2000 Stanley Cup playoffs
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | April 12–June 10, 2000 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Jersey Devils |
| Runner-up | Dallas Stars |
| Semifinalists | |
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The 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 12, 2000, and concluded on June 10. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for Conference Quarterfinals, Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals, with each conference champion playing a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup Finals for the Stanley Cup.
The playoffs ended when the New Jersey Devils defeated the reigning champion Dallas Stars in a six-game series to win their second Stanley Cup title in franchise history. Devils defenseman Scott Stevens was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs.
The Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks both missed the playoffs this year. This would not happen again until 2014, when all four Western Canadian teams missed the playoffs. For the first time in history, the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens missed the playoffs in the same season. Additionally, the Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks both missed the playoffs in the same season for the first time since the 1955–56 season. In addition, both conference finals went to a maximum seven games which would not happen again until 2015
The following teams qualified for the playoffs:
Game four was the third-longest game in playoff history.
Martin Brodeur set a Stanley Cup playoff record in game six for the least shots against required to record a shutout in a single game.
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