2008–09 Dallas Stars season
| 2008–09 Dallas Stars | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Pacific |
| Conference | 12th Western |
| 2008–09 record | 36–35–11 |
| Home record | 20–16–5 |
| Road record | 16–19–6 |
| Goals for | 230 |
| Goals against | 257 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager |
Brett Hull and Les Jackson |
| Coach | Dave Tippett |
| Captain | Brenden Morrow |
| Alternate captains |
Mike Modano Sergei Zubov |
| Arena | American Airlines Center |
| Average attendance | 17,681 (95.4%) Total: 724,911 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Loui Eriksson (36) |
| Assists | Mike Ribeiro (56) |
| Points | Mike Ribeiro (78) |
| Penalties in minutes | Krys Barch (84) |
| Plus/minus | Stephane Robidas (12) |
| Wins | Marty Turco (22) |
| Goals against average | Marty Turco (2.98) |
The 2008–09 Dallas Stars season will see the Stars attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history. The Stars would end the season missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2002.
The Stars finished the pre-season with a 1-5-1 record.
The Stars finished the regular season having scored the fewest shorthanded goals in the NHL, with just two.
On February 6, 2009, the Stars defeated the New York Rangers at home by a score of 10–2. It was the first time that the Stars had scored 10 goals in a game since they defeated the San Jose Sharks at home by a score of 10–3 on November 28, 1992, when the franchise was still based in Minnesota.
On April 4, 2009, Trevor Daley scored just 16 seconds into the overtime period to give the Stars a 5–4 home win over the St. Louis Blues. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2008–09 regular season.
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
bold - qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division
The Dallas Stars failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL playoffs. for the first time since 2002
Note: Pos = Position; GP = 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
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