Dallas Stars Schedule 2026
The Dallas Stars put together a 50-20-12 season worth 112 points, then were eliminated in the first round by the Minnesota Wild, ending a run of three straight Western Conference Final appearances. This Dallas Stars roster centers on Jason Robertson, who led the team with 96 points, and Miro Heiskanen, who returned from a knee injury to anchor the blue line. Find Dallas Stars tickets at Event Tickets Center.
Dallas Stars standings have hovered near the top of the Western Conference for most of the last five seasons, a run built on the same offensive identity Mike Modano established as the franchise's all-time leading scorer. That identity now runs through Jason Robertson, whose 96-point season kept Dallas within striking distance of the Colorado Avalanche for the Central Division title. The gap between a strong regular season and another deep playoff run is exactly where this roster stalled this time.
American Airlines Center events have run through this downtown Dallas arena since it opened in 2001 in the Victory Park district, shared with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. Hockey configuration seats just over 18,500 fans, a tighter, louder setup than the 19,200-seat basketball bowl the building converts to on other nights. Mike Modano's No. 9 hangs from the rafters here alongside numbers retired during the franchise's Minnesota North Stars era, the clearest link between Dallas hockey's history and the 1999 championship that put the sport on the map in Texas.
A full Dallas Stars games schedule runs 84 contests this season, part of the NHL's newly expanded regular-season slate. The Minnesota Wild carry fresh weight as a measuring-stick opponent after eliminating Dallas from last year's playoffs in the first round, and the first home date between the two lands on February 16, 2027. Getting past a team like Minnesota with room to spare would go a long way toward answering last spring's early exit.
Dallas has won one Stanley Cup, in 1999 over the Buffalo Sabres, a title that traces back to the franchise's days as the Minnesota North Stars and two earlier Final losses in 1981 and 1991 before the move south. Three straight trips to the Western Conference Final ended last spring with a first-round loss to Minnesota, the earliest exit since 2022. Returning to that NHL playoffs success starts with fixing whatever went wrong against the Wild.
This is a team that has been one round away from championship contention for three straight years, only to go out in the first round the one time expectations were highest heading into the postseason. Watching Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen try to answer that question in person carries more weight than reading about it after the fact. Get Dallas Stars tickets at Event Tickets Center.