1997–98 Dallas Stars season

The 1997–98 Dallas Stars season was the fifth National Hockey League season in Dallas, Texas (and 31st overall). The most notable aspect of the season was winning the Presidents' Trophy.

1997–98 Dallas Stars
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
1997–98 record49–22–11
Home record26–8–7
Road record23–14–4
Goals for242
Goals against167
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainDerian Hatcher
ArenaReunion Arena
Average attendance16,489[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Nieuwendyk (39)
AssistsSergei Zubov (47)
PointsJoe Nieuwendyk (69)
Penalty minutesPat Verbeek (170)
Plus/minusMike Modano (+25)
WinsEd Belfour (37)
Goals against averageManny Fernandez (1.74)

Regular season

The Stars tied the Edmonton Oilers for most power-play goals scored, with 77, and had the best power-play percentage in the league, at 20.00%.[2]

Final standings

Central Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Dallas Stars82492211242167109
23Detroit Red Wings82442315250196103
34St. Louis Blues824529825620498
47Phoenix Coyotes8235351222422782
59Chicago Blackhawks8230391319219973
612Toronto Maple Leafs823043919423769
Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsCEN82492211242167109
2x – Colorado AvalanchePAC8239261723120595
3Detroit Red WingsCEN82442315250196103
4St. Louis BluesCEN824529825620498
5Los Angeles KingsPAC8238331122722587
6Phoenix CoyotesCEN8235351222422782
7Edmonton OilersPAC8235371021522480
8San Jose SharksPAC8234381021021678
9Chicago BlackhawksCEN8230391319219973
10Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823043919423769
11Calgary FlamesPAC8226411521725267
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8226431320526165
13Vancouver CanucksPAC8225431422427364

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 1, 19972–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)0–0–1
2LOctober 4, 19971–2St. Louis Blues (1997–98)0–1–1
3WOctober 7, 19974–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)1–1–1
4LOctober 8, 19971–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)1–2–1
5WOctober 10, 19977–0Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)2–2–1
6WOctober 14, 19975–4 OTCalgary Flames (1997–98)3–2–1
7WOctober 16, 19974–0Florida Panthers (1997–98)4–2–1
8WOctober 18, 19975–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)5–2–1
9LOctober 19, 19971–3@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)5–3–1
10LOctober 21, 19971–5Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)5–4–1
11WOctober 24, 19972–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)6–4–1
12WOctober 25, 19973–1Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)7–4–1
13WOctober 28, 19973–2@ New York Rangers (1997–98)8–4–1
14WOctober 29, 19974–3@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)9–4–1
15TNovember 2, 19973–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)9–4–2
16LNovember 3, 19974–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)9–5–2
17WNovember 5, 19975–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)10–5–2
18TNovember 7, 19972–2 OTNew York Rangers (1997–98)10–5–3
19LNovember 10, 19971–7St. Louis Blues (1997–98)10–6–3
20TNovember 12, 19973–3 OTBoston Bruins (1997–98)10–6–4
21WNovember 15, 19975–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)11–6–4
22WNovember 16, 19974–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)12–6–4
23WNovember 19, 19973–2Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)13–6–4
24LNovember 21, 19972–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)13–7–4
25WNovember 22, 19972–0@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)14–7–4
26WNovember 24, 19975–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)15–7–4
27WNovember 26, 19974–1Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)16–7–4
28WNovember 27, 19974–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)17–7–4
29WNovember 29, 19975–2Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)18–7–4
30WDecember 3, 19974–1Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)19–7–4
31WDecember 5, 19974–1Calgary Flames (1997–98)20–7–4
32LDecember 8, 19970–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)20–8–4
33WDecember 10, 19973–0Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)21–8–4
34LDecember 12, 19970–1San Jose Sharks (1997–98)21–9–4
35WDecember 15, 19978–4Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)22–9–4
36WDecember 18, 19972–1@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)23–9–4
37WDecember 20, 19972–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)24–9–4
38WDecember 23, 19973–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)25–9–4
39TDecember 27, 19973–3 OTVancouver Canucks (1997–98)25–9–5
40TDecember 29, 19972–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)25–9–6
41TDecember 31, 19972–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1997–98)25–9–7
42WJanuary 2, 19982–1New York Islanders (1997–98)26–9–7
43WJanuary 3, 19986–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)27–9–7
44WJanuary 5, 19984–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)28–9–7
45LJanuary 7, 19980–2Ottawa Senators (1997–98)28–10–7
46TJanuary 9, 19983–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1997–98)28–10–8
47LJanuary 11, 19981–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)28–11–8
48WJanuary 12, 19983–1@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)29–11–8
49WJanuary 14, 19982–1 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)30–11–8
50WJanuary 21, 19983–2Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)31–11–8
51WJanuary 24, 19983–2@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)32–11–8
52WJanuary 26, 19985–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)33–11–8
53LJanuary 29, 19982–3@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)33–12–8
54LJanuary 31, 19983–6@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)33–13–8
55WFebruary 2, 19985–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)34–13–8
56WFebruary 4, 19981–0Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)35–13–8
57WFebruary 7, 19983–1Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)36–13–8
58WFebruary 25, 19984–1@ New York Islanders (1997–98)37–13–8
59WFebruary 28, 19984–0Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)38–13–8
60TMarch 1, 19982–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)38–13–9
61LMarch 4, 19981–3Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)38–14–9
62LMarch 7, 19981–2@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)38–15–9
63TMarch 8, 19981–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1997–98)38–15–10
64LMarch 12, 19984–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)38–16–10
65WMarch 13, 19986–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)39–16–10
66WMarch 17, 19984–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)40–16–10
67WMarch 18, 19983–1@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)41–16–10
68WMarch 20, 19986–1Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)42–16–10
69TMarch 22, 19980–0 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)42–16–11
70LMarch 26, 19980–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)42–17–11
71LMarch 28, 19981–4San Jose Sharks (1997–98)42–18–11
72WMarch 29, 19983–1New Jersey Devils (1997–98)43–18–11
73LApril 1, 19981–3@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)43–19–11
74LApril 3, 19981–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)43–20–11
75LApril 4, 19983–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)43–21–11
76WApril 6, 19984–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)44–21–11
77WApril 8, 19982–1 OTWashington Capitals (1997–98)45–21–11
78WApril 11, 19985–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)46–21–11
79WApril 12, 19984–3St. Louis Blues (1997–98)47–21–11
80WApril 15, 19983–1Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)48–21–11
81LApril 16, 19982–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)48–22–11
82WApril 18, 19983–1Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)49–22–11

