2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins
2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2000–01 record	42–28–9–3
Goals for	281
Goals against	256
Team information
General manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Ivan Hlinka
Captain	Jaromir Jagr
Alternate captains	Martin Straka; Bob Boughner
Arena	Mellon Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Jaromir Jagr(52)
Assists	Jaromir Jagr (69)
Points	Jaromir Jagr (121)
Penalty minutes	Krzysztof Oliwa (165)
Plus/minus	Robert Lang (+20)
Wins	Jean-Sebastien Aubin (20)
Goals against average	Johan Hedberg (2.64)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 34th in the National Hockey League. The team played 82 games under new head coach Ivan Hlinka, who replaced Herb Brooks, who stepped down to remain a scout with the team.

Offseason[]

Herb Brooks resigned as head coach at the end of the previous season, but remained with the team as a scout. Ivan Hlinka succeeded Brooks as head coach. Former Penguin Joe Mullen became an assistant coach along with his former teammate Randy Hillier.

Regular season[]

The Penguins opened the regular season by splitting a two-game series against the Nashville Predators in Japan.

On December 9, 2000, it was announced by owner Mario Lemieux that he intended to come back as a player. Lemieux returned to the ice on December 27, 2000. Prior to the game, his number 66 banner was lowered from the rafters of the Mellon Arena with son Austin watching. Lemieux scored a goal and set up two others (including one on his first shift) in the Penguins' 5–0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to Lemieux's return, the Penguins were 15–14–6–1. After his comeback, the Penguins went 27–14–3–2 for a regular season record of 42–28–9–3 and a third-place finish in the Atlantic Division for a playoff spot. The Penguins were shut out only once all year, on October 28 against the New Jersey Devils. Only New Jersey scored more goals than Pittsburgh during the regular season. Jaromir Jagr had a stellar year, leading the team in goals (52), assists (69) and points (121). Alexei Kovalev had a career year, finishing with 44 goals and 51 assists for 95 points. Martin Straka finished second on the team in assists (68) and had 27 goals for 95 points, while Robert Lang had 32 goals and 48 assists for 80 points. In just 43 games, Lemieux had 35 goals and 41 assists for 76 points.

Final standings[]

Atlantic Division^[1]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	New Jersey Devils	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
3	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
4	10	New York Rangers	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
5	15	New York Islanders	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

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.

Eastern Conference^[2]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
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
8.5
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[]

2000–2001 Schedule

October: 5–4–0–1 (Home: 3–4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–0–1), 11 Points

#	Oct	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Points
1	7	Nashville Predators	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	0–1–0–0	0
2	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–1	Nashville Predators	1–1–0–0	2
3	13	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–1–0–0	4
4	14	New York Rangers	6–8	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–1–0–0	6
5	18	Carolina Hurricanes	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–2–0–0	6
6	19	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–3	Ottawa Senators	3–2–1–0	7
7	21	Columbus Blue Jackets	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2–1–0	9
8	25	Ottawa Senators	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3–1–0	9
9	27	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–1	New York Rangers	5–3–1–0	11
10	28	New Jersey Devils	9–0	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–4–1–0	11

November: 6–4–1–2 (Home: 3–1–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1–1), 15 Points

#	Nov	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Points
11	1	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–3	San Jose Sharks	5–5–1–0	11
12	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	Vancouver Canucks	6–5–1–0	13
13	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–1	Calgary Flames	6–5–2–0	14
14	8	Philadelphia Flyers	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–5–2–0	16
15	10	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	New Jersey Devils	8–5–2–0	18
16	11	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	9–5–2–0	20
17	13	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–3 OT	Colorado Avalanche	9–5–2–1	21
18	16	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4	St. Louis Blues	9–6–2–1	21
19	18	Atlanta Thrashers	1–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	10–6–2–1	23
20	22	Carolina Hurricanes	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	10–7–2–1	23
21	24	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–0	Philadelphia Flyers	11–7–2–1	25
22	25	Los Angeles Kings	2–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	11–7–3–1	26
23	28	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–3	Boston Bruins	11–8–3–1	26

