1999 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 21–June 19, 1999
Teams16
Defending championsDetroit Red Wings
Final positions
ChampionsDallas Stars
Runner-upBuffalo Sabres
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Peter Forsberg (Avalanche) (24 points)
MVPJoe Nieuwendyk (Stars)

The 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 21, 1999, following the 1998–99 NHL season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarter-finals, semi-finals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. This was the first time since 1987, and only time until 2020 where all former WHA teams clinched the playoffs.

Despite his team being eliminated in the Conference Finals, Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg's postseason scoring totals, with 24 points in 19 games, were not surpassed for the remainder of the 1999 playoffs. This made him the first player to lead all playoff scorers despite not making the Finals since 1986 when Doug Gilmour and Bernie Federko each tallied 21 points in 19 postseason games for the St. Louis Blues who were also eliminated in the Conference Finals.

The playoffs ended on June 19, 1999, with the Dallas Stars defeating the Buffalo Sabres to win their first Stanley Cup championship in their history. Brett Hull scored a triple overtime goal in game six for Dallas, while Joe Nieuwendyk was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs.

The Stanley Cup, awarded to the champion of the NHL.

Playoff seeds

The following teams qualified for the playoffs:

Eastern Conference

  1. New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 105 points
  2. Ottawa Senators, Northeast Division champions – 103 points
  3. Carolina Hurricanes, Southeast Division champions – 86 points
  4. Toronto Maple Leafs – 97 points
  5. Philadelphia Flyers – 93 points
  6. Boston Bruins – 91 points (39 wins)
  7. Buffalo Sabres – 91 points (37 wins)
  8. Pittsburgh Penguins – 90 points

Western Conference

  1. Dallas Stars, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 114 points
  2. Colorado Avalanche, Northwest Division champions – 98 points
  3. Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions – 93 points
  4. Phoenix Coyotes – 90 points
  5. St. Louis Blues – 87 points
  6. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – 83 points
  7. San Jose Sharks – 80 points
  8. Edmonton Oilers – 78 points

Playoff bracket

With the NHL expanding to a six-division setup for this season, the division winners now occupied the top three spots.

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
1 New Jersey 3
8 Pittsburgh 4
4 Toronto 4
8 Pittsburgh 2
2 Ottawa 0
7 Buffalo 4
4 Toronto 1
Eastern Conference
7 Buffalo 4
3 Carolina 2
6 Boston 4
6 Boston 2
7 Buffalo 4
4 Toronto 4
5 Philadelphia 2
E7 Buffalo 2
W1 Dallas 4
1 Dallas 4
8 Edmonton 0
1 Dallas 4
5 St. Louis 2
2 Colorado 4
7 San Jose 2
1 Dallas 4
Western Conference
2 Colorado 3
3 Detroit 4
6 Anaheim 0
2 Colorado 4
3 Detroit 2
4 Phoenix 3
5 St. Louis 4

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference quarterfinals

(1) New Jersey Devils vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Pittsburgh winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where New Jersey won in five games.

April 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
Jan Hrdina (1) – 07:20 First period 07:35 – Petr Sykora (1)
No scoring Second period 14:55 – Petr Sykora (2)
No scoring Third period 19:29 – en – Jay Pandolfo (1)
Tom Barasso 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 25 shots
April 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
Alexei Morozov (1) – 07:09 First period No scoring
Greg Andrusak (1) – 03:19
Martin Straka (1) – 12:55		 Second period No scoring
Alexei Kovalev (1) – 01:41 Third period 11:41 – Dave Andreychuk (1)
Tom Barasso 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 13 saves / 17 shots
April 25 New Jersey Devils 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Sergei Brylin (1) – pp – 12:51 First period 05:56 – pp – Martin Straka (2)
Jason Arnott (1) – pp – 15:43 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 00:13 – Martin Straka (3)
00:40 – Alex Kovalev (2)
19:43 – en – Martin Straka (4)
Martin Brodeur 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Tom Barasso 31 saves / 33 shots
April 27 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Brian Rolston (1) – sh – 01:38
Randy McKay (1) – 19:18		 First period 02:50 – pp – Jan Hrdina (2)
Sergei Brylin (2) – 00:51 Second period 07:28 – pp – Rob Brown
Scott Stevens (1) – pp – 02:50 Third period No scoring
Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Tom Barasso 35 saves / 39 shots
April 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:02 – pp – Scott Stevens (2)
Kevin Hatcher (1) – 16:08
Alex Kovalev (3) – 16:21		 Second period 11:47 – Randy McKay (2)
Kip Miller (1) – pp – 19:13 Third period 01:42 – Petr Sykora (3)
14:04 – Randy McKay (3)
Tom Barasso 23 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 14 saves / 17 shots
May 2 New Jersey Devils 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Sergei Brylin (3) – 12:04 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:44 – Martin Straka (5)
Scott Niedermayer (1) – pp – 04:34 Third period 17:48 – Jaromir Jagr (1)
No scoring First overtime period 08:59 – Jaromir Jagr (2)
Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Tom Barasso 25 saves / 27 shots
May 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
German Titov (1) – 03:06
Alex Kovalev (4) – 17:04
Jan Hrdina (3) – 19:43		 Second period 06:22 – Jason Arnott (2)
Martin Straka (6) – 14:30 Third period 07:24 – Dave Andreychuk (2)
Tom Barasso 18 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 9 saves / 13 shots
Pittsburgh won series 4–3

(2) Ottawa Senators vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1997 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, where Buffalo won in seven games.

