1997–98 Dallas Stars season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1997–98
Year:	1997
Team:	Dallas Stars
Conferencerank:	1st
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	49–22–11
Homerecord:	26–8–7
Roadrecord:	23–14–4
Goalsfor:	242
Goalsagainst:	167
Attendance:	16,489^[1]
Goalsleader:	Joe Nieuwendyk (39)
Assistsleader:	Sergei Zubov (47)
Pointsleader:	Joe Nieuwendyk (69)
Plusminusleader:	Mike Modano (+25)
Pimleader:	Pat Verbeek (170)
Winsleader:	Ed Belfour (37)
Gaaleader:	Ed Belfour (1.88)
Divisionwin:	Yes
Presidentstrophy:	Yes

The 1997–98 Dallas Stars season was the fifth National Hockey League season in Dallas, Texas (and 31st overall). The most notable aspect of the season was winning the Presidents' Trophy.

Regular season

The Stars tied the Edmonton Oilers for most power-play goals scored, with 77, and had the best power-play percentage in the league, at 20.00%.^[2]

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- style="text-align:center;"|1||T||October 1, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||0–0–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|2||L||October 4, 1997||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||0–1–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|3||W||October 7, 1997||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||1–1–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|4||L||October 8, 1997||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||1–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|5||W||October 10, 1997||7–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||2–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|6||W||October 14, 1997||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||3–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|7||W||October 16, 1997||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||4–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|8||W||October 18, 1997||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||5–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|9||L||October 19, 1997||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||5–3–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|10||L||October 21, 1997||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||5–4–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|11||W||October 24, 1997||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||6–4–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|12||W||October 25, 1997||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||7–4–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|13||W||October 28, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1997–98) ||8–4–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|14||W||October 29, 1997||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||9–4–1 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"|15||T||November 2, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||9–4–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|16||L||November 3, 1997||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||9–5–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|17||W||November 5, 1997||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||10–5–2 || |- style="text-align:center;"|18||T||November 7, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1997–98) ||10–5–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|19||L||November 10, 1997||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||10–6–3 || |- style="text-align:center;"|20||T||November 12, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||10–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|21||W||November 15, 1997||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||11–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|22||W||November 16, 1997||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||12–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|23||W||November 19, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||13–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|24||L||November 21, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||13–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|25||W||November 22, 1997||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||14–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|26||W||November 24, 1997||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||15–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|27||W||November 26, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||16–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|28||W||November 27, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||17–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|29||W||November 29, 1997||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||18–7–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|30||W||December 3, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||19–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|31||W||December 5, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||20–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|32||L||December 8, 1997||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||20–8–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|33||W||December 10, 1997||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||21–8–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|34||L||December 12, 1997||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||21–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|35||W||December 15, 1997||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||22–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|36||W||December 18, 1997||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||23–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|37||W||December 20, 1997||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||24–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|38||W||December 23, 1997||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||25–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center;"|39||T||December 27, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||25–9–5 || |- style="text-align:center;"|40||T||December 29, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||25–9–6 || |- style="text-align:center;"|41||T||December 31, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||25–9–7 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|42||W||January 2, 1998||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1997–98) ||26–9–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|43||W||January 3, 1998||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||27–9–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|44||W||January 5, 1998||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||28–9–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|45||L||January 7, 1998||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||28–10–7 || |- style="text-align:center;"|46||T||January 9, 1998||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||28–10–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|47||L||January 11, 1998||1–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||28–11–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|48||W||January 12, 1998||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||29–11–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|49||W||January 14, 1998||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||30–11–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|50||W||January 21, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||31–11–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|51||W||January 24, 1998||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||32–11–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|52||W||January 26, 1998||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||33–11–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|53||L||January 29, 1998||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||33–12–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|54||L||January 31, 1998||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||33–13–8 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|55||W||February 2, 1998||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||34–13–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|56||W||February 4, 1998||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||35–13–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|57||W||February 7, 1998||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||36–13–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|58||W||February 25, 1998||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1997–98) ||37–13–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|59||W||February 28, 1998||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||38–13–8 || |-|- style="text-align:center;"|60||T||March 1, 1998||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||38–13–9 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|61||L||March 4, 1998||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||38–14–9 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|62||L||March 7, 1998||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||38–15–9 || |- style="text-align:center;"|63||T||March 8, 1998||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||38–15–10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|64||L||March 12, 1998||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||38–16–10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|65||W||March 13, 1998||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||39–16–10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|66||W||March 17, 1998||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||40–16–10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|67||W||March 18, 1998||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||41–16–10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|68||W||March 20, 1998||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||42–16–10 || |- style="text-align:center;"|69||T||March 22, 1998||0–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||42–16–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|70||L||March 26, 1998||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||42–17–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|71||L||March 28, 1998||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||42–18–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|72||W||March 29, 1998||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||43–18–11 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|73||L||April 1, 1998||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||43–19–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|74||L||April 3, 1998||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||43–20–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|75||L||April 4, 1998||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||43–21–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|76||W||April 6, 1998||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||44–21–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|77||W||April 8, 1998||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||45–21–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|78||W||April 11, 1998||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||46–21–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|79||W||April 12, 1998||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||47–21–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|80||W||April 15, 1998||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||48–21–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|81||L||April 16, 1998||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||48–22–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|82||W||April 18, 1998||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||49–22–11 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 1 ||W|| April 22, 1998 || 4–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Stars lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2 ||W|| April 24, 1998 || 5–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Stars lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 3 ||L|| April 26, 1998 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Stars lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 4 ||L|| April 28, 1998 || 0–1 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Series tied 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 5 ||W|| April 30, 1998 || 3–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Stars lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 6 ||W|| May 2, 1998 || 3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Stars win 4–2 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 1 ||W|| May 7, 1998 || 3–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers || Stars lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 2 ||L|| May 9, 1998 || 0–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 3 ||W|| May 11, 1998 || 1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers || Stars lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 4 ||W|| May 13, 1998 || 3–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers || Stars lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 5 ||W|| May 16, 1998 || 2–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers || Stars win 4–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 1 ||L|| May 24, 1998 || 0–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2 ||W|| May 26, 1998 || 3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 3 ||L|| May 29, 1998 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 4 ||L|| May 31, 1998 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 5 ||W|| June 3, 1998 || 3–2 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 6 ||L|| June 5, 1998 || 0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings win 4–2 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
= Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.

