2002–03 Dallas Stars season
The 2002–03 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' tenth season, 36th overall of the franchise.
Off-season
Regular season
- January 20, 2003: In a game against the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy becomes the first goaltender to appear in 1,000 regular season games. At the end of the game, Marty Turco raised his mask to praise Patrick.
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals: (1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers
Semifinals: (1) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 79 | 28 | 57 | 85 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| D | 82 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 64 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 113 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 80 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 72 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| LW | 71 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 134 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| RW | 79 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 65 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| LW | 63 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 81 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 82 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 82 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 106 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 94 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| RW | 69 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 42 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 68 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 55 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3203 | 55 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 1.72 | 7 | 1359 | 1267 | .932 | |
| 1701 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 2.47 | 4 | 672 | 602 | .896 | |
| 97 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.47 | 0 | 39 | 35 | .897 | |
| Team: | 5001 | 82 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 166 | 1.99 | 11 | 2070 | 1904 | .920 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 798 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 1.88 | 0 | 310 | 285 | .919 | |
| Team: | 798 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 1.88 | 0 | 310 | 285 | .919 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Dallas's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 26 | Martin Vagner | Hull Olympiques | |
| 2 | 32 | Janos Vas | Malmo IF | |
| 2 | 34 | Tobias Stephan | EHC Chur | |
| 2 | 42 | Marius Holtet | Farjestad BK | |
| 2 | 43 | Trevor Daley | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 3 | 78 | Geoff Waugh | Kindersley Klippers | |
| 4 | 110 | Jarkko Immonen | Blues Jr. | |
| 5 | 147 | David Bararuk | Moose Jaw Warriors | |
| 6 | 180 | Kirill Sidorenko | Zauralie Kurgan | |
| 7 | 210 | Bryan Hamm | Peterborough Petes | |
| 8 | 243 | Tuomas Mikkonen | JYP | |
| 9 | 273 | Ned Havern | Boston College |