The 2017–18 Dallas Stars season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 25th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year despite having a winning record and only missing the last playoff spot by three points. It was the tenth time that the Stars missed the playoffs since moving to Dallas in 1993, which was more than the franchise had missed back when the franchise was based in Minnesota, nine (missed playoffs in 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, and 1993).

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Stars released their preseason schedule on June 9, 2017. 2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 19 St. Louis 3–5 Dallas McKenna 12,567 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 21 Dallas 1–5 Colorado Lehtonen — 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 23 Dallas 4–0 St. Louis Lehtonen 15,742 2–1–0 Recap 4 September 25 Colorado 4–2 Dallas Bishop 10,200 2–2–0 Recap 5 September 26 Minnesota 1–4 Dallas Lehtonen 11,373 3–2–0 Recap 6 September 30 Dallas 1–5 Minnesota Bishop 18,374 3–3–0 Recap

Regular season The Stars' regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017. 2017–18 game log October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 6 Vegas 2–1 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 7 Dallas 2–4 St. Louis Lehtonen 18,858 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 10 Detroit 2–4 Dallas Bishop 18,119 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 12 Dallas 1–4 Nashville Bishop 17,113 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 14 Colorado 1–3 Dallas Bishop 17,967 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 17 Arizona 1–3 Dallas Bishop 16,007 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 19 Dallas 5–4 Arizona Bishop 11,225 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 21 Carolina 3–4 Dallas Bishop 18,023 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 24 Dallas 3–5 Colorado Lehtonen 12,823 5–4–0 10 Recap 10 October 26 Dallas 4–5 Edmonton Bishop 18,347 5–5–0 10 Recap 11 October 27 Dallas 2–1 Calgary Lehtonen 18,873 6–5–0 12 Recap 12 October 30 Dallas 2–1 Vancouver OT Bishop 17,109 7–5–0 14 Recap November: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 Dallas 2–5 Winnipeg Bishop 15,321 7–6–0 14 Recap 14 November 4 Buffalo 1–5 Dallas Lehtonen 18,236 8–6–0 16 Recap 15 November 6 Winnipeg 4–1 Dallas Bishop 17,895 8–7–0 16 Recap 16 November 10 NY Islanders 0–5 Dallas Bishop 18,342 9–7–0 18 Recap 17 November 13 Dallas 1–5 Carolina Bishop 7,968 9–8–0 18 Recap 18 November 14 Dallas 3–4 Florida SO Lehtonen 10,928 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 16 Dallas 1–6 Tampa Bay Bishop 19,092 9–9–1 19 Recap 20 November 18 Edmonton 3–6 Dallas Bishop 18,312 10–9–1 21 Recap 21 November 21 Montreal 1–3 Dallas Bishop 18,532 11–9–1 23 Recap 22 November 22 Dallas 0–3 Colorado Bishop 14,874 11–10–1 23 Recap 23 November 24 Calgary 4–6 Dallas Bishop 18,532 12–10–1 25 Recap 24 November 28 Dallas 3–0 Vegas Bishop 17,579 13–10–1 27 Recap 25 November 30 Dallas 4–3 Chicago OT Bishop 21,589 14–10–1 29 Recap December: 8–5–2 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 Chicago 2–3 Dallas SO Bishop 18,532 15–10–1 31 Recap 27 December 3 Dallas 7–2 Colorado Lehtonen 13,194 16–10–1 33 Recap 28 December 5 Nashville 5–2 Dallas Bishop 18,023 16–11–1 33 Recap 29 December 7 Dallas 0–3 St. Louis Lehtonen 16,341 16–12–1 33 Recap 30 December 9 Vegas 5–3 Dallas Bishop 18,532 16–13–1 33 Recap 31 December 11 Dallas 2–1 NY Rangers SO Lehtonen 17,667 17–13–1 35 Recap 32 December 13 Dallas 5–2 NY Islanders Lehtonen 10,316 18–13–1 37 Recap 33 December 15 Dallas 2–5 New Jersey Lehtonen 13,171 18–14–1 37 