# 1998–99 Dallas Stars season

The 1998–99 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' sixth season in Dallas, Texas, and the thirty-second of the franchise. They would defeat the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup finals to win the first Stanley Cup for the Stars in franchise history.

## Offseason

Under a league-wide realignment from four to six divisions, the NHL moved the Stars from the Central to the Pacific Division. This resulted in the oddity of Dallas, a city near the longitudinal center of the contiguous United States and in the Central Time Zone, having none of its major professional sports teams in a "Central Division" despite the fact that all of the then-established major leagues at this time had divisions with some form of that name. This would temporarily change when the Dallas Burn of the then-new Major League Soccer were placed in a newly-formed Central Division in 2000, but MLS reverted to an Eastern and Western Conference format without additional divisions after only two seasons. The Stars would eventually return to the Central Division after the NHL returned to a four division alignment in 2013.

## Regular season

The Stars finished the regular season with the NHL's best record and first overall in goals against, with just 168. They also tied the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.

### Season standings

Pacific Division :
| R | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 236 | 168 | 114 |
| 2 | 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 205 | 197 | 90 |
| 3 | 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 215 | 206 | 83 |
| 4 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 196 | 191 | 80 |
| 5 | 11 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 189 | 222 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 236 | 168 | 114 |
| 2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 239 | 205 | 98 |
| 3 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 245 | 202 | 93 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 205 | 197 | 90 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 237 | 209 | 87 |
| 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 215 | 206 | 83 |
| 7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 196 | 191 | 80 |
| 8 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 230 | 226 | 78 |
| 9 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 211 | 234 | 72 |
| 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 202 | 248 | 70 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 189 | 222 | 69 |
| 12 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 190 | 261 | 63 |
| 13 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 192 | 258 | 58 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1998–99 regular season :
October: 6–1–2 (home: 6–0–1; road: 0–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 10, 19984–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 13, 19983–1Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)2–0–0Recap
3TOctober 15, 19982–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)2–0–1Recap
4LOctober 17, 19983–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)2–1–1Recap
5WOctober 20, 19983–1Calgary Flames (1998–99)3–1–1Recap
6WOctober 22, 19982–1Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)4–1–1Recap
7WOctober 24, 19982–1San Jose Sharks (1998–99)5–1–1Recap
8TOctober 30, 19983–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)5–1–2Recap
9WOctober 31, 19983–2Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)6–1–2Recap :
November: 6–3–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10LNovember 4, 19980–4@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)6–2–2Recap
11WNovember 7, 19984–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)7–2–2Recap
12LNovember 11, 19980–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)7–3–2Recap
13WNovember 13, 19985–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)8–3–2Recap
14WNovember 14, 19983–1@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)9–3–2Recap
15WNovember 20, 19984–2New York Islanders (1998–99)10–3–2Recap
16TNovember 21, 19983–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)10–3–3Recap
17WNovember 23, 19983–2San Jose Sharks (1998–99)11–3–3Recap
18LNovember 25, 19982–5New Jersey Devils (1998–99)11–4–3Recap
19WNovember 27, 19984–0Washington Capitals (1998–99)12–4–3Recap :
December: 11–1–3 (home: 4–0–1; road: 7–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
20WDecember 2, 19983–0@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)13–4–3Recap
21LDecember 4, 19981–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)13–5–3Recap
22WDecember 6, 19986–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)14–5–3Recap
23WDecember 7, 19983–2@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)15–5–3Recap
24TDecember 9, 19983–3 OTSan Jose Sharks (1998–99)15–5–4Recap
25WDecember 11, 19983–2Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)16–5–4Recap
26TDecember 13, 19982–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)16–5–5Recap
27WDecember 15, 19987–3St. Louis Blues (1998–99)17–5–5Recap
28WDecember 18, 19983–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)18–5–5Recap
29WDecember 20, 19983–2@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)19–5–5Recap
30TDecember 21, 19982–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)19–5–6Recap
31WDecember 23, 19985–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)20–5–6Recap
32WDecember 26, 19984–2@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)21–5–6Recap
33WDecember 28, 19981–0Nashville Predators (1998–99)22–5–6Recap
34WDecember 31, 19986–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)23–5–6Recap :
January: 7–4–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 5–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
35WJanuary 1, 19992–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)24–5–6Recap
36WJanuary 6, 19996–4Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)25–5–6Recap
37LJanuary 8, 19990–1@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)25–6–6Recap
38LJanuary 10, 19990–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)25–7–6Recap
39TJanuary 12, 19992–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)25–7–7Recap
40WJanuary 13, 19992–1@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)26–7–7Recap
41WJanuary 15, 19993–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)27–7–7Recap
42LJanuary 18, 19993–5Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)27–8–7Recap
43LJanuary 20, 19994–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–9–7Recap
44WJanuary 27, 19993–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)28–9–7Recap
45WJanuary 29, 19994–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)29–9–7Recap
46WJanuary 30, 19995–2@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)30–9–7Recap :
February: 8–2–2 (home: 5–2–2; road: 3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
47TFebruary 1, 19992–2 OTCalgary Flames (1998–99)30–9–8Recap
48LFebruary 7, 19990–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)30–10–8Recap
49WFebruary 12, 19993–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)31–10–8Recap
50WFebruary 13, 19993–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)32–10–8Recap
51WFebruary 15, 19994–1Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)33–10–8Recap
52WFebruary 17, 19992–1Florida Panthers (1998–99)34–10–8Recap
53WFebruary 19, 19995–1Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)35–10–8Recap
54TFebruary 21, 19991–1 OTColorado Avalanche (1998–99)35–10–9Recap
55WFebruary 23, 19994–3@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)36–10–9Recap
56LFebruary 24, 19991–2Nashville Predators (1998–99)36–11–9Recap
57WFebruary 26, 19996–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)37–11–9Recap
58WFebruary 28, 19991–0Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)38–11–9Recap :
March: 9–4–3 (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–3–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59TMarch 2, 19992–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1998–99)38–11–10Recap
60WMarch 4, 19993–2 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)39–11–10Recap
61LMarch 5, 19991–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)39–12–10Recap
62WMarch 7, 19994–3St. Louis Blues (1998–99)40–12–10Recap
63WMarch 10, 19997–4Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)41–12–10Recap