April 21 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Recap  
Michael Peca (1) – 04:32 First period 14:46 – pp – Wade Redden (1)
Curtis Brown (1) – pp – 11:24 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dominik Hasek 40 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Ron Tugnutt 13 saves / 15 shots
April 23 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 2OT Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Recap  
Joe Juneau (1) – 00:58 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:53 – pp – Shawn McEachern (1)
12:04 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (1)
Miroslav Satan (1) – pp – 06:43 Third period No scoring
Miroslav Satan (2) – 10:35 Second overtime period No scoring
Dominik Hasek 45 saves / 47 shots Goalie stats Damian Rhodes 36 saves / 39 shots
April 25 Ottawa Senators 0–3 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 04:03 – Dixon Ward (1)
No scoring Second period 07:47 – Brian Holzinger (1)
12:33 – pp – Brian Holzinger (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Damian Rhodes 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 31 saves / 31 shots
April 27 Ottawa Senators 3–4 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 08:29 – Erik Rasmussen (1)
10:17 – Vaclav Varada (1)
Jason York (1) – 06:24
Shawn McEachern (2) – 10:32		 Second period 09:30 – Vaclav Varada (2)
Nelson Emerson (1) – 14:24 Third period 06:44 – pp – Alexei Zhitnik (1)
Ron Tugnutt 22 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 40 saves / 43 shots
Buffalo won series 4–0

(3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (6) Boston Bruins

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning both previous series. They last met in the 1991 Adams Division Semifinals where Boston defeated the Hartford Whalers in six games. This was the first playoff series for the Whalers/Hurricanes franchise since moving to Carolina in 1997. Game five was the last ever game played at The Greensboro Coliseum Complex. This was the only playoff series to be played in the arena.

April 22 Boston Bruins 2–0 Carolina Hurricanes Greensboro Coliseum Complex Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Rob DiMaio (1) – 01:50
Ken Belanger (1) – 07:37		 Third period No scoring
Byron Dafoe 19 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Arturs Irbe 27 saves / 29 shots
April 24 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes Greensboro Coliseum Complex Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Sergei Samsonov (1) – 02:56 Second period 08:24 – Ray Sheppard (1)
Steve Heinze (1) – 08:32 Third period 14:28 – Robert Kron (1)
No scoring First overtime period 17:05 – Ray Sheppard (2)
Byron Dafoe 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Arturs Irbe 22 saves / 24 shots
April 26 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Boston Bruins FleetCenter Recap  
Gary Roberts (1) – 01:05 First period 09:48 – Sergei Samsonov (2)
Ray Sheppard (3) – pp – 15:20 Second period 13:07 – pp – Anson Carter (1)
Robert Kron (2) – 02:54 Third period No scoring
Arturs Irbe 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Byron Dafoe 18 saves / 21 shots
April 28 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Boston Bruins FleetCenter Recap  
Ray Sheppard (4) – 04:21 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 18:18 – Don Sweeney (1)
No scoring Third period 03:54 – pp – Landon Wilson (1)
11:16 – Steve Heinze (2)
19:23 – en – Rob DiMaio (2)
Arturs Irbe 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Byron Dafoe 22 saves / 23 shots
April 30 Boston Bruins 4–3 2OT Carolina Hurricanes Greensboro Coliseum Complex Recap  
No scoring First period 03:49 – pp – Steve Chiasson (1)
No scoring Second period 15:19 – Ray Sheppard (5)
Ray Bourque (1) – 00:34
Darren Van Impe (1) – pp – 01:59
P. J. Axelsson (1) – 02:26		 Third period 18:15 – Sami Kapanen (1)
Anson Carter (2) – 14:45 Second overtime period No scoring
Byron Dafoe 37 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Arturs Irbe 48 saves / 52 shots
May 2 Carolina Hurricanes 0–2 Boston Bruins FleetCenter Recap  
No scoring First period 08:58 – pp – Joe Thornton (1)
No scoring Second period 08:13 – Anson Carter (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Arturs Irbe 19 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Byron Dafoe 31 saves / 31 shots
Boston won series 4–2

(4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Philadelphia winning all three previous series. They last met in the 1977 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where Philadelphia won in six games.

April 22 Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Valeri Zelepukin (1) – 15:32 First period No scoring
John LeClair (1) – pp – 11:32 Second period No scoring
Eric Desjardins (1) – en – 19:43 Third period No scoring
John Vanbiesbrouck 25 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 21 saves / 23 shots
April 24 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Keith Jones (1) – 11:09 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:01 – Steve Thomas (1)
19:07 – Mats Sundin (1)
John Vanbiesbrouck 19 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 25 shots
April 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center Recap  
Mike Johnson (1) – 16:26 First period 16:16 – Karl Dykhuis (1)
Steve Thomas (2) – pp – 00:40 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 40 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 19 saves / 21 shots
April 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center Recap  
Sergei Berezin (1) – pp – 09:47
Steve Sullivan (1) – pp – 12:22		 First period 06:28 – Craig Berube (1)
11:44 – pp – John LeClair (2)
No scoring Second period 03:19 – pp – Eric Desjardins (2)
17:57 – John LeClair (3)
No scoring Third period 19:38 – en – Rod Brind'Amour (1)
Curtis Joseph 36 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 23 saves / 25 shots
April 30 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Keith Jones (2) – 01:52 First period 09:16 – pp – Dmitry Yushkevich (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 11:51 – Yanic Perreault (1)
John Vanbiesbrouck 32 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 33 saves / 34 shots
May 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Sergei Berezin (2) – pp – 19:00 Third period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 26 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 19 saves / 20 shots
Toronto won series 4–2

