2010–11 Dallas Stars season
The 2010–11 Dallas Stars season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967,[1] and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars posted a regular season record of 42 wins, 29 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 95 points. Despite having a winning record, the Stars failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season.
2010–11 Dallas Stars | |
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Division | 5th Pacific |
Conference | 9th Western |
2010–11 record | 42–29–11 |
Home record | 22–11–8 |
Road record | 20–18–3 |
Goals for | 227 |
Goals against | 233 |
Team information | |
General manager | Joe Nieuwendyk |
Coach | Marc Crawford |
Captain | Brendan Morrow |
Alternate captains | Steve Ott Brad Richards Stephane Robidas |
Arena | American Airlines Center |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brenden Morrow (33) |
Assists | Mike Ribeiro (52) |
Points | Brad Richards (77) |
Penalty minutes | Steve Ott (183) |
Plus/minus | Loui Eriksson(+10) |
Wins | Kari Lehtonen (34) |
Goals against average | Kari Lehtonen 2.55 |
Off-season
The Stars decided to not re-sign unrestricted free agent goalie Marty Turco. The Stars signed free agent goalie Andrew Raycroft, formerly of the Vancouver Canucks, as a likely backup goaltender to Kari Lehtonen. Mike Modano left the team to sign with the Detroit Red Wings.
Regular season
On February 21, 2011, among an extended skid, general manager Joe Nieuwendyk traded defenseman Matt Niskanen and forward James Neal to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Alex Goligoski. After failing to make the playoffs by losing their final game of the season, Marc Crawford was fired as head coach.[2]
Playoffs
The Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs. With 95 points, the Stars tied a record set by the 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche for the team with the highest point total in a season that failed to make the playoffs. This record was later surpassed by the 2014–15 Boston Bruins who failed to make the playoffs with 96 points.
Schedule and results
Pre-season
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1 | September 21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 - 2 | Dallas Stars | Dan Ellis | 0-1-0 | Recap | |||
2 | September 24 | Colorado Avalanche | 1 - 2 | Dallas Stars | Kari Lehtonen | 1-1-0 | Recap | |||
3 | September 25 | St. Louis Blues | 2 - 5 | Dallas Stars | Brent Krahn | 2-1-0 | Recap | |||
4 | September 28 | Dallas Stars | 1 - 2 | Colorado Avalanche | Peter Budaj | 2-2-0 | Recap | |||
5 | September 30 | Colorado Avalanche | 1 - 2 | Dallas Stars | Kari Lehtonen | 3-2-0 | Recap | |||
6 | October 2 | Dallas Stars | 3 - 4 | St. Louis Blues | OT | Jaroslav Halak | 3-2-1 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Standings
Divisional standings
GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y-San Jose Sharks | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 248 | 213 | 105 |
2 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 43 | 239 | 235 | 99 |
3 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 38 | 231 | 226 | 99 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 219 | 198 | 98 |
5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 227 | 233 | 95 |
Conference standings
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 50 | 262 | 185 | 117 |
2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 248 | 213 | 105 |
3 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 261 | 241 | 104 |
4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 43 | 239 | 235 | 99 |
5 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 219 | 194 | 99 |
6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 38 | 231 | 226 | 99 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 219 | 198 | 98 |
8 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 258 | 225 | 97 |
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9 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 227 | 233 | 95 |
10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 250 | 237 | 94 |
11 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 34 | 240 | 234 | 87 |
12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 206 | 233 | 86 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 215 | 258 | 81 |
14 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 24 | 227 | 288 | 68 |
15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 193 | 269 | 62 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
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Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect time spent with the Stars only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and records
Awards
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Award | Awarded | |||||||
Milestones
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Brendan Morrow | 200th Career NHL Goal | October 5, 2010 | |||||||
Toby Petersen | 300th Career NHL Game | October 9, 2010 | |||||||
Loui Eriksson | 100th Career NHL Assist | October 16, 2010 | |||||||
James Neal | 100th Career NHL Point | October 21, 2010 | |||||||
Karlis Skrastins | 100th Career NHL Assist | October 21, 2010 | |||||||
Loui Eriksson | 300th Career NHL Game | October 26, 2010 | |||||||
Mike Ribeiro | 300th Career NHL Assist | November 3, 2010 | |||||||
Loui Eriksson | 200th Career NHL Point | November 5, 2010 | |||||||
Mike Ribeiro | 600th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2010 | |||||||
Jamie Benn | 100th Career NHL Game | November 26, 2010 | |||||||
Aaron Gagnon | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 6, 2010 | |||||||
Brad Richards | 200th Career NHL Goal | December 10, 2010 | |||||||
Jeff Woywitka | 200th Career NHL Game | December 10, 2010 | |||||||
Richard Bachman | 1st Career NHL Game | December 11, 2010 | |||||||
Adam Burish | 200th Career NHL Game | December 16, 2010 | |||||||
Brendan Morrow | 700th Career NHL Game | December 19, 2010 | |||||||
Loui Eriksson | 100th Career NHL Goal | December 21, 2010 | |||||||
Tom Wandell | 100th Career NHL Game | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
James Neal | 200th Career NHL Game | January 15, 2011 | |||||||
Jamie Langenbrunner | 1,000th Career NHL Game | January 17, 2011 | |||||||
Karlis Skrastins | 800th Career NHL Game | January 17, 2011 | |||||||
Travis Morin | 1st Career NHL Game | January 26, 2011 | |||||||
Stephane Robidas | 200th Career NHL Point | January 26, 2011 | |||||||
Colton Sceviour | 1st Career NHL Game | February 5, 2011 | |||||||
Brad Richards | 700th Career NHL Point | February 9, 2011 | |||||||
Tomas Vincour | 1st Career NHL Game | February 9, 2011 | |||||||
Stephane Robidas | 700th Career NHL Game | February 16, 2011 | |||||||
Steve Ott | 100th Career NHL Assist | February 24, 2011 | |||||||
Tomas Vincour | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | March 9, 2011 | |||||||
Tomas Vincour | 1st Career NHL Assist | March 17, 2011 | |||||||
Alex Goligoski | 100th Career NHL Point | March 23, 2011 | |||||||
Jamie Langenbrunner | 400th Career NHL Assist | March 29, 2011 | |||||||
Alex Goligoski | 200th Career NHL Game | April 10, 2011 |
Transactions
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.