Stanley Cup Playoffs 2001

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Stanley Cup Playoffs 2001
Period April 11, 2001 to June 9, 2001
Stanley Cup winner Colorado Avalanche (2nd title)
finalist New Jersey Devils
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Patrick Roy (Colorado)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Joe Sakic (Colorado)
Gates 413 (4.80 per game)
spectator 1,556,239 (18,096 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 2001 began on April 11, 2001 and ended on June 9, 2001 with the 4-3 win of the Colorado Avalanche over the New Jersey Devils . For the Avalanche, who placed the top scorer in the playoffs in Joe Sakic , it was also the second title win in the second final after 1996. Colorado also provided goalkeeper Patrick Roy as the most valuable player this post-season , making Roy the first player in league history to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy three times . The New Jersey Devils, however, were defeated for the first time in their third final in franchise history after 1995 and the previous year 2000.

In addition, the playoffs of 2001 marked the first time since 1989 and the last time (as of playoffs 2019) that the two teams seeded in first place faced each other in the final.

mode

After the three division winners and the five other most points teams have qualified the Conference of each conference, start the knock-out system discharged playoffs . The division winner with the best points meets the eighth and thus the worst qualified team, number 2 of this ranking list meets number 7, etc. This mode allows one or more qualified teams to have more points than one of the division winners. The same principle is used to determine the matches in the second playoff round.

Each conference then plays its winner in the conference quarter-finals, conference semifinals and conference finals, who then compete in the final for the Stanley Cup . All series in each round are played in best-of-seven mode, which means that a team needs four wins to reach the next round. The higher seeded team has home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, home rights will change from game to game. The higher-ranked team has a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. The winner of the Eastern Conference will receive the Prince of Wales Trophy and the winner of the Western Conference will receive the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl .

For games that remain tied after the regular playing time of 60 minutes, overtime follows , which, in contrast to the regular season, is played with five field players. It ends with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Central Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Playoff tree

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                   
1  New Jersey Devils 4th   1  New Jersey Devils 4th        
8th  Carolina Hurricanes 2 7th  Toronto Maple Leafs 3  
2  Ottawa Senators 0 Eastern Conference
7th  Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
1  New Jersey Devils 4th
  6th  Pittsburgh Penguins 1  
3  Washington Capitals 2
6th  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
4th  Philadelphia Flyers 2 5  Buffalo Sabers 3
5  Buffalo Sabers 4th 6th  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th  
E1  New Jersey Devils 3
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W1  Colorado Avalanche 4th
1  Colorado Avalanche 4th   1  Colorado Avalanche 4th
8th  Vancouver Canucks 0 7th  Los Angeles Kings 3  
2  Detroit Red Wings 2
7th  Los Angeles Kings 4th
1  Colorado Avalanche 4th
  4th  St. Louis Blues 1  
3  Dallas Stars 4th
6th  Edmonton Oilers 2 Western Conference
4th  St. Louis Blues 4th 3  Dallas Stars 0
5  San Jose Sharks 2 4th  St. Louis Blues 4th  

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

(1) New Jersey Devils - (8) Carolina Hurricanes

Apr. 12, 2001
7.30 p.m.
(local time)
New Jersey Devils
Sergei Brylin (18:52)
Bobby Holík (21:25)
Bobby Holík (35:20)
Petr Sýkora (45:06)
Patrik Eliáš (47:01)
5: 1
(1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Carolina Hurricanes
Josef Vašíček (51:27)
Continental Airlines Arena , East Rutherford , New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
Apr. 15, 2001
3 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Alexander Mogilny (4:16)
Sean O'Donnell (22:32)
2: 0
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
Carolina Hurricanes
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
April 17, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes
0: 4
(0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 3
New Jersey Devils
Bobby Holík (4:44)
Scott Gomez (7:20)
Randy McKay (21:35)
Brian Rafalski (24:37)
Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena , Raleigh , North Carolina
Spectators: 17,525
Apr. 18, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes
Sami Kapanen (2:00)
David Tanabe (28:23)
Rod Brind'Amour (60:46)
3: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
New Jersey Devils
Jason Arnott (13:10)
Petr Sýkora (49:31)
Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Spectators: 14,339
April 20, 2001
7.30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Scott Gomez (11:41)
Bobby Holík (59:40)
2: 3
(1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Carolina Hurricanes
Josef Vašíček (10:53)
Sami Kapanen (15:09)
Jeff O'Neill (45:47)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
Apr. 22, 2001
3 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes
David Tanabe (25:18)
1: 5
(0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 4
New Jersey Devils
Patrik Eliáš (14:30)
Sergei Brylin (15:51)
Randy McKay (37:57)
Randy McKay (46:00)
Alexander Mogilny (54:27)
Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Spectators: 18,730

