2020–21 Dallas Stars season

The 2020–21 Dallas Stars season was the 54th season for National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and the 28th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Stars remained in the Central Division this season and played games against only the other teams in their realigned division during the regular season.
The Stars experienced a COVID-19 outbreak during training camp, with 17 team members testing positive. The team's first four games were postponed. The Stars finally began the season on a high note eight days late on January 22, 2021, with a 7–0 rout of the Nashville Predators.
On May 8, the Stars were eliminated from playoff contention after the Nashville Predators defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1, becoming the first team since the 2014-15 Los Angeles Kings to miss the playoffs after making the Stanley Cup Finals the year prior.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
— 	January 14 	Dallas 	– 	Florida 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 22.
— 	January 15 	Dallas 	– 	Florida 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 3. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 3. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 3. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 3. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 3. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 3.
— 	January 17 	Dallas 	– 	Tampa Bay 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 5. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 5. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 5. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 5. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 5. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 5.
— 	January 19 	Dallas 	– 	Tampa Bay 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 7. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 7. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 7. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 7. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 7. 	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 7.
1 	January 22 	Nashville 	0–7 	Dallas 	 	Khudobin 	4,214 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	January 24 	Nashville 	2–3 	Dallas 	 	Khudobin 	4,056 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	January 26 	Detroit 	1–2 	Dallas 	OT 	Khudobin 	4,109 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
4 	January 28 	Detroit 	3–7 	Dallas 	 	Oettinger 	4,214 	4–0–0 	8 	Recap
5 	January 30 	Dallas 	1–4 	Carolina 	 	Khudobin 	0 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	January 31 	Dallas 	3–4 	Carolina 	SO 	Khudobin 	0 	4–1–1 	9 	Recap
==Draft picks==
Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was instead held on October 6–7, 2020, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	30 	Mavrik Bourque 	C 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4 	123	Antonio Stranges 	LW 	 	London Knights (OHL)
5 	154	Daniel Ljungman 	C 	 	Linkopings HC (SHL)
6 	162	Evgeniy Oksentyuk	LW 	 	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
6 	185	Remi Poirier 	G 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
==Notes==
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