2014–15 Dallas Stars season explained

League:NHL
Season:2014–15
Year:2014
Team:Dallas Stars
Conference:Western
Conferencerank:10th
Division:Central
Divisionrank:6th
Record:41–31–10
Homerecord:17–16–8
Roadrecord:24–15–2
Goalsfor:261
Goalsagainst:260
Generalmanager:Jim Nill
Coach:Lindy Ruff
Captain:Jamie Benn
Altcaptain:Trevor Daley
Vernon Fiddler
Arena:American Airlines Center
Attendance:17,273[1]
(41 games)
Goalsleader:Tyler Seguin (37)
Assistsleader:Jamie Benn (52)
Pointsleader:Jamie Benn (87)
Plusminusleader:Patrick Eaves (+8)
Pimleader:Antoine Roussel (148)
Winsleader:Kari Lehtonen (33)
Gaaleader:Kari Lehtonen (2.82)

The 2014–15 Dallas Stars season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season.[2] Despite having 92 points, the Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs; even though they qualified the previous year.

Suspensions/fines

PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issued
Punching an unsuspecting opponent, San Jose Sharks defenseman Justin Braun during NHL game No. 211 in Dallas on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 18:51 of the third period. $5,376.34 November 10, 2014[3]
Kneeing Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall during NHL game No. 319 in Dallas on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at 12:17 of the third period. 2 games $43,902.44 November 27, 2014[4]
Slew-footing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien during NHL game No. 416 in Dallas on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at 13:22 of the third period. 3 games $65,853.66 December 11, 2014[5]
Cross-checking Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL game No. 797 in Boston on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 3:43 of the first period. 2 games $21,505.38 February 12, 2015[6]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Game log
Legend:

Player statistics

Final[7]

Skaters
Regular season
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
82 35 52 87 1 64
71 37 40 77 −1 20
82 17 45 62 −7 28
78 19 21 40 −1 26
65 11 29 40 5 32
68 16 22 38 −13 34
81 4 32 36 0 24
57 18 15 33 4 14
76 11 21 32 −8 16
80 13 16 29 −5 34
76 11 18 29 9 27
47 14 13 27 12 8
71 9 17 26 1 13
80 13 12 25 −20 148
67 8 17 25 −9 55
61 5 17 22 3 63
73 2 14 16 −5 34
51 0 10 10 −2 8
31 6 3 9 −1 12
34 3 6 9 0 14
36 1 7 8 0 8
36 4 1 5 −8 48
22 0 3 3 0 6
8 0 2 2 4 6
8 0 1 1 −5 2
20 0 1 1 −2 23
3 0 1 1 −1 2
6 0 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
†‡ 5 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player
style=white-space:nowrap65 65 3,698 34 17 10 181 2.94 1875 .903 5 0 3 2
style=white-space:nowrap 13 9 630 5 5 0 25 2.38 267 .906 1 0 0 0
style=white-space:nowrap 10 7 517 2 8 0 32 3.71 256 .875 0 0 1 0
style=white-space:nowrap2 1 92 0 1 0 7 4.57 44 .841 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

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
NHL First Star of the Week[8] October 20, 2014
NHL Third Star of the Month[9] November 3, 2014
NHL Third Star of the Week[10] November 24, 2014
NHL All-Star game selection[11] January 10, 2015
NHL Rookie of the Month[12] February 2, 2015
NHL First Star of the Week[13] April 13, 2015

