2008–09 Dallas Stars season

The 2008–09 Dallas Stars season will see the Stars attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history.
==Pre-season==
The Stars finished the pre-season with a 1-5-1 record.
2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 23 	Dallas 	2–3 	St. Louis 	 	Stephan 	10,796 	0–1–0 	 	
2 	September 25 	Colorado 	4–2 	Dallas 	 	Climie 	16,634 	0–2–0 	 	
3 	September 27 	St. Louis 	3–4 	Dallas 	 	Turco 	17,191 	1–2–0 	 	
4 	September 28 	Dallas 	3–4 	Chicago 	 	Stephan 	18,425 	1–3–0 	 	
5 	October 1 	Dallas 	1–3 	Colorado 	 	Climie 	? 	1–4–0 	 	
6 	October 2 	Chicago 	4–3 	Dallas 	SO 	Turco 	15,142 	1–4–1 	 	
7 	October 5 	Edmonton 	3–2 	Dallas 	 	Turco 	16,835 	1–5–1 	 	
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 10 	Columbus 	5–4 	Dallas 	OT 	Turco 	18,532 	0–0–1 	1 	
2 	October 11 	Dallas 	1–3 	Nashville 	 	Turco 	17,113 	0–1–1 	1 	
3 	October 15 	Nashville 	4–6 	Dallas 	 	Turco 	16,899 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 16 	Dallas 	1–6 	St. Louis 	 	Turco 	18,550 	1–2–1 	3 	
5 	October 18 	Colorado 	5–4 	Dallas 	 	Turco 	17,151 	1–3–1 	3 	
6 	October 20 	Dallas 	2–1 	NY Rangers 	 	Turco 	18,200 	2–3–1 	5 	
7 	October 22 	Dallas 	0–5 	New Jersey 	 	Turco 	12,101 	2–4–1 	5 	
8 	October 23 	Dallas 	5–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Turco 	10,183 	3–4–1 	7 	
9 	October 25 	Washington 	6–5 	Dallas 	OT 	Turco 	18,532 	3–4–2 	8 	
10 	October 29 	Minnesota 	2–4 	Dallas 	 	Stephan 	18,431 	4–4–2 	10 	
11 	October 31 	Dallas 	2–5 	Chicago 	 	Stephan 	21,212 	4–5–2 	10 	
==Playoffs==
The Dallas Stars failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	22	56	78 	-4 	52
 	82	36	27	63 	+14	14
 	56	16	32	48 	-4 	6
 	80	15	31	46 	-13	46
 	64	19	27	46 	+3 	135
 	77	24	13	37 	-11	51
 	80	6 	29	35 	-11	52
 	55	17	12	29 	-8 	8
 	72	3 	23	26 	+10	76
 	75	7 	18	25 	+2 	73
 	48	8 	16	24 	+1 	8
 	18	5 	10	15 	-4 	49
 	44	8 	5 	13 	-3 	18
 	65	2 	11	13 	-2 	16
 	38	3 	10	13 	-5 	10
 	81	2 	10	12 	-8 	51
 	57	4 	7 	11 	+1 	14
 	23	3 	7 	10 	+2 	77
 	19	6 	3 	9 	+3 	16
 	42	5 	4 	9 	-5 	52
 	72	4 	5 	9 	+1 	133
 	27	2 	6 	8 	+5 	21
 	43	1 	5 	6 	-9 	20
 	38	2 	3 	5 	-4 	12
 	15	1 	4 	5 	-1 	26
 	10	0 	4 	4 	-4 	0
 	36	0 	4 	4 	-1 	42
 	16	0 	3 	3 	-4 	15
 	14	1 	2 	3 	-1 	4
 	20	1 	1 	2 	-1 	15
 	3 	0 	2 	2 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	2 	2 	+1 	2
 	13	0 	1 	1 	-2 	2
 	5 	1 	0 	1 	-1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	74	4327	33	31	10	203	2.81	1993	1790	.898	3
 	10	437 	1 	3 	1 	27 	3.70	208 	181 	.870	0
 	3 	185 	2 	1 	0 	9 	2.92	85 	76 	.894	0
 	1 	20 	0 	0 	0 	3 	9.00	9 	6 	.667	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect player's season totals.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
thumb|right|200px|Stars forward James Neal
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
James Neal 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	October 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fabian Brunnstrom	1st NHL Game1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point1st NHL Hat Trick	October 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
James Neal 	1st NHL Assist 	October 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fabian Brunnstrom	1st NHL Assist 	October 20, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Ribeiro 	300th NHL Point 	October 23, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
B.J. Crombeen 	1st NHL Goal 	October 25, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joel Lundqvist 	100th NHL Game 	October 25, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stéphane Robidas 	500th NHL Game 	October 31, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
November 16, 2008	To Pittsburgh Penguins Philippe Boucher 	To Dallas Stars Darryl Sydor
November 30, 2008	To Tampa Bay Lightning Lauri Tukonen 	To Dallas Stars Andrew Hutchinson
December 14, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks David McIntyre, Conditional 2009 draft pick	To Dallas Stars Brian Sutherby
February 26, 2008	To Montreal Canadiens Doug Janik 	To Dallas Stars Steve Begin
===Free agents===
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Sean Avery	New York Rangers	4 years, $15.5 million
===Waivers===
{|class="wikitable"	 	 	
Player 	Former team 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Doug Janik 	Chicago Blackhawks	Dallas Stars 	October 2
Sean Avery 	Dallas Stars 	New York Rangers	March 3, 2009
Brendan Morrison	Anaheim Ducks 	Dallas Stars 	March 4, 2009
==Draft picks==
The Stars' picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	59 	Tyler Beskorowany	(G) 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3 	89 	Scott Winkler 	(C) 	 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5 	149 	Philip Larsen 	(D) 	 	Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
6 	176 (from Montreal)	Matthew Tassone 	(C) 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 	209 	Mike Bergin 	(D) 	 	Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL)
==Roster==
Updated March 30, 2009.
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==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==Farm teams==
In 2008, the Stars ended their affiliation with the AHL's Iowa Stars as their primary minor league affiliate, expecting to announce the formation of a new minor league expansion team, the Texas Stars, at the beginning of the 2009-10 season. The Texas Stars will be based in Cedar Park, TX, just three hours driving time from the metroplex. The Stars' minor league contract players are currently scattered among four different teams in the AHL and more in the ECHL.
==References==
Category:Dallas Stars seasons
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey