2006–07 Dallas Stars season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2006–07
Year:	2006
Team:	Dallas Stars
Conferencerank:	6th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Record:	50–25–7
Homerecord:	28–11–2
Roadrecord:	22–14–5
Goalsfor:	226
Goalsagainst:	197
Attendance:	17,914
Goalsleader:	Jere Lehtinen (26)
Assistsleader:	Mike Ribeiro (41)
Pointsleader:	Mike Ribeiro (59)
Plusminusleader:	Mike Modano (+9)
Pimleader:	Matthew Barnaby (127)
Winsleader:	Marty Turco (37)
Gaaleader:	Mike Smith (2.23) Mary Turco (2.23)

The 2006–07 Dallas Stars season was the 14th season for the Dallas Stars, and the 40th overall of the franchise. The Stars made one major acquisition, Eric Lindros. With Marty Turco still in goal, and Mike Modano and captain Brenden Morrow leading the team, the Stars qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Regular season

The Stars tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with three.^[1]

Season standings

Playoffs

The Dallas Stars ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's sixth seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || October 4 || Dallas || 3 – 2 || Colorado || OT || Turco || 18,007 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2 || October 7 || New Jersey || 1 – 3 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3 || October 12 || Dallas || 4 – 1 || Los Angeles || || Turco || 14,167 || 3–0–0 || 6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4 || October 14 || Dallas || 4 – 1 || Los Angeles|| || Turco || 17,052 || 4–0–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || October 15 || Dallas || 4 – 3 || Anaheim || SO || Turco || 15,269 || 5–0–0 || 10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 6 || October 17 || Dallas || 0 – 2 || San Jose || || Turco || 16,380 || 5–1–0 || 10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 7 || October 20 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,198 || 6–1–0 || 12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 8 || October 21 || Dallas || 4 – 0 || Phoenix || || Smith || 14,269 || 7–1–0 || 14 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 9 || October 23 || Vancouver || 1 – 2 || Dallas || || Turco || 16,639 || 8–1–0 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 10 || October 27 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,584 || 8–2–0 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11 || October 28 || Los Angeles || 2 – 3 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,711 || 9–2–0 || 18 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 12 || November 1 || St. Louis || 1 – 4 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,634 || 10–2–0 || 20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 13 || November 3 || Dallas || 3 – 2 || Edmonton || || Turco || 16,839 || 11–2–0 || 22 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 14 || November 6 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Vancouver || || Smith || 18,630 || 11–3–0 || 22 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 15 || November 7 || Dallas || 1 – 3 || Calgary || || Turco || 19,289 || 11–4–0 || 22 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 16 || November 9 || Dallas || 1 – 0 || Phoenix || || Turco || 13,197 || 12–4–0 || 24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 17 || November 15 || NY Islanders || 3 – 0 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,643 || 12–5–0 || 24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 18 || November 17 || Dallas || 5 – 3 || Atlanta || || Turco || 18,545 || 13–5–0 || 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 19 || November 18 || Dallas || 4 – 5 || Carolina || || Turco || 18,639 || 13–6–0 || 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 20 || November 20 || Colorado || 4 – 5 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,491 || 14–6–0 || 28 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 21 || November 22 || Nashville || 0 – 1 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,853 || 15–6–0 || 30 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 22 || November 24 || Los Angeles || 3 – 5 || Dallas || || Smith || 18,532 || 16–6–0 || 32 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 23 || November 27 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Detroit || || Turco || 20,066 || 16–7–0 || 32 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 24 || November 29 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Turco || 13,164 || 16–8–0 || 32 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 25 || November 30 || Dallas || 3 – 4 || Washington || || Smith || 10,912 || 16–9–0 || 32 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 26 || December 2 || Minnesota || 3 – 4 || Dallas || SO || Turco || 17,027|| 17–9–0 || 34 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 27 || December 4 || San Jose || 0 – 1 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,056 || 18–9–0 || 36 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 28 || December 6 || Phoenix || 0 – 3 || Dallas || || Turco || 16,927 || 19–9–0 || 38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 29 || December 8 || Edmonton || 2 – 0 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,182 || 19–10–0 || 38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 30 || December 9 || Dallas || 4 – 3 || Phoenix || OT || Turco || 15,320 || 20–10–0 || 40 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 31 || December 12 || Columbus || 3 – 1 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,411 || 20–11–0 || 40 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 32 || December 14 || NY Rangers || 5 – 2 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,788 || 20–12–0 || 40 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 33 || December 16 || Dallas || 4 – 3 || Los Angeles || SO || Turco || 15,846 || 21–12–0 || 42 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 34 || December 20 || Dallas || 1 – 4 || Anaheim || || Turco || 17,174 || 21–13–0 || 42 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 35 || December 21 || Dallas || 3 – 0 || San Jose || || Turco || 17,496 || 22–13–0 || 44 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 36 || December 23 || Edmonton || 2 – 3 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,136 || 23–13–0 || 46 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 37 || December 26 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Turco || 14,278 || 23–14–0 || 46 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 38 || December 27 || Dallas || 5 – 4 || Colorado || || Turco || 18,007 || 24–14–0 || 48 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 39 || December 29 || Nashville || 1 – 4 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 25–14–0 || 50 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 40 || December 31 || San Jose || 4 – 2 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,584 || 25–15–0 || 50 || |-|- align="center"| 41 || January 3 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Vancouver || SO || Turco || 18,630 || 25–15–1 || 51 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 42 || January 4 || Dallas || 6 – 5 || Edmonton || SO || Turco || 16,839 || 26–15–1 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 43 || January 6 || Dallas || 2 – 4 || Calgary || || Turco || 19,289 || 26–16–1 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 44 || January 9 || Phoenix || 5 – 2 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 26–17–1 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 45 || January 11 || Anaheim || 5 – 1 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 26–18–1 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 46 || January 15 || Los Angeles || 1 – 3 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,992 || 27–18–1 || 55 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 47 || January 17 || Calgary || 2 – 4 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 28–18–1 || 57 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 48 || January 20 || Dallas || 2 – 1 || Minnesota || SO || Turco || 18,568 || 29–18–1 || 59 || |- align="center"| 49 || January 26 || Pittsburgh || 4 – 3 || Dallas || SO || Turco || 18,594 || 29–18–2 || 60 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 50 || January 28 || Dallas || 1 – 4 || Anaheim || || Turco || 17,331 || 29–19–2 || 60 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 51 || January 30 || Dallas || 3 – 2 || San Jose || SO || Turco || 17,496 || 30–19–2 || 62 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 52 || February 1 || Dallas || 4 – 2 || San Jose || || Turco || 17,496 || 31–19–2 || 64 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 53 || February 3 || Dallas || 0 – 2 || St. Louis || || Turco || 16,627 || 31–20–2 || 64 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 54 || February 6 || Minnesota || 2 – 4 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,660 || 32–20–2 || 66 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 55 || February 10 || Anaheim || 0 – 1 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,793 || 33–20–2 || 68 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 56 || February 11 || Colorado || 5 – 7 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,506 || 34–20–2 || 70 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 57 || February 14 || Detroit || 3 – 1 || Dallas || || Smith || 18,037 || 34–21–2 || 70 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 58 || February 18 || San Jose || 2 – 5 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,849 || 35–21–2 || 72 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 59 || February 20 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Minnesota || SO || Turco || 18,568 || 35–21–3 || 73 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 60 || February 23 || Anaheim || 1 – 4 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,634 || 36–21–3 || 75 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 61 || February 25 || Vancouver || 1 – 2 || Dallas || OT || Turco || 17,712 || 37–21–3 || 77 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 62 || February 27 || Dallas || 2 – 1 || Tampa Bay || OT || Turco || 19,225 || 38–21–3 || 79 || |-|- align="center" | 63 || March 1 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Florida || OT || Smith || 11,822 || 38–21–4 || 80 || |- align="center"| 64 || March 2 || Columbus || 3 – 2 || Dallas || SO || Turco || 17,147 || 38–21–5 || 81 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 65 || March 4 || San Jose || 4 – 0 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,002 || 38–22–5 || 81 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 66 || March 8 || Dallas || 4 – 0 || St. Louis || || Smith || 11,131 || 38–23–5 || 81 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 67 || March 9 || Dallas || 3 – 0 || Columbus || || Turco || 17,284 || 39–23–5 || 83 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 68 || March 11 || Los Angeles || 3 – 4 || Dallas || OT || Turco || 17,478 || 40–23–5 || 85 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 69 || March 13 || Philadelphia || 2 – 3 || Dallas || || Smith || 17,618 || 41–23–5 || 87 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 70 || March 15 || Calgary || 2 – 4 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 42–23–5 || 89 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 71 || March 17 || Dallas || 2 – 3 || Nashville || || Turco || 17,113 || 42–24–5 || 89 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 72 || March 18 || Phoenix || 4 – 5 || Dallas || OT || Turco || 18,318 || 43–24–5 || 91 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 73 || March 21 || Dallas || 4 – 2 || Los Angeles || || Smith || 17,838 || 44–24–5 || 93 || |- align="center"| 74 || March 23 || Dallas || 2 – 3 || Anaheim || OT || Turco || 17,421 || 44–24–6 || 94 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 75 || March 24 || Dallas || 4 – 3 || Phoenix || SO || Turco || 17,522 || 45–24–6 || 96 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 76 || March 27 || Phoenix || 0 – 6 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 46–24–6 || 98 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 77 || March 30 || Dallas || 4 – 3 || Detroit || SO || Smith || 20,066 || 47–24–6 || 100 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 78 || March 31 || Dallas || 4 – 2 || Nashville || || Turco || 17,113 || 48–24–6 || 102 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 79 || April 2 || St. Louis || 4 – 2 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 48–25–6 || 102 || |- align="center"| 80 || April 5 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Columbus || OT || Turco || 15,997 || 48–25–7 || 103 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 81 || April 6 || Anaheim || 1 – 2 || Dallas || SO || Turco || 18,584 || 49–25–7 || 105 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 82 || April 8 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Dallas || || Turco || 17,932 || 50–25–7 || 107 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 1 || April 11 || Dallas || 4 – 5 || Vancouver || 4OT || Turco || 18,630 || 0 – 1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2 || April 13 || Dallas || 2 – 0 || Vancouver || || Turco || 18,630 || 1 – 1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 15 || Vancouver || 2 – 1 || Dallas || OT || Turco || 18,532 || 1 – 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 4 || April 17 || Vancouver || 2 – 1 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,532 || 1 – 3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || April 19 || Dallas ||1 – 0 || Vancouver || OT ||Turco || 18,630 || 2 – 3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6 || April 21 || Vancouver || 0 – 2 || Dallas || || Turco || 18,600 || 3 – 3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 7 || April 23 || Dallas || 1 – 4 || Vancouver || ||Turco || 18,630 || 3 – 4 || |-|-| 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.