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
1st career NHL game October 18, 2014
300th career NHL assist October 21, 2014
1st career NHL game October 24, 2014
1st career NHL goal October 28, 2014
100th career NHL goal October 28, 2014
700th career NHL game November 4, 2014
200th career NHL point November 6, 2014
700th career NHL game
700th career NHL point
November 8, 2014
1st career NHL game November 11, 2014
300th career NHL game November 15, 2014
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
November 16, 2014
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
November 16, 2014
500th career NHL point November 16, 2014
1st career NHL goal November 20, 2014
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
November 28, 2014
100th career NHL point November 28, 2014
500th career NHL point November 28, 2014
900th career NHL game December 6, 2014
700th career NHL game December 6, 2014
700th career NHL game December 19, 2014
300th career NHL point December 19, 2014
1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
December 31, 2014
30th career NHL shutout December 31, 2014
1st career NHL assist January 3, 2015
200th career NHL game January 17, 2015
700th career NHL game January 20, 2015
5,000 career NHL minutes February 7, 2015
400th career NHL game February 14, 2015
1st career NHL hat-trick February 17, 2015
1st career NHL assist March 10, 2015
500th career NHL game March 12, 2015
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 13, 2015
100th career NHL point March 19, 2015
200th career NHL assist March 23, 2015
200th career NHL game April 11, 2015

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

Date
July 1, 2014[14] To Ottawa Senators
Alex Chiasson
Nick Paul
Alex Guptill
2nd-round pick in 2015
To Dallas Stars
Jason Spezza
Ludwig Karlsson
November 11, 2014[15] To Montreal Canadiens
Sergei Gonchar
To Dallas Stars
Travis Moen
November 21, 2014[16] To San Jose Sharks
Brenden Dillon
To Dallas Stars
Jason Demers
3rd-round pick in 2016
February 11, 2015[17] To Buffalo Sabres
Anders Lindback
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016
To Dallas Stars
Jhonas Enroth
March 1, 2015[18] To Detroit Red Wings
Erik Cole
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
To Dallas Stars
Mattias Backman
Mattias Janmark
2nd-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014Anders Lindback1 year, $925,000[19]
July 1, 20143 years, $12 million[20]
July 1, 20141 year, $650,000[21]
July 1, 2014Brendan Ranford 2 year, $1.22 million entry-level contract[22]
July 7, 20142 years, $1.125 million[23]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 20141 year, $600,000[24]
July 1, 20141 year, $600,000[25]

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate
Kevin Connauton[27] November 18, 2014
David Schlemko[28] March 1, 2015

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2014 2 years, $2.5 million [29]
July 11, 2014 1 year, $650,000 [30]
July 14, 2014 3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [31]
July 22, 2014 4 years, $8 million [32]
July 31, 2014 1 year, $650,000 [33]
September 29, 2014 2 years, $3.8 million [34]
October 2, 2014 1 year, $1.25 million [35]
November 21, 2014 4 years, $30 million contract extension [36]
December 19, 2014 3 years, entry-level contract [37]
January 23, 2015 2 years, contract extension [38]
March 10, 2015 3 years, entry-level contract [39]
April 17, 2015 7 years, $29.75 million contract extension [40]
June 15, 2015 2 years, contract extension [41]
June 17, 2015 1 year, contract extension [42]
June 17, 2015 2 years, contract extension [43]

