# 2001–02 Dallas Stars season

The 2001–02 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' 9th season as the Dallas Stars and the 35th overall of the franchise. It was the Stars' first season playing home games at the American Airlines Center, and they went 18–13–6–4 in their new home stadium. However, they did not follow up their success from the previous year, only picking up 90 points for 36 wins against 28 losses for 4th place in the division and 10th in the Conference. They missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1995–96 season.

## Regular season

On December 3, it was announced Bob Gainey would step down as general manager and move into a consultant role at the end of the season and be replaced by assistant general manager Doug Armstrong. With a record of 23–17–6–4 after 50 games, head coach Ken Hitchcock was fired on January 25 and replaced on an interim basis by Rick Wilson. Gainey also decided to transfer general manager duties to Armstrong at that point.
* December 26, 2001: In a 2-0 shutout over the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy became the first goalie to win 500 games in a career.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 189 | 99 |
| 2 | 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
| 3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
| 4 | 10 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
| 5 | 13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
| 3 | y – San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 199 | 99 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
| 10 | Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
| 13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
| 14 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results

2001–02 regular season :
October: 4–4–2–3 (home: 3–1–1–2; road: 1–3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 5, 20014–1Nashville Predators (2001–02)1–0–0–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 20010–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)1–1–0–0Recap
3WOctober 9, 20012–1Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)2–1–0–0Recap
4LOctober 11, 20011–4Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)2–2–0–0Recap
5OTLOctober 13, 20013–4 OTCalgary Flames (2001–02)2–2–0–1Recap
6TOctober 17, 20012–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)2–2–1–1Recap
7WOctober 18, 20013–1Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)3–2–1–1Recap
8TOctober 20, 20012–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (2001–02)3–2–2–1Recap
9LOctober 24, 20012–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)3–3–2–1Recap
10WOctober 26, 20015–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)4–3–2–1Recap
11OTLOctober 28, 20012–3 OT@ New York Islanders (2001–02)4–3–2–2Recap
12LOctober 29, 20012–4@ New York Rangers (2001–02)4–4–2–2Recap
13OTLOctober 31, 20013–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)4–4–2–3Recap :
November: 5–3–4–0 (home: 1–2–3–0; road: 4–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14WNovember 2, 20013–0Nashville Predators (2001–02)5–4–2–3Recap
15LNovember 3, 20011–4@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)5–5–2–3Recap
16TNovember 7, 20012–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2001–02)5–5–3–3Recap
17LNovember 9, 20011–5Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)5–6–3–3Recap
18TNovember 11, 20012–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)5–6–4–3Recap
19WNovember 15, 20014–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)6–6–4–3Recap
20WNovember 17, 20013–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)7–6–4–3Recap
21LNovember 19, 20012–3New York Islanders (2001–02)7–7–4–3Recap
22TNovember 21, 20014–4 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2001–02)7–7–5–3Recap
23TNovember 23, 20013–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2001–02)7–7–6–3Recap
24WNovember 25, 20014–3@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)8–7–6–3Recap
25WNovember 29, 20013–0@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)9–7–6–3Recap :
December: 8–5–0–1 (home: 3–4–0–1; road: 5–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26WDecember 1, 20016–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)10–7–6–3Recap
27WDecember 2, 20014–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)11–7–6–3Recap
28LDecember 5, 20013–6Ottawa Senators (2001–02)11–8–6–3Recap
29WDecember 7, 20015–0Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)12–8–6–3Recap
30WDecember 12, 20014–3Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)13–8–6–3Recap
31LDecember 14, 20013–4Calgary Flames (2001–02)13–9–6–3Recap
32WDecember 15, 20016–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)14–9–6–3Recap
33LDecember 17, 20011–4San Jose Sharks (2001–02)14–10–6–3Recap
34LDecember 20, 20011–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)14–11–6–3Recap
35WDecember 22, 20014–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)15–11–6–3Recap
36WDecember 23, 20014–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)16–11–6–3Recap
37LDecember 26, 20010–2Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)16–12–6–3Recap
38OTLDecember 28, 20012–3 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)16–12–6–4Recap
39WDecember 31, 20012–1Boston Bruins (2001–02)17–12–6–4Recap :
January: 7–6–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40WJanuary 2, 20022–1Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)18–12–6–4Recap
41LJanuary 5, 20022–5@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)18–13–6–4Recap
42WJanuary 8, 20022–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)19–13–6–4Recap
43WJanuary 9, 20023–2@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)20–13–6–4Recap
44LJanuary 12, 20022–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)20–14–6–4Recap
45WJanuary 13, 20023–1@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)21–14–6–4Recap
46WJanuary 16, 20023–2Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)22–14–6–4Recap
47LJanuary 18, 20022–3Florida Panthers (2001–02)22–15–6–4Recap
48LJanuary 20, 20022–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)22–16–6–4Recap
49WJanuary 21, 20025–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)23–16–6–4Recap
50LJanuary 23, 20022–4Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)23–17–6–4Recap
51LJanuary 25, 20021–6Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)23–18–6–4Recap
52WJanuary 28, 20024–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)24–18–6–4Recap :