Recap 34 December 16 Dallas 1–2 Philadelphia OT Bishop 19,477 18–14–2 38 Recap 35 December 19 Washington 4–3 Dallas OT Bishop 18,112 18–14–3 39 Recap 36 December 21 Chicago 0–4 Dallas Bishop 18,532 19–14–3 41 Recap 37 December 23 Nashville 3–4 Dallas SO Bishop 18,532 20–14–3 43 Recap 38 December 27 Dallas 2–4 Minnesota Bishop 19,107 20–15–3 43 Recap 39 December 29 St. Louis 2–4 Dallas Bishop 18,532 21–15–3 45 Recap 40 December 31 San Jose 0–6 Dallas Bishop 18,532 22–15–3 47 Recap January: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Columbus 2–1 Dallas Bishop 17,235 22–16–3 47 Recap 42 January 4 New Jersey 3–4 Dallas Bishop 18,114 23–16–3 49 Recap 43 January 6 Edmonton 1–5 Dallas Bishop 18,532 24–16–3 51 Recap 44 January 13 Colorado 4–1 Dallas Bishop 18,532 24–17–3 51 Recap 45 January 15 Dallas 3–2 Boston OT Lehtonen 17,565 25–17–3 53 Recap 46 January 16 Dallas 4–2 Detroit Bishop 19,515 26–17–3 55 Recap 47 January 18 Dallas 1–2 Columbus SO Bishop 17,574 26–17–4 56 Recap 48 January 20 Dallas 7–1 Buffalo Lehtonen 19,070 27–17–4 58 Recap 49 January 23 Florida 1–6 Dallas Bishop 17,987 28–17–4 60 Recap 50 January 25 Toronto 4–1 Dallas Bishop 18,225 28–18–4 60 Recap 51 January 30 Los Angeles 3–0 Dallas Bishop 17,655 28–19–4 60 Recap February: 8–4–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 1 Dallas 4–1 Arizona Lehtonen 10,998 29–19–4 62 Recap 53 February 3 Minnesota 1–6 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 30–19–4 64 Recap 54 February 5 NY Rangers 1–2 Dallas Bishop 17,543 31–19–4 66 Recap 55 February 8 Dallas 4–2 Chicago Bishop 21,422 32–19–4 68 Recap 56 February 9 Pittsburgh 3–4 Dallas SO Lehtonen 18,532 33–19–4 70 Recap 57 February 11 Vancouver 6–0 Dallas Bishop 17,889 33–20–4 70 Recap 58 February 16 St. Louis 1–2 Dallas Bishop 18,532 34–20–4 72 Recap 59 February 18 Dallas 2–5 San Jose Bishop 17,562 34–21–4 72 Recap 60 February 21 Dallas 0–2 Anaheim Bishop 16,609 34–22–4 72 Recap 61 February 22 Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles Lehtonen 18,230 35–22–4 74 Recap 62 February 24 Winnipeg 5–3 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 35–23–4 74 Recap 63 February 27 Calgary 0–2 Dallas Bishop 17,124 36–23–4 76 Recap March: 4–8–4 (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 0–6–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Tampa Bay 5–4 Dallas OT Bishop 17,337 36–23–5 77 Recap 65 March 3 St. Louis 2–3 Dallas OT Bishop 18,321 37–23–5 79 Recap 66 March 5 Ottawa 3–2 Dallas OT Lehtonen 17,110 37–23–6 80 Recap 67 March 6 Dallas 0–2 Nashville Lehtonen 17,342 37–24–6 80 Recap 68 March 9 Anaheim 1–2 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 38–24–6 82 Recap 69 March 11 Dallas 1–3 Pittsburgh Lehtonen 18,637 38–25–6 82 Recap 70 March 13 Dallas 2–4 Montreal Lehtonen 21,302 38–26–6 82 Recap 71 March 14 Dallas 5–6 Toronto SO Lehtonen 18,918 38–26–7 83 Recap 72 March 16 Dallas 2–3 Ottawa OT Bishop 15,842 38–26–8 84 Recap 73 March 18 Dallas 2–4 Winnipeg Lehtonen 15,321 38–27–8 84 Recap 74 March 20 Dallas 3–4 Washington Lehtonen 18,506 38–28–8 84 Recap 75 March 23 Boston 3–2 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 38–29–8 84 Recap 76 March 25 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas Lehtonen 18,112 38–30–8 84 Recap 77 March 27 Philadelphia 2–3 Dallas OT Lehtonen 17,247 39–30–8 86 Recap 78 March 29 Dallas 2–5 Minnesota Lehtonen 19,350 39–31–8 86 Recap 79 March 31 Minnesota 1–4 Dallas Lehtonen 18,532 40–31–8 88 Recap April: 2–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Dallas 4–2 San Jose McKenna 17,451 41–31–8 90 Recap 81 April 6 Dallas 3–5 Anaheim McKenna 17,355 41–32–8 90 Recap 82 April 7 Dallas 4–2 Los Angeles Lehtonen 18,230 42–32–8 92 RecapLegend:

