2014–15 Dallas Stars season

The 2014–15 Dallas Stars season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. Despite having 92 points, the Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs; even though they qualified the previous year.
==Off-season==
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
=== Suspensions/fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Antoine Roussel	Punching an unsuspecting opponent, San Jose Sharks defenseman Justin Braun during NHL game No. 211 in Dallas on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 18:51 of the third period.	— 	$5,376.34 	November 10, 2014
Ryan Garbutt 	Kneeing Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall during NHL game No. 319 in Dallas on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at 12:17 of the third period. 	2 games	$43,902.44	November 27, 2014
Ryan Garbutt 	Slew-footing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien during NHL game No. 416 in Dallas on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at 13:22 of the third period. 	3 games	$65,853.66	December 11, 2014
Antoine Roussel	Cross-checking Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL game No. 797 in Boston on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 3:43 of the first period. 	2 games	$21,505.38	February 12, 2015
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 22 	St. Louis 	3–4 	Dallas 	 	Lindback 	14,567 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 24 	Dallas 	4–3 	Florida 	SO 	Rynnas 	2,841 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 26 	Dallas 	3–6 	Tampa Bay 	 	Lehtonen 	13,635 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 27 	Dallas 	4–2 	St. Louis 	 	Lindback 	 	3–1–0 	Recap
5 	September 29 	Florida 	4–5 	Dallas 	 	Lindback 	14,234 	4–1–0 	Recap
6 	September 30 	Tampa Bay 	5–1 	Dallas 	 	Lindback 	14,212 	4–2–0 	Recap
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.	
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Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
===Regular season===
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October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.	October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–0–4 ; Road: 3–2–0) 12 pts.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Chicago 	3–2 	Dallas 	SO 	Lehtonen 	18,768 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Dallas 	1–4 	Nashville 	 	Lindback 	17,113 	0–1–1 	1 	Recap
3 	October 14 	Dallas 	4–2 	Columbus 	 	Lehtonen 	15,995 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 16 	Dallas 	3–2 	Pittsburgh 	 	Lehtonen 	18,615 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 18 	Philadelphia 	6–5 	Dallas 	OT 	Lehtonen 	18,532 	2–1–2 	6 	Recap
6 	October 21 	Vancouver 	3–6 	Dallas 	 	Lehtonen 	15,678 	3–1–2 	8 	Recap
7 	October 24 	Dallas 	3–2 	New Jersey 	SO 	Lehtonen 	14,657 	4–1–2 	10 	Recap
8 	October 25 	Dallas 	5–7 	NY Islanders 	 	Lindback 	15,208 	4–2–2 	10 	Recap
9 	October 28 	St. Louis 	4–3 	Dallas 	OT 	Lehtonen 	16,232 	4–2–3 	11 	Recap
10 	October 31 	Anaheim 	2–1 	Dallas 	OT 	Lehtonen 	15,343 	4–2–4 	12 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final 
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	35	52	87	1 	64
 	71	37	40	77	−1 	20
 	82	17	45	62	−7 	28
 	78	19	21	40	−1 	26
 	65	11	29	40	5 	32
 	68	16	22	38	−13	34
 	81	4 	32	36	0 	24
‡ 	57	18	15	33	4 	14
 	76	11	21	32	−8 	16
 	76	11	18	29	9 	27
 	80	13	16	29	−5 	34
 	47	14	13	27	12 	8
 	71	9 	17	26	1 	13
 	80	13	12	25	−20	148
 	67	8 	17	25	−9 	55
† 	61	5 	17	22	3 	63
 	73	2 	14	16	−5 	34
 	51	0 	10	10	−2 	8
† 	34	3 	6 	9 	0 	14
 	31	6 	3 	9 	−1 	12
 	36	1 	7 	8 	0 	8
 	36	4 	1 	5 	−8 	48
 	22	0 	3 	3 	0 	6
‡ 	8 	0 	2 	2 	4 	6
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	−5 	2
‡ 	20	0 	1 	1 	−2 	23
‡ 	3 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
†‡ 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	65	65	3,698	34	17	10	181	2.94	1875	.903	5	0	3	2
† 	13	9 	630 	5 	5 	0 	25 	2.38	267 	.906	1	0	0	0
‡ 	10	7 	517 	2 	8 	0 	32 	3.71	256 	.875	0	0	1	0
 	2 	1 	92 	0 	1 	0 	7 	4.57	44 	.841	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Notable achievements ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	October 20, 2014
 	NHL Third Star of the Month	November 3, 2014
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	November 24, 2014
