2000–01 San Jose Sharks season

The 2000–01 San Jose Sharks season was the team's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The campaign saw the Sharks win 40 games for the first time in franchise history. In so doing, the team set a new franchise record for points (95) and clinched a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season.

2000–01 San Jose Sharks
Division2nd Pacific
Conference5th Western
2000–01 record40–27–12–3
Home record22–14–4–1
Road record18–13–8–2
Goals for217
Goals against192
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainOwen Nolan
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance17,468
Minor league affiliate(s)Kentucky Thoroughblades
New Orleans Brass
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Marleau (25)
AssistsNiklas Sundstrom (39)
PointsPatrick Marleau (52)
Penalty minutesBryan Marchment (204)
Plus/minusVincent Damphousse (+17)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (32)
Goals against averageEvgeni Nabokov (2.19)

During the off-season, general manager Dean Lombardi sought to add depth to the Sharks' offense. In addition to retaining nearly all of the prior season's players, Lombardi traded for forward Niklas Sundstrom and signed gritty right winger Scott Thornton. These moves paid dividends immediately, as the Sharks' offense continued to function well despite injuries to key forwards Owen Nolan and Vincent Damphousse. The Sharks also benefited from the strong play of Patrick Marleau, who set career highs in goals (25), assists (27), and points (52) in his fourth season with the team. The Sharks' defense also improved behind the quality play of Gary Suter, Brad Stuart and Scott Hannan.

The 2000–01 regular season is also remembered for the emergence of second-year goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. While Nabokov had been impressive in limited action one season earlier, he remained the backup to starter Steve Shields. However, an early-season ankle injury to Shields forced Nabokov into a starting role. With Nabokov as their starter, the Sharks raced out to a 9–2–2 start. By the time Shields returned from his injury, Nabokov was fully entrenched as starting goaltender. Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy at the end of the season for his play.

Late in the 2000–01 season, the team traded Shields and struggling star Jeff Friesen to Anaheim for superstar forward Teemu Selanne. In making the trade, the Sharks sought to establish themselves as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders for the first time in franchise history. While Selanne played well in limited action, the Sharks' aspirations proved premature. In the first round of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, the team was defeated by the St. Louis Blues in six games.

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings
Pacific Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Dallas Stars82482482241187106
25San Jose Sharks82402712321719295
37Los Angeles Kings82382813325222892
49Phoenix Coyotes82352717321421290
515Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82254111518824566

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.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Colorado AvalancheNW825216104270192118
2y – Detroit Red WingsCEN82492094253202111
3y – Dallas StarsPAC82482482241187106
4St. Louis BluesCEN824322125249195103
5San Jose SharksPAC82402712321719295
6Edmonton OilersNW82392812324322293
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82382813325222892
8Vancouver CanucksNW82362811723923890
8.5
9Phoenix CoyotesPAC82352717321421290
10Nashville PredatorsCEN8234369318620080
11Calgary FlamesNW82273615419723673
12Chicago BlackhawksCEN8229408521024671
13Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8228399619023371
14Minnesota WildNW82253913516821068
15Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC82254111518824566