December: 6–6–0–3 (Home: 2–5–0–0 ; Road: 4–1–0–3), 15 Points

#	Dec	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Points
24	1	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–4	Buffalo Sabres	12–8–3–1	28
25	2	Buffalo Sabres	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	12–9–3–1	28
26	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	Ottawa Senators	13–9–3–1	30
27	6	Boston Bruins	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	13–10–3–1	30
28	9	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–5	Toronto Maple Leafs	13–11–3–1	30
29	10	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3	Detroit Red Wings	14–11–3–1	32
30	13	Toronto Maple Leafs	7–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	14–12–3–1	32
31	15	Florida Panthers	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	14–13–3–1	32
32	16	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–4	Montreal Canadiens	14–13–4–1	33
33	20	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–2	Florida Panthers	14–13–5–1	34
34	21	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–1	Tampa Bay Lightning	14–13–6–1	35
35	23	Dallas Stars	8–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	14–14–6–1	35
36	26	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–3	Buffalo Sabres	15–14–6–1	37
37	27	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	16–14–6–1	39
38	30	Ottawa Senators	3–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	17–14–6–1	41

January: 8–5–1–0 (Home: 5–2–0–0 ; Road: 3–3–1–0), 17 Points

#	Jan	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Points
39	3	Washington Capitals	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	18–14–6–1	43
40	5	Montreal Canadiens	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	18–15–6–1	43
41	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–3	Washington Capitals	19–15–6–1	45
42	9	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–5	Boston Bruins	19–16–6–1	45
43	12	New York Islanders	3–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	20–16–6–1	47
44	13	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–6	New York Islanders	20–17–6–1	47
45	15	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	21–17–6–1	49
46	17	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–5	Phoenix Coyotes	21–18–6–1	49
47	19	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–6 OT	Dallas Stars	21–18–6–2	50
48	21	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–0	Chicago Blackhawks	22–18–6–2	52
49	24	Montreal Canadiens	1–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	23–18–6–2	54
50	27	Atlanta Thrashers	1–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	24–18–6–2	56
51	30	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–3	Atlanta Thrashers	25–18–6–2	58
52	31	Philadelphia Flyers	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	25–19–6–2	58

February: 7–3–0–1 (Home: 6–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–1), 15 Points

#	Feb	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Points
53	7	Philadelphia Flyers	4–9	Pittsburgh Penguins	26–19–6–2	60
54	10	New Jersey Devils	4–5 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	27–19–6–2	62
55	11	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–4	Minnesota Wild	27–20–6–2	62
56	14	Minnesota Wild	1–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	28–20–6–2	64
57	16	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–4	New Jersey Devils	28–20–7–2	65
58	17	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–2 OT	Columbus Blue Jackets	29–20–7–2	67
59	19	Colorado Avalanche	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	29–21–7–2	67
60	21	Florida Panthers	2–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	30–21–7–2	69
61	23	New York Rangers	4–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	31–21–7–2	71
62	25	New York Islanders	1–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	32–21–7–2	73
63	28	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–4	Montreal Canadiens	32–22–7–2	73

March: 8–5–0–2 (Home: 4–2–0–1 ; Road: 4–3–0–1), 18 Points

#	Mar	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Points
64	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–5	New York Rangers	33–22–7–2	75
65	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4	Washington Capitals	33–23–7–2	75
66	7	Washington Capitals	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	33–24–7–2	75
67	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–3	Atlanta Thrashers	34–24–7–2	77
68	10	Calgary Flames	3–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	35–24–7–2	79
69	12	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–3	New York Rangers	35–24–8–2	80
70	14	New York Islanders	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	35–25–8–2	80
71	16	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–3	Florida Panthers	36–25–8–2	82
72	17	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–5	Tampa Bay Lightning	36–26–8–2	82
73	20	Boston Bruins	2–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	36–26–9–2	83
74	23	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–5	Carolina Hurricanes	36–27–9–2	83
75	25	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	New Jersey Devils	37–27–9–2	85
76	27	Buffalo Sabres	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	38–27–9–2	87
77	29	Chicago Blackhawks	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	39–27–9–2	89
78	31	St. Louis Blues	3–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	40–27–9–2	91

April: 2–1–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–1–0), 5 Points

#	Apr	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Points
79	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	1–4	New York Islanders	40–28–9–2	91
80	4	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	41–28–9–2	93
81	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4 OT	Philadelphia Flyers	41–28–9–3	94
82	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–4	Carolina Hurricanes	42–28–9–3	96

Legend: = Win = Loss = OT Loss = Tie

Injuries[]

