2013–14 Dallas Stars season
The 2013–14 Dallas Stars season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 21st season since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 NHL season. On April 11, 2014, the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 3–0 to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the 2007–08 season.
Off-season
The Stars unveiled a new logo and jersey at an event on June 4, 2013. They also announced that the organization will retire Mike Modano's # 9 jersey on March 8, 2014 before their game versus the Minnesota Wild.The Stars hired Lindy Ruff as their new head coach on June 21, 2013.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
The Dallas Stars entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. They were defeated by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round in six games.Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 80 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 16 | 18 | |
| 81 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 21 | 64 | |
| 81 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 28 | |
| 81 | 16 | 19 | 35 | −9 | 36 | |
| 79 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −21 | 38 | |
| 79 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 8 | |
| 75 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 106 | |
| 69 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −6 | 14 | |
| 62 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −3 | 15 | |
| 75 | 16 | 13 | 29 | −17 | 20 | |
| 81 | 14 | 15 | 29 | −1 | 209 | |
| 67 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 38 | |
| 76 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 37 | |
| 76 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −12 | 20 | |
| 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 52 | |
| 78 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 30 | |
| 80 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 86 | |
| 26 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −3 | 4 | |
| 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −6 | 16 | |
| ‡ | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 11 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Player | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 12 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 65 | 64 | 3804 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 153 | 2.41 | 1888 | .919 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 14 | 11 | 690 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3.04 | 349 | .900 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| † | 8 | 6 | 364 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2.97 | 184 | .902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 47 | .872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.62 | 17 | .824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 346 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3.29 | 165 | .885 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1st Career NHL Game | October 3, 2013 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st career NHL Point | October 20, 2013 |
| Kevin Connauton | 1st Career NHL Game | October 24, 2013 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 3, 2013 |
| Tyler Seguin | 1st Career NHL 4 Goal Game | November 14, 2013 |
| Jamie Benn | 1st Career NHL 6 Point Game | November 14, 2013 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 1,200th Career NHL Game | November 26, 2013 |
| Kari Lehtonen | 400th Career NHL Game | December 3, 2013 |
| Kevin Connauton | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 5, 2013 |
| Colton Sceviour | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 14, 2013 |
| Kevin Connauton | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 16, 2013 |
| Jamie Benn | 300th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2013 |
| Ray Whitney | 1,300th Career NHL Game | January 14, 2014 |
| Jamie Benn | 100th Career NHL Goal | January 23, 2014 |
| Kari Lehtonen | 200th Career NHL Win | January 23, 2014 |
| Erik Cole | 800th Career NHL Game | January 23, 2014 |
| Brenden Dillon | 100th Career NHL Game | January 23, 2014 |
| Ryan Garbutt | 100th Career NHL Game | January 23, 2014 |
| Tyler Seguin | 100th Career NHL Assist | March 6, 2014 |
| Patrik Nemeth | 1st Career NHL Game | April 1, 2014 |
| Tyler Seguin | 200th Career NHL Point | April 5, 2014 |
Transactions
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:Trades
Free agents signed
Free agents lost
Claimed via Waivers
Lost via Waivers
Player signings
Draft picks
Dallas Stars' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 10 | Valeri Nichushkin | RW |  Russia | HC Dynamo Moscow |
| 1 | 29 | Jason Dickinson | C |  Canada | Guelph Storm |
| 2 | 40 | Remi Elie | LW | Canada | London Knights |
| 2 | 54 | Philippe Desrosiers | G | Canada | Rimouski Océanic |
| 3 | 68 | Niklas Hansson | D |  Sweden | Rogle BK J20 |
| 4 | 101 | Nicholas Paul | LW | Canada | Brampton Battalion |
| 5 | 131 | Cole Ully | LW | Canada | Kamloops Blazers |
| 5 | 149 | Matej Paulovic | LW |  Slovakia | Farjestad BK J20 |
| 7 | 182 | Aleksi Makela | D |  Finland | Ilves |
;Draft notes
- The Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of an April 2, 2013 trade that sent Jaromir Jagr to the Bruins in exchange for Lane MacDermid, Cody Payne and this pick.
- The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of an April 2, 2013 trade that sent Derek Roy to the Canucks in exchange for Kevin Connauton and this pick.
- The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a January 14, 2013 trade that sent Mark Fistric to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.
- The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a February 26, 2013 trade that sent Erik Cole to the Stars in exchange for a Michael Ryder and this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a March 24, 2013 trade that sent Brenden Morrow and a 2013 third-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for Joe Morrow and this pick.
- The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a June 7, 2013 trade that sent the rights to Sergei Gonchar to the Stars in exchange for this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for this pick.
- The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.