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

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

Schedule and results

Regular season
2000–01 regular season[3]
October: 6–2–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 4–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
1LOctober 6, 20001–4St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Shields0–1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 12, 20002–1Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Shields1–1–0–0Recap
3WOctober 14, 20005–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)Nabokov2–1–0–0Recap
4LOctober 18, 20001–2@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov2–2–0–0Recap
5WOctober 20, 20003–1@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Nabokov3–2–0–0Recap
6WOctober 21, 20005–3@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)Nabokov4–2–0–0Recap
7WOctober 24, 20003–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)Nabokov5–2–0–0Recap
8WOctober 25, 20003–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Nabokov6–2–0–0Recap
9TOctober 28, 20002–2 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2000–01)Nabokov6–2–1–0Recap
November: 9–3–1–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
10WNovember 1, 20003–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)Nabokov7–2–1–0Recap
11WNovember 4, 20004–1Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)Nabokov8–2–1–0Recap
12TNovember 5, 20002–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Nabokov8–2–2–0Recap
13WNovember 8, 20003–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Nabokov9–2–2–0Recap
14LNovember 9, 20002–5@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Shields9–3–2–0Recap
15WNovember 11, 20004–0@ New York Islanders (2000–01)Nabokov10–3–2–0Recap
16WNovember 14, 20003–2@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)Nabokov11–3–2–0Recap
17LNovember 15, 20001–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Nabokov11–4–2–0Recap
18WNovember 18, 20005–3New York Islanders (2000–01)Nabokov12–4–2–0Recap
19WNovember 22, 20004–1Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Nabokov13–4–2–0Recap
20LNovember 25, 20002–3New Jersey Devils (2000–01)Nabokov13–5–2–0Recap
21WNovember 28, 20004–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Shields14–5–2–0Recap
22WNovember 30, 20003–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Nabokov15–5–2–0Recap
December: 7–4–3–0 (home: 2–2–2–0; road: 5–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
23TDecember 3, 20003–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)Shields15–5–3–0Recap
24WDecember 4, 20008–0@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)Nabokov16–5–3–0Recap
25TDecember 6, 20002–2 OTDallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov16–5–4–0Recap
26LDecember 8, 20001–6Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Nabokov16–6–4–0Recap
27WDecember 12, 20003–2New York Rangers (2000–01)Nabokov17–6–4–0Recap
28WDecember 14, 20002–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Nabokov18–6–4–0Recap
29WDecember 16, 20002–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov19–6–4–0Recap
30WDecember 18, 20005–3@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)Nabokov20–6–4–0Recap
31WDecember 20, 20002–0@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Nabokov21–6–4–0Recap
32LDecember 21, 20003–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)Shields21–7–4–0Recap
33LDecember 23, 20002–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)Shields21–8–4–0Recap
34WDecember 26, 20002–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov22–8–4–0Recap
35TDecember 28, 20002–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (2000–01)Nabokov22–8–5–0Recap
36LDecember 30, 20003–6Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Nabokov22–9–5–0Recap
January: 7–5–3–0 (home: 4–5–1–0; road: 3–0–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
37WJanuary 1, 20013–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov23–9–5–0Recap
38LJanuary 3, 20010–1Calgary Flames (2000–01)Nabokov23–10–5–0Recap
39TJanuary 4, 20012–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Shields23–10–6–0Recap
40WJanuary 6, 20013–1Florida Panthers (2000–01)Shields24–10–6–0Recap
41WJanuary 9, 20012–1Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)Nabokov25–10–6–0Recap
42WJanuary 11, 20016–3St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Nabokov26–10–6–0Recap
43LJanuary 13, 20013–5Nashville Predators (2000–01)Shields26–11–6–0Recap
44LJanuary 15, 20012–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Nabokov26–12–6–0Recap
45TJanuary 17, 20014–4 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)Shields26–12–7–0Recap
46LJanuary 20, 20011–2Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Nabokov26–13–7–0Recap
47TJanuary 22, 20012–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)Nabokov26–13–8–0Recap
48WJanuary 24, 20016–1Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)Nabokov27–13–8–0Recap
49WJanuary 26, 20012–1@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov28–13–8–0Recap
50WJanuary 27, 20014–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Shields29–13–8–0Recap
51LJanuary 30, 20011–3Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Nabokov29–14–8–0Recap
February: 5–5–2–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 2–4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
52LFebruary 1, 20012–4Dallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov29–15–8–0Recap
53TFebruary 6, 20011–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)Shields29–15–9–0Recap
54TFebruary 8, 20010–0 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)Shields29–15–10–0Recap
55WFebruary 10, 20013–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Shields30–15–10–0Recap
56WFebruary 14, 20017–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)Shields31–15–10–0Recap
57WFebruary 16, 20012–0@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)Nabokov32–15–10–0Recap
58LFebruary 18, 20011–3@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Shields32–16–10–0Recap
59WFebruary 20, 20013–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)Nabokov33–16–10–0Recap
60LFebruary 21, 20010–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Nabokov33–17–10–0Recap
61WFebruary 23, 20013–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Nabokov34–17–10–0Recap
62LFebruary 26, 20012–7@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)Nabokov34–18–10–0Recap
63LFebruary 28, 20011–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)Shields34–19–10–0Recap
March: 3–8–2–2 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 0–4–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
64LMarch 1, 20014–8@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)Shields34–20–10–0Recap
65LMarch 3, 20012–3@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)Nabokov34–21–10–0Recap
66OTLMarch 6, 20011–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)Nabokov34–21–10–1Recap
67TMarch 7, 20013–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)Nabokov34–21–11–1Recap
68LMarch 10, 20010–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)Nabokov34–22–11–1Recap
69WMarch 12, 20013–0Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)Nabokov35–22–11–1Recap
70LMarch 14, 20011–4Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov35–23–11–1Recap
71OTLMarch 17, 20010–1 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov35–23–11–2Recap
72LMarch 18, 20014–6Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)Kiprusoff35–24–11–2Recap
73LMarch 20, 20011–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)Nabokov35–25–11–2Recap
74LMarch 22, 20011–2Ottawa Senators (2000–01)Nabokov35–26–11–2Recap
75TMarch 26, 20010–0 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov35–26–12–2Recap
76WMarch 27, 20013–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)Nabokov36–26–12–2Recap
77WMarch 29, 20017–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Kiprusoff37–26–12–2Recap
78LMarch 31, 20011–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov37–27–12–2Recap
April: 3–0–0–1 (home: 2–0–0–1; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordRecap
79WApril 2, 20014–2Minnesota Wild (2000–01)Nabokov38–27–12–2Recap
80WApril 5, 20013–0Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)Nabokov39–27–12–2Recap
81OTLApril 7, 20014–5 OTDallas Stars (2000–01)Nabokov39–27–12–3Recap
82WApril 8, 20014–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)Kiprusoff40–27–12–3Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs
2001 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 12, 20011–3@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 14, 20011–0@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 16, 20013–6St. Louis BluesBlues lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 17, 20013–2St. Louis BluesSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 19, 20012–3 OT@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 21, 20011–2St. Louis BluesBlues win 4–2Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring
  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14Patrick MarleauC81252752722620214
11Owen NolanRW572425490756112−58
24Niklas SundstromRW821039491028603312
25Vincent DamphousseC459374617626213−114
18Mike RicciC812222443606033−10
17Scott ThorntonLW731917364114630318
39Jeff Friesendouble-daggerLW64122436756——————
20Gary SuterD68102434884100000
19Marco SturmLW811418329286022−20
32Stephane MatteauLW80131932532613410
15Alexander KorolyukLW70121325241200000
7Brad StuartD77518231056510100
9Todd HarveyRW69101121672600008
27Bryan MarchmentD757111815204501132
22Scott HannanD753141710516011−16
10Marcus RagnarssonD6831215244501108
8Teemu SelannedaggerRW12761310602222
40Mike RathjeD8101111748601124
21Tony GranatoRW60459−165410104
23Shawn HeinsD383472572000−10
26Jim MontgomeryC28167−119——————
16Mark SmithC42224251——————
12Bill LindsaydaggerRW160442296000016
44Matt BradleyRW21112019——————
2Bobby Dollasdaggerdouble-daggerD16112414——————
35Evgeni NabokovG66022840000
5Jeff NortondaggerD10011486011−22
34Miikka KiprusoffG5000030000
29Paul KruseLW100005——————
28Mikael SamuelssonRW400000——————
31Steve Shieldsdouble-daggerG210002——————