Player	Injury	Date	Returned
Hans Jonsson	bruised foot (DTD)	October 7, 2000	October 13, 2000
Hans Jonsson	concussion (DTD)	October 14, 2000	October 25, 2000
Janne Laukkanen	bruised knee (DTD)	October 14, 2000	October 21, 2000
Ian Moran	knee injury (DTD)	October 19, 2000	November 4, 2000
Roman Simicek	strained hamstring (DTD)	November 3, 2000	November 16, 2000
Ian Moran	broken hand (out indefinitely)	November 11, 2000	—
Bob Boughner	broken wrist (DTD)	November 13, 2000	—
Janne Laukkanen	sprained knee (DTD)	November 16, 2000	December 26, 2000
Josef Beranek	strained hamstring (DTD)	November 22, 2000	—
Kip Miller	strained groin (DTD)	December 1, 2000	December 9, 2000
Roman Simicek	flu (DTD)	December 5, 2000	December 9, 2000
Jan Hrdina	strained groin (DTD)	December 6, 2000	December 13, 2000
Rene Corbet	cervical strain (DTD)	December 6, 2000	December 13, 2000
Jeff Norton	bruised foot (DTD)	December 9, 2000	December 13, 2000
Josef Beranek	strained shoulder (DTD)	December 13, 2000	—
Darius Kasparaitis	bruised foot (DTD)	December 20, 2000	December 26, 2000
Josef Beranek	hip injury (DTD)	December 20, 2000	—
Rene Corbet	sore back (DTD)	December 21, 2000	December 30, 2000
Jeff Norton	bruised knee (DTD)	January 12, 2001	January 21, 2001
Jan Hrdina	bruised hip (DTD)	January 13, 2001	—
Krzysztof Oliwa	broken arm (DTD)	January 15, 2001	January 30, 2001
Josef Beranek	strained groin (DTD)	January 21, 2001	February 10, 2001
Hans Jonsson	strained hip (DTD)	January 30, 2001	February 14, 2001
Rene Corbet	bruised foot (DTD)	February 10, 2001	February 16, 2001
Wayne Primeau	neck injury (DTD)	February 15, 2001	—
Ian Moran	flu (DTD)	February 16, 2001	—
Janne Laukkanen	flu (DTD)	February 16, 2001	—
Jeff Norton	back injury (DTD)	February 17, 2001	February 25, 2001
Rene Corbet	broken foot (out for season)	February 17, 2001	—
Ian Moran	broken thumb (DTD)	February 21, 2001	March 31, 2001
Hans Jonsson	strained shoulder (DTD)	February 23, 2001	March 9, 2001
Marc Bergevin	knee injury (out indefinitely)	February 23, 2001	March 9, 2001
Marc Bergevin	strained knee (DTD)	February 23, 2001	—
Janne Laukkanen	strained groin (DTD)	February 25, 2001	March 25, 2001
Bob Boughner	bruised chest (DTD)	March 3, 2001	—
Sven Butenschon	sore shoulder (DTD)	March 7, 2001	March 12, 2001
Janne Laukkanen	sprained knee (DTD)	March 12, 2001	—
Billy Tibbetts	flu (DTD)	March 14, 2001	—
Wayne Primeau	strained muscle (DTD)	March 14, 2001	—
Josef Beranek	bruised thigh (DTD)	March 23, 2001	—
Krzysztof Oliwa	hamstring injury (DTD)	March 23, 2001	April 2, 2001
Kevin Stevens	sprained knee (out for season)	March 29, 2001	—
Hans Jonsson	elbow injury (out for season)	March 31, 2001	—
Janne Laukkanen	sprained knee (DTD)	March 31, 2001	April 7, 2001
Darius Kasparaitis	strained muscle (out for season)	April 7, 2001	—
Jaromir Jagr	bruised finger (DTD)	April 8, 2001	—

Playoffs[]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals[]

The Penguins opened the playoffs against the Washington Capitals. It was their sixth meeting in the playoffs. The Penguins were shut out in Game 1, 1–0. Lemieux scored a goal and had an assist in Game 2, which was won by the Penguins, 2–1. Newcomer Johan Hedberg shut out the Capitals in Game 3. The Capitals won Game 4 in overtime, 4-3. However, game-winning goals by Lemieux and Martin Straka in Game 5 and 6 won the series for the Penguins, 4–2.

