1999–2000 Washington Capitals season
1999–2000 Washington Capitals | |
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Southeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Southeast |
Conference | 2nd Eastern |
1999–2000 record | 44–24–12–2 |
Goals for | 227 |
Goals against | 194 |
Team information | |
General manager | George McPhee |
Coach | Ron Wilson |
Captain | Adam Oates |
The 1999–2000 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
Owner Abe Pollin sold the Capitals to an investor group headed by America Online president Ted Leonsis on May 12, 1999.[1]
Regular season
The Capitals tied the St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just 3.[2]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 102 |
2 | 5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 244 | 209 | 98 |
3 | 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 217 | 216 | 84 |
4 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 204 | 310 | 54 |
5 | 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 170 | 313 | 39 |
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.
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 |
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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
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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3 | T | October 9, 1999 | 2–2 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) | 1–1–1–0 |
4 | W | October 12, 1999 | 5–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 2–1–1–0 |
5 | L | October 16, 1999 | 2–3 | San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) | 2–2–1–0 |
6 | L | October 19, 1999 | 1–7 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) | 2–3–1–0 |
7 | T | October 23, 1999 | 2–2 OT | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) | 2–3–2–0 |
8 | L | October 26, 1999 | 2–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) | 2–4–2–0 |
9 | L | October 29, 1999 | 2–5 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) | 2–5–2–0 |
10 | L | October 31, 1999 | 1–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) | 2–6–2–0 |
11 | W | November 3, 1999 | 3–1 | Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 3–6–2–0 |
12 | W | November 5, 1999 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 4–6–2–0 |
13 | L | November 7, 1999 | 2–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 4–7–2–0 |
14 | W | November 9, 1999 | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 5–7–2–0 |
15 | OTL | November 11, 1999 | 4–5 OT | New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 5–7–2–1 |
16 | W | November 13, 1999 | 4–2 | New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 6–7–2–1 |
17 | T | November 17, 1999 | 2–2 OT | Dallas Stars (1999–2000) | 6–7–3–1 |
18 | T | November 19, 1999 | 3–3 OT | Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 6–7–4–1 |
19 | W | November 20, 1999 | 3–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) | 7–7–4–1 |
20 | L | November 24, 1999 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 7–8–4–1 |
21 | W | November 26, 1999 | 1–0 | Nashville Predators (1999–2000) | 8–8–4–1 |
22 | W | November 27, 1999 | 4–3 | @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 9–8–4–1 |
23 | L | November 29, 1999 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 9–9–4–1 |
24 | T | December 2, 1999 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1999–2000) | 9–9–5–1 |
25 | L | December 4, 1999 | 1–2 | @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 9–10–5–1 |
26 | W | December 7, 1999 | 4–2 | New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 10–10–5–1 |
27 | L | December 9, 1999 | 0–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 10–11–5–1 |
28 | L | December 13, 1999 | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 10–12–5–1 |
29 | W | December 15, 1999 | 4–0 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 11–12–5–1 |
30 | W | December 17, 1999 | 3–2 OT | @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 12–12–5–1 |
31 | L | December 18, 1999 | 4–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 12–13–5–1 |
32 | L | December 21, 1999 | 2–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) | 12–14–5–1 |
33 | L | December 22, 1999 | 3–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) | 12–15–5–1 |
34 | T | December 27, 1999 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) | 12–15–6–1 |
35 | W | December 29, 1999 | 3–2 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 13–15–6–1 |
36 | T | January 1, 2000 | 1–1 OT | St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) | 13–15–7–1 |
37 | W | January 4, 2000 | 6–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 14–15–7–1 |
38 | L | January 6, 2000 | 1–3 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 14–16–7–1 |
39 | W | January 8, 2000 | 3–0 | Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 15–16–7–1 |
40 | W | January 12, 2000 | 5–2 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 16–16–7–1 |
41 | W | January 14, 2000 | 3–2 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 17–16–7–1 |
42 | W | January 16, 2000 | 2–1 | Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 18–16–7–1 |
43 | W | January 17, 2000 | 6–3 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 19–16–7–1 |
44 | W | January 19, 2000 | 3–1 | @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 20–16–7–1 |
45 | T | January 22, 2000 | 5–5 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 20–16–8–1 |
46 | W | January 24, 2000 | 8–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 21–16–8–1 |
47 | W | January 26, 2000 | 2–1 | Calgary Flames (1999–2000) | 22–16–8–1 |
48 | W | January 28, 2000 | 3–2 OT | Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) | 23–16–8–1 |
49 | W | January 30, 2000 | 2–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 24–16–8–1 |
50 | L | February 1, 2000 | 2–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 24–17–8–1 |
51 | W | February 3, 2000 | 2–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 25–17–8–1 |
52 | T | February 8, 2000 | 2–2 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) | 25–17–9–1 |
53 | W | February 10, 2000 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 26–17–9–1 |
54 | W | February 12, 2000 | 4–2 | @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) | 27–17–9–1 |
55 | L | February 13, 2000 | 1–2 | @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) | 27–18–9–1 |
56 | W | February 15, 2000 | 2–1 | Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) | 28–18–9–1 |
57 | W | February 18, 2000 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) | 29–18–9–1 |
58 | L | February 19, 2000 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 29–19–9–1 |
59 | T | February 21, 2000 | 1–1 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 29–19–10–1 |
60 | W | February 23, 2000 | 3–2 OT | Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 30–19–10–1 |
61 | L | February 25, 2000 | 0–3 | Boston Bruins (1999–2000) | 30–20–10–1 |
62 | W | February 26, 2000 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 31–20–10–1 |
63 | W | February 28, 2000 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 32–20–10–1 |
64 | W | March 1, 2000 | 4–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 33–20–10–1 |
65 | T | March 3, 2000 | 2–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) | 33–20–11–1 |
66 | W | March 5, 2000 | 2–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 34–20–11–1 |
67 | W | March 7, 2000 | 4–2 | Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 35–20–11–1 |
68 | L | March 9, 2000 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 35–21–11–1 |
69 | W | March 11, 2000 | 4–2 | New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 36–21–11–1 |