February: 3–3–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 6, 20021–2@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)24–19–6–4Recap
54TFebruary 8, 20021–1 OTEdmonton Oilers (2001–02)24–19–7–4Recap
55WFebruary 10, 20025–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)25–19–7–4Recap
56LFebruary 11, 20021–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)25–20–7–4Recap
57WFebruary 13, 20024–2New York Rangers (2001–02)26–20–7–4Recap
58LFebruary 26, 20021–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)26–21–7–4Recap
59WFebruary 28, 20024–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)27–21–7–4Recap :
March: 6–5–4–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 2–2–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
60WMarch 2, 20022–1@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)28–21–7–4Recap
61WMarch 3, 20024–1San Jose Sharks (2001–02)29–21–7–4Recap
62WMarch 6, 20023–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2001–02)30–21–7–4Recap
63LMarch 8, 20023–5Minnesota Wild (2001–02)30–22–7–4Recap
64LMarch 10, 20020–3New Jersey Devils (2001–02)30–23–7–4Recap
65WMarch 12, 20025–2@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)31–23–7–4Recap
66TMarch 14, 20023–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)31–23–8–4Recap
67TMarch 16, 20025–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)31–23–9–4Recap
68TMarch 18, 20022–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)31–23–10–4Recap
69WMarch 20, 20023–2St. Louis Blues (2001–02)32–23–10–4Recap
70WMarch 22, 20024–3Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)33–23–10–4Recap
71LMarch 24, 20021–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)33–24–10–4Recap
72LMarch 26, 20022–3@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)33–25–10–4Recap
73TMarch 28, 20022–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)33–25–11–4Recap
74LMarch 30, 20021–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)33–26–11–4Recap :
April: 3–2–2–1 (home: 3–0–1–1; road: 0–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75WApril 1, 20023–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)34–26–11–4Recap
76OTLApril 3, 20021–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (2001–02)34–26–11–5Recap
77WApril 5, 20023–1Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)35–26–11–5Recap
78LApril 7, 20021–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)35–27–11–5Recap
79LApril 8, 20020–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)35–28–11–5Recap
80TApril 10, 20024–4 OTMinnesota Wild (2001–02)35–28–12–5Recap
81WApril 12, 20023–1Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)36–28–12–5Recap
82TApril 14, 20022–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)36–28–13–5Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | Mike Modano | C | 78 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 14 | 38 |
| 26 | Jere Lehtinen | RW | 73 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 27 | 14 |
| 25 | Joe Nieuwendyk‡ | C | 67 | 23 | 24 | 47 | −2 | 18 |
| 77 | Pierre Turgeon | C | 66 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −4 | 16 |
| 56 | Sergei Zubov | D | 80 | 12 | 32 | 44 | −4 | 22 |
| 10 | Brenden Morrow | LW | 72 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 109 |
| 5 | Darryl Sydor | D | 78 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3 | 50 |
| 22 | Kirk Muller | LW | 78 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −12 | 28 |
| 15 | Jamie Langenbrunner‡ | RW | 68 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −11 | 54 |
| 2 | Derian Hatcher | D | 80 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 87 |
| 24 | Richard Matvichuk | D | 82 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 52 |
| 16 | Pat Verbeek | RW | 64 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −4 | 72 |
| 23 | Martin Rucinsky†‡ | LW | 42 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 24 |
| 17 | Benoit Brunet†‡ | LW | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | Rob DiMaio | RW | 61 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −2 | 25 |
| 28 | Donald Audette‡ | RW | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Valeri Kamensky‡ | LW | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Scott Pellerin† | LW | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −5 | 15 |
| 41 | Brent Gilchrist† | LW | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −6 | 6 |
| 37 | Brad Lukowich | D | 66 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 40 |
| 33 | Benoit Hogue‡ | C | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −4 | 24 |
| 51 | John MacLean† | RW | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 17 |
| 27 | Shaun Van Allen‡ | C | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 6 |
| 12 | Randy McKay† | RW | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | G | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 12 |
| 44 | Jason Arnott† | C | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| 14 | Jon Sim | LW | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 10 |
| 32 | Jim Montgomery | C | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 27 | Manny Malhotra† | C | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 5 |
| 3 | John Erskine | D | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −8 | 62 |
| 43 | Steve Gainey | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 7 |
| 39 | Niko Kapanen | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 23 | Jyrki Lumme‡ | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 | Dave Manson† | D | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 23 |
| 28 | Greg Hawgood | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sami Helenius | D | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 58 |
| 36 | Roman Lyashenko‡ | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 35 | Marty Turco | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | 60 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 1458 | 153 | 2.65 | .895 | 1 | 3467 |
| 35 | Marty Turco | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 670 | 53 | 2.09 | .921 | 2 | 1519 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jere Lehtinen |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Mike Modano (January 14) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Marty Turco (March 4) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Brenden Morrow |
| Team | Star of the Game Award | Mike Modano |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Niko Kapanen | October 9, 2001 |
