2000–01 Washington Capitals season

The 2000–01 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2000–01 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
2000–01 record	41–27–10–4
Home record	24–9–6–2
Road record	17–18–4–2
Goals for	233
Goals against	211
Team information
General manager	George McPhee
Coach	Ron Wilson
Captain	Adam Oates
Arena	MCI Center
Average attendance	15,534
Minor league affiliate(s)	Portland Pirates Richmond Renegades Quad City Mallards
Team leaders
Goals	Peter Bondra (45)
Assists	Adam Oates (69)
Points	Adam Oates (82)
Penalty minutes	Chris Simon (109)
Plus/minus	Joe Reekie (+14)
Wins	Olaf Kolzig (37)
Goals against average	Craig Billington (2.45)
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division^[1]

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^[2]

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

Regular season

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

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W April 12, 2001 1–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 14, 2001 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 L April 16, 2001 0–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 2–1 Recap 4 W April 18, 2001 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 L April 21, 2001 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 3–2 Recap 6 L April 23, 2001 3–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins win 4–2 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

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 Capitals only.
• ‡ = 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	Adam Oates	C	81	13	69	82	−9	28	6	0	0	0	−4	0
12	Peter Bondra	RW	82	45	36	81	8	60	6	2	0	2	−2	2
55	Sergei Gonchar	D	76	19	38	57	12	70	6	1	3	4	0	2
10	Ulf Dahlen	RW	73	15	33	48	11	6	6	0	1	1	−2	2
22	Steve Konowalchuk	LW	82	24	23	47	8	87	6	2	3	5	−1	14
11	Jeff Halpern	C	80	21	21	42	13	60	6	2	3	5	0	17
13	Andrei Nikolishin	C	81	13	25	38	9	34	6	0	0	0	−3	2
6	Calle Johansson	D	76	7	29	36	11	26	6	1	2	3	−4	2
44	Richard Zednik‡	RW	62	16	19	35	−2	61	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Dmitri Khristich†	RW	43	10	19	29	−8	8	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	Chris Simon	LW	60	10	10	20	−12	109	6	0	1	1	−2	4
3	Sylvain Cote	D	68	7	11	18	−3	18	5	0	0	0	−1	2
38[lower-alpha 1]	Jan Bulis‡	C	39	5	13	18	0	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Joe Sacco	RW	69	7	7	14	4	48	6	0	0	0	−1	2
29	Joe Reekie	D	74	2	9	11	14	77	4	0	0	0	−1	4
15	Dmitri Mironov	D	36	3	5	8	−7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Brendan Witt	D	72	3	3	6	2	101	6	2	0	2	−5	12
2	Ken Klee	D	54	2	4	6	−5	60	6	0	1	1	0	8
23	Trent Whitfield	C	61	2	4	6	3	35	5	0	0	0	0	2
21[lower-alpha 2]	James Black	LW	42	1	5	6	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Glen Metropolit	C	15	1	5	6	−2	10	1	0	0	0	−1	0
9	Joe Murphy‡	RW	14	1	5	6	−5	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Matt Herr‡	C	22	2	3	5	3	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Trevor Linden†	RW	12	3	1	4	2	8	6	0	4	4	−3	14
24	Rob Zettler	D	29	0	4	4	0	55	6	0	0	0	−1	0
25	Terry Yake	C	12	0	3	3	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Dainius Zubrus†	C	12	1	1	2	−4	7	6	0	0	0	1	2
37	Olaf Kolzig	G	72	0	2	2		14	6	0	0	0		0
27	Craig Berube‡	LW	22	0	1	1	−3	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Craig Billington	G	12	0	1	1		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Kris Beech	C	4	0	0	0	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Jakub Cutta	D	3	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Corey Hirsch†	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Jason Marshall†	D	5	0	0	0	−1	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
74[lower-alpha 3]	Brantt Myhres†	RW	5	0	0	0	0	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Matt Pettinger	LW	10	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

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

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	72	37	26	8	1941	177	2.48	.909	5	4279	6	2	4	153	14	2.24	.908	1	375
1	Craig Billington	12	3	5	2	317	27	2.45	.915	0	660	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Corey Hirsch†	1	0	0	0	8	0	0.00	1.000	0	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Sergei Gonchar	[4]
	NHL Player of the Week	Olaf Kolzig (December 18)	[5]
		Adam Oates (December 27)	[6]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Kris Beech	October 6, 2000	[7]
	Jakub Cutta
	Matt Pettinger	November 24, 2000
1,000th game played	Calle Johansson	March 19, 2001	[8]