Western Conference quarterfinals

(1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers

This was the third consecutive playoff meeting and the fifth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with the teams splitting the four previous series. Dallas won last year's Western Conference Semifinals in five games.

April 21 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Rem Murray (1) – 18:54 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 00:13 – Jere Lehtinen (1)
13:07 – Guy Carbonneau (1)
Tommy Salo 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 12 saves / 13 shots
April 23 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 02:34 – Guy Carbonneau (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mike Grier (1) – 08:32
Doug Weight (1) – 16:49		 Third period 10:20 – Jere Lehtinen (2)
14:22 – Jamie Langenbrunner (1)
Tommy Salo 31 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 17 saves / 19 shots
April 25 Dallas Stars 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Skyreach Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 15:25 – pp – Ryan Smyth (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mike Keane (1) – 06:15
Mike Modano (1) –10:20
Joe Nieuwendyk (1) – 12:32		 Third period 00:24 – pp – Ryan Smyth (2)
Ed Belfour 20 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Tommy Salo 25 saves / 28 shots
April 27 Dallas Stars 3–2 3OT Edmonton Oilers Skyreach Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – pp – 19:22 Second period 04:47 – Ryan Smyth (3)
Jamie Langenbrunner (2) – pp – 11:05 Third period 06:33 – Todd Marchant (1)
Joe Nieuwendyk (3) – 17:34 Third overtime period No scoring
Ed Belfour 37 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Tommy Salo 53 saves / 56 shots
Dallas won series 4–0

(2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) San Jose Sharks

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Colorado won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. Due to the Columbine High School massacre games one and two were played in San Jose, while games three and four were played in Colorado.[1][2][3][4]

April 24 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 San Jose Sharks San Jose Arena Recap  
Joe Sakic (1) – pp – 16:16 First period No scoring
Sandis Ozolinsh (1) – pp – 14:39 Second period No scoring
Joe Sakic (2) – 02:26 Third period 14:05 – pp – Jeff Friesen (1)
Patrick Roy 42 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Mike Vernon 28 saves / 31 shots
April 26 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 OT San Jose Sharks San Jose Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Adam Foote (1) – pp – 14:20 Third period 03:02 – Vincent Damphousse (1)
Milan Hejduk (1) 07:53 First overtime period No scoring
Patrick Roy 23 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Mike Vernon 34 saves / 36 shots
April 28 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
Mike Ricci (1) – pp – 15:18 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:08 – Peter Forsberg (1)
Marco Sturm (1) – 09:52
Marco Sturm (2) – 13:08
Owen Nolan (1) – en – 19:21		 Third period 18:09 – pp – Adam Deadmarsh (1)
Mike Vernon 34 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 29 saves / 32 shots
April 30 San Jose Sharks 7–3 Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 07:27 – Adam Deadmarsh (2)
Tony Granato (1) – 09:38
Bill Houlder (1) – pp – 10:06
Patrick Marleau (1) – pp – 18:01		 Second period 04:53 – Adam Foote (2)
15:35 – Milan Hejduk (2)
Alexander Korolyuk (1) – 01:54
Vincent Damphousse (2) – sh – 04:17
Mike Ricci (2) – 08:55
Vincent Damphousse (3) – sh – 12:01		 Third period No scoring
Mike Vernon 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 19 saves / 25 shots
Craig Billington 5 saves / 6 shots
May 1 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 04:31 – pp – Peter Forsberg (2)
No scoring Second period 11:15 – pp – Theoren Fleury (1)
12:55 – Joe Sakic (3)
13:44 – Claude Lemieux (1)
19:58 – pp – Adam Deadmarsh (3)
Patrick Marleau (2) – pp – 04:35
Bill Houlder (2) – pp – 19:36		 Third period 08:27 – Theoren Fleury (2)
Steve Shields 30 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 29 saves / 31 shots
May 3 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 OT San Jose Sharks San Jose Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Theoren Fleury (3) – 12:52 Second period 16:29 – pp – Bill Houlder (3)
Sandis Ozolinsh (2) – pp – 13:29 Third period 11:51 – Jeff Friesen (2)
Milan Hejduk (3) – 13:12 First overtime period No scoring
Patrick Roy 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Mike Vernon 30 saves / 33 shots
Colorado won series 4–2

(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals, where Detroit won in a four-game sweep.

