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.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
== Schedule and results ==
=== Preseason ===
The Stars Preseason schedule was released on July 5, 2022.
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# 	Date 	Away 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Location 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 26 	St. Louis 	4–0 	Dallas 	 	Khudobin 	American Airlines Center 	10,023 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 27 	Arizona 	3–4 	Dallas 	OT 	Wedgewood 	BOK Center 	— 	1–1–0 	
3 	September 29 	Minnesota 	5–2 	Dallas 	 	Khudobin 	American Airlines Center 	12,114 	1–2–0 	
4 	October 1 	Dallas 	5–2 	St. Louis 	 	Oettinger 	Cable Dahmer Arena 	— 	2–2–0 	
5 	October 3 	Colorado 	3–1 	Dallas 	 	Oettinger 	American Airlines Center 	12,678 	2–3–0 	
6 	October 5 	Dallas 	1–2 	Colorado 	 	Khudobin 	Ball Arena 	14,953 	2–4–0 	
7 	October 8 	Dallas 	1–5 	Minnesota 	 	Oettinger 	Xcel Energy Center 	16,324 	2–5–0 	
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===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.
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October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)	October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 13 	Dallas 	4–1 	Nashville 	 	Oettinger 	17,692 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 15 	Nashville 	1–5 	Dallas 	 	Oettinger 	18,532 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 17 	Winnipeg 	1–4 	Dallas 	 	Oettinger 	17,875 	3–0–0 	6 	
4 	October 20 	Dallas 	2–3 	Toronto 	OT 	Wedgewood 	18,488 	3–0–1 	7 	
5 	October 22 	Dallas 	5–2 	Montreal 	 	Oettinger 	21,105 	4–0–1 	9 	
6 	October 24 	Dallas 	2–4 	Ottawa 	 	Wedgewood 	12,088 	4–1–1 	9 	
7 	October 25 	Dallas 	1–3 	Boston 	 	Oettinger 	17,850 	4–2–1 	9 	
8 	October 27 	Washington 	0–2 	Dallas 	 	Oettinger 	18,235 	5–2–1 	11 	
9 	October 29 	NY Rangers 	6–3 	Dallas 	 	Wedgewood 	18,532 	5–3–1 	11 	
===Playoffs===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 17 	Minnesota 	3–2 	Dallas 	2OT 	Oettinger 	18,532 	0–1 	
2 	April 19 	Minnesota 	3–7 	Dallas 	 	Oettinger 	18,532 	1–1 	
3 	April 21 	Dallas 	1–5 	Minnesota 	 	Oettinger 	19,309 	1–2 	
4 	April 23 	Dallas 	3–2 	Minnesota 	 	Oettinger 	19,331 	2–2 	
5 	April 25 	Minnesota 	0–4 	Dallas 	 	Oettinger 	18,532 	3–2 	
6 	April 28 	Dallas 	4–1 	Minnesota 	 	Oettinger 	19,389 	4–2 	
==Roster==
==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 	Ref
 	To New York RangersConditional 1st-round pick in 2023Conditional 4th-round pick in 2025	To Dallas StarsNils Lundkvist 	
 	To Buffalo SabresJoseph Cecconi 	To Dallas StarsOskari Laaksonen 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensDenis Gurianov 	To Dallas StarsEvgenii Dadonov 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksAnton Khudobin2nd-round pick in 2025 	To Dallas StarsMax DomiDylan Wells	
 	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 	Ref
 	Mason Marchment 	Florida Panthers 	4-year	Free agency	
 	Colin Miller 	Buffalo Sabres 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Riley Barber 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Will Butcher 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Matt Murray 	Texas Stars (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Kyle McDonald 	North Bay Battalion (OHL) 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Chase Wheatcroft	Prince George Cougars (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Joel L'Esperance 	Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Vladislav Namestnikov	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Alexander Radulov 	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Andrej Sekera 	 	 	Retirement 	
 	Evgeniy Oksentyuk 	 	 	Contract termination	
 	John Klingberg 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Jordan Kawaguchi 	Texas Stars (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Alexei Lipanov 	Spartak Moscow (KHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Michael Raffl 	Lausanne HC (NL) 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Colton Point 	Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Marian Studenic 	1-year	
 	Ben Gleason 	1-year	
 	Francesco Arcuri	3-year	
 	Jake Oettinger 	3-year	
 	Jason Robertson 	4-year	
 	Roope Hintz 	8-year	
 	Joe Pavelski 	1-year	
 	Gavin White 	3-year	
 	Christian Kyrou 	3-year	
 	Matthew Seminoff	3-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 	 	Leksands IF (SHL)
2 	50 	Christian Kyrou 	D 	 	Erie Otters (OHL)
3 	83 	George Fegaras 	D 	 	North York Rangers (OJHL)
4 	115	Gavin White 	D 	 	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
5 	147	Maxim Mayorov 	G 	 	Ladia Togliatti (MHL)
6 	179	Matthew Seminoff	RW 	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
==References==
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