2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season

2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division	5th Southeast
Conference	14th Eastern
2000–01 record	24–47–6–5
Goals for	201
Goals against	280
Team information
Coach	Steve Ludzik, John Tortorella
Captain	Vincent Lecavalier

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

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

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 6, 2000	3–3 OT	New York Islanders (2000–01)	0–0–1–0
2	L	October 8, 2000	4–5	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	0–1–1–0
3	L	October 13, 2000	2–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	0–2–1–0
4	W	October 15, 2000	5–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	1–2–1–0
5	L	October 18, 2000	5–6	@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	1–3–1–0
6	L	October 21, 2000	2–7	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	1–4–1–0
7	W	October 22, 2000	4–2	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	2–4–1–0
8	L	October 25, 2000	1–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	2–5–1–0
9	L	October 27, 2000	0–6	Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	2–6–1–0
10	OTL	October 31, 2000	5–6 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	2–6–1–1
11	L	November 1, 2000	1–6	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	2–7–1–1
12	W	November 3, 2000	4–3 OT	New York Islanders (2000–01)	3–7–1–1
13	W	November 5, 2000	5–2	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	4–7–1–1
14	W	November 10, 2000	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	5–7–1–1
15	L	November 11, 2000	3–4	Calgary Flames (2000–01)	5–8–1–1
16	W	November 14, 2000	1–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	6–8–1–1
17	T	November 17, 2000	2–2 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	6–8–2–1
18	L	November 20, 2000	2–6	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)	6–9–2–1
19	W	November 22, 2000	8–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	7–9–2–1
20	W	November 24, 2000	2–1	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	8–9–2–1
21	OTL	November 25, 2000	1–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	8–9–2–2
22	L	November 27, 2000	4–7	@ New York Islanders (2000–01)	8–10–2–2
23	L	November 29, 2000	1–4	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)	8–11–2–2
24	L	December 1, 2000	3–5	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	8–12–2–2
25	W	December 2, 2000	3–0	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	9–12–2–2
26	L	December 6, 2000	3–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	9–13–2–2
27	L	December 8, 2000	0–2	Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	9–14–2–2
28	T	December 11, 2000	2–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	9–14–3–2
29	L	December 14, 2000	2–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	9–15–3–2
30	W	December 16, 2000	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	10–15–3–2
31	L	December 17, 2000	1–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	10–16–3–2
32	T	December 21, 2000	1–1 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	10–16–4–2
33	L	December 23, 2000	1–5	New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	10–17–4–2
34	W	December 26, 2000	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	11–17–4–2
35	W	December 28, 2000	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	12–17–4–2
36	T	December 30, 2000	1–1 OT	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	12–17–5–2
37	L	December 31, 2000	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	12–18–5–2
38	L	January 3, 2001	2–3	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	12–19–5–2
39	L	January 4, 2001	3–8	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	12–20–5–2
40	L	January 7, 2001	4–7	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	12–21–5–2
41	W	January 10, 2001	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	13–21–5–2
42	L	January 12, 2001	0–3	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	13–22–5–2
43	L	January 14, 2001	2–3	Dallas Stars (2000–01)	13–23–5–2
44	L	January 16, 2001	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	13–24–5–2
45	L	January 18, 2001	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	13–25–5–2
46	L	January 20, 2001	0–3	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	13–26–5–2
47	L	January 21, 2001	1–3	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	13–27–5–2
48	L	January 23, 2001	2–5	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	13–28–5–2
49	L	January 25, 2001	2–5	Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	13–29–5–2
50	OTL	January 27, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	13–29–5–3
51	L	January 29, 2001	2–5	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	13–30–5–3
52	W	January 30, 2001	4–3	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	14–30–5–3
53	W	February 1, 2001	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	15–30–5–3
54	L	February 6, 2001	2–4	Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	15–31–5–3
55	L	February 8, 2001	1–4	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	15–32–5–3
56	L	February 10, 2001	2–6	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	15–33–5–3
57	L	February 13, 2001	2–5	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	15–34–5–3
58	L	February 15, 2001	3–6	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	15–35–5–3
59	L	February 17, 2001	4–5	New York Rangers (2000–01)	15–36–5–3
60	L	February 18, 2001	2–3	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)	15–37–5–3
61	W	February 20, 2001	3–2	St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	16–37–5–3
62	T	February 24, 2001	0–0 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	16–37–6–3
63	L	February 25, 2001	4–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	16–38–6–3
64	L	March 1, 2001	1–3	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	16–39–6–3
65	W	March 3, 2001	6–0	@ New York Islanders (2000–01)	17–39–6–3
66	L	March 4, 2001	0–6	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	17–40–6–3
67	W	March 6, 2001	2–1 OT	San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	18–40–6–3
68	W	March 8, 2001	1–0	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	19–40–6–3
69	W	March 10, 2001	4–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	20–40–6–3
70	OTL	March 13, 2001	4–5 OT	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	20–40–6–4
71	W	March 15, 2001	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	21–40–6–4
72	W	March 17, 2001	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	22–40–6–4
73	W	March 21, 2001	4–3	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	23–40–6–4
74	L	March 22, 2001	0–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	23–41–6–4
75	L	March 24, 2001	2–3	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	23–42–6–4
76	L	March 27, 2001	1–7	New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	23–43–6–4
77	L	March 29, 2001	2–6	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	23–44–6–4
78	W	March 30, 2001	4–2	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	24–44–6–4
79	L	April 1, 2001	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	24–45–6–4
80	L	April 4, 2001	2–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	24–46–6–4
81	OTL	April 5, 2001	3–4 OT	New York Rangers (2000–01)	24–46–6–5
82	L	April 8, 2001	1–2	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)	24–47–6–5

