoren Fleury
15 – John MacLean
16 – Rob DiMaio
17 – Kevin Stevens
19 – Darren Langdon
20 – Radek Dvorak
22 – Jason Dawe
27 – Jan Hlavac
28 – Eric Lacroix
29 – Johan Witehall
32 – P. J. Stock
38 – Chris Kenady
39 – Daniel Goneau
93 – Petr Nedved

Centers

6 – Manny Malhotra
18 – Mike York
26 – Tim Taylor
37 – Derek Armstrong
GM: Neil Smith
Coach: John Muckler
Coach: John Tortorella
Assistant Coach: Keith Acton
Assistant Coach: Charlie Huddy

Draft picks[]

New York's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts, at the FleetCenter.^[7]^[8]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Pavel Brendl	RW	Czech Republic	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1	9	Jamie Lundmark	C	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2	59	David Inman	LW	Canada	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
3	79	Johan Asplund	G	Sweden	Brynäs IF (Sweden)
3	90	Patrick Aufiero	D	United States	Boston University (Hockey East)
5	137	Garret Bembridge	RW	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6	177	Jay Dardis	C	United States	Proctor Academy (USHS–NH)
7	197	Arto Laatikainen	D	Finland	Blues (Finland)
8	226		LW	Russia	Lada Togliatti-2 (Russia)
9	251		RW	Sweden	Modo Hockey (Sweden)
9	254	Alexei Bulatov	LW	Russia	Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia)

References[]

^ "1999–00 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
^ ^a ^b Diamos, Jason (2000-04-09). "On The Rangers; No Reward for the $61 Million Risk". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
^ "Veteran Muckler Hired To Coach N.Y. Rangers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1998-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^ ^a ^b Diamos, Jason (2000-03-29). "Hockey – Woeful Rangers Fire Smith and Muckler". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
^ "1999–00 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-16.

[hr-1] "1999–00 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-01-26.

[risk-2] Diamos, Jason (2000-04-09). "On The Rangers; No Reward for the $61 Million Risk". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-26.

[3] "Veteran Muckler Hired To Coach N.Y. Rangers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1998-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

[fire-4] Diamos, Jason (2000-03-29). "Hockey – Woeful Rangers Fire Smith and Muckler". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

[conf-5] "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

[6] "1999–00 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

[7] "1999 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[8] "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-16.

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v t 1999–2000 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
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Central	Chicago Detroit Nashville St. Louis
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See also	Entry Draft Expansion Draft All-Star Game Playoffs 2000 Stanley Cup Finals