	Regular season						Playoffs
	Player
63		C	81	18	41	59	3	22	7	0	3	3	−3	4
56		D	78	12	42	54	0	26	6	0	4	4	3	2
43		D	76	19	32	51	2	104	7	0	1	1	−5	6
36		C	82	14	34	48	8	18	4	0	1	1	−1	0
26		RW	73	26	17	43	5	16	7	0	0	0	−2	2
9		C	59	22	21	43	9	34	7	1	1	2	0	4
10		LW	40	16	15	31	−2	33	7	2	1	3	−1	18
15		LW	82	17	12	29	3	34	7	0	1	1	−1	10
88		C	49	5	21	26	−1	70	3	0	0	0	−2	4
14		C	82	13	12	25	−2	40	7	1	3	4	1	4
20		RW	74	11	14	25	−5	38	4	1	1	2	0	2
11		C	76	8	17	25	−7	78	7	2	1	3	−1	4
5		D	74	5	16	21	−4	36	7	1	1	2	2	4
21		LW	59	6	13	19	−3	18	4	0	1	1	0	0
3		D	75	0	17	17	−1	86	7	0	1	1	−1	2
17		LW	25	4	10	14	−3	6	7	1	1	2	1	2
6		D	74	4	8	12	2	63	7	1	0	1	−3	4
27		C	41	5	6	11	5	10
44		D	57	1	9	10	10	32
77		RW	39	1	6	7	5	127
39		C	36	3	3	6	−5	14	7	2	0	2	1	6
50		RW	26	3	2	5	2	107
17		RW	18	1	3	4	−3	4
29		C	19	0	4	4	−4	35	6	0	0	0	0	8
35		G	67	0	4	4		18	7	0	0	0		4
65		W	11	1	2	3	−3	4
42		D	38	1	2	3	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	2
25		D	7	0	2	2	0	0
4		D	14	0	2	2	2	8	7	0	0	0	0	8
22		RW	1	1	0	1	1	0
2		D	8	0	0	0	−1	4
24		LW	2	0	0	0	−1	0
41		G	23	0	0	0		2

