1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season

The 1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season was the eighth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators drop in the standings, as they finished with 95 points, down from the 103 they registered the previous season. They finished second in the Northeast Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth straight season.

1999–2000 Ottawa Senators
Division2nd Northeast
Conference6th Eastern
1999–2000 record41–28–11–2
Home record24–10–5–2
Road record17–18–6–0
Goals for244
Goals against210
Team information
General managerMarshall Johnston
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsShawn McEachern
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance17,509 (717,852 total)
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins
Mobile Mysticks
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Hossa and Shawn McEachern (29)
AssistsDaniel Alfredsson (38)
PointsRadek Bonk (60)
Penalty minutesAndre Roy (145)
Plus/minusShaun Van Allen (+20)
WinsPatrick Lalime (19)
Goals against averagePatrick Lalime (2.33)

Regular season edit

This season is remembered by fans as the season that star forward Alexei Yashin decided to sit out due to his contract. He was entering the final year of a five-year contract that he signed with Ottawa in 1995. However, Yashin demanded a large pay raise after his impressive 1998–99 season and set a deadline that the Senators had to offer him a new contract, or he would miss the entire season. The Senators opted not to sign him, and Yashin sat out the entire 1999–2000 season.

With the loss of Yashin, Daniel Alfredsson was named captain, and, despite missing 25 games due to various injuries, he scored 59 points, behind only Radek Bonk's 60 points in team scoring. Marian Hossa tied Shawn McEachern for the team lead in goals, with 29.

The Senators traded goaltender Damian Rhodes to the Atlanta Thrashers as part of a deal during the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft, and acquired Patrick Lalime from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to split goaltending duties with Ron Tugnutt. Tugnutt had a sub-par season by his standards, and was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender Tom Barrasso at the trade deadline.

Final standings edit

Northeast Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
2 6 Ottawa Senators 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
3 8 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
5 11 Boston Bruins 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73

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

Eastern Conference[2]
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 – Washington Capitals 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


Playoffs edit

Barrasso was the starting goalie going into the playoffs. However, it was a short stay for the goaltender, as the Senators were eliminated in six games in the first round by their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The series was the first Ottawa–Toronto Stanley Cup series since 1922, when the original Senators defeated the St. Patricks in an NHL playoff.

Toronto was the higher seed and drew home ice advantage. The first five games were all won by the home team. The Maple Leafs won 4–2 in Game 6 at Ottawa to win the series four games to two.

Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

1999–2000 regular season[3]
October: 8–2–1–1 (home: 5–0–1–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 W October 2, 1999 3–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 1–0–0–0 19,541 Recap
2 W October 5, 1999 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 2–0–0–0 18,200 Recap
3 W October 7, 1999 4–3 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 3–0–0–0 18,500 Recap
4 W October 9, 1999 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 4–0–0–0 18,500 Recap
5 T October 11, 1999 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 4–0–1–0 15,269 Recap
6 L October 14, 1999 3–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 4–1–1–0 13,879 Recap
7 L October 16, 1999 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 4–2–1–0 18,007 Recap
8 W October 21, 1999 4–1 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 5–2–1–0 17,474 Recap
9 W October 23, 1999 4–0 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 6–2–1–0 16,081 Recap
10 OTL October 28, 1999 3–4 OT Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 6–2–1–1 15,903 Recap
11 W October 30, 1999 5–0 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 7–2–1–1 15,239 Recap
12 W October 31, 1999 6–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 8–2–1–1 15,541 Recap
November: 6–6–1–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
13 L November 3, 1999 1–3 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 8–3–1–1 11,012 Recap
14 W November 4, 1999 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 9–3–1–1 16,279 Recap
15 W November 6, 1999 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 10–3–1–1 18,500 Recap
16 W November 10, 1999 4–3 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–3–1–1 18,200 Recap
17 L November 11, 1999 1–2 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 11–4–1–1 14,765 Recap
18 W November 13, 1999 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 12–4–1–1 18,500 Recap
19 L November 17, 1999 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 12–5–1–1 11,237 Recap
20 L November 18, 1999 1–4 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 12–6–1–1 16,976 Recap
21 L November 20, 1999 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 12–7–1–1 15,027 Recap
22 W November 25, 1999 6–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 13–7–1–1 16,457 Recap
23 L November 26, 1999 0–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 13–8–1–1 17,115 Recap
24 T November 28, 1999 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 13–8–2–1 17,709 Recap
25 W November 30, 1999 2–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 14–8–2–1 17,875 Recap
December: 5–3–4–0 (home: 2–1–2–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
26 L December 3, 1999 4–7 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 14–9–2–1 12,393 Recap
27 L December 4, 1999 1–3 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 14–10–2–1 18,211 Recap
28 T December 8, 1999 0–0 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 14–10–3–1 16,789 Recap
29 T December 11, 1999 1–1 OT New York Islanders (1999–2000) 14–10–4–1 17,129 Recap
30 W December 13, 1999 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 15–10–4–1 19,087 Recap
31 W December 16, 1999 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 16–10–4–1 14,120 Recap
32 L December 18, 1999 1–2 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 16–11–4–1 14,549 Recap
33 T December 19, 1999 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 16–11–5–1 16,217 Recap
34 W December 23, 1999 4–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 17–11–5–1 18,500 Recap
35 T December 27, 1999 4–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 17–11–6–1 18,500 Recap
36 W December 29, 1999 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 18–11–6–1 21,273 Recap
37 W December 30, 1999 5–4 OT Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 19–11–6–1 18,500 Recap
January: 6–5–2–1 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 4–2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
38 OTL January 3, 2000 3–4 OT New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 19–11–6–2 18,181 Recap
39 W January 4, 2000 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 20–11–6–2 7,848 Recap
40 W January 6, 2000 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 21–11–6–2 17,484 Recap
41 L January 8, 2000 4–7 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 21–12–6–2 18,500 Recap
42 W January 11, 2000 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 22–12–6–2 14,224 Recap
43 W January 12, 2000 2–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 23–12–6–2 12,501 Recap
44 L January 16, 2000 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 23–13–6–2 13,749 Recap
45 W January 17, 2000 4–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 24–13–6–2 7,247 Recap
46 T January 20, 2000 1–1 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 24–13–7–2 19,602 Recap
47 L January 22, 2000 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 24–14–7–2 18,500 Recap
48 T January 24, 2000 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 24–14–8–2 19,210 Recap
49 L January 26, 2000 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 24–15–8–2 18,078 Recap
50 L January 28, 2000 0–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 24–16–8–2 18,690 Recap
51 W January 29, 2000 3–2 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 25–16–8–2 18,211 Recap
February: 6–4–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
52 T February 1, 2000 4–4 OT Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 25–16–9–2 17,756 Recap
53 L February 3, 2000 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 25–17–9–2 18,690 Recap
54 W February 11, 2000 5–3 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 26–17–9–2 17,763 Recap
55 L February 12, 2000 4–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 26–18–9–2 21,273 Recap
56 W February 15, 2000 5–1 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 27–18–9–2 16,610 Recap
57 W February 17, 2000 6–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 28–18–9–2 16,214 Recap
58 L February 19, 2000 1–3 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 28–19–9–2 18,500 Recap
59 W February 21, 2000 4–2 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 29–19–9–2 15,226 Recap
60 L February 24, 2000 4–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 29–20–9–2 13,343 Recap
61 W February 26, 2000 4–2 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 30–20–9–2 18,500 Recap
62 T February 28, 2000 1–1 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 30–20–10–2 16,081 Recap
63 W February 29, 2000 5–3 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 31–20–10–2 15,150 Recap
March: 7–6–1–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 2–4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
64 T March 2, 2000 5–5 OT @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 31–20–11–2 6,224 Recap
65 W March 4, 2000 3–2 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 32–20–11–2 17,411 Recap
66 W March 6, 2000 5–1 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 33–20–11–2 15,836 Recap
67 W March 9, 2000 7–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 34–20–11–2 16,737 Recap
68 L March 11, 2000 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 34–21–11–2 18,500 Recap
69 W March 15, 2000 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 35–21–11–2 16,642 Recap
70 L March 17, 2000 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 35–22–11–2 17,100 Recap
71 L March 18, 2000 1–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 35–23–11–2 17,762 Recap
72 W March 21, 2000 7–1 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 36–23–11–2 16,408 Recap
73 W March 23, 2000 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 37–23–11–2 18,500 Recap
74 L March 25, 2000 3–4 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 37–24–11–2 18,136 Recap
75 W March 28, 2000 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 38–24–11–2 17,903 Recap
76 L March 30, 2000 3–6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 38–25–11–2 13,310 Recap
77 L March 31, 2000 1–3 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 38–26–11–2 14,835 Recap
April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
78 L April 2, 2000 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 38–27–11–2 19,713 Recap
79 W April 4, 2000 4–0 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 39–27–11–2 16,902 Recap
80 L April 6, 2000 1–2 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 39–28–11–2 16,626 Recap
81 W April 8, 2000 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 40–28–11–2 21,273 Recap
82 W April 9, 2000 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 41–28–11–2 18,022 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs edit

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap
1 L April 12, 2000 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 1–0 19,330 Recap
2 L April 15, 2000 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 2–0 19,391 Recap
3 W April 17, 2000 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 2–1 18,500 Recap
4 W April 19, 2000 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Series tied 2–2 18,500 Recap
5 L April 22, 2000 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 3–2 19,393 Recap
6 L April 24, 2000 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs win 4–2 18,500 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics edit

