The 2026–27 Dallas Stars season is the 60th season (59th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and the 34th season since the franchise relocated from Minneosta prior to the start of the 1993–94 season. Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Stars preseason schedule was released on July 6, 2026.

| 1 || September 19 || Dallas || 2–1 || St. Louis || || Poirier || Enterprise Center || 16,314 || 1–0–0

| 2 || September 21 || St. Louis || 1–2 || Dallas || || DeSmith || American Airlines Center || 14,614 || 2–0–0

| 3 || September 23 || Minnesota || 0–2 || Dallas || || Poirier || American Airlines Center || 14,991 || 3–0–0

| 4 || September 25 || Dallas || 2–1 || Minnesota || || DeSmith || Grand Casino Arena || 15,645 || 4–0–0

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Regular season The Stars regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2026.

| 1 || October 2 || St. Louis || 4–0 || Dallas || || Oettinger || American Airlines Center || 18,532 || 0–1–0 || 0 ||

| 2 || October 3 || Dallas || 1–2 || Nashville || || DeSmith || Bridgestone Arena || 17,260 || 0–2–0 || 0 ||

| 3 || October 5 || San Jose || 0–5 || Dallas || || Oettinger || American Airlines Center || 18,532 || 1–2–0 || 2 ||

| 4 || October 8 || Dallas || – || Buffalo || || || KeyBank Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 5 || October 10 || Dallas || – || Pittsburgh || || || PPG Paints Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 6 || October 13 || Colorado || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 7 || October 14 || Dallas || – || Colorado || || || Ball Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 8 || October 17 || Dallas || – || Chicago || || || United Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 9 || October 20 || Boston || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 10 || October 22 || Winnipeg || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 11 || October 25 || NY Islanders || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 12 || October 27 || New Jersey || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 13 || October 29 || Montreal || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 14 || October 31 || Columbus || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 15 || November 3 || Dallas || – || Washington || || || Capital One Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 16 || November 5 || Dallas || – || Columbus || || || Nationwide Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 17 || November 7 || San Jose || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 18 || November 12 || Winnipeg || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 19 || November 14 || Buffalo || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 20 || November 15 || Florida || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 21 || November 17 || Dallas || – || Vegas || || || T-Mobile Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 22 || November 19 || Dallas || – || Vegas || || || T-Mobile Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 23 || November 22 || Pittsburgh || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 24 || November 25 || Nashville || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 25 || November 27 || Dallas || – || St. Louis || || || Enterprise Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 26 || November 28 || Utah || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 27 || December 1 || Dallas || – || Seattle || || || Climate Pledge Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 28 || December 3 || Dallas || – || Seattle || || || Climate Pledge Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 29 || December 5 || Dallas || – || Vancouver || || || Rogers Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 30 || December 9 || Toronto || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 31 || December 12 || St. Louis || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 32 || December 15 || Washington || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 33 || December 17 || Dallas || – || Edmonton || || || Rogers Place || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 34 || December 19 || Dallas || – || Winnipeg || || || Canada Life Centre || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 35 || December 20 || Dallas || – || Winnipeg || || || Canada Life Centre || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 36 || December 22 || Calgary || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 37 || December 27 || Dallas || – || Montreal || || || Bell Centre || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 38 || December 29 || Dallas || – || Ottawa || || || Canadian Tire Centre || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 39 || December 31 || NY Rangers || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 40 || January 2 || Chicago || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 41 || January 4 || Detroit || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 42 || January 6 || Dallas || – || San Jose || || || SAP Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 43 || January 8 || Dallas || – || Anaheim || || || Honda Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 44 || January 9 || Dallas || – || Los Angeles || || || Crypto.com Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 45 || January 12 || Ottawa || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 46 || January 14 || Dallas || – || Boston || || || TD Garden || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 47 || January 15 || Dallas || – || NY Islanders || || || UBS Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 48 || January 17 || Dallas || – || NY Rangers || || || Madison Square Garden || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 49 || January 19 || Dallas || – || New Jersey || || || Prudential Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 50 || January 20 || Dallas || – || Chicago || || || United Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 51 || January 22 || Colorado || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 52 || January 24 || Dallas || – || Colorado || || || Ball Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 53 || January 26 || Anaheim || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 54 || January 28 || Vancouver || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 55 || January 30 || Dallas || – || Minnesota || || || Grand Casino Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 56 || February 8 || Los Angeles || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 57 || February 12 || Dallas || – || Tampa Bay || || || Benchmark International Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 58 || February 13 || Dallas || – || Florida || || || Amerant Bank Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 59 || February 16 || Minnesota || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 60 || February 18 || Philadelphia || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 61 || February 20 || Vegas || – || Dallas || || || AT&T Stadium || (outdoors) || 0–0–0 || ||

| 62 || February 23 || Vancouver || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 63 || February 25 || Tampa Bay || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 64 || February 27 || Edmonton || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 65 || February 28 || Dallas || – || St. Louis || || || Enterprise Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 66 || March 3 || Minnesota || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 67 || March 5 || Dallas || – || Philadelphia || || || Xfinity Mobile Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 68 || March 6 || Dallas || – || Detroit || || || Little Caesars Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 69 || March 8 || Dallas || – || Toronto || || || Scotiabank Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 70 || March 10 || Anaheim || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 71 || March 13 || Dallas || – || Los Angeles || || || Crypto.com Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 72 || March 15 || Dallas || – || Utah || || || Delta Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 73 || March 17 || Dallas || – || Calgary || || || Scotiabank Saddledome || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 74 || March 20 || Dallas || – || Edmonton || || || Rogers Place || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 75 || March 23 || Carolina || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 76 || March 25 || Dallas || – || Carolina || || || Lenovo Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 77 || March 27 || Nashville || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 78 || March 30 || Calgary || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 79 || April 2 || Dallas || – || Minnesota || || || Grand Casino Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 80 || April 3 || Chicago || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 81 || April 5 || Seattle || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 82 || April 7 || Dallas || – || Utah || || || Delta Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 83 || April 9 || Utah || – || Dallas || || || American Airlines Center || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 84 || April 10 || Dallas || – || Nashville || || || Bridgestone Arena || || 0–0–0 || ||

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Roster

Player statistics Preseason

Skaters

Goaltenders †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026-27 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2026-27 season.

Trades Date Details Ref

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref

Signings Date Player Term Ref

Milestones +Regular seasonPlayerMilestoneReached

Draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team League259Jakub VanecekDTri-City AmericansWHL5155Ryan BrownLWLondon KnightsOHL6187Anton Emil Wilde LarsenGFrederikshavn White HawksMetal Ligaen7197Jasper KuhtaCOttawa 67'sOHL219Mikhail CherepanovDNew Hampshire Mountain KingsNAHL

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