70 | W | March 15, 2000 | 4–3 | New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 37–21–11–1 |
71 | W | March 17, 2000 | 4–2 | Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 38–21–11–1 |
72 | W | March 19, 2000 | 5–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 39–21–11–1 |
73 | L | March 20, 2000 | 1–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) | 39–22–11–1 |
74 | W | March 23, 2000 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 40–22–11–1 |
75 | W | March 25, 2000 | 4–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 41–22–11–1 |
76 | W | March 28, 2000 | 5–2 | Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 42–22–11–1 |
77 | OTL | March 30, 2000 | 3–4 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 42–22–11–2 |
78 | L | April 1, 2000 | 3–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 42–23–11–2 |
79 | W | April 3, 2000 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 43–23–11–2 |
80 | L | April 4, 2000 | 0–4 | @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 43–24–11–2 |
81 | W | April 7, 2000 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) | 44–24–11–2 |
82 | T | April 9, 2000 | 1–1 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 44–24–12–2 |
Playoffs
(2) Washington Capitals vs. (7) Pittsburgh Penguins
April 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7–0 | Washington Capitals | MCI Center |
April 15 | Washington Capitals | 1–2 | OT | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena |
April 17 | Washington Capitals | 3–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena |
April 19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–3 | Washington Capitals | MCI Center |
April 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–1 | Washington Capitals | MCI Center |
Pittsburgh won series 4–1 | |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Oates | C | 82 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Sergei Gonchar | D | 73 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 52 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Chris Simon | LW | 75 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 146 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 82 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 80 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 62 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Ulf Dahlen | LW | 75 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Richard Zednik | RW | 69 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Calle Johansson | D | 82 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Jan Bulis | C | 56 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Halpern | C | 79 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Andrei Nikolishin | C | 76 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Joe Sacco | RW | 79 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dmitri Mironov | D | 73 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Klee | D | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Glen Metropolit | C | 30 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
James Black | LW | 49 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Murphy | RW | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Terry Yake | C | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brendan Witt | D | 77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Reekie | D | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McKenzie | LW | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaroslav Svejkovsky | RW | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Toms | C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Eagles | C/LW | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alexei Tezikov | D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Olaf Kolzig | G | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Zettler | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Baumgartner | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miika Elomo | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Billington | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Huscroft | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barrie Moore | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alexandre Volchkov | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Olaf Kolzig | 4371 | 73 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 163 | 2.24 | 5 | 1957 | 1794 | .917 |
Craig Billington | 611 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2.75 | 2 | 310 | 282 | .910 |
Team: | 4982 | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 191 | 2.30 | 7 | 2267 | 2076 | .916 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Halpern | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Calle Johansson | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Oates | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Simon | LW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andrei Nikolishin | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Gonchar | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ulf Dahlen | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Klee | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Reekie | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Billington | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olaf Kolzig | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McKenzie | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glen Metropolit | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitri Mironov | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Murphy | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Sacco | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Whitfield | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brendan Witt | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Yake | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Zednik | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Zettler | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Olaf Kolzig | 284 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3.38 | 0 | 103 | 87 | .845 |
Craig Billington | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
Team: | 304 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3.36 | 0 | 109 | 92 | .844 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Roster
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Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 7 | Kris Beech | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
2 | 29 | Michal Sivek | Czech Republic | Velvana Kladno (Czech Republic) |
2 | 31 | Charlie Stephens | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
2 | 34 | Ross Lupaschuk | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
2 | 37 | Nolan Yonkman | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
5 | 132 | Roman Tvrdon | Slovakia | Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia) |
6 | 175 | Kyle Clark | United States | Harvard University (NCAA) |
7 | 192 | David Bornhammar | Sweden | AIK IF Jr. (Sweden) |
8 | 219 | Maxim Orlov | Russia | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
9 | 249 | Igor Shadilov | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
Farm teams
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See also
References
- ^ Diamond 2000, p. 282.
- ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2000.html
- ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ "1999–2000 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000), "NHL Franchise Histories", Total Hockey, Total Sports Publishing, pp. 201–282, ISBN 1-892129-85-X
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External links
- "1999–2000 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.