2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2000–01 record	42–28–9
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)
Penalties in 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 41 27 10 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, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 – 1 Washington Capitals MCI Center Recap   No scoring First period No scoring No scoring Second period 0:35 - PPG - Peter Bondra (1) No scoring Third period No scoring Johan Hedberg (27 shots, 26 saves) Goalie stats Olaf Kolzig (16 shots, 16 saves) April 14, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 1 Washington Capitals MCI Center Recap   Kevin Stevens (1) - PPG - 7:13 Mario Lemieux (1) - 16:34 First period 9:25 - PPG - Peter Bondra (2) No scoring Second period No scoring No scoring Third period No scoring Johan Hedberg (18 shots, 17 saves) Goalie stats Olaf Kolzig (27 shots, 25 saves) April 16, 2001 Washington Capitals 0 – 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   No scoring First period No scoring No scoring Second period 9:23 - Kevin Stevens (2) No scoring Third period 4:59 - Alexei Kovalev (1) 7:37 - Jan Hrdina (1) Olaf Kolzig (24 shots, 21 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (34 shots, 34 saves) April 18, 2001 Washington Capitals 4 – 3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   Steve Konowalchuk (1) - PPG - 7:49 First period No scoring Brendan Witt (1) - PPG - 19:16 Second period 1:15 - Mario Lemieux (2) Steve Konowalchuk (2) - PPG - 9:09 Third period 11:14 - PPG - Jaromir Jagr (1) 13:50 - PPG - Janne Laukkanen (1) Jeff Halpern (1) - 4:01 First overtime period No scoring Olaf Kolzig (32 shots, 29 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (29 shots, 25 saves) April 21, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 1 Washington Capitals MCI Center Recap   Andrew Ference (1) - 6:35 Mario Lemieux (3) - 7:06 First period No scoring No scoring Second period 10:01 - PPG - Sergei Gonchar (1) No scoring Third period No scoring Johan Hedberg (22 shots, 21 saves) Goalie stats Olaf Kolzig (18 shots, 16 saves) April 23, 2001 Washington Capitals 3 – 4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   No scoring First period 7:21 - PPG - Mario Lemieux (4) 8:59 - Robert Lang (1) Brendan Witt (2) - 14:07 Jeff Halpern (2) - PPG - 17:28 Second period 19:59 - PPG - Alexei Kovalev (2) Calle Johansson (1) - 17:20 Third period No scoring No scoring First overtime period 13:04 - Martin Straka (1) Olaf Kolzig (35 shots, 31 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (31 shots, 28 saves) 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, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 0 Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena Recap   Mario Lemieux (5) - 5:07 First period No scoring No scoring Second period No scoring Jan Hrdina (2) - 14:02 Wayne Primeau (1) - 17:40 Third period No scoring (5–2–0) Johan Hedberg (25 shots, 25 saves) Goalie stats Dominik Hasek (4–3–0) (32 shots, 29 saves) April 28, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 1 Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena Recap   No scoring First period No scoring Robert Lang (2) - 10:11 Second period 14:44 - PPG - Stu Barnes (1) Andrew Ference (2) - 8:09 Alexei Kovalev - EN - 19:57 Third period No scoring (6–2–0) Johan Hedberg (22 shots, 21 saves) Goalie stats Dominik Hasek (4–4–0) (14 shots, 12 saves) April 30, 2001 Buffalo Sabres 4 – 1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   No scoring First period No scoring Curtis Brown (3) - 13:04 Second period 5:34 - PPG - Kevin Stevens (3) Jason Woolley (1) - 9:51 Miroslav Satan (3) - 13:03 James Patrick (1) - EN - 19:39 Third period No scoring (5–4–0) Dominik Hasek (20 shots, 19 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (6–3–0) (29 shots, 26 saves) May 2, 2001 Buffalo Sabres 5 – 2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   Jean-Pierre Dumont (3) - 1:28 Curtis Brown (4) - SHG - 19:13 First period 11:10 - PPG - Martin Straka (2) No scoring Second period 5:24 - Janne Laukkanen (2) Stu Barnes (2) - 4:44 Vladimir Tsyplakov (1) - 14:24 Stu Barnes (3) - PPG - 18:09 Third period No scoring (6–4–0) Dominik Hasek (17 shots, 15 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (6–4–0) (28 shots, 23 saves) May 5, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 3 OT Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena Recap   Jaromir Jagr (2) - PPG - 14:51 First period No scoring Alexei Morozov (1) - 2:36 Second period 9:54 - PPG - Chris Gratton (6) No scoring Third period 11:16 - SHG - Curtis Brown (5) No scoring First overtime period 8:34 - Stu Barnes (4) (6–5–0) Johan Hedberg (30 shots, 27 saves) Goalie stats Dominik Hasek (7–4–0) (27 shots, 25 saves) May 8, 2001 Buffalo Sabres 2 – 3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   Maxim Afinogenov (2) - 9:26 First period No scoring Donald Audette (3) - 15:12 Second period 5:14 - Alexei Kovalev (4) No scoring Third period 18:42 - Mario Lemieux (6) No scoring First overtime period 11:29 - Martin Straka (3) (7–5–0) Domink