2015–16 Dallas Stars season

2015–16 Dallas Stars
Division TBD Central
Conference TBD Western
2015–16 record 29–11–4
Home record 17–5–0
Road record 12–6–4
Goals for 149
Goals against 116
Team information
General Manager Jim Nill
Coach Lindy Ruff
Captain Jamie Benn
Alternate captains Vernon Fiddler
Alex Goligoski
Arena American Airlines Center
Average attendance 18,273[1]
(22 games)
Minor league affiliations Texas Stars (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jamie Benn (25)
Assists John Klingberg (32)
Points Jamie Benn (53)
Penalties in minutes Antoine Roussel (65)
Plus/minus Jamie Benn (+17)
Wins Antti Niemi (16)
Goals against average Antti Niemi (2.41)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 Dallas Stars season is 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]

Off-season


Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Game Log[3]
February: 2–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 2 Dallas 5–3 Winnipeg Niemi 15,294 32–14–5 69 Recap
52 February 4 Dallas 4–3 Colorado OT Niemi 14,351 33–14–5 71 Recap
53 February 6 Chicago Dallas
54 February 9 Dallas Minnesota
55 February 11 Dallas Chicago
56 February 13 Washington Dallas
57 February 15 Dallas Nashville
58 February 16 Dallas St. Louis
59 February 18 Dallas Arizona
60 February 20 Boston Dallas
61 February 23 Dallas Winnipeg
62 February 25 Winnipeg Dallas
63 February 27 NY Rangers Dallas
64 February 29 Detroit Dallas

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

Player statistics

Updated as of games played through February 1, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Benn, JamieJamie Benn 50 28 30 58 16 45
Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin 50 25 28 53 13 12
Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp 50 16 24 40 3 17
Klingberg, JohnJohn Klingberg 50 6 34 40 11 20
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 50 17 22 39 6 20
Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski 50 3 18 21 16 24
Eakin, CodyCody Eakin 50 10 11 21 0 18
Janmark, MattiasMattias Janmark 50 10 9 19 12 12
Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel 48 7 10 17 5 69
Nichushkin, ValeriValeri Nichushkin 47 6 11 17 8 8
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 43 5 11 16 0 6
Demers, JasonJason Demers 44 5 11 16 16 46
Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya 50 4 11 15 16 14
Fiddler, VernonVernon Fiddler 50 6 9 15 1 14
Sceviour, ColtonColton Sceviour 45 5 7 12 5 10
Benn, JordieJordie Benn 43 1 8 9 2 8
Jokipakka, JyrkiJyrki Jokipakka 37 2 4 6 4 6
Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves 30 3 1 4 −2 8
Faksa, RadekRadek Faksa 18 1 2 3 1 10
Moen, TravisTravis Moen 15 0 2 2 −4 19
Oleksiak, JamieJamie Oleksiak 11 0 2 2 −3 21
Nemeth, PatrikPatrik Nemeth 11 0 1 1 −5 4
McKenzie, CurtisCurtis McKenzie 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Lindell, EsaEsa Lindell 4 0 0 0 −3 0
Shore, DevinDevin Shore 3 0 0 0 2 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi 33 29 1,881:03 18 9 5 76 2.42 867 .912 3 0 2 2
Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen 22 21 1,129:32 13 5 0 53 2.82 579 .908 1 0 3 2

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

Roster

Updated November 1, 2015.[6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
14 Canada Benn, JamieJamie Benn (C) C/LW L 26 2007 Victoria, British Columbia
24 Canada Benn, JordieJordie Benn  D L 28 2011 Victoria, British Columbia
4 Canada Demers, JasonJason Demers D R 27 2014 Dorval, Quebec
20 Canada Eakin, CodyCody Eakin C L 24 2012 Winnipeg, Manitoba
18 Canada Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves C R 31 2014 Calgary, Alberta
38 Canada Fiddler, VernonVernon Fiddler (A) C L 35 2011 Edmonton, Alberta
33 United States Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski (A) D L 30 2011 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
83 Czech Republic Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky RW R 32 2014 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
13 Sweden Janmark, MattiasMattias Janmark C L 23 2015 Danderyd, Sweden
2 Finland Jokipakka, JyrkiJyrki Jokipakka D L 24 2011 Tampere, Finland
3 Sweden Klingberg, JohnJohn Klingberg D R 23 2010 Lerum, Sweden
32 Finland Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen G L 32 2010 Helsinki, Finland
23 Finland Lindell, EsaEsa Lindell D L 21 2012 Helsinki, Finland
11 Canada McKenzie, CurtisCurtis McKenzie LW L 24 2009 Golden, British Columbia
27 Canada Moen, TravisTravis Moen LW L 33 2014 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
15 Sweden Nemeth, PatrikPatrik Nemeth D L 23 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
43 Russia Nichushkin, ValeriValeri Nichushkin RW L 20 2013 Chelyabinsk, Russia
31 Finland Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi G L 32 2015 Vantaa, Finland
5 Canada Oleksiak, JamieJamie Oleksiak D L 23 2011 Toronto, Ontario
47 Sweden Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya D L 34 2015 Stockholm, Sweden
21 France Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel LW L 26 2012 Roubaix, France
22 Canada Sceviour, ColtonColton Sceviour RW R 26 2007 Red Deer, Alberta
91 Canada Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin RW/C R 24 2013 Brampton, Ontario
10 Canada Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp LW R 34 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba
90 Canada Spezza, JasonJason Spezza C R 32 2014 Mississauga, Ontario