April 12	Pittsburgh Penguins		0–1	Washington Capitals	MCI Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		00:35 – pp – Peter Bondra (1)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Johan Hedberg 26 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats		Olaf Kolzig 16 saves / 16 shots

April 14	Pittsburgh Penguins		2–1	Washington Capitals	MCI Center	Recap
Kevin Stevens (1) – pp – 07:13 Mario Lemieux (1) – 16:34		First period		09:25 – pp – Peter Bondra (2)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Johan Hedberg 17 saves / 18 shots		Goalie stats		Olaf Kolzig 25 saves / 27 shots

April 16	Washington Capitals		0–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		09:23 – Kevin Stevens (2)
No scoring		Third period		04:59 – Alexei Kovalev (1) 07:37 – Jan Hrdina (1)
Olaf Kolzig 21 saves / 24 shots		Goalie stats		Johan Hedberg 34 saves / 34 shots

April 18	Washington Capitals		4–3	OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
Steve Konowalchuk (1) – pp – 07:49		First period			No scoring
Brendan Witt (1) – pp – 19:16		Second period			01:15 – Mario Lemieux (2)
Steve Konowalchuk (2) – pp – 09:09		Third period			11:14 – pp – Jaromir Jagr (1) 13:50 – pp – Janne Laukkanen (1)
Jeff Halpern (1) – 04:01		First overtime period			No scoring
Olaf Kolzig 29 saves / 32 shots		Goalie stats			Johan Hedberg 25 saves / 29 shots

April 21	Pittsburgh Penguins		2–1	Washington Capitals	MCI Center	Recap
Andrew Ference (1) – 06:35 Mario Lemieux (3) – 07:06		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		10:01 – pp – Sergei Gonchar (1)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Johan Hedberg 21 saves / 22 shots		Goalie stats		Olaf Kolzig 16 saves / 18 shots

April 23	Washington Capitals		3–4	OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			07:21 – pp – Mario Lemieux (4) 08:59 – Robert Lang (1)
Brendan Witt (2) – 14:07 Jeff Halpern (2) – pp – 17:28		Second period			19:59 – pp – Alexei Kovalev (2)
Calle Johansson (1) – 17:20		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			13:04 – Martin Straka (1)
Olaf Kolzig 32 saves / 36 shots		Goalie stats			Johan Hedberg 28 saves / 31 shots

Pittsburgh won series 4–2

Eastern Conference Semifinals[]

The Penguins played the Buffalo Sabres in the conference semi-finals. The Penguins won Game 1 by the score of 3–0 and Game 2 by the score of 3–1. The Sabres won the next three games, pushing the Penguins to elimination. However, overtime-winning goals by Straka and Darius Kasparaitis in Game 6 and 7 won the series for the Penguins. Game 7 was Dominik Hasek's last game as a Sabre; he would sign with the Detroit Red Wings in the off-season.

April 26	Pittsburgh Penguins		3–0	Buffalo Sabres	HSBC Arena	Recap
Mario Lemieux (5) – 05:07		First period		No scoring
Jan Hrdina (2) – 14:02		Second period		No scoring
Wayne Primeau (1) – 17:40		Third period		No scoring
Johan Hedberg 25 saves / 25 shots		Goalie stats		Dominik Hasek 29 saves / 32 shots

April 28	Pittsburgh Penguins		3–1	Buffalo Sabres	HSBC Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Robert Lang (2) – 10:11		Second period		14:44 – pp – Stu Barnes (1)
Andrew Ference (2) – 08:09 Alexei Kovalev (3) – en – 19:57		Third period		No scoring
Johan Hedberg 21 saves / 22 shots		Goalie stats		Dominik Hasek 12 saves / 14 shots

April 30	Buffalo Sabres		4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Curtis Brown (3) – 13:04		Second period		05:34 – pp – Kevin Stevens (3)
Jason Woolley (1) – 09:51 Miroslav Satan (3) – 13:03 James Patrick (1) – en – 19:39		Third period		No scoring
Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 20 shots		Goalie stats		Johan Hedberg 26 saves / 29 shots

May 2	Buffalo Sabres		5–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
Jean-Pierre Dumont (3) – 01:28 Curtis Brown (4) – sh – 19:13		First period		11:10 – pp – Martin Straka (2)
No scoring		Second period		05:24 – Janne Laukkanen (2)
Stu Barnes (2) – 04:44 Vladimir Tsyplakov (1) – 14:24 Stu Barnes (3) – pp – 18:09		Third period		No scoring
Dominik Hasek 15 saves / 17 shots		Goalie stats		Johan Hedberg 23 saves / 28 shots

May 5	Pittsburgh Penguins		2–3	OT	Buffalo Sabres	HSBC Arena	Recap
Jaromir Jagr (2) – pp – 14:51		First period			No scoring
Aleksey Morozov (1) – 02:36		Second period			09:54 – pp – Chris Gratton (6)
No scoring		Third period			11:16 – sh – Curtis Brown (5)
No scoring		First overtime period			08:34 – Stu Barnes (4)
Johan Hedberg 27 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats			Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 27 shots

May 8	Buffalo Sabres		2–3	OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
Maxim Afinogenov (2) – 09:26		First period			No scoring
Donald Audette (3) – 15:12		Second period			05:14 – Alexei Kovalev (4)
No scoring		Third period			18:42 – Mario Lemieux (6)
No scoring		First overtime period			11:29 – Martin Straka (3)
Dominik Hasek 30 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Johan Hedberg 16 saves / 18 shots

May 10	Pittsburgh Penguins		3–2	OT	Buffalo Sabres	HSBC Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Andrew Ference (3) – pp – 08:19		Second period			01:50 – Jean-Pierre Dumont (4)
Robert Lang (3) – 09:00		Third period			00:32 – pp – Steve Heinze (3)
Darius Kasparaitis (1) – 13:01		First overtime period			No scoring
Johan Hedberg 28 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats			Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 28 shots

Pittsburgh won series 4–3

Eastern Conference Finals[]

The Penguins and the New Jersey Devils split the first two games of the series before the Devils took games three, four, and five to eliminate the Penguins.

May 12	Pittsburgh Penguins		1–3	New Jersey Devils	Continental Airlines Arena	Recap
Martin Straka (4) – pp – 03:06		First period		14:09 – pp – Randy McKay (6)
No scoring		Second period		17:04 – pp – Petr Sykora (5)
No scoring		Third period		01:20 – Petr Sykora (6)
Johan Hedberg 18 saves / 21 shots		Goalie stats		Martin Brodeur 14 saves / 15 shots

May 15	Pittsburgh Penguins		4–2	New Jersey Devils	Continental Airlines Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		08:52 – Jay Pandolfo (1) 16:34 – sh – Petr Sykora (7)
Aleksey Morozov (2) – sh – 09:20 Alexei Kovalev (5) – 12:17 Rene Corbet (1) – 15:55		Second period		No scoring
Robert Lang (4) – 05:19		Third period		No scoring
Johan Hedberg 27 saves / 29 shots		Goalie stats		Martin Brodeur 19 saves / 23 shots

May 17	New Jersey Devils		3–0	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
Brian Rafalski (5) – 08:42 Jason Arnott (4) – pp – 12:37		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Patrik Elias (6) – 01:27		Third period		No scoring
Martin Brodeur 20 saves / 20 shots		Goalie stats		Johan Hedberg 33 saves / 36 shots

May 19	New Jersey Devils		5–0	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mellon Arena	Recap
Patrik Elias (7) – 18:11		First period		No scoring
Brian Rafalski (6) – 07:58 Petr Sykora (8) – 15:34		Second period		No scoring
Jason Arnott (5) – 04:17 Brian Rafalski (7) – pp – 13:14		Third period		No scoring
Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 21 shots		Goalie stats		Johan Hedberg 25 saves / 30 shots

May 22	Pittsburgh Penguins		2–4	New Jersey Devils	Continental Airlines Arena	Recap
Aleksey Morozov (3) – 16:38		First period		00:57 – Jason Arnott (6)
Martin Straka (5) – pp – 13:09		Second period		07:31 – pp – Jason Arnott (7) 12:23 – Bobby Holik (6)
No scoring		Third period		03:32 – John Madden (3)
Johan Hedberg 19 saves / 23 shots		Goalie stats		Martin Brodeur 18 saves / 20 shots

New Jersey won series 4–1

Player statistics[]

