2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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The 2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 84th season of existence and their 74th season as the Maple Leafs. The team finished third in the Northeast Division with a 37–29–11–5 record (90 points), and qualified for the playoffs for the third year in a row. In the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, they swept their rivals, the first-place Ottawa Senators, four games to none in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals before falling to the New Jersey Devils in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2000–01 record37–29–11–5
Home record19–11–7–4
Quick facts Toronto Maple Leafs, Division ...
2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2000–01 record37–29–11–5
Home record19–11–7–4
Road record18–18–4–1
Goals for232
Goals against207
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsSteve Thomas
Dmitri Yushkevich
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance19,257
Minor league affiliateSt. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsGary Roberts (29)
AssistsMats Sundin (46)
PointsMats Sundin (74)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (214)
Plus/minusBryan McCabe, Gary Roberts (+16)
WinsCurtis Joseph (33)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (2.39)
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Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

The Leafs scored the fewest short-handed goals in the NHL during the regular season, with just two.[1]

Season standings

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Northeast Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Ottawa Senators82482194274205109
25Buffalo Sabres8246305121818498
37Toronto Maple Leafs82372911523220790
49Boston Bruins8236308822724988
511Montreal Canadiens8228408620623270
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

More information R, Div ...
Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- New Jersey DevilsAT824819123295195111
2 Y- Ottawa SenatorsNE82482194274205109
3 Y- Washington CapitalsSE82412710423321196
4 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT824325113240207100
5 X- Buffalo SabresNE8246305121818498
6 X- Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8242289328125696
7 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE82372911523220790
8 X- Carolina HurricanesSE8238329321222588
8.5
9 Boston BruinsNE8236308822724988
10 New York RangersAT8233435125029072
11 Montreal CanadiensNE8228408620623270
12 Florida PanthersSE82223813920024666
13 Atlanta ThrashersSE82234512221128960
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8224476520128059
15 New York IslandersAT8221517318526852
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

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2000–01 regular season[4]
October: 6–5–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 3–3–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 7, 20002–0Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)1–0–0–0W
2October 9, 20001–3Dallas Stars (2000–01)1–1–0–0L
3October 11, 20003–2New York Islanders (2000–01)2–1–0–0W
4October 14, 20000–4Ottawa Senators (2000–01)2–2–0–0L
5October 16, 20002–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)2–3–0–0L
6October 19, 20004–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)3–3–0–0W
7October 21, 20002–1@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)4–3–0–0W
8October 25, 20006–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)5–3–0–0W
9October 27, 20001–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)5–4–0–0L
10October 28, 20002–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)6–4–0–0W
11October 31, 20003–4@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)6–5–0–0L
November: 7–2–3–2 (home: 4–1–2–2; road: 3–1–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12November 2, 20005–3New Jersey Devils (2000–01)7–5–0–0W
13November 4, 20000–0 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)7–5–1–0T
14November 5, 20007–1Boston Bruins (2000–01)8–5–1–0W
15November 8, 20005–0Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)9–5–1–0W
16November 10, 20001–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)9–6–1–0L
17November 11, 2000 †3–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (2000–01)9–6–2–0T
18November 15, 20001–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)9–6–2–1OTL
19November 17, 20002–2 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)9–6–3–1T
20November 18, 20006–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)10–6–3–1W
21November 21, 20003–1@ New York Rangers (2000–01)11–6–3–1W
22November 22, 20004–3Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)12–6–3–1W
23November 25, 20002–4Ottawa Senators (2000–01)12–7–3–1L
24November 29, 20005–6 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)12–7–3–2OTL
25November 30, 20006–4@ New York Islanders (2000–01)13–7–3–2W
December: 7–5–1–1 (home: 2–1–1–1; road: 5–4–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26December 2, 20008–2New York Rangers (2000–01)14–7–3–2W
27December 4, 20004–4 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)14–7–4–2T
28December 6, 20003–0@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)15–7–4–2W
29December 9, 20005–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)16–7–4–2W
30December 13, 20007–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)17–7–4–2W
31December 15, 20002–3@ New York Islanders (2000–01)17–8–4–2L
32December 16, 20005–6 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)17–8–4–3OTL
33December 20, 20001–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)17–9–4–3L
34December 21, 20000–4@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)17–10–4–3L
35December 23, 20005–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)18–10–4–3W
36December 26, 20003–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)18–11–4–3L
37December 27, 20000–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)18–12–4–3L
38December 30, 20004–1@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)19–12–4–3W
39December 31, 20003–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)20–12–4–3W
January: 5–5–3–1 (home: 3–4–1–0; road: 2–1–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40January 3, 20011–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (2000–01)20–12–5–3T
41January 5, 20013–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)20–12–6–3T
42January 6, 20012–3Washington Capitals (2000–01)20–13–6–3L
43January 10, 20011–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)20–14–6–3L
44January 12, 20013–2Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)21–14–6–3W
45January 13, 20014–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)21–14–7–3T
46January 17, 20011–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)21–15–7–3L
47January 18, 20011–2 OT@ New York Rangers (2000–01)21–15–7–4OTL
48January 20, 20012–0Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)22–15–7–4W
49January 24, 20011–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)22–16–7–4L
50January 25, 20012–1 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)23–16–7–4W
51January 27, 20013–1New York Rangers (2000–01)24–16–7–4W
52January 29, 20011–2@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)24–17–7–4L
53January 31, 20014–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)25–17–7–4W
February: 4–5–3–0 (home: 4–1–3–0; road: 0–4–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54February 1, 20014–5@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)25–18–7–4L
55February 7, 20017–1Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)26–18–7–4W
56February 8, 20011–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)26–19–7–4L
57February 10, 20013–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (2000–01)26–19–8–4T
58February 14, 20012–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)26–19–9–4T
59February 15, 20012–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)26–20–9–4L
60February 17, 20015–5 OTColorado Avalanche (2000–01)26–20–10–4T
61February 19, 20010–2New Jersey Devils (2000–01)26–21–10–4L
62February 22, 20014–1Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)27–21–10–4W
63February 24, 20015–1Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)28–21–10–4W
64February 25, 20014–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)28–22–10–4L
65February 28, 20012–1San Jose Sharks (2000–01)29–22–10–4W
March: 6–6–1–1 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 4–4–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66March 1, 20013–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)30–22–10–4W
67March 3, 20012–3 OTOttawa Senators (2000–01)30–22–10–5OTL
68March 6, 20013–1@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)31–22–10–5W
69March 7, 20010–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)31–23–10–5L
70March 10, 20013–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)31–23–11–5T
71March 14, 20013–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)32–23–11–5W
72March 15, 20012–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)32–24–11–5L
73March 17, 20015–3@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)33–24–11–5W
74March 20, 20010–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)33–25–11–5L
75March 21, 20011–3Florida Panthers (2000–01)33–26–11–5L
76March 24, 20015–3Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)34–26–11–5W
77March 28, 20010–3Boston Bruins (2000–01)34–27–11–5L
78March 29, 20012–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)35–27–11–5W
79March 31, 20011–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)35–28–11–5L
April: 2–1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80April 4, 20014–2New York Islanders (2000–01)36–28–11–5W
81April 6, 20011–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)37–28–11–5W
82April 7, 20013–5@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)37–29–11–5L

