2015–16 Dallas Stars season

The 2015–16 Dallas Stars season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season.[2]

2015–16 Dallas Stars
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2015–16 record50–23–9
Home record28–11–2
Road record22–12–7
Goals for267
Goals against230
Team information
General managerJim Nill
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainJamie Benn
Alternate captainsVernon Fiddler
Alex Goligoski
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Average attendance18,342[1]
(30 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Texas Stars (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJamie Benn (41)
AssistsJamie Benn
John Klingberg (48)
PointsJamie Benn (89)
Penalty minutesAntoine Roussel (123)
Plus/minusJohn Klingberg (+22)
WinsKari Lehtonen
Antti Niemi (25)
Goals against averageAntti Niemi (2.67)

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Dallas Stars 82 50 23 9 48 267 230 +37 109
2 x St. Louis Blues 82 49 24 9 44 224 201 +23 107
3 x Chicago Blackhawks 82 47 26 9 46 235 209 +26 103
4 x Nashville Predators 82 41 27 14 37 228 215 +13 96
5 x Minnesota Wild 82 38 33 11 35 216 206 +10 87
6 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 39 4 35 216 240 24 82
7 Winnipeg Jets 82 35 39 8 32 215 239 24 78
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Game Log[3]

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

Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Antti Niemi48432654251371182.671246.9053022
Kari Lehtonen43392279251021052.761121.9062032
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Kari Lehtonen111055563262.81257.8991000
Antti Niemi5323713133.2996.8650000

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

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Jason DemersElbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino during NHL game No. 93 in Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 16:48 of the third period.2 games$36,559.14October 23, 2015[6]

Awards and honors

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2015
To Dallas Stars
Antti Niemi (rights)
[13]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) To Chicago Blackhawks
Trevor Daley
Ryan Garbutt
To Dallas Stars
Patrick Sharp
Stephen Johns
[14]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Calgary Flames
Jyrki Jokipakka
Brett Pollock
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2016
To Dallas Stars
Kris Russell
[15]
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