April 21 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3–5 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Marty McInnis (1) – pp – 06:41 First period 11:06 – Steve Yzerman (1)
17:30 – Wendel Clark (1)
Paul Kariya (1) – 01:45 Second period 00:31 – pp – Steve Yzerman (2)
16:49 – Doug Brown (1)
Teemu Selanne (1) – 13:03 Third period 18:42 – en – Steve Yzerman (3)
Guy Hebert 23 saves / 26 shots
Tom Askey 9 saves / 11 shots		 Goalie stats Chris Osgood 26 saves / 29 shots
April 23 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–5 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:00 – Brendan Shanahan (1)
10:14 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (2)
13:43 – Tomas Holmstrom (1)
19:17 – Doug Brown (2)
No scoring Second period 09:42 – pp – Steve Yzerman (4)
Teemu Selanne (2) – pp – 09:11 Third period No scoring
Guy Hebert 31 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 30 saves / 31 shots
April 25 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Recap  
Sergei Fedorov (1) – 01:43 First period 09:33 – pp – Marty McInnis (2)
15:14 – pp – Jason Marshall (1)
Tomas Holmstrom (2) – pp – 01:51
Steve Yzerman (5) – pp – 04:24		 Second period No scoring
Vyacheslav Kozlov (1) – 01:54 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 22 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Guy Hebert 20 saves / 24 shots
April 27 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tomas Holmstrom (3) – pp – 16:44 Second period No scoring
Brendan Shanahan (3) – 11:51
Vyacheslav Kozlov (2) – 14:57		 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 31 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Guy Hebert 35 saves / 38 shots
Detroit won series 4–0

(4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) St. Louis Blues

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1982 Norris Division Semifinals, where St. Louis defeated the original Winnipeg Jets in four games.

April 22 St. Louis Blues 3–1 Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena Recap  
Al MacInnis (1) – 02:22 First period No scoring
Jamie Rivers (1) – pp – 17:24 Second period No scoring
Scott Pellerin (1) – en – 19:18 Third period 18:08 – Robert Reichel (1)
Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 22 saves / 24 shots
April 24 St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena Recap  
Al MacInnis (2) –pp – 05:31 First period No scoring
Pierre Turgeon (1) – 12:43 Second period 05:53 – Dallas Drake (1)
Pavol Demitra (1) – pp – 16:42 Third period 02:15 – pp – Teppo Numminen (1)
14:26 – Keith Carney (1)
No scoring First overtime period 08:58 – Shane Doan (1)
Grant Fuhr 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 31 saves / 34 shots
April 25 Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 St. Louis Blues Kiel Center Recap  
Dallas Drake (2) – 03:46
Keith Tkachuk (1) – pp – 07:19
Louie DeBrusk (1) – 08:31		 First period No scoring
Louie DeBrusk (2) – 02:35 Second period 16:43 – pp – Pavol Demitra (2)
16:55 – pp – Terry Yake (1)
Shane Doan (2) – en – 19:09 Third period 05:51 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (1)
19:45 – Blair Atcheynum (1)
Nikolai Khabibulin 34 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 6 saves / 10 shots
Jamie McLennan 7 saves / 7 shots
April 27 Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 St. Louis Blues Kiel Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Greg Adams (1) – 11:00
Dallas Drake (3) – pp – 19:25		 Second period 05:58 – Pascal Rheaume (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Nikolai Khabibulin 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 18 saves / 20 shots
April 30 St. Louis Blues 2–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 16:25 – pp – Dallas Drake (4)
Al MacInnis (3) – pp – 11:50 Third period No scoring
Scott Young (1) – 05:43 First overtime period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 41 saves / 43 shots
May 2 Phoenix Coyotes 3–5 St. Louis Blues Kiel Center Recap  
Mike Stapleton (1) – 02:20 First period 02:56 – Craig Conroy (1)
08:25 – pp – Scott Young (2)
Stephen Leach (1) – 12:18
Teppo Numminen (2) – pp – 13:51		 Second period 17:00 – pp – Chris Pronger (1)
No scoring Third period 08:59 – Jeff Finley (1)
15:49 – Craig Conroy (2)
Nikolai Khabibulin 29 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 18 saves / 21 shots
May 4 St. Louis Blues 1–0 OT Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
17:59 – Pierre Turgeon (2) First overtime period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 35 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 33 saves / 34 shots
St. Louis won series 4–3

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference semifinals

(4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with Toronto winning both previous series. They last met in the 1977 Preliminary Round, where Toronto won in three games.

May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Dan Kesa (1) – pp – 10:52 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
German Titov (2) – en – 19:23 Third period No scoring
Tom Barasso 20 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 17 saves / 18 shots
May 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 06:06 – Lonny Bohonos (1)
14:41 – pp – Mats Sundin (2)
Kip Miller (2) – 09:12 Second period 11:49 – Mats Sundin (3)
German Titov (3) – 12:42 Third period 16:50 – Steve Thomas (3)
Tom Barasso 21 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 25 saves / 27 shots
May 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mike Johnson (2) – 08:21
Derek King (1) – 12:19
Adam Mair (1) – 12:58		 Second period 10:42 – pp – Kevin Hatcher (2)
12:45 – Bobby Dollas (1)
No scoring Third period 09:03 – pp – Jaromir Jagr (3)
10:43 – Jiri Slegr (1)
Curtis Joseph 17 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Tom Barasso 26 saves / 29 shots
May 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:00 – Jaromir Jagr (4)
Mats Sundin (4) – 16:57 Second period No scoring
Lonny Bohonos (2) – 05:28 Third period 07:10 – Brad Werenka (1)
Sergei Berezin (3) – 02:18 First overtime period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 12 saves / 14 shots Goalie stats Tom Barasso 27 saves / 30 shots
May 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 07:04 – Sylvain Cote (1)
10:48 – Mike Johnson (3)
Jan Hrdina (4) – 14:13 Second period 13:44 – Steve Thomas (4)
No scoring Third period 15:00 – Sergei Berezin (4)
Tom Barasso 16 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 15 saves / 16 shots
May 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:04 – pp – Rob Brown (2)
14:06 – Alexei Kovalev (5)
Lonny Bohonos (3) – 03:26
Garry Valk (1) – 03:52
Sergei Berezin (5) – 11:43		 Second period 14:41 – Jaromir Jagr (5)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Garry Valk (2) – 01:57 First overtime period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Tom Barasso 26 saves / 30 shots
Toronto won series 4–2

