1998–99 Dallas Stars season
The 1998–99 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' sixth season in Dallas, Texas, and the thirty-second of the franchise. They would defeat the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup finals to win the first Stanley Cup for the Stars in franchise history.
Offseason
Under a league-wide realignment from four to six divisions, the NHL moved the Stars from the Central to the Pacific Division. This resulted in the oddity of Dallas, a city near the longitudinal center of the contiguous United States and in the Central Time Zone, having none of its major professional sports teams in a "Central Division" despite the fact that all of the then-established major leagues at this time had divisions with some form of that name. This would temporarily change when the Dallas Burn of the then-new Major League Soccer were placed in a newly-formed Central Division in 2000, but MLS reverted to an Eastern and Western Conference format without additional divisions after only two seasons. The Stars would eventually return to the Central Division after the NHL returned to a four division alignment in 2013.Regular season
The Stars finished the regular season with the NHL's best record and first overall in goals against, with just 168. They also tied the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.Schedule and results
Regular season
Legend:Playoffs
Legend:Player statistics
Scoring
Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.- '' = Left team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.''
Transactions
- February 26, 1999 – Doug Lidster was signed as a free agent with the Dallas Stars.
Draft picks
The Stars' picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 2 | 39 | John Erskine | London Knights | ||
| 2 | 57 | Tyler Bouck | Prince George Cougars | ||
| 3 | 86 | Gabriel Karlsson | HV71 | ||
| 6 | 153 | Pavel Patera | AIK IF | ||
| 6 | 173 | Niko Kapanen | HPK | ||
| 7 | 200 | Scott Perry | Boston University |