2017–18 Dallas Stars season

The 2017–18 Dallas Stars season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 25th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The Stars released their preseason schedule on June 9, 2017.
2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 19 	St. Louis 	3–5 	Dallas 	 	McKenna 	12,567 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 21 	Dallas 	1–5 	Colorado 	 	Lehtonen 	— 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 23 	Dallas 	4–0 	St. Louis 	 	Lehtonen 	15,742 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 25 	Colorado 	4–2 	Dallas 	 	Bishop 	10,200 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 26 	Minnesota 	1–4 	Dallas 	 	Lehtonen 	11,373 	3–2–0 	Recap
6 	September 30 	Dallas 	1–5 	Minnesota 	 	Bishop 	18,374 	3–3–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
The Stars' regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
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October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 6 	Vegas 	2–1 	Dallas 	 	Lehtonen 	18,532 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 7 	Dallas 	2–4 	St. Louis 	 	Lehtonen 	18,858 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 10 	Detroit 	2–4 	Dallas 	 	Bishop 	18,119 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 12 	Dallas 	1–4 	Nashville 	 	Bishop 	17,113 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 14 	Colorado 	1–3 	Dallas 	 	Bishop 	17,967 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 17 	Arizona 	1–3 	Dallas 	 	Bishop 	16,007 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 19 	Dallas 	5–4 	Arizona 	 	Bishop 	11,225 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 21 	Carolina 	3–4 	Dallas 	 	Bishop 	18,023 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Dallas 	3–5 	Colorado 	 	Lehtonen 	12,823 	5–4–0 	10 	Recap
10 	October 26 	Dallas 	4–5 	Edmonton 	 	Bishop 	18,347 	5–5–0 	10 	Recap
11 	October 27 	Dallas 	2–1 	Calgary 	 	Lehtonen 	18,873 	6–5–0 	12 	Recap
12 	October 30 	Dallas 	2–1 	Vancouver 	OT 	Bishop 	17,109 	7–5–0 	14 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	36	43	79	20 	54
 	82	40	38	78	12 	43
 	82	27	45	72	4 	72
 	82	8 	59	67	10 	26
 	81	19	15	34	−13	24
 	79	17	16	33	21 	36
 	82	11	21	32	−30	14
 	80	14	13	27	9 	34
 	80	7 	20	27	19 	24
 	78	8 	18	26	−12	12
 	80	3 	21	24	−6 	33
 	73	5 	12	17	1 	126
 	75	8 	7 	15	10 	41
 	71	7 	7 	14	1 	42
 	72	6 	8 	14	5 	18
 	73	1 	12	13	6 	50
 	46	6 	5 	11	5 	17
 	38	5 	5 	10	−14	23
 	42	1 	3 	4 	−1 	14
‡ 	21	1 	2 	3 	−6 	18
 	36	1 	2 	3 	11 	31
 	7 	0 	2 	2 	3 	11
 	27	0 	2 	2 	−2 	17
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	3 	26
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	53	51	2,886:50	26	17	5	120	2.49	1437	.916	5	0	1	4
 	37	30	1,944:18	15	14	3	83 	2.56	946 	.912	1	0	0	4
 	2 	1 	101:20 	1 	1 	0	5 	2.96	50 	.900	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
==Awards and honors==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 4, 2017
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	200th career NHL goal 	November 24, 2017
 	300th career NHL win 	December 13, 2017
 	200th career NHL point 	January 20, 2018
 	1,000th career NHL game	January 30, 2018
 	200th career NHL point 	February 16, 2018
==Transactions==
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsDylan Ferguson2nd-round pick in 2020	To Dallas StarsMarc Methot 	
 	To Florida PanthersLudwig Bystrom 	To Dallas StarsReece Scarlett 	
 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jamie Oleksiak 	To Dallas StarsConditional 4th-round pick in 2019	
 	To Nashville PredatorsMark McNeill 	To Dallas StarsAndrew O'Brien 	
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Brian Flynn 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Martin Hanzal 	Minnesota Wild 	3-year, $14.25 million 	
 	Mike McKenna 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Tyler Pitlick 	Edmonton Oilers 	3-year, $3 million 	
 	Brent Regner 	Florida Panthers 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Alex Radulov 	Montreal Canadiens 	5-year, $31.25 million 	
 	Tony Calderone	Michigan Wolverines	2-year, entry-level contract 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Travis Morin 	Texas Stars 	1-year 	
 	Justin Hache 	SønderjyskE 	Unknown 	
 	Matej Stransky 	Severstal Cherepovets	2-year 	
 	Maxime Lagace 	Vegas Golden Knights 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Antti Niemi 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Patrick Sharp 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year, $1 million 	
 	Ales Hemsky 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year, $1 million 	
 	Nick Ebert 	Slovan Bratislava 	1-year 	
 	Andrew Bodnarchuk	Red Bull München 	2-year 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date	Ref
Patrik Nemeth 	Colorado Avalanche	 	
Adam Cracknell	New York Rangers 	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player	Via	Ref
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Esa Lindell 	2-year, $4.4 million 	
 	Mark McNeill 	1-year, $660,000 	
 	Patrik Nemeth 	1-year, $945,000 	
 	Brett Ritchie 	2-year, $3.5 million 	
 	Miro Heiskanen 	3-year, $10.275 million entry-level contract	
 	Radek Faksa 	3-year, $6.6 million 	
 	Gemel Smith 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Jamie Oleksiak 	1-year, $964,688 	
 	Jason Robertson	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	3 	Miro Heiskanen 	D 	Finland 	HIFK (Liiga)
1 	261	Jake Oettinger 	G 	United States	Boston Terriers (HE)
2 	39 	Jason Robertson	LW 	United States	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4 	101	Liam Hawel 	C 	Canada 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 	132	Jacob Peterson 	C 	Sweden 	Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
6 	163	Brett Davis 	C 	Canada 	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
7 	194	Dylan Ferguson 	G 	Canada 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Draft notes:
# The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent Anaheim's first-round pick in 2017 (29th overall) and a third-round pick in 2017 (70th overall) to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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