2000–01 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2000–01 Detroit Red Wings season was the 75th season of the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League. The Red Wings qualified for the playoffs by finishing first in the Central Division, and were second overall in the Western Conference. The team was upset in the first round of the playoffs by the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Kings.
Off-season
Regular season
The Red Wings scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season, with 85.On April 1, 2001, Steve Yzerman scored just 11 seconds into the overtime period to give the Wings a 2–1 home win over the Washington Capitals. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2000–01 regular season.
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2000–01 regular season as the Western Conference's second seed and played the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Kings in the Conference Quarterfinals. Detroit was defeated 4 games to 2, despite winning the first two games at home.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 81 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 81 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 7 | |
| D | 82 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 75 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | |
| RW | 82 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 127 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | |
| C | 54 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| LW | 73 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 40 | -12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 72 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 67 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 73 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 39 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 75 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 54 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 72 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 123 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| RW | 60 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 57 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 79 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| C | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 68 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 73 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 57 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 55 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 60 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 41 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2834 | 52 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 127 | 2.69 | 1 | 1310 | 1183 | .903 | |
| 2136 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 2.05 | 2 | 909 | 836 | .920 | |
| Team: | 4970 | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 200 | 2.41 | 3 | 2219 | 2019 | .910 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| D | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 365 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.47 | 1 | 158 | 143 | .905 | |
| Team: | 365 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.47 | 1 | 158 | 143 | .905 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Awards and records
- Scotty Bowman, Lester Patrick Trophy
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 29 | Niklas Kronwall | Djurgardens IF | |
| 2 | 38 | Tomas Kopecky | Dukla Trencin Jr. | |
| 4 | 102 | Stefan Liv | HV71 | |
| 4 | 127 | Dmitri Semyonov | Dynamo Moscow | |
| 4 | 128 | Alexander Seluyanov | Salavat Yulayev Ufa | |
| 4 | 130 | Aaron Van Leusen | Brampton Battalion | |
| 6 | 187 | Par Backer | Grums IK | |
| 6 | 196 | Paul Ballantyne | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 7 | 228 | Jimmie Svensson | VIK Vasteras HK Jr. | |
| 8 | 251 | Todd Jackson | US NTDP | |
| 8 | 260 | Evgeni Bumagin | HK Moscow |