Het NHL-seizoen 2000-01 was het 84e reguliere seizoen van de National Hockey League. Dertig teams speelden elk 82 wedstrijden. De winnaars van de Stanley Cup waren de Colorado Avalanche, die de best of seven series met 4-3 wonnen van de New Jersey Devils. De focus van Colorado's Stanley Cup run lag op verdediger Raymond Bourque die op een zoektocht was naar zijn eerste Stanley Cup kampioenschap in zijn 22-jarige carrière.
2000-01 NHL seizoen
Reguliere seizoen
Eindstand
Noot: W = Gewonnen, L = Verliezen, T = Gelijkspel, OTL = Verliezen in verlenging, GF = Doelpunten Voor, GA = Doelpunten Tegen, Pts = Punten
Oostelijke Conferentie
| Noordoostelijke Divisie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Ottawa Senators | 82 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 274 | 205 | 109 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 184 | 98 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 90 |
| 82 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 249 | 88 | |
| 82 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 206 | 232 | 70 |
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 295 | 195 | 111 |
| 82 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 240 | 207 | 100 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 281 | 256 | 96 |
| 82 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 250 | 290 | 72 | |
| New York Islanders | 82 | 21 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 185 | 268 | 52 |
| Zuidoost Divisie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Washington Capitals | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
| Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
| Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
Western Conference
| Centrale Divisie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
| 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 | |
| Nashville Predators | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
| 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
| Pacific Divisie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
| Noordwest Divisie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
| 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 | |
| Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
| 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 | |
| Minnesota Wild | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
Scorende leiders
Noot: GP = Gespeelde wedstrijden; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Punten
| Speler | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Pittsburgh | 81 | 52 | 69 | 121 | |
| Joe Sakic | Colorado | 82 | 54 | 64 | 118 |
| Patrik Elias | New Jersey | 82 | 40 | 56 | 96 |
| Alexei Kovalev | Pittsburgh | 79 | 44 | 51 | 95 |
| Jason Allison | Boston | 82 | 36 | 59 | 95 |
| Martin Straka | Pittsburgh | 82 | 27 | 68 | 95 |
| Pavel Bure | Florida | 82 | 59 | 33 | 92 |
| Doug Weight | Edmonton | 82 | 25 | 65 | 90 |
| Zigmund Palffy | Los Angeles | 73 | 38 | 51 | 89 |
| Colorado | 73 | 27 | 62 | 89 |
Leidende doelmannen
Overwinningen: Martin Brodeur (42); Shutouts: Dominik Hasek (11); GAA: Roman Cechmanek (2.01); SV%: Sean Burke (.922)
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
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| 7 | Los Angeles | 4 |
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Conferentie kwartfinale
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Finale
| New Jersey vs. Colorado | |||
| Datum | Away | Home | |
| 26 mei. | New Jersey 0 | 5 Colorado | |
| 29 mei. | New Jersey 2 | 1 Colorado | |
| 31 mei. | Colorado 3 | 1 New Jersey | |
| 2 juni. | Colorado 2 | 3 New Jersey | |
| 4 juni. | New Jersey 4 | 1 Colorado | |
| 7 juni. | Colorado 4 | 0 New Jersey | |
| 9 juni. | New Jersey 1 | 3 Colorado | |
| Colorado wint serie 4-3 | |||
| Patrick Roy (Colorado) | |||
Scorende leiders
Noot: GP = Gespeelde wedstrijden; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Punten
| Speler | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche | 21 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Patrik Elias | New Jersey Devils | 25 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Milan Hejduk | Colorado Avalanche | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Petr Sykora | New Jersey Devils | 25 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Alex Tanguay | Colorado Avalanche | 23 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Rob Blake | Colorado Avalanche | 23 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Brian Rafalski | New Jersey Devils | 25 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Chris Drury | Colorado Avalanche | 23 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Bobby Holik | New Jersey Devils | 25 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Alexander Mogilny | New Jersey Devils | 25 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
NHL Awards
De uitreiking van de NHL Awards vond plaats in Toronto.
| Colorado Avalanche | |
| New Jersey Devils | |
| Colorado Avalanche | |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Adam Graves, New York Rangers | |
| Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks | |
| Frank J. Selke Trofee: | John Madden, New Jersey Devils |
| Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche | |
| Bill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers | |
| Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings | |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: | Shjon Podein, Colorado Avalanche |
| Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche | |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche |
| Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers | |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche en Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils |
| Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award: | Marty Turco, Dallas Stars |
| Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres | |
| Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres |
All-Star teams
| Eerste Team | Positie | Tweede Team |
| Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres | G | |
| Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings | D | Rob Blake, L.A. /Colorado |
| Ray Bourque, Colorado Avalanche | D | Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils |
| Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche | C | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins | PavelBure, Florida Panthers | |
| Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils | Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings |
Eerste spelletjes
Hieronder volgt een lijst van belangrijke spelers die hun eerste NHL-wedstrijd speelden in 2000-01 (vermeld bij hun eerste team, sterren(*) markeren start in play-offs):
- Andy McDonald, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins
- Samuel Pahlsson, Boston Bruins
- David Vyborny, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Jody Shelley, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
- Mike Comrie, Edmonton Oilers
- Shawn Horcoff, Edmonton Oilers
- Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles Kings
- Marian Gaborik, Minnesota Wild
- Mathieu Garon, Montreal Canadiens
- Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
- Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders
- Martin Havlat, Ottawa Senators
- Justin Williams, Philadelphia Flyers
- Miikka Kiprusoff, San Jose Sharks
- Mikael Samuelsson, San Jose Sharks
- Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
- Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
Laatste wedstrijden
Hieronder volgt een lijst van belangrijke spelers die hun laatste wedstrijd in de NHL speelden in 2000-01 (vermeld met hun laatste team):
- Paul Coffey, Boston Bruins
- Ray Bourque, Colorado Avalanche
- Larry Murphy, Detroit Red Wings
- Joe Murphy, Washington Capitals