# 2024–25 Dallas Stars season

The 2024–25 Dallas Stars season is the 58th season (57th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and the 32nd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 season.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Winnipeg Jets | 69 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 38 | 239 | 162 | +77 | 98 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 67 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 229 | 177 | +52 | 89 |
| 3 | Colorado Avalanche | 68 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 228 | 197 | +31 | 85 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 187 | 195 | −8 | 81 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 69 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 25 | 206 | 203 | +3 | 75 |
| 6 | Utah Hockey Club | 68 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 191 | 205 | −14 | 71 |
| 7 | Nashville Predators | 67 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 172 | 218 | −46 | 58 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 68 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 184 | 243 | −59 | 49 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | Minnesota Wild | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 187 | 195 | −8 | 81 |
| 2 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 68 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 191 | 205 | −14 | 75 |
| 3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 69 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 25 | 206 | 203 | +3 | 75 |
| 4 | PA | Calgary Flames | 67 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 173 | 197 | −24 | 73 |
| 5 | CE | Utah Hockey Club | 68 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 191 | 205 | −14 | 71 |
| 6 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 68 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 182 | 215 | −33 | 66 |
| 7 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 69 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 209 | 223 | −14 | 65 |
| 8 | CE | Nashville Predators | 67 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 172 | 218 | −46 | 58 |
| 9 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 68 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 184 | 243 | −59 | 49 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 68 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 178 | 255 | −77 | 45 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Stars preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.
2024 preseason game log: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–0–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 21St. Louis1–2DallasHellbergAmerican Airlines Center15,7651–0–0
2September 23Dallas3–2ColoradoPoirierBall Arena15,0062–0–0
3September 25Minnesota2–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center14,3113–0–0
4September 27Colorado2–4DallasKrawsAmerican Airlines Center15,9144–0–0
5September 29Dallas4–2MinnesotaDeSmithXcel Energy Center17,3735–0–0
6October 3Dallas3–4St. LouisOTOettingerEnterprise Center16,3865–0–1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

