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1999–2000 New York Rangers season

The 1999–2000 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 74th season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 29–38–12–3 record.[1] New York failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight season.[2]

1999–2000 New York Rangers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference11th Eastern
1999–2000 record29–38–12–3
Home record15–20–5–1
Road record14–18–7–2
Goals for218
Goals against246
Team information
General managerNeil Smith (Oct.–Mar.)
CoachJohn Muckler (Oct.–Mar.)
John Tortorella (Mar.–Apr.)
CaptainBrian Leetch
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,200
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack
Charlotte Checkers
Team leaders
GoalsMike York (26)
AssistsTheoren Fleury (49)
PointsPetr Nedved (68)
Penalty minutesMathieu Schneider (78)
Plus/minusJan Hlavac (+3)
WinsMike Richter (22)
Goals against averageMike Richter (2.87)

For the second time in three seasons, the Rangers fired their head coach during the regular season. John Muckler, who took the position after Colin Campbell's firing in 1997–98, was himself fired with four games left in the season.[3][4] General manager Neil Smith was also fired, bringing an end to his tenure which had seen the Rangers win the Stanley Cup but also fall on hard times.[4]

Regular season

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Final standings

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Atlantic Division[5]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 4 New Jersey Devils 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
3 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
4 11 New York Rangers 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
5 13 New York Islanders 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58

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.

Eastern Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division


Schedule and results

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

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Rangers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
93 Petr Nedved C 76 24 44 68 2 40
14 Theoren Fleury RW 80 15 49 64 −4 68
18 Mike York C 82 26 24 50 −17 18
27 Jan Hlavac LW 67 19 23 42 3 16
15 John MacLean RW 77 18 24 42 −2 52
9 Adam Graves LW 77 23 17 40 −15 14
20 Radek Dvorak† RW 46 11 22 33 0 10
13 Valeri Kamensky LW 65 14 20 34 −18 36
21 Mathieu Schneider D 80 10 20 30 −6 78
12 Alexandre Daigle† RW 58 8 18 26 −5 23
2 Brian Leetch D 50 7 19 26 −16 20
4 Kevin Hatcher D 74 4 19 23 −10 38
3 Kim Johnsson D 76 6 15 21 −13 46
26 Tim Taylor C 76 9 11 20 −4 72
5 Stephane Quintal D 75 2 14 16 −10 77
22 Mike Knuble‡ RW 59 9 5 14 −5 18
28 Eric Lacroix LW 70 4 8 12 −12 24
24 Sylvain Lefebvre D 82 2 10 12 −13 43
17 Kevin Stevens LW 38 3 5 8 −7 43
10 Todd Harvey‡ RW 31 3 3 6 −9 62
16 Rob DiMaio† RW 12 1 3 4 −8 8
47 Rich Pilon† D 45 0 4 4 0 36
29 Johan Witehall LW 9 1 1 2 0 2
22 Jason Dawe† RW 3 0 1 1 0 2
25 Jason Doig D 7 0 1 1 −2 22
19 Darren Langdon LW 21 0 1 1 −2 26
30 Kirk McLean G 22 0 1 1 2
32[a] P. J. Stock C 11 0 1 1 1 11
37 Derek Armstrong C 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 Daniel Goneau LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0
32 Milan Hnilicka G 2 0 0 0 0
29 Chris Kenady RW 2 0 0 0 −1 0
31 Jean-Francois Labbe G 1 0 0 0 0
6 Manny Malhotra C 27 0 0 0 −6 4
45 Dale Purinton D 1 0 0 0 −1 7
35 Mike Richter G 61 0 0 0 4
36 Alexei Vasiliev D 1 0 0 0 −1 2
32 Terry Virtue D 1 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Mike Richter 61 22 31 8 1988 173 2.87 .905 0 3622
30 Kirk McLean 22 7 8 4 616 58 2.89 .896 0 1206
32 Milan Hnilicka 2 0 1 0 49 5 3.49 .886 0 86
31 Jean-Francois Labbe 1 0 1 0 25 3 3.00 .864 0 60

Sources:[1][8]

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Mike York (Forward) [9]
NHL Foundation Player Award Adam Graves [10]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Mike Richter [11]
NHL Player of the Week Mike Richter (January 24) [12]
Team Ceil Saidel Memorial Award Adam Graves [13]
Frank Boucher Trophy Mike Richter [13]
Good Guy Award Tim Taylor [14]
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award Kim Johnsson [14]
Players' Player Award Mike Richter [13]
Rangers MVP Mike Richter [13]
Rookie of the Year Mike York [13]
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Adam Graves [13]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Kim Johnsson October 1, 1999 [15]
Mike York
Jan Hlavac October 2, 1999
Milan Hnilicka October 14, 1999
Jean-Francois Labbe April 5, 2000
Alexei Vasiliev
Dale Purinton April 9, 2000
500th game played Mike Richter October 30, 1999 [16]
400th goal John MacLean January 20, 2000 [17]

Draft picks

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New York's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts, at the FleetCenter.[18][19]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Pavel Brendl RW   Czech Republic Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1 9 Jamie Lundmark C   Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 59 David Inman LW   Canada University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
3 79 Johan Asplund G   Sweden Brynäs IF (Sweden)
3 90 Patrick Aufiero D   United States Boston University (Hockey East)
5 137 Garret Bembridge RW   Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 177 Jay Dardis C   United States Proctor Academy (USHS–NH)
7 197 Arto Laatikainen D   Finland Blues (Finland)
8 226 Yevgeni Gusakov LW   Russia Lada Togliatti-2 (Russia)
9 251 Petter Henning RW   Sweden Modo Hockey (Sweden)
9 254 Alexei Bulatov LW   Russia Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Stock wore number 20 in his first five games.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1999–00 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Diamos, Jason (April 9, 2000). "On The Rangers; No Reward for the $61 Million Risk". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Veteran Muckler Hired To Coach N.Y. Rangers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 20, 1998. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Diamos, Jason (March 29, 2000). "Hockey – Woeful Rangers Fire Smith and Muckler". The New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "1999–00 New York Rangers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "New York Rangers 1999–00 roster and statistics". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "NHL Foundation Player Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "Richter Named Player of Week". NHL.com. January 24, 2000. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Rangers 1999–2000 End of Season Awards". NHL.com. April 10, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  14. ^ a b 2014–15 New York Rangers Media Guide. New York Rangers. 2014. pp. 349–352.
  15. ^ "1999–00 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "Mike Richter Reaches 500 Game Plateau". NHL.com. November 1, 1999. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "NY Rangers 4, Carolina 1". United Press International. January 20, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2023. John MacLean scored twice, including the 400th goal of his career
  18. ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  19. ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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