(6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with Boston winning five of the six previous series. They last met in the 1993 Adams Division Semifinals, where Buffalo won in a four-game sweep.

May 6 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Boston Bruins FleetCenter Recap  
No scoring First period 13:59 – pp – Jason Allison (1)
Alexei Zhitnik (2) – pp – 18:29 Second period 15:21 – Dmitri Khristich (1)
19:46 – pp – Joe Thornton (2)
Jason Woolley (1) – 09:37 Third period 19:48 – en – Dmitri Khristich (2)
Dominik Hasek 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Byron Dafoe 28 saves / 30 shots
May 9 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Boston Bruins FleetCenter Recap  
Michael Peca (2) – 01:51 First period No scoring
Curtis Brown (2) – pp – 05:57 Second period No scoring
Dixon Ward (2) – en – 19:23 Third period 14:03 – pp – Don Sweeney (2)
Dominik Hasek 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Byron Dafoe 26 saves / 28 shots
May 12 Boston Bruins 2–3 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
Steve Heinze (3) – pp – 08:47
Anson Carter (4) – 12:48		 First period 01:37 – Jason Woolley (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 06:44 – Rhett Warrener (1)
09:38 – Dixon Ward (3)
Byron Dafoe 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 21 shots
May 14 Boston Bruins 0–3 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 08:20 – pp – Alexei Zhitnik (3)
19:43 – Vaclav Varada (3)
No scoring Third period 11:39 – sh – Michael Peca (3)
Byron Dafoe 36 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 24 shots
May 16 Buffalo Sabres 3–5 Boston Bruins FleetCenter Recap  
Curtis Brown (3) – pp – 00:37 First period 09:01 – Don Sweeney (3)
No scoring Second period 01:15 – Sergei Samsonov (3)
10:19 – Mattias Timander (1)
13:34 – Dmitri Khristich (3)
Wayne Primeau (1) – 04:58
Joe Juneau (2) – 13:25		 Third period 19:17 – Jason Allison (2)
Dominik Hasek 22 saves / 26 shots
Dwayne Roloson 7 saves / 8 shots		 Goalie stats Byron Dafoe 20 saves / 23 shots
May 18 Boston Bruins 2–3 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
Steve Heinze (4) – pp – 12:49 First period 05:15 – pp – Michael Peca (4)
17:29 – Wayne Primeau (2)
No scoring Second period 01:08 – Curtis Brown (4)
Joe Thornton (3) – 18:57 Third period No scoring
Byron Dafoe 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 25 shots
Buffalo won series 4–2

Western Conference semifinals

(1) Dallas Stars vs. (5) St. Louis Blues

This was the eleventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the ten previous series. They last met in the 1994 Western Conference Quarterfinals, where Dallas won in a four-game sweep.

May 6 St. Louis Blues 0–3 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 02:25 – Pat Verbeek (1)
No scoring Second period 00:49 – Brett Hull (1)
No scoring Third period 19:28 – sh-en – Mike Modano (2)
Grant Fuhr 22 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 23 saves / 23 shots
May 8 St. Louis Blues 4–5 OT Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
Pavol Demitra (3) – 19:27 First period 07:50 – Jamie Langenbrunner (3)
Scott Young (3) – 00:53
Pierre Turgeon (3) – 14:23
Pavol Demitra (4) – pp – 17:29		 Second period 05:35 – Joe Nieuwendyk (4)
09:54 – Mike Keane (2)
No scoring Third period 04:22 – Jere Lehtinen (3)
No scoring First overtime period 08:22 – Joe Nieuwendyk (5)
Grant Fuhr 20 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 30 saves / 34 shots
May 10 Dallas Stars 2–3 OT St. Louis Blues Kiel Center Recap  
Brett Hull (2) – pp – 03:07 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:58 – Mike Eastwood (1)
Darryl Sydor (1) – 09:08 Third period 04:52 – Jochen Hecht (1)
No scoring First overtime period 02:43 – Pavol Demitra (5)
Ed Belfour 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 16 saves / 18 shots
May 12 Dallas Stars 2–3 OT St. Louis Blues Kiel Center Recap  
Mike Modano (3) – 00:59 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:02 – Jochen Hecht (2)
07:41 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (2)
Jere Lehtinen (4) – 00:40 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 05:52 – Pierre Turgeon (4)
Ed Belfour 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 23 saves / 25 shots
May 15 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 03:47 – sh – Jere Lehtinen (5)
09:43 – pp – Jamie Langenbrunner (4)
Scott Young (4) – 11:29 Second period 10:52 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (6)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 13 saves / 16 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 30 saves / 31 shots
May 17 Dallas Stars 2–1 OT St. Louis Blues Kiel Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:51 – Al MacInnis (4)
Derek Plante (1) – 13:58 Third period No scoring
Mike Modano (4) – 02:21 First overtime period No scoring
Ed Belfour 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 29 shots
Dallas won series 4–2

(2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1997 Western Conference Finals, where Detroit won in six games.

