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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
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2015–16 record50–23–9
Home record28–11–2
Road record22–12–7
Goals for267
Goals against230
Team information
General managerJim Nill
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainJamie Benn
Alternate captainsVernon Fiddler
Alex Goligoski
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Average attendance18,342[1]
(30 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Texas Stars (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJamie Benn (41)
AssistsJamie Benn
John Klingberg (48)
PointsJamie Benn (89)
Penalty minutesAntoine Roussel (123)
Plus/minusJohn Klingberg (+22)
WinsKari Lehtonen
Antti Niemi (25)
Goals against averageAntti Niemi (2.67)

Standings

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Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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Game Log[4]

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

Playoffs

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2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Final stats

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular Season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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

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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 honors

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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

Trades

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Date
Details
 Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2015 		To Dallas Stars
Antti Niemi (rights) 		[14]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) To Chicago Blackhawks
Trevor Daley
Ryan Garbutt 		To Dallas Stars
Patrick Sharp
Stephen Johns 		[15]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Calgary Flames
Jyrki Jokipakka
Brett Pollock
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2016 		To Dallas Stars
Kris Russell 		[16]

Lost via retirement

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Date Player Ref
September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04) Rich Peverley [20]

Player signings

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Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) Antti Niemi 3 years, $13.5 million [21]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Patrick Eaves 1 year, $1.15 million [22]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Curtis McKenzie 2 years, $1.35 million [23]
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) Jamie Oleksiak 1 year, $875,000 [24]
August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) Cody Eakin 4 years, $15.4 million contract extension [25]
March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18) Stephen Johns 2 years, contract extension [26]
March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25) Niklas Hansson 3 years, entry-level contract [27]
May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) Denis Gurianov 3 years, entry-level contract [28]
May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18) Chris Martenet 3 years, entry-level contract [29]
May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31) Justin Dowling 1 year [30]
May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31) Brendan Ranford 1 year [30]
June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09) Mattias Backman 1 year [31]
June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) Brett Ritchie 1 year [32]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Dallas Stars 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[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]

References

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  1. ^ "2015–2016 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.
  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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  7. ^ "Stars' Demers suspended two games for elbowing". NHL. October 23, 2015.
  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. ^ a b "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 Acquire Defenseman Kris Russell From Calgary Flames". nhl.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Johnny Oduya To A Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  18. ^ "Kings Agreed to terms with Goaltender Jhonas Enroth To One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  19. ^ "Ducks Sign Horcoff to One-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. July 3, 2015.
  20. ^ "Rich Peverley Announces Retirement". Dallas Stars. September 4, 2015.
  21. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Antti Niemi To A Three-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  22. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Forward Patrick Eaves To A One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  23. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Curtis McKenzie To A Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  24. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak To A One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  25. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Center Cody Eakin To A Four-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  26. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Stephen Johns To A Two-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  27. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Niklas Hansson To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  28. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Forward Denis Gurianov to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  29. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Chris Martenet to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  30. ^ a b "Dallas Stars Sign Forwards Justin Dowling and Brendan Ranford". NHL.com. May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  31. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Mattias Backman To One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  32. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Brett Ritchie to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  33. ^ "2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  34. ^ a b "Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend". June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  35. ^ "SENATORS TRADE SPEZZA TO STARS FOR TRIO OF FORWARDS, PICK". TSN. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  36. ^ a b "Stars deal F Cole to Red Wings". TSN. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  37. ^ "Red Wings acquire forward Erik Cole from Stars". March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  38. ^ "Red Wings' Cole out for season with spine contusion". April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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