2017–18 Dallas Stars season
The 2017–18 Dallas Stars season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 25th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year.
Standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Stars released their preseason schedule on June 9, 2017.Regular season
The Stars' regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.Player statistics
Final;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 20 | 54 | |
| 82 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 12 | 43 | |
| 82 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 4 | 72 | |
| 82 | 8 | 59 | 67 | 10 | 26 | |
| 81 | 19 | 15 | 34 | −13 | 24 | |
| 79 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 21 | 36 | |
| 82 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −30 | 14 | |
| 80 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 34 | |
| 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 24 | |
| 78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −12 | 12 | |
| 80 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −6 | 33 | |
| 73 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 126 | |
| 75 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 41 | |
| 71 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 42 | |
| 72 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 18 | |
| 73 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 50 | |
| 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 17 | |
| 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −14 | 23 | |
| 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14 | |
| ‡ | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 18 |
| 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 31 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 17 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |
| ‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 53 | 51 | 2,886:50 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 120 | 2.49 | 1437 | .916 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 37 | 30 | 1,944:18 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 83 | 2.56 | 946 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 101:20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.96 | 50 | .900 | 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
Awards and honors
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Third Star of the Week | December 4, 2017 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 200th career NHL goal | November 24, 2017 | |
| 300th career NHL win | December 13, 2017 | |
| 200th career NHL point | January 20, 2018 | |
| 1,000th career NHL game | January 30, 2018 | |
| 200th career NHL point | February 16, 2018 |
Transactions
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Players released
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 3 | Miro Heiskanen | D |  Finland | HIFK |
| 1 | 261 | Jake Oettinger | G |  United States | Boston Terriers |
| 2 | 39 | Jason Robertson | LW | United States | Kingston Frontenacs |
| 4 | 101 | Liam Hawel | C |  Canada | Guelph Storm |
| 5 | 132 | Jacob Peterson | C |  Sweden | Frolunda HC |
| 6 | 163 | Brett Davis | C | Canada | Kootenay Ice |
| 7 | 194 | Dylan Ferguson | G | Canada | Kamloops Blazers |
Draft notes:
- The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent Anaheim's first-round pick in 2017 and a third-round pick in 2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.