The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was the
championship series of the
National Hockey League
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's (NHL)
1999–2000 season, and the culmination of the
2000 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the
Eastern Conference champion
New Jersey Devils against the
Western Conference champion and defending
Stanley Cup champion
Dallas Stars
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. The Devils were led by captain
Scott Stevens, head coach
Larry Robinson
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and goaltender
Martin Brodeur. The Stars were led by captain
Derian Hatcher, head coach
Ken Hitchcock and goaltender
Ed Belfour. The Devils defeated the Stars, four games to two.
Paths to the Finals
New Jersey defeated the
Florida Panthers 4–0, the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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4–2 and the
Philadelphia Flyers
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4–3 to advance to the Finals.
Dallas defeated the
Edmonton Oilers
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4–1, the
San Jose Sharks
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4–1 and the
Colorado Avalanche
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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
Jason Arnott in
double overtime. It was their second Stanley Cup overall and first since
1995
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.
For the Stars, this was the first time since the
New York Islanders 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
Stanley Cup Finals for the Stars until
2020
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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 Gary Bettman 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
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-owned networks
ESPN
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and
ABC, 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
Randy Velischek called the series on local radio on
WABC–AM 770 in New York City. In Dallas, Stars broadcasters
Ralph Strangis and
Daryl Reaugh
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called the series on
WBAP 820 AM.
Quotes
See also
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1999–2000 NHL season
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2000 Stanley Cup playoffs
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List of Stanley Cup champions
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