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The 1999–2000 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 74th season of operation in the National Hockey League.

Off-season

Regular season

The Red Wings led in goals for during the regular season, with 278. They also finished first in power-play goals scored, with 69 (tied with the Philadelphia Flyers) and power-play percentage (20.41%).[1]

Final standings

Central Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 St. Louis Blues 82 51 19 11 1 248 165 114
2 4 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 22 10 2 278 210 108
3 11 Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 37 10 2 242 245 78
4 13 Nashville Predators 82 28 40 7 7 199 240 70

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – St. Louis Blues CEN 82 51 19 11 1 248 165 114
2 y – Dallas Stars PAC 82 43 23 10 6 211 184 102
3 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 42 28 11 1 233 201 96
4 Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 48 22 10 2 278 210 108
5 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 39 27 12 4 245 228 94
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 39 31 8 4 232 228 90
7 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 26 16 8 226 212 88
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 35 30 10 7 225 214 87
8.5
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 34 33 12 3 217 227 83
10 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 30 29 15 8 227 237 83
11 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 33 37 10 2 242 245 78
12 Calgary Flames NW 82 31 36 10 5 211 256 77
13 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 40 7 7 199 240 70

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


Schedule and results

Regular season

1999–2000 regular season[4]
October: 7–2–1–1 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 2–0–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 2, 1999 2–0 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 L October 5, 1999 2–3 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 W October 7, 1999 7–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 2–1–0–0 Recap
4 T October 9, 1999 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 2–1–1–0 Recap
5 W October 13, 1999 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 3–1–1–0 Recap
6 W October 16, 1999 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 4–1–1–0 Recap
7 W October 20, 1999 6–3 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 5–1–1–0 Recap
8 W October 23, 1999 1–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 6–1–1–0 Recap
9 W October 27, 1999 5–3 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 7–1–1–0 Recap
10 L October 29, 1999 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 7–2–1–0 Recap
11 OTL October 30, 1999 4–5 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 7–2–1–1 Recap
November: 7–4–2–0 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 T November 3, 1999 1–1 OT Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 7–2–2–1 Recap
13 W November 5, 1999 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 8–2–2–1 Recap
14 L November 7, 1999 2–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 8–3–2–1 Recap
15 W November 10, 1999 4–2 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 9–3–2–1 Recap
16 W November 12, 1999 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 10–3–2–1 Recap
17 T November 13, 1999 1–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 10–3–3–1 Recap
18 W November 15, 1999 6–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 11–3–3–1 Recap
19 W November 17, 1999 7–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 12–3–3–1 Recap
20 L November 19, 1999 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 12–4–3–1 Recap
21 L November 20, 1999 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 12–5–3–1 Recap
22 W November 24, 1999 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 13–5–3–1 Recap
23 W November 26, 1999 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 14–5–3–1 Recap
24 L November 28, 1999 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 14–6–3–1 Recap
December: 11–2–1–0 (home: 6–0–1–0; road: 5–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 1, 1999 4–2 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 15–6–3–1 Recap
26 W December 3, 1999 7–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 16–6–3–1 Recap
27 L December 4, 1999 1–4 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 16–7–3–1 Recap
28 W December 8, 1999 6–3 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 17–7–3–1 Recap
29 W December 10, 1999 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 18–7–3–1 Recap
30 W December 11, 1999 5–4 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 19–7–3–1 Recap
31 W December 15, 1999 5–1 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 20–7–3–1 Recap
32 W December 17, 1999 5–2 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 21–7–3–1 Recap
33 L December 19, 1999 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 21–8–3–1 Recap
34 W December 20, 1999 4–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 22–8–3–1 Recap
35 W December 22, 1999 4–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 23–8–3–1 Recap
36 W December 27, 1999 3–2 OT Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 24–8–3–1 Recap
37 W December 28, 1999 7–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 25–8–3–1 Recap
38 T December 31, 1999 4–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 25–8–4–1 Recap
January: 6–6–2–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 1–4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 L January 2, 2000 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 25–9–4–1 Recap
40 L January 4, 2000 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 25–10–4–1 Recap
41 W January 6, 2000 5–2 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 26–10–4–1 Recap
42 W January 8, 2000 5–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 27–10–4–1 Recap
43 L January 11, 2000 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 27–11–4–1 Recap
44 L January 13, 2000 3–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 27–12–4–1 Recap
45 T January 16, 2000 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 27–12–5–1 Recap