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	February 2, 2015
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	April 13, 2015
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 18, 2014
 	300th career NHL assist 	October 21, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	October 24, 2014
 	1st career NHL goal 	October 28, 2014
 	100th career NHL goal 	October 28, 2014
 	700th career NHL game 	November 4, 2014
 	200th career NHL point 	November 6, 2014
 	700th career NHL game700th career NHL point 	November 8, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	November 11, 2014
 	300th career NHL game 	November 15, 2014
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	November 16, 2014
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	November 16, 2014
 	500th career NHL point 	November 16, 2014
 	1st career NHL goal 	November 20, 2014
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	November 28, 2014
 	100th career NHL point 	November 28, 2014
 	500th career NHL point 	November 28, 2014
 	900th career NHL game 	December 6, 2014
 	700th career NHL game 	December 6, 2014
 	700th career NHL game 	December 19, 2014
 	300th career NHL point 	December 19, 2014
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point	December 31, 2014
 	30th career NHL shutout 	December 31, 2014
 	1st career NHL assist 	January 3, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	January 17, 2015
 	700th career NHL game 	January 20, 2015
 	5,000 career NHL minutes 	February 7, 2015
 	400th career NHL game 	February 14, 2015
 	1st career NHL hat-trick 	February 17, 2015
 	1st career NHL assist 	March 10, 2015
 	500th career NHL game 	March 12, 2015
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	March 13, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	March 19, 2015
 	200th career NHL assist 	March 23, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	April 11, 2015
== Transactions ==
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
July 1, 2014Dallas Stars Acquire Jason Spezza and Right Wing Ludwig Karlsson from Ottawa in Exchange for Right Wing Alex Chiasson, Left Wing Nick Paul, Left Wing Alex Guptill and a Second Round Selection in the 2015 NHL Draft 	To Ottawa Senators Alex ChiassonNick PaulAlex Guptill2nd-round pick in 2015	To Dallas Stars Jason SpezzaLudwig Karlsson
November 11, 2014Dallas Stars Acquire Left Wing Travis Moen From Montreal In Exchange For Defenseman Sergei Gonchar 	To Montreal Canadiens Sergei Gonchar 	To Dallas Stars Travis Moen
November 21, 2014Dallas Stars Acquire Defenseman Jason Demers and Third Round Selection in the 2016 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks in Exchange for Defenseman Brenden Dillon 	To San Jose Sharks Brenden Dillon 	To Dallas Stars Jason Demers3rd-round pick in 2016
February 11, 2015Dallas Stars Acquire Goaltender Jhonas Enroth From The Buffalo Sabres In Exchange For Goaltender Anders Lindback And A Conditional Third Round Selection In The 2016 NHL Draft 	To Buffalo Sabres Anders Lindbackconditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 	To Dallas Stars Jhonas Enroth
March 1, 2015Dallas Stars Acquire Defenseman Mattias Backman, Center Mattias Janmark And A Second-Round Selection In The 2015 NHL Draft From Detroit In Exchange For Left Wing Erik Cole And A Conditional Third-Round Selection In The 2015 NHL Draft	To Detroit Red Wings Erik Coleconditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 	To Dallas Stars Mattias BackmanMattias Janmark2nd-round pick in 2015
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
July 1, 2014	Anders Lindback	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $925,000 	Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Anders Lindback
July 1, 2014	Ales Hemsky 	Ottawa Senators 	3 years, $12 million 	Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Ales Hemsky
July 1, 2014	Patrick Eaves 	Nashville Predators	1 year, $650,000 	Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Patrick Eaves
July 1, 2014	Brendan Ranford	Texas Stars 	2 year, $1.22 million entry-level contract	Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Brendan Ranford