Skaters

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jaromir Jagr	81	52	69	121	19	42
Alexei Kovalev	79	44	51	95	12	96
Martin Straka	82	27	68	95	19	38
Robert Lang	82	32	48	80	20	28
Mario Lemieux	43	35	41	76	15	18
Jan Hrdina	78	15	28	43	19	48
Josef Beranek	70	9	14	23	–7	43
Kevin Stevens^†	32	8	15	23	–4	55
Hans Jonsson	58	4	18	22	11	22
Janne Laukkanen	50	3	17	20	9	34
Alexei Morozov	66	5	14	19	–8	6
Darius Kasparaitis	77	3	16	19	11	111
Rene Corbet	43	8	9	17	–3	57
Andrew Ference	36	4	11	15	6	28
Jiri Slegr^‡	42	5	10	15	–9	60
Milan Kraft	42	7	7	14	–6	8
Jeff Norton^‡	32	2	10	12	8	20
Kip Miller	33	3	8	11	0	6
Roman Simicek^‡	29	3	6	9	–5	30
Toby Petersen	12	2	6	8	3	4
Ian Moran	40	3	4	7	5	28
Wayne Primeau^†	28	1	6	7	0	54
Marc Bergevin^†	36	1	4	5	5	26
Matthew Barnaby^‡	47	1	4	5	–7	168
Michal Rozsival	30	1	4	5	3	26
Bob Boughner	58	1	3	4	18	147
Krzysztof Oliwa^†	26	1	2	3	–4	131
Billy Tibbetts	29	1	2	3	–2	79
Josef Melichar	18	0	2	2	–5	21
Frantisek Kucera^†	7	0	2	2	–2	0
Sven Butenschon^‡	5	0	1	1	1	2
Dan Trebil^‡	16	0	0	0	–1	7
Greg Crozier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Dollas^†	5	0	0	0	0	4
Dan LaCouture^†	11	0	0	0	0	14
Steve McKenna^†	34	0	0	0	–4	100
Dennis Bonvie	3	0	0	0	–1	0
Total		281	500	781	—	1,561

Playoffs^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mario Lemieux	18	6	11	17	4	4
Martin Straka	18	5	8	13	–1	8
Jaromir Jagr	16	2	10	12	4	18
Andrew Ference	18	3	7	10	0	16
Alexei Kovalev	18	5	5	10	–2	16
Robert Lang	16	4	4	8	2	4
Jan Hrdina	18	2	5	7	–4	8
Alexei Morozov	18	3	3	6	0	6
Kevin Stevens	17	3	3	6	–4	20
Wayne Primeau	18	1	3	4	–2	2
Janne Laukkanen	18	2	2	4	6	14
Josef Beranek	13	0	2	2	1	2
Darius Kasparaitis	17	1	1	2	–5	26
Bob Boughner	18	0	1	1	5	22
Rene Corbet	17	1	0	1	–5	12
Marc Bergevin	12	0	1	1	2	2
Ian Moran	18	0	1	1	–3	4
Hans Jonsson	16	0	0	0	–2	8
Milan Kraft	8	0	0	0	–4	2
Dan LaCouture	5	0	0	0	0	2
Krzysztof Oliwa	5	0	0	0	0	16
Total		38	67	105	—	212

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	36	33	2050:06	20	14	1	107	3.13	973	0.890	0	1	4
Garth Snow	35	34	2031:43	14	15	4	101	2.98	1014	0.900	3	0	8
Johan Hedberg	9	9	544:54	7	1	1	24	2.64	253	0.905	0	0	0
Rich Parent	7	4	331:39	1	1	3	17	3.08	150	0.887	0	0	0
Total		80	4958:22	42	31	9	249	3.01	2390	0.896	3	1	12

Playoffs^[6]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Johan Hedberg	18	18	1123:04	9	9	43	2.30	482	0.911	2
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	1	0	00:54	0	0	0	0.00	0	0.000	0
Total		18	1123:58	9	9	43	2.3	482	0.911	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Roman Simicek	First NHL goal	October 14, 2000
Milan Kraft	First NHL goal	October 14, 2000
Jaromir Jagr	400th career goal	November 13, 2000
Darius Kasparaitis	100th career point	November 25, 2000
Toby Petersen	First NHL goal	December 10, 2000
Jan Hrdina	100th career point	December 16, 2000
Jaromir Jagr	1000th career point	December 30, 2000
Mario Lemieux	1500th career point	December 30, 2000
Jaromir Jagr	600th career assist	January 15, 2001
Kevin Stevens	700th career assist	January 19, 2001
Martin Straka	400th career assist	January 27, 2001
Robert Lang	100th career goal	January 30, 2001
Billy Tibbetts	First NHL goal	February 16, 2001
Alexei Kovalev	200th career goal	February 19, 2001
Johan Hedberg	First NHL win	March 16, 2001

