2001 National Hockey League All-Star Game
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Date | February 4, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
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Arena | Pepsi Center | |||||||||||||||
City | Denver | |||||||||||||||
MVP | Bill Guerin (Boston) | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 18,646 | |||||||||||||||
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The 2001 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 4, 2001, at
Super Skills Competition
The North America All-Stars won their first-ever skills competition since the North America–World All-Star format was in place. Colorado Avalanche's
Individual event winners
- Puck Control Relay – Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)
- Fastest Skater – Bill Guerin (Boston Bruins) – 13.690 seconds
- Accuracy Shooting – Ray Bourque (Colorado Avalanche) – 4 hits, 6 shots
- Hardest Shot – Fredrik Modin (Tampa Bay Lightning) – 102.1 mph
- Goaltenders Competition – Phoenix Coyotes) – 4 GA, 13 shots[1]
Highlights
The 2000–01 season was highlighted by the return of Mario Lemieux. After 3+1⁄2 years in retirement, Lemieux returned to NHL action and with it came a selection to his ninth NHL All-Star Game. Notching a goal and an assist for the North America All-Stars, Lemieux's All-Star totals climbed to 12 goals and 10 assists for 22 points. He trails only Wayne Gretzky for the All-Star Game's all-time leading scoring title (13–12–25).
Bill Guerin, Tony Amonte and Doug Weight played as an all-American line, combining for 13 points (six goals and seven assists). In his All-Star Game debut, Guerin recorded a hat-trick and added two assists, capturing MVP honors. The North America All-Stars defeated the World All-Stars 14–12, setting a new All-Star Game record for most goals scored by both teams in one game (26).
Boxscore
North America | World | |
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Final score | 14 | 12 |
Head coach | Joel Quenneville (St. Louis Blues) | Jacques Martin (Ottawa Senators) |
Assistant coach | Bob Hartley (Colorado Avalanche) | Larry Robinson (New Jersey Devils) |
Lineup | Starting lineup:
Reserves:
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Starting lineup:
Reserves:
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Scoring summary |
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Penalties |
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Shots on goal | 17–20–16–53 | 11–11–23–45 |
Win/Loss | W – Martin Brodeur | L – Evgeni Nabokov |
- Referees: Mick McGeough, Richard Trottier
- Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Mark Wheler
- Television: SRC
Notes
- ^1 Sean Burke won in a penalty shot tie-breaker with Evgeni Nabokov, both goaltenders posted two-goals against in the Breakaway Relay and the Pass and Score Events.
- ^2 Chris Pronger was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. Ed Jovanovski was selected as his replacement, while Rob Blake was named as his replacement in the starting lineup. Blake was still a member of the Kings at the time of the All-Star Game; he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche several weeks later on February 21, 2001.
- ^3 Vincent Damphousse was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Simon Gagne was named as his replacement.
- ^4 Al MacInnis was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Scott Niedermayer was named as his replacement.
- ^5 Jaromir Jagr was voted as a starter, but was not able to play due to injury. Milan Hejduk was named as his replacement.
- ^6 Alexander Mogilny was selected, but was unable to play due to injury. Sergei Samsonov was named as his replacement.