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1999–2000 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1999–2000 |
| year | 1999 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Record | 44–24–12–2 |
| HomeRecord | 26–5–8–2 |
| RoadRecord | 18–19–4–0 |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 2nd |
| Division | Southeast |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| GoalsFor | 227 |
| GoalsAgainst | 194 |
| GeneralManager | George McPhee |
| Coach | Ron Wilson |
| Captain | Adam Oates |
| Arena | MCI Center |
| Attendance | 14,485 |
| MinorLeague | Portland Pirates |
| Hampton Roads Admirals | |
| Quad City Mallards | |
| GoalsLeader | Chris Simon (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Adam Oates (56) |
| PointsLeader | Adam Oates (71) |
| PIMLeader | Chris Simon (146) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Sergei Gonchar (+26) |
| WinsLeader | Olaf Kolzig (41) |
| GAALeader | Olaf Kolzig (2.24) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
Hampton Roads Admirals Quad City Mallards The 1999–2000 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
Owner Abe Pollin sold the Capitals to an investor group headed by America Online president Ted Leonsis on May 12, 1999.
Regular season
The Capitals tied the St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just 3.
Final standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 2, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||0–1–0–0 || |- |2||October 8, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||1–1–0–0 || |- |3||October 9, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||1–1–1–0 || |- |4||October 12, 1999||5–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||2–1–1–0 || |- |5||October 16, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||2–2–1–0 || |- |6||October 19, 1999||1–7 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||2–3–1–0 || |- |7||October 23, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||2–3–2–0 || |- |8||October 26, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||2–4–2–0 || |- |9||October 29, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||2–5–2–0 || |- |10||October 31, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||2–6–2–0 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 13, 2000 || 0–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 15, 2000 || 1–2 OT || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 17, 2000 || 3–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 3–0 || |- | 4 || April 19, 2000 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 21, 2000 || 1–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins win 4–1 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | C | 82 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 55 | D | 73 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 26 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 6 | |||
| 17 | LW | 75 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 11 | 146 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | |||
| 22 | LW | 82 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 19 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 12 | RW | 62 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 10 | LW | 75 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 44 | RW | 69 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | |||
| 6 | D | 82 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 0 | |||
| 8 | C | 56 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 30 | |||||||||
| 11 | C | 79 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 13 | C | 76 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 14 | RW | 79 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | |||
| 15 | D | 73 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 2 | D | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 10 | |||
| 20 | C | 30 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 28 | LW | 49 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 | RW | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 8 | |||
| 27 | C | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 19 | D | 77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |||
| 29 | D | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 33 | LW | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | RW | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 21 | C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 36 | LW | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −7 | 15 | |||||||||
| 4 | D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 37 | G | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 38 | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 11 | |||||||||
| 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 39 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Olaf Kolzig | 73 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 1957 | 163 | 2.24 | .917 | 5 | 4371 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 16 | 3.38 | .845 | 0 | 284 | ||
| 1 | Craig Billington | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 310 | 28 | 2.75 | .910 | 2 | 611 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | .833 | 0 | 20 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | ||||
| (in-season) | |||||
| NHL First All-Star Team | Olaf Kolzig (Goaltender) | ||||
| Vezina Trophy | Olaf Kolzig | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](2000-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Olaf Kolzig | ||||
| NHL Player of the Month | Olaf Kolzig (January) | ||||
| NHL Player of the Week | Sergei Gonchar (January 31) | ||||
| Olaf Kolzig (March 6) | |||||
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Jeff Halpern (March) |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th game played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Halpern | October 2, 1999 | ||||
| Glen Metropolit | |||||
| Miika Elomo | October 16, 1999 | ||||
| Alexander Volchkov | October 23, 1999 | ||||
| Trent Whitfield | April 17, 2000 | ||||
| Adam Oates | December 22, 1999 |
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kris Beech | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | |
| 2 | 29 | Michal Sivek | Velvana Kladno (Czech Republic) | |
| 2 | 31 | Charlie Stephens | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 2 | 34 | Ross Lupaschuk | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 2 | 37 | Nolan Yonkman | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | |
| 5 | 132 | Roman Tvrdon | Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia) | |
| 6 | 175 | Kyle Clark | Harvard University (NCAA) | |
| 7 | 192 | David Bornhammar | AIK IF Jr. (Sweden) | |
| 8 | 219 | Maxim Orlov | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
| 9 | 249 | Igor Shadilov | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
References
References
- "1999-00 NHL Summary".
- "1999-00 Washington Capitals Schedule".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "Vezina Trophy".
- "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- (February 1, 2000). "Capitals' Kolzig Nabs Player of Month Honors".
- (January 31, 2000). "Gonchar Best Last Week".
- (March 6, 2000). "Kolzig Named Player of the Week".
- "NHL Rookies of the Month".
- "1999-00 NHL Debuts".
- (February 22, 2013). "Whitfield comes full circle for 1,000th game".
- (December 23, 1999). "Potvin pays off in Vancouver win Canucks' Kariya celebrates birthday with a pair of goals".
- "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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