2016–17 Dallas Stars season

The 2016–17 Dallas Stars season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 24th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars missed the playoffs, finishing 11th in the Western Conference.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 26 St. Louis 1–3 Dallas Lagace — 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 28 Dallas 2–4 Colorado Desrosiers — 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 30 Dallas 1–4 St. Louis Lehtonen 13,239 1–2–0 Recap 4 October 2 Dallas 2–1 Florida OT — — 2–2–0 Recap 5 October 4 Florida 1–2 Dallas SO Niemi 14,321 3–2–0 Recap 6 October 5 Colorado 1–0 Dallas Lehtonen 14,120 3–3–0 Recap 7 October 7 Dallas 6–3 Los Angeles — — 4–3–0 Recap

Regular season Game Log October: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Anaheim 2–4 Dallas Niemi 18,532 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 Dallas 5–6 Colorado Lehtonen 18,007 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 18 Dallas 2–1 Nashville Lehtonen 17,113 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 20 Los Angeles 4–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,532 2–1–1 5 Recap 5 October 22 Columbus 3–0 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 25 Winnipeg 2–3 Dallas Niemi 18,040 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 27 Dallas 1–4 Winnipeg Niemi 15,294 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 29 Dallas 0–4 Minnesota Lehtonen 19,031 3–4–1 7 Recap November: 6–5–5 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–3–4) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 1 Dallas 2–3 Columbus OT Niemi 10,141 3–4–2 8 Recap 10 November 3 St. Louis 2–6 Dallas Niemi 18,532 4–4–2 10 Recap 11 November 5 Chicago 3–2 Dallas Niemi 18,532 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 November 6 Dallas 3–4 Chicago OT Lehtonen 21,901 4–5–3 11 Recap 13 November 8 Dallas 2–8 Winnipeg Lehtonen 15,294 4–6–3 11 Recap 14 November 10 Dallas 4–2 Calgary Lehtonen 18,795 5–6–3 13 Recap 15 November 11 Dallas 3–2 Edmonton Lehtonen 18,347 6–6–3 15 Recap 16 November 13 Dallas 4–5 Vancouver OT Lehtonen 18,470 6–6–4 16 Recap 17 November 15 New Jersey 2–1 Dallas OT Niemi 18,039 6–6–5 17 Recap 18 November 17 Colorado 2–3 Dallas Lehtonen 18,237 7–6–5 19 Recap 19 November 19 Edmonton 5–2 Dallas Lehtonen 18,352 7–7–5 19 Recap 20 November 21 Minnesota 2–3 Dallas OT Niemi 18,532 8–7–5 21 Recap 21 November 23 Dallas 2–5 Nashville Lehtonen 17,119 8–8–5 21 Recap 22 November 25 Vancouver 1–2 Dallas Niemi 18,532 9–8–5 23 Recap 23 November 28 Dallas 3–4 St. Louis OT Niemi 17,169 9–8–6 24 Recap 24 November 29 Dallas 1–3 Detroit Lehtonen 20,027 9–9–6 24 Recap December: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Dallas 2–6 Pittsburgh Niemi 18,420 9–10–6 24 Recap 26 December 3 Dallas 3–0 Colorado Lehtonen 16,725 10–10–6 26 Recap 27 December 6 Calgary 2–1 Dallas Lehtonen 17,996 10–11–6 26 Recap 28 December 8 Nashville 2–5 Dallas Lehtonen 17,887 11–11–6 28 Recap 29 December 10 Dallas 2–4 Philadelphia Lehtonen 19,594 11–12–6 28 Recap 30 December 11 Dallas 1–3 Chicago Lehtonen 21,451 11–13–6 28 Recap 31 December 13 Anaheim 2–6 Dallas Niemi 17,543 12–13–6 30 Recap 32 December 15 NY Rangers 2–0 Dallas Niemi 18,212 12–14–6 30 Recap 33 December 17 Philadelphia 1–3 Dallas Niemi 18,243 13–14–6 32 Recap 34 December 20 St. Louis 3–2 Dallas OT Niemi 18,532 13–14–7 33 Recap 35 December 23 Los Angeles 2–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,156 14–14–7 35 Recap 36 December 27 Dallas 3–2 Arizona Lehtonen 14,561 15–14–7 37 Recap 