# 2005–06 Dallas Stars season

The 2005–06 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' 13th season in the city of Dallas, the 39th overall of the franchise. This was the season following the 2004–05 season which was canceled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 3 | 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 4 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 5 | 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
| 2 | Y- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 3 | Y- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
| 4 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
| 5 | X- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 6 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 7 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
| 8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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| 9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
| 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
| 15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2005–06 regular season :
October: 6–4–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 5, 20055–4Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 8, 20052–3Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 11, 20053–2Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)2–1–0Recap
4WOctober 13, 20053–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)3–1–0Recap
5WOctober 14, 20053–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)4–1–0Recap
6LOctober 16, 20052–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)4–2–0Recap
7LOctober 20, 20052–7Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)4–3–0Recap
8WOctober 22, 20052–1Calgary Flames (2005–06)5–3–0Recap
9LOctober 26, 20054–5 OTSan Jose Sharks (2005–06)5–3–1Recap
10LOctober 28, 20053–5Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)5–4–1Recap
11WOctober 29, 20055–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)6–4–1Recap :
November: 10–3–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 5–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 2, 20053–6Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)6–5–1Recap
13WNovember 4, 20059–1Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)7–5–1Recap
14WNovember 5, 20053–2 SO@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)8–5–1Recap
15WNovember 7, 20054–0Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)9–5–1Recap
16LNovember 10, 20053–5@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)9–6–1Recap
17WNovember 12, 20053–2 SO@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)10–6–1Recap
18WNovember 13, 20053–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)11–6–1Recap
19WNovember 16, 20054–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)12–6–1Recap
20WNovember 18, 20056–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)13–6–1Recap
21WNovember 23, 20053–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)14–6–1Recap
22LNovember 25, 20051–4Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)14–7–1Recap
23WNovember 26, 20053–1@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)15–7–1Recap
24WNovember 30, 20054–1San Jose Sharks (2005–06)16–7–1Recap :
December: 8–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 2, 20055–4 SOCarolina Hurricanes (2005–06)17–7–1Recap
26WDecember 7, 20054–3Florida Panthers (2005–06)18–7–1Recap
27WDecember 10, 20052–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)19–7–1Recap
28LDecember 14, 20053–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)19–8–1Recap
29WDecember 15, 20052–0@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)20–8–1Recap
30WDecember 18, 20055–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)21–8–1Recap
31LDecember 19, 20051–2@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)21–9–1Recap
32WDecember 21, 20055–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)22–9–1Recap
33LDecember 23, 20052–3Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)22–10–1Recap
34WDecember 26, 20056–1@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)23–10–1Recap
35LDecember 27, 20051–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)23–11–1Recap
36WDecember 29, 20053–0St. Louis Blues (2005–06)24–11–1Recap
37LDecember 31, 20052–3Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)24–12–1Recap :
January: 11–3–1 (home: 7–2–0; road: 4–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 2, 20062–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)24–12–2Recap
39WJanuary 4, 20063–1Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)25–12–2Recap
40WJanuary 6, 20064–3 SOMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)26–12–2Recap
41WJanuary 8, 20066–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)27–12–2Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20062–1@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)28–12–2Recap
43WJanuary 12, 20064–1Washington Capitals (2005–06)29–12–2Recap
44WJanuary 14, 20062–1 SO@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)30–12–2Recap
45LJanuary 16, 20062–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)30–13–2Recap
46LJanuary 18, 20062–5Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)30–14–2Recap
47LJanuary 20, 20063–6Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)30–15–2Recap
48WJanuary 23, 20064–1Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)31–15–2Recap
49WJanuary 25, 20064–3 SOSt. Louis Blues (2005–06)32–15–2Recap
50WJanuary 26, 20063–2 SO@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)33–15–2Recap
51WJanuary 28, 20062–1 SODetroit Red Wings (2005–06)34–15–2Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20063–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2005–06)35–15–2Recap :
February: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 1–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53WFebruary 1, 20062–1Nashville Predators (2005–06)36–15–2Recap
54LFebruary 4, 20063–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)36–15–3Recap
55WFebruary 6, 20064–2Nashville Predators (2005–06)37–15–3Recap
56WFebruary 9, 20065–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)38–15–3Recap
57LFebruary 10, 20063–6@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)38–16–3Recap
58LFebruary 12, 20065–6@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)38–17–3Recap :
March: 11–3–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 5–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59LMarch 2, 20062–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)38–18–3Recap
60WMarch 4, 20065–3Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)39–18–3Recap
61WMarch 5, 20067–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)40–18–3Recap
62WMarch 7, 20064–3 SO@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)41–18–3Recap
63LMarch 9, 20060–1@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)41–19–3Recap
64WMarch 11, 20062–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)42–19–3Recap
65WMarch 13, 20064–2Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)43–19–3Recap
66WMarch 16, 20064–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)44–19–3Recap
67WMarch 18, 20064–3 SO@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)45–19–3Recap
68LMarch 20, 20061–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)45–20–3Recap
69WMarch 22, 20064–2Minnesota Wild (2005–06)46–20–3Recap
70WMarch 24, 20063–2 SOChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)47–20–3Recap
71WMarch 26, 20063–2Calgary Flames (2005–06)48–20–3Recap
72WMarch 29, 20062–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)49–20–3Recap
73LMarch 31, 20064–5 SO@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)49–20–4Recap :
April: 4–3–2 (home: 2–0–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74LApril 1, 20060–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)49–21–4Recap
75LApril 3, 20062–3 OTSan Jose Sharks (2005–06)49–21–5Recap
76WApril 6, 20065–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)50–21–5Recap
77WApril 8, 20063–2 SO@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)51–21–5Recap
78LApril 9, 20061–4@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)51–22–5Recap
79WApril 11, 20063–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)52–22–5Recap
80WApril 15, 20064–3 OTMinnesota Wild (2005–06)53–22–5Recap
81LApril 17, 20062–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)53–23–5Recap
82LApril 18, 20064–5 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)53–23–6Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 22, 20062–5Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 24, 20064–5 OTColorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 26, 20063–4 OT@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 3–0Recap
4WApril 28, 20064–1@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 3–1Recap
5LApril 30, 20062–3 OTColorado AvalancheAvalanche win 4–1Recap :
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 | 78 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 23 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | Jason Arnott | C | 81 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 13 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 56 | Sergei Zubov | D | 78 | 13 | 58 | 71 | 20 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 10 | Brenden Morrow | LW | 81 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 30 | 183 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 36 | Jussi Jokinen | C | 81 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jere Lehtinen | RW | 80 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| 43 | Philippe Boucher | D | 66 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 28 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Bill Guerin | RW | 70 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 0 | 115 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| 14 | Stu Barnes | C | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Niko Kapanen | C | 81 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −10 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 10 |
| 20 | Antti Miettinen | RW | 79 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
| 29 | Steve Ott | C | 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 178 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Stephane Robidas | D | 75 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| 15 | Niklas Hagman† | LW | 54 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 41 | Martin Skoula‡ | D | 61 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Trevor Daley | D | 81 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −2 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 42 | Jon Klemm | D | 76 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −3 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jaroslav Svoboda | LW | 43 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Janne Niinimaa† | D | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Mathias Tjarnqvist | RW | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Nathan Perrott† | RW | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Johan Hedberg | G | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Willie Mitchell† | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Marty Turco | G | 68 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 21 | Junior Lessard | RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Jeremy Stevenson† | LW | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | John Erskine‡ | D | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Dan Jancevski | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | David Oliver | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | Vojtech Polak | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Patrick Traverse | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Marty Turco | 68 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 1624 | 166 | 2.55 | .898 | 3 | 3910 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 136 | 18 | 3.39 | .868 | 0 | 319 |
| 1 | Johan Hedberg | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 472 | 48 | 2.67 | .898 | 0 | 1079 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Sergei Zubov (Defense) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Month | Marty Turco (November) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Marty Turco (November 14) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Marty Turco (January 30) |
| Team | Star of the Game Award | Jason Arnott |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Jussi Jokinen | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Junior Lessard | October 22, 2005 |
| First game | Vojtech Polak | October 22, 2005 |
| First game | Dan Jancevski | February 4, 2006 |

