2000–01 San Jose Sharks season

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2000–01 San Jose Sharks
Division2nd Pacific
Conference5th Western
2000–01 record40–27–12–3
Goals for217
Goals against192
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainOwen Nolan

The 2000–01 San Jose Sharks season was the team's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The campaign saw the Sharks win 40 games for the first time in franchise history. In so doing, the team set a new franchise record for points (95) and clinched a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season.

During the off-season, general manager Dean Lombardi sought to add depth to the Sharks' offense. In addition to retaining nearly all of the prior season's players, Lombardi traded for forward Niklas Sundstrom and signed gritty right winger Scott Thornton. These moves paid dividends immediately, as the Sharks' offense continued to function well despite injuries to key forwards Owen Nolan and Vincent Damphousse. The Sharks also benefited from the strong play of Patrick Marleau, who set career highs in goals (25), assists (27), and points (52) in his fourth season with the team. The Sharks' defense also improved behind the quality play of Gary Suter, Brad Stuart and Scott Hannan.

The 2000–01 regular season is also remembered for the emergence of second-year goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. While Nabokov had been impressive in limited action one season earlier, he remained the backup to starter Steve Shields. However, an early-season ankle injury to Shields forced Nabokov into a starting role. With Nabokov as their starter, the Sharks raced out to a 9–2–2 start. By the time Shields returned from his injury, Nabokov was fully entrenched as starting goaltender. Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy at the end of the season for his play.

Late in the 2000–01 season, the team traded Shields and struggling star Jeff Friesen to Anaheim for superstar forward Teemu Selanne. In making the trade, the Sharks sought to establish themselves as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders for the first time in franchise history. While Selanne played well in limited action, the Sharks' aspirations proved premature. In the first round of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, the team was defeated by the St. Louis Blues in six games.

Off-season[]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Pacific Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Dallas Stars 82 48 24 8 2 241 187 106
2 5 San Jose Sharks 82 40 27 12 3 217 192 95
3 7 Los Angeles Kings 82 38 28 13 3 252 228 92
4 9 Phoenix Coyotes 82 35 27 17 3 214 212 90
5 15 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 25 41 11 5 188 245 66

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.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 52 16 10 4 270 192 118
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 49 20 9 4 253 202 111
3 y – Dallas Stars PAC 82 48 24 8 2 241 187 106
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 43 22 12 5 249 195 103
5 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 40 27 12 3 217 192 95
6 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 39 28 12 3 243 222 93
7 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 38 28 13 3 252 228 92
8 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 36 28 11 7 239 238 90
8.5
9 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 35 27 17 3 214 212 90
10 Nashville Predators CEN 82 34 36 9 3 186 200 80
11 Calgary Flames NW 82 27 36 15 4 197 236 73
12 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 29 40 8 5 210 246 71
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 82 28 39 9 6 190 233 71
14 Minnesota Wild NW 82 25 39 13 5 168 210 68
15 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 25 41 11 5 188 245 66