64WMarch 12, 19994–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)42–12–10Recap
65TMarch 14, 19991–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)42–12–11Recap
66TMarch 16, 19992–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)42–12–12Recap
67LMarch 17, 19991–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)42–13–12Recap
68LMarch 19, 19991–2Ottawa Senators (1998–99)42–14–12Recap
69WMarch 21, 19993–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (1998–99)43–14–12Recap
70WMarch 23, 19993–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)44–14–12Recap
71WMarch 25, 19992–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)45–14–12Recap
72LMarch 26, 19991–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)45–15–12Recap
73WMarch 28, 19993–0@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)46–15–12Recap
74WMarch 31, 19996–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)47–15–12Recap :
April: 4–4–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 0–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75LApril 3, 19992–5@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)47–16–12Recap
76LApril 4, 19990–3Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)47–17–12Recap
77WApril 7, 19995–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)48–17–12Recap
78WApril 9, 19993–1New York Rangers (1998–99)49–17–12Recap
79WApril 11, 19996–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)50–17–12Recap
80WApril 14, 19994–2Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)51–17–12Recap
81LApril 17, 19990–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)51–18–12Recap
82LApril 18, 19991–2@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)51–19–12Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers: Stars win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 21, 19992–1Edmonton OilersStars lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 23, 19993–2Edmonton OilersStars lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 25, 19993–2@ Edmonton OilersStars lead 3–0Recap
4WApril 27, 19993–2 3OT@ Edmonton OilersStars win 4–0Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Stars win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 6, 19993–0St. Louis BluesStars lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 8, 19995–4 OTSt. Louis BluesStars lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 10, 19992–3 OT@ St. Louis BluesStars lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 12, 19992–3 OT@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WMay 15, 19993–1St. Louis BluesStars lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 17, 19992–1 OT@ St. Louis BluesStars win 4–2Recap :
Western Conference Finals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Stars win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 22, 19991–2Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 24, 19994–2Colorado AvalancheSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WMay 26, 19993–0@ Colorado AvalancheStars lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 28, 19992–3 OT@ Colorado AvalancheSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LMay 30, 19995–7Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 3–2Recap
6WJune 1, 19994–1@ Colorado AvalancheSeries tied 3–3Recap
7WJune 4, 19994–1Colorado AvalancheStars win 4–3Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E7) Buffalo Sabres – Stars win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LJune 8, 19992–3 OTBuffalo SabresSabres lead 1–0Recap
2WJune 10, 19994–2Buffalo SabresSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WJune 12, 19992–1@ Buffalo SabresStars lead 2–1Recap
4LJune 15, 19991–2@ Buffalo SabresSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WJune 17, 19992–0Buffalo SabresStars lead 3–2Recap
6WJune 19, 19992–1 3OT@ Buffalo SabresStars win 4–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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 | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | Mike Modano | C | 77 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 29 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 16 |
| 22 | Brett Hull | RW | 60 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 19 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Joe Nieuwendyk | C | 67 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 19 |
| 26 | Jere Lehtinen | RW | 74 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Sergei Zubov | D | 81 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Darryl Sydor | D | 74 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −1 | 50 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| 15 | Jamie Langenbrunner | RW | 75 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 10 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 16 |
| 16 | Pat Verbeek | RW | 78 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 133 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 29 | Grant Marshall | RW | 82 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Derian Hatcher | D | 80 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 102 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Mike Keane | RW | 81 | 6 | 23 | 29 | −2 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| 41 | Tony Hrkac | C | 69 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Dave Reid | LW | 73 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 21 | Guy Carbonneau | C | 74 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −3 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | Richard Matvichuk | D | 64 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 51 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 27 | Shawn Chambers | D | 61 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 18 |
| 3 | Craig Ludwig | D | 80 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Brian Skrudland | C | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Derek Plante† | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Sergei Gusev‡ | D | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Benoit Hogue† | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 16 |
| 37 | Brad Lukowich | D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Brent Severyn | LW | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Jon Sim | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 6 | Dan Keczmer‡ | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | G | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 28 | Jason Botterill | LW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Petr Buzek | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Kelly Fairchild | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Manny Fernandez | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Aaron Gavey | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Doug Lidster† | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Blake Sloan† | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 8 |
| 1 | Roman Turek | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Jamie Wright | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | 61 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 1373 | 117 | 1.99 | .915 | 5 | 3536 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 617 | 43 | 1.67 | .930 | 3 | 1544 |
| 1 | Roman Turek | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 562 | 48 | 2.08 | .915 | 1 | 1382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Manny Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2.00 | .931 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Conn Smythe Trophy | Joe Nieuwendyk |
| League (annual) | Frank J. Selke Trophy | Jere Lehtinen |
| League (annual) | William M. Jennings Trophy | Ed Belfour |
| League (annual) | William M. Jennings Trophy | Roman Turek |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Ed Belfour |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Ken Hitchcock (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mike Modano |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Darryl Sydor |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sergei Zubov |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Mike Modano (December 28) |
| Team | Star of the Game Award | Mike Modano |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| 400th goal scored | Joe Nieuwendyk | October 30, 1998 |
| 500th game played | Ed Belfour | November 13, 1998 |
| 1,000th point | Brett Hull | November 14, 1998 |
| First game | Blake Sloan | March 12, 1999 |
| First game | Jon Sim | March 28, 1999 |

