The 2012–13 Dallas Stars season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 20th season since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
The Stars failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth-straight season.
Standings
Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)
Final
SkatersGoaltenders†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:
Dallas Stars' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.
Draft notesa The Washington Capitals' second-round pick (from Colorado via Toronto and Boston) went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 22, 2012 trade that sent Mike Ribeiro to the Capitals in exchange for Cody Eakin and this pick.b The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick (from Los Angeles) went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a February 16, 2012 trade that sent Nicklas Grossman to the Flyers in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick and this pick.c The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a December 6, 2011 trade that sent Krys Barch and a 2012 sixth round pick to the Panthers in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a December 6, 2011 trade that sent Jake Hauswirth and 2012 fifth-round pick to the Stars in exchange for Krys Barch and this pick.d The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick (from Edmonton) went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Kings in exchange for this pick.The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.