46 L January 18, 2000 1–6 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 27–13–5–1 Recap
47 T January 19, 2000 3–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 27–13–6–1 Recap
48 W January 22, 2000 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 28–13–6–1 Recap
49 W January 26, 2000 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 29–13–6–1 Recap
50 W January 28, 2000 4–1 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 30–13–6–1 Recap
51 W January 29, 2000 3–1 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 31–13–6–1 Recap
52 L January 31, 2000 3–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 31–14–6–1 Recap
February: 7–5–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 4–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 3, 2000 3–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 31–15–6–1 Recap
54 L February 8, 2000 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 31–16–6–1 Recap
55 W February 10, 2000 2–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 32–16–6–1 Recap
56 W February 13, 2000 4–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 33–16–6–1 Recap
57 W February 14, 2000 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 34–16–6–1 Recap
58 W February 16, 2000 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 35–16–6–1 Recap
59 L February 18, 2000 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 35–17–6–1 Recap
60 L February 20, 2000 4–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 35–18–6–1 Recap
61 W February 21, 2000 2–0 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 36–18–6–1 Recap
62 L February 23, 2000 2–5 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 36–19–6–1 Recap
63 W February 25, 2000 5–2 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 37–19–6–1 Recap
64 W February 27, 2000 3–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 38–19–6–1 Recap
March: 9–1–3–1 (home: 3–0–1–1; road: 6–1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 T March 3, 2000 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 38–19–7–1 Recap
66 W March 5, 2000 5–3 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 39–19–7–1 Recap
67 W March 7, 2000 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 40–19–7–1 Recap
68 T March 8, 2000 1–1 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 40–19–8–1 Recap
69 W March 10, 2000 3–1 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 41–19–8–1 Recap
70 W March 14, 2000 3–2 OT Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 42–19–8–1 Recap
71 OTL March 16, 2000 3–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 42–19–8–2 Recap
72 W March 18, 2000 4–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 43–19–8–2 Recap
73 L March 19, 2000 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 43–20–8–2 Recap
74 T March 22, 2000 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 43–20–9–2 Recap
75 W March 23, 2000 6–3 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 44–20–9–2 Recap
76 W March 26, 2000 8–2 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 45–20–9–2 Recap
77 W March 27, 2000 6–0 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 46–20–9–2 Recap
78 W March 29, 2000 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 47–20–9–2 Recap
April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
79 T April 1, 2000 0–0 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 47–20–10–2 Recap
80 W April 2, 2000 6–5 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 48–20–10–2 Recap
81 L April 7, 2000 2–4 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 48–21–10–2 Recap
82 L April 9, 2000 2–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 48–22–10–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings — Red Wings win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 13, 2000 2–0 Los Angeles Kings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 15, 2000 8–5 Los Angeles Kings Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 17, 2000 2–1 @ Los Angeles Kings Red Wings lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 19, 2000 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings Red Wings win 4–0 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (3) Colorado Avalanche — Avalanche win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 27, 2000 0–2 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 29, 2000 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 2–0 Recap
3 W May 1, 2000 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 3, 2000 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 5, 2000 2–4 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Red Wings only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Steve Yzerman C 78 35 44 79 28 34 8 0 4 4 −4 0
14 Brendan Shanahan LW 78 41 37 78 24 105 9 3 2 5 0 10
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 81 20 53 73 19 18 9 2 4 6 −6 4
91 Sergei Fedorov C 68 27 35 62 8 22 9 4 4 8 2 4
15 Pat Verbeek RW 68 22 26 48 22 95 9 1 1 2 −4 2
8 Igor Larionov C 79 9 38 47 13 28 9 1 2 3 −2 6
20 Martin Lapointe RW 82 16 25 41 17 121 9 3 1 4 −1 20
28 Steve Duchesne D 79 10 31 41 12 42 9 0 4 4 2 10
55 Larry Murphy D 81 10 30 40 4 45 9 2 3 5 1 2
13 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 72 18 18 36 11 28 8 2 1 3 −3 12
96 Tomas Holmstrom LW 72 13 22 35 4 43 9 3 1 4 3 16
24 Chris Chelios D 81 3 31 34 48 103 9 0 1 1 −3 8
17 Doug Brown RW 51 10 8 18 8 12 3 0 1 1 0 0
11 Mathieu Dandenault D 81 6 12 18 −12 20 6 0 0 0 2 2
39[a] Stacy Roest C 49 7 9 16 −1 12 3 0 0 0 0 0
18 Kirk Maltby RW 41 6 8 14 1 24 8 0 1 1 0 4
25 Darren McCarty RW 24 6 6 12 1 48 9 0 1 1 3 12
33 Kris Draper C 51 5 7 12 3 28 9 2 0 2 4 6
22 Yuri Butsayev C 57 5 3 8 −6 12
2 Jiri Fischer D 52 0 8 8 1 45
41 Brent Gilchrist LW 24 4 2 6 1 24 6 0 0 0 −3 6
21 Darryl Laplante C 30 0 6 6 −2 10
27 Aaron Ward D 36 1 3 4 −4 24 3 0 0 0 0 0
44 Yan Golubovsky D 21 1 2 3 3 8
23[b] Todd Gill D 13 2 0 2 2 15 9 0 1 1 2 4
37 Marc Rodgers RW 21 1 1 2 −3 10
30 Chris Osgood G 53 0 1 1 18 9 0 1 1 4
31 Ken Wregget G 29 0 1 1 0
34 Manny Legace G 4 0 0 0 0
3 Jesse Wallin D 1 0 0 0 −2 0
36 B. J. Young RW 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Chris Osgood 53 52 30 14 8 1,349 126 2.40 .907 6 3,147:32 9 9 5 4 237 18 1.97 .924 2 546:54
31 Ken Wregget 29 26 14 10 2 700 70 2.66 .900 0 1,578:43
34 Manny Legace 4 4 4 0 0 117 11 2.75 .906 0 239:36

