2000 Stanley Cup playoffs

The New Jersey Devils defeated the reigning champion Dallas Stars in a six-game series to win their second Stanley Cup title in franchise history.

Sixteen teams qualified for the playoffs, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series in each round, ending with each conference's champion playing a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup Finals for the Stanley Cup.

Also, for the first time in history, both the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens missed the playoffs in the same season.

The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Pittsburgh winning four of the five previous series.

Ottawa won this year's five-game regular season series earning seven of ten points.

St. Louis won this year's five-game regular season series earning nine of ten points.

This was the fourth consecutive and sixth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with Dallas winning three of the five previous series.

Dallas won this year's four-game regular season series earning seven of eight points.

Philadelphia won this year's five-game regular season series earning nine of ten points.

Toronto won this year's four-game regular season series earning seven of eight points.

This was a rematch of last year's Western Conference Final, which Dallas won in seven games.

Colorado won this year's five-game regular season series earning seven of ten points.

Dallas made their second consecutive and fourth overall appearance in the Finals, after defeating the Buffalo Sabres in six games the year before.

New Jersey made their second Finals appearance and first since defeating the Detroit Red Wings in four games in 1995.