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The 1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 91st season of play. The club failed to qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs for a second year in a row. It was only the second time since the NHL's founding that the Canadiens had missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons, the first being three straight misses since the 1920–21 season to 1921–22 season.

Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
1999–2000 record35–34–9–4
Home record18–17–5–1
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1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
1999–2000 record35–34–9–4
Home record18–17–5–1
Road record17–17–4–3
Goals for196
Goals against194
Team information
General managerRejean Houle
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsShayne Corson
Turner Stevenson
ArenaMolson Centre
Average attendance20,205 (95.0%)
Minor league affiliatesQuebec Citadelles
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Zholtok (26)
AssistsDainius Zubrus (28)
PointsMartin Rucinsky (49)
Penalty minutesShayne Corson (115)
Plus/minusCraig Rivet (+11)
WinsJeff Hackett (23)
Goals against averageJose Theodore (2.10)
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The Canadiens did not have a player who reached at least 50 points throughout the season. Pierre Boivin replaced Ronald Corey as team president.[1] On September 2, 1999, Molson executive James Arnett announced that Molson, owner since 1957, would put the franchise up for sale.[2]

Off season

Saku Koivu makes Canadiens history, as the first European to be named the team's captain. He succeeds Vincent Damphousse, who was traded the previous season.

Regular season

Final standings

More information No., CR ...
Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Toronto Maple Leafs82452773246222100
26Ottawa Senators82412811224421095
38Buffalo Sabres82353211421320485
410Montreal Canadiens8235349419619483
511Boston Bruins82243319621024873
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

More information R, Div ...
Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia FlyersAT824522123237179105
2 y – Washington CapitalsSE824424122227194102
3 y – Toronto Maple LeafsNE82452773246222100
4 New Jersey DevilsAT82452485251203103
5 Florida PanthersSE8243276624420998
6 Ottawa SenatorsNE82412811224421095
7 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8237318624123688
8 Buffalo SabresNE82353211421320485
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE82373510021721684
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8235349419619483
11 New York RangersAT82293812321824673
12 Boston BruinsNE82243319621024873
13 New York IslandersAT8224489119427558
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8219479720431054
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE8214577417031339
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