Transactions

The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.^[9]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24)	To Washington Capitals Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2000	To Calgary Flames Miika Elomo Buffalo's 4th-round pick in 2000	[10]
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25)	To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2000	To Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay's 7th-round pick in 2000 Calgary's 7th-round pick in 2000	[10]
	To Washington Capitals Toronto's 4th-round pick in 2000	To Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles' 5th-round pick in 2000 6th-round pick in 2000	[10]
	To Washington Capitals 8th-round pick in 2001	To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2000	[10]
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21)	To Washington Capitals Remi Royer	To Chicago Blackhawks Nolan Baumgartner	[11]
November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)	To Washington Capitals Derek Bekar	To St. Louis Blues Mike Peluso	[12]
December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11)	To Washington Capitals Dmitri Khristich	To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2001	[13]
January 11, 2001 (2001-01-11)	To Washington Capitals 9th-round pick in 2001	To New York Islanders Craig Berube	[14]
February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01)	To Washington Capitals Brantt Myhres	To Nashville Predators Future considerations	[15]
March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)	To Washington Capitals David Emma	To Florida Panthers Remi Royer	[16]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)	To Washington Capitals Trevor Linden Dainius Zubrus 2nd-round pick in 2001	To Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Richard Zednik 1st-round pick in 2001	[17]
	To Washington Capitals Jason Marshall	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Alexei Tezikov 4th-round pick in 2001	[18]
	To Washington Capitals Dean Melanson	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Herr	[18]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06)	Sylvain Cote	Dallas Stars	3-year	Free agency	[19]
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)	Craig Berube	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	Free agency	[20]
July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13)	Mark Murphy	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)		Free agency	[21]
	Stefan Ustorf	Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL)		Free agency	[21]
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21)	Todd Rohloff	Chicago Blackhawks		Free agency	[11]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25)	Stephane Richer	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	[22]
November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01)	Corey Hirsch	Portland Pirates (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[23]
May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)	Martin Hlinka	Portland Pirates (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[24]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[lower-alpha 4]	Ref
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)	Barrie Moore	Columbus Blue Jackets	Expansion draft	[26]
	Oleg Orekhovsky	Minnesota Wild	Expansion draft	[26]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Trevor Halverson[lower-alpha 5]		Contract expiration (VI)	[25]
	Michal Pivonka[lower-alpha 6]		Contract expiration (III)	[25]
July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03)	Jim McKenzie	New Jersey Devils	Free agency (UFA)	[30]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27)	Steve Poapst	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (VI)	[31]
	Jeff Toms	New York Islanders	Free agency (UFA)	[32]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25)	Martin Brochu	Calgary Flames	Free agency (VI)	[33]
September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)	Stephane Richer		Retirement	[34]
December 2000 (2000-12)	Joe Murphy		Release	[35][36]
May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)	David Emma	Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL)	Free agency	[37]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)	Patrick Boileau	2-year	Re-signing	[38]
	Joe Sacco	2-year[lower-alpha 7]	Re-signing	[39]
June 28, 2000 (2000-06-28)	Joe Murphy	1-year	Re-signing	[40]
June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29)	Craig Billington	3-year	Re-signing	[41]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31)	Andrei Nikolishin	1-year	Re-signing	[42]
August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01)	Sebastien Charpentier		Re-signing	[43]
	Matt Herr		Re-signing	[43]
	Mike Peluso		Re-signing	[43]
August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02)	Rob Zettler	1-year	Re-signing	[44]
August 3, 2000 (2000-08-03)	Michal Sivek	3-year	Entry-level	[45]
August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15)	Brendan Witt	2-year	Arbitration award	[46]
August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16)	Ken Klee	3-year	Re-signing	[47]
September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15)	Jan Bulis	3-year	Re-signing	[48]
September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)	Ryan Van Buskirk	3-year	Entry-level	[49]
September 28, 2000 (2000-09-28)	Jakub Cutta	3-year	Entry-level	[50]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29)	Kris Beech	3-year	Entry-level	[51]
October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01)	Matt Pettinger	3-year	Entry-level	[52]
October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)	Sergei Gonchar	4-year	Re-signing	[53]
October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)	Chris Simon	2-year[lower-alpha 7]	Re-signing	[54]
December 13, 2000 (2000-12-13)	Steve Konowalchuk	4-year	Extension	[55]
February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01)	Peter Bondra	2-year[lower-alpha 8]	Extension	[56]
February 8, 2001 (2001-02-08)	Kyle Clark	3-year	Entry-level	[57]
February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20)	Ross Lupaschuk	3-year	Entry-level	[58]
March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28)	Chris Corrinet	2-year	Entry-level	[59]
May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29)	Roman Tvrdon	3-year	Entry-level	[60]
June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01)	Nolan Yonkman	3-year	Entry-level	[61]

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.^[62]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	26	Brian Sutherby	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2	43	Matt Pettinger	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2	61	Jakub Cutta	Czech Republic	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
4	121	Ryan Van Buskirk	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5	163	Ivan Nepryaev	Russia	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
9	289	Bjorn Nord	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)

See also

• 2000–01 NHL season

Notes

1. Bulis wore number 8 in his first 14 games.
2. Black wore number 28 in his first eight games.
3. Myhres wore number 18 in his first game.
4. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[25]
5. Halverson suffered a career-ending concussion during a September 25, 1999 preseason game.^[27][28]
6. Pivonka retired.^[29]
7. Club option for a third year.
8. Club options for a third and fourth year.

References

• "Washington Capitals 2000-01 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
• "2000-01 Washington Capitals Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.

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51. "McSorley awaits Oct. 6 ruling". Tampa Bay Times. September 30, 2000. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023. CAPITALS: Kris Beech, the center selected seventh overall in the 1999 draft, signed a three-year contract.
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57. "CANUCKS". Tampa Bay Times. February 9, 2001. Retrieved May 11, 2023. CAPITALS: Washington signed 1999 draft pick Kyle Clark to a three-year contract.
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