### Regular season

The Stars regular season schedule was released on June 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
October: 7–2–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 2–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 10Dallas4–3NashvilleOettingerBridgestone Arena17,5441–0–02
2October 12NY Islanders0–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5322–0–04
3October 13Seattle0–2DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,5323–0–06
4October 15San Jose2–3DallasSOOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5324–0–08
5October 17Dallas2–3WashingtonDeSmithCapital One Arena17,0344–1–08
6October 19Edmonton1–4DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5325–1–010
7October 22Dallas2–4BuffaloOettingerKeyBank Center13,0145–2–010
8October 24Dallas5–2BostonDeSmithTD Garden17,8506–2–012
9October 26Chicago2–4DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5327–2–014 :
November: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10$^A$November 1Florida6–4DallasOettingerNokia Arena12,7867–3–014
11$^A$November 2Dallas2–4FloridaDeSmithNokia Arena12,8077–4–014
12November 7Chicago1–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5328–4–016
13November 9Dallas1–4WinnipegOettingerCanada Life Centre15,2258–5–016
14November 11Dallas7–1PittsburghOettingerPPG Paints Arena16,5269–5–018
15November 14Boston2–7DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53210–5–020
16November 16Dallas2–1MinnesotaOettingerXcel Energy Center18,14311–5–022
17November 18Anaheim4–2DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53211–6–022
18November 20San Jose2–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53212–6–024
19November 23Dallas4–2Tampa BayOettingerAmalie Arena19,09213–6–026
20November 25Dallas4–6CarolinaOettingerLenovo Center18,81213–7–026
21November 27Dallas2–6ChicagoDeSmithUnited Center19,14413–8–026
22November 29Colorado3–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53214–8–028 :
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 3–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
23December 1Winnipeg1–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53215–8–030
24December 2Dallas2–1UtahDeSmithDelta Center11,13116–8–032
25December 4Dallas2–3Los AngelesOettingerCrypto.com Arena15,01016–9–032
26December 6Dallas2–3VegasOettingerT-Mobile Arena17,96116–10–032
27December 8Calgary2–6DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53217–10–034
28December 12Nashville4–1DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53217–11–034
29December 14St. Louis1–2DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53218–11–036
30December 16Washington1–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53219–11–038
31December 18Toronto5–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53219–12–038
32December 20NY Rangers3–1DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53219–13–038
33December 23Dallas3–2UtahDeSmithDelta Center11,13120–13–040
34December 27Minnesota3–2DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53220–13–141
35December 29Dallas5–1ChicagoOettingerUnited Center20,62721–13–143
36December 31Buffalo2–4DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53222–13–145 :
January: 11–4–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 6–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 2Ottawa2–4DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53223–13–147
38January 4Utah2–3DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53224–13–149
39January 7Dallas5–4NY RangersOTOettingerMadison Square Garden17,52825–13–151
40January 9Dallas4–1PhiladelphiaDeSmithWells Fargo Center17,94126–13–153
41January 11Dallas2–1MontrealSOOettingerBell Centre21,10527–13–155
42January 12Dallas2–3OttawaDeSmithCanadian Tire Centre17,65327–14–155
43January 14Dallas4–1TorontoOettingerScotiabank Arena18,53528–14–157
44January 16Montreal3–1DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53228–15–157
45January 18Dallas3–6ColoradoDeSmithBall Arena18,05528–16–157
46January 19Detroit1–4DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53229–16–159
47January 21Carolina2–1DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53229–17–159
48January 24Vegas3–4DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53230–17–161
49January 25Dallas2–0St. LouisDeSmithEnterprise Center17,75531–17–163
50January 28Dallas4–3VegasOTOettingerT-Mobile Arena17,81132–17–165
51January 31Vancouver3–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53233–17–167 :
February: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 3–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 2Columbus3–5DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53234–17–169
53February 4Dallas1–2AnaheimOettingerHonda Center16,71434–18–169
54February 7Dallas4–5Los AngelesSOOettingerCrypto.com Arena18,14534–18–270
55February 8Dallas8–3San JoseDeSmithSAP Center17,43535–18–272
56February 22Dallas4–2New JerseyDeSmithPrudential Center16,51436–18–274
57February 23Dallas4–3NY IslandersOettingerUBS Arena16,60237–18–276
58February 25Dallas4–6ColumbusOettingerNationwide Arena16,89737–19–276
59February 28Los Angeles2–6DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53238–19–278 :
March: 5–2–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 1–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 2St. Louis3–6DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53239–19–280
61March 4New Jersey3–4DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53240–19–282
62March 6Calgary2–3DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53241–19–284
63March 8Dallas4–5EdmontonOettingerRogers Place18,34741–20–284
64March 9Dallas4–1VancouverDeSmithRogers Arena18,65642–20–286
65March 14Dallas1–4WinnipegOettingerCanada Life Centre15,22542–21–286
66March 16Dallas3–4ColoradoOTOettingerBall Arena18,13142–21–387
67March 18Anaheim3–4DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53243–21–389
68March 20Tampa BayDallasAmerican Airlines Center
69March 22PhiladelphiaDallasAmerican Airlines Center
70March 24MinnesotaDallasAmerican Airlines Center
71March 26DallasEdmontonRogers Place
72March 27DallasCalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
73March 29DallasSeattleClimate Pledge Arena
74March 31DallasSeattleClimate Pledge Arena :
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
75April 3NashvilleDallasAmerican Airlines Center
76April 5PittsburghDallasAmerican Airlines Center
77April 6DallasMinnesotaXcel Energy Center
78April 8VancouverDallasAmerican Airlines Center
79April 10WinnipegDallasAmerican Airlines Center
80April 12UtahDallasAmerican Airlines Center
81April 14DallasDetroitLittle Caesars Arena
82April 16DallasNashvilleBridgestone Arena :
Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
$^A$ – Game played in Tampere, Finland as part of the NHL Global Series :

## Player statistics

Updated as of February 2, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Jason Robertson | 52 | 19 | 31 | 50 | +3 | 10 |
| Matt Duchene | 52 | 18 | 31 | 49 | +10 | 6 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 52 | 15 | 30 | 45 | +13 | 12 |
| Roope Hintz | 48 | 22 | 13 | 35 | +7 | 16 |
| Jamie Benn | 52 | 13 | 19 | 32 | +2 | 58 |
| Evgenii Dadonov | 52 | 15 | 14 | 29 | +9 | 6 |
| Mason Marchment | 34 | 13 | 15 | 28 | +9 | 35 |
| Thomas Harley | 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | +27 | 8 |
| Logan Stankoven | 50 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 50 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +7 | 10 |
| Tyler Seguin | 19 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +14 | 2 |
| Esa Lindell | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +19 | 12 |
| Sam Steel | 51 | 4 | 12 | 16 | –2 | 20 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 47 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −1 | 4 |
| Colin Blackwell | 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 10 |
| Oskar Back | 47 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +5 | 2 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 52 | 0 | 11 | 11 | +12 | 16 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 20 |
| Lian Bichsel | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 10 |
| Brendan Smith | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 26 |
| Matt Dumba | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –3 | 35 |
| Matej Blumel | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Mikael Granlund$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| Arttu Hyry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Petrovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 2 |
| Cody Ceci$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Capobianco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jake Oettinger | 38 | 38 | 2,225:43 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 86 | 2.32 | 972 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey DeSmith | 16 | 14 | 876:59 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2.46 | 411 | .912 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
$^†$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.

