1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season

The 1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season was the team's ninth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under third-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history; in doing so, they managed to clinch a playoff berth for the third consecutive season.

1999–2000 San Jose Sharks
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	8th Western
1999–2000 record	35–30–10–7
Home record	21–14–3–3
Road record	14–16–7–4
Goals for	225
Goals against	214
Team information
General manager	Dean Lombardi
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Owen Nolan
Alternate captains	Vincent Damphousse Gary Suter
Arena	San Jose Arena
Average attendance	17,290
Minor league affiliate(s)	Kentucky Thoroughblades Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
Goals	Owen Nolan (44)
Assists	Vincent Damphousse (49)
Points	Owen Nolan (84)
Penalty minutes	Ronnie Stern (151)
Plus/minus	Mike Ricci (+14)
Wins	Steve Shields (27)
Goals against average	Evgeni Nabokov (2.17)
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The Sharks' 1999–2000 regular season is remembered, in large part, for the heroics of captain Owen Nolan. Nolan, in his fourth full season with the team, posted career-best goal (44) and point (84) totals; both figures established new franchise records. Nolan's excellent play was complemented by that of fellow forwards Vincent Damphousse and Jeff Friesen; fan-favorite Mike Ricci, in his third season with the team, also turned in a quality campaign. All told, San Jose's offense improved considerably despite disappointing production from young forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm. By contrast, the Sharks' defense regressed despite quality play from starting goaltender Steve Shields, rookie goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, and defensemen Gary Suter and Brad Stuart. Still, the team finished the 1999–2000 campaign with franchise-record point (87) and win (35) totals.

The Sharks' competent play netted them the Western Conference's eighth, and final, playoff berth. In the first round, they faced the top-seeded (and heavily favored) St. Louis Blues. As expected, the Blues took the series' first game with relative ease; the Sharks shocked onlookers, however, by winning each of the next three. The Blues responded with two decisive victories of their own; in doing so, they forced a deciding seventh game in St. Louis. There, in an upset on par with their 1994 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Sharks scored a stunning 3–1 victory. The game is remembered, in part, for an infamous center-ice goal by Owen Nolan on Blues goaltender Roman Turek. The goal, which gave the Sharks a 2–0 lead, ultimately served as the series-winner. In the second round, the team faced the second-seeded Dallas Stars. Unlike the Blues, the defending Stanley Cup champion Stars made quick work of the Sharks; while the latter managed to steal a game in San Jose, they were ultimately eliminated in five games.

Offseason

Regular season

The Sharks had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season (377) and scored the most short-handed goals (16).^[1]

Final standings

Pacific Division^[2]

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	43	23	10	6	211	184	102
2	5	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	27	12	4	245	228	94
3	6	Phoenix Coyotes	82	39	31	8	4	232	228	90
4	8	San Jose Sharks	82	35	30	10	7	225	214	87
5	9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	34	33	12	3	217	227	83

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

Western Conference^[3]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	51	19	11	1	248	165	114
2	y – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	43	23	10	6	211	184	102
3	y – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	42	28	11	1	233	201	96
4	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	48	22	10	2	278	210	108
5	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	39	27	12	4	245	228	94
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	39	31	8	4	232	228	90
7	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	32	26	16	8	226	212	88
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	35	30	10	7	225	214	87
8.5
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	34	33	12	3	217	227	83
10	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	30	29	15	8	227	237	83
11	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	33	37	10	2	242	245	78
12	Calgary Flames	NW	82	31	36	10	5	211	256	77
13	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	28	40	7	7	199	240	70

