2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season

2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division	5th Southeast
Conference	14th Eastern
2000–01 record	24–47–6–5
Home record	17–19–3–2
Road record	7–28–3–3
Goals for	201
Goals against	280
Team information
General manager	Rick Dudley
Coach	Steve Ludzik (Oct-Jan) John Tortorella (Jan-Apr)
Captain	Vincent Lecavalier
Arena	Ice Palace
Average attendance	14,906
Minor league affiliate(s)	Detroit Vipers Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
Goals	Fredrik Modin (32)
Assists	Brad Richards (41)
Points	Brad Richards (62)
Penalty minutes	Cory Sarich (106)
Plus/minus	Dmitri Afanasenkov (+1)
Wins	Kevin Weekes (20)
Goals against average	Kevin Weekes (3.14)

The 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning's ninth season of operation. The club again failed to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Regular season

After 39 games, the Lightning fired coach Steve Ludzik and replaced him with John Tortorella. Ludzik finished with a record of 12–20–5–2 for the season. Tortorella would have a slightly worse record the rest of the way, finishing 12–27–1–3.

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Washington Capitals	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
2	8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
3	12	Florida Panthers	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
4	13	Atlanta Thrashers	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
5	14	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	Y- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	48	21	9	4	274	205	109
3	Y- Washington Capitals	SE	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
4	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
5	X- Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	46	30	5	1	218	184	98
6	X- Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
7	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	29	11	5	232	207	90
8	X- Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
8.5
9	Boston Bruins	NE	82	36	30	8	8	227	249	88
10	New York Rangers	AT	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
11	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	28	40	8	6	206	232	70
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
13	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59
15	New York Islanders	AT	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2000–01 regular season
October: 2–6–1–1 (home: 1–2–1–0; road: 1–4–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 T October 6, 2000 3–3 OT New York Islanders (2000–01) 0–0–1–0 Recap 2 L October 8, 2000 4–5 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 0–1–1–0 Recap 3 L October 13, 2000 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 0–2–1–0 Recap 4 W October 15, 2000 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 1–2–1–0 Recap 5 L October 18, 2000 5–6 @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 1–3–1–0 Recap 6 L October 21, 2000 2–7 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 1–4–1–0 Recap 7 W October 22, 2000 4–2 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 2–4–1–0 Recap 8 L October 25, 2000 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 2–5–1–0 Recap 9 L October 27, 2000 0–6 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 2–6–1–0 Recap 10 OTL October 31, 2000 5–6 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 2–6–1–1 Recap
November: 6–5–1–1 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 1–4–1–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 11 L November 1, 2000 1–6 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 2–7–1–1 Recap 12 W November 3, 2000 4–3 OT New York Islanders (2000–01) 3–7–1–1 Recap 13 W November 5, 2000 5–2 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 4–7–1–1 Recap 14 W November 10, 2000 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 5–7–1–1 Recap 15 L November 11, 2000 3–4 Calgary Flames (2000–01) 5–8–1–1 Recap 16 W November 14, 2000 1–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 6–8–1–1 Recap 17 T November 17, 2000 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 6–8–2–1 Recap 18 L November 20, 2000 2–6 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 6–9–2–1 Recap 19 W November 22, 2000 8–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 7–9–2–1 Recap 20 W November 24, 2000 2–1 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 8–9–2–1 Recap 21 OTL November 25, 2000 1–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 8–9–2–2 Recap 22 L November 27, 2000 4–7 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 8–10–2–2 Recap 23 L November 29, 2000 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 8–11–2–2 Recap
