2000 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) |
East Rutherford, New Jersey (Continental Airlines Arena) (1,2,5) Dallas, Texas (Reunion Arena) (3,4,6) |
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| Coaches | New Jersey: Larry Robinson Dallas: Ken Hitchcock |
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| Captains | New Jersey: Scott Stevens Dallas: Derian Hatcher |
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| Referees |
Don Koharski (1,3,6) Bill McCreary (1,4,6) Kerry Fraser (2,4) Dan Marouelli (2,5) Terry Gregson (3,5) |
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| Dates | May 30 – June 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Scott Stevens (New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Jason Arnott (8:20, second OT, G6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | ABC (Games 3-6), CBC, ESPN (Games 1-2), RDS, NASN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
(CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale (ESPN/ABC) Gary Thorne, Bill Clement |
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(CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale
The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars (who were the defending Stanley Cup champion). The Devils were led by captain Scott Stevens, Head Coach Larry Robinson and goaltender Martin Brodeur. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher, Head Coach Ken Hitchcock and goaltender Ed Belfour.
New Jersey defeated the Florida Panthers 4–0, the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 to advance to the Finals.
Dallas defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4–1, the San Jose Sharks 4–1 and the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 to advance to the Finals.
Despite New Jersey being a lower seed in conference play (4) than Dallas (2), New Jersey's 103 points were one more than Dallas, giving them home-ice advantage in the series. The Devils won the Cup in game six on a one-timer goal by Jason Arnott in double overtime. It was their second Stanley Cup overall and first since 1995.
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