2015–16 Dallas Stars season
The 2015–16 Dallas Stars season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season.[2]
2015–16 Dallas Stars | |
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Central Division champions | |
Division | 1st Central |
Conference | 1st Western |
2015–16 record | 50–23–9 |
Home record | 28–11–2 |
Road record | 22–12–7 |
Goals for | 267 |
Goals against | 230 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Nill |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Jamie Benn |
Alternate captains | Vernon Fiddler Alex Goligoski |
Arena | American Airlines Center |
Average attendance | 18,342[1] (30 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Texas Stars (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jamie Benn (41) |
Assists | Jamie Benn John Klingberg (48) |
Points | Jamie Benn (89) |
Penalty minutes | Antoine Roussel (123) |
Plus/minus | John Klingberg (+22) |
Wins | Kari Lehtonen Antti Niemi (25) |
Goals against average | Antti Niemi (2.67) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Dallas Stars | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 48 | 267 | 230 | +37 | 109 |
2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 224 | 201 | +23 | 107 |
3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 46 | 235 | 209 | +26 | 103 |
4 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
5 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Pre-Season Game Log: 1–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–4–0)[4] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 22 | Dallas | 2–3 | Florida | Campbell | 5,504 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 24 | Dallas | 0–6 | St. Louis | Lehtonen | 11,876 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 26 | Tampa Bay | 3–6 | Dallas | Niemi | 14,676 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 27 | Florida | 4–2 | Dallas | Lehtonen | 10,113 | 1–3–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 29 | St. Louis | 4–1 | Dallas | Niemi | 11,544 | 1–4–0 | Recap | |
6 | October 1 | Dallas | 2–3 | Tampa Bay | Lehtonen | 14,226 | 1–5–0 | Recap | |
7 | October 3 | Dallas | 0–4 | Chicago | Niemi | 21,221 | 1–6–0 | Recap |
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Player statistics
Final stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Antti Niemi | 48 | 43 | 2654 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 118 | 2.67 | 1246 | .905 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Kari Lehtonen | 43 | 39 | 2279 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 105 | 2.76 | 1121 | .906 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Kari Lehtonen | 11 | 10 | 555 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 2.81 | 257 | .899 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Antti Niemi | 5 | 3 | 237 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3.29 | 96 | .865 | 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
Suspensions/fines
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Jason Demers | Elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino during NHL game No. 93 in Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 16:48 of the third period. | 2 games | $36,559.14 | October 23, 2015[7] |
Awards and honors
Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
Trades
Date | Details |
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June 27, 2015 | To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2015 |
To Dallas Stars Antti Niemi (rights) |
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July 10, 2015 | To Chicago Blackhawks Trevor Daley Ryan Garbutt |
To Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp Stephen Johns |
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February 29, 2016 | To Calgary Flames Jyrki Jokipakka Brett Pollock Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2016 |
To Dallas Stars Kris Russell |
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Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Lost via retirement
Date | Player | Ref |
September 4, 2015 | Rich Peverley | [20] |
Player signings
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
June 29, 2015 | Antti Niemi | 3 years, $13.5 million | [21] |
July 1, 2015 | Patrick Eaves | 1 year, $1.15 million | [22] |
July 1, 2015 | Curtis McKenzie | 2 years, $1.35 million | [23] |
July 9, 2015 | Jamie Oleksiak | 1 year, $875,000 | [24] |
August 28, 2015 | Cody Eakin | 4 years, $15.4 million contract extension | [25] |
March 18, 2016 | Stephen Johns | 2 years, contract extension | [26] |
March 25, 2016 | Niklas Hansson | 3 years, entry-level contract | [27] |
May 12, 2016 | Denis Gurianov | 3 years, entry-level contract | [28] |
May 18, 2016 | Chris Martenet | 3 years, entry-level contract | [29] |
May 31, 2016 | Justin Dowling | 1 year | [30] |
May 31, 2016 | Brendan Ranford | 1 year | [30] |
June 9, 2016 | Mattias Backman | 1 year | [31] |
June 10, 2016 | Brett Ritchie | 1 year | [32] |
Draft picks
Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Denis Guryanov | RW | Russia | Lada Togliatti-2 (Russia-Jr.) |
2 | 49[a] | Roope Hintz | LW | Finland | Ilves (Finland) |
4 | 103 | Chris Martenet | D | United States | London Knights (OHL) |
5 | 133 | Joseph Cecconi | D | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
6 | 163 | Markus Ruusu | G | Finland | JYP Jr. (Finland-Jr.) |
- Draft notes[33]
- The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a second-round pick in 2015 (36th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 and this pick.[34] Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson to the Stars in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Nick Paul, Alex Guptill and this pick.[35]
- a The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Erik Cole and a conditional third-round pick in 2015 to Detroit in exchange for Mattias Janmark, Mattias Backman and this pick.[36]
- The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Mattias Janmark, Mattias Backman, and a second-round pick in 2015 to Dallas in exchange for Erik Cole and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[37] The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2015 if they do not qualify for the 2015 Eastern Conference Final and Cole does not play in 50% of Detroit's playoff games[36] – was converted on April 8, 2015 when Cole was injured for the remainder of the season.[38]
- The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Antti Niemi to Dallas in exchange for this pick.[34]
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- "Dallas Stars Sign Forward Patrick Eaves To A One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Curtis McKenzie To A Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak To A One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Center Cody Eakin To A Four-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Stephen Johns To A Two-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Niklas Hansson To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Forward Denis Gurianov to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Chris Martenet to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Forwards Justin Dowling and Brendan Ranford". NHL.com. May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Mattias Backman To One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- "Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Brett Ritchie to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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- "SENATORS TRADE SPEZZA TO STARS FOR TRIO OF FORWARDS, PICK". TSN. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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- "Red Wings acquire forward Erik Cole from Stars". March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- "Red Wings' Cole out for season with spine contusion". April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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