37 December 29 Colorado 4–2 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 16–14–7 39 Recap 38 December 31 Florida 3–1 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 16–15–7 39 Recap January: 5–5–3 (Home: 3–1–3; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 4 Montreal 4–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,106 16–15–8 40 Recap 40 January 7 Dallas 3–4 St. Louis Niemi 19,503 16–16–8 40 Recap 41 January 9 Dallas 6–4 Los Angeles Niemi 18,230 17–16–8 42 Recap 42 January 10 Dallas 0–2 Anaheim Niemi 15,073 17–17–8 42 Recap 43 January 12 Detroit 2–5 Dallas Niemi 18,532 18–17–8 44 Recap 44 January 14 Minnesota 5–4 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 18–18–8 44 Recap 45 January 16 Dallas 1–4 Buffalo Lehtonen 19,070 18–19–8 44 Recap 46 January 17 Dallas 7–6 NY Rangers Niemi 18,006 19–19–8 46 Recap 47 January 19 Dallas 0–3 NY Islanders Lehtonen 12,630 19–20–8 46 Recap 48 January 21 Washington 4–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,532 19–20–9 47 Recap 49 January 24 Minnesota 3–2 Dallas SO Lehtonen 17,877 19–20–10 48 Recap 50 January 26 Buffalo 3–4 Dallas Lehtonen 17,856 20–20–10 50 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 51 January 31 Toronto 3–6 Dallas Lehtonen 17,547 21–20–10 52 Recap February: 4–8–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 0–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Winnipeg 4–3 Dallas Lehtonen 17,236 21–21–10 52 Recap 53 February 4 Chicago 5–3 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 21–22–10 52 Recap 54 February 7 Dallas 1–3 Toronto Niemi 19,233 21–23–10 52 Recap 55 February 9 Dallas 2–3 Ottawa Lehtonen 17,676 21–24–10 52 Recap 56 February 11 Carolina 2–5 Dallas Lehtonen 17,864 22–24–10 54 Recap 57 February 12 Dallas 3–5 Nashville Lehtonen 17,113 22–25–10 54 Recap 58 February 14 Dallas 2–5 Winnipeg Niemi 15,294 22–26–10 54 Recap 59 February 16 Dallas 1–3 Minnesota Lehtonen 19,084 22–27–10 54 Recap 60 February 18 Tampa Bay 3–4 Dallas OT Lehtonen 18,210 23–27–10 56 Recap 61 February 24 Arizona 2–5 Dallas Lehtonen 18,043 24–27–10 58 Recap 62 February 26 Boston 6–3 Dallas Lehtonen 18,006 24–28–10 58 Recap 63 February 28 Pittsburgh 2–3 Dallas Niemi 18,235 25–28–10 60 Recap March: 6–7–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 NY Islanders 5–4 Dallas Niemi 17,438 25–29–10 60 Recap 65 March 4 Dallas 2–1 Florida Lehtonen 15,713 26–29–10 62 Recap 66 March 6 Dallas 4–2 Washington Lehtonen 18,506 27–29–10 64 Recap 67 March 8 Ottawa 5–2 Dallas Lehtonen 17,689 27–30–10 64 Recap 68 March 12 Dallas 1–5 San Jose Lehtonen 17,442 27–31–10 64 Recap 69 March 14 Dallas 1–7 Edmonton Niemi 18,347 27–32–10 64 Recap 70 March 16 Dallas 4–2 Vancouver Lehtonen 18,865 28–32–10 66 Recap 71 March 17 Dallas 1–3 Calgary Lehtonen 19,227 28–33–10 66 Recap 72 March 20 San Jose 0–1 Dallas Lehtonen 17,687 29–33–10 68 Recap 73 March 23 Dallas 2–3 Chicago SO Lehtonen 21,798 29–33–11 69 Recap 74 March 24 San Jose 1–6 Dallas Lehtonen 17,265 30–33–11 71 Recap 75 March 26 Dallas 2–1 New Jersey OT Lehtonen 14,711 31–33–11 73 Recap 76 March 28 Dallas 1–4 Montreal Lehtonen 21,288 31–34–11 73 Recap 77 March 30 Dallas 0–2 Boston Niemi 17,565 31–35–11 73 Recap April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Dallas 3–0 Carolina Lehtonen 14,201 32–35–11 75 Recap 79 April 2 Dallas 3–6 Tampa Bay Lehtonen 19,092 32–36–11 75 Recap 80 April 4 Arizona 2–3 Dallas OT Niemi 16,876 33–36–11 77 Recap 81 April 6 Nashville 7–3 Dallas Lehtonen 17,543 33–37–11 77 Recap 82 April 8 Colorado 3–4 Dallas SO Lehtonen 18,532 34–37–11 79 Recap Legend:

