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Eric Messier's 2000-2001 season

Points
12
NHL#458
Goals
5
NHL#368
Assists
7
NHL#476
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#553
Games
64
78%
78% of 82

Left winger Eric Messier was 26 years old when the 2000-2001 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Avalanche. He played 64 of a possible 82 games and scored 5 goals and 7 assists for 12 points, 0.19 points per game. The season ended with Eric Messier winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado Avalanche against New Jersey Devils, after 23 playoff games and 4 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2000-2001Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Eric Messier plays the 2000-2001 season for Colorado Avalanche

    Eric was 26 years old when the 2000-2001 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      COL2–2DAL
      game 1/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG03:51TOI
    • The game
      COL1–1EDM
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:49TOI
    • The game
      COL5–2VAN
      W
      game 4/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:24TOI
    • The game
      CBJ1–3COL
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:25TOI
    • The game
      COL4–3WSH
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:58TOI
    • The game
      COL5–1CBJ
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:13TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–5COL
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:11TOI
    • The game
      NSH1–2COL
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:16TOI
    • The game
      COL2–0CHI
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:48TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–4COL
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:38TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–0COL
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG06:03TOI
    • November 2000
    • The game
      COL3–4VAN
      L
      game 13/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:23TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–5COL
      W
      game 14/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG12:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MIN0–2COL
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:21TOI
    • The game
      STL3–3COL
      game 16/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG12:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ANA1–3COL
      W
      game 17/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG12:20TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3COL
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:04TOI
    • The game
      COL3–0ANA
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:05TOI
    • The game
      COL3–6PHX
      L
      game 20/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:03TOI
    • The game
      COL4–6LAK
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:20TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
      3
      points
      NHL#402
      1
      goals
      NHL#321
      2
      assists
      NHL#364
      COL
      14-4-0W-L-OT31Points
      1st in the Northwest·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CBJ2–5COL
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG14:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–3COL
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:52TOI
    • The game
      PHX1–2COL
      W
      game 24/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:43TOI
    • December 2000
    • The game
      DAL2–4COL
      W
      game 25/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:25TOI
    • The game
      COL6–3NYR
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:40TOI
    • The game
      COL1–6NJD
      L
      game 27/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG19:56TOI
    • The game
      COL2–0TBL
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:33TOI
    • The game
      COL4–2FLA
      W
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:16TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–2COL
      game 30/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:27TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–3COL
      game 31/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG10:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–3COL
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG09:51TOI
    • The game
      CGY3–0COL
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG10:19TOI
    • The game
      LAK2–5COL
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–3COL
      W
      game 35/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:29TOI
    • The game
      COL2–5NSH
      L
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:31TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–3COL
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:29TOI
    • The game
      NSH1–3COL
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG15:26TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–6COL
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:18TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–2COL
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:22TOI
    • The game
      COL2–2CAR
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:25TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8240 of 41 played
      7
      points
      NHL#419
      3
      goals
      NHL#321
      4
      assists
      NHL#438
      COL
      26-8-0W-L-OT59Points
      1st in the Northwest·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL3–4DET
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:44TOI
    • The game
      COL4–2CBJ
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:22TOI
    • The game
      COL5–0MIN
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG13:38TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL2–2CHI
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:36TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–4COL
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:28TOI
    • The game
      VAN3–7COL
      W
      game 47/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:16TOI
    • The game
      COL2–1SJS
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:30TOI
    • The game
      COL4–2ANA
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG12:26TOI
    • The game
      CHI2–5COL
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG14:01TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      COL5–1NSH
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:30TOI
    • The game
      COL3–1SJS
      W
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:15TOI
    • February 2001
    • The game
      COL3–5VAN
      L
      game 53/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG13:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–1COL
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:37TOI
    • The game
      CGY5–3COL
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:39TOI
    • The game
      STL4–3COL
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG09:49TOI
    • The game
      COL3–2MTL
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG15:05TOI
    • The game
      COL1–4OTT
      L
      game 58/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG10:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL5–5TOR
      game 59/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG12:45TOI
    • The game
      COL5–1PIT
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG03:39TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8259 of 62 played
      12
      points
      NHL#388
      5
      goals
      NHL#311
      7
      assists
      NHL#415
      COL
      39-12-2W-L-OT89Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Northwest·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • March 2001
    • The game
      COL0–4LAK
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:54TOI
    • April 2001
    • The game
      EDM3–5COL
      W
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:51TOI
    • The game
      ANA1–1COL
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:19TOI
    • The game
      COL3–4DET
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:04TOI
    • The game
      COL4–2MIN
      W
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:50TOI
    The season in numbers

    Eric Messier closes the 2000-2001 season with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#458
    Games
    64of 82
    78%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#368
    Assists
    7
    NHL#476
    P/GP
    0.19
    NHL#478
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#553
    Events
    5
    career best in goals
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Colorado Avalanche are in the playoffs

    First round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Vancouver Canucks

    COLvsVAN
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    • Game 1
      VAN4–5COL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:39TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN1–2COL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:26TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      COL4–3VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:35TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      COL5–1VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG16:20TOI
      +1 goal
    First round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Vancouver Canucks out 4–0

    COL4–0VAN
    Advance
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    8 days later
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Los Angeles Kings

    COLvsLAK
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    • Game 1
      LAK4–3COL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:03TOI
    • Los Angeles Kingslead1–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 2
      LAK0–2COL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:35TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare1–1withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      COL4–3LAK
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:02TOI
    • May 2001
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      COL3–0LAK
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:59TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK1–0COL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:03TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–2againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 6
      COL0–1LAK
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:13TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare3–3withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 7
      LAK1–5COL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:10TOI
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–3

    COL4–3LAK
    Advance
    7Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    3 days later
    Conference final

    Colorado Avalanche meet St. Louis Blues

    COLvsSTL
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      STL1–4COL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:20TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL2–4COL
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG18:28TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      COL3–4STL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG24:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      COL4–3STL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:10TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL1–2COL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:08TOI
    Conference final

    Colorado Avalanche knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

    COL4–1STL
    Advance
    5Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Colorado Avalanche play the Stanley Cup Final against New Jersey Devils

    COLvsNJD
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NJD0–5COL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:40TOI
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD2–1COL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:31TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      COL3–1NJD
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG19:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • June 2001
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      COL2–3NJD
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:11TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD4–1COL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG16:42TOI
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 6
      COL4–0NJD
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG20:10TOI
    • Colorado Avalancheare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      NJD1–3COL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:45TOI
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Colorado Avalanche

    beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in the final

    7Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Eric Messier ends the 2000-2001 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#88
    Games
    23
    Goals
    2
    NHL#57
    Assists
    2
    NHL#107
    P/GP
    0.17
    NHL#100
    +/-
    0
    NHL#120
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    1
    First playoff goal
    VAN4–0→LAK4–3→STL4–1→NJD4–3