2025–26 Dallas Stars season

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The 2025–26 Dallas Stars season was the 59th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and the 33rd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 season.

Division2nd Central
Conference2nd Western
2025–26 record50–20–12
Home record26–11–4
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2025–26 Dallas Stars
Division2nd Central
Conference2nd Western
2025–26 record50–20–12
Home record26–11–4
Road record24–9–8
Goals for279
Goals against226
Team information
General managerJim Nill
CoachGlen Gulutzan
CaptainJamie Benn
Alternate captainsMiro Heiskanen
Roope Hintz
Esa Lindell
Tyler Seguin
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Minor league affiliatesTexas Stars (AHL)
Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsWyatt Johnston
Jason Robertson (44)
AssistsMiro Heiskanen
Mikko Rantanen (54)
PointsJason Robertson (94)
Penalty minutesMikko Rantanen (93)
Plus/minusEsa Lindell (+29)
WinsJake Oettinger (34)
Goals against averageCasey DeSmith (2.34)
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On March 22, 2026, the Stars clinched a playoff spot for the fifth straight season and seventh in the last eight seasons following the Utah Mammoth defeating the Los Angeles Kings.[1] They faced the Minnesota Wild in the first round, where they lost in six games,[2] failing to reach the conference finals for the first time since the 2021–22 season.

Standings

Divisional standings

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Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche 82 55 16 11 48 302 203 +99 121
2 x – Dallas Stars 82 50 20 12 38 279 226 +53 112
3 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 24 12 31 272 240 +32 104
4 x – Utah Mammoth 82 43 33 6 33 268 240 +28 92
5 St. Louis Blues 82 37 33 12 33 231 258 −27 86
6 Nashville Predators 82 38 34 10 28 247 269 −22 86
7 Winnipeg Jets 82 35 35 12 28 231 260 −29 82
8 Chicago Blackhawks 82 29 39 14 21 213 275 −62 72
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Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Utah Mammoth 82 43 33 6 33 268 240 +28 92
2 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 35 27 20 22 225 247 −22 90
3 CE St. Louis Blues 82 37 33 12 33 231 258 −27 86
4 CE Nashville Predators 82 38 34 10 28 247 269 −22 86
5 PA San Jose Sharks 82 39 35 8 27 251 292 −41 86
6 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 35 35 12 28 231 260 −29 82
7 PA Seattle Kraken 82 34 37 11 26 226 263 −37 79
8 PA Calgary Flames 82 34 39 9 27 212 259 −47 77
9 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 29 39 14 22 213 275 −62 72
10 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 25 49 8 15 216 316 −100 58
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Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Stars preseason schedule was released on July 14, 2025.[5]

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2025 preseason game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 20St. Louis1–2DallasSOBibeauAmerican Airlines Center15,7891–0–0
2September 23Minnesota2–3DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center14,5142–0–0
3September 25Dallas5–2MinnesotaDeSmithGrand Casino Arena16,7553–0–0
4September 27Dallas1–4ColoradoPoirierBall Arena15,3893–1–0
5September 30Dallas5–3St. LouisDeSmithEnterprise Center16,2924–1–0
6October 4Colorado2–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center16,3765–1–0
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Regular season

The Stars regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.[6]

More information 2025–26 game log (Home: 27–11–4 = 58 Points; Away: 22–9–8 = 52 Points), # ...
2025–26 game log
(Home: 27–11–4 = 58 Points; Away: 22–9–8 = 52 Points)
October: 6–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–1–1 = 14 Points)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 9Dallas5–4WinnipegOettingerCanada Life Centre14,9171–0–02[7]
2October 11Dallas5–4ColoradoSOOettingerBall Arena18,1292–0–04[8]
3October 14Minnesota2–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5323–0–06[9]
4October 16Vancouver5–3DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,5323–1–06[10]
5October 18Dallas1–3St. LouisOettingerEnterprise Center18,0963–2–06[11]
6October 21Columbus5–1DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5323–3–06[12]
7October 23Los Angeles3–2DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5323–3–17[13]
8October 25Carolina2–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5324–3–19[14]
9October 26Dallas3–2NashvilleDeSmithBridgestone Arena17,1595–3–111[15]
10October 28Washington0–1DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5326–3–113[16]
11October 30Dallas1–2Tampa BayOTOettingerBenchmark International Arena19,0926–3–214[17]
November: 11–2–2 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 6–0–2 = 24 Points)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1Dallas3–4FloridaSODeSmithAmerant Bank Arena19,3866–3–315[18]
13November 4Edmonton3–4DallasSODeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,5327–3–317[19]
14November 6Anaheim7–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,5327–4–317[20]
15November 8Dallas5–4NashvilleOettingerBridgestone Arena17,1598–4–319[21]
16November 9Seattle1–2DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,5329–4–321[22]
17November 11Dallas3–2OttawaOTOettingerCanadian Tire Centre16,54210–4–323[23]
18November 13Dallas7–0MontrealDeSmithBell Centre20,96211–4–325[24]
19November 15Philadelphia1–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53212–4–327[25]
20November 18NY Islanders3–2DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53212–5–327[26]
21November 20Dallas4–2VancouverOettingerRogers Arena18,70313–5–329[27]
22November 22Dallas2–3CalgarySODeSmithScotiabank Saddledome17,56613–5–430[28]
23November 25Dallas8–3EdmontonOettingerRogers Place18,34714–5–432[29]
24November 26Dallas2–3SeattleDeSmithClimate Pledge Arena17,15115–5–434[30]
25November 28Utah3–4DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53216–5–436[31]
26November 30Ottawa1–6DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53217–5–438[32]
December: 8–3–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 4–1–2 = 19 Points)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
27December 2Dallas2–3NY RangersOTDeSmithMadison Square Garden16,95017–5–539[33]
28December 3Dallas3–0New JerseyOettingerPrudential Center15,80518–5–541[34]
29December 5San Jose1–4DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53219–5–543[35]
30December 7Pittsburgh2–3DallasSOOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53220–5–545[36]
31December 9Dallas4–3WinnipegDeSmithCanada Life Centre13,67521–5–547[37]
32December 11Dallas2–5MinnesotaOettingerGrand Casino Arena17,10921–6–547[38]
33December 13Florida4–0DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53221–7–547[39]
34December 15Los Angeles1–4DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53222–7–549[40]
35December 18Dallas5–3San JoseOettingerSAP Center15,80823–7–551[41]
36December 19Dallas8–3AnaheimDeSmithHonda Center14,26224–7–553[42]
37December 21Toronto1–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53225–7–555[43]
38December 23Dallas3–4DetroitOTDeSmithLittle Caesars Arena19,51525–7–656[44]
39December 27Chicago4–3DallasSOOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53225–7–757[45]
40December 31Buffalo4–1DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53225–8–757[46]
January: 7–6–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 5–5–1 = 16 Points)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
41January 1Dallas3–4ChicagoOettingerUnited Center18,80125–9–757[47]
42January 4Montreal4–3DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53225–9–858[48]
43January 6Dallas3–6CarolinaOettingerLenovo Center18,29925–10–858[49]
44January 7Dallas4–1WashingtonDeSmithCapital One Arena18,34726–10–860[50]
45January 10Dallas4–5San JoseOTDeSmithSAP Center17,43526–10–961[51]
46January 12Dallas3–1Los AngelesOettingerCrypto.com Arena17,08827–10–963[52]
47January 13Dallas1–3AnaheimDeSmithHonda Center16,21427–11–963[53]
48January 15Dallas1–2UtahOettingerDelta Center12,47827–12–963[54]
49January 18Tampa Bay4–1DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53227–13–963[55]
50January 20Boston2–6DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53228–13–965[56]
51January 22Dallas0–1ColumbusDeSmithNationwide Arena14,37228–14–965[57]
52January 23St. Louis2–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53229–14–967[58]
53January 27Dallas4–3St. LouisOettingerEnterprise Center18,09630–14–969[59]
54January 29Dallas5–4VegasSOOettingerT-Mobile Arena17,88831–14–971[60]
55January 31Dallas3–2UtahDeSmithDelta Center12,47832–14–973[61]
February: 4–0–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 0–0–0 = 8 Points)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
56February 2Winnipeg3–4DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53233–14–975[62]
57February 4St. Louis4–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53234–14–977[63]
58February 25Seattle1–4DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53235–14–979[64]
59February 28Nashville2–3DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53236–14–981[65]
March: 8–5–3 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 4–2–2 = 19 Points)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 2Dallas6–1VancouverOettingerRogers Arena18,22237–14–983[66]
61March 3Dallas6–1CalgaryDeSmithScotiabank Saddledome16,72538–14–985[67]
62March 6Colorado5–4DallasSOOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53238–14–1086[68]
63March 8Chicago3–4DallasOTDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53239–14–1088[69]
64March 10Vegas1–2DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53240–14–1090[70]
65March 12Edmonton2–7DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53241–14–1092[71]
66March 14Detroit2–3DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53242–14–1094[72]
67March 16Utah6–3DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53242–15–1094[73]
68March 18Dallas2–1ColoradoSOOettingerBall Arena18,14643–15–1096[74]
69March 21Dallas1–2MinnesotaOTOettingerGrand Casino Arena19,22943–15–1197[75]
70March 22Vegas3–2DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53243–16–1197[76]
71March 24New Jersey6–4DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53243–17–1197[77]
72March 26Dallas1–2NY IslandersOettingerUBS Arena17,25543–18–1197[78]
73March 28Dallas6–3PittsburghOettingerPPG Paints Arena18,36744–18–1199[79]
74March 29Dallas1–2PhiladelphiaOTDeSmithXfinity Mobile Arena19,12044–18–12100[80]
75March 31Dallas3–6BostonOettingerTD Garden17,85044–19–12100[81]
April: 6–1–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–0–0 = 12 Points)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
76April 2Winnipeg0–3DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53245–19–12102[82]
77April 4Colorado2–0DallasDeSmithAmerican Airlines Center18,53245–20–12102[83]
78April 7Calgary3–4DallasOTOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53246–20–12104[84]
79April 9Minnesota4–5DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53247–20–12106[85]
80April 11NY Rangers0–2DallasOettingerAmerican Airlines Center18,53248–20–12108[86]
81April 13Dallas6–5TorontoDeSmithScotiabank Arena18,46049–20–12110[87]
82April 15Dallas4–3BuffaloSOOettingerKeyBank Center19,07050–20–12112[88]