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Brad Richards C 82 21 41 62 14 -10 7 0 3 Fredrik Modin LW 76 32 24 56 48 -1 8 0 4 Vincent Lecavalier C 68 23 28 51 66 -26 7 0 3 Martin St. Louis RW 78 18 22 40 12 -4 3 3 4 Mike Johnson RW 64 11 27 38 38 -10 3 1 0 Brian Holzinger C 70 11 25 36 64 -9 3 0 2 Pavel Kubina D 70 11 19 30 103 -14 6 1 1 Alexander Kharitonov LW 66 7 15 22 8 -9 0 0 0 Todd Warriner LW 64 10 11 21 46 -13 3 2 1 Ryan Johnson C 80 7 14 21 44 -20 1 0 0 Nils Ekman LW 43 9 11 20 40 -15 2 1 1 Andrei Zyuzin D 64 4 16 20 76 -8 2 1 1 Paul Mara D 46 6 10 16 40 -17 2 0 1 Wayne Primeau C 47 2 13 15 77 -17 0 0 0 Adrian Aucoin D 26 1 11 12 25 -8 1 0 0 Cory Sarich D 73 1 8 9 106 -25 0 0 1 Matthew Barnaby RW 29 4 4 8 97 -3 1 0 0 Jassen Cullimore D 74 1 6 7 80 -6 0 0 0 Ben Clymer RW 23 5 1 6 21 -7 3 0 0 Stan Drulia RW 34 2 4 6 18 -11 1 0 0 Maxim Galanov D 25 0 5 5 8 -5 0 0 0 Sheldon Keefe RW 49 4 0 4 38 -13 0 0 0 Kristian Kudroc D 22 2 2 4 36 0 0 0 1 Grant Ledyard D 14 2 2 4 12 -5 0 0 0 Petr Svoboda D 19 1 3 4 41 -4 0 0 0 Bryan Muir D 10 0 3 3 15 -7 0 0 0 Dmitry Afanasenkov LW 9 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 Kaspars Astashenko D/W 15 1 1 2 4 -4 0 0 0 John Emmons C 12 1 1 2 22 0 0 0 0 Steve Martins C 20 1 1 2 13 -9 0 0 0 Craig Millar D 16 1 1 2 10 -8 0 0 1 Stan Neckar D 16 0 2 2 8 -1 0 0 0 Sergey Gusev D 16 1 0 1 10 -3 0 0 0 Gordie Dwyer LW 28 0 1 1 96 -7 0 0 0 Kyle Freadrich LW 13 0 1 1 36 -1 0 0 0 Kevin Weekes G 61 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 Dan Cloutier G 24 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Matt Elich RW 8 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 Wade Flaherty G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nikolai Khabibulin G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dieter Kochan G 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evgeny Konstantinov G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marek Posmyk D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Thomas Ziegler RW 5 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Kevin Weekes 3378 61 20 33 3 177 3.14 4 1742 1565 .898 Dan Cloutier 1005 24 3 13 3 59 3.52 1 541 482 .891 Nikolai Khabibulin 123 2 1 1 0 6 2.93 0 69 63 .913 Wade Flaherty 118 2 0 2 0 8 4.07 0 55 47 .855 Dieter Kochan 314 10 0 3 0 18 3.44 0 138 120 .870 Evgeny Konstantinov 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 Team: 4939 82 24 52 6 268 3.26 5 2545 2277 .895

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

2001 NHL All-Star Game Super Skills:

• Hardest Shot - Fredrik Modin - 102.1 mph

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 Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)

See also

• 2000–01 NHL season

References

• "2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.