	Player
	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=6	Playoffs
25		C	73	39	30	69	16	30	1	1	0	1	1	0
9		C	52	21	38	59	25	32	17	4	10	14	4	12
16		RW	82	31	26	57	15	170	17	3	2	5	−3	26
56		D	73	10	47	57	16	16	17	4	5	9	3	2
15		RW	81	23	29	52	9	61	16	1	4	5	−5	14
5		D	79	11	35	46	17	51	17	0	5	5	5	14
26		RW	72	23	19	42	19	20	12	3	5	8	0	2
23		LW	49	14	18	32	11	20	12	2	2	4	4	0
2		D	70	6	25	31	9	132	17	3	3	6	−1	39
21		C	77	7	17	24	3	40	16	3	1	4	0	6
27		D	57	2	22	24	11	26	14	0	3	3	5	20
33		C	53	6	16	22	7	35	17	4	2	6	0	16
10		C	59	9	10	19	5	104
29		RW	72	9	10	19	−2	96	17	0	2	2	0	47
14		LW	65	6	12	18	−15	14	5	0	3	3	−2	2
24		D	74	3	15	18	7	63	16	1	1	2	2	14
12		LW	59	2	9	11	7	46
41		C	13	5	3	8	0	0
28		C	58	3	4	7	−4	57	17	1	0	1	−3	12
3		D	80	0	7	7	21	131	17	0	1	1	0	22
46		LW	21	4	2	6	8	2	5	0	0	0	3	0
12		RW	13	2	3	5	0	5	17	4	4	8	7	0
11		C	39	2	3	5	4	6	15	2	2	4	4	8
6		D	17	1	2	3	5	26	2	0	0	0	0	2
10		C	13	2	0	2	−2	10	17	0	1	1	0	16
22		D	40	1	1	2	0	25	5	0	0	0	−2	4
37		D	4	0	1	1	−2	2
18		C	2	0	1	1	−1	0
20		G	61	0	0	0		18	17	0	0	0		18
38		LW	4	0	0	0	−1	19
34		D	2	0	0	0	1	2
17		LW	3	0	0	0	−1	15
39		RW	1	0	0	0	−1	0
30		G	2	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0
4		D	9	0	0	0	−5	2
39		C	2	0	0	0	1	2
36		RW	7	0	0	0	0	7
41		C	1	0	0	0	0	0
1		G	23	0	0	0		2

Goaltending

	Player
	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=9	Playoffs
20		61	37	12	10	1335	112	1.88	.916	9	3581	17	10	7	399	31	1.79	.922	1	1039
1		23	11	10	1	496	49	2.22	.901	1	1324	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30		2	1	0	0	35	2	1.74	.943	0	69	1	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	2

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Frank J. Selke Trophy	Jere Lehtinen	^[3]
League (annual)	Lester Patrick Trophy	Neal Broten	^[4]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Ed Belfour	^[5]
Ken Hitchcock (coach)
Jere Lehtinen
Mike Modano
Darryl Sydor
Sergei Zubov
NHL Rookie of the Month	Roman Turek (February)	^[6]
Team	Star of the Game Award	Mike Modano	^[7]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Sergei Gusev	October 1, 1997	^[8]
	Juha Lind	October 1, 1997
	Jeff Mitchell	November 12, 1997
	Jamie Wright	November 16, 1997
	Brad Lukowich	March 4, 1998
	Petr Buzek	March 12, 1998
	Jason Botterill	March 13, 1998

Draft picks

Dallas's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[9]

Round		Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	25	Brenden Morrow	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
2	52	Roman Lyashenko	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
3	77	Steve Gainey	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4	105	Marcus Kristoffersson	Mora IK (Sweden)
5	132	Teemu Elomo	TPS (Finland)
6	160	Alexei Timkin	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
7	189	Jeff McKercher	Barrie Colts (OHL)
8	216	Alexei Komarov	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
9	242	Brett McLean	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

References

Web site: Dallas Stars 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . July 4, 2023.
Web site: 1997-98 Dallas Stars Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . July 4, 2023.

Notes and References

Web site: 1997-98 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
Web site: 1997-98 NHL Summary.
Web site: Frank J. Selke Trophy . records.nhl.com . July 9, 2023.
Web site: Lester Patrick Trophy . records.nhl.com . July 9, 2023.
Web site: 1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
Web site: NHL Rookies of the Month . Hockey-Reference.com . July 9, 2023.
Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
Web site: 1997-98 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 8, 2024.
Web site: 1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . July 9, 2023.