July 7, 2014	Jussi Rynnas 	Karpat 	2 years, $1.125 million 	Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Jussi Rynnas to Two-Year Contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Chris Mueller 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $600,000 	Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Forward Chris Mueller
July 1, 2014	Dustin Jeffrey	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $600,000 	Canucks sign Jeffrey, O'Reilly & Sanguinetti
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Previous team 	Date
David SchlemkoDallas Stars Claim Defenseman David Schlemko Off Waivers	Arizona Coyotes	January 3, 2015
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date
Kevin ConnautonBlue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars	Columbus Blue Jackets	November 18, 2014
David SchlemkoFlames claim David Schlemko off waivers 	Calgary Flames 	March 1, 2015
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
July 2, 2014 	Vernon Fiddler 	2 years, $2.5 million 	Dallas Stars Re-Sign Center Vernon Fiddler To A Two-Year Contract
July 11, 2014 	Cameron Gaunce 	1 year, $650,000 	Dallas Stars Re-Sign Cameron Gaunce to a One-Year Contract
July 14, 2014 	Julius Honka 	3 year, $2.775 million entry level contract	Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Julius Honka To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
July 22, 2014 	Antoine Roussel	4 years, $8 million 	Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Forward Antoine Roussel
July 31, 2014 	Scott Glennie 	1 year, $650,000 	Dallas Stars Re-Sign Forward Scott Glennie
September 29, 2014	Cody Eakin 	2 years, $3.8 million 	Dallas Stars Sign Forward Cody Eakin To Two-Year Contract
October 2, 2014 	Brenden Dillon 	1 year, $1.25 million 	Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Brenden Dillon To One-Year Contract
November 21, 2014 	Jason Spezza 	4 years, $30 million contract extension 	Dallas Stars Sign Jason Spezza To A Four-Year Contract Extension
December 19, 2014 	Cole Ully 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Cole Ully To Three-Year, Entry Level Contract
January 23, 2015 	Travis Morin 	2 years, contract extension 	Dallas Stars Sign Center Travis Morin To A Two-Year Contract Extension
March 10, 2015 	Devin Shore 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Dallas Stars Sign Forward Devin Shore
April 17, 2015 	John Klingberg 	7 years, $29.75 million contract extension 	Stars Sign Defenseman John Klingberg to a Seven-Year Contract Extension
June 15, 2015 	Jyrki Jokipakka	2 years, contract extension 	Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka To A Two-Year Contract Extension
June 17, 2015 	Jack Campbell 	1 year, contract extension 	Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Jack Campbell To A One-Year Contract Extension
June 17, 2015 	Patrik Nemeth 	2 years, contract extension 	Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Patrik Nemeth To A Two-Year Contract Extension
==Draft picks==
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	14 	Julius Honka 	D 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
2 	45 	Brett Pollock 	LW 	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3 	75 	Alexander Peters 	D 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 	105	Michael Prapavessis	D 	 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL)
4 	115	Brent Moran 	G 	 	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
5 	135	Miro Karjalainen 	D 	 	Jokerit U18 (FINLAND-JR. U18)
6 	154	Aaron Haydon 	D 	 	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
6 	165	John Nyberg 	LW 	 	Frolunda Jr. (Sweden Jr)
7 	195	Patrick Sanvido 	D 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
;Draft notes
*The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Stephane Robidas to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Dallas will receive a third-round pick in 2014 if Anaheim advances to the 2014 Western Conference Final and Robidas plays in at least 50% of Anaheim's playoff games. If both conditions are not converted then this will remain a fourth-round pick. – was converted on April 21, 2014, when Robidas was injured for the remainder of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.
*The Calgary Flames' sixth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on November 22, 2013, that sent Lane MacDermid to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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