(2) Ottawa Senators - (7) Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr. 13, 2001
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Ottawa Senators
0: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mats Sundin (70:49)
Corel Center , Ottawa , Ontario
Spectators: 18,500
Apr. 14, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Ottawa Senators
0: 3
(0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergei Beresin (2:49)
Gary Roberts (29:15)
Gary Roberts (47:12)
Corel Center, Ottawa, Ontario
Spectators: 18,500
April 16, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mats Sundin (7:12)
Nikolai Antropow (28:18)
Cory Cross (62:16)
3: 2 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 0
Ottawa Senators
Marián Hossa (56:51)
Daniel Alfredsson (59:24)
Air Canada Center , Toronto , Ontario
Spectators: 19,404
Apr. 18, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Yanic Perreault (8:56)
Yanic Perreault (18:07)
Bryan McCabe (30:19)
3: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 0
Ottawa Senators
Chris Phillips (2:30)
Air Canada Center, Toronto, Ontario
Spectators: 19,445

(3) Washington Capitals - (6) Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr. 12, 2001
7.30 p.m.
(local time)
Washington Capitals
Peter Bondra (20:35)
1: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Pittsburgh Penguins
MCI Center , Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,672
Apr. 14, 2001
1 p.m.
Washington Capitals
Peter Bondra (9:25)
1: 2
(1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Stevens (7:13)
Mario Lemieux (16:34)
MCI Center, Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,672
April 16, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Stevens (29:23)
Alexei Kowaljow (44:59)
Jan Hrdina (47:37)
3: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Washington Capitals
Mellon Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148
Apr. 18, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Mario Lemieux (21:15)
Jaromír Jágr (51:14)
Janne Laukkanen (53:50)
3: 4 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Washington Capitals
Steve Konowalchuk (7:49)
Brendan Witt (39:16)
Steve Konowalchuk (49:09)
Jeff Halpern (64:01)
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148
Apr 21, 2001
3 p.m.
Washington Capitals
Sergei Gonchar (30:01)
1: 2
(0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Andrew Ference (6:35)
Mario Lemieux (7:06)
MCI Center, Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,672
Apr. 23, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Mario Lemieux (7:21)
Robert Lang (8:59)
Alexei Kowaljow (39:59)
Martin Straka (73:04)
4: 3 n.V.
(2: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 2
Washington Capitals
Brendan Witt (34:07)
Jeff Halpern (37:28)
Calle Johansson (57:20)
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148

(4) Philadelphia Flyers - (5) Buffalo Sabers

Apr 11, 2001
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Desjardins (14:00)
1: 2
(1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Buffalo Sabers
Chris Gratton (4:09)
Doug Gilmour (18:04)
First Union Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 19,543
Apr. 14, 2001
1 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers
Daymond Langkow (13:13)
John LeClair (33:52)
Mark Recchi (35:33)
3: 4 n.V.
(1: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2
Buffalo Sabers
Miroslav Šatan (20:47)
Alexei Schitnik (29:40)
Curtis Brown (43:09)
Jay McKee (78:02)
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 19,651
April 16, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabers
Chris Gratton (3:53)
Steve Heinze (24:12)
2: 3
(1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Philadelphia Flyers
Kent Manderville (22:37)
Simon Gagné (31:23)
Andy Delmore (51:06)
HSBC Arena , Buffalo , New York
Spectators: 18,690
Apr 17, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Buffalo Sabers
Miroslav Šatan (1:28)
Donald Audette (2:18)
Chris Gratton (35:30)
Curtis Brown (66:13)
4: 3 n.V.
(2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 1
Philadelphia Flyers
Daymond Langkow (14:16)
Simon Gagné (20:48)
Dan McGillis (50:16)
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 18,690
April 19, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers
Simon Gagné (14:53)
Mark Recchi (36:02)
Chris Therien (43:17)
3: 1
(1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
Buffalo Sabers
Maxim Afinogenow (29:00)
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 19,681
Apr 21, 2001
3 p.m.
Buffalo Sabers
Chris Gratton (2:23)
Doug Gilmour (13:20)
Donald Audette (17:49)
Dave Andreychuk (18:46)
Jean-Pierre Dumont (23:25)
Steve Heinze (26:38)
Jean-Pierre Dumont (42:20)
Chris Gratton (56:51)
8: 0
(4: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 2
Philadelphia Flyers
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 18,690

