The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was the

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of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1999–2000 season, and the culmination of the

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. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion

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against the Western Conference champion and defending

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champion Dallas Stars. The Devils were led by captain

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, head coach Larry Robinson and goaltender

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. The Stars were led by captain

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, head coach

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and goaltender

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. The Devils defeated the Stars, four games to two.

Paths to the Finals

New Jersey defeated the

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4–0, the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 to advance to the Finals. Dallas defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4–1, the San Jose Sharks 4–1 and the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

Despite New Jersey being a lower seed in conference play (4) than Dallas (2), New Jersey's 103 points were one more than Dallas, giving them home-ice advantage in the series. The Devils won the Cup in game six on a one-timer goal by

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in double overtime. It was their second Stanley Cup overall and first since

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. For the Stars, this was the first time since the

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lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the 1984 Finals that a defending Stanley Cup champion lost in the Finals. This happened to the Devils themselves the following year when they lost to the Colorado Avalanche. This would be the last appearance in the

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for the Stars until

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. This was the first Finals that featured two relocated teams competing for the Stanley Cup, as well as the first Finals in which both teams had won the Stanley Cup previously after relocation.

Team rosters

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Dallas Stars

New Jersey Devils

Stanley Cup engraving

The 2000 Stanley Cup was presented to Devils captain Scott Stevens by NHL Commissioner

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following the Devils 2–1 double overtime win over the Stars in game six. The following Devils players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1999–2000 New Jersey Devils

Broadcasting

In Canada, the series was televised on CBC. In the United States, this was the first year under the new joint American TV contract with the Disney-owned networks ESPN and

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, with ESPN airing the first two games of the Cup Finals and ABC broadcasting the rest of the series. Devils team broadcasters Mike Miller and

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called the series on local radio on WABC–AM 770 in New York City. In Dallas, Stars broadcasters

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and Daryl Reaugh called the series on WBAP 820 AM.

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