Regular season and playoffsPIT
Mario Lemieux's 2000-2001 season
Centre Mario Lemieux was 34 years old when the 2000-2001 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 43 of a possible 82 games and scored 35 goals and 41 assists for 76 points, 1.77 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 17 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
2000-2001Playoffs
- Year 200026 years agoSeason opener
Mario Lemieux plays the 2000-2001 season for Pittsburgh Penguins
Mario was 35 years old when the 2000-2001 season began. It was his 13th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.
A late startMario Lemieux's season starts in game 37 of 82
Pittsburgh Penguins have played 36 games36 of 82 without him- +3 pointsThe gameTOR0–5PITWgame 37/82
3His night+3P+1G+2A+3+/-5SOG20:46TOI - +4 pointsThe gameOTT3–5PITWgame 38/823His night+4P+1G+3A+3+/-7SOG1PPP24:59TOI
MilestoneMario Lemieux reaches 1,500 career points
in the game against Ottawa Senators · December 30
Year 200125 years ago- +2 pointsThe gameWSH2–3PITWgame 39/823His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-4SOG1PPP22:52TOI
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT5–3WSHWgame 41/823His night+2P+2A+1+/-2SOG1PPP21:07TOI
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 41 of 825 of 41 played14pointsNHL#2404goalsNHL#27510assistsNHL#205PIT19-15-1W-L-OT45Points3rd in the Atlantic·7th in the Eastern Conference·15th in the whole NHL
MilestoneMario Lemieux reaches 750 NHL games
in the game against Washington Capitals · January 8
- +2 goalsThe gamePIT2–5BOSLgame 42/821His night+2P+2G+1+/-3SOG1PPP19:09TOI
- +1 goalThe gameNYI3–4PITWgame 43/821His night+1P+1G-2+/-4SOG1PPP21:08TOI
- The gameANA2–3PITWgame 45/823His nightNo points+1+/-2SOG23:02TOI
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT4–5PHXLgame 46/821His night+2P+2A+1+/-2SOG2PPP24:27TOI
- +1 goalThe gamePIT5–6DALLgame 47/821His night+1P+1G-1+/-2SOG23:26TOI
- +1 goalThe gamePIT4–0CHIWgame 48/822His night+1P+1G+1+/-3SOG23:33TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameATL1–5PITWgame 50/821His night+2P+2A+2+/-2SOG21:34TOI
- +3 pointsThe gamePIT6–3ATLWgame 51/82His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-3SOG1PPP28:05TOI
- +1 goalThe gamePHI5–1PITLgame 52/82His night+1P+1G-2+/-3SOG1PPP23:02TOI
- February 2001
- The gamePIT2–4MINLgame 55/82His nightNo points-3+/-3SOG26:00TOI
- +2 goalsThe gameMIN1–2PITWgame 56/821His night+2P+2G+1+/-6SOG25:04TOI
- +1 goalThe gamePIT4–4NJDgame 57/821His night+1P+1G-1+/-4SOG23:17TOI
- The gamePIT3–2CBJWgame 58/822His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG27:49TOI
- The gameCOL5–1PITLgame 59/822His nightNo points-2+/-5SOG23:06TOI
- +1 goalThe gameFLA2–3PITWgame 60/823His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG1PPP23:03TOI
- +1 goalThe gameNYR4–6PITWgame 61/821His night+1P+1G-1+/-3SOG1PPP22:32TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameNYI1–6PITWgame 62/821His night+2P+2A+2+/-4SOG18:22TOI
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 62 of 8226 of 62 played42pointsNHL#8522goalsNHL#4420assistsNHL#140PIT32-21-2W-L-OT73PointsPlayoff spot3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL - +1 assistThe gamePIT2–4MTLLgame 63/821His night+1P+1A+1+/-8SOG28:32TOI
- March 2001
- +4 pointsThe gamePIT7–5NYRWgame 64/821His night+4P+2G+2A+3+/-5SOG2PPP22:57TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH4–3PITLgame 66/821His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-4SOG2PPP27:20TOI
- +2 assistsThe gamePIT5–3ATLWgame 67/822His night+2P+2A+2+/-1SOG1PPP25:56TOI
- +4 pointsThe gameCGY3–6PITWgame 68/822His night+4P+1G+3A+1+/-3SOG2PPP27:25TOI
- +1 goalThe gamePIT3–3NYRgame 69/822His night+1P+1G0+/-6SOG1SHP15:12TOI
- +1 goalThe gameNYI3–1PITLgame 70/821His night+1P+1G-2+/-6SOG1PPP26:27TOI
- +3 pointsThe gamePIT6–3FLAWgame 71/824His night+3P+2G+1A0+/-5SOG1PPP21:35TOI
