1997–98 Dallas Stars season
The 1997–98 Dallas Stars season was the fifth National Hockey League season in Dallas, Texas. The most notable aspect of the season was winning the Presidents' Trophy.Offseason
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%.Final standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 73 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| C | 52 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| RW | 82 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 170 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| D | 73 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| RW | 81 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 61 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| D | 79 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| RW | 72 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| LW | 49 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 70 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 132 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 77 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | 57 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 53 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| RW/C | 59 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 72 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 96 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 74 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 59 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 58 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 80 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 131 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C/RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3581 | 61 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 112 | 1.88 | 9 | 1335 | 1223 | .916 |
| 1324 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2.22 | 1 | 496 | 447 | .901 |
| 69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.74 | 0 | 35 | 33 | .943 |
| Team: | 4974 | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 163 | 1.97 | 10 | 1866 | 1703 | .913 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 39 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 1039 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 1.79 | 1 | 399 | 368 | .922 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team: | 1041 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 1.79 | 1 | 399 | 368 | .922 |
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
Awards and records
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 |
| 1 | 25 | Brenden Morrow | | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 2 | 52 | Roman Lyashenko | | Torpedo Yaroslavl |
| 3 | 77 | Steve Gainey | | Kamloops Blazers |
| 4 | 105 | Marcus Kristoffersson | | Mora IK |
| 5 | 132 | Teemu Elomo | | TPS |
| 6 | 160 | Alexei Timkin | | Torpedo Yaroslavl |
| 7 | 189 | Jeff McKercher | | Barrie Colts |
| 8 | 216 | Alexei Komarov | | Torpedo Yaroslavl |
| 9 | 242 | Brett McLean | | Kelowna Rockets |
Roster