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

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Playoffs

More information 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2001 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs win 4–0
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 13, 20011–0 OT@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 1–0W
2April 14, 20013–0@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 2–0W
3April 16, 20013–2 OTOttawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 3–0W
4April 18, 20013–1Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs win 4–0W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 26, 20012–0@ New Jersey DevilsMaple Leafs lead 1–0W
2April 28, 20015–6 OT@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 1–1L
3May 1, 20012–3 OTNew Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–1L
4May 3, 20013–1New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2W
5May 5, 20013–2@ New Jersey DevilsMaple Leafs lead 3–2W
6May 7, 20012–4New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 3–3L
7May 9, 20011–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–3L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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 Maple Leafs only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Mats SundinC822846741576116713514
7Gary RobertsLW822924531610911291150
44Yanic PerreaultC762428520521123524
94Sergei BerezinLW79222850281125712
14Jonas HoglundLW8223264911410000−44
15Tomas KaberleD826394510241113440
16Darcy TuckerRW82162137614111022−26
32Steve ThomasRW57826340461163944
22Igor KorolevRW7310192932811000−30
24Bryan McCabeD82524291612311235516
27Shayne CorsonC7781826118911112−114
10Garry ValkRW74818264465101−12
36Dmitry YushkevichD8151924−25211044−412
28Tie DomiRW821372022148011020
9Nik AntropovC52611175309213212
55Danny MarkovD593131663411112−312
3Dave MansonD7447111393200002
43Nathan DempseyD251910134
8Dmitri KhristichRW2736988
4Cory CrossD4135875011213−110
39Alexei PonikarovskyRW22134−114
8Aki BergD12303−621102214
23Petr SvobodaD18123−510
2Wade BelakD16112−431
21Adam MairLW16022314
18Alyn McCauleyC141010010000−42
31Curtis JosephG680118110004
37Don MacLeanC3011−22
33David CooperD2000−10
19Jeff FarkasC2000−12
30Glenn HealyG150000
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Curtis Joseph683327819071632.39.915641001174329242.10.9273685
30Glenn Healy15473331382.62.8850871
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Mats Sundin [5]
Team Molson Cup Curtis Joseph [6]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Petr Svoboda October 7, 2000 [7]
Alexei Ponikarovsky January 10, 2001
1,000th game played Dave Manson November 17, 2000 [8]
Shayne Corson February 14, 2001 [9]
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Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Final, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final.[10]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 6th-round pick in 2000
  • 7th-round pick in 2000
[11]
September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[12]
October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[13]
October 29, 2000 (2000-10-29) To Dallas Stars
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Future considerations
[14]
December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11) To Washington Capitals
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Tampa Bay's 3rd-round pick in 2001
[15]
February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20) To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Konstantin Kalmikov
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[16]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) To Los Angeles Kings
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[17]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04) Shayne CorsonMontreal Canadiensmulti-yearFree agency[18]
Gary RobertsCarolina Hurricanesmulti-yearFree agency[19]
August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) Dave MansonDallas Stars2-yearFree agency[20]
October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) David CooperKassel Huskies (DEL)Free agency[21]
February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16) Wade BelakCalgary FlamesWaivers[22]
March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16) Mike MinardSt. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)Free agency[23]
June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06) Christian ChartierPrince George Cougars (WHL)Free agency[24]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[a]Ref
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) Kevyn AdamsColumbus Blue JacketsExpansion draft[26]
Tommi RajamakiColumbus Blue JacketsExpansion draft[26]
June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) Wendel ClarkRetirement (III)[27]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) Jason Bonsignore[b]Contract expiration (UFA)[25]
Marc Robitaille[c]Contract expiration (UFA)[25]
Brian Wiseman[d]Contract expiration (UFA)[25]
July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03) Kris KingChicago Blackhawks[e]Buyout[32]
July 19, 2000 (2000-07-19) Terran SandwithEdmonton OilersFree agency (VI)[33]
August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) Lonny BohonosHC Davos (NLA)Free agency (II)[f][35]
Justin HockingPhoenix CoyotesFree agency[36]
August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) Greg AndrusakSan Jose SharksFree agency (VI)[37]
September 2000 (2000-09) Mark DeyellHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[38]
N/A Tyler HarltonSt. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[39]
Francis LariveeNew Orleans Brass (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[40]
October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04) Ryan PepperallFlorida Everblades (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[41]
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Signings

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) Nathan DempseyRe-signing[42]
Chris McAllisterRe-signing[42]
Petr SvobodaEntry-level[42]
July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) Luca Ceredamulti-yearEntry-level[43]
August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) Jonas Hoglund1-yearRe-signing[44]
Alyn McCauleyRe-signing[44]
Yanic PerreaultRe-signing[44]
August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) Danny Markovmulti-yearRe-signing[45]
August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) Glenn Healy2-yearRe-signing[46]
September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04) Donald MacLeanRe-signing[47]
September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06) D. J. Smith2-yearRe-signing[48]
November 2, 2000 (2000-11-02) Darcy Tucker2-yearExtension[49]
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Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[50]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
124Brad Boyes CanadaErie Otters (OHL)
251Kris Vernarsky United StatesPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
370Mikael Tellqvist SwedenDjurgårdens IF (Sweden)
390Jean-Francois Racine CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
4100Miguel Delisle CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
6179Vadim Sozinov KazakhstanMetallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
7209Markus Seikola FinlandTPS Jr. (Finland)
7223Lubos Velebny SlovakiaHKm Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia)
8254Alexander Shinkar RussiaSeverstal Cherepovets (Russia)
9265Jean-Philippe Cote CanadaCape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
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See also

Notes

  1. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[25]
  2. Bonsignore was inactive during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons.[28]
  3. Robitaille retired.[29]
  4. Wiseman retired.[30]
  5. King signed with Chicago on October 9, 2000.[31]
  6. Toronto retained Bohonos’ NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[34]

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