December: 4–7–3–0 (home: 3–3–2–0; road: 1–4–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 24 L December 1, 2000 3–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 8–12–2–2 Recap 25 W December 2, 2000 3–0 Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 9–12–2–2 Recap 26 L December 6, 2000 3–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 9–13–2–2 Recap 27 L December 8, 2000 0–2 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 9–14–2–2 Recap 28 T December 11, 2000 2–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 9–14–3–2 Recap 29 L December 14, 2000 2–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 9–15–3–2 Recap 30 W December 16, 2000 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 10–15–3–2 Recap 31 L December 17, 2000 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 10–16–3–2 Recap 32 T December 21, 2000 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 10–16–4–2 Recap 33 L December 23, 2000 1–5 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 10–17–4–2 Recap 34 W December 26, 2000 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 11–17–4–2 Recap 35 W December 28, 2000 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 12–17–4–2 Recap 36 T December 30, 2000 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (2000–01) 12–17–5–2 Recap 37 L December 31, 2000 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 12–18–5–2 Recap
January: 2–12–0–1 (home: 1–4–0–0; road: 1–8–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 38 L January 3, 2001 2–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 12–19–5–2 Recap 39 L January 4, 2001 3–8 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 12–20–5–2 Recap 40 L January 7, 2001 4–7 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 12–21–5–2 Recap 41 W January 10, 2001 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 13–21–5–2 Recap 42 L January 12, 2001 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 13–22–5–2 Recap 43 L January 14, 2001 2–3 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 13–23–5–2 Recap 44 L January 16, 2001 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 13–24–5–2 Recap 45 L January 18, 2001 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 13–25–5–2 Recap 46 L January 20, 2001 0–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 13–26–5–2 Recap 47 L January 21, 2001 1–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 13–27–5–2 Recap 48 L January 23, 2001 2–5 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 13–28–5–2 Recap 49 L January 25, 2001 2–5 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 13–29–5–2 Recap 50 OTL January 27, 2001 2–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 13–29–5–3 Recap 51 L January 29, 2001 2–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 13–30–5–3 Recap 52 W January 30, 2001 4–3 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 14–30–5–3 Recap
February: 2–8–1–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 0–4–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 53 W February 1, 2001 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 15–30–5–3 Recap 54 L February 6, 2001 2–4 Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 15–31–5–3 Recap 55 L February 8, 2001 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 15–32–5–3 Recap 56 L February 10, 2001 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 15–33–5–3 Recap 57 L February 13, 2001 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 15–34–5–3 Recap 58 L February 15, 2001 3–6 Boston Bruins (2000–01) 15–35–5–3 Recap 59 L February 17, 2001 4–5 New York Rangers (2000–01) 15–36–5–3 Recap 60 L February 18, 2001 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 15–37–5–3 Recap 61 W February 20, 2001 3–2 St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 16–37–5–3 Recap 62 T February 24, 2001 0–0 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 16–37–6–3 Recap 63 L February 25, 2001 4–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 16–38–6–3 Recap
March: 8–6–0–1 (home: 5–4–0–1; road: 3–2–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 64 L March 1, 2001 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 16–39–6–3 Recap 65 W March 3, 2001 6–0 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 17–39–6–3 Recap 66 L March 4, 2001 0–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 17–40–6–3 Recap 67 W March 6, 2001 2–1 OT San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 18–40–6–3 Recap 68 W March 8, 2001 1–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 19–40–6–3 Recap 69 W March 10, 2001 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 20–40–6–3 Recap 70 OTL March 13, 2001 4–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 20–40–6–4 Recap 71 W March 15, 2001 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 21–40–6–4 Recap 72 W March 17, 2001 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 22–40–6–4 Recap 73 W March 21, 2001 4–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 23–40–6–4 Recap 74 L March 22, 2001 0–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 23–41–6–4 Recap 75 L March 24, 2001 2–3 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 23–42–6–4 Recap 76 L March 27, 2001 1–7 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 23–43–6–4 Recap 77 L March 29, 2001 2–6 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 23–44–6–4 Recap 78 W March 30, 2001 4–2 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 24–44–6–4 Recap
April: 0–3–0–1 (home: 0–1–0–1; road: 0–2–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 79 L April 1, 2001 2–4 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 24–45–6–4 Recap 80 L April 4, 2001 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 24–46–6–4 Recap 81 OTL April 5, 2001 3–4 OT New York Rangers (2000–01) 24–46–6–5 Recap 82 L April 8, 2001 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 24–47–6–5 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

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 Lightning only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.