Scoring edit

  • 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 Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14 Radek Bonk C 80 23 37 60 −2 53 6 0 0 0 −6 8
11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 57 21 38 59 11 28 6 1 3 4 0 2
18 Marian Hossa RW 78 29 27 56 5 32 6 0 0 0 −8 2
13 Vaclav Prospal C 79 22 33 55 −2 40 6 0 4 4 −1 4
15 Shawn McEachern RW 69 29 22 51 2 24 6 0 3 3 0 4
39[a] Joe Juneau C 65 13 24 37 3 22 6 2 1 3 −1 0
6 Wade Redden D 81 10 26 36 −1 49
10 Andreas Dackell RW 82 10 25 35 5 18 6 2 1 3 0 2
33 Jason York D 79 8 22 30 −3 60 6 0 2 2 1 2
20 Magnus Arvedson LW 47 15 13 28 4 36 6 0 0 0 −6 6
22 Shaun Van Allen C 75 9 19 28 20 37 6 0 1 1 0 9
3 Patrick Traverse D 66 6 17 23 17 21 6 0 0 0 −2 2
7 Rob Zamuner LW 57 9 12 21 −6 32 6 2 0 2 1 2
4 Chris Phillips D 65 5 14 19 12 39 6 0 1 1 0 4
29 Igor Kravchuk D 64 6 12 18 −5 20 6 1 1 2 −5 0
5 Sami Salo D 37 6 8 14 6 2 6 1 1 2 −8 0
9 Kevin Dineen RW 67 4 8 12 2 57
27 Janne Laukkanen D 60 1 11 12 14 55
12 Mike Fisher C 32 4 5 9 −6 15
26 Andre Roy RW 73 4 3 7 3 145 5 0 0 0 0 2
17 Colin Forbes C 45 2 5 7 −1 12 5 1 0 1 0 14
56 Petr Schastlivy LW 13 2 5 7 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Grant Ledyard D 40 2 4 6 −3 8 6 0 0 0 0 16
21 Kevin Miller C 9 3 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Bruce Gardiner RW 10 0 3 3 1 4
23 Yves Sarault LW 11 0 2 2 −3 7
16 Steve Martins C 2 1 0 1 −1 0
35 Tom Barrasso G 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2
25 Vyacheslav Butsayev C 3 0 0 0 −2 0
2 Bobby Dollas†‡ D 1 0 0 0 2 0
38 John Emmons C 10 0 0 0 −2 6
30 Mike Fountain G 1 0 0 0 0
59 Erich Goldmann D 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 John Gruden D 9 0 0 0 0 4
1 Jani Hurme G 1 0 0 0 0
40 Patrick Lalime G 38 0 0 0 4
44 Karel Rachunek D 6 0 0 0 0 2
31 Ron Tugnutt G 44 0 0 0 0
52 David Van Drunen D 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending edit

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators 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
40 Patrick Lalime 38 19 14 3 834 79 2.33 .905 3 2038
31 Ron Tugnutt 44 18 12 8 1020 103 2.54 .899 4 2435
35 Tom Barrasso 7 3 4 0 182 22 3.16 .879 0 418 6 2 4 168 16 2.58 .905 0 372
1 Jani Hurme 1 1 0 0 19 2 2.00 .895 0 60
30 Mike Fountain 1 0 0 0 6 1 3.75 .833 0 16

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Radek Bonk [4]
Team Molson Cup Marian Hossa [5]

Milestones edit

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Kevin Dineen October 21, 1999 [6]

Transactions edit

Trades edit

June 18, 1999 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Antti-Jussi Niemi
Ted Donato
To Ottawa Senators
Patrick Lalime
June 18, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Damian Rhodes
To Ottawa Senators
future considerations
June 30, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Rick Dudley
Andreas Johansson
To Ottawa Senators
Rob Zamuner
Tampa's second-round pick 2002 Draft (later traded)
November 11, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Bruce Gardiner
To Ottawa Senators
Colin Forbes
March 8, 2000 To Tampa Bay Lightning
future considerations
To Ottawa Senators
Jeff Shevalier
March 14, 1999 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Tugnutt
Janne Laukkanen
To Ottawa Senators
Tom Barrasso
March 18, 2000 To Quebec (AHL)
Jeff Shevalier (loan)
To Ottawa Senators
Jason McBain

Waivers edit

September 27, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Vyacheslav Butsayev
October 28, 1999 To Ottawa Senators
Vyacheslav Butsayev (assigned to Grand Rapids)
October 29, 1999 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Martins
November 11, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Bobby Dollas

Expansion draft edit

June 25, 1998 To Atlanta Thrashers
Phil Crowe

Source: Ottawa Senators 2008–09 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2008. p. 188.

Draft picks edit

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts.[7]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 26 Martin Havlat   Czech Republic Ocelari Trinec (Czech Extraliga)
2 48 Simon Lajeunesse   Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 62 Teemu Sainomaa   Finland Jokerit (SM-liiga)
3 94 Chris Kelly   Canada London Knights (OHL)
5 154 Andrew Ianiero   Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6 164 Martin Prusek   Czech Republic HC Vitkovice (Czech Extraliga)
7 201 Mikko Ruutu   Finland HIFK (SM-liiga)
7 209 Layne Ulmer   Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 213 Alexandre Giroux   Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9 269 Konstantin Gorovikov   Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia)

Farm teams edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Juneau wore number 28 through March 21.

References edit

  1. ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "1999-00 Ottawa Senators Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
  6. ^ "Senators Stop Avalanche". www.cbsnews.com. October 21, 1999. Retrieved June 7, 2023. Ottawa right wing Kevin Dineen was honored in a pre-game ceremony prior to his 1,000th NHL game.
  7. ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.