1999–2000 Washington Capitals season

1999–2000 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference2nd Eastern
1999–2000 record44–24–12–2
Home record26–5–8–2
Road record18–19–4–0
Goals for227
Goals against194
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachRon Wilson
CaptainAdam Oates
ArenaMCI Center
Average attendance14,485
Minor league affiliate(s)Portland Pirates
Hampton Roads Admirals
Quad City Mallards
Team leaders
GoalsChris Simon (29)
AssistsAdam Oates (56)
PointsAdam Oates (71)
Penalty minutesChris Simon (146)
Plus/minusSergei Gonchar (+26)
WinsOlaf Kolzig (41)
Goals against averageOlaf Kolzig (2.24)

The 1999–2000 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

Owner Abe Pollin sold the Capitals to an investor group headed by America Online president Ted Leonsis on May 12, 1999.[1]

Regular season

The Capitals tied the St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just 3.[2]

Final standings

Southeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
2 5 Florida Panthers 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
3 9 Carolina Hurricanes 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
4 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
5 15 Atlanta Thrashers 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

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.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 y – SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

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


Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–1
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 April 13, 2000 0–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 1–0 L
2 April 15, 2000 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 2–0 L
3 April 17, 2000 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 3–0 L
4 April 19, 2000 3–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 3–1 W
5 April 21, 2000 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins win 4–1 L

Legend: W Win L 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 Capitals only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
77 Adam Oates C 82 15 56 71 13 14 5 0 3 3 0 4
55 Sergei Gonchar D 73 18 36 54 26 52 5 1 0 1 −3 6
17 Chris Simon LW 75 29 20 49 11 146 4 2 0 2 1 24
22 Steve Konowalchuk LW 82 16 27 43 19 80 5 1 0 1 0 2
12 Peter Bondra RW 62 21 17 38 5 30 5 1 1 2 −4 4
10 Ulf Dahlen LW 75 15 23 38 11 8 5 0 1 1 −1 2
44 Richard Zednik RW 69 19 16 35 6 54 5 0 0 0 −1 5
6 Calle Johansson D 82 7 25 32 13 24 5 1 2 3 −4 0
8 Jan Bulis C 56 9 22 31 7 30 — — — — — —
11 Jeff Halpern C 79 18 11 29 21 39 5 2 1 3 −1 0
13 Andrei Nikolishin C 76 11 14 25 6 28 5 0 2 2 −3 4
14 Joe Sacco RW 79 7 16 23 7 50 5 0 0 0 −2 4
15 Dmitri Mironov D 73 3 19 22 7 28 4 0 0 0 2 4
2 Ken Klee D 80 7 13 20 8 79 5 0 1 1 −1 10
20 Glen Metropolit C 30 6 13 19 5 4 2 0 0 0 −1 2
28 James Black LW 49 8 9 17 −1 6 — — — — — —
9 Joe Murphy† RW 29 5 8 13 8 53 5 0 0 0 −2 8
27 Terry Yake† C 35 6 5 11 2 12 3 0 0 0 −2 0
19 Brendan Witt D 77 1 7 8 5 114 3 0 0 0 −3 0
29 Joe Reekie D 59 0 7 7 21 50 5 0 1 1 −1 2
33 Jim McKenzie† LW 30 1 2 3 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 Jaroslav Svejkovsky‡ RW 23 1 2 3 −7 2 — — — — — —
21 Jeff Toms C 20 1 2 3 −1 4 — — — — — —
36 Mike Eagles LW 25 2 0 2 −7 15 — — — — — —
4 Alexei Tezikov D 23 1 1 2 −2 2 — — — — — —
37 Olaf Kolzig G 73 0 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 0
24 Rob Zettler D 12 0 2 2 −1 19 5 0 0 0 −2 2
38 Nolan Baumgartner D 8 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
23 Miika Elomo LW 2 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
1 Craig Billington G 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 Jamie Huscroft D 7 0 0 0 −5 11 — — — — — —
25 Barrie Moore LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
39 Alexandre Volchkov‡ C 3 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
23 Trent Whitfield C — — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
37 Olaf Kolzig 73 41 20 11 1957 163 2.24 .917 5 4371 5 1 4 103 16 3.38 .845 0 284
1 Craig Billington 13 3 6 1 310 28 2.75 .910 2 611 1 0 0 6 1 3.00 .833 0 20

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Olaf Kolzig (Goaltender) [6]
Vezina Trophy Olaf Kolzig [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Olaf Kolzig [8]
NHL Player of the Month Olaf Kolzig (January) [9]
NHL Player of the Week Sergei Gonchar (January 31) [10]
Olaf Kolzig (March 6) [11]
NHL Rookie of the Month Jeff Halpern (March) [12]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jeff Halpern October 2, 1999 [13]
Glen Metropolit
Miika Elomo October 16, 1999
Alexander Volchkov October 23, 1999
Trent Whitfield April 17, 2000 [14]
1,000th game played Adam Oates December 22, 1999 [15]

Transactions

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[16]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Kris Beech  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2 29 Michal Sivek  Czech Republic Velvana Kladno (Czech Republic)
2 31 Charlie Stephens  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
2 34 Ross Lupaschuk  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 37 Nolan Yonkman  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5 132 Roman Tvrdon  Slovakia Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia)
6 175 Kyle Clark  United States Harvard University (NCAA)
7 192 David Bornhammar  Sweden AIK IF Jr. (Sweden)
8 219 Maxim Orlov  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
9 249 Igor Shadilov  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)

See also

References

  • "Washington Capitals 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  • "1999-00 Washington Capitals Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000), "NHL Franchise Histories", Total Hockey, Total Sports Publishing, pp. 201–282, ISBN 1-892129-85-X
  1. ^ Diamond 2000, p. 282.
  2. ^ "1999-00 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "1999-00 Washington Capitals Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Vezina Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Capitals' Kolzig Nabs Player of Month Honors". NHL.com. February 1, 2000. Archived from the original on April 15, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gonchar Best Last Week". NHL.com. January 31, 2000. Archived from the original on April 15, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "Kolzig Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. March 6, 2000. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "NHL Rookies of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "1999-00 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Whitfield comes full circle for 1,000th game". theahl.com. February 22, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2024. He made his NHL debut with the Caps on April 17, 2000, in a playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins
  15. ^ "Potvin pays off in Vancouver win Canucks' Kariya celebrates birthday with a pair of goals". Deseret News. December 23, 1999. Retrieved June 8, 2023. The loss spoiled Capitals captain Adam Oates' night. He was playing in his 1,000th game.
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