May 7 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 OT Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
Steve Yzerman (6) – pp – 03:54 First period 10:51 – pp – Theoren Fleury (4)
12:34 – Adam Deadmarsh (4)
Vyacheslav Kozlov (3) – pp – 16:30 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kirk Maltby (1) – 04:18 First overtime period No scoring
Bill Ranford 37 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 31 saves / 34 shots
May 9 Detroit Red Wings 4–0 Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
Steve Yzerman (7) – 06:11 First period No scoring
Steve Yzerman (8) – 05:35 Second period No scoring
Nicklas Lidstrom (1) – pp – 10:45
Wendel Clark (2) – pp – 11:23		 Third period No scoring
Bill Ranford 28 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 33 saves / 37 shots
May 11 Colorado Avalanche 5–3 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Claude Lemieux (2) – pp – 11:00
Theoren Fleury (5) – 16:59		 First period 07:07 – Steve Yzerman (9)
Dale Hunter (1) – 02:50
Chris Drury (1) – 03:42
Aaron Miller (1) – 05:05		 Second period 09:09 – Tomas Holmstrom (4)
No scoring Third period 19:25 – pp – Vyacheslav Kozlov (4)
Patrick Roy 44 saves / 47 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 19 saves / 24 shots
Norm Maracle 7 saves / 7 shots
May 13 Colorado Avalanche 6–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Chris Drury (2) – 01:28 First period No scoring
Adam Deadmarsh (5) – 07:07
Milan Hejduk (4) – pp – 14:04		 Second period No scoring
Peter Forsberg (3) – 08:21
Valeri Kamensky (1) – pp – 11:28
Adam Deadmarsh (6) – 16:36		 Third period 14:40 – pp – Vyacheslav Kozlov (5)
19:17 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (6)
Patrick Roy 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 11 saves / 14 shots
Norm Maracle 7 saves / 10 shots
May 16 Detroit Red Wings 0–3 Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 11:06 – Jeff Odgers (1)
No scoring Second period 04:23 – Adam Deadmarsh (7)
07:19 – pp – Peter Forsberg (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 36 saves / 36 shots
May 18 Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Peter Forsberg (5) – 16:15 First period No scoring
Milan Hejduk (5) – 04:12
Chris Drury (3) – 05:46
Joe Sakic (4) – sh – 08:14		 Second period 17:24 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (2)
17:53 – Darren McCarty (1)
Peter Forsberg (6) – 13:31 Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 26 saves / 31 shots
Colorado won series 4–2

Conference finals

Eastern Conference final

(4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Toronto made their third appearance in the Conference Finals and first since losing to Vancouver in five games in the 1994 Western Conference Final. Buffalo made their second consecutive and second overall appearance in the Conference Finals after losing to Washington in six games in last year's Eastern Conference Final.

The Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs in five games. In game one the Sabres backup goaltender Dwayne Roloson filled in for the injured Dominik Hasek. Leading 3–2 midway through the game Toronto appeared to be in control, but Stu Barnes tied the game for Buffalo at 14:37 of the second period. The Sabres went on to score twice in the third period on goals by Curtis Brown and Geoff Sanderson, as Buffalo held on to win 5–4. In game two the Maple Leafs got two goals 18 seconds apart in the first period as Steve Sullivan and Sylvain Cote scored. Toronto held a 4–3 lead halfway through the third period with Buffalo pressing, the Maple Leafs scored twice to seal a 6–3 win. Dominik Hasek returned for the Sabres in game three but it was the away team that netted the first goal as Maple Leafs forward Yanic Perreault scored late in the first period. Buffalo was not to be denied and they scored three goals early in the second period and the Sabres held on to win the game 4–2. Buffalo came out flying again in game four holding a 5–0 lead after two periods. Hasek's shutout bid was erased when Mats Sundin scored on a penalty shot; Buffalo won the game 5–2, as Dominik Hasek made 31 saves in the victory. After a scoreless first period Steve Sullivan got Toronto on the board first in game five, the teams traded goals in the second period and the game was tied 2–2 going into the third period. Erik Rasmussen broke the tie with a goal in the middle of the third period and Dixon Ward added a late shorthanded empty net goal as the Sabres went on to win 4–2 and take the series four games to one. The Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1975.