Goaltending
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Evgeni Nabokov663221715821352.19.91563700413103102.75.9031218
31Steve Shieldsdouble-dagger21685531472.48.91121135—————————
34Miikka Kiprusoff52105151.95.90201543117952.01.9370149

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Calder Memorial Trophy Evgeni Nabokov [4]
NHL All-Rookie Team Evgeni Nabokov (Goaltender) [5]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Vincent Damphousse[lower-alpha 1] [7]
Evgeni Nabokov
Marcus Ragnarsson
NHL Player of the Week Evgeni Nabokov (January 29) [8]
NHL Rookie of the Month Evgeni Nabokov (November) [9]
Evgeni Nabokov (December) [9]
Team Sharks Player of the Year Evgeni Nabokov [10]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Evgeni Nabokov [10]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th point Vincent Damphousse October 14, 2000 [11]
1,000th game played Gary Suter October 25, 2000 [12]
600th assist Gary Suter January 6, 2001 [13]

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24–25, 2000.[14]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
2 41 Tero Maatta Defense  Finland Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
4 104 Jon DiSalvatore Right Wing  United States Providence College (NCAA)
5 142 Michal Pinc Center  Czech Republic Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
5 166 Nolan Schaefer Goalie  Canada Providence College (NCAA)
6 183 Michal Macho Center  Slovakia HC Martin
8 246 Chad Wiseman Left Wing  Canada Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
8 256 Pasi Saarinen Defense  Finland Ilves (Finland)

See also

Notes
  1. Damphousse did not play and was replaced by Simon Gagne of the Philadelphia Flyers.[6]

References
  • "San Jose Sharks 2000-01 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  • "2000-01 San Jose Sharks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  1. "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  2. "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. "2000-01 San Jose Sharks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. "Calder Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  5. "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  6. "NHL - Detailed North America roster". ESPN.com. January 16, 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  7. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2001". NHL.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  8. "NHL NOTEBOOK Penguins' Tibbetts hit with 4-game suspension". New Haven Register. January 30, 2001. Retrieved April 23, 2023. SHARKS: San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov was named the NHL Player of the Week after going undefeated in three games.
  9. "Nabokov nabs rookie of the month award". CBC.ca. January 2, 2001. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
  11. "San Jose 5, Boston 2 - UPI Archives". UPI. October 15, 2000. Retrieved April 20, 2023. Vincent Damphousse became the 58th player ever to reach 1,000 points
  12. Cooper, Tony (October 26, 2000). "Nabokov Cool Under Fire, Sharks Finish Road Trip 4-1". SFGATE. Retrieved April 20, 2023. Defenseman Gary Suter, playing in his 1,000th NHL game
  13. "Suter re-signs with Sharks - UPI Archives". UPI. August 15, 2001. Retrieved April 20, 2023. He posted his 600th career assist on Jan. 6 against Florida.
  14. "2000 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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