Schedule and results

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1999–2000 regular season[5]
October: 3–8–1–0 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
1October 2, 19991–4Toronto Maple Leafs0–1–0–00L
2October 6, 19991–2@ Edmonton Oilers0–2–0–00L
3October 8, 19994–1@ Calgary Flames1–2–0–02W
4October 9, 19991–4@ Vancouver Canucks1–3–0–02L
5October 12, 19991–2Florida Panthers1–4–0–02L
6October 14, 19995–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers2–4–0–04W
7October 16, 19992–1Buffalo Sabres3–4–0–06W
8October 18, 19992–4New York Islanders3–5–0–06L
9October 20, 19991–2Colorado Avalanche3–6–0–06L
10October 23, 19992–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–7–0–06L
11October 27, 19990–1Chicago Blackhawks3–8–0–06L
12October 30, 19992–2 OTNew York Rangers3–8–1–07T
November: 6–5–0–1 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 3–4–0–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
13November 3, 19992–3@ New Jersey Devils3–9–1–07L
14November 4, 19991–2 OT@ New York Islanders3–9–1–18OTL
15November 6, 19991–2@ Ottawa Senators3–10–1–18L
16November 10, 19994–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–11–1–18L
17November 11, 19992–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4–11–1–110W
18November 13, 19994–2Atlanta Thrashers5–11–1–112W
19November 16, 19991–4San Jose Sharks5–12–1–112L
20November 18, 19991–6@ Nashville Predators5–13–1–112L
21November 20, 19995–3@ Los Angeles Kings6–13–1–114W
22November 22, 19992–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim7–13–1–116W
23November 23, 19993–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks8–13–1–118W
24November 27, 19992–1Vancouver Canucks9–13–1–120W
December: 3–7–3–0 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 2–2–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
25December 1, 19992–3Dallas Stars9–14–1–120L
26December 3, 19992–3@ New York Rangers9–15–1–120L
27December 4, 19992–3Philadelphia Flyers9–16–1–120L
28December 7, 19993–3 OTCalgary Flames9–16–2–121T
29December 9, 19994–2@ New York Islanders10–16–2–123W
30December 11, 19992–4Los Angeles Kings10–17–2–123L
31December 13, 19991–0@ Washington Capitals11–17–2–125W
32December 16, 19991–2New Jersey Devils11–18–2–125L
33December 18, 19991–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs11–19–2–125L
34December 20, 19995–1Pittsburgh Penguins12–19–2–127W
35December 23, 19993–3 OT@ Boston Bruins12–19–3–128T
36December 27, 19994–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators12–19–4–129T
37December 29, 19992–3Ottawa Senators12–20–4–129L
January: 5–3–3–1 (home: 4–0–3–0; road: 1–3–0–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
38January 2, 20002–2 OTNew York Rangers12–20–5–130T
39January 4, 20001–6@ Washington Capitals12–21–5–130L
40January 6, 20003–4@ St. Louis Blues12–22–5–130L
41January 7, 20001–4@ Colorado Avalanche12–23–5–130L
42January 11, 20003–0Detroit Red Wings13–23–5–132W
43January 14, 20002–1@ Buffalo Sabres14–23–5–134W
44January 15, 20002–2 OTBoston Bruins14–23–6–135T
45January 19, 20003–0New York Islanders15–23–6–137W
46January 22, 20004–2Pittsburgh Penguins16–23–6–139W
47January 24, 20002–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes16–23–6–240OTL
48January 29, 20002–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers16–23–7–241T
49January 30, 20003–0Carolina Hurricanes17–23–7–243W
February: 8–4–0–1 (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
50February 2, 20001–3@ Florida Panthers17–24–7–243L
51February 3, 20002–1 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning18–24–7–245W
52February 8, 20004–5 OTEdmonton Oilers18–24–7–346OTL
53February 10, 20000–1Washington Capitals18–25–7–346L
54February 12, 20005–4Ottawa Senators19–25–7–348W
55February 14, 20004–1Florida Panthers20–25–7–350W
56February 16, 20005–1@ Atlanta Thrashers21–25–7–352W
57February 17, 20003–0@ Carolina Hurricanes22–25–7–354W
58February 19, 20002–1Toronto Maple Leafs23–25–7–356W
59February 22, 20001–0Phoenix Coyotes24–25–7–358W
60February 24, 20003–2 OTNew Jersey Devils25–25–7–360W
61February 26, 20000–3Washington Capitals25–26–7–360L
62February 27, 20000–3@ New Jersey Devils25–27–7–360L
March: 8–5–2–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 5–3–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
63March 1, 20004–1@ Chicago Blackhawks26–27–7–362W
64March 2, 20005–2@ Boston Bruins27–27–7–364W
65March 4, 20003–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs27–28–7–364L
66March 6, 20003–2Atlanta Thrashers28–28–7–366W
67March 8, 20003–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins29–28–7–368W
68March 10, 20003–2@ Buffalo Sabres30–28–7–370W
69March 11, 20003–5Boston Bruins30–29–7–370L
70March 14, 20003–4Tampa Bay Lightning30–30–7–370L
71March 16, 20001–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers30–30–8–371T
72March 18, 20003–2Carolina Hurricanes31–30–8–373W
73March 20, 20001–4@ Buffalo Sabres31–31–8–373L
74March 22, 20001–1 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers31–31–9–374T
75March 25, 20002–4@ Florida Panthers31–32–9–374L
76March 26, 20003–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning32–32–9–376W
77March 29, 20004–3Boston Bruins33–32–9–378W
April: 2–2–0–1 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 1–0–0–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
78April 1, 20000–2Buffalo Sabres33–33–9–378L
79April 2, 20005–6 OT@ Detroit Red Wings33–33–9–479OTL
80April 5, 20003–0@ New York Rangers34–33–9–481W
81April 6, 20005–1Tampa Bay Lightning35–33–9–483W
82April 8, 20001–3Ottawa Senators35–34–9–483L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26Martin RucinskyLW80252449170
15Dainius ZubrusC73142842−154
34Sergei ZholtokC68261238228
43Patrice BriseboisD54102535−118
14Trevor LindenRW50131730−334
49Brian SavageLW38171229−419
17Benoit BrunetLW50141529313
22Eric WeinrichD7742529439
27Shayne CorsonLW7082028−2115
32Oleg PetrovRW4422426108
23Turner StevensonRW6481321−161
11Saku KoivuC2431821714
28Karl Dykhuis†D6771219−340
63Craig DarbyC7671017−1414
52Craig RivetD61314171176
51Francis BouillonD7431316−738
37Patrick PoulinC8210515−1517
40Jesse BelangerC1636922
29Jim CumminsRW47358−592
45Arron AshamRW33426−724
55Igor Ulanov‡D43156−1176
20Scott LachanceD57066−422
24Scott Thornton‡LW35235−770
44Sheldon Souray†D19303744
61Jason WardRW32213−110
48Miloslav GurenD24123−512
47Juha Lind†C13123−24
71Mike RibeiroC19112−62
46Matt HigginsC25022−64
24Christian Laflamme†D15022−58
21Barry RichterD23022−58
6Trent McClearyRW1210124
35Andrei BashkirovLW200000
31Jeff HackettG560004
38Vladimir Malakhov‡D700004
36Dave MorissetteLW100005
44Stephane RobidasD100000
60Jose TheodoreG300000
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Jeff Hackett562325715431322.40.91433301
60Jose Theodore3012132717582.10.91931655
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Awards and records

Awards

Head coach Alain Vigneault was a runner-up for the Jack Adams Trophy.[6]

More information Type, Award/honour ...
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Rucinsky [7]
NHL Player of the Week Jose Theodore (November 29)[a] [8]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Eric Weinrich [9]
Molson Cup Jeff Hackett [10]
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Milestones

More information Milestone, Player ...
Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Francis Bouillon October 2, 1999 [11]
Mike Ribeiro
Stephane Robidas October 20, 1999
Jason Ward December 3, 1999
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Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[12]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
239Alexander Buturlin RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
258Matt Carkner CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
497Chris Dyment United StatesBoston University (NCAA)
4107Evan Lindsay CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5136Dustin Jamieson CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
5145Marc-Andre Thinel CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
5150Matt Shasby United StatesDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6167Sean Dixon CanadaErie Otters (OHL)
7196Vadim Tarasov KazakhstanMetallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
8225Mikko Hyytia FinlandJYP Jr. (Finland)
9253Jerome Marois CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Co-winner with Jeremy Roenick of the Phoenix Coyotes.

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