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Playoffs

Main article: 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
More information 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, # ...
2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference first round vs. (C3) Minnesota Wild: Minnesota won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 18Minnesota6–1DallasOettinger18,5320–1[89]
2April 20Minnesota2–4DallasOettinger18,5321–1[90]
3April 22Dallas4–3Minnesota2OTOettinger19,2442–1[91]
4April 25Dallas2–3MinnesotaOTOettinger19,2742–2[92]
5April 28Minnesota4–2DallasOettinger18,5322–3[93]
6April 30Dallas2–5MinnesotaOettinger19,2732–4[94]

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Player statistics

Updated as of April 30, 2026

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[97]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Oettinger54543,194:11351261382.591,372.8994010
Casey DeSmith30281,755:001586712.43760.9071002
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Playoffs[98]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Oettinger66403:1324192.83178.8930000
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026-27 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Dumba
2nd-round pick in 2028		 To Dallas Stars
Vladislav Kolyachonok		 [99]
October 30, 2025 (2025-10-30) To Philadelphia Flyers
Christian Kyrou		 To Dallas Stars
Samu Tuomaala		 [100]
February 2, 2026 To Calgary Flames
Gavin White		 To Dallas Stars
Jeremie Poirier		 [101]
March 4, 2026 To Dallas Stars
Tyler Myers* (50% retention)		 To Vancouver Canucks
2nd-round pick in 2027

4th-round pick in 2029

 [102]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)Radek FaksaSt. Louis Blues3-yearFree agency[103]
August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09)Nathan BastianNew Jersey Devils1-yearFree agency[104]
September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23)Jaxon FuderRed Deer Rebels (WHL)3-year†Free agency[105]
October 7, 2025 (2025-10-07)Adam ErneEdmonton Oilers1-yearFree agency[106]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)Matej BlumelBoston Bruins1-yearFree agency[107]
Cody CeciLos Angeles Kings4-yearFree agency[108]
Evgenii DadonovNew Jersey Devils1-yearFree agency[109]
Mikael GranlundAnaheim Ducks3-yearFree agency[110]
November 24, 2025 (2025-11-24)Brendan SmithColumbus Blue Jackets1-yearFree agency[111]
December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)Vladislav KolyachonokBoston BruinsWaivers[112]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermRef
June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)Matt Duchene4-year[113]
June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)Mavrik Bourque1-year[114]
Nils Lundkvist1-year[114]
June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)Jamie Benn1-year[115]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)Colin Blackwell2-year[116]
Niilopekka Muhonen3-year†[117]
October 28, 2025 (2025-10-28)Thomas Harley8-year‡[118]
March 18, 2026 Jack Anderson (ice hockey) 2-year†‡ [119]
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Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Tyler Seguin 1000th NHL Game October 30, 2025[120]
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Draft picks

See also: List of Dallas Stars draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club League
2 94 Cameron Schmidt RW  Canada Vancouver Giants WHL
4 126 Brandon Gorzynski C  United States Calgary Hitmen WHL
5 146 Atte Joki C  Finland Lukko U20 U20 SM-sarja
158 Mans Goos G  Sweden Farjestad BK J20 J20 Nationell
6 190 Dawson Sharkey RW  Canada Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL
7 222 Charlie Paquette RW  Canada Guelph Storm OHL
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