2017–18 Dallas Stars season
The 2017–18 Dallas Stars season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League 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.[2] The Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year. 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).
2017–18 Dallas Stars | |
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Division | 6th Central |
Conference | 10th Western |
2017–18 record | 42–32–8 |
Home record | 26–12–3 |
Road record | 16–20–5 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 225 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Nill |
Coach | Ken Hitchcock |
Captain | Jamie Benn |
Alternate captains | John Klingberg Alexander Radulov Tyler Seguin Jason Spezza |
Arena | American Airlines Center |
Average attendance | 18,110[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Texas Stars (AHL) Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tyler Seguin (40) |
Assists | John Klingberg (59) |
Points | Jamie Benn (79) |
Penalty minutes | Antoine Roussel (126) |
Plus/minus | Radek Faksa (+21) |
Wins | Ben Bishop (26) |
Goals against average | Ben Bishop (2.49) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Nashville Predators | 82 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 47 | 267 | 211 | +56 | 117 |
2 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 48 | 277 | 218 | +59 | 114 |
3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 42 | 253 | 232 | +21 | 101 |
4 | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 95 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 226 | 222 | +4 | 94 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 235 | 225 | +10 | 92 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 76 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | PA | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 98 |
2 | CE | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 95 |
3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 226 | 222 | +4 | 94 |
4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 235 | 225 | +10 | 92 |
5 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 218 | 248 | −30 | 84 |
6 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 234 | 263 | −29 | 78 |
7 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 76 |
8 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 218 | 264 | −46 | 73 |
9 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 208 | 256 | −48 | 70 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Stars released their preseason schedule on June 9, 2017.[5]
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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.[6]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Final[7]
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ben Bishop | 53 | 51 | 2,886:50 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 120 | 2.49 | 1437 | .916 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Kari Lehtonen | 37 | 30 | 1,944:18 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 83 | 2.56 | 946 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Mike McKenna | 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
Milestones
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Transactions
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 26, 2017 | To Vegas Golden Knights Dylan Ferguson 2nd-round pick in 2020 |
To Dallas Stars Marc Methot |
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November 10, 2017 | To Florida Panthers Ludwig Bystrom |
To Dallas Stars Reece Scarlett |
[10] |
December 19, 2017 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jamie Oleksiak |
To Dallas Stars Conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 |
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February 3, 2018 | To Nashville Predators Mark McNeill |
To Dallas Stars Andrew O'Brien |
[12] |
Free agents acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
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July 1, 2017 | Brian Flynn | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year, $700,000 | [13] |
July 1, 2017 | Martin Hanzal | Minnesota Wild | 3-year, $14.25 million | [14] |
July 1, 2017 | Mike McKenna | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year, $650,000 | [15] |
July 1, 2017 | Tyler Pitlick | Edmonton Oilers | 3-year, $3 million | [16] |
July 1, 2017 | Brent Regner | Florida Panthers | 1-year, $650,000 | [17] |
July 4, 2017 | Alex Radulov | Montreal Canadiens | 5-year, $31.25 million | [18] |
April 9, 2018 | Tony Calderone | Michigan Wolverines | 2-year, entry-level contract | [19] |
Free agents lost
Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
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May 19, 2017 | Travis Morin | Texas Stars | 1-year | [20] |
June 17, 2017 | Justin Hache | SønderjyskE | Unknown | [21] |
June 19, 2017 | Matej Stransky | Severstal Cherepovets | 2-year | [22] |
July 1, 2017 | Maxime Lagace | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year, $650,000 | [23] |
July 1, 2017 | Antti Niemi | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year, $700,000 | [24] |
July 1, 2017 | Patrick Sharp | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year, $1 million | [25] |
July 3, 2017 | Ales Hemsky | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year, $1 million | [26] |
August 1, 2017 | Nick Ebert | Slovan Bratislava | 1-year | [27] |
June 18, 2018 | Andrew Bodnarchuk | Red Bull München | 2-year | [28] |
Claimed via waivers
Player | Previous team | Date | Ref |
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Lost via waivers
Player | New team | Date | Ref |
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Patrik Nemeth | Colorado Avalanche | October 3, 2017 | [29] |
Adam Cracknell | New York Rangers | October 9, 2017 | [30] |
Players released
Date | Player | Via | Ref |
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Lost via retirement
Date | Player | Ref |
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Player signings
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
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June 26, 2017 | Esa Lindell | 2-year, $4.4 million | [31] |
June 26, 2017 | Mark McNeill | 1-year, $660,000 | [32] |
July 1, 2017 | Patrik Nemeth | 1-year, $945,000 | [33] |
July 6, 2017 | Brett Ritchie | 2-year, $3.5 million | [34] |
July 8, 2017 | Miro Heiskanen | 3-year, $10.275 million entry-level contract | [35] |
July 10, 2017 | Radek Faksa | 3-year, $6.6 million | [36] |
July 11, 2017 | Gemel Smith | 1-year, $650,000 | [37] |
August 4, 2017 | Jamie Oleksiak | 1-year, $964,688 | [38] |
March 3, 2018 | Jason Robertson | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [39] |
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) |
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1 | 3 | Miro Heiskanen | D | Finland | HIFK (Liiga) |
1 | 261 | Jake Oettinger | G | United States | Boston Terriers (HE) |
2 | 39 | Jason Robertson | LW | United States | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
4 | 101 | Liam Hawel | C | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
5 | 132 | Jacob Peterson | C | Sweden | Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
6 | 163 | Brett Davis | C | Canada | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
7 | 194 | Dylan Ferguson | G | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
Draft notes:[40]
- 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.[41]
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