2000 Stanley Cup Final

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2000 Stanley Cup Final

The 2000 Stanley Cup Final represented the decisive championship series of the National Hockey League's 1999–2000 season, wrapping up the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs. This contest pitted the Eastern Conference champions, the New Jersey Devils, against the Western Conference titleholders and reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Dallas Stars. The Devils' leadership included captain Scott Stevens, head coach Larry Robinson, and goaltender Martin Brodeur. Meanwhile, the Stars were guided by captain Derian Hatcher, head coach Ken Hitchcock, and goaltender Ed Belfour.

Emerging victorious, the Devils clinched the series four games to two, earning their franchise's second Stanley Cup. This Final was notable as the first of two consecutive Finals featuring two teams that had relocated; the second occurred in 2001.

New Jersey Devils

Entering as the fourth seed from the Eastern Conference with a total of 103 points, New Jersey commenced their playoff journey by sweeping the fifth-seeded Florida Panthers in round one. They then triumphed over the third-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs in six games before overcoming a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the top-seeded Philadelphia Flyers in seven games during the Eastern Conference finals—marking a rare comeback for an expansion team at such a late playoff stage.

Dallas Stars

Dallas secured the Pacific Division title and entered as the Western Conference's second seed with 102 points. Their playoff run included victories over both the seventh-seeded Edmonton Oilers and eighth-seeded San Jose Sharks, each series concluding in five games. In a rematch of the previous year's Western Conference finals, Dallas edged out the Colorado Avalanche in seven games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

Game summaries

Although lower seeded (fourth versus second), New Jersey held home-ice advantage due to accumulating 103 regular-season points compared to Dallas's 102. The Devils captured their second Stanley Cup by winning game six with a double-overtime goal scored by Jason Arnott. This victory marked their first championship since 1995.

For Dallas, this Final was their last appearance in a Stanley Cup Final until 2020. The matchup was distinctive for featuring two relocated franchises competing for the title, both having previously won championships following their relocations. Additionally, this series was part of an uncommon pattern where defending champions lost consecutive Finals—the Devils themselves would fall as defending champions the following year to Colorado.

Team rosters

Years shown in bold under "Finals appearance" denote Stanley Cup victories.

Dallas Stars

36 6 29 24 945 { {flagicon CAN}} 22 { {flagicon CAN}} 25 { {flagicon CAN}} 4 { {flagicon CAN}} 49 { {flagicon CAN}} 10 { {flagicon CAN}} 11 { '{flagicon USA}} 5 '{'{flagicon CAN}} 17 '{'{flagicon CAN}} 56 '{'{flagicon RUS}}

#

Nat

Player

Position

Hand

Acquired

Place of birth

Finals appearance

20

G

L

Carman, Manitoba

third

21

C

R

Sept-Îles, Quebec

fifth

3

D

R

Quebec City, Quebec

first

35

G

L

Etobicoke, Ontario

first

44

C

L

Greater Sudbury, Ontario

first

2

– C

D

L

1990 NHL Entry Draft

Sterling Heights, Michigan

second

16

RW

R

Belleville, Ontario

third

12

RW

R

Winnipeg, Manitoba

fifth

15

RW

R

1993 NHL Entry Draft

Cloquet, Minnesota

second

26

RW

R

1992 NHL Entry Draft

Espoo, Finland

second

scope ="row" style ="text-align:left;"

 C 
 R 
 1997 NHL Entry Draft 
 style ="text-align:left;"  Murmansk, Soviet Union 
 first

scope ="row" style ="text-align:left;"

 D 
 L 
  
 style ="text-align:left;" Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 
 first

scope ="row" style ="text-align:left;"

 RW 
 R 
  
 style ="text-align:left;" Port Credit, Ontario 
 second

scope ="row" style ="text-align:left;"

 D 
 L 
 1991 NHL Entry Draft 
 style ="text-align:left;" Edmonton, Alberta  
second

scope ="row" style ="text-align:left;" – Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains

  C  
  L  
  1988 NHL Entry Draft  
  style ="text-align:left;" Livonia, Michigan  
  third {{small ({ {scfy '91}}, { {scfy '99}})}}

scope = "row" style = "text-align: left;" { {sortname Brenden Morrow}}

   LW  
   L  
   1997 NHL Entry Draft  
   style = "text-align: left;" Carlyle, Saskatchewan  
   first

scope = "row" style = "text-align: left; " { {sortname Kirk Muller}}

    C  
    L  
    { {NHL Year '99'}}  
    style = "text-align: left; " Kingston, Ontario  
    second { {small ('\'\'\'{ {scfy '93}}\)}}