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Johan Hedberg	First playoff win	April 14, 2001
Jaromir Jagr	100th playoff assist	April 26, 2001
Martin Straka	50th playoff point	May 15, 2001

Making their NHL Regular Season debuts in 2000–01 were Roman Simicek, Toby Petersen, Billy Tibbetts, Greg Crozier, Milan Kraft and Johan Hedberg.

Awards[]

Player	Award
Bob Boughner	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Jaromir Jagr	Leading Point Scorer Award First team NHL All-Star Art Ross Trophy
Alexei Kovalev	A.T. Caggiano Booster Club Award Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Mario Lemieux	Most Valuable Player Award Second team NHL All-Star
Ian Moran	Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Martin Straka	Player's Player Award

Broadcaster Mike Lange was also awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2001, thus securing his induction into the broadcaster's wing of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Jaromir Jagr, Alexei Kovalev and Mario Lemieux were all selected to participate in the 2001 NHL All-Star Game. Lemieux captained the North American All-Stars and scored two points. Kovalev was a reserve for the World All-Stars and also scored two points. Jagr was voted as a starter for the World All-Stars, but could not play due to an injury.

Transactions[]

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season:^[7]

Trades[]

November 14, 2000	To New York Islanders 2001 9th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Trebil
December 28, 2000	To St. Louis Blues Dan Trebil	To Pittsburgh Penguins Marc Bergevin
January 13, 2001	To Minnesota Wild Roman Simicek	To Pittsburgh Penguins Steve McKenna
January 14, 2001	To Philadelphia Flyers John Slaney	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Stevens
January 14, 2001	To Columbus Blue Jackets 2001 3rd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa
January 14, 2001	To Atlanta Thrashers Jiri Slegr	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2001 3rd round pick
February 1, 2001	To Tampa Bay Lightning Matthew Barnaby	To Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Primeau
March 12, 2001	To San Jose Sharks Jeff Norton	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Dollas Johan Hedberg
March 13, 2001	To Edmonton Oilers Sven Butenschon	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan LaCouture
March 13, 2001	To Columbus Blue Jackets 2001 6th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Frantisek Kucera

Free agents acquired[]

Player	Former team	Date
Trent Cull	Phoenix Coyotes	August 28, 2000
Rich Parent	Ottawa Senators	September 19, 2000
Kip Miller	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	September 24, 2000
Brendan Buckley	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	September 28, 2000

Free agents lost[]

Player	New team	Date
Peter Popovic	Boston Bruins	July 2, 2000
Ron Tugnutt	Columbus Blue Jackets	July 4, 2000
Dan Trebil	New York Islanders	July 28, 2000
Tyler Moss	Carolina Hurricanes	August 9, 2000
Pat Falloon	HC Davos (Swiss)	August 25, 2000
Peter Skudra	Boston Bruins	October 3, 2000
Stephen Leach	Louisville Panthers (AHL)	November 15, 2000

Player signings[]

Player	Date	Contract terms
Darcy Verot	July 28, 2000
Sven Butenschon	July 28, 2000
Janne Laukkanen	July 30, 2000
Matthew Barnaby	July 31, 2000	1-year/$1.1 million
Rene Corbet	July 31, 2000	1-year/$825,000
Josef Beranek	August 3, 2000
Dennis Bonvie	August 10, 2000
Valentin Morozov	August 16, 2000
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	September 24, 2000
Jason MacDonald	September 29, 2000
Mario Lemieux	December 11, 2000	1-year, $1.4 million
Darcy Robinson	June 4, 2001
Kevin Stevens	June 11, 2001

