What was even more intriguing from Game 3 was the that five different Devils all found the back of the net in the winning effort (Jason Arnott, Scott Gomez, Patrik Elias, Petr Sykora and Alexander Mogilny). The five goals were the second most the Devils recorded that postseason (7-3 win over Dallas in Stanley Cup Final). The Devils appeared to have the series locked up when head coach Larry Robinson’s squad defeated Toronto by a score of 5-1 in Game 3. New Jersey then headed back to the old Continental Airlines arena split the two-game set. Brodeur earned his first shutout of the playoffs after turning away all 20 of Toronto’s shots. Scott Niedermayer and goaltender Martin Brodeur handled the rest of the action and any type of momentum the Leafs tried to gain. (Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart/ALLSPORT) Defenseman Colin White beat goaltender Curtis Joseph on a shot from the point during the early stages of the first period. New Jersey shutout the Leafs in Game 2 in Toronto, 1-0, and the lone goal came from an unlikely source. Jason Arnott and the Devils rebounded by winning Games 2 and 3. Though, as the Devils proved all spring, New Jersey was resilient. The Maple Leafs’ agitator in Darcy Tucker would score the game-winning goal 1:18 into the game’s final frame and the great Wendel Clark received an assist which also seemed to give more life to an energetic Air Canada Centre. (Photo by Rick Stewert/Getty Images)ĭmitry Yushkevich and Petr Sykora traded goals in the second period, which led to a dramatic and nail-biting third period. In a low-scoring affair, the Maple Leafs stunned the Devils with a 2-1 victory on home ice at the rowdy Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto. On the other end of the ice, Toronto had won its respective division (North East) and placed in third for the East. 2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semi-Finals: New Jersey Devils win series 4-2Īfter sweeping Pavel Bure and the Florida Panthers in convincing fashion during the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Eastern Conference, New Jersey lost its first game of the 2000 playoffs to the likes of the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the second round.Ĭaptain Scott Stevens and the Devils entered the series without home-ice advantage after New Jersey finished the regular season in fourth place for the Eastern Conference. However, putting Toronto’s feelings aside, ESNY relives the Devils Stanley Cup Playoff success against the Maple Leafs in 20. Toronto must reflect back on those years and wonder “what if” its beloved Maple Leafs were able to just get past the Devils during one of those playoff seasons. Then, notable Leafs’ skaters were Mats Sundin, Steve Thomas, Tomas Kaberle, Sergei Berezin, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and goaltender Curtis “Cujo” Joseph. It’s a sour subject for Toronto fans, especially since the Leafs had some legitimate Stanley Cup contending rosters during those campaigns mentioned above. While the New Jersey Devils’ glory days and success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs have been absent in recent memory, Jersey’s team did have some memorable and notable success in the postseason against one team in particular during the early 2000’s.Įn-route to back-to-back to Stanley Cup Final appearances in 20, the Devils were able to eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs during both runs to the Final and in the Eastern Conference Semi-Conference Finals. the Toronto Maple Leafs in the early 2000’s. The New Jersey Devils faced-off in epic Stanley Cup Playoff series’ vs.
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