2016–17 Dallas Stars season

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2016–17 Dallas Stars
Division6th Central
Conference11th Western
2016–17 record34–37–11
Home record22–13–6
Road record12–24–5
Goals for223
Goals against262
Team information
General managerJim Nill
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainJamie Benn
Alternate captainsPatrick Sharp
Jason Spezza
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Texas Stars (AHL)
Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTyler Seguin (26)
AssistsTyler Seguin (46)
PointsTyler Seguin (72)
Penalty minutesAntoine Roussel (115)
Plus/minusBrett Ritchie (+11)
WinsKari Lehtonen (22)
Goals against averageKari Lehtonen (2.85)

The 2016–17 Dallas Stars season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 24th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season.[1] The Stars missed the playoffs, finishing 11th in the Western Conference.

Standings[edit]

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Chicago Blackhawks 82 50 23 9 46 244 213 +31 109
2 x – Minnesota Wild 82 49 25 8 46 266 208 +58 106
3 x – St. Louis Blues 82 46 29 7 44 235 218 +17 99
4 x – Nashville Predators 82 41 29 12 39 240 224 +16 94
5 Winnipeg Jets 82 40 35 7 37 249 256 −7 87
6 Dallas Stars 82 34 37 11 33 223 262 −39 79
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 22 56 4 21 166 278 −112 48
Source: National Hockey League[2]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Calgary Flames 82 45 33 4 41 226 221 +5 94
2 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 41 29 12 39 240 224 +16 94
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 40 35 7 37 249 256 −7 87
4 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 39 35 8 37 201 205 −4 86
5 CE Dallas Stars 82 34 37 11 33 223 262 −39 79
6 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 30 42 10 24 197 260 −63 70
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 30 43 9 26 182 243 −61 69
8 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 22 56 4 21 166 278 −112 48
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Game Log[5]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics[edit]

Final stats

Skaters[edit]

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Kari Lehtonen 59 52 3177:09 22 25 7 151 2.85 1546 .902 3 0 1 4
Antti Niemi 37 30 1728:30 12 12 4 95 3.30 880 .892 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

Transactions[edit]

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades[edit]

Date
Details
Ref
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) To Arizona Coyotes
Alex Goligoski (negotiating rights)
To Dallas Stars
5th-round pick in 2016
[8]
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Los Angeles Kings
Jack Campbell
To Dallas Stars
Nick Ebert
[9]
February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01) To Arizona Coyotes
Brendan Ranford
Branden Troock
To Dallas Stars
Justin Peters
Justin Hache
[10]
February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) To Anaheim Ducks
Patrick Eaves
To Dallas Stars
conditional 2nd-round pick in 2017
[11]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To Montreal Canadiens
Jordie Benn
To Dallas Stars
Greg Pateryn
4th-round pick in 2017
[12]
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) To Chicago Blackhawks
Johnny Oduya
To Dallas Stars
Mark McNeill
conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
[13]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Lauri Korpikoski
To Dallas Stars
Dillon Heatherington
[14]
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09) To Los Angeles Kings
MTL's 4th-round pick in 2017
To Dallas Stars
Ben Bishop (rights)
[15]