2001 Stanley Cup Finals

2001 Stanley Cup Finals
2001 Stanley Cup Finals
Location(s)	Denver: Pepsi Center (1, 2, 5, 7); East Rutherford: Continental Airlines Arena (3, 4, 6)
Coaches	Colorado: Bob Hartley; New Jersey: Larry Robinson
Captains	Colorado: Joe Sakic; New Jersey: Scott Stevens
National anthems	Colorado: Jake Schroeder; New Jersey: Arlette Roxburgh
Referees	Dan Marouelli (1, 3, 6, 7); Paul Devorski (1, 4); Bill McCreary (2, 4, 6); Rob Shick (2, 5); Kerry Fraser (3, 5, 7)
Dates	May 26 – June 9, 2001
MVP	Patrick Roy (Avalanche)
Series-winning goal	Alex Tanguay (4:57, second, G7)
Hall of Famers	Avalanche:; Rob Blake (2014); Ray Bourque (2004); Peter Forsberg (2014; did not play); Patrick Roy (2006); Joe Sakic (2012); Devils:; Martin Brodeur (2018); Scott Niedermayer (2013); Scott Stevens (2007); Coaches:; Larry Robinson (1995, player)
Networks	Canada:; (English): CBC; (French): SRC; United States:; (English): ESPN (1–2), ABC (3–7)
Announcers	(CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale; (SRC) Claude Quenneville and Michel Bergeron; (ESPN/ABC) Gary Thorne and Bill Clement

The 2001 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2000–01 season, and the culmination of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Eastern Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion and Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche. It was Colorado's second appearance in the Finals, and the first since the team won the Cup in 1996. It was New Jersey's third appearance in the Finals and second straight appearance after winning the Cup in the previous year.

Colorado defeated New Jersey in seven games to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Colorado's Patrick Roy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the 2001 playoffs. This was the first Stanley Cup Finals since 1994 that would be decided in the maximum seven games. This was also the first and, as of 2023, most recent Finals since 1989 that the number one seeds in each conference met in the Finals. This marked the only time in NHL history where two teams who occupied the same market at different times faced off against each other. The Devils were based out of Denver as the Colorado Rockies from 1976 to 1982 and the Avalanche established themselves in the city in 1995 after relocating from Quebec City.