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

Regular season

1999–2000 regular season[4]
October: 9–5–1–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 4–3–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 W October 2, 1999 5–3 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 1–0–0–0 Recap 2 W October 4, 1999 7–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 2–0–0–0 Recap 3 W October 7, 1999 3–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 3–0–0–0 Recap 4 L October 9, 1999 2–3 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 3–1–0–0 Recap 5 L October 11, 1999 3–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 3–2–0–0 Recap 6 W October 13, 1999 2–0 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 4–2–0–0 Recap 7 W October 14, 1999 5–1 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 5–2–0–0 Recap 8 W October 16, 1999 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 6–2–0–0 Recap 9 W October 19, 1999 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 7–2–0–0 Recap 10 L October 20, 1999 3–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 7–3–0–0 Recap 11 L October 23, 1999 1–3 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 7–4–0–0 Recap 12 L October 24, 1999 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 7–5–0–0 Recap 13 W October 28, 1999 3–2 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 8–5–0–0 Recap 14 T October 30, 1999 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 8–5–1–0 Recap 15 W October 31, 1999 2–1 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 9–5–1–0 Recap
November: 5–4–2–2 (home: 3–1–0–1; road: 2–3–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 16 W November 3, 1999 6–3 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 10–5–1–0 Recap 17 L November 5, 1999 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 10–6–1–0 Recap 18 W November 6, 1999 2–1 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 11–6–1–0 Recap 19 T November 9, 1999 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 11–6–2–0 Recap 20 L November 10, 1999 3–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 11–6–2–1 Recap 21 OTL November 13, 1999 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 11–7–2–1 Recap 22 L November 15, 1999 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 11–8–2–1 Recap 23 W November 16, 1999 4–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 12–8–2–1 Recap 24 W November 18, 1999 4–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 13–8–2–1 Recap 25 T November 20, 1999 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 13–8–3–1 Recap 26 OTL November 23, 1999 2–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 13–8–3–2 Recap 27 L November 27, 1999 1–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 13–9–3–2 Recap 28 W November 28, 1999 4–3 OT New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 14–9–3–2 Recap
December: 5–6–1–1 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 2–3–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 29 L December 1, 1999 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 14–10–3–2 Recap 30 W December 2, 1999 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 15–10–3–2 Recap 31 L December 4, 1999 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 15–11–3–2 Recap 32 T December 6, 1999 3–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 15–11–4–2 Recap 33 W December 8, 1999 4–2 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 16–11–4–2 Recap 34 W December 10, 1999 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 17–11–4–2 Recap 35 L December 14, 1999 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 17–12–4–2 Recap 36 L December 19, 1999 3–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 17–13–4–2 Recap 37 L December 20, 1999 3–4 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 17–14–4–2 Recap 38 W December 22, 1999 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 18–14–4–2 Recap 39 L December 26, 1999 0–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 18–15–4–2 Recap 40 W December 27, 1999 3–1 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 19–15–4–2 Recap 41 OTL December 30, 1999 1–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 19–15–4–3 Recap
January: 3–5–2–3 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 1–2–2–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 42 L January 1, 2000 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 19–16–4–3 Recap 43 W January 2, 2000 4–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 20–16–4–3 Recap 44 T January 5, 2000 1–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 20–16–5–3 Recap 45 L January 8, 2000 2–4 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 20–17–5–3 Recap 46 L January 11, 2000 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 20–18–5–3 Recap 47 W January 15, 2000 3–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 21–18–5–3 Recap 48 OTL January 17, 2000 4–5 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 21–18–5–4 Recap 49 T January 19, 2000 0–0 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 21–18–6–4 Recap 50 W January 22, 2000 4–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 22–18–6–4 Recap 51 OTL January 23, 2000 2–3 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 22–18–6–5 Recap 52 L January 25, 2000 3–4 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 22–19–6–5 Recap 53 L January 28, 2000 1–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 22–20–6–5 Recap 54 OTL January 29, 2000 2–3 OT New York Islanders (1999–2000) 22–20–6–6 Recap
February: 4–4–2–1 (home: 1–2–0–1; road: 3–2–2–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 55 OTL February 1, 2000 0–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 22–20–6–7 Recap 56 T February 3, 2000 3–3 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 22–20–7–7 Recap 57 W February 8, 2000 8–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 23–20–7–7 Recap 58 L February 9, 2000 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 23–21–7–7 Recap 59 W February 11, 2000 3–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 24–21–7–7 Recap 60 L February 13, 2000 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 24–22–7–7 Recap 61 W February 15, 2000 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 25–22–7–7 Recap 62 T February 18, 2000 4–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 25–22–8–7 Recap 63 L February 23, 2000 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 25–23–8–7 Recap 64 W February 26, 2000 6–3 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 26–23–8–7 Recap 65 L February 29, 2000 2–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 26–24–8–7 Recap
