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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 Pepsi Center in Denver, home to the Colorado Avalanche. The final score was North America 14, World 12.
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 Joe Sakic, Vancouver Canucks' Ed Jovanovski and Philadelphia Flyers' Simon Gagne teamed to win the puck control relay, while the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's Paul Kariya would win his third-straight individual Puck Control Relay event. Colorado Avalanche Ray Bourque won the Shooting Accuracy event again. Bourque has won the event for the eighth time. Tampa Bay Lightning's Fredrik Modin won the Hardest-Shot title. His shot was clocked at 102.1 miles per hour. Boston Bruins' Bill Guerin won the Fastest Skater event with a time 13.69 seconds. Joe Sakic, Bill Guerin, and Los Angeles Kings' Luc Robitaille pot three goals in the inaugural pass and score competition. Buffalo Sabres' Dominik Hasek faces breakaways from Dallas Stars' Brett Hull, Ray Bourque and Pittsburgh Penguins' Mario Lemieux in the breakaway relay.
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).
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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:
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| Penalties | none | none |
| Shots on goal | 17–20–16–53 | 11–11–23–45 |
| Win/Loss | W – Martin Brodeur | L – Evgeni Nabokov |
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