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
Frank J. Selke Trophy Steve Yzerman [5]
NHL First All-Star Team Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) [6]
Brendan Shanahan (Left Wing)
Steve Yzerman (Center)
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Scotty Bowman (coach) [7]
Chris Chelios
Nicklas Lidstrom[c]
Brendan Shanahan[c]
Steve Yzerman[c]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout Chris Osgood October 23, 1999
400th goal Brendan Shanahan November 13, 1999 [9]
1,000th point Pat Verbeek February 27, 2000 [10]

Transactions

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[11]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
4 120 Jari Tolsa  Sweden Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
5 149 Andrei Maximenko  Russia Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
6 181 Kent McDonell  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
7 210 Henrik Zetterberg  Sweden Timra IK (Sweden)
8 238 Anton Borodkin  Russia Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9 266 Ken Davis  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Roest wore number 23 until Gill was acquired.
  2. ^ Gill wore number 29 in his first game.
  3. ^ a b c Lidstrom, Shanahan, and Yzerman were voted to the starting lineup.[8]

References

  1. ^ "1999-00 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ^ a b "1999-00 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Frank J. Selke Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "N.H.L.: ROUNDUP; Renberg Thwarts San Jose". The New York Times. November 14, 1999. Retrieved June 9, 2023. Brendan Shanahan scored his 400th career goal as visiting Detroit tied Toronto.
  10. ^ "Brodeur, Devils burn CanadiensHeady". Deseret News. February 28, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2023. Pat Verbeek had two assists to go over 1,000 career points as Detroit beat Tampa Bay.
  11. ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.