Draft picks

See also: List of Dallas Stars draft picks. The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/junior/club team (league)
114Julius HonkaDSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
245Brett PollockLWEdmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
375Alexander PetersDPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
4105Michael PrapavessisDToronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL)
4115Brent MoranGNiagara IceDogs (OHL)
5135Miro KarjalainenDJokerit U18 (FINLAND-JR. U18)
6154Aaron HaydonDNiagara IceDogs (OHL)
6165John NybergLWFrolunda Jr. (Sweden Jr)
7195Patrick SanvidoDWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
Draft notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
  2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 53. 978-1-894801-26-3.
  3. Web site: Stars' Roussel fined for punching Sharks' Braun. NHL. November 2, 2014.
  4. Web site: Stars' Garbutt suspended two games for kneeing. NHL. November 27, 2014.
  5. Web site: Garbutt suspended three games for slew-footing. NHL. December 11, 2014.
  6. Web site: Stars' Roussel banned two games for cross-checking. NHL. February 12, 2015.
  7. Web site: 2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Dallas Stars – Statistics. Dallas Stars. March 17, 2015.
  8. Web site: Seguin, Andersen and Stamkos named 'Three Stars'. NHL. October 20, 2014.
  9. Web site: Perry, Crosby, Seguin named 'Stars of the Month'. NHL. November 3, 2014.
  10. Web site: Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week. NHL. November 24, 2014.
  11. Web site: 2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets. NHL. January 10, 2015.
  12. Web site: Stars' Klingberg named Rookie of the Month. NHL. February 2, 2015.
  13. Web site: Benn, Pavelec and Stone named stars of the week. NHL. April 13, 2015.
  14. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724785 Dallas Stars Acquire Jason Spezza and Right Wing Ludwig Karlsson from Ottawa in Exchange for Right Wing Alex Chiasson, Left Wing Nick Paul, Left Wing Alex Guptill and a Second Round Selection in the 2015 NHL Draft
  15. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=738674 Dallas Stars Acquire Left Wing Travis Moen From Montreal In Exchange For Defenseman Sergei Gonchar
  16. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=740385 Dallas Stars Acquire Defenseman Jason Demers and Third Round Selection in the 2016 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks in Exchange for Defenseman Brenden Dillon
  17. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=752943 Dallas Stars Acquire Goaltender Jhonas Enroth From The Buffalo Sabres In Exchange For Goaltender Anders Lindback And A Conditional Third Round Selection In The 2016 NHL Draft
  18. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755919 Dallas Stars Acquire Defenseman Mattias Backman, Center Mattias Janmark And A Second-Round Selection In The 2015 NHL Draft From Detroit In Exchange For Left Wing Erik Cole And A Conditional Third-Round Selection In The 2015 NHL Draft
  19. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724796 Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Anders Lindback
  20. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724930 Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Ales Hemsky
  21. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724983 Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Patrick Eaves
  22. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725252 Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Brendan Ranford
  23. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725596 Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Jussi Rynnas to Two-Year Contract
  24. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724991 Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Forward Chris Mueller
  25. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725177 Canucks sign Jeffrey, O'Reilly & Sanguinetti
  26. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=746913 Dallas Stars Claim Defenseman David Schlemko Off Waivers
  27. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=739728 Blue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars
  28. http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755788 Flames claim David Schlemko off waivers
  29. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725251 Dallas Stars Re-Sign Center Vernon Fiddler To A Two-Year Contract
  30. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726103 Dallas Stars Re-Sign Cameron Gaunce to a One-Year Contract
  31. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726176 Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Julius Honka To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
  32. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726821 Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Forward Antoine Roussel
  33. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727619 Dallas Stars Re-Sign Forward Scott Glennie
  34. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732296 Dallas Stars Sign Forward Cody Eakin To Two-Year Contract
  35. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732785 Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Brenden Dillon To One-Year Contract
  36. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=740325 Dallas Stars Sign Jason Spezza To A Four-Year Contract Extension
  37. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=744924 Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Cole Ully To Three-Year, Entry Level Contract
  38. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=750028 Dallas Stars Sign Center Travis Morin To A Two-Year Contract Extension
  39. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=757364 Dallas Stars Sign Forward Devin Shore
  40. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=763800 Stars Sign Defenseman John Klingberg to a Seven-Year Contract Extension
  41. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=770911 Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka To A Two-Year Contract Extension
  42. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771302 Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Jack Campbell To A One-Year Contract Extension
  43. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771303 Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Patrik Nemeth To A Two-Year Contract Extension
  44. Web site: Dallas Stars Acquire a Conditional Fourth Round Selection in the 2014 NHL Draft from Anaheim in Exchange for Defenseman Stephane Robidas. March 4, 2014. March 4, 2014.
  45. Web site: DUCKS ACQUIRE ROBIDAS FOR CONDITIONAL FOURTH-ROUND PICK. March 4, 2014. March 4, 2014.
  46. Web site: Ducks have options on defense to replace Robidas. National Hockey League. April 23, 2014. April 22, 2014.
  47. Web site: Flames acquire MacDermid from Dallas. Calgary Flames. November 22, 2013. November 22, 2013.