			Regular season
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
19	Brad Richards	C	82	21	41	62	−10	14
33	Fredrik Modin	LW	76	32	24	56	−1	48
4	Vincent Lecavalier	C	68	23	28	51	−26	66
26	Martin St. Louis	RW	78	18	22	40	−4	12
10	Mike Johnson‡	RW	64	11	27	38	−10	38
9	Brian Holzinger	C	70	11	25	36	−9	64
13	Pavel Kubina	D	70	11	19	30	−14	103
14	Alexander Kharitonov	LW	66	7	15	22	−9	8
8	Todd Warriner	LW	64	10	11	21	−13	46
17	Ryan Johnson	C	80	7	14	21	−20	44
28	Nils Ekman	LW	43	9	11	20	−15	40
30	Andrei Zyuzin	D	64	4	16	20	−8	76
2	Paul Mara‡	D	46	6	10	16	−17	40
22	Wayne Primeau‡	C	47	2	13	15	−17	77
6	Adrian Aucoin†	D	26	1	11	12	−8	25
21	Cory Sarich	D	73	1	8	9	−25	106
36	Matthew Barnaby†	RW	29	4	4	8	−3	97
5	Jassen Cullimore	D	74	1	6	7	−6	80
7	Ben Clymer	RW	23	5	1	6	−7	21
20	Stan Drulia	RW	34	2	4	6	−11	18
41	Maxim Galanov‡	D	25	0	5	5	−5	8
27	Sheldon Keefe	RW	49	4	0	4	−13	38
57	Kristian Kudroc	D	22	2	2	4	0	36
3	Grant Ledyard†‡	D	14	2	2	4	−5	12
23	Petr Svoboda	D	19	1	3	4	−4	41
6	Bryan Muir‡	D	10	0	3	3	−7	15
37	Dmitry Afanasenkov	LW	9	1	1	2	1	4
62	Kaspars Astashenko	D	15	1	1	2	−4	4
10	John Emmons†	C	12	1	1	2	0	22
27	Steve Martins‡	C	20	1	1	2	−9	13
32	Craig Millar†‡	D	16	1	1	2	−8	10
2	Stan Neckar†	D	16	0	2	2	−1	8
11	Sergey Gusev	D	16	1	0	1	−3	10
34	Gordie Dwyer	LW	28	0	1	1	−7	96
24	Kyle Freadrich	LW	13	0	1	1	−1	36
80	Kevin Weekes	G	61	0	1	1		4
39	Dan Cloutier‡	G	24	0	0	0		4
73	Matt Elich	RW	8	0	0	0	−5	0
31	Wade Flaherty†	G	2	0	0	0		0
35	Nikolai Khabibulin†	G	2	0	0	0		0
35	Dieter Kochan	G	10	0	0	0		0
1	Evgeny Konstantinov	G	1	0	0	0		0
18	Marek Posmyk	D	1	0	0	0	−1	0
43	Thomas Ziegler	RW	5	0	0	0	−2	0

Goaltending

• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.

		Regular season
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
80	Kevin Weekes	61	20	33	3	1742	177	3.15	.898	4	3378
39	Dan Cloutier‡	24	3	13	3	541	59	3.52	.891	1	1005
35	Nikolai Khabibulin†	2	1	1	0	69	6	2.92	.913	0	123
31	Wade Flaherty†	2	0	2	0	55	8	4.07	.855	0	118
35	Dieter Kochan	10	0	3	0	138	18	3.44	.870	0	314
1	Evgeny Konstantinov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	1

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Brad Richards (Forward)
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Fredrik Modin
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Brad Richards (October)

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Nikita Alexeev	Russia	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	34	Ruslan Zainullin	Russia	Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
3	81	Alexander Kharitonov	Russia	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
4	126	Johan Hagglund	Sweden	MODO Jr. (Sweden)
5	161	Pavel Sedov	Russia	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
6	191	Aaron Gionet	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7	222	Marek Priechodsky	Slovakia	Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
7	226	Brian Eklund	United States	Brown University (NCAA)
8	233	Alexander Polukeyev	Russia	SKA St. Petersburg (Russia)
9	263	Thomas Ziegler	Switzerland	HC Ambrì-Piotta (Switzerland)

See also

• 2000–01 NHL season

References

• "Tampa Bay Lightning 2000-01 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
• "2000-01 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.