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1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season

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Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1999–2000
year	1999
Team	San Jose Sharks
Record	35–30–10–7
HomeRecord	21–14–3–3
RoadRecord	14–16–7–4
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Pacific
DivisionRank	4th
GoalsFor	225
GoalsAgainst	214
GeneralManager	Dean Lombardi
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Owen Nolan
AltCaptain	Vincent Damphousse
Gary Suter
Arena	San Jose Arena
Attendance	17,290
MinorLeague	Kentucky Thoroughblades
Richmond Renegades
GoalsLeader	Owen Nolan (44)
AssistsLeader	Vincent Damphousse (49)
PointsLeader	Owen Nolan (84)
PIMLeader	Ronnie Stern (151)
PlusMinusLeader	Mike Ricci (+14)
WinsLeader	Steve Shields (27)
GAALeader	Evgeni Nabokov (2.17)

Gary Suter Richmond Renegades The 1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season was the team's ninth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under third-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history; in doing so, they managed to clinch a playoff berth for the third consecutive season.

The Sharks' 1999–2000 regular season is remembered, in large part, for the heroics of captain Owen Nolan. Nolan, in his fourth full season with the team, posted career-best goal (44) and point (84) totals; both figures established new franchise records. Nolan's excellent play was complemented by that of fellow forwards Vincent Damphousse and Jeff Friesen; fan-favorite Mike Ricci, in his third season with the team, also turned in a quality campaign. All told, San Jose's offense improved considerably despite disappointing production from young forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm. By contrast, the Sharks' defense regressed despite quality play from starting goaltender Steve Shields, rookie goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, and defensemen Gary Suter and Brad Stuart. Still, the team finished the 1999–2000 campaign with franchise-record point (87) and win (35) totals.

The Sharks' competent play netted them the Western Conference's eighth, and final, playoff berth. In the first round, they faced the top-seeded (and heavily favored) St. Louis Blues. As expected, the Blues took the series' first game with relative ease; the Sharks shocked onlookers, however, by winning each of the next three. The Blues responded with two decisive victories of their own; in doing so, they forced a deciding seventh game in St. Louis. There, in an upset on par with their 1994 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Sharks scored a stunning 3–1 victory. The game is remembered, in part, for an infamous center-ice goal by Owen Nolan on Blues goaltender Roman Turek. The goal, which gave the Sharks a 2–0 lead, ultimately served as the series-winner. In the second round, the team faced the second-seeded Dallas Stars. Unlike the Blues, the defending Stanley Cup champion Stars made quick work of the Sharks; while the latter managed to steal a game in San Jose, they were ultimately eliminated in five games.

Regular season

The Sharks had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season (377) and scored the most short-handed goals (16).

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 2, 1999||5–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||1–0–0–0 || |- |2||October 4, 1999||7–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||2–0–0–0 || |- |3||October 7, 1999||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||3–0–0–0 || |- |4||October 9, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||3–1–0–0 || |- |5||October 11, 1999||3–5 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||3–2–0–0 || |- |6||October 13, 1999||2–0 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||4–2–0–0 || |- |7||October 14, 1999||5–1 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||5–2–0–0 || |- |8||October 16, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||6–2–0–0 || |- |9||October 19, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||7–2–0–0 || |- |10||October 20, 1999||3–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||7–3–0–0 || |- |11||October 23, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||7–4–0–0 || |- |12||October 24, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||7–5–0–0 || |- |13||October 28, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||8–5–0–0 || |- |14||October 30, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||8–5–1–0 || |- |15||October 31, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||9–5–1–0 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 12, 2000 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 15, 2000 || 4–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 17, 2000 || 2–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Sharks lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 19, 2000 || 3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Sharks lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 21, 2000 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Sharks lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 23, 2000 || 2–6 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Series tied 3–3 || |- | 7 || April 25, 2000 || 3–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Sharks win 4–3 ||

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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 Sharks only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
11	RW	78	44	40	84	−1	110	10	8	2	10	−2	6
25	C	82	21	49	70	4	58	12	1	7	8	−5	16
39	LW	82	26	35	61	−2	47	11	2	2	4	−4	10
18	C	82	20	24	44	14	60	12	5	1	6	−3	2
14	C	81	17	23	40	−9	36	5	1	1	2	−3	2
24	RW	79	12	25	37	9	22	12	0	2	2	−3	2
7	D	82	10	26	36	3	32	12	1	0	1	−11	6
15	LW	57	14	21	35	4	35	9	0	3	3	1	6
20	D	76	6	28	34	7	52	12	2	5	7	−6	12
19	LW	74	12	15	27	4	22	12	1	3	4	0	6
32	LW	69	12	12	24	−3	61	10	0	2	2	−2	8
5	D	62	0	20	20	−2	49	12	0	1	1	−3	7
10	D	63	3	13	16	13	38	12	0	3	3	3	10
40	D	66	2	14	16	−2	31	12	1	3	4	1	8
21	RW	48	6	7	13	2	39	12	0	1	1	1	14
9	RW	40	8	4	12	−2	78	12	1	0	1	−2	8
12	C	78	5	6	11	−3	34	12	0	2	2	0	10
22	RW	67	4	5	9	−9	151	3	1	0	1	−2	11
26	LW	32	1	4	5	1	18	12	1	2	3	0	6
27	D	49	0	4	4	3	72	11	2	1	3	2	12
43	D	30	1	2	3	7	10	12	0	1	1	1	14
42	D	40	1	1	2	−5	80
32	LW	19	0	2	2	−2	4
33	RW	13	0	1	1	0	97
3	D	26	0	1	1	−3	19
31	G	67	0	1	1		29	12	0	0	0		0
23	D	1	0	0	0	−1	2
35	G	11	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0
29	G	15	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
31	Steve Shields	67	27	30	8	1826	162	2.56	.911	4	3797	12	5	7	323	36	3.10	.889	0	696
29	Mike Vernon	15	6	5	1	360	32	2.49	.911	0	772	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Evgeni Nabokov	11	2	2	1	166	15	2.17	.910	1	414	1	0	0	10	0	0.00	1.000	0	20

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
NHL All-Rookie Team	Brad Stuart (Defense)
[NHL All-Star Game](2000-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Owen Nolan
NHL Player of the Week	Steve Shields (October 18)
Owen Nolan (December 13)
Sharks Player of the Year	Owen Nolan
Sharks Rookie of the Year	Brad Stuart

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played	600th assist
Brad Stuart	October 2, 1999
Evgeni Nabokov	January 1, 2000
Ron Sutter	October 16, 1999
Vincent Damphousse	November 27, 1999

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.

Round	#	Player	Position	College/Junior/Club team
1	14	Jeff Jillson	Defense	University of Michigan
3	82	Marc Concannon	Left wing	The Winchendon School
4	111	Willie Levesque	Right wing	Northeastern University
5	155	Niko Dimitrakos	Right wing	University of Maine
8	229	Eric Betournay	Center	Acadie-Bathurst Titan
8	241	Douglas Murray	Defense	New York Apple Core
9	257	Hannes Hyvonen	Right wing	TPS

Notes

References

"1999-00 NHL Summary".
"1999-00 San Jose Sharks Schedule".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
(October 18, 1999). "Shields Named NHL Player of the Week".
(December 13, 1999). "Owen Named Week's Top Player".
2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
"1999-00 NHL Debuts".
(October 16, 1999). "San Jose Sharks/Washington Capitals NHL recap on ESPN".
"Lot Detail - Vincent Damphousse's NHLPA 600 Assists & 1,000th Point Milestone Award Collection of 2".
"1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

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