# 2021–22 Dallas Stars season

The 2021–22 Dallas Stars season was the 55th season for National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and the 29th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. On April 27, 2022, the Stars clinched a playoff berth despite a 4–3 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 46 | 312 | 234 | +78 | 119 |
| 2 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 310 | 253 | +57 | 113 |
| 3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 311 | 242 | +69 | 109 |
| 4 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
| 5 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
| 6 | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
| 7 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
| 8 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
| 3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
| 6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
| 9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
| 10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021 with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players are planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. On December 22, 2021, the NHL announced that players would not participate in the Olympics due to the rise of COVID-19 cases worldwide.
2021–22 game log :

### Playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Joe Pavelski | 82 | 27 | 54 | 81 | +11 | 14 |
| Jason Robertson | 74 | 41 | 38 | 79 | +16 | 22 |
| Roope Hintz | 80 | 37 | 35 | 72 | +15 | 28 |
| Tyler Seguin | 81 | 24 | 25 | 49 | −21 | 30 |
| John Klingberg | 74 | 6 | 41 | 47 | −28 | 34 |
| Jamie Benn | 82 | 18 | 28 | 46 | −13 | 88 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 70 | 5 | 31 | 36 | +3 | 24 |
| Ryan Suter | 82 | 7 | 25 | 32 | +1 | 40 |
| Denis Gurianov | 73 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +2 | 16 |
| Esa Lindell | 76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | +4 | 12 |
| Alexander Radulov | 71 | 4 | 18 | 22 | −20 | 30 |
| Radek Faksa | 77 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −20 | 52 |
| Jacob Peterson | 65 | 12 | 5 | 17 | −1 | 12 |
| Luke Glendening | 82 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −17 | 15 |
| Michael Raffl | 76 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −19 | 16 |
| Jani Hakanpaa | 80 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +1 | 43 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 56 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −6 | 10 |
| Joel Hanley | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −13 | 4 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov$^†$ | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 11 |
| Andrej Sekera | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 16 |
| Thomas Harley | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 6 |
| Marian Studenic$^†$ | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| Tanner Kero | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −5 | 0 |
| Riley Damiani | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Comeau | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Riley Tufte | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Fredrik Karlstrom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Rhett Gardner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Ty Dellandrea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Joe Pavelski | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| Roope Hintz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 |
| Tyler Seguin | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jason Robertson | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
| Michael Raffl | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 19 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Suter | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Radek Faksa | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 16 |
| Jamie Benn | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Esa Lindell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jani Hakanpaa | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| John Klingberg | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 26 |
| Ty Dellandrea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Marian Studenic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Jacob Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Denis Gurianov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Joel Hanley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Luke Glendening | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Alexander Radulov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jake Oettinger | 48 | 46 | 2,707:36 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 114 | 2.53 | 1,331 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Braden Holtby | 24 | 22 | 1,318:28 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 2.78 | 700 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Wedgewood$^†$ | 8 | 7 | 452:16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 3.05 | 265 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Khudobin | 9 | 7 | 462:28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 3.63 | 231 | .879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jake Oettinger | 7 | 7 | 429:49 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1.81 | 285 | .954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$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 2021–22 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | To Vancouver CanucksJason Dickinson | To Dallas Stars3rd-round pick in 2021 |
| July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) | To Detroit Red Wings1st-round pick in 2021 | To Dallas StarsWSH 1st-round pick in 2021 NYR 2nd-round pick in 2021 OTT 5th-round pick in 2021 |
| February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) | To Tampa Bay LightningTye Felhaber | To Dallas StarsAlexei Lipanov |
| March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) | To Arizona CoyotesConditional$^1$ 4th-round pick in 2023 | To Dallas StarsScott Wedgewood |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Detroit Red Wings4th-round pick in 2024 | To Dallas StarsVladislav Namestnikov |
| June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10) | To Buffalo SabresBen Bishop 7th-round pick in 2022 | To Dallas StarsFuture considerations |
Notes:
* Arizona will receive a 3rd-round pick in 2023 if Dallas qualifies for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Andreas Borgman | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Luke Glendening | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Braden Holtby | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Alex Petrovic | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Ryan Suter | Minnesota Wild | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Jani Hakanpaa | Carolina Hurricanes | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Michael Raffl | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02) | Jerad Rosburg | Texas Stars (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02) | Marian Studenic | New Jersey Devils | | Waivers |
| May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18) | Fredrik Olofsson | IK Oskarshamn (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06) | Matej Blumel | HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15) | Landon Bow | Rytiri Kladno (ELH) | Unknown | Free agency |
| July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) | Jamie Oleksiak | Seattle Kraken | | Expansion draft |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Andrew Cogliano | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Justin Dowling | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Taylor Fedun | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Mark Pysyk | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02) | Adam Mascherin | Skelleftea AIK (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14) | Ben Bishop | | | Retirement |
| December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16) | Andreas Borgman | | | Contract termination |
| December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) | Andreas Borgman | Frolunda HC (SHL) | 5-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | Miro Heiskanen | 8-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) | Nick Caamano | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) | Colton Point | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Ben Gleason | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Joel Kiviranta | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03) | Joseph Cecconi | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28) | Wyatt Johnston | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28) | Logan Stankoven | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05) | Artem Grushnikov | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) | Antonio Stranges | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10) | Remi Poirier | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11) | Joe Pavelski | 1-year | Extension |
| June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07) | Denis Gurianov | 1-year | Extension |
| June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07) | Alex Petrovic | 1-year | Extension |
| June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13) | Nick Caamano | 1-year | Extension |
| June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14) | Fredrik Karlstrom | 1-year | Extension |
| June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28) | Joseph Cecconi | 1-year | Extension |
| June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29) | Ryan Shea | 1-year | Extension |
| June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30) | Riley Tufte | 1-year | Extension |
| June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30) | Scott Wedgewood | 2-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 23 | Wyatt Johnston | C | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 2 | 47 | Logan Stankoven | C | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 2 | 48 | Artem Grushnikov | D | Russia | Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) |
| 3 | 73 | Ayrton Martino | LW | Canada | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 3 | 79 | Justin Ertel | LW | Canada | Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) |
| 4 | 111 | Conner Roulette | LW | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 5 | 138 | Jack Bar | D | Canada | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 6 | 175 | Francesco Arcuri | C | Canada | Steel Wings Linz (AlpsHL) |
| 7 | 207 | Albert Sjoberg | RW | Sweden | Sodertalje SK (J20 SuperElit) |