- The gameBOS2–2PITgame 73/824His nightNo points0+/-3SOG29:25TOI
- +1 assistThe gamePIT3–5CARLgame 74/823His night+1P+1A-2+/-4SOG1PPP23:57TOI
- The gamePIT4–2NJDWgame 75/822His nightNo points0+/-3SOG26:23TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameBUF1–4PITWgame 76/822His night+2P+2A+1+/-4SOG1PPP28:33TOI
- +4 pointsThe gameCHI2–5PITWgame 77/823His night+4P+2G+2A+3+/-6SOG24:24TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameSTL3–5PITWgame 78/821His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-3SOG2PPP23:48TOI
- April 2001
- +2 assistsThe gameTBL2–4PITWgame 80/823His night+2P+2A0+/-6SOG1PPP24:59TOI
The season in numbersMario Lemieux closes the 2000-2001 season with 76 points
Events1hat trick1,500career points750NHL games7×First star10×Second star3×Third star12 i radgames with a point · 23 pts5 i radgames with a goal5 days laterPlayoffsPittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
First roundPittsburgh Penguins meet Washington Capitals
PITvsWSHSwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsSwedes on Washington Capitals- Game 1PIT0–1WSHL3His nightNo points0+/-0SOG24:03TOI
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +2 pointsGame 2PIT2–1WSHW3His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-1SOG1PPP21:49TOI
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withWashington Capitals
- Game 3WSH0–3PITW4His nightNo points+1+/-3SOG24:39TOI
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
- +2 pointsGame 4WSH4–3PITL4His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-6SOG1PPP26:29TOI
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withWashington Capitals
- +2 pointsGame 5PIT2–1WSHW4His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-1SOG25:40TOI
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- +1 goalGame 6WSH3–4PITW4His night+1P+1G0+/-4SOG1PPP31:42TOI
First roundPittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–2
PIT4–2WSHAdvance6Games7Points4Goals3Assists3 days laterSecond roundPittsburgh Penguins meet Buffalo Sabres
PITvsBUFSwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsSwedes on Buffalo SabresNo Swedes- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 3BUF4–1PITL2His nightNo points-2+/-4SOG28:04TOI
- May 2001
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
- +2 assistsGame 4BUF5–2PITL2His night+2P+2A-2+/-0SOG1PPP19:41TOI
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
- +1 assistGame 5PIT2–3BUFL2His night+1P+1A-1+/-3SOG1PPP26:44TOI
- Buffalo Sabreslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withBuffalo Sabres
- Game 7PIT3–2BUFW2His nightNo points0+/-1SOG24:48TOI
Second roundPittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3
PIT4–3BUFAdvance7Games7Points2Goals5Assists2 days laterConference finalPittsburgh Penguins meet New Jersey Devils
PITvsNJDSwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsSwedes on New Jersey DevilsNo Swedes- Game 1PIT1–3NJDL2His nightNo points0+/-0SOG19:52TOI
- New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +2 assistsGame 2PIT4–2NJDW2His night+2P+2A+1+/-2SOG1SHP22:11TOI
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
- Game 3NJD3–0PITL2His nightNo points0+/-3SOG23:57TOI
- New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4NJD5–0PITL2His nightNo points0+/-1SOG25:12TOI
- New Jersey Devilslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +1 assistGame 5PIT2–4NJDL2His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG1PPP21:49TOI
Conference finalNew Jersey Devils knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–1
PIT1–4NJDEliminated5Games3Points0Goals3AssistsThe run in numbersMario Lemieux ends the 2000-2001 playoffs with 17 points
Points17NHL#8Games18Goals6NHL#8Assists11NHL#7P/GP0.94NHL#8+/-+4NHL#29Events100playoff games75playoff goals2×First star5 i radgames with a point2 pointsbest gameWSH4–2→BUF4–3→NJD1–4