# 2022–23 Dallas Stars season

The 2022–23 Dallas Stars season was the 56th season for National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and the 30th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The first game of the season was played at Bridgestone Arena against the Nashville Predators on October 13, 2022, with the first home game against the Predators at American Airlines Center on October 15. During the off-season, Rick Bowness resigned as head coach of the Stars, and Peter DeBoer was hired to replace him. On April 3, 2023, the Stars clinched a playoff spot after a win over the Nashville Predators. In the playoffs, the Stars defeated the Minnesota Wild in the First Round in six games. Then, they defeated the Seattle Kraken in the Second Round in seven games before losing to the top-seeded and eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in six games in the Western Conference Final.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 280 | 226 | +54 | 109 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 285 | 218 | +67 | 108 |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 246 | 225 | +21 | 103 |
| 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 6 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Stars Preseason schedule was released on July 5, 2022.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.
2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Jason Robertson | 82 | 46 | 63 | 109 | +37 | 20 |
| Jamie Benn | 82 | 33 | 45 | 78 | +23 | 34 |
| Joe Pavelski | 82 | 28 | 49 | 77 | +42 | 8 |
| Roope Hintz | 73 | 37 | 38 | 75 | +31 | 30 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 79 | 11 | 62 | 73 | +12 | 32 |
| Tyler Seguin | 76 | 21 | 29 | 50 | +3 | 24 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 82 | 24 | 17 | 41 | +6 | 20 |
| Mason Marchment | 68 | 12 | 19 | 31 | –6 | 80 |
| Ty Dellandrea | 82 | 9 | 19 | 28 | +9 | 54 |
| Ryan Suter | 82 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 26 |
| Esa Lindell | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +29 | 10 |
| Colin Miller | 79 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +23 | 37 |
| Radek Faksa | 81 | 11 | 9 | 20 | +9 | 39 |
| Jani Hakanpää | 82 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +18 | 60 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | –5 | 26 |
| Evgenii Dadonov$^†$ | 23 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +2 | 2 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 70 | 8 | 1 | 9 | –9 | 40 |
| Denis Gurianov$^‡$ | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
| Max Domi$^†$ | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –6 | 6 |
| Luke Glendening | 70 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –9 | 50 |
| Fredrik Olofsson | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Joel Hanley | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 15 |
| Thomas Harley | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 2 |
| Matěj Blümel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –2 | 0 |
| Riley Tufte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Fredrik Karlström | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Jacob Peterson$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Marián Studenič | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Roope Hintz | 19 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +4 | 8 |
| Jason Robertson | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Pavelski | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | –1 | 2 |
| Max Domi$^†$ | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | 52 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 19 | 1 | 11 | 12 | –6 | 8 |
| Jamie Benn | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | –1 | 51 |
| Evgenii Dadonov$^†$ | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 2 |
| Tyler Seguin | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –8 | 4 |
| Thomas Harley | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +1 | 14 |
| Mason Marchment | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | –8 | 18 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 4 |
| Ryan Suter | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | –3 | 18 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ty Dellandrea | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –4 | 22 |
| Luke Glendening | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –5 | 2 |
| Radek Faksa | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –5 | 10 |
| Esa Lindell | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | –10 | 8 |
| Jani Hakanpää | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –3 | 16 |
| Colin Miller | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 4 |
| Joel Hanley | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Fredrik Olofsson | 2 | 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 | 62 | 61 | 3,644:53 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 144 | 2.37 | 1776 | .919 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Wedgewood | 21 | 18 | 1,126:46 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 2.72 | 603 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Murray | 3 | 3 | 177:02 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3.39 | 64 | .844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jake Oettinger | 19 | 19 | 1,077:46 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 3.06 | 525 | .895 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wedgewood | 3 | 0 | 105:21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.28 | 29 | .862 | 0 | 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 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19) | To New York RangersConditional$^1$ 1st-round pick in 2023 Conditional$^2$ 4th-round pick in 2025 | To Dallas StarsNils Lundkvist |
| December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) | To Buffalo SabresJoseph Cecconi | To Dallas StarsOskari Laaksonen |
| February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | To Montreal CanadiensDenis Gurianov | To Dallas StarsEvgenii Dadonov |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Chicago BlackhawksAnton Khudobin 2nd-round pick in 2025 | To Dallas StarsMax Domi Dylan Wells |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To San Jose SharksJacob Peterson | To Dallas StarsScott Reedy |
Notes:
* If Dallas' 1st-round pick is within the top 10 selections, New York will instead receive Dallas' 1st-round pick in 2024.
* If Lundkvist accumulates a combined 55 points over the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, New York will instead receive Dallas' 3rd-round pick in 2025.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Mason Marchment | Florida Panthers | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Colin Miller | Buffalo Sabres | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Riley Barber | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Will Butcher | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02) | Matt Murray | Texas Stars (AHL) | 1-year† | Free agency |
| March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10) | Kyle McDonald | North Bay Battalion (OHL) | 3-year†‡ | Free agency |
| March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18) | Chase Wheatcroft | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | 3-year†‡ | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Joel L'Esperance | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Vladislav Namestnikov | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Alexander Radulov | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Andrej Sekera | | | Retirement |
| July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) | Evgeniy Oksentyuk | | | Contract termination |
| July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) | John Klingberg | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) | Jordan Kawaguchi | Texas Stars (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) | Alexei Lipanov | Spartak Moscow (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) | Michael Raffl | Lausanne HC (NL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22) | Colton Point | Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26) | Oskari Laaksonen | Luleå HF (SHL) | 2-year‡ | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11) | Marian Studenic | 1-year |
| July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) | Ben Gleason | 1-year |
| August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25) | Francesco Arcuri | 3-year† |
| September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | Jake Oettinger | 3-year |
| October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05) | Jason Robertson | 4-year |
| November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29) | Roope Hintz | 8-year‡ |
| January 1, 2023 (2023-01-01) | Joe Pavelski | 1-year‡ |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | Gavin White | 3-year†‡ |
| March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08) | Christian Kyrou | 3-year†‡ |
| March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29) | Matthew Seminoff | 3-year†‡ |
| May 6, 2023 (2023-05-06) | Lian Bichsel | 3-year†‡ |
| June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06) | Fredrik Karlstrom | 1-year‡ |
| June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07) | Alex Petrovic | 1-year‡ |
| June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15) | Matt Murray | 1-year‡ |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | Evgeni Dadonov | 2-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 18 | Lian Bichsel | D | Switzerland | Leksands IF (SHL) |
| 2 | 50 | Christian Kyrou | D | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 3 | 83 | George Fegaras | D | Canada | North York Rangers (OJHL) |
| 4 | 115 | Gavin White | D | Canada | Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) |
| 5 | 147 | Maxim Mayorov | G | Russia | Ladia Togliatti (MHL) |
| 6 | 179 | Matthew Seminoff | RW | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |