# 2013–14 Dallas Stars season

The 2013–14 Dallas Stars season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 21st season since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 NHL season. On April 11, 2014, the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 3–0 to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the 2007–08 season.

## Off-season

The Stars unveiled a new logo and jersey at an event on June 4, 2013. They also announced that the organization will retire Mike Modano's # 9 jersey on March 8, 2014 before their game versus the Minnesota Wild.
The Stars hired Lindy Ruff as their new head coach on June 21, 2013.
The Stars promoted Jamie Benn to Captain on September 19, 2013, filling the vacancy created when Brenden Morrow was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins during the prior season.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 47 | 250 | 220 | +30 | 112 |
| 2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 43 | 248 | 191 | +57 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 40 | 267 | 220 | +47 | 107 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 3 | PA | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 216 | 231 | −15 | 89 |
| 4 | CE | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |
| 6 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 196 | 223 | −27 | 83 |
| 7 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 209 | 241 | −32 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 203 | 270 | −67 | 67 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Dallas Stars entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. They were defeated by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round in six games.
2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Tyler Seguin | 80 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 16 | 18 |
| Jamie Benn | 81 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 21 | 64 |
| Alex Goligoski | 81 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 28 |
| Cody Eakin | 81 | 16 | 19 | 35 | −9 | 36 |
| Alex Chiasson | 79 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −21 | 38 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 8 |
| Ryan Garbutt | 75 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 106 |
| Ray Whitney | 69 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −6 | 14 |
| Rich Peverley | 62 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −3 | 15 |
| Erik Cole | 75 | 16 | 13 | 29 | −17 | 20 |
| Antoine Roussel | 81 | 14 | 15 | 29 | −1 | 209 |
| Trevor Daley | 67 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 38 |
| Vernon Fiddler | 76 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 37 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 76 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −12 | 20 |
| Shawn Horcoff | 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 52 |
| Jordie Benn | 78 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 30 |
| Brenden Dillon | 80 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 86 |
| Colton Sceviour | 26 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −3 | 4 |
| Kevin Connauton | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −6 | 16 |
| Stephane Robidas$^‡$ | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Dustin Jeffrey | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| Lane MacDermid$^‡$ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Maxime Fortunus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Rome | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 11 |
| Travis Morin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Mueller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Cameron Gaunce | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Patrik Nemeth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Shawn Horcoff | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Jamie Benn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Trevor Daley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| Cody Eakin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Goligoski | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Ryan Garbutt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Vernon Fiddler | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 24 |
| Colton Sceviour | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Seguin | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordie Benn | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Antoine Roussel | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Chiasson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 2 |
| Ray Whitney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Erik Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Aaron Rome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Chris Mueller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Kevin Connauton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Brenden Dillon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Patrik Nemeth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 12 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Kari Lehtonen | 65 | 64 | 3804 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 153 | 2.41 | 1888 | .919 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Dan Ellis$^‡$ | 14 | 11 | 690 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3.04 | 349 | .900 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Thomas$^†$ | 8 | 6 | 364 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2.97 | 184 | .902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 47 | .872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristopher Nilstorp | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.62 | 17 | .824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Kari Lehtonen | 6 | 6 | 346 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3.29 | 165 | .885 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Thomas | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 | .500 | 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

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1st Career NHL Game | October 3, 2013 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st career NHL Point | October 20, 2013 |
| Kevin Connauton | 1st Career NHL Game | October 24, 2013 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 3, 2013 |
| Tyler Seguin | 1st Career NHL 4 Goal Game | November 14, 2013 |
| Jamie Benn | 1st Career NHL 6 Point Game | November 14, 2013 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 1,200th Career NHL Game | November 26, 2013 |
| Kari Lehtonen | 400th Career NHL Game | December 3, 2013 |
| Kevin Connauton | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 5, 2013 |
| Colton Sceviour | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 14, 2013 |
| Kevin Connauton | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 16, 2013 |
| Jamie Benn | 300th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2013 |
| Ray Whitney | 1,300th Career NHL Game | January 14, 2014 |
| Jamie Benn | 100th Career NHL Goal | January 23, 2014 |
| Kari Lehtonen | 200th Career NHL Win | January 23, 2014 |
| Erik Cole | 800th Career NHL Game | January 23, 2014 |
| Brenden Dillon | 100th Career NHL Game | January 23, 2014 |
| Ryan Garbutt | 100th Career NHL Game | January 23, 2014 |
| Tyler Seguin | 100th Career NHL Assist | March 6, 2014 |
| Patrik Nemeth | 1st Career NHL Game | April 1, 2014 |
| Tyler Seguin | 200th Career NHL Point | April 5, 2014 |

## Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

### Trades

| July 4, 2013 | To Boston Bruins Loui Eriksson Reilly Smith Matt Fraser Joe Morrow | To Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin Rich Peverley Ryan Button |
| July 5, 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers Philip Larsen 7th-round pick in 2016 | To Dallas Stars Shawn Horcoff |
| November 22, 2013 | To Calgary Flames Lane MacDermid | To Dallas Stars 6th-round pick in 2014 |
| March 4, 2014 | To Anaheim Ducks Stephane Robidas | To Dallas Stars Conditional 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| March 5, 2014 | To Florida Panthers Dan Ellis | To Dallas Stars Tim Thomas |

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Luke Gazdic | July 2, 2013 | 1 year, $635,000 |
| Lane MacDermid | July 2, 2013 | 1 year, $660,000 |
| Jordie Benn | July 3, 2013 | 3 years, $2.1 million |
| Valeri Nichushkin | July 6, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Ryan Garbutt | January 29, 2014 | 3 years, $1.8 million contract extension |
| Colton Sceviour | February 28, 2014 | 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension |
| Alex Guptill | March 27, 2014 | 2 years, $1.63 million entry-level contract |
| Branden Troock | April 15, 2014 | 3 years, $1.91 million entry-level contract |
| Philippe Desrosiers | April 19, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Esa Lindell | May 7, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Henri Kiviaho | May 23, 2014 | 3 years, $1.835 million entry-level contract |
| Jason Dickinson | May 29, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Gemel Smith | May 31, 2014 | 3 years, $2.1 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

Dallas Stars' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 10 | Valeri Nichushkin | RW | Russia | HC Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
| 1 | 29 | Jason Dickinson | C | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 2 | 40 | Remi Elie | LW | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 54 | Philippe Desrosiers | G | Canada | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 68 | Niklas Hansson | D | Sweden | Rogle BK J20 (SE) |
| 4 | 101 | Nicholas Paul | LW | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 5 | 131 | Cole Ully | LW | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 5 | 149 | Matej Paulovic | LW | Slovakia | Farjestad BK J20 (SE) |
| 7 | 182 | Aleksi Makela | D | Finland | Ilves (SM-liiga) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of an April 2, 2013 trade that sent Jaromir Jagr to the Bruins in exchange for Lane MacDermid, Cody Payne and this pick.
* $^b$ The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of an April 2, 2013 trade that sent Derek Roy to the Canucks in exchange for Kevin Connauton and this pick.
* $^c$ The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a January 14, 2013 trade that sent Mark Fistric to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a February 26, 2013 trade that sent Erik Cole to the Stars in exchange for a Michael Ryder and this pick.
* $^d$ The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a March 24, 2013 trade that sent Brenden Morrow and a 2013 third-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for Joe Morrow and this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a June 7, 2013 trade that sent the rights to Sergei Gonchar to the Stars in exchange for this pick.
* $^e$ The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.