2006–07 Dallas Stars season

2006–07 Dallas Stars
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	6th Western
2006–07 record	50–25–7
Goals for	226
Goals against	197
Team information
General Manager	Doug Armstrong
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Brenden Morrow
Alternate captains	Mike Modano Sergei Zubov
Arena	American Airlines Center
Average attendance	17,914
Team leaders
Goals	Jere Lehtinen (26)
Assists	Mike Ribeiro (41)
Points	Mike Ribeiro (59)
Penalties in minutes	Matthew Barnaby (127)
Plus/minus	Mike Modano (+9)
Wins	Marty Turco (37)
Goals against average	Mike Smith (2.23) Mary Turco (2.23)
<2005–06 2007–08>

The 2006–07 Dallas Stars season was the 40th season of operation of the Dallas Stars, 40th overall of the franchise. The Stars made one major acquisition, Eric Lindros. With Marty Turco still in goal, and Mike Modano and captain Brenden Morrow leading the team, the Stars qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Regular season

The Stars tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with three.^[1]

Season standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Anaheim Ducks	82	48	20	14	258	208	110
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	51	26	5	258	199	107
3	6	Dallas Stars	82	50	25	7	226	197	107
4	14	Los Angeles Kings	82	27	41	14	227	283	68
5	15	Phoenix Coyotes	82	31	46	5	216	284	67

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Schedule and results

October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 4	Dallas	3 – 2	Colorado	OT	Turco	18,007	1–0–0	2
2	October 7	New Jersey	1 – 3	Dallas		Turco	18,532	2–0–0	4
3	October 12	Dallas	4 – 1	Los Angeles		Turco	14,167	3–0–0	6
4	October 14	Dallas	4 – 1	Los Angeles		Turco	17,052	4–0–0	8
5	October 15	Dallas	4 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Turco	15,269	5–0–0	10
6	October 17	Dallas	0 – 2	San Jose		Turco	16,380	5–1–0	10
7	October 20	Chicago	4 – 5	Dallas		Turco	18,198	6–1–0	12
8	October 21	Dallas	4 – 0	Phoenix		Smith	14,269	7–1–0	14
9	October 23	Vancouver	1 – 2	Dallas		Turco	16,639	8–1–0	16
10	October 27	Detroit	4 – 3	Dallas		Turco	18,584	8–2–0	16
11	October 28	Los Angeles	2 – 3	Dallas		Smith	17,711	9–2–0	18

November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 1	St. Louis	1 – 4	Dallas		Turco	17,634	10–2–0	20
13	November 3	Dallas	3 – 2	Edmonton		Turco	16,839	11–2–0	22
14	November 6	Dallas	1 – 2	Vancouver		Smith	18,630	11–3–0	22
15	November 7	Dallas	1 – 3	Calgary		Turco	19,289	11–4–0	22
16	November 9	Dallas	1 – 0	Phoenix		Turco	13,197	12–4–0	24
17	November 15	NY Islanders	3 – 0	Dallas		Turco	17,643	12–5–0	24
18	November 17	Dallas	5 – 3	Atlanta		Turco	18,545	13–5–0	26
19	November 18	Dallas	4 – 5	Carolina		Turco	18,639	13–6–0	26
20	November 20	Colorado	4 – 5	Dallas		Smith	17,491	14–6–0	28
21	November 22	Nashville	0 – 1	Dallas		Smith	17,853	15–6–0	30
22	November 24	Los Angeles	3 – 5	Dallas		Smith	18,532	16–6–0	32
23	November 27	Dallas	1 – 2	Detroit		Turco	20,066	16–7–0	32
24	November 29	Dallas	1 – 2	Chicago		Turco	13,164	16–8–0	32
25	November 30	Dallas	3 – 4	Washington		Smith	10,912	16–9–0	32

