2001 Stanley Cup playoffs
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| Dates | April 11–June 9, 2001 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Colorado Avalanche |
| Runner-up | New Jersey Devils |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Joe Sakic (Colorado) (26 points) |
| MVP | Patrick Roy (Colorado) |
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The 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 11, 2001, and ended on June 9, 2001, when the Western Conference champion Colorado Avalanche defeated the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils to win its second Stanley Cup.
Defenceman Ray Bourque, who had a 21-year tenure in Boston, won his first Stanley Cup in his final professional year. Joe Sakic, Swedish center Peter Forsberg, defenceman Rob Blake, and goalkeeper Patrick Roy claimed the Stanley Cup for the final time in their careers. Roy was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy, his third, the most by any player. No hat tricks were scored in the 2001 playoffs, and goaltenders combined for a record 19 shutouts. This was the first of ten consecutive seasons that the Florida Panthers missed the playoffs, the longest playoff drought in NHL history.
This was Carolina's second post-season appearance since relocating from Hartford.
Martin Straka scored the series-winning goal.
In the first period of Game 1, Dominik Hasek made a save on Mark Recchi's penalty shot opportunity.
This was Vancouver's first appearance in the playoffs since the 1995-96 season.
Pavol Demitra scored the series-winning goal in the final game.
In game one, Nik Antropov scored the game-winning goal in the second period. Curtis Joseph saved all 32 shots by the Devils. In game two, the Leafs led by one goal going into the second period. The Devils scored four consecutive goals against Joseph, one each by Gomez, Rafalski, Mogilny and Madden. The Maple Leafs' Sundin scored a short-handed goal 29 seconds into the third period, and the Devils' Mogilny scored a power-play goal 38 seconds after that. The Leafs' Thomas and Sundin combined to score three goals, and the game required overtime, during which the Devils' Randy Mckay scored the game-winning goal. In game three, Rafalski scored the game-winning goal off a deflection in overtime. The Devils recorded 17 more shots than Toronto. In game four, Toronto's Corson scored in the first period, and Berezin and Mats Sundin scored in the second. The Devils' Elias scored a power-play goal in the second period. Maple Leafs' forward Tie Domi checked Devils defenseman Scott Niedermayer, who left the ice rink on a stretcher. In game five, Leafs' defenseman Cory Cross initiated scoring early in the second period, and Devils' right winger Petr Sykora and center Jason Arnott scored one goal each. In the third period, Toronto's Tomas Kaberle scored a goal. In game six, Brian Rafalski scored the game-winning goal for the Devils. In game seven, the Devils' Patrik Elias scored two goals in the second period.
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