### Roster

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Updated March 14, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 10 | Oskar Back | C | L | 25 | 2018 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 14 | Jamie Benn (C) | LW | L | 35 | 2007 | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 6 | Lian Bichsel | D | L | 20 | 2022 | Olten, Switzerland |
| 15 | Colin Blackwell | C | R | 31 | 2024 | North Andover, Massachusetts |
| 22 | Mavrik Bourque | C | R | 23 | 2020 | Plessisville, Quebec |
| 20 | Kyle Capobianco | D | L | 27 | 2024 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 44 | Cody Ceci | D | R | 31 | 2025 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 63 | Evgenii Dadonov | RW | L | 36 | 2023 | Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union |
| 1 | Casey DeSmith | G | L | 33 | 2024 | Rochester, New Hampshire |
| 95 | Matt Duchene | C | L | 34 | 2023 | Haliburton, Ontario |
| 3 | Matt Dumba | D | R | 30 | 2024 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 64 | Mikael Granlund | C | L | 33 | 2025 | Oulu, Finland |
| 55 | Thomas Harley | D | L | 23 | 2019 | Syracuse, New York |
| 4 | Miro Heiskanen (A) | D | L | 25 | 2017 | Espoo, Finland |
| 24 | Roope Hintz (A) | C/LW | L | 28 | 2015 | Tampere, Finland |
| 53 | Wyatt Johnston | C | R | 21 | 2021 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 23 | Esa Lindell (A) | D | L | 30 | 2012 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 5 | Nils Lundkvist | D | R | 24 | 2022 | Piteå, Sweden |
| 46 | Ilya Lyubushkin | D | R | 30 | 2024 | Moscow, Russia |
| 27 | Mason Marchment | LW | L | 29 | 2022 | Uxbridge, Ontario |
| 29 | Jake Oettinger | G | L | 26 | 2017 | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 96 | Mikko Rantanen | RW | L | 28 | 2025 | Nousiainen, Finland |
| 21 | Jason Robertson | LW | L | 25 | 2017 | Arcadia, California |
| 91 | Tyler Seguin (A) | C | R | 33 | 2013 | Brampton, Ontario |
| 2 | Brendan Smith | D | L | 36 | 2024 | Etobicoke, Ontario |
| 18 | Sam Steel | C | L | 27 | 2023 | Ardrossan, Alberta |

## Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | To Toronto Maple LeafsChristopher Tanev | To Dallas StarsMax Ellis 7th-round pick in 2026 |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | To St. Louis BluesRadek Faksa | To Dallas StarsFuture considerations |
| January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25) | To San Jose Sharks1st-round pick in 2025 conditional 3rd-round pick in 2025       or WPG 4th-round pick in 2025 | To Dallas StarsCody Ceci Mikael Granlund |
| March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07) | To Carolina HurricanesLogan Stankoven conditional 1st-round pick in 2026       or 1st-round pick in 2027 3rd-round pick in 2026 3rd-round pick in 2027 conditional 1st-round pick in 2028       or 1st-round pick in 2029 | To Dallas StarsMikko Rantanen |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Kyle Capobianco | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Casey DeSmith | Vancouver Canucks | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Matt Dumba | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Cameron Hughes | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Kole Lind | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Ilya Lyubushkin | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Brendan Smith | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Colin Blackwell | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14) | Magnus Hellberg | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Matt Murray | Nashville Predators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Derrick Pouliot | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Craig Smith | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Scott Wedgewood | Nashville Predators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Fredrik Karlstrom | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10) | Ryan Suter | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16) | Joe Pavelski | | | Retirement |
| September 11, 2024 (2024-09-11) | Jani Hakanpaa | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16) | Emil Hemming | 3-year† |
| October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17) | Jake Oettinger | 8-year |
| March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06) | Angus MacDonell | 3-year†‡ |
| March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07) | Mikko Rantanen | 8-year‡ |
| March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08) | Wyatt Johnston | 5-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club (League) |
| 1 | 29 | Emil Hemming | RW | Finland | HC TPS (Liiga) |
| 5 | 158 | Niilopekka Muhonen | D | Finland | KalPa (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 7 | 222 | William Samuelsson | C | Sweden | Södertälje SK (J20 Nationell) |