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2006–07 Dallas Stars season

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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.

Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2006–07 record50–25–7
Home record28–11–2
Quick facts Dallas Stars, Division ...
2006–07 Dallas Stars
Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2006–07 record50–25–7
Home record28–11–2
Road record22–14–5
Goals for226
Goals against197
Team information
General managerDoug Armstrong
CoachDave Tippett
CaptainBrenden Morrow
Alternate captainsMike Modano
Sergei Zubov
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Average attendance17,914
Minor league affiliatesIowa Stars
Idaho Steelheads
Team leaders
GoalsJere Lehtinen (26)
AssistsMike Ribeiro (41)
PointsMike Ribeiro (59)
Penalty minutesMatthew Barnaby (127)
Plus/minusMike Modano (+9)
WinsMarty Turco (37)
Goals against averageMike Smith (2.23)
Mary Turco (2.23)
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Off-season

Brenden Morrow was named team captain on September 29.[1]

Regular season

The Stars tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with three.[2]

Season standings

More information No., CR ...
Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
12Anaheim Ducks82482014258208110
25San Jose Sharks8251265258199107
36Dallas Stars8250257226197107
414Los Angeles Kings8227411422728368
515Phoenix Coyotes823146521628467
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

More information R, Div ...
Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1z-Detroit Red WingsCE82501913254199113
2y-Anaheim DucksPA82482014258208110
3y-Vancouver CanucksNW8249267222201105
4Nashville PredatorsCE8251238272212110
5San Jose SharksPA8251265258199107
6Dallas StarsPA8250257226197107
7Minnesota WildNW8248268235191104
8Calgary FlamesNW8243291025822696
8.5
9Colorado AvalancheNW824431727225195
10St. Louis BluesCE8234351321425481
11Columbus Blue JacketsCE823342720124973
12Edmonton OilersNW823243719524871
13Chicago BlackhawksCE823142920125871
14Los Angeles KingsPA8227411422728368
15Phoenix CoyotesPA823146521628467
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bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Playoffs

