# 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. 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

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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.

### Regular season

The Stars' regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
2017–18 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Final

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jamie Benn | 82 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 20 | 54 |
| Tyler Seguin | 82 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 12 | 43 |
| Alexander Radulov | 82 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 4 | 72 |
| John Klingberg | 82 | 8 | 59 | 67 | 10 | 26 |
| Mattias Janmark | 81 | 19 | 15 | 34 | −13 | 24 |
| Radek Faksa | 79 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 21 | 36 |
| Devin Shore | 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −30 | 14 |
| Tyler Pitlick | 80 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 34 |
| Esa Lindell | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 24 |
| Jason Spezza | 78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −12 | 12 |
| Dan Hamhuis | 80 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −6 | 33 |
| Antoine Roussel | 73 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 126 |
| Stephen Johns | 75 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
| Brett Ritchie | 71 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 42 |
| Remi Elie | 72 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| Greg Pateryn | 73 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 50 |
| Gemel Smith | 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| Martin Hanzal | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −14 | 23 |
| Julius Honka | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14 |
| Jamie Oleksiak$^‡$ | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 18 |
| Marc Methot | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 31 |
| Curtis McKenzie | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Jason Dickinson | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 17 |
| Dillon Heatherington | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Adam Cracknell$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| R. Faksa | NHL Third Star of the Week | December 4, 2017 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| T. Seguin | 200th career NHL goal | November 24, 2017 |
| K. Lehtonen | 300th career NHL win | December 13, 2017 |
| A. Radulov | 200th career NHL point | January 20, 2018 |
| D. Hamhuis | 1,000th career NHL game | January 30, 2018 |
| J. Klingberg | 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 | Details |
| June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) | To Vegas Golden KnightsDylan Ferguson 2nd-round pick in 2020 | To Dallas StarsMarc Methot |
| November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10) | To Florida PanthersLudwig Bystrom | To Dallas StarsReece Scarlett |
| December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJamie Oleksiak | To Dallas StarsConditional 4th-round pick in 2019 |
| February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03) | To Nashville PredatorsMark McNeill | To Dallas StarsAndrew O'Brien |

### Free agents acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Brian Flynn | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year, $700,000 |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Martin Hanzal | Minnesota Wild | 3-year, $14.25 million |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Mike McKenna | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Tyler Pitlick | Edmonton Oilers | 3-year, $3 million |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Brent Regner | Florida Panthers | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) | Alex Radulov | Montreal Canadiens | 5-year, $31.25 million |
| April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09) | Tony Calderone | Michigan Wolverines | 2-year, entry-level contract |

### Free agents lost

| Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19) | Travis Morin | Texas Stars | 1-year |
| June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) | Justin Hache | SønderjyskE | Unknown |
| June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19) | Matej Stransky | Severstal Cherepovets | 2-year |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Maxime Lagace | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Antti Niemi | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year, $700,000 |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Patrick Sharp | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year, $1 million |
| July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) | Ales Hemsky | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year, $1 million |
| August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01) | Nick Ebert | Slovan Bratislava | 1-year |
| June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) | 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 | October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) | |
| Adam Cracknell | New York Rangers | October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09) | |

### Players released

| Date | Player | Via | Ref |

### Lost via retirement

| Date | Player | Ref |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) | Esa Lindell | 2-year, $4.4 million |
| June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) | Mark McNeill | 1-year, $660,000 |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Patrik Nemeth | 1-year, $945,000 |
| July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) | Brett Ritchie | 2-year, $3.5 million |
| July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08) | Miro Heiskanen | 3-year, $10.275 million entry-level contract |
| July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) | Radek Faksa | 3-year, $6.6 million |
| July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11) | Gemel Smith | 1-year, $650,000 |
| August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04) | Jamie Oleksiak | 1-year, $964,688 |
| March 3, 2018 (2018-03-03) | 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 | Finland | HIFK (Liiga) |
| 1 | 26$^1$ | 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:
* 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.