Personnel[]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
30	Jean-Sebastien Aubin	G	R	23	1995	Montreal, Quebec
18	Josef Beranek	LW	L	31	1989	Litvínov, Czechoslovakia
3	Marc Bergevin	D	L	35	1983	Montreal, Quebec
16	Dennis Bonvie	RW	R	27	Undrafted	Antigonish, Nova Scotia
6	Bob Boughner (A)	D	R	30	1989	Windsor, Ontario
31	Sebastien Caron	G	L	20	1999	Amqui, Quebec
9	Rene Corbet	LW	L	27	1991	Victoriaville, Quebec
32	Greg Crozier	LW	L	24	1994	Calgary, Alberta
4	Bobby Dollas	D	L	36	1983	Montreal, Quebec
7	Andrew Ference	D	L	22	1997	Edmonton, Alberta
1	Johan Hedberg	G	R	28	1994	Leksand, Sweden
38	Jan Hrdina	C	R	25	1995	Hradec, Czechoslovakia
68	Jaromir Jagr (C)	RW	L	29	1990	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
8	Hans Jonsson	D	L	27	1993	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
11	Darius Kasparaitis	D	L	28	1992	Elektrėnai, Soviet Union
27	Alexei Kovalev	RW	L	28	1991	Togliatti, Soviet Union
14	Milan Kraft	C	R	21	1998	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
26	Frantisek Kucera	D	R	33	1986	Prague, Czechoslovakia
22	Dan LaCouture	LW	L	24	1996	Hyannis, Massachusetts
20	Robert Lang	C	R	30	1990	Teplice, Czechoslovakia
5	Janne Laukkanen	D	L	31	1991	Lahti, Finland
66	Mario Lemieux	C	R	35	1984	Montreal, Quebec
23	Steve McKenna	LW	L	27	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
2	Josef Melichar	D	L	22	1997	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
37	Kip Miller	C	L	31	1987	Lansing, Michigan
24	Ian Moran	D	R	28	1990	Cleveland, Ohio
95	Alexei Morozov	RW	L	24	1995	Moscow, Soviet Union
29	Krzysztof Oliwa	LW	L	28	1993	Tychy, Poland
31	Rich Parent	G	L	28	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
17	Toby Petersen	C	L	22	1998	Minneapolis, Minnesota
15	Wayne Primeau	C	L	25	1994	Scarborough, Ontario
28	Michal Rozsival	D	R	22	1996	Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
34	Garth Snow	G	L	31	1987	Wrentham, Massachusetts
25	Kevin Stevens	LW	L	36	1983	Brockton, Massachusetts
82	Martin Straka (A)	C	L	28	1992	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
12	Billy Tibbetts	RW	R	26	Undrafted	Boston, Massachusetts

Draft picks[]

The Penguins selected the following players at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary:^[8]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	18	Brooks Orpik	Defense	United States	Boston College (Hockey East)
2	52	Shane Endicott	Center	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	84	Peter Hamerlik	Goaltender	Slovakia	HK 36 Skalica (Slovakia)
4	124^[a]	Michel Ouellet	Right Wing	Canada	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
5	146^[b]	David Koci	Defense	Czech Republic	Sparta Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
6	185	Patrick Foley	Left Wing	United States	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
7	216	Jim Abbott	Left Wing	United States	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
8	248	Steven Crampton	Right Wing	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
9	273^[c]	Roman Simicek	Center	Czech Republic	HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)
9	280	Nick Boucher	Goaltender	Canada	Dartmouth College (ECAC)

Draft notes^[9]

The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick and a 2000 fifth-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
^a The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick (from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for a 2000 fifth-round pick and this pick.
^b The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for a 2000 fourth-round pick and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as the result of a March 14, 2000 trade that sent Dan Trebil to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
^c The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's ninth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a January 29, 2000 trade that sent Kip Miller to the Mighty Ducks in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams[]

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL finished second in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a record of 36-33-9-2 record. They defeated the Syracuse Crunch, Philadelphia Phantoms and Hershey Bears to win the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as Western Conference playoff champions. They lost to the Saint John Flames in six games in the Calder Cup Finals. John Slaney won the Eddie Shore Award as defenseman of the year.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished last overall with a record of 24-40-8.

References[]

^ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
^ "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
^ "2000–2001 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
^ "2000–2001 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
^ "2000–2001 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
^ "2000–2001 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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^ "2000 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

"2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links[]

[1] "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[conf-2] "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[3] "2000–2001 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[4] "2000–2001 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[5] "2000–2001 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[6] "2000–2001 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[7] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 3, 2012.

[8] "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

[9] "2000 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

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