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
2006–07 regular season[4]
October: 9–2–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 4Dallas3 – 2ColoradoOTTurco18,0071–0–02W
2October 7New Jersey1 – 3DallasTurco18,5322–0–04W
3October 12Dallas4 – 1Los AngelesTurco14,1673–0–06W
4October 14Dallas4 – 1Los AngelesTurco17,0524–0–08W
5October 15Dallas4 – 3AnaheimSOTurco15,2695–0–010W
6October 17Dallas0 – 2San JoseTurco16,3805–1–010L
7October 20Chicago4 – 5DallasTurco18,1986–1–012W
8October 21Dallas4 – 0PhoenixSmith14,2697–1–014W
9October 23Vancouver1 – 2DallasTurco16,6398–1–016W
10October 27Detroit4 – 3DallasTurco18,5848–2–016L
11October 28Los Angeles2 – 3DallasSmith17,7119–2–018W
November: 7–7–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–6–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1St. Louis1 – 4DallasTurco17,63410–2–020W
13November 3Dallas3 – 2EdmontonTurco16,83911–2–022W
14November 6Dallas1 – 2VancouverSmith18,63011–3–022L
15November 7Dallas1 – 3CalgaryTurco19,28911–4–022L
16November 9Dallas1 – 0PhoenixTurco13,19712–4–024W
17November 15NY Islanders3 – 0DallasTurco17,64312–5–024L
18November 17Dallas5 – 3AtlantaTurco18,54513–5–026W
19November 18Dallas4 – 5CarolinaTurco18,63913–6–026L
20November 20Colorado4 – 5DallasSmith17,49114–6–028W
21November 22Nashville0 – 1DallasSmith17,85315–6–030W
22November 24Los Angeles3 – 5DallasSmith18,53216–6–032W
23November 27Dallas1 – 2DetroitTurco20,06616–7–032L
24November 29Dallas1 – 2ChicagoTurco13,16416–8–032L
25November 30Dallas3 – 4WashingtonSmith10,91216–9–032L
December: 9–6–0 (home: 5–4–0; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
26December 2Minnesota3 – 4DallasSOTurco17,02717–9–034W
27December 4San Jose0 – 1DallasTurco17,05618–9–036W
28December 6Phoenix0 – 3DallasTurco16,92719–9–038W
29December 8Edmonton2 – 0DallasTurco17,18219–10–038L
30December 9Dallas4 – 3PhoenixOTTurco15,32020–10–040W
31December 12Columbus3 – 1DallasTurco17,41120–11–040L
32December 14NY Rangers5 – 2DallasSmith17,78820–12–040L
33December 16Dallas4 – 3Los AngelesSOTurco15,84621–12–042W
34December 20Dallas1 – 4AnaheimTurco17,17421–13–042L
35December 21Dallas3 – 0San JoseTurco17,49622–13–044W
36December 23Edmonton2 – 3DallasTurco18,13623–13–046W
37December 26Dallas1 – 2ChicagoTurco14,27823–14–046L
38December 27Dallas5 – 4ColoradoTurco18,00724–14–048W
39December 29Nashville1 – 4DallasTurco18,53225–14–050W
40December 31San Jose4 – 2DallasTurco18,58425–15–050L
January: 5–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
41January 3Dallas1 – 2VancouverSOTurco18,63025–15–151OTL
42January 4Dallas6 – 5EdmontonSOTurco16,83926–15–153W
43January 6Dallas2 – 4CalgaryTurco19,28926–16–153L
44January 9Phoenix5 – 2DallasTurco18,53226–17–153L
45January 11Anaheim5 – 1DallasTurco18,53226–18–153L
46January 15Los Angeles1 – 3DallasTurco17,99227–18–155W
47January 17Calgary2 – 4DallasTurco18,53228–18–157W
48January 20Dallas2 – 1MinnesotaSOTurco18,56829–18–159W
49January 26Pittsburgh4 – 3DallasSOTurco18,59429–18–260OTL
50January 28Dallas1 – 4AnaheimTurco17,33129–19–260L
51January 30Dallas3 – 2San JoseSOTurco17,49630–19–262W
February: 9–2–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 1Dallas4 – 2San JoseTurco17,49631–19–264W
53February 3Dallas0 – 2St. LouisTurco16,62731–20–264L
54February 6Minnesota2 – 4DallasSmith17,66032–20–266W
55February 10Anaheim0 – 1DallasSmith17,79333–20–268W
56February 11Colorado5 – 7DallasSmith17,50634–20–270W
57February 14Detroit3 – 1DallasSmith18,03734–21–270L
58February 18San Jose2 – 5DallasTurco17,84935–21–272W
59February 20Dallas1 – 2MinnesotaSOTurco18,56835–21–373W
60February 23Anaheim1 – 4DallasSmith17,63436–21–375W
61February 25Vancouver1 – 2DallasOTTurco17,71237–21–377W
62February 27Dallas2 – 1Tampa BayOTTurco19,22538–21–379W
March: 11–2–3 (home: 5–1–1; road: 6–1–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
63March 1Dallas1 – 2FloridaOTSmith11,82238–21–480OTL
64March 2Columbus3 – 2DallasSOTurco17,14738–21–581OTL
65March 4San Jose4 – 0DallasTurco18,00238–22–581L
66March 8Dallas4 – 0St. LouisSmith11,13138–23–581W
67March 9Dallas3 – 0ColumbusTurco17,28439–23–583W
68March 11Los Angeles3 – 4DallasOTTurco17,47840–23–585W
69March 13Philadelphia2 – 3DallasSmith17,61841–23–587W
70March 15Calgary2 – 4DallasTurco18,53242–23–589W
71March 17Dallas2 – 3NashvilleTurco17,11342–24–589L
72March 18Phoenix4 – 5DallasOTTurco18,31843–24–591W
73March 21Dallas4 – 2Los AngelesSmith17,83844–24–593W
74March 23Dallas2 – 3AnaheimOTTurco17,42144–24–694OTL
75March 24Dallas4 – 3PhoenixSOTurco17,52245–24–696W
76March 27Phoenix0 – 6DallasTurco18,53246–24–698W
77March 30Dallas4 – 3DetroitSOSmith20,06647–24–6100W
78March 31Dallas4 – 2NashvilleTurco17,11348–24–6102W
April: 2–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
79April 2St. Louis4 – 2DallasTurco18,53248–25–6102L
80April 5Dallas1 – 2ColumbusOTTurco15,99748–25–7103OTL
81April 6Anaheim1 – 2DallasSOTurco18,58449–25–7105W
82April 8Chicago2 – 3DallasTurco17,93250–25–7107W

