2016–17 Dallas Stars season
# 2016–17 Dallas Stars season

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. The Stars missed the playoffs, finishing 11th in the Western Conference.

## Standings

Central Division :

| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |

Western Conference Wild Card :

| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results

### Regular season

Game Log :

Legend:

  Win (2 points)

  Loss (0 points)

  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Seguin | 82 | 26 | 46 | 72 | −15 | 22 |
| Jamie Benn | 77 | 26 | 43 | 69 | −9 | 66 |
| Jason Spezza | 68 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −18 | 29 |
| John Klingberg | 80 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 2 | 34 |
| Patrick $Eaves^‡$ | 59 | 21 | 16 | 37 | −10 | 16 |
| Devin Shore | 82 | 13 | 20 | 33 | −4 | 14 |
| Radek Faksa | 80 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −6 | 67 |
| Antoine Roussel | 60 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 115 |
| Brett Ritchie | 78 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 38 |
| Lauri $Korpikoski^‡$ | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
| Patrick Sharp | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −22 | 31 |
| Esa Lindell | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 22 |
| Adam Cracknell | 69 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
| Curtis McKenzie | 53 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 72 |
| Dan Hamhuis | 79 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −7 | 23 |
| Jordie $Benn^‡$ | 58 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −3 | 24 |
| Cody Eakin | 60 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −7 | 49 |
| Jiri Hudler | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
| Stephen Johns | 61 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −10 | 36 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 41 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −4 | 37 |
| Ales Hemsky | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −1 | 0 |
| Remi Elie | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Johnny $Oduya^‡$ | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 10 |
| Gemel Smith | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 21 |
| Julius Honka | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 4 |
| Patrik Nemeth | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 14 |
| Greg $Pateryn^†$ | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 6 |
| Jason Dickinson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Justin Dowling | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Gurianov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Mark McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :

| 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

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

### Trades

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

Lost via retirement

Date

Player

Ref

Player signings

DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref

June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)Jordie Benn3 years, $3.3 million

June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)Maxime Lagace1 year, $600,000

June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)Patrick Eaves1 year, $1 million

July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12)Jamie Oleksiak1 year, $918,750

July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)Jamie Benn8 years, $76 million contract extension

July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)Matej Stransky1 year, $575,000

March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)Adam Cracknell1 year, $675,000 contract extension

March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)Curtis McKenzie1 year, $700,000 contract extension

April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)Nicholas Caamano3 years, $2.235 million entry-level contract

April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)Mattias Janmark1 year, $700,000 contract extension

May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)Roope Hintz3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)Justin Dowling2 years, $1.3 million contract extension

May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)Ben Bishop6 years, $29.5 million contract extension

May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18)John Nyberg3 years, $2.235 million entry-level contract

June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)Ludwig Bystrom1 year, $650,000 contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Dallas Stars draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round

Player

Pos

Nationality

College/Junior/Club team (League)

1

25

Riley Tufte

LW

United States

Fargo Force (USHL)

3

90

Fredrik Karlstrom

C

Sweden

AIK (Swe-Jr)

4

116

Rhett Gardner

C

Canada

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC)

5

128

Colton Point

G

Canada

Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)

5

146

Nicholas Caamano

RW

Canada

Flint Firebirds (OHL)

6

176

Jakob Stenqvist

D

Sweden

Modo-jr. (SWE-jr.)

Notes

The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Kris Russell to Dallas in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka, Brett Pollock and this pick (being conditional at time of the trade). The condition – Calgary will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final – was converted on May 11, 2016.

The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 11, 2015 that sent Jhonas Enroth to Dallas in exchange for Anders Lindback and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Enroth wins fewer than four playoff games for the Stars in 2015 – was converted on April 6, 2015 when the Stars were eliminated from playoff contention.

The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on November 21, 2014 that sent Brenden Dillon to San Jose in exchange for Jason Demers and this pick.

The Arizona Coyotes' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 16, 2016 that sent Alex Goligoski to Arizona in exchange for this pick.

The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Anaheim's seventh-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.

Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013 that sent Shawn Horcoff to Dallas in exchange for Philip Larsen and this pick.

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