## Transactions

* February 26, 1999 – Doug Lidster was signed as a free agent with the Dallas Stars.

## Dallas Stars - 1999 Stanley Cup champions
### Players
#### Centres

* 9 Mike Modano (A. Capt.)
* 10 Brian Skrudland
* 18 Derek Plante††
* 21 Guy Carbonneau
* 25 Joe Nieuwendyk (A. Capt.)
* 49 Jon Sim

#### Wingers

* 11 Blake Sloan
* 12 Mike Keane
* 14 Dave Reid
* 15 Jamie Langenbrunner
* 16 Pat Verbeek
* 17 Brent Severyn††
* 22 Brett Hull
* 26 Jere Lehtinen
* 29 Grant Marshall
* 33 Benoit Hogue
* 41 Tony Hrkac

#### Defencemen

* 2 Derian Hatcher (Captain)
* 3 Craig Ludwig (A. Capt.)
* 5 Darryl Sydor
* 24 Richard Matvichuk
* 56 Sergei Zubov (A. Capt.)
* 27 Shawn Chambers
* 6 Doug Lidster (D)†
* 37 Brad Lukowich (D)†

#### Goaltenders

* 20 Ed Belfour
* 1 Roman Turek

### Coaching and administrative staff

* Thomas O. Hicks (Chairman/Owner/Governor), Jim Lites (President), Bob Gainey (Vice President/General Manager)
* Doug Armstrong (Ass't General Manager), Craig Button (Director of Player Personnel), Ken Hitchcock (Head Coach)
* Doug Jarvis, Rick Wilson (Ass't Coaches), Rick McLaughlin, Jeff Cogen (Vice Presidents)
* Bill Strong (Vice President), Tim Bernhardt (Director-Amateur Scouting), Doug Overton (Director-Pro Scouting)
* Bob Gernader (Chief Scout), Stu McGregor (Western Scout), Dave Suprenant (Medical Trainer), Dave Smith (Equipment Manager),
* Rick Matthews (Ass't Equipment Manager), Jean-Jacque McQueen (Strength-Conditioning Coach),
* Rick St. Croix (Goaltending Consultant), Dan Stuchal (Director of Team Services), Larry Kelly (Director of Public Relations),
* Leon Friedrich† (Video Coordinator), Craig Lowery† (Trainer Ass't), Dave Warner† (Equipment Ass't).

### Stanley Cup engraving

* ††Brent Severyn played only 30 games, missing 22 regular season games due to injuries, and was a healthy scratch for the playoffs. Dallas included him on the Stanley Cup because he spent the whole season with Dallas. Derek Plante played 41 regular season games for Buffalo and 10 for Dallas. He also played 6 playoff games. His name was included on the cup because he spent the whole season in the NHL.
* † Members were included on the 1999 Stanley Cup Picture but were not engraved on the cup.
* In February, Dallas added Doug Lidster from the Canadian National Team and Brad Lukowich from the minor league Kalamazoo Wings. Lidster played 17 regular season and 4 playoff games. Lukowich played 14 regular season and 8 playoff games (2 games in the conference finals). They were left off the cup even though they played in the playoffs.

## Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 39 | John Erskine | (D) | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 57 | Tyler Bouck | (RW) | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 3 | 86 | Gabriel Karlsson | (C) | Sweden | HV71 (J20 SuperElit) |
| 6 | 153 | Pavel Patera | (RW) | Czech Republic | AIK IF (J20 SuperElit) |
| 6 | 173 | Niko Kapanen | (C) | Finland | HPK (SM-liiga) |
| 7 | 200 | Scott Perry | (C) | United States | Boston University (Hockey East) |