## Transactions

The Stars were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2005 | To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2006 |
| November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) | To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2006 | To Dallas StarsNathan Perrott |
| December 12, 2005 (2005-12-12) | To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2007 | To Dallas StarsNiklas Hagman |
| January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10) | To New York Islanders John Erskine2nd-round pick in 2006 | To Dallas StarsJanne Niinimaa5th-round pick in 2007 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Minnesota Wild Shawn BelleMartin Skoula | To Dallas Stars Willie Mitchell2nd-round pick in 2007 |
| June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) | To New York Rangers Conditional draft pick in 2008 | To Dallas Stars Rights to Mike Green |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Martin Skoula | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Johan Hedberg | Leksands IF (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Mario Scalzo | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) | Stephane Robidas | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Garrett Burnett | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 15, 2006 (2006-02-15) | Jeremy Stevenson | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Pierre Turgeon | Colorado Avalanche | Compliance buyout |
| August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) | Aaron Downey | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) | Rob DiMaio | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) |
| September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13) | Don Sweeney | | Retirement (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) | Jaroslav Svoboda | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) | Francis Wathier | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Shawn Belle | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | B. J. Crombeen | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31) | Sergei Zubov | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Mike Modano | 5-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Vojtech Polak | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Mathias Tjarnqvist | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) | Patrick Traverse | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Junior Lessard | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Niko Kapanen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Steve Ott | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Yared Hagos | 2-year | Entry-level |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | David Oliver | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Mike Smith | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Jason Arnott | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Antti Miettinen | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Mike Siklenka | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) | Dan Ellis | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) | John Erskine | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) | Brenden Morrow | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) | Janos Vas | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Loui Eriksson | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Nicklas Grossmann | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Dan Jancevski | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Jussi Jokinen | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Tobias Stephan | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30) | Mark Fistric | 3-year | Entry-level |
| January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05) | Marty Turco | 4-year | Extension |
| March 3, 2006 (2006-03-03) | Philippe Boucher | 3-year | Extension |
| May 17, 2006 (2006-05-17) | Perttu Lindgren | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) | John Lammers | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 23, 2006 (2006-05-23) | Joel Lundqvist | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) | Mike Green | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) | Niklas Hagman | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) | Jere Lehtinen | 1-year | Option exercised |

## Draft picks

Dallas' picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 28 | Matt Niskanen | (D) | United States | Virginia High School (USHS-MN) |
| 2 | 33 | James Neal | (LW) | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 3 | 71 | Richard Clune | (LW) | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 3 | 75 | Perttu Lindgren | (C) | Finland | Ilves Jr. (Finland) |
| 5 | 146 | Tom Wandell | (C) | Sweden | Södertälje SK (Elitserien) |
| 5 | 160 | Matt Watkins | (RW) | Canada | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) |
| 7 | 223 | Pat McGann | (G) | United States | Illinois Midgets |

## Farm teams

The Stars American Hockey League Affiliate for the 2005–06 season were the Iowa Stars, based in Des Moines, Iowa. They also became affiliated with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.