2019–20 Dallas Stars season


The 2019–20 Dallas Stars season is the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 27th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars advanced to the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time since 2007–08 season.
On December 10, 2019, Jim Montgomery was dismissed and replaced by Rick Bowness.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Stars advanced to the playoffs and are scheduled to play in a round-robin tournament, which will determine the team's seed for the playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings

Western Conference

;Tiebreaking procedures
  1. Fewer number of games played.
  2. Greater number of regulation wins.
  3. Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime.
  4. Greater amount of total wins.
  5. Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
  6. Greater goal differential.
  7. Greater amount of goals scored.

    Schedule and results

Preseason

The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2019.

Regular season

The NHL regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019. The Stars hosted the 2020 NHL Winter Classic against the Nashville Predators, the first outdoor game for both teams, winning by a final score of 4–2.

Playoffs

The Stars will play in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs.

Player statistics

As of March 10, 2020

Skaters

Goaltenders

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Contract terminations

Retirement

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
118Thomas HarleyDCanadaMississauga Steelheads
4111Samuel SjolundDSwedenAIK IF J20
5142Nicholas PorcoLWCanadaSaginaw Spirit
6173Benjamin BrinkmanDUnited StatesMinnesota