2014–15 Dallas Stars season

2014–15 Dallas Stars
Division 6th Central
Conference 10th Western
2014–15 record 41–31–10
Home record 17–16–8
Road record 24–15–2
Goals for 261
Goals against 260
Team information
General Manager Jim Nill
Coach Lindy Ruff
Captain Jamie Benn
Alternate captains Trevor Daley
Vernon Fiddler
Arena American Airlines Center
Average attendance 17,273[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
Goals Tyler Seguin (37)
Assists Jamie Benn (52)
Points Jamie Benn (87)
Penalties in minutes Antoine Roussel (148)
Plus/minus (+): Patrick Eaves (8)
(−): Antoine Roussel (−17)
Wins Kari Lehtonen (33)
Goals against average Kari Lehtonen (2.82)
<2013–14 2015–16>

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.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
4 x Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
5 x Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
6 Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 8 90
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Anaheim Ducks 82 51 24 7 43 236 226 +10 109
2 x Vancouver Canucks 82 48 29 5 42 242 222 +20 101
3 x Calgary Flames 82 45 30 7 41 241 216 +25 97
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
2 CE x Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
3 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 38 220 205 +15 95
4 CE Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
5 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 8 90
6 PA San Jose Sharks 82 40 33 9 36 228 232 4 89
7 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 24 44 14 19 198 283 85 62
8 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 24 50 8 19 170 272 102 56
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Antoine Roussel 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]
Ryan Garbutt 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]
Ryan Garbutt 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]
Antoine Roussel 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:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final[7]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Benn, JamieJamie Benn 82 35 52 87 1 64
Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin 71 37 40 77 −1 20
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 82 17 45 62 −7 28
Eakin, CodyCody Eakin 78 19 21 40 −1 26
Klingberg, JohnJohn Klingberg 65 11 29 40 5 32
Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley 68 16 22 38 −13 34
Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski 81 4 32 36 0 24
Cole, ErikErik Cole 57 18 15 33 4 14
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 76 11 21 32 −8 16
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff 76 11 18 29 9 27
Fiddler, VernonVernon Fiddler 80 13 16 29 −5 34
Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves 47 14 13 27 12 8
Sceviour, ColtonColton Sceviour 71 9 17 26 1 13
Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel 80 13 12 25 −20 148
Garbutt, RyanRyan Garbutt 67 8 17 25 −9 55
Demers, JasonJason Demers 61 5 17 22 3 63
Benn, JordieJordie Benn 73 2 14 16 −5 34
Jokipakka, JyrkiJyrki Jokipakka 51 0 10 10 −2 8
Moen, TravisTravis Moen 34 3 6 9 0 14
Ritchie, BrettBrett Ritchie 31 6 3 9 −1 12
Oleksiak, JamieJamie Oleksiak 36 1 7 8 0 8
McKenzie, CurtisCurtis McKenzie 36 4 1 5 −8 48
Nemeth, PatrikPatrik Nemeth 22 0 3 3 0 6
Connauton, KevinKevin Connauton 8 0 2 2 4 6
Nichushkin, ValeriValeri Nichushkin 8 0 1 1 −5 2
Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon 20 0 1 1 −2 23
Gonchar, SergeiSergei Gonchar 3 0 1 1 −1 2
Morin, TravisTravis Morin 6 0 0 0 1 0
Ranford, BrendanBrendan Ranford 1 0 0 0 0 0
Schlemko, DavidDavid Schlemko 5 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen 65 65 3,698 34 17 10 181 2.94 1875 .903 5 0 3 2
Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth 13 9 630 5 5 0 25 2.38 267 .906 1 0 0 0
Lindback, AndersAnders Lindback 10 7 517 2 8 0 32 3.71 256 .875 0 0 1 0
Rynnas, JussiJussi Rynnas 2 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
Player Award Awarded
Seguin, T.T. Seguin NHL First Star of the Week[8] October 20, 2014
Seguin, T.T. Seguin NHL Third Star of the Month[9] November 3, 2014
Benn, J.J. Benn NHL Third Star of the Week[10] November 24, 2014
Seguin, T.T. Seguin NHL All-Star game selection[11] January 10, 2015
Klingberg, J.J. Klingberg NHL Rookie of the Month[12] February 2, 2015
Benn, J.J. Benn NHL First Star of the Week[13] April 13, 2015

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
McKenzie, C.C. McKenzie 1st career NHL game October 18, 2014
Horcoff, S.S. Horcoff 300th career NHL assist October 21, 2014
Jokipakka, J.J. Jokipakka 1st career NHL game October 24, 2014
Oleksiak, J.J. Oleksiak 1st career NHL goal October 28, 2014
Seguin, T.T. Seguin 100th career NHL goal October 28, 2014
Daley, T.T. Daley 700th career NHL game November 4, 2014
Daley, T.T. Daley 200th career NHL point November 6, 2014
Spezza, J.J. Spezza 700th career NHL game
700th career NHL point
November 8, 2014
Klingberg, J.J. Klingberg 1st career NHL game November 11, 2014
Seguin, T.T. Seguin 300th career NHL game November 15, 2014
McKenzie, C.C. McKenzie 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
November 16, 2014
Klingberg, J.J. Klingberg 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
November 16, 2014
Cole, E.E. Cole 500th career NHL point November 16, 2014
Klingberg, J.J. Klingberg 1st career NHL goal November 20, 2014
Jokipakka, J.J. Jokipakka 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
November 28, 2014
Demers, J.J. Demers 100th career NHL point November 28, 2014
Hemsky, A.A. Hemsky 500th career NHL point November 28, 2014
Horcoff, S.S. Horcoff 900th career NHL game December 6, 2014
Moen, T.T. Moen 700th career NHL game December 6, 2014
Hemsky, A.A. Hemsky 700th career NHL game December 19, 2014
Benn, J.J. Benn 300th career NHL point December 19, 2014
Ritchie, B.B. Ritchie 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
December 31, 2014
Lehtonen, K.K. Lehtonen 30th career NHL shutout December 31, 2014
Ritchie, B.B. Ritchie 1st career NHL assist January 3, 2015
Eakin, C.C. Eakin 200th career NHL game January 17, 2015
Fiddler, V.V. Fiddler 700th career NHL game January 20, 2015
Lindback, A.A. Lindback 5,000 career NHL minutes February 7, 2015
Benn, J.J. Benn 400th career NHL game February 14, 2015
Benn, J.J. Benn 1st career NHL hat-trick February 17, 2015
McKenzie, C.C. McKenzie 1st career NHL assist March 10, 2015
Lehtonen, K.K. Lehtonen 500th career NHL game March 12, 2015
Nemeth, P.P. Nemeth 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 13, 2015
Eakin, C.C. Eakin 100th career NHL point March 19, 2015
Benn, J.J. Benn 200th career NHL assist March 23, 2015
Roussel, A.A. Roussel 200th career NHL game April 11, 2015

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
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, 2014 Anders Lindback Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $925,000 [19]
July 1, 2014 Ales Hemsky Ottawa Senators 3 years, $12 million [20]
July 1, 2014 Patrick Eaves Nashville Predators 1 year, $650,000 [21]
July 1, 2014 Brendan Ranford Texas Stars 2 year, $1.22 million entry-level contract [22]
July 7, 2014 Jussi Rynnas Karpat 2 years, $1.125 million [23]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 Chris Mueller New York Rangers 1 year, $600,000 [24]
July 1, 2014 Dustin Jeffrey Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000 [25]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date
David Schlemko[26] Arizona Coyotes January 3, 2015

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date
Kevin Connauton[27] Columbus Blue Jackets November 18, 2014
David Schlemko[28] Calgary Flames March 1, 2015

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2014 Vernon Fiddler 2 years, $2.5 million [29]
July 11, 2014 Cameron Gaunce 1 year, $650,000 [30]
July 14, 2014 Julius Honka 3 year, $2.775 million entry level contract [31]
July 22, 2014 Antoine Roussel 4 years, $8 million [32]
July 31, 2014 Scott Glennie 1 year, $650,000 [33]
September 29, 2014 Cody Eakin 2 years, $3.8 million [34]
October 2, 2014 Brenden Dillon 1 year, $1.25 million [35]
November 21, 2014 Jason Spezza 4 years, $30 million contract extension [36]
December 19, 2014 Cole Ully 3 years, entry-level contract [37]
January 23, 2015 Travis Morin 2 years, contract extension [38]
March 10, 2015 Devin Shore 3 years, entry-level contract [39]
April 17, 2015 John Klingberg 7 years, $29.75 million contract extension [40]
June 15, 2015 Jyrki Jokipakka 2 years, contract extension [41]
June 17, 2015 Jack Campbell 1 year, contract extension [42]
June 17, 2015 Patrik Nemeth 2 years, contract extension [43]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 14 Julius Honka D  Finland Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
2 45 Brett Pollock LW  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3 75 Alexander Peters D  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 105 Michael Prapavessis D  Canada Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL)
4 115[a] Brent Moran G  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
5 135 Miro Karjalainen D  Finland Jokerit U18 (FINLAND-JR. U18)
6 154[b] Aaron Haydon D  United States Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
6 165 John Nyberg LW  Sweden Frolunda Jr. (Sweden Jr)
7 195 Patrick Sanvido D  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Draft notes

References

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  4. "Stars' Garbutt suspended two games for kneeing". NHL. November 27, 2014.
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  14. 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. Dallas Stars Acquire Left Wing Travis Moen From Montreal In Exchange For Defenseman Sergei Gonchar
  16. 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. 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. 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. Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Anders Lindback
  20. Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Ales Hemsky
  21. Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Patrick Eaves
  22. Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Brendan Ranford
  23. Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Jussi Rynnas to Two-Year Contract
  24. Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Forward Chris Mueller
  25. Canucks sign Jeffrey, O'Reilly & Sanguinetti
  26. Dallas Stars Claim Defenseman David Schlemko Off Waivers
  27. Blue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars
  28. Flames claim David Schlemko off waivers
  29. Dallas Stars Re-Sign Center Vernon Fiddler To A Two-Year Contract
  30. Dallas Stars Re-Sign Cameron Gaunce to a One-Year Contract
  31. Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Julius Honka To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
  32. Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Forward Antoine Roussel
  33. Dallas Stars Re-Sign Forward Scott Glennie
  34. Dallas Stars Sign Forward Cody Eakin To Two-Year Contract
  35. Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Brenden Dillon To One-Year Contract
  36. Dallas Stars Sign Jason Spezza To A Four-Year Contract Extension
  37. Dallas Stars Sign Left Wing Cole Ully To Three-Year, Entry Level Contract
  38. Dallas Stars Sign Center Travis Morin To A Two-Year Contract Extension
  39. Dallas Stars Sign Forward Devin Shore
  40. Stars Sign Defenseman John Klingberg to a Seven-Year Contract Extension
  41. Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka To A Two-Year Contract Extension
  42. Dallas Stars Sign Goaltender Jack Campbell To A One-Year Contract Extension
  43. Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Patrik Nemeth To A Two-Year Contract Extension
  44. "Dallas Stars Acquire a Conditional Fourth Round Selection in the 2014 NHL Draft from Anaheim in Exchange for Defenseman Stephane Robidas". March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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  47. "Flames acquire MacDermid from Dallas". Calgary Flames. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
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