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 2	Minnesota	3 – 4	Dallas	SO	Turco	17,027	17–9–0	34
27	December 4	San Jose	0 – 1	Dallas		Turco	17,056	18–9–0	36
28	December 6	Phoenix	0 – 3	Dallas		Turco	16,927	19–9–0	38
29	December 8	Edmonton	2 – 0	Dallas		Turco	17,182	19–10–0	38
30	December 9	Dallas	4 – 3	Phoenix	OT	Turco	15,320	20–10–0	40
31	December 12	Columbus	3 – 1	Dallas		Turco	17,411	20–11–0	40
32	December 14	NY Rangers	5 – 2	Dallas		Smith	17,788	20–12–0	40
33	December 16	Dallas	4 – 3	Los Angeles	SO	Turco	15,846	21–12–0	42
34	December 20	Dallas	1 – 4	Anaheim		Turco	17,174	21–13–0	42
35	December 21	Dallas	3 – 0	San Jose		Turco	17,496	22–13–0	44
36	December 23	Edmonton	2 – 3	Dallas		Turco	18,136	23–13–0	46
37	December 26	Dallas	1 – 2	Chicago		Turco	14,278	23–14–0	46
38	December 27	Dallas	5 – 4	Colorado		Turco	18,007	24–14–0	48
39	December 29	Nashville	1 – 4	Dallas		Turco	18,532	25–14–0	50
40	December 31	San Jose	4 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,584	25–15–0	50

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
41	January 3	Dallas	1 – 2	Vancouver	SO	Turco	18,630	25–15–1	51
42	January 4	Dallas	6 – 5	Edmonton	SO	Turco	16,839	26–15–1	53
43	January 6	Dallas	2 – 4	Calgary		Turco	19,289	26–16–1	53
44	January 9	Phoenix	5 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,532	26–17–1	53
45	January 11	Anaheim	5 – 1	Dallas		Turco	18,532	26–18–1	53
46	January 15	Los Angeles	1 – 3	Dallas		Turco	17,992	27–18–1	55
47	January 17	Calgary	2 – 4	Dallas		Turco	18,532	28–18–1	57
48	January 20	Dallas	2 – 1	Minnesota	SO	Turco	18,568	29–18–1	59
49	January 26	Pittsburgh	4 – 3	Dallas	SO	Turco	18,594	29–18–2	60
50	January 28	Dallas	1 – 4	Anaheim		Turco	17,331	29–19–2	60
51	January 30	Dallas	3 – 2	San Jose	SO	Turco	17,496	30–19–2	62

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
52	February 1	Dallas	4 – 2	San Jose		Turco	17,496	31–19–2	64
53	February 3	Dallas	0 – 2	St. Louis		Turco	16,627	31–20–2	64
54	February 6	Minnesota	2 – 4	Dallas		Smith	17,660	32–20–2	66
55	February 10	Anaheim	0 – 1	Dallas		Smith	17,793	33–20–2	68
56	February 11	Colorado	5 – 7	Dallas		Smith	17,506	34–20–2	70
57	February 14	Detroit	3 – 1	Dallas		Smith	18,037	34–21–2	70
58	February 18	San Jose	2 – 5	Dallas		Turco	17,849	35–21–2	72
59	February 20	Dallas	1 – 2	Minnesota	SO	Turco	18,568	35–21–3	73
60	February 23	Anaheim	1 – 4	Dallas		Smith	17,634	36–21–3	75
61	February 25	Vancouver	1 – 2	Dallas	OT	Turco	17,712	37–21–3	77
62	February 27	Dallas	2 – 1	Tampa Bay	OT	Turco	19,225	38–21–3	79