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Joe NieuwendykC73393069301614011
Mike ModanoC522138593225752
Pat VerbeekRW8231265717015908
Sergei ZubovD731047571616512
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW81232952619806
Darryl SydorD791135465117411
Jere LehtinenRW722319422019726
Greg AdamsLW491418322011701
Derian HatcherD70625311329302
Guy CarbonneauC7771724403011
Shawn ChambersD57222242611110
Benoit HogueC5361622357301
Todd HarveyRW/C59910191045001
Grant MarshallRW729101996-2301
Dave ReidLW656121814-15301
Richard MatvichukD7431518637000
Bob ErreyLW592911467000
Tony HrkacC1353800300
Bob BassenC5834757-4001
Craig LudwigD8007713121000
Jamie WrightLW2142628002
Mike KeaneRW1323550001
Juha LindC3923564000
Dan KeczmerD17123265000
Brian SkrudlandC1320210-2000
Craig MuniD40112250001
Brad LukowichD40112-2000
Chris TancillC20110-1000
Ed BelfourG61000180000
Jason BotterillLW400019-1000
Petr BuzekD200021000
Patrick CoteLW300015-1000
Peter DourisRW10000-1000
Manny FernandezG200000000
Sergey GusevD90002-5000
Mike KennedyC200021000
Jeff MitchellC/RW700070000
Jarrod SkaldeC100000000
Roman TurekG2300020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ed Belfour3581613712101121.88913351223.916
Roman Turek13242311101492.221496447.901
Manny Fernandez69210021.7403533.943
Team:4974824922111631.971018661703.913

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike ModanoC1741014124101
Sergei ZubovD1745923301
Mike KeaneRW1744807011
Jere LehtinenRW1235820100
Benoit HogueC17426160102
Derian HatcherD1733639-1200
Pat VerbeekRW1732526-3201
Jamie LangenbrunnerRW1614514-5001
Darryl SydorD17055145000
Guy CarbonneauC1631460000
Greg AdamsLW1222404002
Juha LindC1522484001
Shawn ChambersD14033205000
Dave ReidLW50332-2000
Richard MatvichukD16112142000
Grant MarshallRW17022470000
Bob BassenC1710112-3000
Joe NieuwendykC110101000
Craig LudwigD17011220000
Brian SkrudlandC17011160000
Ed BelfourG17000180000
Manny FernandezG100000000
Dan KeczmerD200020000
Craig MuniD50004-2000
Jamie WrightLW500003000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ed Belfour103917107311.791399368.922
Manny Fernandez210000.00000
Team:104117107311.791399368.922

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

San Jose vs. Dallas
DateAwayHome
April 22San Jose 14 Dallas
April 24San Jose 25 Dallas
April 26Dallas 14 San Jose
April 28Dallas 01 San JoseOT
April 30San Jose 23 Dallas
May 2Dallas 32 San JoseOT
Dallas wins series 4–2
Edmonton vs. Dallas
DateAwayHome
May 7Edmonton 13 Dallas
May 9Edmonton 20 Dallas
May 11Dallas 10 EdmontonOT
May 13Dallas 31 Edmonton
May 16Edmonton 12 Dallas
Dallas wins series 4–1
Detroit vs. Dallas
DateAwayHome
May 24Detroit 20 Dallas
May 26Detroit 13 Dallas
May 29Dallas 35 Detroit
May 31Dallas 23 Detroit
June 3Detroit 23 DallasOT
June 5Dallas 02 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–2

Awards and records

Draft picks

Dallas's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
125Brenden Morrow CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
252Roman Lyashenko RussiaTorpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
377Steve Gainey CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
4105Marcus Kristoffersson SwedenMora IK (Sweden)
5132Teemu Elomo FinlandTPS (Finland)
6160Alexei Timkin UkraineTorpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
7189Jeff McKercher CanadaBarrie Colts (OHL)
8216Alexei Komarov RussiaTorpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
9242Brett McLean CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)

Roster

1998-99 Dallas Stars
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

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References

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