Hasek (33 shots, 30 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (7–5–0) (18 shots, 16 saves) May 10, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 2 OT Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena Recap   No scoring First period No scoring 1:50 - Jean-Pierre Dumont (4) Second period Andrew Ference (3) - PPG - 8:19 0:32 - PPG - Steve Heinze (3) Third period Robert Lang (3) - 9:00 No scoring First overtime period Darius Kasparaitis (1) - 13:01 (8–5–0) Johan Hedberg (30 shots, 28 saves) Goalie stats Dominik Hasek (7–6–0) (28 shots, 25 saves) 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, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 3 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap   Martin Straka (4) - PPG - 3:06 First period 14:09 - PPG - Randy McKay (6) No scoring Second period 17:04 - PPG - Petr Sykora (5) No scoring Third period 1:20 - Petr Sykora (6) (8–6–0) Johan Hedberg (21 shots, 18 saves) Goalie stats Martin Brodeur (9–5–0) (15 shots, 14 saves) May 15, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 2 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap   No scoring First period 8:52 - Jay Pandolfo (1) 16:34 - SHG - Petr Sykora (7) Alexei Morozov (2) - SHG - 9:20 Alexei Kovalev (5) - 12:17 Rene Corbet (1) - 15:55 Second period No scoring Robert Lang (4) - 5:19 Third period No scoring (9–6–0) Johan Hedberg (29 shots, 27 saves) Goalie stats Martin Brodeur (9–6–0) (23 shots, 19 saves) May 17, 2001 New Jersey Devils 3 – 0 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   Brian Rafalski (5) - 8:42 Jason Arnott (4) - PPG - 12:37 First period No scoring No scoring Second period No scoring Patrik Elias (6) - 1:27 Third period No scoring (10–6–0) Martin Brodeur (20 shots, 20 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (9–7–0) (36 shots, 33 saves) May 19, 2001 New Jersey Devils 5 – 0 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap   Patrik Elias (7) - 18:11 First period No scoring Brian Rafalski (6) - 7:58 Petr Sykora (8) - 15:34 Second period No scoring Jason Arnott (5) - 4:17 Brian Rafalski - PPG - 13:14 Third period No scoring (11–6–0) Martin Brodeur (21 shots, 21 saves) Goalie stats Johan Hedberg (9–8–0) (30 shots, 25 saves) May 22, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 4 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap   Alexei Morozov (3) - 16:38 First period 0:57 - Jason Arnott (6) Martin Straka - PPG - 13:09 Second period 7:41 - PPG - Jason Arnott (7) 12:23 - Bobby Holik (6) No scoring Third period 3:32 - John Madden (3) (9–9–0) Johan Hedberg (23 shots, 19 saves) Goalie stats Martin Brodeur (12–6–0) (20 shots, 18 saves) New Jersey won series 4–1 Player statistics Skaters Regular Season[3] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 81 52 69 121 19 42 Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev 79 44 51 95 12 96 Straka, MartinMartin Straka 82 27 68 95 19 38 Lang, RobertRobert Lang 82 32 48 80 20 28 Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 43 35 41 76 15 18 Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina 78 15 28 43 19 48 Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek 70 9 14 23 –7 43 Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens^† 32 8 15 23 –4 55 Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson 58 4 18 22 11 22 Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen 50 3 17 20 9 34 Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov 66 5 14 19 –8 6 Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis 77 3 16 19 11 111 Corbet, ReneRene Corbet 43 8 9 17 –3 57 Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 36 4 11 15 6 28 Slegr, JiriJiri Slegr^‡ 42 5 10 15 –9 60 Kraft, MilanMilan Kraft 42 7 7 14 –6 8 Norton, JeffreyJeffrey Norton^‡ 32 2 10 12 8 20 Miller, KipKip Miller 33 3 8 11 0 6 Simicek, RomanRoman Simicek^‡ 29 3 6 9 –5 30 Petersen, TobyToby Petersen 12 2 6 8 3 4 Moran, IanIan Moran 40 3 4 7 5 28 Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau^† 28 1 6 7 0 54 Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin^† 36 1 4 5 5 26 Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby^‡ 47 1 4 5 –7 168 Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival 30 1 4 5 3 26 Boughner, RobertRobert Boughner 58 1 3 4 18 147 Oliwa, KrzysztofKrzysztof Oliwa^† 26 1 2 3 –4 131 Tibbetts, BillyBilly Tibbetts 29 1 2 3 –2 79 Melichar, JosefJosef Melichar 18 0 2 2 –5 21 Kucera, FrantisekFrantisek Kucera^† 7 0 2 2 –2 0 Butenschon, SvenSven Butenschon^‡ 5 0 1 1 1 2 Trebil, DanielDaniel Trebil^‡ 16 0 0 0 –1 7 Crozier, GregGreg Crozier 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dollas, BobBob Dollas^† 5 0 0 0 0 4 Lacouture, DanDan Lacouture^† 11 0 0 0 0 14 McKenna, SteveSteve McKenna^† 34 0 0 0 –4 100 Bonvie, DennisDennis Bonvie 3 0 0 0 –1 0 Total 281 500 781 — 1,561 Playoffs[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 18 6 11 17 4 4 Straka, MartinMartin Straka 18 5 8 13 –1 8 Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 16 2 10 12 4 18 Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 18 3 7 10 0 16 Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev 18 5 5 10 –2 16 Lang, RobertRobert Lang 16 4 4 8 2 4 Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina 18 2 5 7 –4 8 Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov 18 3 3 6 0 6 Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 17 3 3 6 –4 20 Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau 18 1 3 4 –2 2 Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen 18 2 2 4 6 14 Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek 13 0 2 2 1 2 Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis 17 1 1 2 –5 26 Boughner, RobertRobert Boughner 18 0 1 1 5 22 Corbet, ReneRene Corbet 17 1 0 1 –5 12 Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin 12 0 1 1 2 2 Moran, IanIan Moran 18 0 1 1 –3 4 Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson 16 0 0 0 –2 8 Kraft, MilanMilan Kraft 8 0 0 0 –4 2 Lacouture, DanDan Lacouture 5 0 0 0 0 2 Oliwa, KrzysztofKrzysztof 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 G A PIM Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin 36 33 2050:06 20 14 1 107 3.13 973 0.890 0 0 1 4 Snow, GarthGarth Snow 35 34 2031:43 14 15 4 101 2.98 1014 0.900 3 0 0 8 Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg 9 9 544:54 7 1 1 24 2.64 253 0.905 0 0 0 0 Parent, RichRich Parent 7 4 331:39 1 1 3 17 3.08 150 0.887 0 0 0 0 Total 80 4958:22 42 31 9 249 3.01 2390 0.896 3 0 1 12 Playoffs[6] Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg 18 18 1123:04 9 9 0 43 2.30 482 0.911 2 0 0 0 Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin 1 0 00:54 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 Total 18 1123:58 9 9 0 43 2.3 482 0.911 2 0 0 0 ^†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 Pēteris 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 # Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace 30 Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin G R 23 1995 Montreal, Quebec 18 Beranek, JosefJosef Beranek LW L 31 1989 Litvinov, Czech Republic 3 Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin D L 35 1983 Montreal, Quebec 16 Bonvie, DennisDennis Bonvie RW R 27 Undrafted Antigonish, Nova Scotia 6 Boughner, RobertRobert Boughner D R 30 1989 Windsor, Ontario 31 Caron, SebastienSebastien Caron G L 20 1999 Amqui, Quebec 9 Corbet, ReneRene Corbet LW L 27 1991 Victoriaville, Quebec 32 Crozier, GregGreg Crozier LW L 24 1994 Calgary, Alberta 4 Dollas, BobBob Dollas D L 36 1983 Montreal, Quebec 7 Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference D L 22 1997 Edmonton, Alberta 1 Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg G R 28 1994 Leksand, Sweden 38 Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina C R 25 1995 Hradec, Czech Republic 68 Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW L 29 1990 Kladno, Czech Republic 8 Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson D L 27 1993 Jarved, Sweden 11 Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis D L 28 1992 Elektrenai, Lithuania 27 Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev RW L 28 1991 Togliatti, Russia 14 Kraft, MilanMilan Kraft C R 21 1998 Plzen, Czech Republic 26 Kucera, FrantisekFrantisek Kucera D R 33 1986 Prague, Czech Republic 22 Lacouture, DanDan Lacouture LW L 24 1996 Hyannis, Massachusetts 20 Lang, RobertRobert Lang C R 30 1990 Teplice, Czech Republic 5 Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen D L 31 1991 Lahti, Finland 66 Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux C R 35 1984 Montreal, Quebec 23 McKenna, SteveSteve McKenna LW L 27 Undrafted Toronto, Ontario 2 Melichar, JosefJosef Melichar D L 22 1997 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic 37 Miller, KipKip Miller C L 31 1987 Lansing, Michigan 24 Moran, IanIan Moran D R 28 1990 Cleveland, Ohio 95 Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov RW L 24 1995 Moscow, Russia 29 Oliwa, KrzysztofKrzysztof Oliwa LW L 28 1993 Tychy, Poland 31 Parent, RichRich Parent G L 28 Undrafted Montreal, Quebec 17 Petersen, TobyToby Petersen C L 22 1998 Minneapolis, Minnesota 15 Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau C L 25 1994 Scarborough, Ontario 28 Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival D R 22 1996 Vlasim, Czech Republic 34 Snow, GarthGarth Snow G L 31 1987 Wrentham, Massachusetts 25 Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens LW L 36 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts 82 Straka, MartinMartin Straka C L 28 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic 12 Tibbetts, BillyBilly 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 Skalica (Slovakia) 4 124^[a] Michel Ouellet Right Wing  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) 5 146^[b] David Koci Defense  Czech Republic Sparta Praha 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 (SM-liiga) 9 280 Nick Boucher Goaltender  Canada Darthmouth College 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. See also 2000–01 NHL season References "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012. 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