| First game | John Erskine | November 19, 2001 |
| 400th goal scored | Mike Modano | January 2, 2002 |
| 1,000th game played | Joe Nieuwendyk | January 20, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Stars were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Dallas Stars Jyrki Lumme | To Phoenix Coyotes Tyler Bouck |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Dallas Stars Cameron Mann | To Boston Bruins Ric Jackman |
| August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) | To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 2003 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Grant Marshall |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | To Dallas Stars Kirk Muller | To Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Evgeny Petrochinin |
| November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21) | To Dallas Stars Benoit BrunetMartin Rucinsky | To Montreal Canadiens Donald AudetteShaun Van Allen |
| November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21) | To Dallas Stars Dave Manson | To Toronto Maple Leafs Jyrki Lumme |
| January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) | To Dallas Stars Future considerations | To Boston Bruins Benoit Hogue |
| January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) | To Dallas Stars Andre LakosFuture considerations | To New Jersey Devils Valeri Kamensky |
| March 12, 2002 (2002-03-12) | To Dallas Stars Barrett HeistenManny Malhotra | To New York Rangers Roman LyashenkoMartin Rucinsky |
| March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) | To Dallas Stars Conditional draft pick in 2003 | To Ottawa Senators Benoit Brunet |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Dallas Stars Jason ArnottRandy McKay1st-round pick in 2002 | To New Jersey Devils Jamie LangenbrunnerJoe Nieuwendyk |
| June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) | To Dallas Stars Philadelphia’s 1st-round pick in 20022nd-round pick in 20026th-round pick in 2003 | To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2002 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Rob DiMaio | Carolina Hurricanes | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Pierre Turgeon | St. Louis Blues | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Donald Audette | Buffalo Sabres | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Valeri Kamensky | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | Jim Montgomery | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Greg Hawgood | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Gavin Morgan | Utah Grizzlies (IHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31) | Pat Verbeek | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) | Scott Pellerin | Boston Bruins | | Waivers |
| February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) | Brent Gilchrist | Detroit Red Wings | | Waivers |
| February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26) | John MacLean | Utah Grizzlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Jeff Tory | Kassel Huskies (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Yevgeni Tsybuk | Avangard Omsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Mike Keane | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) |
| July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | David Ling | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (VI) |
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Grant Ledyard | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Greg Leeb | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 25, 2001 (2001-07-25) | Jimmy Roy | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Ryan Christie | Calgary Flames | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Jamie Wright | Calgary Flames | Free agency (VI) |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Mike Bales | Belfast Giants (BISL) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 18, 2001 (2001-08-18) | Eric Houde | HC Asiago (Serie A) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) | Brett Hull | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (III) |
| August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) | Alan Letang | Calgary Flames | Free agency (VI) |
| N/A | Chris Wells | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Kirk Muller | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waiver draft |
| November 23, 2001 (2001-11-23) | Ted Donato | Manchester Monarchs (AHL) | Free agency (III) |
| February 15, 2002 (2002-02-15) | John MacLean | Utah Grizzlies (AHL) | Free agency (III) |
| June 7, 2002 (2002-06-07) | John MacLean | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 13, 2001 (2001-06-13) | Sami Helenius | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) | Kirk Muller | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | Niko Kapanen | 2-year | Entry-level |
| July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | Marcus Kristoffersson | 2-year | Entry-level |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Jon Sim | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Cameron Mann | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) | Brad Lukowich | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2001 (2001-07-25) | Jason Bacashihua | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 25, 2001 (2001-07-25) | Steve Ott | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) | Chad Alban | 1-year | Re-signing |
| February 5, 2002 (2002-02-05) | Darryl Sydor | 5-year | Extension |
| April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23) | Mark Wotton | 2-year | Extension |
| June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) | Kirk Muller | 1-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Dallas's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 26 | Jason Bacashihua | United States | Chicago Freeze (NAHL) |
| 3 | 70 | Yared Hagos | Sweden | AIK IF (Sweden) |
| 3 | 92 | Anthony Aquino | Canada | Merrimack College (Hockey East) |
| 4 | 126 | Daniel Volrab | Czech Republic | Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) |
| 5 | 161 | Mike Smith | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 6 | 167 | Michal Blazek | Czech Republic | Vsetín HC (Czech Republic) |
| 6 | 192 | Jussi Jokinen | Finland | Oulun Kärpät Jr. (Finland) |
| 8 | 255 | Marco Rosa | Canada | Merrimack College (NCAA) |
| 9 | 265 | Dale Sullivan | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 285 | Marek Tomica | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) |