Western Conference

(1) Colorado Avalanche - (8) Vancouver Canucks

April 12, 2001
8:00 p.m.
(local time)
Colorado Avalanche
Joe Sakic (15:22)
Rob Blake (16:36)
Chris Drury (25:35)
Joe Sakic (38:55)
Chris Drury (58:53)
5: 4
(2: 1, 2: 2, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Vancouver Canucks
Mattias Öhlund (8:26)
Trent Klatt (20:46)
Todd Bertuzzi (36:33)
Ed Jovanovski (50:17)
Pepsi Center , Denver , Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
Apr. 14, 2001
8 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Ville Nieminen (42:22)
Milan Hejduk (43:04)
2: 1
(0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
Vancouver Canucks
Brendan Morrison (20:35)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
April 16, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks
Trent Klatt (6:13)
Daniel Sedin (21:37)
Todd Bertuzzi (45:32)
3: 4 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
: 0: 3
Colorado Avalanche
Joe Sakic (17:18)
Chris Drury (28:37)
Adam Foote (49:52)
Peter Forsberg (62:50)
General Motors Place , Vancouver , British Columbia
Spectators: 18,422
Apr. 18, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks
Trent Klatt (53:27)
1: 5
(0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 4)
Match report
as of: 0: 4
Colorado Avalanche
Chris Drury (37:30)
Peter Forsberg (49:11)
Joe Sakic (49:28)
Éric Messier (49:49)
Alex Tanguay (57:25)
General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Spectators: 18,422

(2) Detroit Red Wings - (7) Los Angeles Kings

Apr 11, 2001
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Detroit Red Wings
Tomas Holmström (6:23)
Sergei Fjodorow (8:51)
Brendan Shanahan (13:24)
Brendan Shanahan (22:41)
Igor Larionow (32:05)
5: 3
(3: 0, 2: 3, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Los Angeles Kings
Kelly Buchberger (22:21)
Žigmund Pálffy (27:47)
Luc Robitaille (37:40)
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan
Spectators: 19,995
Apr. 14, 2001
1 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings
Sergei Fjodorow (2:16)
Steve Duchesne (9:12)
Vyacheslav Koslow (46:04)
Vyacheslav Koslow (53:31)
4: 0
(2: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
Los Angeles Kings
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Spectators: 19,995
Apr. 15, 2001 at
8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
Luc Robitaille (28:21)
Jozef Stümpel (53:33)
2: 1
(0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidström (38:02)
Staples Center , Los Angeles , California
Spectators: 18,478
Apr. 18, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
Scott Thomas (53:53)
Jozef Stümpel (57:33)
Bryan Smolinski (59:07)
Éric Bélanger (62:36)
4: 3 n.V.
(0: 1, 0: 2, 3: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Detroit Red Wings
Pat Verbeek (13:57)
Steve Duchesne (21:19)
Vyacheslav Koslow (22:51)
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Spectators: 18,478
Apr 21, 2001
3 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings
Vyacheslav Koslow (40:33)
Chris Chelios (52:46)
2: 3
(0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
Los Angeles Kings
Žigmund Pálffy (1:15)
Ian Laperrière (21:51)
Adam Deadmarsh (41:38)
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Spectators: 19,995
April 23, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
Jozef Stümpel (2:19)
Adam Deadmarsh (50:17)
Adam Deadmarsh (64:48)
3: 2 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 2
Detroit Red Wings
Pat Verbeek (24:20)
Darren McCarty (26:42)
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Spectators: 18,478

(3) Dallas Stars - (6) Edmonton Oilers

Apr 11, 2001
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Dallas Stars
Mike Modano (38:14)
Jamie Langenbrunner (62:08)
2: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Smyth (26:51)
Reunion Arena , Dallas , Texas
Spectators: 17,001
Apr. 14, 2001
3 p.m.
Dallas Stars
Mike Keane (0:26)
Joe Nieuwendyk (11:12)
Darryl Sydor (41:18)
3: 4
(2: 3, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 1
Edmonton Oilers
Daniel Cleary (9:37)
Georges Laraque (11:34)
Rem Murray (18:14)
Anson Carter (33:32)
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 17,001
Apr. 15, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Smyth (58:57)
Rem Murray (59:53)
2: 3 n.V.
(0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Dallas Stars
Sergei Subow (3:06)
Mike Modano (45:51)
Benoît Hogue (79:48)
Skyreach Center , Edmonton , Alberta
Spectators: 17,100
Apr 17, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers
Anson Carter (34:24)
Mike Comrie (77:19)
2: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Dallas Stars
Mike Keane (53:15)
Skyreach Center, Edmonton, Alberta
Spectators: 17,100
April 19, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Dallas Stars
Jere Lehtinen (6:02)
Jamie Langenbrunner (21:12)
John MacLean (55:38)
Kirk Muller (68:01)
4: 3 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 3, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Edmonton Oilers
Anson Carter (42:32)
Doug Weight (43:04)
Eric Brewer (45:29)
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 17,001
Apr. 21, 2001 at
5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Smyth (4:44)
1: 3
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 4
Dallas Stars
Brett Hull (48:57)
Joe Nieuwendyk (57:07)
Mike Modano (59:16)
Skyreach Center, Edmonton, Alberta
Spectators: 17,100

(4) St. Louis Blues - (5) San Jose Sharks

Apr. 12, 2001
6:00 p.m.
(local time)
St. Louis Blues
Pierre Turgeon (37:10)
Scott Young (40:38)
Al MacInnis (47:00)
3: 1
(0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
San Jose Sharks
Patrick Marleau (51:15)
Savvis Center , St. Louis , Missouri
Spectators: 19,407
Apr. 14, 2001 at
noon
St. Louis Blues
0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
San Jose Sharks
Scott Thornton (33:52)
Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,534
April 16, 2001
7.30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Scott Thornton (16:19)
Vincent Damphousse (32:30)
Tony Granato (43:13)
3: 6
(1: 3, 1: 2, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
St. Louis Blues
Scott Mellanby (2:31)
Jochen Hecht (4:16)
Cory Stillman (13:49)
Dallas Drake (26:17)
Pierre Turgeon (37:12)
Dallas Drake (59:21)
Compaq Center at San Jose , San Jose , California
Viewers: 17,496
April 17, 2001
7.30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Vincent Damphousse (20:58)
Scott Thornton (26:49)
Owen Nolan (32:32)
3: 2
(0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
St. Louis Blues
Keith Tkachuk (19:59)
Dallas Drake (59:35)
Compaq Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Viewers: 17,496
April 19, 2001
6.30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Scott Young (7:07)
Dallas Drake (57:12)
Bryce Salvador (59:54)
3: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
San Jose Sharks
Stéphane Matteau (8:43)
Patrick Marleau (31:56)
Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,534
Apr. 21, 2001 at
noon
San Jose Sharks
Brad Stuart (52:31)
1: 2
(0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 4
St. Louis Blues
Cory Stillman (35:20)
Pavol Demitra (36:12)
Compaq Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Viewers: 17,496

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

(1) New Jersey Devils - (7) Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr. 26, 2001
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
New Jersey Devils
0: 2
(0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nikolai Antropow (23:16)
Steve Thomas (29:02)
Continental Airlines Arena , East Rutherford , New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
April 28, 2001
7:00 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Scott Gomez (22:58)
Brian Rafalski (25:25)
Alexander Mogilny (29:27)
John Madden (35:04)
Alexander Mogilny (41:07)
Randy McKay (65:31)
6: 5 a.d.
(0: 1, 4: 0, 1: 4, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Daniil Markow (8:30)
Mats Sundin (40:29)
Steve Thomas (45:59)
Mats Sundin (49:33)
Steve Thomas (59:37)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
0May 1, 2001
7 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Garry Valk (28:52)
Steve Thomas (31:26)
2: 3 n.V.
(0: 1, 2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
New Jersey Devils
Bobby Holík (9:21)
Scott Gomez (41:34)
Brian Rafalski (67:00)
Air Canada Center , Toronto , Ottawa
Spectators: 19,457
0May 3, 2001
7 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Shayne Corson (14:38)
Sergei Beresin (21:21)
Mats Sundin (30:43)
3: 1
(1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
New Jersey Devils
Patrik Eliáš (29:21)
Air Canada Center, Toronto, Ottawa
Spectators: 19,454
0May 5, 2001
7:00 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Petr Sýkora (32:43)
Jason Arnott (36:50)
2: 3
(0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 2: 3
Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan McCabe (9:30)
Cory Cross (24:33)
Tomáš Kaberle (59:30)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
0May 7, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Steve Thomas (25:07)
Mats Sundin (42:17)
2: 4
(0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
New Jersey Devils
Petr Sýkora (4:54)
Randy McKay (35:18)
Brian Rafalski (39:55)
Jason Arnott (45:58)
Air Canada Center, Toronto, Ottawa
Spectators: 19,481
0May 9, 2001
7:00 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Sergei Nemtschinow (21:32)
Patrik Eliáš (27:13)
Patrik Eliáš (29:12)
Scott Stevens (34:41)
John Madden (50:50)
5: 1
(0: 1, 4: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 4: 3
Toronto Maple Leafs
Steve Thomas (9:06)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040

(5) Buffalo Sabers - (6) Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr 26, 2001
7.30 p.m.
(local time)
Buffalo Sabers
0: 3
(0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Mario Lemieux (5:07)
Jan Hrdina (54:02)
Wayne Primeau (57:40)
HSBC Arena , Buffalo , New York
Spectators: 18,136
Apr 28, 2001
3 p.m.
Buffalo Sabers
Stu Barnes (34:44)
1: 3
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Robert Lang (30:11)
Andrew Ference (48:09)
Alexei Kowaljow (59:57)
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 18,690
Apr. 30, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Stevens (25:34)
1: 4
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Buffalo Sabers
Curtis Brown (33:04)
Jason Woolley (49:51)
Miroslav Šatan (53:03)
James Patrick (59:39)
Mellon Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148
0May 2, 2001
7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Martin Straka (11:10)
Janne Laukkanen (25:24)
2: 5
(1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Buffalo Sabers
Jean-Pierre Dumont (1:28)
Curtis Brown (19:13)
Stu Barnes (44:44)
Uladsimir Zyplakou (54:24)
Stu Barnes (58:09)
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148
0May 5, 2001
1 p.m.
Buffalo Sabers
Chris Gratton (29:54)
Curtis Brown (51:16)
Stu Barnes (68:34)
3: 2 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Jaromír Jágr (14:51)
Alexei Morosow (22:36)
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 18,690
0May 8, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexei Kowaljow (25:14)
Mario Lemieux (58:42)
Martin Straka (71:29)
3: 2 a.d.
(0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
Buffalo Sabers
Maxim Afinogenow (9:26)
Donald Audette (35:12)
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148
May 10, 2001
7.30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabers
Jean-Pierre Dumont (21:50)
Steve Heinze (40:32)
2: 3 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 4
Pittsburgh Penguins
Andrew Ference (28:19)
Robert Lang (49:00)
Darius Kasparaitis (73:01)
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 18,690

Western Conference

(1) Colorado Avalanche - (7) Los Angeles Kings

Apr. 26, 2001
8:00 p.m.
(local time)
Colorado Avalanche
Chris Drury (15:59)
Rob Blake (22:40)
Peter Forsberg (55:30)
3: 4 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Los Angeles Kings
Glen Murray (9:20)
Nelson Emerson (29:29)
Glen Murray (53:00)
Jaroslav Modrý (74:34)
Pepsi Center , Denver , Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
Apr 28, 2001
1 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Ville Nieminen (22:29)
Joe Sakic (55:13)
2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
Los Angeles Kings
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
Apr. 30, 2001
6.30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
Luc Robitaille (16:17)
Glen Murray (50:00)
Žigmund Pálffy (59:20)
3: 4
(1: 1, 0: 1, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Colorado Avalanche
Rob Blake (4:33)
Peter Forsberg (30:43)
Milan Hejduk (48:21)
Jon Klemm (50:33)
Staples Center , Los Angeles , California
Spectators: 18,478
0May 2, 2001
7 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
0: 3
(0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
Colorado Avalanche
Alex Tanguay (23:55)
Milan Hejduk (36:27)
Chris Drury (38:13)
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Spectators: 18,478
0May 4, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Los Angeles Kings
Luc Robitaille (50:05)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
0May 6, 2001
6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
Glen Murray (82:41)
1: 0 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 3: 3
Colorado Avalanche
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Spectators: 18,478
0May 9, 2001
8 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Rob Blake (18:39)
Chris Drury (43:03)
Ville Nieminen (46:22)
Shjon Podein (51:07)
Milan Hejduk (56:25)
5: 1
(1: 0, 0: 1, 4: 0)
Match report
Status: 4: 3
Los Angeles Kings
Nelson Emerson (38:31)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007