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
63	March 1	Dallas	1 – 2	Florida	OT	Smith	11,822	38–21–4	80
64	March 2	Columbus	3 – 2	Dallas	SO	Turco	17,147	38–21–5	81
65	March 4	San Jose	4 – 0	Dallas		Turco	18,002	38–22–5	81
66	March 8	Dallas	4 – 0	St. Louis		Smith	11,131	38–23–5	81
67	March 9	Dallas	3 – 0	Columbus		Turco	17,284	39–23–5	83
68	March 11	Los Angeles	3 – 4	Dallas	OT	Turco	17,478	40–23–5	85
69	March 13	Philadelphia	2 – 3	Dallas		Smith	17,618	41–23–5	87
70	March 15	Calgary	2 – 4	Dallas		Turco	18,532	42–23–5	89
71	March 17	Dallas	2 – 3	Nashville		Turco	17,113	42–24–5	89
72	March 18	Phoenix	4 – 5	Dallas	OT	Turco	18,318	43–24–5	91
73	March 21	Dallas	4 – 2	Los Angeles		Smith	17,838	44–24–5	93
74	March 23	Dallas	2 – 3	Anaheim	OT	Turco	17,421	44–24–6	94
75	March 24	Dallas	4 – 3	Phoenix	SO	Turco	17,522	45–24–6	96
76	March 27	Phoenix	0 – 6	Dallas		Turco	18,532	46–24–6	98
77	March 30	Dallas	4 – 3	Detroit	SO	Smith	20,066	47–24–6	100
78	March 31	Dallas	4 – 2	Nashville		Turco	17,113	48–24–6	102

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
79	April 2	St. Louis	4 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,532	48–25–6	102
80	April 5	Dallas	1 – 2	Columbus	OT	Turco	15,997	48–25–7	103
81	April 6	Anaheim	1 – 2	Dallas	SO	Turco	18,584	49–25–7	105
82	April 8	Chicago	2 – 3	Dallas		Turco	17,932	50–25–7	107

Playoffs

The Dallas Stars ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's sixth seed.

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver won series 4–3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 11	Dallas	4 – 5	Vancouver	4OT	Turco	18,630	0 – 1
2	April 13	Dallas	2 – 0	Vancouver		Turco	18,630	1 – 1
3	April 15	Vancouver	2 – 1	Dallas	OT	Turco	18,532	1 – 2
4	April 17	Vancouver	2 – 1	Dallas		Turco	18,532	1 – 3
5	April 19	Dallas	1 – 0	Vancouver	OT	Turco	18,630	2 – 3
6	April 21	Vancouver	0 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,600	3 – 3
7	April 23	Dallas	1 – 4	Vancouver		Turco	18,630	3 – 4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro	C	81	18	41	59	22	3	6	0	3
Zubov, SergeiSergei Zubov	D	78	12	42	54	26	0	9	0	3
Boucher, PhilippePhilippe Boucher	D	76	19	32	51	104	2	12	0	4
Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen	C	82	14	34	48	18	8	6	0	1
Lehtinen, JereJere Lehtinen	RW	73	26	17	43	16	5	11	1	5
Modano, MikeMike Modano	C	59	22	21	43	34	9	9	0	7
Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow	LW	40	16	15	31	33	-2	8	0	3
Hagman, NiklasNiklas Hagman	LW	82	17	12	29	34	3	2	1	2
Lindros, EricEric Lindros	C	49	5	21	26	70	-1	1	0	0
Barnes, StuStu Barnes	C	82	13	12	25	40	-2	1	0	2
Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen	RW	74	11	14	25	38	-5	6	0	1
Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern	C	76	8	17	25	78	-7	1	0	4
Sydor, DarrylDarryl Sydor	D	74	5	16	21	36	-4	2	0	1
Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson	LW	59	6	13	19	18	-3	2	0	0
Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas	D	75	0	17	17	86	-1	0	0	0
Nagy, LadislavLadislav Nagy	LW	25	4	10	14	6	-3	2	0	1
Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley	D	74	4	8	12	63	2	0	0	1
Stefan, PatrikPatrik Stefan	C	41	5	6	11	10	5	0	1	1
Modry, JaroslavJaroslav Modry	D	57	1	9	10	32	10	0	0	0
Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby	RW	39	1	6	7	127	5	0	0	0
Lundqvist, JoelJoel Lundqvist	C	36	3	3	6	14	-5	0	0	0
Barch, KrysKrys Barch	RW	26	3	2	5	107	2	0	0	2
Tjarnqvist, MathiasMathias Tjarnqvist	RW	18	1	3	4	4	-3	0	0	0
Ott, SteveSteve Ott	C	19	0	4	4	35	-4	0	0	0
Turco, MartyMarty Turco	G	67	0	4	4	18	0	0	0	0
Conner, ChrisChris Conner	W	11	1	2	3	4	-3	0	0	0
Klemm, JonJon Klemm	D	38	1	2	3	24	0	0	0	0
Baumgartner, NolanNolan Baumgartner	D	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Norstrom, MattiasMattias Norstrom	D	14	0	2	2	8	2	0	0	0
Lessard, JuniorJunior Lessard	RW/C	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Grossmann, NicklasNicklas Grossmann	D	8	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
Polak, VojtechVojtech Polak	LW	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Smith, MikeMike Smith	G	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Turco, MartyMarty Turco	3764	67	38	20	5	140	2.23	6	1564	1424	.910
Smith, MikeMike Smith	1213	23	12	5	2	45	2.23	3	511	466	.912
Team:	4977	82	50	25	7	185	2.23	9	2075	1890	.911

