1993–94 Dallas Stars season
The 1993–94 Dallas Stars season was the team's first season in Dallas. They finished third in the Central Division with a record of 42 wins, 29 losses, and 13 ties for 97 points. They swept the St. Louis Blues in the Conference Quarter-finals before losing the Conference Semi-finals in five games to the Vancouver Canucks.
Offseason
Draft picks
The Stars' picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in Quebec City, Quebec.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Todd Harvey | Center | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | |
| 2 | 35 | Jamie Langenbrunner | Center | Cloquet High School | |
| 4 | 87 | Chad Lang | Goaltender | Peterborough Petes | |
| 6 | 136 | Rick Mrozik | Defense | Cloquet High School | |
| 6 | 139 | Per Svartvadet | Center | MODO | |
| 7 | 165 | Jeremy Stasiuk | Right Wing | Spokane Chiefs | |
| 8 | 191 | Rob Lurtsema | Wing | Burnsville High School | |
| 10 | 243 | Jordan Willis | Goaltender | London Knights | |
| 10 | 249 | Bill Lang | Center | North Bay Centennials | |
| 11 | 269 | Cory Peterson | Defense | Bloomington Jefferson High School | |
| S | 9 | Jacques Joubert | Center | Boston University |
Regular season
Season standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 76 | 50 | 43 | 93 | 54 | -8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 84 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 76 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 83 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| LW | 65 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 10 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 79 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 84 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 82 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 80 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 66 | -12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 61 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 72 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 139 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 79 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| LW | 76 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| D | 83 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 211 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 64 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 61 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 84 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 123 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 69 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 333 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 53 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 51 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3121 | 55 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 170 | 3.27 | 2 | 1604 | 1434 | .894 | |
| 2000 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 88 | 2.64 | 3 | 978 | 890 | .910 | |
| Team: | 5121 | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 258 | 3.02 | 5 | 2582 | 2324 | .900 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 307 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2.93 | 0 | 168 | 153 | .911 | |
| 246 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2.93 | 0 | 121 | 109 | .901 | |
| Team: | 553 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 2.93 | 0 | 289 | 262 | .907 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Playoffs
The Stars managed to qualify for the playoffs in their first year. They swept St. Louis in the first round 4-0, but lost in the second round to Vancouver 4-1.Round 1 vs. St. Louis Blues
St. Louis 3 Dallas 5
St. Louis 2 Dallas 4
Dallas 5 St. Louis 4
Dallas 2 St. Louis 1
Dallas Wins Series 4-0
Round 2 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver 6 Dallas 4
Vancouver 3 Dallas 0
Dallas 4 Vancouver 3
Dallas 1 Vancouver 2
Dallas 2 Vancouver 4
Vancouver Wins Series 4-1.