(3) Dallas Stars - (4) St. Louis Blues

Apr. 27, 2001
6:00 p.m.
(local time)
Dallas Stars
John MacLean (9:55)
Brad Lukowich (52:22)
2: 4
(1: 2, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
St. Louis Blues
Pavol Demitra (9:02)
Marty Reasoner (15:08)
Marty Reasoner (23:30)
Pierre Turgeon (28:46)
Reunion Arena , Dallas , Texas
Spectators: 17,001
Apr 29, 2001
6:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars
Joe Nieuwendyk (59:08)
1: 2
(0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 2
St. Louis Blues
Marty Reasoner (1:25)
Scott Young (9:32)
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 17,001
0May 1, 2001
6:00 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Jochen Hecht (37:59)
Alexander Chawanow (57:45)
Cory Stillman (89:26)
3: 2 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 0
Dallas Stars
Mike Keane (5:29)
Brett Hull (27:53)
Savvis Center , St. Louis , Missouri
Spectators: 19,967
0May 3, 2001
6:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Alexander Chawanow (29:28)
Keith Tkachuk (34:37)
Chris Pronger (56:11)
Scott Young (58:36)
4: 1
(0: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 0
Dallas Stars
Joe Nieuwendyk (36:40)
Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,994

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(1) New Jersey Devils - (6) Pittsburgh Penguins

May 12, 2001
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
New Jersey Devils
Randy McKay (14:09)
Petr Sýkora (37:04)
Petr Sýkora (41:20)
3: 1
(1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Pittsburgh Penguins
Martin Straka (3:06)
Continental Airlines Arena , East Rutherford , New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
May 15, 2001
7:00 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Jay Pandolfo (8:52)
Petr Sýkora (16:34)
2: 4
(2: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexei Morosow (29:20)
Alexei Kowaljow (32:17)
René Corbet (35:55)
Robert Lang (45:19)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
May 17, 2001
7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
0: 3
(0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
New Jersey Devils
Brian Rafalski (8:42)
Jason Arnott (12:37)
Patrik Eliáš (41:27)
Mellon Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148
May 19, 2001
3 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
0: 5
(0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
New Jersey Devils
Patrik Eliáš (18:11)
Brian Rafalski (27:58)
Petr Sýkora (35:34)
Jason Arnott (44:17)
Brian Rafalski (53:14)
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,148
May 22, 2001
7 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Jason Arnott (0:57)
Jason Arnott (27:41)
Bobby Holík (32:23)
John Madden (43:32)
4: 2
(1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexei Morosow (16:38)
Martin Straka (33:09)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040

Western Conference

(1) Colorado Avalanche - (4) St. Louis Blues

May 12, 2001
1 p.m.
(local time)
Colorado Avalanche
Milan Hejduk (4:32)
Joe Sakic (26:45)
Joe Sakic (45:18)
Milan Hejduk (54:00)
4: 1
(1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
St. Louis Blues
Scott Young (20:25)
Pepsi Center , Denver , Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
May 14, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Ray Bourque (13:22)
Adam Foote (38:04)
Shjon Podein (53:21)
Chris Drury (59:52)
4: 2
(1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
St. Louis Blues
Scott Mellanby (28:27)
Al MacInnis (55:52)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
May 16, 2001
6:00 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Alexander Chawanow (5:54)
Scott Mellanby (50:13)
Jamal Mayers (54:17)
Scott Young (90:27)
4: 3 n.V.
(1: 2, 0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Colorado Avalanche
Ray Bourque (6:46)
Dan Hinote (8:36)
Éric Messier (52:40)
Savvis Center , St. Louis , Missouri
Spectators: 19,897
May 18, 2001
6:00 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Pierre Turgeon (24:40)
Pierre Turgeon (29:24)
Jamal Mayers (40:58)
3: 4 n.V.
(0: 3, 2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 3
Colorado Avalanche
Steven Reinprecht (14:13)
Joe Sakic (15:17)
Ray Bourque (15:31)
Stéphane Yelle (64:23)
Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 20,072
May 21, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Milan Hejduk (31:20)
Joe Sakic (60:24)
2: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1
St. Louis Blues
Bryce Salvador (33:31)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007