Goaltending

	Regular season										Playoffs
	Player
35		67	38	20	5	1564	140	2.23	.910	6	3764	7	3	4	229	11	1.30	.952	3	509
41		23	12	5	2	511	45	2.23	.912	3	1213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Mike Smith (Goaltender)	^[2]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Philippe Boucher	^[3]
		Marty Turco
	NHL First Star of the Week	Marty Turco (October 15)	^[4]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Marty Turco (January 21)
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Mike Smith (November 26)
		Mike Smith (February 11)
		Mike Modano (March 18)
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Jussi Jokinen	^[5]
Team	Star of the Game Award	Mike Modano	^[6]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
25th shutout	Marty Turco	November 9, 2006	^[7]
1,000th game played	Stu Barnes	November 30, 2006	^[8]
	Sergei Zubov	March 15, 2007	^[9]

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2006	To Atlanta Thrashers Niko Kapanen 7th round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Jaroslav Modry Patrik Stefan
September 30, 2006	To Montreal Canadiens Janne Niinimaa 5th round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro 6th round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
February 12, 2007	To Phoenix Coyotes Mathias Tjarnqvist 1st round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Ladislav Nagy
February 27, 2007	To Los Angeles Kings Jaroslav Modry Johan Fransson 1st round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft 2nd round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft 3rd round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Mattias Norstrom Konstantin Pushkarev 3rd round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft 4th round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft

Free agents acquired

Player	Former Team
	Washington Capitals
	Chicago Blackhawks
	Toronto Maple Leafs

Free agents lost

Player	New Team
	Vancouver Canucks
	Atlanta Thrashers
	Nashville Predators
	San Jose Sharks
	Montreal Canadiens

Draft picks

Dallas' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[10]

Round		Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	27	Ivan Vishnevskiy (D)		Dallas Stars	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3	90	Aaron Snow (LW)		Dallas Stars	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4	120	Richard Bachman (G)		Dallas Stars	Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
5	138	David McIntyre (C)		Dallas Stars (from Tampa Bay)	Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJRA)
5	150	Max Warn (LW)		Dallas Stars	HIFK Jr. (Fin. Jr.)

See also

• 2006–07 NHL season

References

• Web site: Dallas Stars 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . August 4, 2024.
• Web site: 2006-07 Dallas Stars Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . August 4, 2024.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-07 NHL Summary.
2. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . August 5, 2024.
3. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007 . NHL.com . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417032251/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=28972 . April 17, 2023.
4. Web site: NHL Three Stars of the Week . Hockey-Reference.com . August 5, 2024.
5. Web site: 2006-07 NHL Young Stars Rosters . TSN.ca . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070202221737/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=8902&hubname= . February 2, 2007.
6. Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
7. Web site: NHL: Dallas 1, Phoenix 0 - UPI.com . UPI . August 5, 2024 . November 10, 2006 . Marty Turco made just 13 saves, but that was enough for him to ring up his 25th career shutout.
8. Web site: NHL Roundup: Capitals goalie gets first win vs. Stars . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 5, 2024 . December 1, 2006 . Stu Barnes, playing in his 1,000th NHL game.
9. Web site: Dallas defenseman still shines at 36 . Tampa Bay Times . August 5, 2024 . March 15, 2007.
10. Web site: 2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . July 22, 2024.