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ {sortname Joe Nieuwendyk}} – Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains

     C   
     L   
     { {NHL Year '95'}}   
     style = " text-align: left; " Oshawa, Ontario   
     third { {small ('\'\'\'{ {scfy '89}}, '\'\'\'{ {scfy '99}}\')}}

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ {sortname Jamie Pushor}}

      D    
      R    
      { {NHL Year '99'}}    
      style = " text-align: left; " Lethbridge, Alberta    
      second { {small ('\'\'\'{ {scfy '97}}'; did not play)}}

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ {sortname Jon Sim}}

       LW    
       L    
       1996 NHL Entry Draft    
       style = " text-align: left; " New Glasgow, Nova Scotia    
       second { {small ('\'\'\'{ {scfy '99}}'; did not play)}}

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ {sortname Brian Skrudland}}

        C      
        L      
        { {NHL Year '97'}}      
        style = " text-align: left; " Peace River, Alberta      
        fifth { {small ('\'\'\'{ {scfy '86}}, '{'{scfy '89}}, '{'{scfy '96}}, '\'\'\'{ '{scfy '99}}\')}}

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ '{sortname Blake Sloan}}

         RW      
         R      
         '{'{NHL Year '98'}}      
         style = " text-align: left; " Park Ridge, Illinois      
         second '{'{small ('\'\'\{ '{scfy '99}}\')}}

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ '{sortname Darryl Sydor}}

          D      
          L      
          '{'{NHL Year '95'}}      
          style = " text-align: left; " Edmonton, Alberta      
          third '{'{small ('{'{scfy '93'}}, '\'\'\{ '{scfy '99'}}')}}

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ '{sortname Scott Thornton}}

           LW     
           L     
           '{'{NHL Year '99'}}     
           style = " text-align: left; "London, Ontario     
           first

scope = "row" style = " text-align: left; "{ '{sortname Sergei Zubov}} – Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains

            D     
            R     
            '{'{NHL Year '96'}}     
            style = " text-align: left; "Moscow, Soviet Union     
            third '{'{small ('\{ '{scfy '94'}}, '\'\'\{ '{scfy '99'}}')}}