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
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 honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Seguin, T.T. Seguin NHL Second Star of the Week[8] October 19, 2015
Benn, Ja.Ja. Benn NHL First Star of the Month[9] November 2, 2015
Seguin, T.T. Seguin NHL Second Star of the Week[10] November 9, 2015
Benn, Ja.Ja. Benn NHL First Star of the Week[11] November 30, 2015
Niemi, A.A. Niemi NHL Second Star of the Week[12] December 28, 2015
Seguin, T.T. Seguin NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 6, 2016
Benn, Ja.Ja. Benn NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 6, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Janmark, M.M. Janmark 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
October 8, 2015
Demers, J.J. Demers 100th career NHL assist October 10, 2015
Sceviour, C.C. Sceviour 100th career NHL game October 13, 2015
M. Janmark 1st career NHL assist October 13, 2015
Lehtonen, K.K. Lehtonen 250th career NHL win October 15, 2015
Faksa, R.R. Faksa 1st career NHL game October 17, 2015
Niemi, A.A. Niemi 20,000 career NHL minutes October 27, 2015
Shore, D.D. Shore 1st career NHL game November 3, 2015
Seguin, T.T. Seguin 300th career NHL point November 3, 2015
Jokipakka, J.J. Jokipakka 1st career NHL goal November 3, 2015
R. Faksa 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
November 6, 2015
Nichushkin, V.V. Nichushkin 100th career NHL game November 8, 2015
Goligoski, A.A. Goligoski 500th career NHL game November 19, 2015
Benn, Jo.Jo. Benn 200th career NHL game November 19, 2015
K. Lehtonen 30,000 career NHL minutes November 19, 2015
Eaves, P.P. Eaves 500th career NHL game November 28, 2015
A. Niemi 200th career NHL wins November 28, 2015
Benn, Ja.Ja. Benn 400th career NHL point December 15, 2015
Spezza, J.J. Spezza 800th career NHL game December 17, 2015
A. Goligoski 200th career NHL assist December 19, 2015
Klingberg, J.J. Klingberg 100th career NHL game December 22, 2015
Oduya, J.J. Oduya 700th career NHL game December 26, 2015
J. Spezza 500th career NHL assist January 5, 2016

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2015
To Dallas Stars
Antti Niemi (rights)
[14]
July 10, 2015 To Chicago Blackhawks
Trevor Daley
Ryan Garbutt
To Dallas Stars
Patrick Sharp
Stephen Johns
[15]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) Johnny Oduya Chicago Blackhawks 2 years, $7.5 million [16]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jhonas Enroth Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $1.25 million [17]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Shawn Horcoff Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1.75 million [18]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04) Rich Peverley [19]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) Antti Niemi 3 years, $13.5 million [20]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Patrick Eaves 1 year, $1.15 million [21]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Curtis McKenzie 2 years, $1.35 million [22]
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) Jamie Oleksiak 1 year, $875,000 [23]
August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) Cody Eakin 4 years, $15.4 million contract extension [24]

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)
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[25]
  • 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.[26] 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.[27]
  • a The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick will go 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.[28]
  • The Dallas Stars' third-round pick will go 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).[29] 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[28] – was converted on April 8, 2015 when Cole was injured for the remainder of the season.[30]
  • 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.[26]

References

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  2. National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
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  8. "Price, Seguin and Tarasenko named stars of week". NHL. October 19, 2015.
  9. "Benn, Price, Krejci named Stars of the Month". NHL. November 2, 2015.
  10. "Kane, Seguin and Condon named stars of week". NHL. November 9, 2015.
  11. "Benn, Holtby and Galchenyuk named stars of week". NHL. November 30, 2015.
  12. "Gaudreau, Niemi, Bozak named NHL's Three Stars". NHL. December 28, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal". NHL. January 6, 2016.
  14. "Dallas Stars Acquire Goaltender Antti Niemi From The San Jose Sharks In Exchange For A Seventh Round Selection In The 2015 NHL Draft". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  15. "Dallas Stars Acquire Forward Patrick Sharp and Defenseman Stephen Johns From The Chicago Blackhawks In Exchange For Defenseman Trevor Daley And Forward Ryan Garbutt". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  16. "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Johnny Oduya To A Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  17. "Kings Agreed to terms with Goaltender Jhonas Enroth To One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  18. "Ducks Sign Horcoff to One-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. July 3, 2015.
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  21. "Dallas Stars Sign Forward Patrick Eaves To A One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  22. "Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Curtis McKenzie To A Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  23. "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak To A One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  24. "Dallas Stars Sign Center Cody Eakin To A Four-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  25. "2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  26. 1 2 "Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend". June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  27. "SENATORS TRADE SPEZZA TO STARS FOR TRIO OF FORWARDS, PICK". TSN. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  28. 1 2 "Stars deal F Cole to Red Wings". TSN. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  29. "Red Wings acquire forward Erik Cole from Stars". March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  30. "Red Wings' Cole out for season with spine contusion". April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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