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Barnes, StuStu Barnes	C	7	1	3	4	4	1	1	0	0
Zubov, SergeiSergei Zubov	D	6	0	4	4	2	3	0	0	0
Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern	C	7	2	1	3	4	-1	0	0	1
Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow	LW	7	2	1	3	18	-1	2	0	1
Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro	C	7	0	3	3	4	-3	0	0	0
Lundqvist, JoelJoel Lundqvist	C	7	2	0	2	6	1	0	0	0
Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen	RW	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
Modano, MikeMike Modano	C	7	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	1
Nagy, LadislavLadislav Nagy	LW	7	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
Sydor, DarrylDarryl Sydor	D	7	1	1	2	4	2	0	0	0
Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley	D	7	1	0	1	4	-3	0	0	0
Boucher, PhilippePhilippe Boucher	D	7	0	1	1	6	-5	0	0	0
Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson	LW	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hagman, NiklasNiklas Hagman	LW	7	0	1	1	10	-1	0	0	0
Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen	C	4	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas	D	7	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
Klemm, JonJon Klemm	D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Lehtinen, JereJere Lehtinen	RW	7	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
Lindros, EricEric Lindros	C	3	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0	0
Norstrom, MattiasMattias Norstrom	D	7	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Ott, SteveSteve Ott	C	6	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Turco, MartyMarty Turco	G	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Turco, MartyMarty Turco	509	7	3	4	11	1.30	3	229	218	.952
Team:	509	7	3	4	11	1.30	3	229	218	.952

^[2]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2006	To Atlanta Thrashers Niko Kapanen 7th round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Jaroslav Modry Patrik Stefan
September 30, 2006	To Montreal Canadiens Janne Niinimaa 5th round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro 6th round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
February 12, 2007	To Phoenix Coyotes Mathias Tjarnqvist 1st round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Ladislav Nagy
February 27, 2007	To Los Angeles Kings Jaroslav Modry Johan Fransson 1st round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft 2nd round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft 3rd round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft	To Dallas Stars Mattias Norstrom Konstantin Pushkarev 3rd round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft 4th round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft

Free agents acquired

Player	Former Team
F Jeff Halpern	Washington Capitals
F Matthew Barnaby	Chicago Blackhawks
F Eric Lindros	Toronto Maple Leafs

Free agents lost

Player	New Team
D Willie Mitchell	Vancouver Canucks
G Johan Hedberg	Atlanta Thrashers
F Jason Arnott	Nashville Predators
D Patrick Traverse	San Jose Sharks
D Dan Jancevski	Montreal Canadiens

Draft picks

Dallas' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[3]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	27	Ivan Vishnevskiy (D)	Russia	Dallas Stars	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3	90	Aaron Snow (LW)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4	120	Richard Bachman (G)	United States	Dallas Stars	Cushing Academy (USHSE)
5	138	David McIntyre (C)	Canada	Dallas Stars (from Tampa Bay)	Newmarket (OPJRA)
5	150	Max Warn (LW)	Finland	Dallas Stars	HIFK Jr. (Fin. Jr.)