}

New Jersey Devils

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Acquisition Year	Birthplace	Stanley Cup Final Appearance
25	Canada	Template:Sortname – A	Center	Right	Template:NHL Year	Collingwood, Ontario	initial
6	Canada	Template:Sortname	Defenseman	Left	1990	Powell River, British Columbia	initial (did not participate)
30	Canada	Template:Sortname	Goalie	Left	1990	Montreal, Quebec	second (Template:Scfy)
10	Canada	Template:Sortname	Right Wing	Right	1993	Montreal, Quebec	initial (did not participate)
18	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall	Template:Sortname	Left Wing/Center	Left	1992	Moscow, Soviet Union	second (Template:Scfy)
3	Canada	Template:Sortname	Defenseman	Left	1982	Windsor, Ontario	second ( Template:Scfy )
26	Template:Country data CZE Template:Namespace detect showall	Template:Sortname	Left Wing	Left	1994	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia	initial
23	Template:Flagicon USA	Template:Sortname	Center	Left	1998	Anchorage, Alaska	initial
16	Template:Flagicon CZE	Template:Sortname	Left Wing	Right	Template:NHL Year	Jihlava, Czechoslovakia	second ( Template:Scfy )
15	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Sortname	Center	Left	Template:NHL Year	Vancouver, British Columbia	initial (did not participate)
22	Template:Flagicon CAN	Template:Sortname	Right Wing	Right	Template:NHL Year	Buckingham, Quebec	fifth ( Template:Scfy 1986, 1989, Template:Scfy 1995, Template:Scfy 1996 )	-	11	Template:Flagicon CAN	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname John Madden	Center	Left	Template:NHL Year 1997	style=text-align:left; >Toronto Ontario	initial	-	7	Template:Flagicon RUS	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Vladimir Malakhov	Defenseman	Left	Template:NHL Year 1999	style=text-align:left; >Sverdlovsk Soviet Union	initial	-	21	Template:Flagicon CAN	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Randy McKay – Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains	Right Wing	Right	Template:NHL Year 1991	style=text-align:left; >Montreal Quebec	second ( Template:Scfy 1995 )	-	89	Template:Flagicon RUS	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Alexander Mogilny	Right Wing	Left	Template:NHL Year 1999	style=text-align:left; >Khabarovsk Soviet Union \| initial \| - \| 12 \| Template:Flagicon RUS \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Sergei Nemchinov \| Center \| Left \| Template:NHL Year 1998 \| style=text-align:left; >Moscow Soviet Union \| second ( Template:Scfy 1994 ) \| - \| 27 \| Template:Flagicon CAN \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Scott Niedermayer \| Defenseman \| Left \| 1991 NHL Entry Draft \| style=text-align:left; >Edmonton Alberta \| second ( Template:Scfy 1995 ) \| - \| 29 \| Template:Flagicon POL \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Krzysztof Oliwa \| Left Wing \| Left \| 1993 NHL Entry Draft \| style=text-align:left; >Tychy Poland \| initial (did not participate) \| - \| 20 \| Template:Flagicon USA \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Jay Pandolfo \| Left Wing \| Left \| 1993 NHL Entry Draft \| style=text-align:left; >Winchester Massachusetts \| initial \| - \| 28 \| Template:Flagicon USA \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Brian Rafalski \| Defenseman \| Right \| Template:NHL Year 1999 \| style=text-align:left; >Dearborn Michigan \| initial \| - \| 4 \| Template:Flagicon CAN \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Scott Stevens – C \| Defenseman \| Left \| Template:NHL Year 1991 \| style=text-align:left; >Kitchener Ontario \| second ( Template:Scfy 1995 ) \| - \| 17 \| Template:Flagicon CZE \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Petr Sykora \| Right Wing \| Left \| 1995 NHL Entry Draft \| style=text-align:left; >Plzeň Czechoslovakia \| initial \| - \| 31 \| Template:Flagicon USA \|	scope=row style=text-align:left; >Template:Sortname Chris Terreri \| Goalie \| Left \| Template:NHL Year 1998 \| style=text-align:left; >Providence Rhode Island \| second ( Template:Scfy 1995 ) \| - \| 5	Template:Flagicon CAN	scope="row" style="text-align:left;"\| Colin White	Defenseman	Left	1996 NHL Entry Draft	style="text-align:left;"\| New Glasgow, Nova Scotia	initial

Stanley Cup engraving

Following the Devils' 2–1 victory in double overtime against the Stars in game six, the 2000 Stanley Cup was awarded to Devils captain Scott Stevens by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

The names of the subsequent Devils players and staff members were inscribed on the Stanley Cup:

1999–2000 New Jersey Devils

Engraving notes

The New Jersey Devils received special permission to include four players who did not automatically qualify for engraving:
- #6 Brad Bombardir participated in 32 regular season games and 1 playoff game.
- #15 Steve Kelly took part in 1 regular season game and 10 playoff games.
- #2 Ken Sutton joined at the trade deadline, played 6 regular season games, and was a healthy scratch during the playoffs.
- #10 Steve Brule did not appear in any regular season matches but played in 1 Eastern Conference final game.
Krzysztof Oliwa, who played 69 regular season games but missed the playoffs due to injury, became the first player born in Poland to have his name on the Stanley Cup.
Larry Robinson was elevated to interim head coach with eight games remaining, becoming the first interim coach to guide a team to a Stanley Cup title. Robbie Ftorek stayed on as a scout and was also included on the Cup.
Fourteen individuals were engraved with both their initials and full names.
#24 Willie Mitchell appeared in 2 regular season games but was omitted from the engraving; he later earned Stanley Cups with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014.
Deron Quint was suspended by New Jersey following a trade and therefore was not engraved despite having played for the team.
Consultant Rob McLean was awarded a Stanley Cup ring and featured in the team photograph.

Broadcasting

In Canada, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada broadcasted the series. In the United States, this marked the inaugural year of a shared television agreement between Disney-owned networks ESPN and ABC, with ESPN televising the first two games of the Finals and ABC covering the remaining matches. Devils commentators Mike Miller and Randy Velischek provided coverage on New York’s WABC–AM 770, while Dallas Stars announcers Ralph Strangis and Daryl Reaugh called the games on WBAP 820 AM.

2000 Stanley Cup Final