Player statistics Final Skaters

Regular season Player 82 36 43 79 20 54 82 40 38 78 12 43 82 27 45 72 4 72 82 8 59 67 10 26 81 19 15 34 −13 24 79 17 16 33 21 36 82 11 21 32 −30 14 80 14 13 27 9 34 80 7 20 27 19 24 78 8 18 26 −12 12 80 3 21 24 −6 33 73 5 12 17 1 126 75 8 7 15 10 41 71 7 7 14 1 42 72 6 8 14 5 18 73 1 12 13 6 50 46 6 5 11 5 17 38 5 5 10 −14 23 42 1 3 4 −1 14 ‡ 21 1 2 3 −6 18 36 1 2 3 11 31 7 0 2 2 3 11 27 0 2 2 −2 17 6 0 1 1 3 26 ‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 53 51 2,886:50 26 17 5 120 2.49 1437 .916 5 0 1 4 37 30 1,944:18 15 14 3 83 2.56 946 .912 1 0 0 4 2 1 101:20 1 1 0 5 2.96 50 .900 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

Awards and honors

Awards

Regular season Player AwardAwarded NHL Third Star of the Week December 4, 2017

Milestones

Regular season Player MilestoneReached 200th career NHL goal November 24, 2017 300th career NHL win December 13, 2017 200th career NHL point January 20, 2018 1,000th career NHL game January 30, 2018 200th career NHL point February 16, 2018

Transactions The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Vegas Golden KnightsDylan Ferguson2nd-round pick in 2020 To Dallas StarsMarc Methot To Florida PanthersLudwig Bystrom To Dallas StarsReece Scarlett To Pittsburgh PenguinsJamie Oleksiak To Dallas StarsConditional 4th-round pick in 2019 To Nashville PredatorsMark McNeill To Dallas StarsAndrew O'Brien

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Brian Flynn Montreal Canadiens 1-year, $700,000 Martin Hanzal Minnesota Wild 3-year, $14.25 million Mike McKenna Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year, $650,000 Tyler Pitlick Edmonton Oilers 3-year, $3 million Brent Regner Florida Panthers 1-year, $650,000 Alex Radulov Montreal Canadiens 5-year, $31.25 million Tony Calderone Michigan Wolverines 2-year, entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Travis Morin Texas Stars 1-year Justin Hache SønderjyskE Unknown Matej Stransky Severstal Cherepovets 2-year Maxime Lagace Vegas Golden Knights 1-year, $650,000 Antti Niemi Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year, $700,000 Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks 1-year, $1 million Ales Hemsky Montreal Canadiens 1-year, $1 million Nick Ebert Slovan Bratislava 1-year Andrew Bodnarchuk Red Bull München 2-year

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Patrik Nemeth Colorado Avalanche Adam Cracknell New York Rangers

Players released Date Player Via Ref

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref

Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Esa Lindell 2-year, $4.4 million Mark McNeill 1-year, $660,000 Patrik Nemeth 1-year, $945,000 Brett Ritchie 2-year, $3.5 million Miro Heiskanen 3-year, $10.275 million entry-level contract Radek Faksa 3-year, $6.6 million Gemel Smith 1-year, $650,000 Jamie Oleksiak 1-year, $964,688 Jason Robertson 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2017 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 3 Miro Heiskanen D HIFK (Liiga) 1 261 Jake Oettinger G Boston Terriers (HE) 2 39 Jason Robertson LW Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 4 101 Liam Hawel C Guelph Storm (OHL) 5 132 Jacob Peterson C Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit) 6 163 Brett Davis C Kootenay Ice (WHL) 7 194 Dylan Ferguson G Kamloops Blazers (WHL) Draft notes: The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent Anaheim's first-round pick in 2017 (29th overall) and a third-round pick in 2017 (70th overall) to Chicago in exchange for this pick.

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