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
13		Barch, KrysKrys Barch	RW	L	38	2007	Guelph, Ontario
77		Barnaby, MatthewMatthew Barnaby	RW	L	43	2006	Ottawa, Ontario
14		Barnes, StuStu Barnes	C	R	45	2003	Spruce Grove, Alberta
25		Baumgartner, NolanNolan Baumgartner	D	L	40	2007	Calgary, Alberta
43		Boucher, PhilippePhilippe Boucher	D	R	43	2002	Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec
6		Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley	D	L	33	2002	Toronto, Ontario
21		Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson	LW	L	31	2003	Gothenburg, Sweden
15		Hagman, NiklasNiklas Hagman	LW	L	37	2005	Espoo, Finland
11		Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern	C	R	40	2006	Potomac, Maryland
36		Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen	LW	L	33	2001	Kalajoki, Finland
42		Klemm, JonJon Klemm	D	R	46	2003	Cranbrook, British Columbia
26		Lehtinen, JereJere Lehtinen	RW	R	43	1992	Espoo, Finland
88		Lindros, EricEric Lindros	RW	R	43	2006	London, Ontario
39		Lundqvist, JoelJoel Lundqvist	C	L	34	2000	Åre, Sweden
20		Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen	RW	R	36	2000	Hameenlinna, Finland
9		Modano, MikeMike Modano (A)	C	L	46	1988	Livonia, Michigan
10		Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow (C)	LW	L	37	1997	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
17		Nagy, LadislavLadislav Nagy	LW	L	37	2007	Šaca, Czechoslovakia
4		Norstrom, MattiasMattias Norstrom	D	L	44	2007	Stockholm, Sweden
29		Ott, SteveSteve Ott	LW	L	34	2000	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
63		Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro	C	L	36	2006	Montreal, Quebec
3		Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas	D	R	39	2005	Sherbrooke, Quebec
41		Smith, MikeMike Smith	G	L	34	2001	Kingston, Ontario
27		Stefan, PatrikPatrik Stefan	C	L	36	2006	Příbram, Czechoslovakia
5		Sydor, DarrylDarryl Sydor	D	L	44	2006	Edmonton, Alberta
35		Turco, MartyMarty Turco	G	L	41	1994	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
56		Zubov, SergeiSergei Zubov (A)	D	R	46	1996	Moscow, Soviet Union

See also

• 2006–07 NHL season

References

• Game log: Dallas Stars game log on ESPN.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on ESPN.com
• Player stats: Dallas Stars player stats on ESPN.com

1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2007.html
2. "2006-07 Dallas Stars Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
3. 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com - accessed December 23, 2006

2006–07 Dallas Stars Roster

Goaltenders: 35 – Turco • 41 – Smith  Defensemen 2 – Grossmann • 3 – Robidas • 4 – Norstrom • 5 – Sydor • 6 – Daley • 25 – Baumgartner • 42 – Klemm • 43 – Boucher • 56 – Zubov  Forwards 9 – Modano • 10 – Morrow • 11 – Halpern • 14 – Barnes • 15 – Hagman • 17 – Nagy • 20 – Miettinen • 21 – Eriksson • 22 – Lessard • 26 – Lehtinen • 27 – Stefan • 29 – Ott • 36 – Jokinen • 39 – Lundqvist  • 50 – Barch • 63 – Ribeiro • 65 – Conner • 77 – Barnaby • 88 – Lindros  General Manager: Doug Armstrong •  Coach: Dave Tippett