The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. Thirty teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who won the best of seven series 4–3 against the New Jersey Devils. The focus of Colorado's Stanley Cup run was on defenceman Raymond Bourque who was on a quest to win his first Stanley Cup championship in his 22-year career.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Leading goaltenders
Wins: Martin Brodeur (42); Shutouts: Dominik Hasek (11); GAA: Roman Cechmanek (2.01); SV%: Sean Burke (.922)
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
Finals
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
NHL Awards
The NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto.
All-Star teams
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2000–01 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs): Andy McDonald, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins Samuel Pahlsson, Boston Bruins David Vyborny, Columbus Blue Jackets Jody Shelley, Columbus Blue Jackets Marty Turco, Dallas Stars Mike Comrie, Edmonton Oilers Shawn Horcoff, Edmonton Oilers Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles Kings Marian Gaborik, Minnesota Wild Mathieu Garon, Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders Martin Havlat, Ottawa Senators Justin Williams, Philadelphia Flyers Miikka Kiprusoff, San Jose Sharks Mikael Samuelsson, San Jose Sharks Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2000–01 (listed with their last team): Paul Coffey, Boston Bruins Ray Bourque, Colorado Avalanche Larry Murphy, Detroit Red Wings Joe Murphy, Washington Capitals