Stanley Cup Final

(W1) Colorado Avalanche - (E1) New Jersey Devils

May 26, 2001
6:00 p.m.
(local time)
Colorado Avalanche
Joe Sakic (11:07)
Chris Drury (29:35)
Joe Sakic (35:06)
Rob Blake (45:36)
Steven Reinprecht (57:36)
5: 0
(1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
New Jersey Devils
Pepsi Center , Denver , Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
May 29, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Joe Sakic (5:58)
1: 2
(1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
New Jersey Devils
Bob Corkum (14:29)
Turner Stevenson (17:20)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
May 31, 2001
8:00 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Jason Arnott (3:36)
1: 3
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Colorado Avalanche
Martin Škoula (10:38)
Ray Bourque (40:31)
Dan Hinote (46:28)
Continental Airlines Arena , East Rutherford , New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
0June 2, 2001
8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
Patrik Eliáš (23:42)
Scott Gomez (48:09)
Petr Sýkora (57:05)
3: 2
(0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Colorado Avalanche
Rob Blake (3:58)
Chris Drury (33:54)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
0June 4, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Alex Tanguay (10:09)
1: 4
(1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
New Jersey Devils
Patrik Eliáš (3:09)
Alexander Mogilny (18:47)
Sergei Brylin (24:39)
John Madden (58:05)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007
0June 7, 2001
8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils
0: 4
(0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
Colorado Avalanche
Adam Foote (18:02)
Ville Nieminen (22:26)
Chris Drury (38:27)
Alex Tanguay (53:46)
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spectators: 19,040
0June 9, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche
Alex Tanguay (7:58)
Alex Tanguay (24:57)
Joe Sakic (26:16)
3: 1
(1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3
New Jersey Devils
Petr Sýkora (29:33)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Spectators: 18,007

Stanley Cup winner

Engraving of the winning team at the Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup winner Colorado Avalanche traditionally had a total of 48 people, including 24 players and some officials, including the coaching staff and management, engraved on the base of the trophy. These included assistant coach Bryan Trottier , who won the Stanley Cup six times as a player with the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins , and Hall of Famer Michel Goulet , who was denied this success as a player. Also Orval Tessier as a scout was considered. The rule for the players is that they should either have played 41 games for the team in the regular season or one game in the final series. But there are always exceptions. Bryan Muir , who was immortalized with just eight games in the regular season and three playoff games on the Cup, benefited from one of these .

The 24 players in Colorado are made up of two goalkeepers, nine defenders and 13 attackers. There were five Europeans in the squad . David Aebischer was the first Swiss to win the Stanley Cup. Ray Bourque was already in his 22nd and final NHL season when he won his first Stanley Cup.

Stanley Cup winner Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche logo

Goalkeepers: David Aebischer , Patrick Roy

Defenders: Rob Blake , Ray Bourque , Adam Foote , Jon Klemm , Éric Messier , Bryan Muir , Nolan Pratt , Martin Škoula , Greg de Vries

Attackers: Chris Dingman , Chris Drury , Peter Forsberg , Milan Hejduk , Dan Hinote , Ville Nieminen , Scott Parker , Shjon Podein , Dave Reid , Steven Reinprecht , Joe Sakic  ( C ), Alex Tanguay , Stéphane Yelle

Head Coach: Bob Hartley   General Manager: Pierre Lacroix

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Joe Sakic Colorado 21st 13 13 26th +6 6th
Patrik Eliáš New Jersey 25th 9 14th 23 +11 10
Milan Hejduk Colorado 23 7th 16 23 +8 6th
Petr Sýkora New Jersey 25th 10 12 22nd +15 12
Alex Tanguay Colorado 23 6th 15th 21st +13 8th
Rob Blake Colorado 23 6th 13 19th +6 16
Brian Rafalski New Jersey 25th 7th 11 18th +10 7th
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh 18th 6th 11 17th +4 4th
Chris Drury Colorado 23 11 5 16 +5 4th
Bobby Holík Toronto 25th 6th 10 16 +1 37

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Patrick Roy Colorado 23 1450: 56 16 7th 41 4th 93.4 1.70
Roman Turek St. Louis 14th 908: 26 9 5 31 0 91.9 2.05
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 25th 1504: 43 15th 10 52 4th 89.7 2.07
Curtis Joseph Toronto 11 684: 56 7th 4th 24 3 92.7 2.10
Tommy Salo Edmonton 6th 405: 33 2 4th 15th 0 92.0 2.22

Web links

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