May 23 Buffalo Sabres 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Vaclav Varada (4) – 04:23
Dixon Ward (4) – 07:28		 First period 04:32 – Mats Sundin (5)
Stu Barnes (1) – pp – 14:37 Second period 05:47 – pp – Mats Sundin (6)
10:30 – pp – Bryan Berard (1)
Curtis Brown (5) – 05:21
Geoff Sanderson (1) – 11:02		 Third period 13:59 – pp – Steve Thomas (5)
Dwayne Roloson 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 16 saves / 21 shots
May 25 Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 10:28 – Steve Sullivan (2)
10:46 – Sylvain Cote (2)
Jason Woolley (3) – pp – 10:03 Second period 15:25 – Sergei Berezin (6)
Stu Barnes (2) – pp – 06:53
Stu Barnes (3) – pp – 09:47		 Third period 01:57 – Yanic Perreault (2)
12:17 – pp – Steve Thomas (6)
19:30 – en – Garry Valk (3)
Dwayne Roloson 22 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 30 saves / 33 shots
May 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
Yanic Perreault (3) – 16:08 First period No scoring
Alexander Karpovtsev (1) – pp – 13:09 Second period 03:07 – Miroslav Satan (3)
03:45 – sh – Joe Juneau (3)
07:38 – pp – Stu Barnes (4)
No scoring Third period 19:31 – en – Curtis Brown (6)
Curtis Joseph 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 26 shots
May 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:15 – sh – Dixon Ward (5)
No scoring Second period 02:51 – Brian Holzinger (3)
05:04 – Rob Ray (1)
05:26 – Geoff Sanderson (2)
14:10 – Geoff Sanderson (3)
Mats Sundin (7) – 06:59
Mats Sundin (8) – pp – 18:03		 Third period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 22 saves / 27 shots
Glenn Healy 5 saves / 5 shots		 Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 31 saves / 33 shots
May 31 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Curtis Brown (7) – 07:14
Vaclav Varada (5) – pp – 16:44		 Second period 00:33 – pp – Steve Sullivan (3)
12:54 – Kris King (1)
Erik Rasmussen (2) – 11:35
Dixon Ward (6) – sh-en – 18:58		 Third period No scoring
Dominik Hasek 20 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 20 saves / 23 shots
Buffalo won series 4–1

Western Conference final

(1) Dallas Stars vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas made their second consecutive and fourth overall Conference Finals appearance after losing to Detroit in six games in last year's Western Conference Final. Colorado made their third Conference Finals appearance in four years and their fifth appearance overall; they last made it to the Conference Finals in the 1997 Western Conference Final, where they lost in six games to Detroit.

In game one the Stars jumped out to a 1–0 lead on Brett Hull's goal at 8:42 of the first period. The Avalanche came back to tie the game in the second period on Peter Forsberg's goal at 14:07. Valeri Kamensky scored the go ahead goal with 5:58 remaining in the game, as Colorado hung on to win 2–1. With the score tied at 2–2 in game two Joe Nieuwendyk gave Dallas a 3–2 lead with a goal at 11:52 of the third period. Mike Modano added a power-play goal with 3:32 remaining as the Stars won 4–2 to tie the series at 1–1. In game three Ed Belfour stopped all 34 Colorado shots he faced and Dallas won 3–0. The Avalanche came back in game four and led 2–1 with under five minutes remaining in the third period until Brett Hull scored at 16:07 to tie the score and send the game into overtime. In the extra period 22-year-old rookie Chris Drury scored at 19:29 to give Colorado a 3–2 win and tie the series at two games apiece.

Game five was the highest scoring game in the series as the two teams combined for 12 goals on just 56 shots. Chris Drury and Valeri Kamensky both scored twice as the Avalanche won 7–5. In game six Claude Lemieux got the Avalanche on the board first at 19:25 of the first period. The Stars responded early in the second on Jere Lehtinen's goal at 1:55. In the third period Jamie Langenbrunner scored twice at 6:49 and again at 17:15, 14 seconds later Richard Matvichuk scored to give Dallas a 4–1 lead which they hung on to. Ed Belfour stopped 26 of 27 Colorado shots (game six was the last NHL game to be played at the McNichols Arena as the Avalanche moved into the new Pepsi Center at the start of next season). The Stars dominated game seven building a 4–0 lead in the first 46 minutes and 18 seconds of the game. Mike Keane scored twice and Jamie Langenbrunner and Jere Lehtinen both had goals. Joe Sakic scored for Colorado with a goal at 13:58 of the third period. Dallas hung on and won the game 4–1 and the series four games to three. With the win the Stars advanced to the Cup Finals for the first time since 1991 when they were the Minnesota North Stars.