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

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


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
1 L October 6, 2000 1–4 St. Louis Blues (2000–01) Shields 0–1–0–0
2 W October 12, 2000 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) Shields 1–1–0–0
3 W October 14, 2000 5–2 Boston Bruins (2000–01) Nabokov 2–1–0–0
4 L October 18, 2000 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) Nabokov 2–2–0–0
5 W October 20, 2000 3–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) Nabokov 3–2–0–0
6 W October 21, 2000 5–3 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) Nabokov 4–2–0–0
7 W October 24, 2000 3–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) Nabokov 5–2–0–0
8 W October 25, 2000 3–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) Nabokov 6–2–0–0
9 T October 28, 2000 2–2 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) Nabokov 6–2–1–0
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
10 W November 1, 2000 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) Nabokov 7–2–1–0
11 W November 4, 2000 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) Nabokov 8–2–1–0
12 T November 5, 2000 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) Nabokov 8–2–2–0
13 W November 8, 2000 3–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) Nabokov 9–2–2–0
14 L November 9, 2000 2–5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) Shields 9–3–2–0
15 W November 11, 2000 4–0 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) Nabokov 10–3–2–0
16 W November 14, 2000 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) Nabokov 11–3–2–0
17 L November 15, 2000 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) Nabokov 11–4–2–0
18 W November 18, 2000 5–3 New York Islanders (2000–01) Nabokov 12–4–2–0
19 W November 22, 2000 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) Nabokov 13–4–2–0
20 L November 25, 2000 2–3 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) Nabokov 13–5–2–0
21 W November 28, 2000 4–1 Minnesota Wild (2000–01) Shields 14–5–2–0
22 W November 30, 2000 3–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) Nabokov 15–5–2–0
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
23 T December 3, 2000 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) Shields 15–5–3–0
24 W December 4, 2000 8–0 @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) Nabokov 16–5–3–0
25 T December 6, 2000 2–2 OT Dallas Stars (2000–01) Nabokov 16–5–4–0
26 L December 8, 2000 1–6 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) Nabokov 16–6–4–0
27 W December 12, 2000 3–2 New York Rangers (2000–01) Nabokov 17–6–4–0
28 W December 14, 2000 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) Nabokov 18–6–4��0
29 W December 16, 2000 2–1 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) Nabokov 19–6–4–0
30 W December 18, 2000 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) Nabokov 20–6–4–0
31 W December 20, 2000 2–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) Nabokov 21–6–4–0
32 L December 21, 2000 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) Shields 21–7–4–0
33 L December 23, 2000 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) Shields 21–8–4–0
34 W December 26, 2000 2–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) Nabokov 22–8–4–0
35 T December 28, 2000 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) Nabokov 22–8–5–0
36 L December 30, 2000 3–6 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) Nabokov 22–9–5–0
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
37 W January 1, 2001 3–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) Nabokov 23–9–5–0
38 L January 3, 2001 0–1 Calgary Flames (2000–01) Nabokov 23–10–5–0
39 T January 4, 2001 2–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) Shields 23–10–6–0
40 W January 6, 2001 3–1 Florida Panthers (2000–01) Shields 24–10–6–0
41 W January 9, 2001 2–1 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) Nabokov 25–10–6–0
42 W January 11, 2001 6–3 St. Louis Blues (2000–01) Nabokov 26–10–6–0
43 L January 13, 2001 3–5 Nashville Predators (2000–01) Shields 26–11–6–0
44 L January 15, 2001 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) Nabokov 26–12–6–0
45 T January 17, 2001 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (2000–01) Shields 26–12–7–0
46 L January 20, 2001 1–2 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) Nabokov 26–13–7–0
47 T January 22, 2001 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) Nabokov 26–13–8–0
48 W January 24, 2001 6–1 Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) Nabokov 27–13–8–0
49 W January 26, 2001 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) Nabokov 28–13–8–0
50 W January 27, 2001 4–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) Shields 29–13–8–0
51 L January 30, 2001 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) Nabokov 29–14–8–0
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
52 L February 1, 2001 2–4 Dallas Stars (2000–01) Nabokov 29–15–8–0
53 T February 6, 2001 1–1 OT @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) Shields 29–15–9–0
54 T February 8, 2001 0–0 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) Shields 29–15–10–0
55 W February 10, 2001 3–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) Shields 30–15–10��0
56 W February 14, 2001 7–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) Shields 31–15–10–0
57 W February 16, 2001 2–0 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) Nabokov 32–15–10–0
58 L February 18, 2001 1–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) Shields 32–16–10–0
59 W February 20, 2001 3–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) Nabokov 33–16–10–0
60 L February 21, 2001 0–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) Nabokov 33–17–10–0
61 W February 23, 2001 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) Nabokov 34–17–10–0
62 L February 26, 2001 2–7 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) Nabokov 34–18–10–0
63 L February 28, 2001 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) Shields 34–19–10–0
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
64 L March 1, 2001 4–8 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) Shields 34–20–10–0
65 L March 3, 2001 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) Nabokov 34–21–10–0
66 OTL March 6, 2001 1–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) Nabokov 34–21–10–1
67 T March 7, 2001 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) Nabokov 34–21–11–1
68 L March 10, 2001 0–3 Nashville Predators (2000–01) Nabokov 34���22–11–1
69 W March 12, 2001 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) Nabokov 35–22–11–1
70 L March 14, 2001 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) Nabokov 35–23–11–1
71 OTL March 17, 2001 0–1 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) Nabokov 35–23–11–2
72 L March 18, 2001 4–6 Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) Kiprusoff 35–24–11–2
73 L March 20, 2001 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) Nabokov 35–25–11–2
74 L March 22, 2001 1–2 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) Nabokov 35–26–11–2
75 T March 26, 2001 0–0 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) Nabokov 35–26–12–2
76 W March 27, 2001 3–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) Nabokov 36–26–12–2
77 W March 29, 2001 7–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) Kiprusoff 37–26–12–2
78 L March 31, 2001 1–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) Nabokov 37–27–12–2
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
79 W April 2, 2001 4–2 Minnesota Wild (2000–01) Nabokov 38–27–12–2
80 W April 5, 2001 3–0 Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) Nabokov 39–27–12–2
81 OTL April 7, 2001 4–5 OT Dallas Stars (2000–01) Nabokov 39–27–12–3
82 W April 8, 2001 4–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) Kiprusoff 40–27–12–3

Playoffs[]

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) St. Louis Blues[]

