2000–01 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2000–01 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 34th season in the National Hockey League. The club made it to the playoffs, defeating Detroit in the first round before losing to Colorado in the second round.
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 3rd Pacific |
Conference | 7th Western |
2000–01 record | 38–28–13–3 |
Home record | 20–12–8–1 |
Road record | 18–16–5–2 |
Goals for | 252 |
Goals against | 228 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dave Taylor |
Coach | Andy Murray |
Captain | Rob Blake (Oct-Feb) Mattias Norstrom (Mar-Apr) |
Alternate captains | Mattias Norstrom (Oct-Mar) Luc Robitaille Kelly Buchberger (Mar-Apr) |
Arena | Staples Center |
Average attendance | 16,057 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Lowell Lock Monsters Mississippi Sea Wolves |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Zigmund Palffy (38) |
Assists | Zigmund Palffy (51) Luc Robitaille (51) |
Points | Zigmund Palffy (89) |
Penalty minutes | Stu Grimson (235) |
Plus/minus | Zigmund Palffy (+22) |
Wins | Jamie Storr (19) |
Goals against average | Felix Potvin (1.96) |
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
4 | 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
5 | 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
3 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
5 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
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9 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
10 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
14 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
Playoffs
The Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings four games to two in the first round after being down 0–2. This was LA's first playoff series win since defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1993 Campbell Conference Finals. However, they would lose to former captain Rob Blake and the Colorado Avalanche in seven games in the second round, as Colorado would go on to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 5–6–2–0 (Home: 2–1–1–0; Road: 3–5–1–0)
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November: 6–2–4–0 (Home: 3–1–2–0; Road: 3–1–2–0)
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December: 6–6–1–1 (Home: 2–2–1–1; Road: 4–4–0–0)
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January: 6–6–0–0 (Home: 3–4–0–0; Road: 3–2–0–0)
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February: 5–6–1–0 (Home: 2–3–1–0; Road: 3–3–0–0)
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March: 8–2–4–1 (Home: 7–1–3–0; Road: 1–1–1–1)
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April: 2–0–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 1–0–1–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings — Kings win 4–2
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–3
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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 Kings only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
33 | Zigmund Palffy | RW | 73 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
20 | Luc Robitaille | LW | 82 | 37 | 51 | 88 | 10 | 66 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
21 | Bryan Smolinski | C | 78 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 10 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 14 |
15 | Jozef Stumpel | C | 63 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
10 | Mathieu Schneider | D | 73 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 0 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
4 | Rob Blake![]() | D | 54 | 17 | 32 | 49 | −8 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Glen Murray | RW | 64 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
17[lower-alpha 1] | Lubomir Visnovsky | D | 81 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
28 | Steve Reinprecht![]() | C | 59 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | Nelson Emerson | RW | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 | −13 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
25 | Eric Belanger | C | 62 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
9 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 82 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −10 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
44 | Jaroslav Modry | D | 63 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
22 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 79 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 141 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
14 | Mattias Norstrom | D | 82 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 18 |
19 | Bob Corkum![]() | C | 58 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Craig Johnson | LW | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Jere Karalahti | D | 56 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 18 |
28 | Adam Deadmarsh![]() | RW | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
43 | Philippe Boucher | D | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
32 | Stu Grimson | LW | 72 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 235 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Aaron Miller![]() | D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
51 | Scott Thomas | RW | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
11 | Jason Blake![]() | C | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Tomas Vlasak![]() | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Aki Berg![]() | D | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | Felix Potvin![]() | G | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
29 | Brad Chartrand | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | Steve Kelly![]() | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
12 | Marko Tuomainen![]() | RW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Rich Brennan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Stephane Fiset | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | Andreas Lilja | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Adam Mair![]() | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Steve Passmore![]() | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
45 | Travis Scott | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1 | Jamie Storr | G | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
= Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
1 | Jamie Storr | 45 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1131 | 114 | 2.74 | .899 | 4 | 2498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | Felix Potvin![]() | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 571 | 46 | 1.96 | .919 | 5 | 1410 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 361 | 33 | 2.44 | .909 | 2 | 812 |
35 | Stephane Fiset | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 19 | 3.58 | .853 | 0 | 318 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | Steve Passmore![]() | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 310 | 37 | 3.09 | .881 | 1 | 718 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
45 | Travis Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7.20 | .700 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Lubomir Visnovsky (Defense) | [4] |
NHL Second All-Star Team | Rob Blake (Defense) | [4] | |
Luc Robitaille (Left wing) | |||
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Rob Blake | [5] |
Zigmund Palffy | |||
Luc Robitaille | |||
NHL Player of the Week | Felix Potvin (April 2) | [6] | |
Team | Best Newcomer | Lubomir Visnovsky | [7] |
Bill Libby Memorial Award | Luc Robitaille | [7] | |
Defensive Player | Mattias Norstrom | [7] | |
Jim Fox Community Service | Kelly Buchberger | [7] | |
Stu Grimson | |||
Leading Scorer | Zigmund Palffy | [7] | |
Most Inspirational | Ian Laperriere | [7] | |
Most Popular Player | Ian Laperriere | [7] | |
Outstanding Defenseman | Mattias Norstrom | [7] | |
Unsung Hero | Jaroslav Modry | [7] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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600th assist | Luc Robitaille | October 7, 2000 | [8] |
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season. [9]
Trades
Free agent signings
July 6, 2000 | From Anaheim Mighty Ducks Stu Grimson (1 year, $500,000) |
August 11, 2000 | From Anaheim Mighty Ducks Peter Leboutillier |
August 13, 2000 | From Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Schneider (1 year, $2 million) |
January 3, 2001 | From Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) Marko Tuomainen |
January 9, 2001 | From Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) Ryan Flinn |
Free agents lost
July 13, 2000 | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Dan Bylsma (1 year, $325,000) |
August 11, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks David MacIsaac |
August 30, 2000 | To HPK (SM-l Pavel Rosa |
September 13, 2000 | To New York Islanders Garry Galley (1 year, $850,000) |
Expansion draft
June 23, 2000 | To Minnesota Wild Sean O'Donnell |
June 23, 2000 | To Minnesota Wild Steve McKenna |
Waivers
September 29, 2000 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Podollan |
Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[10]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 20 | Alexander Frolov | ![]() | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) |
2 | 54 | Andreas Lilja | ![]() | MIF Redhawks (Sweden) |
3 | 86 | Yanick Lehoux | ![]() | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
4 | 118 | Lubomir Visnovsky | ![]() | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) |
5 | 165 | Nathan Marsters | ![]() | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCJHL) |
7 | 201 | Yevgeni Fyodorov | ![]() | Molot Perm (Russia) |
7 | 206 | Tim Eriksson | ![]() | Frolunda HC (Sweden) |
7 | 218 | Craig Olynick | ![]() | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
8 | 245 | Dan Welch | ![]() | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
8 | 250 | Flavien Conne | ![]() | HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Switzerland) |
9 | 282 | Carl Grahn | ![]() | KalPa Jr. (Finland) |
See also
Notes
- Visnovsky wore number 24 through January 6.
References
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- "2000-01 Los Angeles Kings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- "2000-01 Los Angeles Kings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2001". NHL.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- "Potvin earns weekly NHL player honor - UPI Archives". UPI. April 2, 2001. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- "2000-2001 KINGS AWARD WINNERS". Los Angeles Kings. April 3, 2001. Archived from the original on April 22, 2001. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- Hodges, Jim (October 26, 2000). "KINGS-DUCKS REPORT". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
His 600th assist came on Oct. 7 in Buffalo
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
- "2000 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.