May 22 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 08:42 – Brett Hull (3)
Peter Forsberg (7) – 14:07 Second period No scoring
Valeri Kamensky (2) – 14:02 Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 30 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 26 saves / 28 shots
May 24 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
Sandis Ozolinsh (3) – pp – 10:32 First period 14:11 – Dave Reid (1)
Milan Hejduk (6) – 14:59 Second period 04:56 – Sergei Zubov (1)
No scoring Third period 11:52 – Joe Nieuwendyk (7)
16:28 – pp – Mike Modano (5)
Patrick Roy 41 saves / 45 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 17 saves / 19 shots
May 26 Dallas Stars 3–0 Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Joe Nieuwendyk (8) – 02:22 Second period No scoring
Jamie Langenbrunner (5) – 10:44
Dave Reid (2) – 16:05		 Third period No scoring
Ed Belfour 34 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 23 saves / 26 shots
May 28 Dallas Stars 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 04:06 – Joe Sakic (5)
04:54 – Shjon Podein (1)
Jamie Langenbrunner (6) – pp – 09:48 Second period No scoring
Brett Hull (4) – 16:07 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 19:29 – Chris Drury (4)
Ed Belfour 42 saves / 45 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 43 saves / 45 shots
May 30 Colorado Avalanche 7–5 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
Valeri Kamensky (3) – 03:28
Sandis Ozolinsh (4) – 19:27		 First period 12:00 – sh – Mike Keane (3)
15:05 – Darryl Sydor (2)
Chris Drury (5) – 03:25
Adam Deadmarsh (8) – pp – 10:25		 Second period 01:51 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (9)
Valeri Kamensky (4) – 07:26
Chris Drury (6) – 13:16
Peter Forsberg (8) – en – 19:26		 Third period 09:32 – pp – Brett Hull (5)
10:57 – Pat Verbeek (2)
Patrick Roy 25 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 19 saves / 25 shots
June 1 Dallas Stars 4–1 Colorado Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 19:25 – Claude Lemieux (3)
Jere Lehtinen (6) – 01:55 Second period No scoring
Jamie Langenbrunner (7) – 06:49
Jamie Langenbrunner (8) – pp – 17:15
Richard Matvichuk (1) – 17:29		 Third period No scoring
Ed Belfour 26 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 36 saves / 40 shots
June 4 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 08:25 – Jamie Langenbrunner (9)
No scoring Second period 11:13 – Mike Keane (4)
15:18 – Mike Keane (5)
Joe Sakic (6) – 13:58 Third period 06:18 – Jere Lehtinen (7)
Patrick Roy 21 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 18 saves / 19 shots
Dallas won series 4–3

Stanley Cup Finals

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1981 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where the Minnesota North Stars won in five games. Dallas made their third Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 1991, where the Minnesota North Stars lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Buffalo made their second Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 1975, where they lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. These teams split their two-game regular season series. This was the first Finals since 1996 to feature two teams that had not previously won the Stanley Cup, this did not occur again until 2007.

June 8 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 OT Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 10:17 – pp – Brett Hull (6)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Stu Barnes (5) – 08:33
Wayne Primeau (3) – pp – 13:37		 Third period 19:11 – Jere Lehtinen (8)
Jason Woolley (4) – 15:30 First overtime period No scoring
Dominik Hasek 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 21 saves / 24 shots
June 10 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Michael Peca (5) – pp – 07:27 Second period 18:26 – Jamie Langenbrunner (10)
Alexei Zhitnik (4) – pp – 05:36 Third period 04:25 – Craig Ludwig (1)
17:10 – Brett Hull (7)
19:34 – en – Derian Hatcher (1)
Dominik Hasek 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 19 saves / 21 shots
June 12 Dallas Stars 2–1 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Joe Nieuwendyk (10) – 15:33 Second period 07:51 – Stu Barnes (6)
Joe Nieuwendyk (11) – 09:35 Third period No scoring
Ed Belfour 11 saves / 12 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 27 shots / 29 saves
June 15 Dallas Stars 1–2 Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
Jere Lehtinen (9) – pp – 10:14 First period 08:09 – Geoff Sanderson (4)
No scoring Second period 07:37 – Dixon Ward (7)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ed Belfour 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 30 saves / 31 shots
June 17 Buffalo Sabres 0–2 Dallas Stars Reunion Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:23 – pp – Darryl Sydor (3)
No scoring Third period 15:21 – Pat Verbeek (3)
Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 23 saves / 23 shots
June 19 Dallas Stars 2–1 3OT Buffalo Sabres Marine Midland Arena Recap  
Jere Lehtinen (10) – 08:09 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 18:21 – Stu Barnes (7)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Brett Hull (8) – 14:51 Third overtime period No scoring
Ed Belfour 53 saves / 54 shots Goalie stats Dominik Hasek 48 saves / 50 shots
Dallas won series 4–2

Playoff statistics

Skaters

These are the top eleven skaters based on points.[5]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Peter ForsbergColorado Avalanche1981624+731
Mike ModanoDallas Stars2351823+616
Joe NieuwendykDallas Stars23111021+719
Joe SakicColorado Avalanche1961319-28
Jamie LangenbrunnerDallas Stars2310717+716
Theo FleuryColorado Avalanche1851217-220
Mats SundinToronto Maple Leafs178816+216
Brett HullDallas Stars228715+34
Martin StrakaPittsburgh Penguins13691506
Alexei ZhitnikBuffalo Sabres2141115-652
Jason WoolleyBuffalo Sabres2141115010

Goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[6]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Ed BelfourDallas Stars23167617431.67.9303 1543:36
Dominik HasekBuffalo Sabres19136587361.77.9392 1217:08
Byron DafoeBoston Bruins1266330262.03.9212 767:58
Grant FuhrSt. Louis Blues1366305312.36.8981 789:32
Nikolai KhabibulinPhoenix Coyotes734236182.41.9240 448:34

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Columbine remembered by Avs, Sharks before playoff game". April 20, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "SHOOTINGS: Avalanche, Rockies postpone more games". products.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Avalanche Postpones Two Playoff Games". Los Angeles Times. April 22, 1999. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "HOCKEY; In Denver, Games Are Called Off". The New York Times. The Associated Press. April 22, 1999. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ NHL.com - Skater Stats
  6. ↑ NHL.com - Goalie Stats
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