Player statistics Final stats

Skaters

Regular season Player 82 26 46 72 −15 22 77 26 43 69 −9 66 68 15 35 50 −18 29 80 13 36 49 2 34 ‡ 59 21 16 37 −10 16 82 13 20 33 −4 14 80 12 21 33 −6 67 60 12 15 27 1 115 78 16 8 24 11 38 ‡ 60 8 12 20 5 10 48 8 10 18 −22 31 73 6 12 18 8 22 69 10 6 16 9 12 53 6 10 16 5 72 79 1 15 16 −7 23 ‡ 58 2 13 15 −3 24 60 3 9 12 −7 49 32 3 8 11 −3 4 61 4 6 10 −10 36 41 5 2 7 −4 37 15 4 3 7 −1 0 18 1 6 7 5 8 ‡ 37 1 6 7 −2 10 17 3 3 6 −1 21 16 1 4 5 −4 4 40 0 3 3 −4 14 † 12 0 3 3 −2 6 10 2 0 2 −3 0 9 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 59 52 3177:09 22 25 7 151 2.85 1546 .902 3 0 1 4 37 30 1728:30 12 12 4 95 3.30 880 .892 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

DateRef To Arizona Coyotes Alex Goligoski (negotiating rights) To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2016 To Los Angeles Kings Jack Campbell To Dallas Stars Nick Ebert To Arizona Coyotes Brendan RanfordBranden Troock To Dallas Stars Justin PetersJustin Hache To Anaheim Ducks Patrick Eaves To Dallas Stars conditional 2nd-round pick in 2017 To Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn To Dallas Stars Greg Pateryn4th-round pick in 2017 To Chicago Blackhawks Johnny Oduya To Dallas Stars Mark McNeillconditional 4th-round pick in 2018 To Columbus Blue Jackets Lauri Korpikoski To Dallas Stars Dillon Heatherington To Los Angeles Kings MTL's 4th-round pick in 2017 To Dallas Stars Ben Bishop (rights)

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Dan Hamhuis Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $7.5 million Andrew Bodnarchuk Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $1.45 million Dustin Stevenson Stockton Heat 1 year, $600,000 Adam Cracknell Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $600,000 Jiri Hudler Florida Panthers 1 year, $2 million Ondrej Vala Kamloops Blazers 3 years, entry-level contract Lauri Korpikoski Edmonton Oilers 1 years, $1 million Landon Bow Texas Stars 2 years, entry-level contract Gavin Bayreuther St. Lawrence University 2 years, entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Colton Sceviour Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.9 million Jason Demers Florida Panthers 5 years, $22.5 million Vernon Fiddler New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.25 million Valeri Nichushkin CSKA Moscow 2 years, undisclosed Kris Russell Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $3.1 million

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref

Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Jordie Benn 3 years, $3.3 million Maxime Lagace 1 year, $600,000 Patrick Eaves 1 year, $1 million Jamie Oleksiak 1 year, $918,750 Jamie Benn 8 years, $76 million contract extension Matej Stransky 1 year, $575,000 Adam Cracknell 1 year, $675,000 contract extension Curtis McKenzie 1 year, $700,000 contract extension Nicholas Caamano 3 years, $2.235 million entry-level contract Mattias Janmark 1 year, $700,000 contract extension Roope Hintz 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Justin Dowling 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension Ben Bishop 6 years, $29.5 million contract extension John Nyberg 3 years, $2.235 million entry-level contract Ludwig Bystrom 1 year, $650,000 contract extension

Draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2016 NHL entry draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 25 Riley Tufte LW United States Fargo Force (USHL) 3 90 Fredrik Karlstrom C Sweden AIK (Swe-Jr) 4 116 Rhett Gardner C Canada North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC) 5 128 Colton Point G Canada Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 5 146 Nicholas Caamano RW Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL) 6 176 Jakob Stenqvist D Sweden Modo-jr. (SWE-jr.) Notes

The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Kris Russell to Dallas in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka, Brett Pollock and this pick (being conditional at time of the trade). The condition – Calgary will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final – was converted on May 11, 2016.