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

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Playoffs

More information 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2007 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Dallas4 – 5Vancouver4OTTurco18,6300 – 1L
2April 13Dallas2 – 0VancouverTurco18,6301 – 1W
3April 15Vancouver2 – 1DallasOTTurco18,5321 – 2L
4April 17Vancouver2 – 1DallasTurco18,5321 – 3L
5April 19Dallas1 – 0VancouverOTTurco18,6302 – 3W
6April 21Vancouver0 – 2DallasTurco18,6003 – 3W
7April 23Dallas1 – 4VancouverTurco18,6303 – 4L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
63Mike RibeiroC811841593227033−34
56Sergei ZubovD78124254026604432
43Philippe BoucherD7619325121047011−56
36Jussi JokinenC821434488184011−10
26Jere LehtinenRW732617435167000−22
9Mike ModanoC59222143934711204
10Brenden MorrowLW40161531−2337213−118
15Niklas HagmanLW821712293347011−110
88Eric LindrosC4952126−1703000−24
14Stu BarnesC82131225−240713414
20Antti MiettinenRW74111425−538411202
11Jeff HalpernC7681725−7787213−14
5Darryl SydorD7451621−436711224
21Loui ErikssonLW5961319−318401100
3Stephane RobidasD7501717−1867011−12
17Ladislav Nagy†LW2541014−36711212
6Trevor DaleyD7448122637101−34
27Patrik StefanC415611510——————
44Jaroslav Modry‡D5719101032——————
77Matthew BarnabyRW391675127——————
39Joel LundqvistC36336−514720216
50Krys BarchRW263252107——————
17Mathias Tjarnqvist‡RW18134−34——————
29Steve OttC19044−435600008
35Marty TurcoG670441870004
65Chris ConnerW11123−34——————
42Jon KlemmD38123024100002
25Nolan Baumgartner†D702200——————
4Mattias Norstrom†D1402228700008
22Junior LessardRW110110——————
2Nicklas GrossmannD8000−14——————
24Vojtech PolakLW2000−10——————
41Mike SmithG230002——————
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Marty Turco673820515641402.23.91063764734229111.30.9523509
41Mike Smith231252511452.23.91231213–––––––––
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honor ...
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
NHL All-Rookie Team Mike Smith (Goaltender) [5]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Philippe Boucher [6]
Marty Turco
NHL First Star of the Week Marty Turco (October 15) [7]
NHL Second Star of the Week Marty Turco (January 21) [7]
NHL Third Star of the Week Mike Smith (November 26) [7]
Mike Smith (February 11) [7]
Mike Modano (March 18) [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Jussi Jokinen [8]
Team Star of the Game Award Mike Modano [9]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Loui Eriksson October 4, 2006 [10]
Mike Smith October 21, 2006
Nicklas Grossmann December 2, 2006
Joel Lundqvist December 4, 2006
Chris Conner December 8, 2006
Krys Barch January 15, 2007
25th shutout Marty Turco November 9, 2006 [11]
1,000th game played Stu Barnes November 30, 2006 [12]
Sergei Zubov March 15, 2007 [13]
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Transactions

The Stars were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[14]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Dallas Stars
[15]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 4th-round pick in 2008
To Dallas Stars
[16]
September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30) To Montreal Canadiens
To Dallas Stars
[17]
February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Dallas Stars
[18]
February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23) To Anaheim Ducks
  • Future considerations
To Dallas Stars
[19]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To Los Angeles Kings
To Dallas Stars
[20]
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Players acquired

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) Matthew BarnabyChicago Blackhawks1-yearFree agency[21]
Jeff HalpernWashington Capitals4-yearFree agency[21]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Marty SertichColorado College (WCHA)2-yearFree agency[22]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) Chris ConnerMichigan Tech (WCHA)2-yearFree agency[23]
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) Eric LindrosToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[24]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) Krys BarchIowa Stars (AHL)1-yearFree agency[25]
February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02) Aaron GagnonSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)3-yearFree agency[26]
February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) Nolan BaumgartnerPhiladelphia FlyersWaivers[27]
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Players lost

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerNew teamVia[a]Ref
June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) Bill GuerinSt. Louis Blues[b]Buyout[30]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Johan HedbergAtlanta ThrashersFree agency (III)[31]
Willie MitchellVancouver CanucksFree agency (III)[32]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) Jason ArnottNashville PredatorsFree agency (III)[33]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Patrick TraverseSan Jose SharksFree agency (III)[34]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) Dan JancevskiMontreal CanadiensFree agency (VI)[35]
July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31) David OliverRogle BK (Allsvenskan)Free agency (III)[36]
September 6, 2006 (2006-09-06) Jaroslav SvobodaHC Znojemsti Orli (ELH)Free agency (UFA)[37]
October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10) Mike SiklenkaLeksands IF (Allsvenskan)Free agency (VI)[38]
October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15) Nathan PerrottToronto Marlies (AHL)Free agency (III)[39]
October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17) Jeremy StevensonAmarillo Gorillas (CHL)Free agency (III)[40]
October 26, 2006 (2006-10-26) David BararukIlves (Liiga)Free agency (UFA)[41]
December 11, 2006 (2006-12-11) Garrett BurnettSt-Jean Chiefs (LNAH)Free agency (III)[42]
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Signings

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 28, 2006 (2006-06-28) Jon Klemm1-yearOption exercised[43]
Mathias Tjarnqvist2-yearRe-signing[44]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) Mike Smith1-yearRe-signing[45]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Steve Ott2-yearRe-signing[22]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) Vadim Khomitsky1-yearEntry-level[46]
July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) Junior Lessard1-yearRe-signing[47]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) Dan Ellis1-yearRe-signing[25]
August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31) Trevor Daley2-yearRe-signing[48]
September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16) Jere Lehtinen2-yearExtension[49]
September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) Brenden Morrow6-yearExtension[50]
October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20) James Neal3-yearEntry-level[51]
December 6, 2006 (2006-12-06) Stephane Robidas3-yearExtension[52]
February 7, 2007 (2007-02-07) Mike Smith2-yearExtension[53]
March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19) Matt Niskanen3-yearEntry-level[54]
March 26, 2007 (2007-03-26) Richard Clune3-yearEntry-level[55]
May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) Krys Barch1-yearExtension[56]
May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15) Tom Wandell3-yearEntry-level[57]
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Draft picks

Dallas' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[58]

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

Notes

  1. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[28]
  2. Guerin signed with St. Louis on July 3.[29]

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