St. Louis Blues wins series 4–2

Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series
1 April 12 San Jose 1 – 3 St. Louis Nabokov 0 – 1
2 April 14 San Jose 1 – 0 St. Louis Nabokov 1 – 1
3 April 16 St. Louis 6 – 3 San Jose Nabokov 1 – 2
4 April 17 St. Louis 2 – 3 San Jose Kiprusoff 2 – 2
5 April 19 San Jose 2 – 3 St. Louis OT Kiprusoff 2 – 3
6 April 21 St. Louis 2 – 1 San Jose Nabokov 2 – 4

Player statistics[]

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Patrick Marleau C 81 25 27 52 22 7 5 0 6
Owen Nolan RW 57 24 25 49 75 0 10 1 4
Niklas Sundstrom RW 82 10 39 49 28 10 4 1 0
Vincent Damphousse C 45 9 37 46 62 17 4 0 3
Mike Ricci C 81 22 22 44 60 3 9 2 4
Scott Thornton LW 73 19 17 36 114 4 4 0 1
Jeff Friesen LW 64 12 24 36 56 7 2 0 1
Gary Suter D 68 10 24 34 84 8 4 0 1
Marco Sturm LW 81 14 18 32 28 9 2 3 5
Stephane Matteau LW 80 13 19 32 32 5 1 0 3
Alexander Korolyuk LW 70 12 13 25 41 2 3 0 1
Brad Stuart D 77 5 18 23 56 10 1 0 2
Todd Harvey RW/C 69 10 11 21 72 6 1 0 2
Bryan Marchment D 75 7 11 18 204 15 0 1 3
Scott Hannan D 75 3 14 17 51 10 0 0 1
Marcus Ragnarsson D 68 3 12 15 44 2 1 0 0
Teemu Selanne RW 12 7 6 13 0 1 2 0 2
Mike Rathje D 81 0 11 11 48 7 0 0 0
Tony Granato RW 60 4 5 9 65 -1 1 0 1
Shawn Heins D 38 3 4 7 57 2 2 0 0
Jim Montgomery C 28 1 6 7 19 -1 1 0 0
Mark Smith C 42 2 2 4 51 2 0 0 0
Bill Lindsay RW 16 0 4 4 29 2 0 0 0
Matt Bradley RW 21 1 1 2 19 0 0 0 0
Bobby Dollas D 16 1 1 2 14 4 0 0 0
Evgeni Nabokov G 66 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0
Jeff Norton D 10 0 1 1 8 4 0 0 0
Miikka Kiprusoff G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Kruse LW 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mikael Samuelsson RW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Shields G 21 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Evgeni Nabokov 3700 66 32 21 7 135 2.19 6 1582 1447 .915
Steve Shields 1135 21 6 8 5 47 2.48 2 531 484 .911
Miikka Kiprusoff 154 5 2 1 0 5 1.95 0 51 46 .902
Team: 4989 82 40 30 12 187 2.25 8 2164 1977 .914
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Stephane Matteau LW 6 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0
Scott Thornton LW 6 3 0 3 8 1 0 0 1
Vincent Damphousse C 6 2 1 3 14 -1 0 1 0
Mike Ricci C 6 0 3 3 0 -1 0 0 0
Niklas Sundstrom RW 6 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
Patrick Marleau C 6 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0
Owen Nolan RW 6 1 1 2 8 -5 0 0 1
Teemu Selanne RW 6 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
Marco Sturm LW 6 0 2 2 0 -2 0 0 0
Tony Granato RW 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
Brad Stuart D 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Hannan D 6 0 1 1 6 -1 0 0 0
Bryan Marchment D 5 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
Jeff Norton D 6 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
Marcus Ragnarsson D 5 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0
Mike Rathje D 6 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0
Todd Harvey RW/C 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Shawn Heins D 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Miikka Kiprusoff G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alexander Korolyuk LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Lindsay RW 6 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0
Evgeni Nabokov G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Suter D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Miikka Kiprusoff 149 3 1 1 5 2.01 0 79 74 .937
Evgeni Nabokov 218 4 1 3 10 2.75 1 103 93 .903
Team: 367 6 2 4 15 2.45 1 182 167 .918

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Draft picks[]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
2 41 Tero Maatta Defence  Finland Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
4 104 Jon DiSalvatore Right Wing  United States Providence College (NCAA)
5 142 Michal Pinc Center  Czech Republic Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
5 166 Nolan Schaefer Goalie  Canada Providence College (NCAA)
6 183 Michal Macho Center  Slovakia HC Martin
8 246 Chad Wiseman Left Wing  Canada Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
8 256 Pasi Saarinen Defence  Finland Ilves (Finland)

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ^ "2000-01 San Jose Sharks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

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