March: 6–4–2–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 0–2–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 66 W March 2, 2000 4–3 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 27–24–8–7 Recap 67 L March 4, 2000 2–5 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 27–25–8–7 Recap 68 W March 6, 2000 2–1 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 28–25–8–7 Recap 69 T March 8, 2000 1–1 OT Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 28–25–9–7 Recap 70 W March 13, 2000 5–3 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 29–25–9–7 Recap 71 W March 15, 2000 6–5 OT Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 30–25–9–7 Recap 72 L March 17, 2000 2–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 30–26–9–7 Recap 73 L March 19, 2000 3–5 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 30–27–9–7 Recap 74 W March 22, 2000 4–3 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 31–27–9–7 Recap 75 W March 24, 2000 5–1 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 32–27–9–7 Recap 76 L March 27, 2000 1–2 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 32–28–9–7 Recap 77 T March 29, 2000 1–1 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 32–28–10–7 Recap
April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 78 L April 1, 2000 0–3 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 32–29–10–7 Recap 79 W April 3, 2000 1–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 33–29–10–7 Recap 80 W April 5, 2000 5–2 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 34–29–10–7 Recap 81 W April 7, 2000 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 35–29–10–7 Recap 82 L April 9, 2000 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 35–30–10–7 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) St. Louis Blues: Sharks win 4–3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L April 12, 2000 3–5 @ St. Louis Blues Blues lead 1–0 Recap 2 W April 15, 2000 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 W April 17, 2000 2–1 St. Louis Blues Sharks lead 2–1 Recap 4 W April 19, 2000 3–2 St. Louis Blues Sharks lead 3–1 Recap 5 L April 21, 2000 3–5 @ St. Louis Blues Sharks lead 3–2 Recap 6 L April 23, 2000 2–6 St. Louis Blues Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 W April 25, 2000 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues Sharks win 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Dallas Stars: Stars win 4–1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L April 28, 2000 0–4 @ Dallas Stars Stars lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 30, 2000 0–1 @ Dallas Stars Stars lead 2–0 Recap 3 W May 2, 2000 2–1 Dallas Stars Stars lead 2–1 Recap 4 L May 5, 2000 4–5 Dallas Stars Stars lead 3–1 Recap 5 L May 7, 2000 1–4 @ Dallas Stars Stars win 4–1 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 Sharks only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
11	Owen Nolan	RW	78	44	40	84	−1	110	10	8	2	10	−2	6
25	Vincent Damphousse	C	82	21	49	70	4	58	12	1	7	8	−5	16
39	Jeff Friesen	LW	82	26	35	61	−2	47	11	2	2	4	−4	10
18	Mike Ricci	C	82	20	24	44	14	60	12	5	1	6	−3	2
14	Patrick Marleau	C	81	17	23	40	−9	36	5	1	1	2	−3	2
24	Niklas Sundstrom	RW	79	12	25	37	9	22	12	0	2	2	−3	2
7	Brad Stuart	D	82	10	26	36	3	32	12	1	0	1	−11	6
15	Alexander Korolyuk	LW	57	14	21	35	4	35	9	0	3	3	1	6
20	Gary Suter	D	76	6	28	34	7	52	12	2	5	7	−6	12
19	Marco Sturm	LW	74	12	15	27	4	22	12	1	3	4	0	6
32[lower-alpha 1]	Stephane Matteau	LW	69	12	12	24	−3	61	10	0	2	2	−2	8
5	Jeff Norton	D	62	0	20	20	−2	49	12	0	1	1	−3	7
10	Marcus Ragnarsson	D	63	3	13	16	13	38	12	0	3	3	3	10
40	Mike Rathje	D	66	2	14	16	−2	31	12	1	3	4	1	8
21	Tony Granato	RW	48	6	7	13	2	39	12	0	1	1	1	14
9	Todd Harvey†	RW	40	8	4	12	−2	78	12	1	0	1	−2	8
12	Ron Sutter	C	78	5	6	11	−3	34	12	0	2	2	0	10
22	Ron Stern	RW	67	4	5	9	−9	151	3	1	0	1	−2	11
26	Dave Lowry	LW	32	1	4	5	1	18	12	1	2	3	0	6
27	Bryan Marchment	D	49	0	4	4	3	72	11	2	1	3	2	12
43	Scott Hannan	D	30	1	2	3	7	10	12	0	1	1	1	14
42	Andy Sutton	D	40	1	1	2	−5	80	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Murray Craven‡	LW	19	0	2	2	−2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Brantt Myhres	RW	13	0	1	1	0	97	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Bob Rouse‡	D	26	0	1	1	−3	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Steve Shields	G	67	0	1	1		29	12	0	0	0		0
23	Shawn Heins	D	1	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Evgeni Nabokov	G	11	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0
29	Mike Vernon‡	G	15	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks 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
31	Steve Shields	67	27	30	8	1826	162	2.56	.911	4	3797	12	5	7	323	36	3.10	.889	0	696
29	Mike Vernon‡	15	6	5	1	360	32	2.49	.911	0	772	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Evgeni Nabokov	11	2	2	1	166	15	2.17	.910	1	414	1	0	0	10	0	0.00	1.000	0	20

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Brad Stuart (Defense)	[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Owen Nolan	[6]
	NHL Player of the Week	Steve Shields (October 18)	[7]
		Owen Nolan (December 13)	[8]
Team	Sharks Player of the Year	Owen Nolan	[9]
	Sharks Rookie of the Year	Brad Stuart	[9]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Brad Stuart	October 2, 1999	[10]
	Evgeni Nabokov	January 1, 2000
1,000th game played	Ron Sutter	October 16, 1999	[11]
600th assist	Vincent Damphousse	November 27, 1999	[12]

Transactions

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.^[13]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	14	Jeff Jillson	Defense	United States	University of Michigan
3	82	Marc Concannon	Left Wing	United States	The Winchendon School
4	111	Willie Levesque	Right Wing	United States	Northeastern University
5	155	Niko Dimitrakos	Right Wing	United States	University of Maine
8	229	Eric Betournay	Center	Canada	Acadie-Bathurst Titan
8	241	Douglas Murray	Defense	Sweden	New York Apple Core
9	257	Hannes Hyvönen	Right Wing	Finland	TPS

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season

Notes

1. Matteau wore number 37 through January 11.

References

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• "1999-00 San Jose Sharks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

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